@ETA_Bath

The Education Technology Archive - an archive of technology used for education based at the University of Bath

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blogs.bath.ac.uk/eta
Joined August 2022
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Check out the Education Technology Archive at University of Bath! They preserve and restore technology for educational benefit, bringing innovation back to life. Follow their progress on their blog or Twitter! 📚🔬👩‍💻 #Ed #retrodirectory @ETA_Bath retro.directory/browse/listi…
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We've reached our final day of the year on site. We'll be back in January. Merry Christmas 🎅
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For our last general open week before the holidays, we've been trying out an old favourite. Who enjoyed Jet Set Willy? 😊
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Anyone for a game of 1970s tennis / hockey / squash? 😁
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On the workbench today..... a ZX Spectrum.... Which didn't want to accept tape input.
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We tested the tape output. And it was producing an output.
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So a bit of cleaning and fettling the sockets on the back of the machine.... and it lives! We now have a fully working setup, and about 40 tapes to explore.
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BBC micro power supplies are surprisingly robust. This one just needs its capacitors changed.
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Sometimes a surprise turns up - to cheer you up. Here's a spare #6502 inside an Apple II!
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Exciting news! @UniofBath's Education Technology Archive (ETA) is preserving and restoring technology equipment for educational benefit. Follow their progress on their blog or Twitter for the latest developments. 📚🔬🌍 # #retrodirectory @ETA_Bath retro.directory/browse/listi…
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We know it's the season for carving...but we'd rather it wasn't the front of your Mega Drive II. 🫣
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Incoming today.... a Telequipment Serviscope S32A from 1962. Our thanks to our Engineering Department for unearthing this gem! It still works! 🙂
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We've had a busy week - with new donations coming in! Tandy 102 (TRS80), Epson projector, PS2, and Videonics MX1, amongst other things....
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UNIVAC I Delay-Line Memory (1951)
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Some interesting things have already come to light this week! How about a lovely Tandy 102 (TRS-80) - which was running the programmes on a CNC machine? 🙂 #Retro #RetroTech #Tandy
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Ouch.
Adam Mulligan-Wilson@RetroRandRs15 Oct 2023
Sweet mother of mercy
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After much wrangling - and a year down the line.... We've officially launched 😁 bath.ac.uk/announcements/exp…

Explore the bygone age of technology in our Education Technology Archive

Just launched, our new museum showcases carefully collected, preserved and restored IT equipment so you can experience technology of the past, today.

bath.ac.uk
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We've been reflecting on the development of our space this last week. It's been a year in the building, but we're pretty much ready to open. 😁
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Some exciting news today! Thanks to one of our academic colleagues (Ken Cameron) we have the internal organs of a PDP11 to work with. It will take some considerable effort to put together, but will be a great project 🙂
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The collection is almost ready to open! 😁
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