Tim Vickerstaff (8BitTim)
@timvickerstaff.bsky.social
This is a fab find, lovely working HP 3438A Digital Multimeter I plan to put to some good use!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
November 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This is a fab find, lovely working HP 3438A Digital Multimeter I plan to put to some good use!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
Spotted the HP-IB interface port around the back so now I'm on the lookout for the Acorn IEEE488 cheese wedge interface so I can hook it up to one of my BBCs!
I was very surprised when I fired up this lovely old Crown TV/Radio set from 1970, that it still worked! ....and remarkable radio reception on it too.
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I was very surprised when I fired up this lovely old Crown TV/Radio set from 1970, that it still worked! ....and remarkable radio reception on it too.
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
Managed to pull in Radio Derby on AM. A feat that some of my more modern digital tuned radio receivers can't do from where I live!
In today's episode of 'Cool Stuff That Comes My Way'
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In today's episode of 'Cool Stuff That Comes My Way'
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
...this wonderful Sinclair Digital Multimeter, from way back when!
and just look at that beautiful display!
Lovely tape transfer project came my way.
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Lovely tape transfer project came my way.
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
A collection of tapes from local music legend Les Hunt. Most dating back to the dim and distant 1970s.
First one is a live recording of a gig in 1978.
Cotton buds and a bottle of IPA at the ready! These old tapes make a mess of the playback heads!
If IKEA made BBC Micros.
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If IKEA made BBC Micros.
A lovely bit of hi-fi kit found its way to me this past week.
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
September 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A lovely bit of hi-fi kit found its way to me this past week.
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
A Technics SU-V550 Stereo Amplifier, SL-L20 Turntable and an RS-B355 Tape Deck.
This stuff was so dirty. A lot of cleaning required and a replacement drive belt for the turntable.
The tape deck needs belts too, but one job at a time!
Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe.
May 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Quote post this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe.
Imagine being on this flight...
airlive.net/emergency/20...
Turns out a friend of mine was on it! Everyone ok, but very much as they say, a 'brown trouser' moment.
airlive.net/emergency/20...
Turns out a friend of mine was on it! Everyone ok, but very much as they say, a 'brown trouser' moment.
Jet2 Boeing 737 to UK makes emergency in Hungary following engine issue
A Jet2 flight from Turkey to England was forced to make an emergency landing in Budapest. The flight LS622 departed Dalaman in Turkey Saturday, April 26 2025 East Midlands Airport. The Boeing 737-800 ...
airlive.net
April 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Imagine being on this flight...
airlive.net/emergency/20...
Turns out a friend of mine was on it! Everyone ok, but very much as they say, a 'brown trouser' moment.
airlive.net/emergency/20...
Turns out a friend of mine was on it! Everyone ok, but very much as they say, a 'brown trouser' moment.
Reposted by Tim Vickerstaff (8BitTim)
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
Bit of a record cleaning afternoon.
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
April 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Bit of a record cleaning afternoon.
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
One from my dad's collection.
Really the Blues - The Mezzrow Bechet Quintet
From ancient times!
I was never really super exciting about 16-bit computers. They kinda just passed me by. I used 8-bit BBCs until the bitter end, then moved up to a 486 PC.
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
March 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I was never really super exciting about 16-bit computers. They kinda just passed me by. I used 8-bit BBCs until the bitter end, then moved up to a 486 PC.
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
That said, I'm finding a new found appreciation of the Atari ST.
It really was quite a nice computer, wasn't it?
Looking forward to a lovely local history project that's just come my way.
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Looking forward to a lovely local history project that's just come my way.
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
It involves the use of this lovely cine film projector from the dim and distant past!
For those not familiar with just how noisy old daisy wheel printers were, here's a little video I made a while back, when I first set up my daisy wheel printer! #writing #vintagetech #8bit
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Printing to a Juki 6200 Daisy Wheel Printer from a BBC Master
I've always wanted a Daisy Wheel printer. I managed to find a Juki still boxed, with all its accessories!
odysee.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For those not familiar with just how noisy old daisy wheel printers were, here's a little video I made a while back, when I first set up my daisy wheel printer! #writing #vintagetech #8bit
odysee.com/@8bitTim:3/P...
odysee.com/@8bitTim:3/P...
Reposted by Tim Vickerstaff (8BitTim)
Acorn BBC Micro B+ 128K - a Stop gap between the Model B and the BBC Master
February 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Acorn BBC Micro B+ 128K - a Stop gap between the Model B and the BBC Master
Writing a book on a computer made in the 1980s is definitely a fun way of working.....Not entirely sure when I'll get it finished though.
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
February 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Writing a book on a computer made in the 1980s is definitely a fun way of working.....Not entirely sure when I'll get it finished though.
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
#writing #ancienttech #vintagecomputer #oldskool #8bit
Dusting off the B+ like its 1984
February 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Dusting off the B+ like its 1984
I don't have any Electron ROM cartridges yet.
Being a bit of a Forth fan, I'd love to pick up Forth on one, but they're a little hard to find!
Any suggestions for some fun/cool/intertesting Electron Cartridges?
Being a bit of a Forth fan, I'd love to pick up Forth on one, but they're a little hard to find!
Any suggestions for some fun/cool/intertesting Electron Cartridges?
February 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I don't have any Electron ROM cartridges yet.
Being a bit of a Forth fan, I'd love to pick up Forth on one, but they're a little hard to find!
Any suggestions for some fun/cool/intertesting Electron Cartridges?
Being a bit of a Forth fan, I'd love to pick up Forth on one, but they're a little hard to find!
Any suggestions for some fun/cool/intertesting Electron Cartridges?
It is a Plus 1 interface for the Electron.
Never had one of these before. Actually I've only recently picked up my first Electron too.
Never had one of these before. Actually I've only recently picked up my first Electron too.
February 23, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It is a Plus 1 interface for the Electron.
Never had one of these before. Actually I've only recently picked up my first Electron too.
Never had one of these before. Actually I've only recently picked up my first Electron too.
Been a while since I acquired an 'Acorn thing'.
First things first, give it a clean.
Can you tell what it is yet? 😄
First things first, give it a clean.
Can you tell what it is yet? 😄
February 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Been a while since I acquired an 'Acorn thing'.
First things first, give it a clean.
Can you tell what it is yet? 😄
First things first, give it a clean.
Can you tell what it is yet? 😄
Merry Christmas everyone!
December 24, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Merry Christmas everyone!
December 21, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Reign of terror! 🤣
December 18, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Reign of terror! 🤣
Remember the time when drives were micro?...
Found this little spinning rust-devil lurking in an old digital camera.
Still works too!
Found this little spinning rust-devil lurking in an old digital camera.
Still works too!
December 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Remember the time when drives were micro?...
Found this little spinning rust-devil lurking in an old digital camera.
Still works too!
Found this little spinning rust-devil lurking in an old digital camera.
Still works too!
Reposted by Tim Vickerstaff (8BitTim)
There is a Jet Set Willy room for every occasion….
Today in the U.K. :
“A bit of tree” !
#StormDarragh
Today in the U.K. :
“A bit of tree” !
#StormDarragh
December 7, 2024 at 2:07 PM
There is a Jet Set Willy room for every occasion….
Today in the U.K. :
“A bit of tree” !
#StormDarragh
Today in the U.K. :
“A bit of tree” !
#StormDarragh
December 7, 2024 at 1:19 AM