Old Skool Blog

One of my other hobbies is electronics and it is always a bonus when two or more of my hobbies combine. For example, a couple of years ago I saw a kit for a “Classic TV Pong Game” in my local electronics store so I had to get it. It was a long while before I got around to building the kit, but when I did I was treated to a pretty neat version of Pong. Now I have many different Pong clones stashed away in my collection, but there is something to be said for soldering all the bits and bobs on yourself. I’ve always wanted to try design my own Pong clone out of discrete components - evidently some of the early Pongs were built using discrete components but I have yet to find any schematics.

Anyway, here’s a picture of the kit fully built (I will try to take some images of it in action ASAP):

I think it is time to (temporarily) halt my eBay activities. At least until I get my current collection properly sorted out and catalogued. I’m spending way too much time buying “new” computers/peripherals/software/books when I don’t really know exactly what I have and can barely find the time to play with use what I have.

So the action plan is:

1. Find a suitable shelving solution
2. Sort my current collection
3. Catalogue the collection electronically
4. ???
5. Profit?