Linker3000

@linker3000@oldbytes.space
7 Followers
45 Following
372 Posts
IT Service Management by day. Electron wrangler by night (Analogue and digital electronics, microcontrollers, retro computers 'n' stuff). STEM Ambassador (UK).
West Sussex, United Kingdom.
This is my main Mastodon account.
Websitehttps://linker3000.com
MicroC64, BBC Microcomputer, RC2014 (various), ZX Spectrum, TS1000, Acorn System 1, Microcontrollers, CPUs
Get a lifeCooking, walking, family
Githubgithub.com/linker3000
Linker3000Dec 5, 2023

Where's the best value place to buy 80 column listing paper in the UK?

Suggestions for online or regional stores plz.

Ta!

Linker3000Nov 18, 2023
Much as I have appreciated being on Oldbytes.space, it does seem to have become a bit flaky recently, so I have reactivated @linker3000 and I'll be posting over there unless/until things get better over here. I'll try moving users etc. so you won't miss a word of my vital mumblings.
Linker3000Nov 17, 2023
myrmepropagandistNov 17, 2023
Tell-tale droppings that are a sign of EE or CS infestation.
Linker3000Nov 10, 2023
Logwatch!
Linker3000Nov 9, 2023
Extreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023

You are in a semi-circular room, with an exit to the West, which is open.

#Zork, #Cray #RetroComputing

Linker3000Nov 8, 2023
Interesting course with a strong theme!
Linker3000Oct 30, 2023
Jason ScottOct 30, 2023

For over 15 years, I've been maintaining a near-comprehensive collection and overview of all the BBS Software that was ever released. New versions and items come in occasionally, and the addition of a few more recently made me remember it.

(F15SIM came by and fixed up the whole thing recently, too.)

If you're sitting on BBS software, or want to, visit it:

http://bbsdocumentary.com/software/

The BBS Software Directory

Linker3000Oct 30, 2023
Kurt KremitzkiOct 30, 2023

Hard to imagine life before I knew the #bash shortcut '!$' to refer to the last argument of the previous command. It's so useful in shell sessions!

Example usage:
`$ mkdir -p some/long/path/to/foo`
`$ chmod 700 !$`
`$ cd !$`

Linker3000Oct 30, 2023
Brad LinderOct 30, 2023

Radxa Zero 3W is a Pi Zero-sized PC with a RK3566 processor and up to 8GB RAM #Radxa, #RadxaZero3w, #Rk3566, #Sbc

https://liliputing.com/radxa-zero-3w-is-a-pi-zero-sized-pc-with-a-rk3566-processor-and-up-to-8gb-ram/

Radxa Zero 3W is a Pi Zero-sized PC with a RK3566 processor, WiFi 6 and up to 8GB RAM - Liliputing

Radxa Zero 3W is a Pi Zero-sized PC with a RK3566 processor, WiFi 6 and up to 8GB RAM

Liliputing
Linker3000Oct 20, 2023
Show threadRC2014Oct 20, 2023

I cannot believe how much reach this Best. Birthday. Cake. Ever. toot has had. Almost 1000 re-toots so far.

Describing it as the Best might be doing @shieladixon a disservice though when comparing with previous years cakes.

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Extreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023

You are in a semi-circular room, with an exit to the West, which is open.

#Zork, #Cray #RetroComputing

Show threadDelta WyeNov 9, 2023
@Extelec Iโ€™d like to perform an arcana check on the Cray supercomputer.
Show thread๐ŸฆŠ ๐ŸธFaux around & find outโš ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟNov 9, 2023
@DeltaWye @Extelec
Roll for WIS checkโ€ฆ waitโ€ฆ nvmโ€ฆ itโ€™d fail no matter the circumstances. There is a hardware switch in front of you, do you flip it?
Show threadDelta WyeNov 9, 2023

@camstonefaux @Extelec Oh hell and of course thereโ€™s no listing of switches for the Cray-1 or Cray-2โ€ฆ man I hope this isnโ€™t bad.

Is the Cray running? Like a status for the motor generators?

Ah screw it, I flip the switch. Boy I hope thatโ€™s not a Halon system.

Show thread๐ŸฆŠ ๐ŸธFaux around & find outโš ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟNov 9, 2023
@DeltaWye @Extelec Yup, it was the halon dump. The system is shut down, the alarms are blaring, lights are flashing, and there is an angry sysadmin glaring at you. Not everyone gets to put this on their resumeโ€ฆ so, congratulations!
Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023
@camstonefaux @DeltaWye Oh, and you can't breathe...
Show threadDelta WyeNov 9, 2023

@camstonefaux @Extelec Uh, I shout at him โ€œIโ€™M WITH THE umm ELECTRICITY POLICE NO TIME TO EXPLAIN! GO! OUT NOW BEFORE IT DUMPS!โ€

I think thatโ€™s a persuasion or intimidation check.

Show threadPaolo AmorosoNov 9, 2023

@Extelec

FETCH TAPE 285

Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023
@amoroso Tape isn't here.
Show threadPaolo AmorosoNov 9, 2023
@Extelec Well, I thought the tape might have been among the hundreds at the back of the room ๐Ÿ˜€
Show thread๐ŸฆŠ ๐ŸธFaux around & find outโš ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟNov 9, 2023
@Extelec @amoroso
Show threadPaolo AmorosoNov 9, 2023
@camstonefaux Well, it sort of qualifies.
Show threadJim SpathNov 9, 2023
@Extelec Twisty!
Show threadRC2014Nov 9, 2023

@Extelec
There are many twisty cables, all alike.

UNPLUG BLUE CABLE

Show thread๐ŸฆŠ ๐ŸธFaux around & find outโš ๏ธ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟNov 9, 2023
@Extelec This is how TRON started, isnโ€™t itโ€ฆ
Show threadErnst Greiner ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บNov 9, 2023
@Extelec
You got eaten by pacman
Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023
@ernstgreiner Yes, his name is Grue.
Show threadDr David MillsNov 9, 2023
@Extelec
"It is pitch black. Your dinner is likely to arrive soon.."
Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023
@Dtl expect GRUEl
Show threadplinthNov 9, 2023
@Extelec PLUGH
Show threadXymonNov 9, 2023
@Extelec I want a Cray so bad even if just for furniture
Show threadResolviendo la incรณgnita ๐ŸŒNov 9, 2023
@Extelec You call this a super computer?
Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023

@RLIBlog Yey, lasers and flashy lights.

Its a Super computer alright.

Show threadMichael HartleNov 9, 2023
@Extelec go west
Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023
@mhartle You see a construction worker, a police man and a native American.
Show threadRoblNov 9, 2023
@Extelec @mhartle and Rudy Voller
Show threadKabit Bunny ~ ฮธฮ” ~ ๐Ÿ”œ GTFOUSANov 9, 2023
@Extelec makes me want to build one of these
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/everyone-can-have-a-cray-1-supercomputer-with-this-raspberry-pi-diy-guide/
Everyone can have a Cray-1 supercomputer with this Raspberry Pi DIY guide

As long as you have access to a 3D printer

Show threadExtreme ElectronicsNov 9, 2023
@Kabit or one of these https://www.extremeelectronics.co.uk/pico-cray-small-scale-distributed-computing/
Pico Cray - Small scale distributed computing. - Extreme Electronics

The Pico Cray is a cluster of 8 Picos and a controller Pico. All Picos are connected in parallel by an I2C bus. The controller is designated by one GPIO being held low, the processor Picoโ€™s addresses are allocated automatically. The Controller Pico has a 320x240px display connected by SPI and a couple of buttons. โ€ฆ Continue reading Pico Cray โ€“ Small scale distributed computing. โ†’

Extreme Electronics
Show threadTheJenNov 9, 2023
@Extelec Cray Supercomputers one of my headhunting clients back in the day. :)
Show threadChristian SurreyNov 9, 2023
@Extelec Oh my! Soooo good!
Show threadWilliam HamiltonNov 9, 2023
@Extelec โ€œYou are likely to be eaten by a grue.โ€
Show threadJack WellbornNov 9, 2023

@Extelec @jon_alper

โ€œSo what do you run on?โ€

โ€œENTER MY MOU..UH...MY ACCESS ENTRY, AND I WILL SHOW YOU!โ€

Show threadElricNov 9, 2023
@Extelec You hear a vague humming noise coming from the north east. The floor beneath your feet is covered in dried blood.
Show threadShadow D. Wolf ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆNov 9, 2023
@Extelec xyzzy
Show threadWolfgang Mรผller (DE:er/EN:he)Nov 9, 2023
@Extelec A Cray, right?
Show threadBombadil Frumblesnatch ๐ŸงNov 9, 2023
@Extelec
Show threadMattias SchlenkerNov 9, 2023
@Extelec On monday, I walked through a Supercomputer. It was hot in there!
Show threadRobinNov 9, 2023

@Extelec

WARNING :
Flared Corduroy ONLY
Beyond This Point

Show threadGabriel PettierNov 9, 2023

@Extelec > go west

> you've been killed by a grue.

Show threadEarthshine --> movedNov 9, 2023
@Extelec That frame reminds me of the HelmerIII concept that I thought was fantastic and I still would love to build something like it some day. https://helmer3.sfe.se/
HelmerII - The River

Show threadVoronNov 9, 2023
@Extelec zork ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Show threadDoug GrinbergsNov 9, 2023

@Extelec For those who don't know: #Boulder, #Colorado: #NCAR / #UCAR a research site with a long association with #Cray #supercomputer
https://cray-history.net/2022/01/08/ncar-ucar-a-research-site-with-a-long-association-with-cray-supercomputers/

NCAR Archives YouTube channel video: Cray 1A history discussion/virtual tour
https://youtu.be/6vHDGHpocgQ

NCAR / UCAR a research site with a long association with Cray supercomputers.

The National Centre for Atmospheric Research NCAR/UCAR in Colorado has a long association with Cray supercomputers. Starting in 1977 with the Cray-1 SN3 the site invested in some the best supercompโ€ฆ

Cray-History.net
Show threadKarl AuerbachNov 9, 2023

@Extelec I can say truthfully "been there, done that". (We had several Cray 1 models in our data center at the Livermore Labs.)

But for the Cray 2 only a tiny person could get into the middle.

Show threadottawasteph ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธNov 9, 2023
@Extelec Good times
Show threadChuckNov 9, 2023
@Extelec It is very warm in the room ๐Ÿ˜‰
Show threadLinker3000Nov 9, 2023

@Extelec I put mine in a sexy transparent case.

/Actually belongs to EPFL in Switzerland - I was there setting up a new object storage array...all 13PB of it!

Show threadYour Autistic Life FR/EN/ESNov 10, 2023

@Extelec It is pitch black, you are likely to be eaten by a grue.

#EatenByAGrue #PitchBlack

Show threadChristian Berger DECT 9314Nov 11, 2023
@Extelec According to Cray, the height of it was designed so you couldn't see the dust on top. And the padded bench (housing part of cooling and power supply) was there to give the engineer something to rest on.
Show threadRaymond RussellNov 12, 2023
@Extelec
looks like he is repairing an orgasmotron.
Show threadLudovic :Firefox: :FreeBSD:Nov 12, 2023
@Extelec w