It's not 8-Bit, but it's definitely retro.

[Bryce]

Just came across this. I don't think it would fit in my Retro-room, but a nice piece of kit. If you live near there it would be well worth a visit.

BBC News - Two-tonne Witch computer gets a reboot

Bryce.

[00WReX]

Actually reminds me of an old telephone exchange.
Crossbar exchanges used to clatter away like that...and the relays looked similar.

Cheers,
Shane

[Shaun M. Neary]

Reminds me of the computer seen in Iron Sky earlier this year! lol

[robcfg]

Absolutely, hehe!


Impressive work of the TNMOC, I wish we could have such a nice museum here in Spain...

[MacDeath]

Can you put a VGA card on this ?

[Gryzor]

Actually reminds me of an old telephone exchange.
Crossbar exchanges used to clatter away like that...and the relays looked similar.

Cheers,
Shane

I think computers and telephone exchange centers shares a fair share of components for many years...

[Bryce]

Can you put a VGA card on this ?

No, but it probably wouldn't run Crysis anyway. Not to mention how long it would take to load!

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

Theoretically, it would, wouldn't it? Isn't the definition of a computer "a machine that can emulate any other machine"?

[TFM]

In this case the c64 is no computer, because it cannot emulate the CPC6128

[Bryce]

Theoretically, it would, wouldn't it? Isn't the definition of a computer "a machine that can emulate any other machine"?

You're a true purist Gryzor, yes, it theoretically could run Crysis, just as the C64 could perfectly emulate a CPC6128 (sorry TFM), it's just a question of how fast it would run. Neither Crysis, nor the CPC6128 on a C64 would be a pleasure to use, but theoretically both could be 100% emulated

Bryce.

[ivarf]

I would love to  try this machine. Is it emulated on the CPC yet? I remember going to work with my father as a child and feeding paper rolls into a machine. Not sure if it was a computer or just a telex-machine. It probably was sometimes in second half of the seventies

[Bryce]

That's exactly why I love these kind of machines too. My father brought me to his work when I was about 7 years old - 1976 (Yes I'm an old fart ). They had just installed the largest computer in Ireland and I got to see it working. It was amazing, lots of people running around with clipboards, switching switches, observing flashing lights and typing away at what looked like a type-writer with a bulb-like monitor displaying some flickering blurred green text. I was mezmorised, I was in the future and I instantly knew what would become a major part of my future.

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

So you're now in the ENIAC team?

[Bryce]

It wasn't ENIAC, I don't know exactly what it was, but Feranti had built it. I remember many years of thinking, "when I'm big, I want to work for Feranti"

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

Well, first google result for Feranti is that they won the Dell partner of the year award for 2012. Yeeeeeeh!

[Bryce]

Well, first google result for Feranti is that they won the Dell partner of the year award for 2012. Yeeeeeeh!

Hmmm, and they were so good back in the 60's, they really aren't the company they used to be

Bryce.

[Gryzor]

Quote from: Gryzor on Today at 17:40:58Well, first google result for Feranti is that they won the Dell partner of the year award for 2012. Yeeeeeeh!
Hmmm, and they were so good back in the 60's, they really aren't the company they used to be

Bryce.

Nahhh why do you say that? Who wouldn't want to work selling Dell stuff?