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The cardboard museum of computing! for me, it started with this cardboard mac classic. one of the first experiences i ever had of using computer that had a mouse with a graphic user interface. yeah, i certainly do remember the first apple macintosh computer, debuted by stevejobs back in 1984. so, i had no idea when i built this cardboard version that it might lead to some more cardboard computers, and then maybe even a whole museum? and this is just such a beautiful bbc micro. so i started makin...

Engineers today would have started on one of these. it was made by acorn computers, so—called the apple of the united kingdom. around 1.5 million units were sold. and thanks to a government subsidy, it went into more than 80% of primary schools in the country. tom is the man in charge of the bbc micro exhibit at the national museum of computing. he told me a bit more about why it was so successful. it had a very good programming language with it, bbc basic, and that meant it was really good in...

Federal aviation authority —— terrafugia. microsoft updated its accessibility guidelines, launching a new testing platform for developers and pc and xbox games to make gaming more accessible. and after a seven monthjourney, nasas perseverance rover landed safely on mars. sending its first images back to earth. it will spend the next two years looking for past life on the planet. it was also the week that facebook banned the sharing of all news, local and international, in australia across it...

A beautiful bbc micro. so i started making these during the lockdown, and i think its a really nice activity to get you away from your screen, to be thinking about computers and technology, but in a different way. and if you fancy making your own models, then these paper cut—outs are available online. we have a microzbit, codebug, a memory device, an arduino. its a very small, pocket—sized museum that people can download. and the inspiration seems to be catching. since i started sharing some...

The first apple macintosh computer, debuted by stevejobs back in 1984. so, i had no idea when i built this cardboard version that it might lead to some more cardboard computers, and then maybe even a whole museum? and this is just such a beautiful bbc micro. so i started making these during the lockdown, and i think its a really nice activity to get you away from your screen, to be thinking about computers and technology, but in a different way. and if you fancy making your own models, then thes...

Engines to electric. sri lanka is a beautiful country but recently we noticed the pollution levels are going and so the level of respiratory diseases are going high there so i thought, you know, as an engineer, i would do my best to contribute to bringing emissions down in sri lanka. what do you think it would take to get your conversion kit up and running and produced on a mass scale? tuk—tuk is a low—cost product so the conversion price has to be as low as possible for the drivers to affor...

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80% of primary schools in the country. tom is the man in charge of the bbc micro exhibit at the national computing. he told me a bit more about why it was so successful. it had a very good programming language with it, bbc basic, and that meant it was good in education and was used well by industry as well, then one of the fastest industries available for the time when it was launched, so streaks ahead of the competition for a very low price point, really. 0k, the competition for a very low pric...

300 human linejudges on 18 tennis courts could be replaced at this summers wimbledon by the hawk—eye line system. the all england club is looking at the use of the technology to replace line judges at the australian open. the first time they have been replaced by this technology at a major tournament. and finally this week on al robot has announced her first art exhibition in london. ada will be exhibiting at the design museum in may. named after ada lovelace, her exhibit is expected to featur...

That had a mouse with a graphic user interface. yeah, i certainly do remember the first apple macintosh home computer, debuted by stevejobs back in 1984. so, i had no idea when i built this cardboard version that it might lead to some more cardboard computers, and then maybe even a whole museum? and this is just such a beautiful bbc micro. so i started making these during the lockdown, and i think its a really nice activity to get you away from your screen, to be thinking about computers and tec...