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Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:48 am
by jdrose
Appears to be an Acorn "BBC Model" computer?
Can be seen in operation from 1:19 to 1:42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZPTM0PGQPE
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:39 am
by BigEd
These are brilliant! (Yes, that's a Beeb)
Cheers
Ed
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:31 am
by Arlet
Nice, but I do question the scientific accuracy of grinding up teeth as a good way to obtain pure calcium
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:12 pm
by jdrose
"... I do question the scientific accuracy ..."
Indeed.
The video is a farce. British humor.
In one of the experiments they are evoking word messages from intelligent calcium.
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:32 pm
by BigEd
It does ramp up the absurdity quite slowly. And the tone is spot-on for that period of educational television.
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:59 pm
by Arlet
Indeed. I only watched a little bit in the beginning at first, but as you get a bit further it becomes obvious that it's a bunch of nonsense. Well, at least the Beeb was real
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:50 pm
by teamtempest
There's that ubiquitous constant again - 42!
Re: Acorn seen in contemporary "Educational" video
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:33 am
by Dr Jefyll
There's that ubiquitous constant again-- 42!
Indeed. Nothing the least bit ordinary about
that number, is there!
Expressed as an 8-bit binary, it's even a palindrome. "Coincidence"?
There are countless facets to the enigma. It's spooky!
