Some time ago, I bought an Amstrad PCW 8512. I've always had an interest in these machines, ever since using one at one of my parent's friends houses back in the 90s. One game I particularly remembered was Computer Scrabble - of course a PCW rendition of the popular word game.

It became a small mi...

Although Hyper-V does not support MS-DOS officially, it does still boot and run OK. If you want to run mTCP or a similar network stack in MS-DOS, you need suitable drivers to enable the card.

Initial Configuration

I configured a standard Hyper-V Generation 1 machine, and used the Virtual PC VHD...

Since picking up the Amstrad 1640, I've wanted an easy way to transfer data to and from the machine. While I'm waiting for an XT-IDE to arrive, I only have a Gotek floppy emulator. However, because of the restrictions of the BIOS of the machine, only 720k images are supported on the Gotek - no large...

My girlfriend has for many years been a keen baker of all things sweet and savoury. Working exclusively with sourdough, it has been sometimes difficult to ensure that exact temperatures are maintained through the fermentation and proofing stages. After a few disappointments where the dough failed to...

When typing on an English International keyboard mapped for the UK, there are a few symbols that are difficult to find and type, because the markings on the keys do not match the symbols produced. This is especially frustrating on the command line, where you need # | ~ frequently, and can't tolerate...