bennett Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 24/05/2021 at 13:04, Newbornbairn said: Did nobody here make a bogey? Loads of fun and good practical experience making them. I had one where the main spar was a bit of railway sleeper - weighed a ton but went down the Swan Brae in Methil like the clappers. You made them out of what you could find and woe betide anybody who left the pram out in the garden cos those wheels were nicked. The laddie up the road got his dad to make his - all shaped plywood, caliper brakes, cushioned seat - we took the piss out of it mercilessly. Planks of wood pinched from building sites and pram wheels and brakes were your feet, which usually ended up with wrecked shoes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, bennett said: Planks of wood pinched from building sites and pram wheels and brakes were your feet, which usually ended up with wrecked shoes. I made do with a book on a roller skate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 50 minutes ago, madwullie said: Was the zx81 only 1k? Fucking hell. I was about 3 so remember piss all about it, or what he even did with it. Pretty sure it was hooked up to a B&W portable altho why I'm unsure. It was a black & white computer the “Spectrum” was named because colour graphics were the big innovation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: It was a black & white computer the “Spectrum” was named because colour graphics were the big innovation ...and what an innovation. Eight retina-searing colours. Inclined to think that everything since has been a bit of a muchness TBH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 2 hours ago, BFTD said: "16K of RAM? When I were a lad, we used to DREAM about16K of RAM..." Aberdeen fan found... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 The old man was a teacher and we used to get a shot of his school's BBC B computer during the school holidays when he brought it home. While everyone else was playing space invaders we were playing educational games. There was one where you were the captain of a fishing trawler and had to decide which fish to catch etc. You made a loss every time IIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, tamthebam said: The old man was a teacher and we used to get a shot of his school's BBC B computer during the school holidays when he brought it home. While everyone else was playing space invaders we were playing educational games. There was one where you were the captain of a fishing trawler and had to decide which fish to catch etc. You made a loss every time IIRC. My mum used to take me up to the school she worked at during the holidays and park me in front of their BBC Micro while she caught up on paperwork. Granny's Garden was the tits. Can't remember if I ever made it past that fucking witch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: I did well at Primary School a couple of years in a row, my parents got me this one year, it now regularly goes for over £200 on ebay... The AM uniform was incredibly accurate, here's ma wee Da in 1955 aged 18 during his National Service. He's wearing a Balmoral rather than a Glengarry and the normal tunic rather than the dress but check the sporran, hose and spats. Edited May 25, 2021 by Arch Stanton 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Arch Stanton said: The AM uniform was incredibly accurate, here's ma wee Da in 1955 aged 18 during his National Service. He's wearing a Balmoral rather than a Glengarry and the normal tunic rather than the dress but check the sporran, hose and spats. Great picture T. My auld man has sadly passed away. I’m trying to source details from Army records in Glasgow for my mum, but they so far have not responded to a request I made two months ago. He served in Malaysia and Singapore from 1946. I believe she would qualify for care at Erskine which is why I’m trying to get details. I reckon I’m going to have to write to them again. https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) I remember being distinctly disappointed after getting a free house for the afternoon and firing this on. Edited May 26, 2021 by Alert Mongoose 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Looking back, I have no idea what the big appeal was, but I had a few of these things: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) On 24/05/2021 at 13:04, Newbornbairn said: Did nobody here make a bogey? Loads of fun and good practical experience making them. I had one where the main spar was a bit of railway sleeper - weighed a ton but went down the Swan Brae in Methil like the clappers. You made them out of what you could find and woe betide anybody who left the pram out in the garden cos those wheels were nicked. The laddie up the road got his dad to make his - all shaped plywood, caliper brakes, cushioned seat - we took the piss out of it mercilessly. Spit Nolan by Bill Naughton (excerpt) "Our trolleys were simple vehicles for getting a good ride downhill at fast speed. To make one you had to get a good piece of stout wood about five feet in length and eighteen inches wide. Then you needed four wheels, preferably two pairs, large ones for the back and smaller ones for the front. However, since we bought ours from the scrapyard, most trolleys had four odd wheels. Now you had to get a poker and put it in the fire until it was red hot and then burn a hole through the wood at the front. Through this hole you fitted the giant nut and bolt, which acted as a swivel for the steering. Fastened to the nut was a strip of wood onto which the front axle was fixed with bent nails. A piece of rope tied to each end of the axle served as steering. Then a knob of margarine had to be slanced out of the kitchen to grease the wheels and bearings. Next, you had to paint a name on it: 'Invincible' or 'Dreadnought', though it might be a motto: 'Rangers Died In 2012' . That done, you then stuck your chest out, opened the back gate, and wheeled your trolley out to face the critical eye of the world." Edited May 26, 2021 by Florentine_Pogen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Looking back, I have no idea what the big appeal was, but I had a few of these things: ^^^ Using an internet picture as he doesn't want to take a photo of all his Polly Pocket's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 10 hours ago, tamthebam said: There was one where you were the captain of a fishing trawler and had to decide which fish to catch etc. You made a loss every time IIRC. Brexit m8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbykdy Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) On 23/05/2021 at 21:07, philpy said: Did anyone ever frequent "tandy"?? Aye, used to be in the Postings. A lot of their stuff was of the "radio shack" brand. They had a helluva lot of good gear in there but was pretty expensive. Spent many an hour as a kid wandering round looking at what I liked but couldn't afford. Edited May 26, 2021 by bobbykdy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Transformers including Rock Lords, He:Men, Thundercats, Manta Force, Subbuteo, ZX Spectrum, Amiga 1200 (in particular; Sensible Soccer). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) All this talk of computer reminded me that I first started programming on one of these Even added the memory expansion cartridge to take it from 4K to 20K. Didn't realise that there were less than 20,000 ever sold. I also had the expansion unit that allowed 2 cartridges to be used at the same time and had the (now) very rare Microsoft Extended Basic module. No doubt the whole lot is in some third world landfill now. Parents also had this - Intellivision Edited May 26, 2021 by strichener 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 4 hours ago, bobbykdy said: Aye, used to be in the Postings. A lot of their stuff was of the "radio shack" brand. They had a helluva lot of good gear in there but was pretty expensive. Spent many an hour as a kid wandering round looking at what I liked but couldn't afford. I used to love a trip to "scoonie hobbies" on St Clair Street. An absolute treasure trove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, philpy said: I used to love a trip to "scoonie hobbies" on St Clair Street. An absolute treasure trove. Still there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I used to love going to visit my uncle in Ayr, as there was always a trip to Beattie's involved. I'm sure they later opened one in the shopping centre at Clydebank as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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