Hi all! Just to let you know that RetroFest is going ahead again this year in Swindon (I know quite a few of you came last year). Should be an even bigger event this year! There’s lots of details here - https://www.retrofest.uk/ - and I hope we’ll see many of you there.
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Hoping to come down - but lets hope the cost of fuel goes down - it’s a bit pricey from Scotland…
-Gordon
I’ll be there - and I won’t be the only one!
Comes down next month, though how much of the 3.5p/kWh reduction will get applied to EV tariffs isn’t clear at this point.
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Retrofest 2026, Swindon (UK)
I’ve just returned from this year’s Retrofest, and it was even better than last year’s event.
What I particularly enjoyed was how inclusive it was. If you’re interested in retro computing, there was truly something for everyone—not just the familiar home computers. There were calculators, teletypes, Unix workstations, recreations of historic machines, and modern enhancements for classic systems.
Of course, there were also plenty of weird and wonderful exhibits that many people had never even heard of, let alone seen in person.
I’m sure there will be plenty of videos from the event appearing on YouTube over the coming weeks. If you weren’t able to attend this year, keep an eye out for those—or better still, plan to attend next year’s show, which is already being promised as even bigger and better.
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