PowerBook 1400 booting from compact flash PowerBook 1400 booting from compact flash
Posted by: GPOTOM

Video duration: 162 seconds

This is my PowerBook 1400c/133 booting from a 1GB AGFA Photo high speed (80x) compact flash card installed with a PCMCIA adaptor. It works very well and feels about as fast as the original hard drive that it replaced, and of course the machine now runs silently.

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Horse cantering along Ayr Beach Horse cantering along Ayr Beach
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Video duration: 46 seconds

Ayrshire lass rides her horse along Ayr beach at around sunset then gives an incredibly refined comment about the horse's reaction to seaweed.
The Isle of Arran is visible in the background.
I've been told that this is a canter and not a gallop so I have altered the video title accordingly.

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Sinclair Spectrum 128K plays Ay Riders \"Pixyfluff\" (clip) Sinclair Spectrum 128K plays Ay Riders "Pixyfluff" (clip)
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Video duration: 57 seconds

Here's a clip of my Sinclair Spectrum 128K playing some of Ay Riders "You Are Adult" album. The album comes as a TAP format Spectrum program with the ZXSP emulator for Mac OS X, but Iwent furthur and converted it for use on a real ZX Spectrum, for retro value!

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How to Dispose of a Piano How to Dispose of a Piano
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Video duration: 192 seconds

When I purchased a new piano for my halls of residence I was given the job of disposing of the old one. The students here helped enthusiastically to make the most spectacular bonfire ever!

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O Tannenbaum, (O Christmas Tree), played on BBC Master O Tannenbaum, (O Christmas Tree), played on BBC Master
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Video duration: 70 seconds

Here's me playing "O Tannenbaum", (more popularly known as "O Christmas Tree"), on a BBC Master Series microcomputer. The program I'm using is an "Organ Music" program that I found on an old 5.25" floppy disk from a school.

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Tetris theme on Keytar Tetris theme on Keytar
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Video duration: 52 seconds

After seeing many people playing the Tetris theme on piano, organ and even accordion, I decided to make my own version. For this I used two instruments from the 1980's: a Yamaha PSR-60 keyboard and a Yamaha SHS-10 Keytar, linked via MIDI.
Hope you enjoy it!

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Music For A Found Harmonium Music For A Found Harmonium
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Video duration: 66 seconds

Jamie plays a decent improvisation of Music For A Found Harmonium by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra on a Mason & Hamlin harmonium. This particular instrument was found in an auction hall in Fife and bought for the princely sum of £17. It has been much played and enjoyed ever since!

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Super Funky Badass Matrix Super Funky Badass Matrix
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Video duration: 241 seconds

The Matrix lobby shootout scene backed by Lipps Inc.s "Funky Town".
This scene was obviously made to be sequenced with music as the timing of events is near perfect.

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Leyland Leopard SCS 335M in Glasgow Leyland Leopard SCS 335M in Glasgow
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Video duration: 27 seconds

SCS 335M pulling away from the Killermont Street bus stop in Glasgow on the GVVT Bridgeton Bus Garage open day, 14th October 2007.
No sounds in this video unfortunately and apologies for the grainy quality - it is an old camera!

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Apple Store Glasgow STV News report Apple Store Glasgow STV News report
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Video duration: 22 seconds

A brief STV news report about the opening of the Apple Store in Glasgow's Buchanan Street on the 25th of August 2007.

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Davy Jones Plays His Mason & Hamlin Organ Davy Jones Plays His Mason & Hamlin Organ
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Video duration: 92 seconds

This is me having an attempt at playing "Davy Jones Plays His Organ" from Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest. It is a rough improvisation that then goes into the main theme (called "He's a Pirate" I think). Complete with silly head movements, largely caused by exhaustion from pumping the organ's foot bellows!
Filmed by Jamie who went artsy-fartsy with the camera.

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Sinclair Spectrum plays Pirates of the Caribbean theme Sinclair Spectrum plays Pirates of the Caribbean theme
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Video duration: 28 seconds

Here's a short improvisation of "He's a Pirate" from Pirates of the Caribbean being played by my 128K Sinclair ZX Spectrum +. It is the product of a BASIC program which uses the BEEP command.

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Small dog chasing laser pointer Small dog chasing laser pointer
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Video duration: 21 seconds

This dog loves to chase the laser spot around the house and never seems to get tired of it!

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