PODCAST
elb on Technology
Short videos on technology topics, or demonstrations of vintage technology.
Episodes
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MNT Pocket Reform Assembly and First Impressions
I unbox and assemble an MNT Pocket Reform mini laptop from MNT Research (mnt.re), and give some impressions of the build quality and process. This build is the RK3588 model, with a kit from July/August of 2025. Before people come at me; I ment...
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Reading a paper tape at about 300 cps.
A PDP-11 paper tape containing a BASIC program is read through a Decitek portable high speed paper tape reader.
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Booting a PDP-11/34A to Unix V6
Booting a PDP-11/34A to Unix V6 from an RL01 disk, then some minimal interaction on a VT-100 terminal. In 2019 I had a PDP-11/34A, RL01 disk drive, and VT-100 terminal in my office at work. A student and I managed to get Unix V6 booting on it....
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Counting on a Transistor Specialties Nixie Tube Counter/Timer
A Transistor Specialties frequency counter from about 1960 running its internal self test. It contains a 1 MHz ovenized oscillator, and provides a number of features, from frequency counting to period timing to interval counting.
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A homebrew Teletype current loop to RS-232 interface in action
A quick video of a homebrew opto-isolated RS-232 to 20 mA current loop adapter in operation. The serial protocol analyzer sends a string of U*, waits a few ms, sends CRLF, then waits a few ms, and repeats. This is because U and *, with 7-bit e...
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Teletype Model 35 ASR printing QBF from tape
This is a Teletype Model 35 ASR, an ASCII Teletype machine running at 110 baud, printing The Quick Brown Fox from a paper tape. The model 35 is a rugged ASCII machine built on the same principles as the Model 28, but having functionality compar...
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TI Silent 707 to IBM PC 5150 via local line simulator
A quick demo of connecting a TI Silent 700 printing terminal to an IBM 5150 via modem connection through a homebrew line simulator. The lighting, audio, and camera work are all awful because I used my phone; pardon the quality and enjoy the demo!
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