I love writing for this site and I put a ton of time into it. I keep it free for all as I think that’s a positive thing to put into the world. Last night I accidentally smashed my laptop, an expensive mistake that pauses operations on this site (I can do simple posts like this from my phone but real posts require a laptop). If you enjoy this site and are feeling generous, you will see donation buttons at the bottom and top of this screen. Please do consider helping me get back on the case.
Much appreciated,
Hush-Kit
Interim suggestion. How broken is it?
If it is just the screen broken but the computery bits still work, can it be connected to an external monitor, if you have one of those lying around?
Was hoping I could so this but now totally knackered, thanks anyway 🙂
drat. If you were closer odds are good I could have fixed it here (or if not I have friends stilllike Louis actively doing such repairs)
that said if the actual display is bad but the main board is ok if you email me details I could mmostly-likely source a new screen
btw you suddenly vanished b4 from our private email chat
offer on this end for your books is an open one. 🙂
We need you back in business Joe! My small donation wouldn’t buy a Casio calculator these days but if everyone who enjoys this blog puts some money in you’ll have a nice Amstrad before you know it!
Ideally it should be possible to access the data and transfer it to another PC or laptop? Fingers crossed for you.
NB. I’m completing a book on RAF Bomber Command – a fresh analysis that upends all of the myths and slurs heaped on it in recent decades. It was in fact hugely effective. Why? First, Harris’s decision to attack all of the cities all over the Germany – not just the top 200 factories – forced the Germans to build a huge nationwide anti-bomber defence system that absorbed up to 2m men. Secondly, the key raids were definitely not on the big factories but the city centre heavy attacks which destroyed 10,000s of small companies – and thereby wrecked the supply chain and created the ‘spare parts crisis’ that throttled all weapons systems.
The book should be published in around two months’ time, if you’re interested? Do let me know.
Kind regards,
Marcus Gibson