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Rob\Viewdata UK

robert@irrelevant.me.uk

<p>Random thoughts and comments. Most interested in retro computing, pre-web viewdata/Prestel services. Also likes Sci-Fi, Roads, Geekery of many kinds. Liberal leaning, watcher of UK politics &amp; world news.<br />Moving from twitter @irrelevant_com / @viewdataUK</p><p><a href="https://irrelevant.me.uk/tags/Prestel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Prestel</span></a> <a href="https://irrelevant.me.uk/tags/Micronet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Micronet</span></a> <a href="https://irrelevant.me.uk/tags/Viewdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Viewdata</span></a> <a href="https://irrelevant.me.uk/tags/Videotex" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Videotex</span></a> <a href="https://irrelevant.me.uk/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>

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    @masek@infosec.exchange This is the plot of Caprica (tv series) is it not? Next thing you know we&#39;ll have Cylons taking over..

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    @csara@vmst.io I use https://www.freethought.uk/ and have found them reliable and responsive.

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    Where&amp;#39;s the &amp;quot;Absolutely not, never mention this again!&amp;quot; button??

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    In my quest to set up a server with a GPU, NVME drive &amp;amp; 10Gb network card, not all of which I can easily fit in any of the servers here, if they even supported them, (all too old to know what an NVME drive even is) I bought a used motherboard from eBay. Not the most powerful, but plenty of PCI-E slots. So I need a case for it all. I thought I might have an unused mini-tower in the graveyard under my workbench, so went to have a look. Yep, I do. Three of them. Plus a smaller one on a she...

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    Just found a receipt from 2003 for some DDR RAM. 512MB for £50+VAT. And that was trade price. We might gripe about recent memory price rises, but it&amp;#39;s easy to forget how much it cost just a bit further back..

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    I didn&amp;#39;t feel old at the time :-(

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    @summerbeth@mastodon.me.uk Heh, got a few of those!

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    My youngster is selling hand made badges and stickers of their own artwork. Or trying to - only had one order so far. If you want to support an autistic teenager, please have a look at https://store.eva-jane.uk/ and see if anything tickles your fancy. It&amp;#39;s mostly fan art, though there are some originals. (I especially like the bees!) Posts worldwide at cost. She also takes commissions if you like the art style. Feel free to boost! 🙂 #selling #fanart #badges #stickers #bees Edit:thx for...