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Is my vintage equipment trying to send me a message? [video]

106 points by CaliforniaKarl 6y ago

rlyshw 6y ago
This is incredibly cute. Super satisfying to see all of that antique gear in such good shape. It's interesting to think about the progression of various computing interfaces, and compare it to some of the cutting-edge AI-based interactions that we are seeing emerge today like GPT-3.
edeion 6y ago
For what I understand, that's about a group working on restoring computer and radio electronics from the cold war era. The video has some funny (in a pleasant way -- in my opinion) playback music and a simple scenario to display the team's achievements as they celebrate their 100,000th subscriber. Looks like some friendly and dedidated crowd indeed!
sgt 6y ago
There are such gems on YouTube these days. In retrocomputing for example, I enjoy watching a number of shows including 8-bit guy, Retro Man Cave, Retro Recipes (by a real Star Wars actor), This Does Not Compute (I have a feeling the guy is on HN!), and of course CuriousMarc.
- virtual_void 6y ago
  If you haven’t already found them, Adrian’s Digital Basement, Jan Beta and Noel’s Retro Lab are very enjoyable additions to that list.
  - sli 6y ago
    Lazy Game Reviews has excellent retro computing and audio hardware content as well, not just games.
- colanderman 6y ago
  Technology Connections is great too. It's very accessible, yet I (as a tech nerd who grew up around what is now "retro" stuff) always learn interesting stuff from him.
  - sgt 6y ago
    Oh yes, recently started following him. He's got a unique and amusing way of holding on to your attention. The last episode I recall seeing was the one about detergent. It actually helped me, because I never knew my dishwasher had a pre-wash compartment. Now I use it!
jacquesm 6y ago
That teletype is beautiful, you can completely understand the decoding logic with the selector arms just by watching it move.
- 8bitsrule 6y ago
  In the 33ASR video, funny when he needs to use an Arduino to speed up the 110b ASCII to 9600b to interface with the computer. And use it again to translate the O to IBM ASCII slash-O. (Arduino probably much better computer than the 1964 Teletype ever talked to!)
annoyingnoob 6y ago
Amazing that gear still works. Fun.
- stevefolta 6y ago
  Most of his other videos are about the things he had to do to get that gear to work.
Renaud 6y ago
CuriousMark's channel is really entertaining if you like vintage electronics. It's amazing to see how clever and powerful these machines and how they push the limits of what was possible in their era. His explanations are very clear and he has mad troubleshooting skills. It's always very thrilling to see these old machines get back on their feet and come alive again! MrCarlson's Lab[1] is another very enjoyable channel showing detailed restoration of antique -generally radio, mostly tube-based- equipment. [1]:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA

This is incredibly cute. Super satisfying to see all of that antique gear in such good shape. It's interesting to think about the progression of various computing interfaces, and compare it to some of the cutting-edge AI-based interactions that we are seeing emerge today like GPT-3.

edeion 6y ago

For what I understand, that's about a group working on restoring computer and radio electronics from the cold war era. The video has some funny (in a pleasant way -- in my opinion) playback music and a simple scenario to display the team's achievements as they celebrate their 100,000th subscriber. Looks like some friendly and dedidated crowd indeed!

sgt 6y ago

There are such gems on YouTube these days. In retrocomputing for example, I enjoy watching a number of shows including 8-bit guy, Retro Man Cave, Retro Recipes (by a real Star Wars actor), This Does Not Compute (I have a feeling the guy is on HN!), and of course CuriousMarc.

virtual_void 6y ago
If you haven’t already found them, Adrian’s Digital Basement, Jan Beta and Noel’s Retro Lab are very enjoyable additions to that list.
- sli 6y ago
  Lazy Game Reviews has excellent retro computing and audio hardware content as well, not just games.
colanderman 6y ago
Technology Connections is great too. It's very accessible, yet I (as a tech nerd who grew up around what is now "retro" stuff) always learn interesting stuff from him.
- sgt 6y ago
  Oh yes, recently started following him. He's got a unique and amusing way of holding on to your attention. The last episode I recall seeing was the one about detergent. It actually helped me, because I never knew my dishwasher had a pre-wash compartment. Now I use it!

jacquesm 6y ago

That teletype is beautiful, you can completely understand the decoding logic with the selector arms just by watching it move.

8bitsrule 6y ago
In the 33ASR video, funny when he needs to use an Arduino to speed up the 110b ASCII to 9600b to interface with the computer. And use it again to translate the O to IBM ASCII slash-O. (Arduino probably much better computer than the 1964 Teletype ever talked to!)

annoyingnoob 6y ago

Amazing that gear still works. Fun.

stevefolta 6y ago
Most of his other videos are about the things he had to do to get that gear to work.

Renaud 6y ago

CuriousMark's channel is really entertaining if you like vintage electronics. It's amazing to see how clever and powerful these machines and how they push the limits of what was possible in their era. His explanations are very clear and he has mad troubleshooting skills. It's always very thrilling to see these old machines get back on their feet and come alive again! MrCarlson's Lab[1] is another very enjoyable channel showing detailed restoration of antique -generally radio, mostly tube-based- equipment. [1]:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU9SoQxJewrWb_3GxeteQPA