Byte High no Limit
Podcasts about Peoples relationships with technology, teletext, old Arcades and whatever else. Social History of technology, not always obvious.
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Before the Home computers became ubiquitous and a technology we can not live without, they were hobbies and self built projects assembled by the luminaries home computing.
This episode looks at the origins of kit computers in the US, the TV Typewriter; the UK the MK14, System 1 and 101 and Yugoslavia with it's embargo busting Galaksija.
The show includes recollections of the users of these machines and a very special interview with the Creator of Galaksija, Voja Antonic.
My thanks go to Georg Fuchs for the Voja Antonic interview. www.lotek64.com
Dan Farrimond and Chinny Hill's voice talents.
Music = Mr Niceness on Youtube
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Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
I had the privilege to interview the very person that, unbeknown to him, started my journey in teletext art and with it, the friendships I built with many other like minded folk.
Paul's one and only online teletext project had far reaching influences on many of us and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as I have had in making them all so far.
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Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Oracle's Buzz! Magazine was the first tech, teen culture and music magazine of it's kind. It's interactive nature was a major influence on many that viewed the electronic magazine one who went on to make services themselves! (Mr Biffo- see previous episode!)
Join us as we talk about Debbie's Dairy, Buzz! and plenty more!
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Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
In her glittering career, Sara Scott-Rivers worked extensively with both Viewdata and teletext.
Following designer-editor roles with Prestel in the 1980s, she joined Teletext Ltd prior to its launch in 1993.
Sara was kind enough to share her recollections of working with the blocky mediums with me in this podcast series.
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Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Byte High no Limit is a series about all aspects of Technological history and it's social connections.
Fans of the teletext series should not despair as there will be more interviews on the way, In the meantime here is an update of the channel and and item I recorded about WE ARE INSTAR, an art collective that are exhibiting in my childhood town of Jaywick in Essex.
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Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Saturday Dec 31, 2022
Paul Rose is a BAFTA nominated writer for Children's TV and also writes for Mainstream Adult audience programming.
He is fondly remembered and held in high regard for his work on Teletext Ltd's Digitiser Magazine as Mr Biffo which he launched 30 years ago!
Paul very kindly spoke to me about his time at teletext, his motivations and what he is doing now.
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You can find out more about Paul here... http://www.paulrosewriter.com/
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
Saturday Dec 17, 2022
Probably one of the BBC computer's killer Apps, Elite started a series of games that continue today.
Acorn Nut Mark Moxon decided that this iconic game needed a port to the teletext medium and in this episode he explains his motivations an experiences of creating this wonderfully playable adaption.
You can play the game yourself here. https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/teletext_elite.html
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Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
The Teletext revival is a shop window, but without the goods in the stock room nothing can happen.
Alistair's ZX Net Teletext editor and online Viewers have been the glue that enables artists, archivists and new services to make their concepts a reality.
We discuss how it all happened and what projects are on the go at the moment.
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Byte High No Limit
A pod series that covers the history of my favourite childhood arcade, the origin, the people and the machines.
Also the future of the site now the Arcade is gone.
Also the Teletext people series, where we speak to the people who made the UK's first TV info system work and others who now keep it's historic legacy going.
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