James Larsson

Inventor, collector, chocoholic

[dorkbot london @DorkbotLondon]

FREE "Dorkbot london 99.5" 7pm Wed Apr 3
@TheSekforde 34 Sekforde St EC1R 0HA between Farringdon & Clerkenwell - talks, bar etc with:
@sarah_angliss - on her debut opera Giant
@hoomansamani - Lovotics = Love + Robotics
+ OpenDorks inc @evanraskob
no ticket required - info in bio!

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@DorkbotLondon Many thanks for the heads-up. I *love* Ceefax (and Oracle and Teletext and 4-tel)

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@DorkbotLondon Good idea, perhaps early in the New Year. Anyone planning to come ought to have a close look at the museum's website first so they know what to expect (vintage radios, radar, electromechanical stuff - *yes*, livecoding and generative music - *not so much*)

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

I've never visited this museum but it looks really great if you're into vintage military radio and associated tech. Sooo many exhibits. Sadly, it's closing in May 2024.
https://t.co/dHiAgiXI0S

https://t.co/w6GBYrU6tW

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@mikelectricstuf Yes, I loved it.

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@lhf55472946 Amazing stuff. Are there any date codes visible ?

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@DorkbotLondon Yes, it totally is !

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@mos6522 @Devilish_Design National Semiconductor were harming their calculators too:

https://t.co/L2fjSHHmka

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@sevenwheel1 @MLE_Online Agreed. Also, the CPU chip looks too complex for just 4 function arithmetic. Possibly a scientific calculator

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@FakeDaveGreen I'm certainly nostalgic for *all* those games. Another factor for the rise of video games / demise of EM games in the late 70s is that anything video-based seemed incredibly glamorous and hi-tech at the time.

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@DorkbotLondon @sarah_angliss I'm very chuffed people still remember that presentation

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@DorkbotLondon @sarah_angliss Yes, very similar

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@tstepleton Is that a little Tektronix terminal on the floor ?

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@Sifisi @synx508 I don't think so (unless it's a faulty one). The contacts should be Normally Open

[Danny O'Brien🤖 @mala]

check out our twenty year old inclusion mfers

(though i bet that was mostly Mute, we were more on the “bring and buy stalls”axis)

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@hypertalking Great to meet you !

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@BreakIntoProg It's easy to get into trouble with these. Put some sort of mark on the rings (e.g. tippex) so you can get back to a known, good-ish, orientation.

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@mjtech01 It was a fine year for tech

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

The Scalpel is my favourite modern building in London. I particularly like the way the cleaning cradle pops out of the roof like a cuckoo clock. Here's some behind-the-scenes footage: https://t.co/4kQKqxSzmv The video at the end of the page is worth watching.

[James Larsson @JamesLarsson]

@jonty I'd definitely come. More likely to buy stuff than sell (although it *ought* to be the other way round).