Saturday, July 05, 2025

AFK




I'll be back!
It has been a busy 2025 here on the Crypt, and I’ve finally got to that point where I need to hit pause. Yep, I’m taking a break. Rather than disappear, I thought it would be nice and geeky to use ST Speech by Andy Beveridge and Martin Day. Forgive my slow typing, but this is a pretty cool program - it reminds me of that old Currah Microspeech on the ZX Spectrum.

Anyway, I shall stop my waffling before it begins — the point is, I need some time away from the site. A bit of a recharge. This summer, I plan to relax, and enjoy some beers while I hammer through my ST game collection — no write-ups, no pressure, just pure 16-bit enjoyment!! 😎

Thanks so much for your comments and messages over the year. Especially, the folk who supported me!! AtariCrypt will be back before long with more pointless ST ramblings, but until then... enjoy the sunshine (or the rain, if you're in England) and have a cracking summer.

Stay Atari,
Steve

10 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 05, 2025

    I loved the early days of typing in speech back in school. When the teachers were away we'd get the computers to use swear words! :-D Retropuffer

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  2. Enjoy your break. Hope to see you back at it in a few weeks!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 06, 2025

    Everything will be fresher when you have fed that inner boy ... We eagerly await your return

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    1. I’m hoping so! Whoever you are, thank you! :)

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  4. During holidays try to visit Silly Venture :) I'm going to be there for the first time

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    1. Enjoy!! Let us know how it went and who you met :))

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  5. ST Sound is iconic! It's appeared on so many tunes and demos (and YouTube channels😉) over the years. It was so cool hearing your ST talk back to you. I wonder if you could link this up to a modern AI so that you could have a conversation with your ST! :D

    Enjoy your break, beers and ST gaming, Steve. Have a great time!

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    1. Hey, I talk to my ST more than the wife! heh cheers for stopping by Marc. Enjoy DM!

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