The German index’s gains have been cut; it’s up 0.2% now, while the CAC 40 is down 0.6% in Paris, the IBEX 35 is 0.7% lower in Madrid and the FTSE MIB in Milan has also just dropped into the red too.

It’s something of a surprise, should you own a CRT TV to go with your retrocomputers, when you use it to view a film or a TV show. The resolution may be old-fashioned, but the colors jump ...