Colin Hoad

Principal Architect at Guidewire Software. Retro gamer (BBC Micro, MS-DOS, Win 9x). 8-bit coding enthusiast. All things Acorn! πŸ¦‰

Colin Hoad boosted:
2023-03-16

Once more, with feeling...

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2023-03-16

Hollywood Holocaust walk-through with all secrets revealed! My latest Duke Nukem 3D video is here, available on my CH-DOS channel:
youtu.be/E74Xyt8_30U

2023-03-09

The game that birthed an entire genre! In at #7 it's CITADEL, developed by Michael Jakobsen and released by Superior Software in 1985 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. Watch my review here:
youtu.be/5wGSsgqRDEY

2023-02-13

@lunarloony That's a shame, but understandable! For once it's an event I am actually free to go to, so looking forward to it πŸ˜€

2023-02-13

I'm planning to go along to this (as a buyer!) Anyone I know going to be there too? computinghistory.org.uk/det/69

2023-02-04

@sebduggan I've got one of those Pis too! It's great for HDMI output πŸ˜€

2023-02-04

In a follow-up to my last video, I look at combining the audio mod with a custom SCART lead (c/o
coolnovelties.co.uk) to get both sound and picture from my BBC Micro through my TV! youtu.be/I8yKlPjdLwo

2023-02-02

My Twitter integration appears to be broken, so here's my latest video: fitting an audio mod to my Beeb!
youtu.be/putHqM91ZZ0

2023-01-31

@paninodesu No dislike from me! I loved Encarta, and I miss properly curated digital encyclopedias

2023-01-28

Unboxing Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition - in 2023! youtu.be/84dw_RHDKrI @ScottApogee@twitter.com @dosnostalgic@twitter.com

2023-01-28

I've mulled it over for a while and decided that I'm going to launch a separate YouTube channel for my DOS / Win9x content. That way if you're only interested in Beeb stuff, you can ignore it! I'll be publishing the first video this afternoon very shortly, hope you enjoy it...

2023-01-26

Loving the contradiction in terms here πŸ˜„

2023-01-25

Just ditch the Kylo Ren / Ben (whatever) character. Worst part of all three movies.

RT @EllaLisa15@twitter.com

If you could retcon ONE ASPECT of the Sequels which would it be?

πŸ¦πŸ”—: twitter.com/EllaLisa15/status/

2023-01-25

@Frosty Me too, it's one of my all time favourite games 😁 Yes, I did try to track down the author a few years back but to no avail. I hope he knows how much love there is for his game!

2023-01-25

Gosh! You're all lovely, lovely people. Thank you for supporting my channel 😊 youtube.com/colinhoad

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2023-01-25

This is not my experience at all - it's a wonderful service and it has completely transformed East/West travel in London. I love it!

RT @johnb78@twitter.com

Ahahahahaha amazing: Crossrail is a failure, according to the BBC, because it has too many passengers bbc.com/news/uk-england-london

πŸ¦πŸ”—: twitter.com/johnb78/status/161

2023-01-25

The solution to Duneroamin is online! Did you manage to crack it?
youtu.be/fZ1BTMpUm4c

2023-01-24

Gorgeous shot of Sylvester here πŸ‘Œ

RT @HourlySeventh@twitter.com

πŸ¦πŸ”—: twitter.com/HourlySeventh/stat

2023-01-24

If you've not cracked it yet, there's still six hours before the solution goes online! πŸ˜‰

RT @colinhoad@twitter.com

My latest BBC Micro video tackles a rather thorny type-in listing game - can you solve it before I reveal the solution next week? πŸ€”youtu.be/ScxwH3SHL28 via @YouTube@twitter.com

πŸ¦πŸ”—: twitter.com/colinhoad/status/1

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