BBC B Tweeting Machine
My BBC B running serial terminal software called Termulator, connected to my Linux desktop which is running the text only web browser Lynx to use Twitter.
The terminal software is fairly temperamental, certain codes seem to make everything freeze up. Also, it’s hard to find 5 pin DIN plugs with the right pin configuration these days.
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
| Exposure | 0.025 sec (1/40) |
| Aperture | f/4.5 |
| Exposure Program | Program AE |
| ISO Speed | 500 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2011:08:23 17:59:52 |
| Exposure Bias | -2/3 EV |
| Flash | Off, Did not fire |
| Focal Length | 35 mm |
| Quality | Fine |
| Metering Mode | Evaluative |
| Lens Type | Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS |
| Camera Temperature | 18 C |
Seven OSs
Geek-out time!
We have here: Windows 3.1 Windows 95 Windows 98 SE Windows XP Mac System 7.5 (m68k) RISC OS 4 (ARM)
All running on Kubuntu Linux 9.04.
The Windowses are running in Virtualbox, System 7 in Basilisk II and RISC OS in RPCEmu.
Only XP is using full CPU virtualisation, it seems to disagree with the earlier versions.
Ten Years Online Today!
Ten years ago today I received my first e-mail. This is a photo of my setup at the time. I bought the 33.6k modem with money from my first job and signed up to Argonet using a voucher in Acorn User. The modem was £94 and it cost £10 per month not including the phone call costs! I used to look forward to weekends because the calls were cheaper then so I could spend more time online. Wasted teenage years? Just think, I could have been drinking cheap cider in the park. Needless to say, my third e-mail was spam. Some things don’t change.
BBC B - back
Showing some of the BBC’s many ports.
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 0.5 sec (1/2) |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 16:05:48 |
| Exposure Bias | -1 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Focal Length | 30 mm |
BBC B - keyboard
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 0.01 sec (1/100) |
| Aperture | f/4 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 16:01:06 |
| Exposure Bias | -1 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Focal Length | 30 mm |
BBC B - keyboard
This was my first computer. It was in constant use from 1986 until 1994. I learned to program on it.
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 1 sec (1) |
| Aperture | f/10 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 15:56:32 |
| Exposure Bias | -1 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Focal Length | 30 mm |
BBC B - PCB
With keyboard in place.
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 2.5 sec (5/2) |
| Aperture | f/11 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 15:52:43 |
| Exposure Bias | -1/3 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Focal Length | 30 mm |
BBC B - PCB
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 0.017 sec (1/60) |
| Aperture | f/4 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 14:06:25 |
| Exposure Bias | 0/3 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal Length | 25 mm |
BBC B - PCB
The 6502 CPU is in the centre.
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 0.017 sec (1/60) |
| Aperture | f/5.6 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 14:00:15 |
| Exposure Bias | 0/3 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Flash | Flash fired |
| Focal Length | 55 mm |
BBC B - PCB, CPU removed
Under the CPU, written on the PCB it says "Bob’s board".
| Make | Canon |
| Model | Canon EOS 300D DIGITAL |
| Exposure | 0.008 sec (1/125) |
| Aperture | f/8 |
| ISO Speed | 400 |
| Date and Time (Original) | 2006:05:28 13:56:18 |
| Exposure Bias | 0/3 EV |
| Metering Mode | Pattern |
| Focal Length | 55 mm |