@bartgo I think a big part of the retro experience is the sounds of the era. What is nice about #Atari is that even in emulation we can hear the sound of I/O and it is almost always louder than the disk drive mechanism. It is funny in the pc #retrocomputing world they already have devices to mimic the sound of an internal hard drive since so many are now replaced with compact flash or sd c ard type storage. It is only a matter of time before devices like fujinet trigger a sample of real drive mechanisms when they operate to enhance the experience. #retrocomputingsunday

Briefly set up my #Philips #NMS8250 #MSX2 #homecomputer tonight. Was the first time since I moved it from the #Netherlands to #Norway several years ago, so it was a relief to see it was still working properly. :)

Had some minor issues getting the video output to display properly (it was scrolling, banding and skewed), but reseating the SCART cable seemed to fix it. I guess either a bad cable or connexion, or the LED monitor didn't properly recognise the signal.
Slight issues with some keys on the keyboard not being recognised some times, but that might also be the cable / connector, or just dirty matrix inside.

Don't really have the space atm to set it up permanently, so it's back in its original box again, but it was good to see it was still working fine!

When I do set it up more permanently, I should resolder the voltage jumper to switch it from 220V to 240V so the power supply will run less hot. (Which means I should actually get a soldering iron some day...)

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