This Episode I had the pleasure of the host of Floppy Days, Randy Kindig. 11 years and 141 episodes so far and his quest to cover every home computer chronologically has only got him to 1984's Grundy Newbrain! what dedication. Randy Speaks to me about his motivation and collection of vintage computers and we share our observations on how computing has changed since the days of individual quirky machines.   Please visit www.floppydays.com to listen to his show. Thanks also to Warren (Woz) Pilkington for the opening segment. Theme is by Mr Nissness, get him on youtube and bandcamp @mrnissness You can support the podcast with hosting costs by buying me a kofi www.ko-fi.com/bytehigh  if you wish, but a like or a rating is just as welcome.   Keep it blocky!

Yes, The Unpublished chapter!! Bob Pape is a computer game coder that came into prominence in the 8 bit world with his conversion of the Irem coin-op R-type to the humble ZX Spectrum. Around ten years ago he wrote an account of how he made the game and described a less than glamourous world of coding that surrounded it in 'It's Behind You'  This book is available on www.bizzley.com for free and is highly recommended. Part two covers Bob's views on the games industry, the magazines and also his humble appraisal of his other projects and also his love of Cinema.   I hope you enjoy, please do leave feedback in the usual places.

Bob Pape is a computer game coder that came into prominence in the 8 bit world with his conversion of the Irem coin-op R-type to the humble ZX Spectrum. Around ten years ago he wrote an account of how he made the game and described a less than glamourous world of coding that surrounded it in 'It's Behind You'  This book is available on www.bizzley.com for free and is highly recommended. Part one of this interview, or chat covers Bobs background, the computers he used and other industries he worked in.  Subjects discussed - R-type- ZX Spectrum, TRS 80, Dragon 32 and many more! I hope you enjoy, please do leave feedback in the usual places.

At 23:32:19 BST on 23 October 2012, Schoolboy Nathan Dane witnessed the close down of BBC's teletext service CEEFAX. The following years a pursuit to revive the abandoned service was realised with NMS CEEFAX, a fully working and up to date teletext service that can be used by anyone with an internet connection. Nathan's endeavours were now a national talking point from Radio Two, The press including The Guardian & TV's BBC One Breakfast wanting to find out more. Join me in conversation with the inventor and curator, the man himself, Nathan Dane who explains how he done it and what he has in mind next for the 50 year old medium. you can X me @tetetextR you can join the discord at https://discord.gg/GQyka9Wt2B you can help me off set the cost of hosting by buying me a Ko-fi.com/bytehigh theme song is by @mrnicness  kEEp it BLocky!

In this episode, I speak with the man in charge of Finland's YLE teletext service. He explains how he got into the industry, his battles with Nokia and the challenges for teletext in the future. Thanks to Dan Farrimond, who cleaned up this recording and provided the edits. There are some audio issues but not as many thanks to Mr Yak who, in my opinion is a wizard to get this to you.   you can X me @tetetextR you can join the discord at https://discord.gg/GQyka9Wt2B you can help me off set the cost of hosting by buying me a Ko-fi.com/bytehigh theme song is by @mrnicness  kEEp it BLocky!

I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the extra terrestrial political force of nature that is his Excellency Count Binface. We discussed Ceefax, ZX Spectrum and less important subjects including Boris Johnson, Sadiq Khan & Teressa May. What does the future hold for Sigma nine's political big Beast?   Want to help with my hosting costs? https://ko-fi.com/bytehigh  Join the discord?  https://discord.gg/nVjcCe2MFE get me on X @teletextR and bluesky as @bytehigh.bsky.social

It's Max Headroom month! One November evening in 1987 local Chicago TV was invaded by a masked Max Headroom impersonator. For the following 37 years the question of who and why persist. Now well past a statute of limitations and the advantage hive mind of the internet we are still no closer to the definitive, but we do have theories! Whitney Merrill is a Hacktivist, info security champion and Head of Global Privacy and data Governance at Asansa. She also makes the coolest Pins on her etsy. Being brought up in Chicago and immersed in Hack culture she is the perfect guest to have with me in this show. We talk about hacking, the direction of security and of course Max! THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE Find out more about Whitney at whitneymerrill.com her shop at https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheGarbageFile contact on X @wbm312 or .Bsky.social.com   Want to help with my hosting costs? https://ko-fi.com/bytehigh  Like, subscribe @bytehigh on youtube! get me on X @teletextR

Ricardo speaks to me about the CubanBoys  ,teletext, Eurovision and the Poundshop boys. Being championed by Radio One DJ's Jo Wiley and John Peel catapulted Ricardo and his band mates into superstardom when they were spotted by EMI records. Ricardo also speaks about his fascination with the Top 40 and his ZX Spectrum Coding career. The Peel Sessions are now available on preciousrecordingsoflondon.com - Please consider buying Sam Tan from poundshopboys.bandcamp.com as the proceeds go to local Charities. My Theme tune is courtesy of  @mrnissness    You can, if you wish, buy me a Ko-fi.com/bytehigh

Joe Banks, producer of the art project Disinformation, has been working with Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio since the mid nineteen-nineties. His installations have been exhibited and performed worldwide and been shown on national TV & radio stations including Sky TV and BBC Radio Four. His challenging investigations into Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP) demonstrate the mind’s conscious and unconscious working in a conflicting synergy. In this episode Joe speaks to me and my excellent co-host and inspiration, Leila Johnston about how early experiences propelled him towards the sonic voyage of the Disinformation project, his family and future projects.   Warning- this show does contain some loud noises, headphone users beware! This show contains the following extracts, in appearance order: 0'50: “National Grid” by Disinformation 1996 to 1999 1'20: Hari Kunzru on Sky TV 1999 5'24: “Electric Skies” Channel 4 “Equinox” 1994 6'50: “Stargate” by Disinformation 1996 13'00: “National Grid” by Disinformation, live in Moscow 28 Sept 2000 * 20'34: “Kwaidan, Part 3” by Disinformation 2002 (from the “Sense & Data Perception” CD 2005) 30'41: “Sine Wave Speech - Psychoacoustics Demonstration” by Disinformation 19 July 2014 42'50: “Martelsham Heath” by Disinformation, exhibited at Domo Baal gallery Nov 2017 50'33: “Language [as] Meta Technology” by Disinformation Nov 2018, remixed July 2021 1'10'50: “Sound Mirrors” aka “Blackout” soundtrack by Disinformation 1997 * “National Grid - Live in Moscow” features saxophonists Mike Walter and Andy Knight on YouTube @C4eye   theme Byte High no Limit - Mr Niceness bandcamp.com/mrnissness or YouTube @MrNissness   Join the Discord Contact me @teletextR on X Buy me a Ko-Fi   Leila's Hack Circus Podcast is definitely worth a listen

Dan Farrimond and myself reflect on the Chunky Fringe live show, with Jamie Nemeth and Jason Robertson. The Audio was provided by Dan from his live stream that you can see with pictures on his YouTube channel. Thanks again to @grimfandango and Jamie Nemeth and his awesome twitch channel. Please like of subscribe where ever you get this show and why not join the discord!   If you feel inclined You can send a ko-fi to @bytehigh  Contact me on X @teletextR

This is a live show hosted by myself and Dan Farrimond during Chunky Fringe, the teletext expo that took place at the same venue and day as the Digi Live 30 show held by Mr Biffo. We speak to Jason & Rich from What's wrong with Wolfie? Podcast as well as teletext movers and Shakers Jason Robertson, Steve Horsley and Chris Bell. The recording was kindly made by  Ash Versus of Under Consoletation: The GamesMaster Retrospective Podcast, get him at one of the following: https://twitter.com/underconsolepod https://www.instagram.com/under.console https://www.threads.net/@under.console https://twitch.tv/underconsolepod   you can join the Discord https://discord.gg/CCSrHxD3z9 or get me on X/twitter or Bluesky/threads @teletextR / Bytehigh You can send a ko-fi (its a hobby, but any little helps) https://ko-fi.com/bytehigh

Stuart Ashen is a Actor, Screen writer, comedian and critic. He has near 1.6 million YouTube subscribers and 600 million views. I also got his name wrong in the intro, we discuss where it all started and the possible future trends as well as the challenges faced when running a large YouTube Channel. Stuart gives me his thoughts on social media the recent name change of twitter to X.   Music is from Mr Nissness (.bandcamp.com) you can join the Discord https://discord.gg/CCSrHxD3z9 or get me on X/twitter or Bluesky/threads @teletextR / Bytehigh You can send a ko-fi (its a hobby, any little helps) ko-fi.com/bytehigh

Dr Anderson has worked in AI for over a decade, she completed her Ph.D. in computed science and focused on machine learning and I was lucky to have a moment to speak to her about this remarkable technology. But what is AI? How is it transforming our lives, at home and in the workplace?   Dr Anderson explains the ethical implications and givers her thoughts on how Human-AI collaboration is a key to augment human capabilities.  If you can and wish to, please give me a rating. If you want to support the Podcast, please do you can buy me a KoFi Here You can Contact me on My Twitter Or email sunspotstories@gmail.com Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/CCSrHxD3z9 music= William Rosati - Floating Also ♫ NO COPYRIGHT 8-bit Music

Planet Sound was a cult music magazine that reached every teletext set n the UK, John Earls and his team championed many new acts of the 90s & 2000's including Artic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Editors, Snow Patrol, Klaxons, Kasabian, Hard-fi, Elbow, The Feeling, Scissor Sister, Guillemots, Amy Winehouse and Dizzee Rascal to name but a few!   John Speaks to me about his time at Teletext and explains Robert Smiths carrot cake recipe and Nicky Wires objection to Bono's hotel due to its lack of teletext TV sets!   If you can and wish to, please give me a rating.   If you want to support the Podcast, please do you can buy me a KoFi Here You can Contact me on My Twitter Or email sunspotstories@gmail.com Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/CCSrHxD3z9 music= William Rosati - Floating Also ♫ NO COPYRIGHT 8-bit Music

Tim, better known to his thousands of followers as @ceefaux uses the distinct looks of old Ceefax tv listings to inject his brand of humour on to the social media world of twitter. His account is barley 15 months old but he has a amassed an avid following of fans. In this episode Tim explains  to me and Dan Farrimond how he got involved, his inspiration and challenges for the future. We even cover serious subject like AI and trampolines.   Thanks as ever to @illarterate Dan for hosting with me.   Want to join in on the discords? message me @teletextR Help me with the pod like meatlotion & drnovocalcords? no problem! ko-fi.com/bytehigh music= William Rosati - Floating Also ♫ NO COPYRIGHT 8-bit Music

"We were the first people in the World to do this sort of thing..." Graham Norwood.   Graham is a prolific travel writer and Formula One fan, but before all of this he cut his journalistic teeth at BBC Ceefax. Graham recalls the stories and events that the service reported on and conveyed to the public in it's unique way. There is also a rare insight into how some Ceefax staff felt in the food-chain of BBC journalists. Were these fair observations? Listen and share your thoughts...   Reach me on @tetetextR twitter or the discord. Reach Graham @propertyJourn    Music by Mr Nissness  https://www.youtube.com/@mrnissness Thank you @meatlotion for my www.ko-fi.com/bytehigh donation :)

In this episode we enjoy the recollections of Patrick, @cgnfridays and Cody, @pranfunkels as they discus hacks and tricks to get free calls on phone systems like their hero, Matt Broderick and try not to get caught... with varying consequences.  They explain what innocent, inquisitive kids can get up to with telephones and how they took over voice mail systems to create a BBS without the knowledge that the US Hacker community were already at it too!   Music by mrnissness.bandcamp.com Buy me a kofi? ko-fi.com/bytehigh - it helps to offset the podbean cost, no yachts I promise!   @ me on twitter @teletextR join the discord https://discord.gg/FNJ2Gv9ZUg

Dan Farrimond and myself discuss the evolution of techlores, originating from copiers to fax machine then to our beloved media of choice!   But how many lores are there?    Music from Mr Nissneness (as in Business) mrnissness.bandcamp.com Wayne Dreaden @WJD2owls    Thanks as ever to @illarterate Dan for hosting with me.   Want to join in on the discords? message me @teletextR Help me with the pod like @meatlotion ? no problem! ko-fi.com/bytehigh

A super special episode where I talk to Frauke Langguth about ARD Text, A real live teletext service!  The service runs in Germany on the National broadcaster ARD. Frauke explains how she got involved with teletext, what the service delivers and the possible futures of the technology.   It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Frauke, you can visits the service at ard-text.de  If you can and wish to, please give me a rating.   If you want to support the Podcast, please do you can buy me a KoFi Here You can Contact me on My Twitter Or email sunspotstories@gmail.com   music= William Rosati - Floating Also ♫ NO COPYRIGHT 8-bit Music

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   Want to buy me a Kofi to help offset podcast hosting costs? go for it! ko-fi.com/bytehigh