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Martin Hamilton
Martin Hamilton
@m@martinh.net  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

You can access the #BBC #Domesday #DomesdayProject data and pictures on the UK #NationalArchives #DomesdayReloaded site, although it's not the same without the laserdisc whirring away...

Here is the totally real and not made up at all Battle of Huntingdon:

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120321122412/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-524000-270000/page/2

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120321122412/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-524000-270000/page/2
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Martin Hamilton
Martin Hamilton
@m@martinh.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Thinks: Domesday Machine has strong #ProtectAndSurvive vibes. See also... "Come and see the last surviving Domesday Machine before it's too late!" blobfoxeyes #Domesday #Doomsday

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Martin Hamilton
Martin Hamilton
@m@martinh.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Cyberdecks have come a long way...

The WHY badge and the Tanmatsu / Konsool badge, sat on an absolutely ginormous (that is a technical term) "luggable" laptop that looks to be designed for battlefield conditions. They look absolutely tiny.
The WHY badge and the Tanmatsu / Konsool badge, sat on an absolutely ginormous (that is a technical term) "luggable" laptop that looks to be designed for battlefield conditions. They look absolutely tiny.
The WHY badge and the Tanmatsu / Konsool badge, sat on an absolutely ginormous (that is a technical term) "luggable" laptop that looks to be designed for battlefield conditions. They look absolutely tiny.
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Martin Hamilton
Martin Hamilton
@m@martinh.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

An early example of digital disinformation in user generated content, from the #BBC #Domesday #DomesdayProject. None of this actually happened. Huntingdon doesn't even have two bridges...

Ancient computer monitor displaying the details of the totally fictitious Battle of Huntingdon.
Ancient computer monitor displaying the details of the totally fictitious Battle of Huntingdon.
Ancient computer monitor displaying the details of the totally fictitious Battle of Huntingdon.
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Martin Hamilton
@m@martinh.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

You can access the #BBC #Domesday #DomesdayProject data and pictures on the UK #NationalArchives #DomesdayReloaded site, although it's not the same without the laserdisc whirring away...

Here is the totally real and not made up at all Battle of Huntingdon:

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120321122412/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-524000-270000/page/2

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20120321122412/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-524000-270000/page/2
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Martin Hamilton
@m@martinh.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 5 months ago

Bonus! Online #BBC #Domesday #DomesdayProject emulator that runs in your web browser blobfoxhyper2
https://domesday.computinghistory.org.uk/community_north.html

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