It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their magnificent going-down-the-pan.
Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent software:
On 8 Nov 2004 09:11:51 -0800, rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk (Robert
Hazelby) wrote: >It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >software:
> Been trying for a hour and a half. > Keep getting 'Problem connecting to tracker - <urlopen error > [10061,'Connection refused']>
> Anyone having success?
Downloading alright for me at the moment. Fingers crossed though beacuse Azureus 2.2.0.0 has been causing kernel panics in kqueue on dual processor Macs. Perhaps it is fixed with 10.3.6 - I await with trepidation...
>Been trying for a hour and a half. >Keep getting 'Problem connecting to tracker - <urlopen error >[10061,'Connection refused']>
>Anyone having success?
Possibly running out of connections to obdwww, maybe? Not sure, I just know I have ten ports open for BitTorrent users and that I have two other streams (the documentary chapters) available from the same server as well.
Keep retrying and you'll eventually get through.
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>>It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >>the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >>is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >>magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>>Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >>software:
>>The total file size is 91 megs, using a bitrate of 256kps. I'm >>informed that it looks quite clear on full screen.
>Woo hoo!
Is the quality OK for everyone? I tried to aim for VCD dimensions and tried different powers of two until I got a good bitrate on my Linux (Duron) box. And apologies to Media Player users as MSMP doesn't handle DivX's too well, at least not on my Win98se P3-500 box.
If most people are happy with it, I'll use it as a guideline for the CGExpo footage
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<n...@egyptusWIBBLE.co.uk> wrote: >On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:33:24 +0000, Matthew Wilson ><matt...@mjwilson.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>On 8 Nov 2004 09:11:51 -0800, rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk (Robert >>Hazelby) wrote:
>>>It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >>>the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >>>is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >>>magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>>>Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >>>software:
>>>The total file size is 91 megs, using a bitrate of 256kps. I'm >>>informed that it looks quite clear on full screen.
>>Woo hoo!
>Is the quality OK for everyone? I tried to aim for VCD dimensions and tried >different powers of two until I got a good bitrate on my Linux (Duron) box. >And apologies to Media Player users as MSMP doesn't handle DivX's too well, at >least not on my Win98se P3-500 box.
It looks alright for me. I forget the history, is it from a VHS tape? Looks pretty good I think.
If you're apologising to Windows Media Player users then it's fine for me.
£40 for Bandersnatch in 1983! And all that hardware!
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 20:41:00 +0000, Matthew Wilson
<matt...@mjwilson.demon.co.uk> wrote: >It looks alright for me. I forget the history, is it from a VHS tape? >Looks pretty good I think.
Excellent - I got it on DVD as a set of VOB files (>2Gb in total for 30 mins!), and that DVD came from Tayles via Rob.
>£40 for Bandersnatch in 1983! And all that hardware!
And with 20-30 items in the box! Gotta love Imagine sales rubbish... and the whole idea of an album being released alongside! As if anyone would ever do that these days...
Errr... ignore the OutRun 2 soundtrack CD...
And, of course, "Midlands - The British Bank".
Today HSBC...
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> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download > the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This > is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their > magnificent going-down-the-pan.
> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download > the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This > is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their > magnificent going-down-the-pan.
> Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent > software:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, RootShell wrote: > "Robert Hazelby" <rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem > news:99b586f3.0411080911.b0d908b@posting.google.com... >> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >> the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >> is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >> magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>> Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >> software:
Robert Hazelby wrote: > It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download > the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. > This is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their > magnificent going-down-the-pan.
Top bit of retro telly there. I remember those tales of 17 year olds getting hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds flogging bedroom masterpieces. By the time I hit 17 them days were gone. I also never wrote a game and was cultivating a magnificent alcohol problem. But them days were gone and that was the biggest obstacle.
I wanted to have a fag in the office with a punky haircut, drive a cheesy sports car to a shite electronic soundtrack, have a bow tie and be cynical, BS a bunch of punters about BS and run an business in a weird alleyway of sheds...
On 8 Nov 2004 09:11:51 -0800, rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk (Robert Hazelby) wrote:
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Wow! Top stuff! Most enteretaining viewing. And how jammy were the BBC to manage to get that slice of computing history on camera at the time??? Talk about the Gods smiling on them there! -- **************The Starglider*************** Public E-Mail. * http://www.starglider.dynu.com/radio * Ask for private * Starglider Radio - listen and enjoy! * address. * E-Mail:the_starglider2...@wibble.co.uk * _WW_ * CHANGE WIBBLE TO YAHOO TO REPLY * /_ _\ ******************************************* | O O | _____________________________________________________oOO_\/_OOo_____
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, The Starglider wrote: > On 8 Nov 2004 09:11:51 -0800, rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk (Robert Hazelby) wrote:
> [snipped]
> Wow! Top stuff! Most enteretaining viewing. And how jammy were the BBC to manage > to get that slice of computing history on camera at the time??? Talk about the > Gods smiling on them there!
Even luckier considering the bailiffs almost confiscated the BBC camera equipment!
> "Robert Hazelby" <rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem > news:99b586f3.0411080911.b0d908b@posting.google.com... >> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >> the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >> is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >> magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>> Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >> software:
> Any chance of sharing it on P2P network? amule/emule/edonkey?
> Thanks, > RootShell
I have put it in my Emule 'shared folder'.
What a super trip back in time that was. Thankyou! I watched this back in the day when I was of similar age to Jonathan Smith. I distinctly remember the Pud-Pud bit. The rest was all lost in the midst of my mind so it was nice to see it again. Oh how I wanted to be Jonathan back then. Alas, it wasn't meant to be...
> "RootShell" <rootsh...@netcabo.pt> wrote in message > news:4190a857$0$3218$a729d347@news.telepac.pt... >> "Robert Hazelby" <rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem >> news:99b586f3.0411080911.b0d908b@posting.google.com... >>> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >>> the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >>> is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >>> magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>>> Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >>> software:
"Robert Hazelby" <rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk> wrote: > It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download > the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This > is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their > magnificent going-down-the-pan.
Certainly is an interesting insight into the companies way, way back in the early 80's. Half an hour well spent watching that!
>> "RootShell" <rootsh...@netcabo.pt> wrote in message >> news:4190a857$0$3218$a729d347@news.telepac.pt... >>> "Robert Hazelby" <rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk> escreveu na mensagem >>> news:99b586f3.0411080911.b0d908b@posting.google.com... >>>> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >>>> the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >>>> is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >>>> magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>>>> Simply copy and paste the following link into your Bit Torrent >>>> software:
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 20:01:01 -0000, "Somebody" <s...@where.com> wrote: >>> I have put it in my Emule 'shared folder'.
>> commerical_breaks_256.avi
>I've just realised the filename is spelt incorrectly, the commercial bit. >(renamed correctly now here)
>Search for breaks_256
D'oh!
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On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 18:40:38 -0000, "Colin Piggot" <qua...@clara.net> wrote: >"Robert Hazelby" <rob...@jabba.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> It's been a long time coming, but you now have the chance to download >> the December 1984 epsiode of BBC's `Commercial Breaks` programme. This >> is the all-famous episode featuring `Imagine Software` and their >> magnificent going-down-the-pan.
>Certainly is an interesting insight into the companies way, way back in the >early 80's. Half an hour well spent watching that!
You don't hear much about David Ward or Gary Bracey these days. They'd probably be quite interesting to interview, eh, RG* peeps? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Nick Humphries n...@egyptus.co.uk | | The Your Sinclair Rock'n'Roll Years: http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/ | | The YSRnRY TV Show: (1984 SOON) http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/tvprog/ | | The Tipshop: http://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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