Eric Poch

Go to that gig. listen to that song, dust off that record player, learn to play that guitar. Music helps us through. Life can be overwhelming at times. Music can help, I promise you that x

I shared this photo a week or so ago on Mani’s birthday - It never failed to bring a smile to my face - and that was exactly the same for the man himself. One of the absolute best in every way - such a beautiful friend Love you Mani x x Never to be forgotten

2015!? Ya, it's 2025

On the final stretch of @retrochallenge 2015/10! retrochallenge.org/2025/10/on-fin…

RC2015/10 HalfTime update for @retrochallenge ! retrochallenge.org/2025/10/rc2025…

Don't forget to post your updates on X and tag us either as @retrochallenge or #retrochallenge and we will re-tweet-x-whatever for you!

Some Friendly was released exactly 35 years ago today. We Are Love comes out in 3 weeks and 2 days. It’s been quite the trip. Big love to everyone who has been on it with us x x How it How it’s started going

New Entry - Robert Price: @robertprice@mastodonapp.uk Platform: RC2014 Project :  This year, I want to interface a classic Nintendo NES / Famicom joypad from 1983 to my RC2014 computer. 📷

New entry for @retrochallenge Platform: Radeon R500 Project : goal is "draw a triangle on a Radeon R500 via direct memory-mapped hardware register and texture memory accesses". no Mesa, no `radeon` kernel module, and certainly no OpenGL or Direct3D. r500.idk.st

New entry for RC 2025/10: @urbancamo Platform: DEC VAX Project : Determine how good AI is at writing code for languages supported by the VAX/VMS operating system. urbancamo.github.io/retrostuff/rc2…

@retrochallenge @ACMS_org_au New entry for RC 2025/10: Louis Paul Platform: Midway 8080 hardware Project : Make a 2048 game which will run on the Midway 8080 black & white arcade system. Read the documentation, write the 8080 assembly code, assemble it and run the binary on MAME. hackaday.io/project/204138…

@retrochallenge registration is open! @ACMS_org_au will be organizing and hosting this year's event. retrochallenge.org/2025/09/announ…

@retrochallenge @ACMS_org_au New entry for RC 2025/10: LambdaMikel Platform: Microprofessor MPF-1 Project : I want to see a rotating 3D cube on it! The code already exists, but needs to be ported to the MPF-1B and use the GRAF-X "VDP" instructions. hackaday.io/project/204153…

@retrochallenge @ACMS_org_au Category: General New entry for RC 2025/10: decle Platform: 48-volts (probably) Project : I'll attempt to reverse engineer and document The Drof Computox, an electro-mechanical noughts and crosses machine. drof-computox.blogspot.com

I'll be at @VCFSoCal this weekend with some @RetroChallenge goodies! Reply here if you can't find me and I will track you down!

@RetroChallenge: RC2024/10 Halftime Update! retrochallenge.org/2024/10/rc2024…

@retrochallenge 1-bit robot sensor selection testing: youtube.com/watch?v=9iIICh…

@matseng Sounds like a good @retrochallenge project.😅

I won an auction with these super nice RAM ICs dating back at 1973. Got these and some random other ICs like a few 2102 RAMs and a 6800 CPU for a silly $10 shipped. I hope at least 8 of these puppies still work. Now I just have to find an equally beautiful CPU hook them up to.

@SeanyBillings @retrochallenge Glad to see we didn't lose you! Plug that DIN connector into a female socket before soldering it. Otherwise, I ALWAYS end up with crooked pins.

@retrochallenge #retrochallenge Though I have been working on it (honest!) I find writing about it the hardest part! It hasn't been the start I wanted, but first update has been posted: seanbillings.co.uk/rc2024_10.html

The PCBs have arrived for my #RetroChallenge, so I have soldered one up and plugged it into my #RC2014.

I now have a working Rotary Encoder module on my RC2014 computer!

robertprice.co.uk/robblog/rc2024…