UK TNMOC

[Adrian Caspersz]

I don't post here much but but give TNMOC some love folks ...

I was in the UK's National Museum of Computing (Bletchley Park)
yesterday, with a friend doing the guided tour. There was just 6 of us
in the tour - they could do with some more folks on that? Or just walk
around yourself.

https://www.tnmoc.org

Saw an interesting tape drive there, the tape was 35mm film stock as
used by the cinema industry, but instead of photographic emulsion the
full width tape coat was magnetic for 8 tracks of data. The drive itself
being a modified cinema transport - was much cheaper then than tape
drives from the computer industry.

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Adrian C

[D]

Is it easy to get to from London? I might have to go to London for a
business trip in 2024, and since I love these types of museums maybe it
could be a good idea to extend my trip over the weekend to go for a visit!

Best regards,
Daniel

[Sn!pe]

D <nos...@example.net> wrote:

> Daniel

[Bob Eager]

Train from Euston, and it's very near the station. When they decided on
Bletchley Park in WWII, communications were key, especially getting 4,000
workers per shift in and out. It's literally across the road from the
station.

Be careful not to pay for Bletchley Park entry if you just want TNMoC, as
they are both on the site.



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Using UNIX since v6 (1975)...

Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
http://www.mirrorservice.org

[Charlie Gibbs]

On 2024-01-24, Adrian Caspersz <em...@here.invalid> wrote:

> I don't post here much but but give TNMOC some love folks ...
>
> I was in the UK's National Museum of Computing (Bletchley Park)
> yesterday, with a friend doing the guided tour. There was just 6 of us
> in the tour - they could do with some more folks on that? Or just walk
> around yourself.
>
> https://www.tnmoc.org

Sounds like an interesting place. Too bad it's an ocean away...

> Saw an interesting tape drive there, the tape was 35mm film stock as
> used by the cinema industry, but instead of photographic emulsion the
> full width tape coat was magnetic for 8 tracks of data. The drive itself
> being a modified cinema transport - was much cheaper then than tape
> drives from the computer industry.

I once saw a vinyl album which claimed to have been mastered on
such stock.

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[Kerr-Mudd, John]

On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:13:02 +0000
snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote:

> D <nos...@example.net> wrote:
>
> > Daniel
>
I see the legs of a Sn!pe are very long, ideal for stalking.


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Bah, and indeed Humbug.

[D]

Great! Euston I've passed through on my trips. Thank you very much for the
tip, I hope I'll get the chance some time this year! =)

[Sn!pe]

Kerr-Mudd, John <ad...@127.0.0.1> wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:13:02 +0000
> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote:
>
> > D <nos...@example.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Daniel
>
> I see the legs of a Sn!pe are very long, ideal for stalking.

Hardly stalking, I've been here for years.

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My pet rock Gordon just is.

[D]

On Thu, 25 Jan 2024, Sn!pe wrote:

> Kerr-Mudd, John <ad...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:13:02 +0000
>> snip...@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote:
>>
>>> D <nos...@example.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>
>> I see the legs of a Sn!pe are very long, ideal for stalking.
>
> Hardly stalking, I've been here for years.
>
>

Great minds think alike, isn't that the saying? Or perhaps the usenet is
so small, that it comes down to us three? ;)

Best regards,
Daniel

[Thomas Prufer]

On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 03:57:04 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgi...@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

>On 2024-01-24, Adrian Caspersz <em...@here.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I don't post here much but but give TNMOC some love folks ...
>>
>> I was in the UK's National Museum of Computing (Bletchley Park)
>> yesterday, with a friend doing the guided tour. There was just 6 of us
>> in the tour - they could do with some more folks on that? Or just walk
>> around yourself.
>>
>> https://www.tnmoc.org
>
>Sounds like an interesting place. Too bad it's an ocean away...
>
>> Saw an interesting tape drive there, the tape was 35mm film stock as
>> used by the cinema industry, but instead of photographic emulsion the
>> full width tape coat was magnetic for 8 tracks of data. The drive itself
>> being a modified cinema transport - was much cheaper then than tape
>> drives from the computer industry.
>
>I once saw a vinyl album which claimed to have been mastered on
>such stock.

"roentgenizdat"

from soviet bootleg "vinyl" recordings duplicated (cut? pressed?) into used
X-ray film.

Thomas Prufer

[Charlie Gibbs]

The recording I heard was of Virgil Fox playing the John Wanamaker organ
in Philadelphia. His rendition of "Pomp and Cirumstance" was thrilling.
A quick web search confirms the 35mm mastering.