News Update History
Welcome to the site news update history page, any updates to the site or its content will be posted here.
The site started from humble beginnings and launched on 13th Feb 2000.
Highlights from the site history:
13 Feb 2000: Site v1.0 launched (remember Netscape?!)
18 Nov 2001: Site v2.0 launched with improved navigation.
30 Jun 2005: Site v3.0 launched with new layout.
13 Oct 2024: Site v4.0 launched, an all new site with high resolution manual scans and expanded hardware identification section.
Feel free to search, filter or just browse the history, sometimes there were long periods between updates and I cannot promise that will not happen again!
(Note: Not all previous site history has been migrated)
News Update History
Finally, the new website is here!
After 10 years of inaction and starting then abandoning development multiple times, the new website is finally here!
For the new site I have decided to concentrate on resources so the documents and hardware sections will now be my main focus.
The new site has been built from the ground up using Laravel v11.
Here it is ... version 3 of www.robotron-2084.co.uk!
Have a look around the new site, if you have any content suggestions, or you find any broken links or other problems please Email me.
The new website is fully HTML v4.01 and CSS compliant and should work with all current browsers. It has been tested with the following browsers: Internet Explorer v4, v5, v5.5, & v6, Netscape v7.2 and v8, Opera v6, v7 & v8 and Mozilla Firefox v1. Unfortunately it does NOT work with Internet Explorer v3, Netscape v6, Opera v5 or earlier browsers.
On the games front I have had several additions in the months since the last update, a Sega Diamond 3 Star mechanical one-armed-bandit (made in 1963!) and tomorrow I should take delivery of a Twilight Zone Pinball machine! :o)
I have added a Robotron Cocktail Owners List page, if you have a Robotron Cocktail or know of the whereabouts of one, why not Email me with details of the game!
I've done a revamp of the site with a new navigation system that uses a menu at the top of the screen. Since most of the links have moved there may be a few that are broken, if you find any please Email me.
Finally, if you have any other comments of suggestions about the site including information you'd like to see on it please Email me.
Well the site is finally on-line ... it's been a long time coming so I hope you all enjoy it. Please Email me if there is anything that doesn't work properly! It has been tested with Internet Explorer v5 and Netscape Communicator v4.5 at a resolution of 800x600 in true colour. If anyone out there is still using a v3 browser let me know how well it works ....
My Website started out with humble beginnings when I converted a tatty Defender instruction booklet to Word '97 for myself. Chad Gray put this booklet up on his Website so others would be able to download it, and as more documents were created Chad created a page for them. Eventually I decided I ought to build my own site ... and here it is!
My main project at the moment is the Robotron Restoration. I'm in the process of repairing the woodwork in the cabinet at the moment ... wish me luck it needs a LOT of work. Thanks to Chad for the pictures of a complete game so I know what it SHOULD look like. :o)