Acorn System 3 Part 1 GlassTTY 2024-03-07 | A 'tongue in cheek' look at building an Acorn System Computer 44 years after they were introduced. Enjoy! Part 2 of this video is located here: youtube.com/watch?v=2kzUXefYjQ0 Chris Oddy’s replica boards are available here.theoddys.com/acorn/replica_boards/replica_boards.htmlAttributionsKeyboard and FDC Images:Chris Whytehead, Chris's Acorns – CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsFull System 3 Image:Ben Harris, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsSystem 1 Image:Flibble, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
OSI Superboard II and the UK101 GlassTTY 2025-06-06 | From Ohio to High Barnet, a look at the OSI Superboard II and it's sibling the UK101.A friendly exploration of the UK101 and its position as a 'Pirate' copy of the OSI Superboard II.# LinksWeb: glasstty.comBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/glasstty.comLink to my Documentation regarding the KlyBall 600/610/Separator build.github.com/johnnewcombe/OSI_UK101/tree/master/OSI# Attributions and Licence Details## Superboard II Aluminium CaseBy HOWARDHB, osiweb.org/osiforum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=651## MicroUK101Design by Grant Searle http://searle.x10host.com/uk101/uk101.htmlPCB by Steve Gray http://www.cbmsteve.ca/microuk101/index.html## UK101 FPGADesign by Grant Searle http://searle.x10host.com/uk101FPGA/index.htmlMulticomp PCB by retrobrewcomputers.org retrobrewcomputers.org/doku.php?id=boards:sbc:multicomp:cycloneii-c:start## Licencing## MV Caroline PhotoCC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalcreativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0## Ross Revenge PhotoCC BY-SA 2.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Genericcreativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0## Anthorn Array PhotoBy Dougsim - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100525935## ITV World of Sport ImageThis image is a modofied screenshot of a copyrighted television program. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. It is believed that the use of a single low-resolution screenshot to ilustrate a point in the video is acceptable under Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
Acorn System 3 Part 2 GlassTTY 2024-10-07 | Building an Acorn System computer without having to sell a kidney! Part 2 of the Acorn System Computer build series.Part 1 can be found here:youtube.com/watch?v=gB9Ai5bnaWkLinks:Acorn Disk Utility and Aconrn Cassette Conversion Utilitydrive.proton.me/urls/0CZDX6SQ7C#vGtQ330XfL1sChris Oddy:theoddys.com/acorntheoddys.com/acorn/shop/shop.htmlVerotec:verotec.co.ukMeanwell Power Supplies:digikey.co.ukAttributions:Acorn Logo - Converted to SVG format from publicly available RISC OS DrawFile format (previously hosted at the Acorn Computers website) using Steven Simpson's Draw2SVG., Fair use, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31139742Recyling Centre image licensed from Bluedisk at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsKeyboard and FDC Images licensed from Chris Whytehead, Chris's Acorns – CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsDaisy Wheel Printer licensed fromWikidevnl, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCray - Nasa, Public DomainMuseum of Computing, Swindon licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.Witch Computer- Licemse licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. flickr.com/photos/doctorow/6011144851Uploaded by Cory DoctorowTNMOC image licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
The Nascom Computer Part 3 - The Nascom Plays MIDI GlassTTY 2023-09-23 | The third in the trilogy of Nascom Computer videos. This video shows the Nascom as a MIDI sequencer playing MIDI files through a Yamaha Sound Module. The Nascom was presented at the Synthesized event at the Centre for Computing History in June 2023. Watch out for the performance by Tony Jewel with his Sledge Synthesizer.Details of Sheila Dixon's MID2SID project can be found here.https://peacockmedia.software/midisid/
The Nascom Computer Part 2 - The Nascom Legacy GlassTTY 2023-05-14 | An entertaining look at how it is possible to create a legacy with a Nascom Computer and a few basic hand tools. Chainsaw not required!Neal Crook’s Nascom Repositorygithub.com/nealcrook/nascomNeal Crook’s YouTube Channelyoutube.com/@nealcrook7883Sam @lookmumnocomputers (YouTube youtube.com/@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTERWith special thanks to members of the Nascom User Groupgroups.io/g/Nascom-ComputersAttributions:Blue buffer board photo by kind permission of nascom.wordpress.com Image of Mark Twain - Public Domain
The Nascom Computer Part 1 - You Got Soul GlassTTY 2023-02-13 | An entertaining look at what it’s like to be owned by a Nascom computer.With special thanks to members of the Nascom User Group (groups.io/g/Nascom-Computers)Nascom Computer History, Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/NascomNeal Crook’s Nascom Keyboardgithub.com/nealcrook/nascom/tree/master/nascom_kbdNeal Crook’s Nascom NASdsk/NAScasgithub.com/nealcrook/nascom/tree/master/sdcardNascom 3 Photos courtesy of Nick Coleman (Nascom Computers User Group)Kenilworth Case courtesy of Mike Strange (Nascom Computers User Group)Homemade Kenilworth Style Case courtesy of musovern (Nascom Computers User Group)Weird homemade Car by Him_83flickr.com/photos/a_ninjamonkeycreativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.082 Homemade Wooden Modified by Greg Gjerdingenflickr.com/photos/greggjerdingencreativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0Off-road vehicle by Don O’Brienflickr.com/photos/dok1creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
Packet Radio, and Viewdata for the 21st century! GlassTTY 2022-06-29 | A ‘tongue in cheek’ look at combining amateur Packet Radio with viewdata/videotex to provide a tactical digital radio network for the 21st century.In previous videos I showed how you could connect a 1980s computer to viewdata and bulletin board systems using a modem and the telephone network. During the mid 80s, before the web was invented, this was the primary way to get your ‘on-line fix’. However, if you were a Radio Amateur back in the day you would have most likely used a Packet Radio system to go online instead.So here is a video that demonstrated this…. but there’s more!Packet Radio DetailsThe Node is TSTAR:G6AML-7 and is located in Upper Basildon, Berkshire IO91KL. It uses a Yaesu FT2600M with TinyTrak 4 TNC and LinBPQ running on a Raspberry Pi. The antenna is a Diamond X30.For the BBC Micro, the Commstar communications ROM was used connected to a PK88 TNC and Yaesu FT2600M. The antenna was an unbranded Diamond X30 clone. The communications settings were 1200 7E1.The Linus Laptop (intel MacBook Pro) Used the Telstar Viewdata Client connected to the Kenwood TH-D72. The communications settings were 9600 8N1 (Packet Radio communications were at 1200 baud).Linksgroups.io/g/HantsBerksPacket/messagesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_radiobugoutbagbuilder.com/blog/introduction-packet-radioBBC Micro SetupThe baud rate and parity settings are determined by the TNC computer interface settings. In the case of PK88 with a BBC Micro running Commstar, I used 1200/1200 baud 7E1. This was the case for both Terminal and Prestel modes. TelstarDetails of Telstar Viewdata Service including the viewdata client software for Windows/MacOS/Linux at glasstty.com/telstarBPQ Configuration to support Telstar.Add the following line to the Applications section of bpq32.cfg.APPLICATION 2,TELSTAR,ATTACH 10 GLASSTTY.COM 6503,G6AML-5,TSTARV,0
ZX81 Goes Nuclear - Controlling a Nuclear Power Plant GlassTTY 2021-09-10 | This video is a ‘tongue in cheek’ look at controlling a nuclear power plant with a ZX81 and is inspired by the marketing of the time.The software available as a .P file and .wav file can be downloaded from here, the instructions given below.glasstty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ZXReactor.zipThe instructions are included within the above archive.AttributionsChenobyl Control Room Image was supplied by flickr.com/people/35068899@N03 under the Creative Commons license and was modified by John Newcombe to include a Sinclair ZX80 Computer.Chenoble Images supplied by Bennish, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsyoutube.com/watch?v=hIGtTImeYU4&t=13sChenobyl Control Room Image was supplied by flickr.com/people/35068899@N03 under the Creative Commons license and was modified by John Newcombe to include a Sinclair ZX80 Computer.Chain Reaction sequence provided by Nuclear Fission 101youtube.com/watch?v=S-Ld1L0TObQEnrichment sequence provided by Inspecting the Nuclear Fuel Cycle youtube.com/watch?v=Pf1MtMxnEEcKim1 Images are Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=422438Image of Students provided by Reading University under Creative Commons Licence. CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0All other images used are either provided under the Creative Commons licence or are public domain.
Gemini 80 Bus - Show and Tell GlassTTY 2021-07-08 | This video is a ‘Show and Tell’ featuring two restored Gemini Multiboard machines. One of the machines is a Multi-Format Bios machine (MFB) supporting over 700 disk formats.As part of the demonstration the MFB machine is used to recover a BBC Literacy Project document from an 8 inch disk before transferring it to 3.5 inch MSDOS disk.Enjoy!LinksGemini 80-Bus Resourceglasstty.com/?p=575Gemini 80-Bus Saga Part 1glasstty.com/?p=29Gemini 80-Bus Saga Part 2glasstty.com/?p=32XBeaver Emulatorhttp://81.98.24.96/xbeaver/
Create Your Own Videotex Service GlassTTY 2021-06-22 | This video describes how to use the Telstar Docker images to build and manage a videotex service. The video makes reference to various resources, these resources are detailed below.The video refers to various linksWeb Site: glasstty.com/?p=1The Telstar Wiki is available here:github.com/johnnewcombe/telstar-2/wikiDetails of using Docker Compose files, as used in the video are shown below.github.com/johnnewcombe/telstar-2/wiki/OrchestratingTelstarWithDockerComposeThe following command can be used to install Portioner:docker run -d -p 8000:8000 -p 9000:9000 --name=portainer --restart=always -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v portainer_data:/data portainer/portainer-ceAll versions of the 'telstar-util' program can be downloaded from here:github.com/johnnewcombe/telstar-2/tree/main/telstar-util/telstar-util-2.0Guid Generator:guidgenerator.comThe Wimodem 232 internet modem used in the video is available from here:cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem232OLEDDetails of the Tetrachloromethane (CCL4) videotex service can be found here:http://fish.ccl4.org/javaClosing Sequence Music:"Luminare” - Fast Action 8 Bit Rock By HeatleyBrosDownload Here: youtube.com/redirect?v=-c0EVoYGJRY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkdobmZ2YVRRLS1rUkNKVUYzZWxqYVMtck9xUXxBQ3Jtc0tualFVS2s5bEhRUm9tZDlfMThkUmFrV0J1VXdQYlRLY2haZEg0ZUZ0NmxYdG05NnJHUmxHSlFPc2tyTW5DaWpPN1EtSzNVcW9LYlR5NlpORHZpRFFhdjZBYXpDZWxjTE1NWjlFQ3RkMjdkVk1IMEdBbw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Fu%2F0%2Ffolders%2F1mxt1T6TwZ8A0dMw2o6WsccSFJ2Z0Vl6C&event=video_description
Introducing the Telstar Videotex Service (Part 2) GlassTTY 2020-09-02 | If you have an Apple II and want to relive the excitement of the communications revolution that started a decade before the internet, then this video is for you.The TELSTAR videotex system, provides a simple viewdata/videotext platform similar to those that were prevalent during the 1980s such as Prestel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel).The aim of the system is to provide a Viewdata experience for anyone who is interested in how things 'used to be'. Services in the past typically provided access via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) connection and this is indeed how Telstar works, however, Telstar also makes use of a simple internet connection for modern internet modems.The service can be accessed using a traditional V23 modem or an internet modem in conjunction with a home computer. In the case of the BBC Microcomputer, Acorn's Prestel adapter can be used. In addition access can be gained from from a PC or Mobile device using Richard T Russell's BBC Basic for SDL 2.0 or Matrix Brandy BASIC V for Linux.The video demonstrates how to connect an Apple II to the Telstar Videotex Service both with a WiModem232 (see link below) and also a traditiona V23 dial up modem. In addition a Packet Switched connection is also made to NXTEL and A80sAppleBBS.Part one of this series is available here: youtu.be/MFkFPfOnGWoLinksWimodem 232: cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem232OLEDSpeccie’s Home Page: speccie.uk/softwareSinclair Spectrum Next: specnext.comNexTel: spectrumnextgames.uk/nxtelTetrachloromethane (CCL4): http://fish.ccl4.org/javaClosing Sequence Music"Luminare” - Fast Action 8 Bit Rock By HeatleyBrosDownload Here: youtube.com/redirect?v=-c0EVoYGJRY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkdobmZ2YVRRLS1rUkNKVUYzZWxqYVMtck9xUXxBQ3Jtc0tualFVS2s5bEhRUm9tZDlfMThkUmFrV0J1VXdQYlRLY2haZEg0ZUZ0NmxYdG05NnJHUmxHSlFPc2tyTW5DaWpPN1EtSzNVcW9LYlR5NlpORHZpRFFhdjZBYXpDZWxjTE1NWjlFQ3RkMjdkVk1IMEdBbw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Fu%2F0%2Ffolders%2F1mxt1T6TwZ8A0dMw2o6WsccSFJ2Z0Vl6C&event=video_description
Introducing the Telstar Videotex Service GlassTTY 2020-07-23 | If you have a BBC Microcomputer and a Prestel Adapter or perhaps a Sinclair Spectrum and Prism VTX5000 and you want to relive the excitement of the communications revolution that started a decade before the internet, then this video is for you.The TELSTAR videotex system, provides a simple viewdata/videotext platform similar to those that were prevalent during the 1980s such as Prestel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel).The aim of the system is to provide a Viewdata experience for anyone who is interested in how things 'used to be'. Services in the past typically provided access via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) connection and this is indeed how Telstar works, however, Telstar also makes use of a simple internet connection for modern internet modems.The service can be accessed using a traditional V23 modem or an internet modem in conjunction with a home computer. In the case of the BBC Microcomputer, Acorn's Prestel adapter can be used. In addition access can be gained from from a PC or Mobile device using Richard T Russell's BBC Basic for SDL 2.0 or Matrix Brandy BASIC V for Linux.The video demonstrates how to connect a BBC Micro, a Sinclair Specrum and a Tandata Terminal to the Telstar Videotex Service using both a WiModem232 (see link below) and also a traditiona V23 dial up modem.With special thanks to Mackenzie Rough for allowing me to use the Prestel Sequences from his YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/mackenzieroughPrestel Advert: youtu.be/mipluyeX4GsLinksWimodem 232: cbmstuff.com/proddetail.php?prod=WiModem232OLEDSinclair Spectrum Next: specnext.comNexTel: spectrumnextgames.uk/nxtelTetrachloromethane (CCL4): http://fish.ccl4.org/javaClosing Sequence Music"Luminare” - Fast Action 8 Bit Rock By HeatleyBrosDownload Here: youtube.com/redirect?v=-c0EVoYGJRY&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkdobmZ2YVRRLS1rUkNKVUYzZWxqYVMtck9xUXxBQ3Jtc0tualFVS2s5bEhRUm9tZDlfMThkUmFrV0J1VXdQYlRLY2haZEg0ZUZ0NmxYdG05NnJHUmxHSlFPc2tyTW5DaWpPN1EtSzNVcW9LYlR5NlpORHZpRFFhdjZBYXpDZWxjTE1NWjlFQ3RkMjdkVk1IMEdBbw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Fdrive%2Fu%2F0%2Ffolders%2F1mxt1T6TwZ8A0dMw2o6WsccSFJ2Z0Vl6C&event=video_description
