Iain

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8-bit micros, especially the Speccy and the Beeb, but not prejudiced! Also occasional Linux, Raspberry Pi and Arduino stuff.

For non-retro-computer stuff follow my other account at @losttourist

#ZXSpectrum #Z80 #BBCMicro #6502 #RaspberryPi #RetroPi #Arduino #Linux

LocationWarrington, UK
PronounsHe/him
IainFeb 17, 2023

ANNOUNCE

When I first migrated to Mastodon I decided it would be a good opportunity to try running multiple accounts on different servers, with each account concentrating on a different set of my interests.

So for example this account was set up on oldbytes.space so that I had somewhere to engage with other people who also liked retro computer hardware and playing with Arduinos.

However six months on it's become clear to me that maintaining an active presence on multiple accounts requires too much effort. I hardly ever post using this account any more, so in 4 weeks time I will be closing this account and migrating my follows over to my primary account @losttourist

IainFeb 6, 2023
Lesley Carhart Dec 18, 2022
The most stand-out experience of my entire infosec career is still hands down the time I went to a science fiction convention and stumbled drunkenly into a hotel room party where Bruce Schneier was playing folk music and handing out beer. I was in a Star Trek costume. #ShitICouldntTweet
Show threadIainJan 28, 2023
@peter Oh that's brilliant, especially as it's less than 10 miles from my house. I'll definitely be paying that collection a visit sooner rather than later.
Show threadIainJan 25, 2023
@peter I had no idea that had been reissued. I still have an extremely tatty copy of the original, which does sadly have some pages missing. Where can I get that updated version?
IainJan 25, 2023

Oh dear. Today is not a good day to be a #Microsoft cloud engineer. Or to be reliant on #Azure services.

https://status.azure.com/en-gb/status

IainJan 22, 2023
SwiftOnSecurityJan 22, 2023
History in pics: Testing prototype Roomba's in 1982. It would take two decades until they could be made small enough to clean under a couch.
IainJan 18, 2023
Justin YeungJan 18, 2023
Had a visit to the Centre for Computing History in #cambridge and I was sucked into this time machine. Amazing museum!
Show threadIainJan 15, 2023
@BridgetClinch Yeah, I really wish there was some kind of maker space in my town, but unfortunately the nearest one I know of is 45 minutes drive away and meets at tiems that aren't very convenient for me.
Show threadIainJan 15, 2023
@ericbuijs *quick google* Ahh now that one looks particularly appealing. Writing text files to describe what I want is far more up my alley than careful creative stuff with mouse & pointer.
IainJan 15, 2023
Show threadBBC Micro Bot Jan 15, 2023
I ran @p_malin's program and got this.
Source: https://bbcmic.ro/?t=748yt #bbcbasic
Owlet BBC BASIC Editor