Colin Hoad

Acorn Hobbyist

Hello! I'm Colin and I make videos about my love of all things Acorn - the BBC Micro, BBC Master, Acorn Electron and all the games and software these mighty machines are capable of running.

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Latest From Colin Hoad

Dec 01, 2023

My interview on the TwoRandomWords podcast

TwoRandomWords podcast - Episode 13:https://open.spotify.com/episode/06EkRUg2XNRv3liQvamNV9?si=b9e631cd1071437dDo give @TRWM735 a follow as well, he makes great videos and podcasts on all kinds of gaming-related topics!

Bones - Bits and Bytes (Ep. 2)

In this second episode of Bits and Bytes, I take a look at Mike Goldberg's whacky demos, "Bones" and "Day and Night" which featured animated musical skeletons and which somehow mysteriously appeared in school classrooms up and down the country, back in the day. I love these quirky bits of public domain software, and felt I had to show them in their full glory - enjoy!

The BBC Micro Welcome Tape - Bits and Bytes (Ep. 1)

Welcome to a new series: Bits and Bytes, where I take a look at random bits of Beeb and Acorn software, books, articles and other assorted odds and ends that happen to take my fancy. This episode takes a deep dive into the Welcome Tape, a cassette of bundled software that came with every newly sold Beeb from 1981 onwards. Enjoy!00:00 Introduction01:41 Welcome Tape Intro02:26 The Index03:15 Keyboar

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