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As you can see, allis not lost, and Steve was able to reinstate his poorly machine.

Our thanks to Steve for sharing his problem and solution.

Dave Robb

Subscriptions

This years subscriptions are now due, they again remain unchanged at £20.00 for full membership and £5.00
for associate membership. If you would like to pay with a cheque please make it payable to “Melton Com-
puter Club”.

Retro Computer Museum
It was mentioned at the AGM that this museum existed and Derek Kerr was tasked with finding out more
details. It turns out that arranging an evening visit would not be financially viable for us due to minimum
numbers they require If you wanted to visit yourself then details of opening dates and times can be found on
their website.

https://retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/

Derek has also been busy collecting snippets for me to put in the newsletter which is a big help for me. If you
find anyting similar it would be a big help to me for future newsletter.

Top 10 Gadget Flops by Estimated Money Lost as per the Gadget show

Podcast

1: Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Loss: $5.3 billion
Summary: A highly praised flagship phone whose battery design flaws led to global recalls and destruction
of all units.
2: Microsoft Zune
Loss: $1.5–2 billion
Summary: Microsoft’s attempt to rival the iPod failed to capture market interest, resulting in massive finan-
cial losses.
3: HD DVD