Iris writes most of it. Eleanor writes the longer essays. Bertram contributes the hardware notes when prompted with a strong cup of tea. Published roughly when one of us has the time — sometimes more often than quarterly.
15 May 2026 · Iris Penrose
Five entries the cabinet picked up at the March and April fairs that aren't on any other British retailer's shelves this season. I am the bookkeeper. I have opinions.
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29 April 2026 · Eleanor Whitmore
After ten years of standing behind a counter, I have a fairly settled view of what to check before paying actual money for a used handheld. Here it is, in order.
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8 April 2026 · Bertram Quill
Eleanor sent me to Frome on the first Sunday of April with seven hundred pounds in cash and a list of eleven boxes. I came back with twelve boxes and rather less cash. A short account.
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21 March 2026 · Eleanor Whitmore
A small piece of transparency: the cabinet's March 2026 in numbers, on the principle that a customer ought to be able to see, roughly, what they are part of when they buy from us.
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20 February 2026 · Eleanor Whitmore
Six weeks after the cabinet's first batch of Switch 2 launch units, a short note on what went right, what went wrong, and the surprising number of customers who actively did not want a launch console.
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