Newtown Parkway / Astrablast, a program for the BBC Micro on vinyl in 2018

This week, a rather recent vinyl program: it dates back to 2018. It’s found on the disc Newtown Parkway / Astrablast by Soundhog and is designed for the BBC Micro B.

Posté le 26/07/2021 par

A prototype Pippin motherboard in my collection

A few months ago, I showed images of a Pippin motherboard for sale in Japan, apparently a prototype. I purchased the board in question and finally took the time to take photos and test it.

Posté le 25/07/2021 par

A prototype of a somewhat unique Apple Watch

We continue with prototypes for the summer, this time featuring an Apple Watch, but in a… unique format. This version seen on Twitter is indeed a test model even before the « watch » format.

Posté le 23/07/2021 par

A prototype of an iPad with the test OS

Seen on Twitter (again), a sixth-generation iPad prototype with the test OS.

Posté le 22/07/2021 par

A prototype iPod with Tetris installed

Seen on Twitter (the tweet was deleted, but it’s still available on archive.org). This DVT-3 model is unique because it includes a well-known game absent from the commercial versions: Tetris.

Posté le 21/07/2021 par

Bál Az Operában, a game on a vinyl… in a peculiar way

I continue with my games on vinyl, this time with Bál Az Operában by KFT (a Hungarian band). It’s a bit special (like all of them, admittedly) because the game is not on the vinyl itself but on the cover. Indeed, there is a listing for ZX Spectrum to copy.

Posté le 20/07/2021 par

A prototype of a Pippin with its floppy disk drive

Seen on eBay, a prototype of a Pippin with its floppy disk drive. The price is (really) too high for me, at nearly $2,000 (excluding taxes), but it’s interesting to see.

Posté le 18/07/2021 par

A prototype of a USB-C card reader

Today, a rather unique prototype on eBay: a USB-C SD card reader. This is the model that is still for sale (and I had mentioned it a few years ago).

Posté le 17/07/2021 par

Prototypes of Apple Watch bands

Seen on Twitter, two prototypes of Apple Watch bands, in the woven nylon style.

Posté le 16/07/2021 par

A completely black iPhone X prototype

Seen on Twitter, a prototype of the iPhone X in a much darker black than the one we’ve seen, the Jet Black.

Posté le 15/07/2021 par