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Commodores Under the Christmas Tree - This Week In Retro 249

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20th December 2025 1 hr 24 min

In the last regular show of the year we are joined by Neil and Aaron for a bumper episode. The latest goings-on at Commodore including Commodore 64 Ultimates under the tree and reciprocal trademark challenges, a collection of things to do over the holidays and a look back at how catalogue shopping was a fun way to find your next tech obsession.

We are sponsored by Pixel Addict magazine which has just launched issue 32. It covers those dial-up ISPs that had a firm grip on your internet access back in the day. Head over to https://www.addict.media

Aaron is part of the team at Amigos Retro Gaming: https://www.youtube.com

Neil is part of the team at The Retro Collective: https://www.youtube.com

GLYPHIS_IO BBS: The Proxy Tapes 1989: https://store.steampowered.com

00:00 - Show Opening

06:53 - We’re Still Keeping Up With The Commodore

Story Link: https://www.commodore.net

C64 Laptop: https://www.youtube.com

Amiga 40th: https://youtu.be

31:40 - Snow Day Diversions

Story Link: http://superchartisland.com

The Eagle Obsession: http://eagledocumentary.com

ReStory Chill Electronic Repairs: https://store.steampowered.com

52:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below

58:53 - All I Want For Christmas

Story Link: https://christmas.musetechnical.com

Full Catalogue: https://christmas.musetechnical.com

Argos Autumn / Winter 1989/1990: https://archive.org

1991/92 has some consoles in the toy section on page 338:

https://archive.org

Argos Christmas Gifts 1993 - Consoles and games from page 10:

https://archive.org

Nostalgia Nerd Christmas Catalogues flick through videos:

https://www.youtube.com

Christmas and other vintage TV Adverts at:

https://www.youtube.com

RetroSpectives, he’s just dropped a video called “The 1984 Dixons Catalog - what’s inside?”:

https://www.youtube.com

My own Christmas Pamphlet Catalog Video (Fresh from last Friday):

https://youtu.be

01:18:06 - Community Question of the Week

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