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Re: Obit - Sir Clive Sinclair, Computing Pioneer [message #411162 is a reply to message #411151] Thu, 23 September 2021 05:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Harry Vaderchi is currently offline  Harry Vaderchi
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:59:46 +0200
"Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

> On 22/09/2021 21.57, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
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>>
>> There was a short lived [1] UK computer show "4 Computer Buffs"
>> <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178499/> I never heard of before.
>> They sent program data via audio the audience record. When I found

I recall that happening; but wasn't it a BBC (Acorn) thing?

My googlfu is weak.

>> the show on Youtube I tested that (extracted the audio at that
>> position) and ran the resulting WAV in an emulator fir that
>> particular machine on my PC. It my amazement it worked.
>
>
> Wow.
>
>> X'Post + F'up alt.folklore.computers
>
> I don't have that one subscribed here, so I will keep
> comp.os.linux.misc.
>
Do it! Lot's of tales of yesteryear.

>>
>> [1] So unknown the IMDB page has only little information and a
>> Wikipedia page not even exists.
>>



> --
> Cheers,
> Carlos E.R.


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Bah, and indeed Humbug.
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