tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505022452508665567.post4996833995508813319..comments2024-03-28T02:53:44.198-07:00Comments on RETROMANIA: Hauntology Parish Newsletter - November - Further #2, The Belbury CircleSIMON REYNOLDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282478701882900354noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3505022452508665567.post-3117875150795411082017-11-10T02:21:10.709-08:002017-11-10T02:21:10.709-08:00British vaporwave, innit? Early days of home comp...British vaporwave, innit? Early days of home computers, ZX Spectrums, C64s, programs on cassette and all that. I hadn't thought of Omni but I see it now you've mentioned it. Also: MAPLINS. The early days of geek culture asserting itself.<br /><br />Tangentially, I see a chain-smoking British SF writer who got into the amateur computer biz in a big way.<br /><br />Charles Platt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Platt_(author)Bollopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370552901325861855noreply@blogger.com