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Dunn Family Collection - Dunn Family Collection - Ward Irish Music Archives edit / delete
Not only did Francis O'Neill write "O'Neill's Music of Ireland", he also recorded some of the performances he was transcribing. So you can hear a whole load of trad tunes as they were performed circa 1900 -- as MP3s here.
to folk history ireland music retrotech trad ... on 03 May 2015
Satellitenwelt - Transit 5B-5 der wahrscheinlich älteste aktive Satellit edit / delete
Launched in 1964, and still happily transmitting telemetry.
to history radio retrotech satellite vhf ... on 23 March 2015
Mark Vernon :: Meagre Resource :: Sound Artist edit / delete
"Mark Vernon is a sound artist and radio producer based in Glasgow, Scotland." With various downloadable stuff -- I've been enjoying the documentaries on mid-20th-century tape recording clubs.
to art audio documentary history radio retrotech tape ... on 22 March 2015
Introduction | Swindon Panel Society edit / delete
A group with an ambitious plan to preserve one of the first big centralised railway signalling systems.
to history railway retrotech signalling swindon ... on 17 March 2015
Adrian the Rock - British Railway Signalling edit / delete
A very large collection of pictures of railway signals in the UK, including typical and unusual installations. I came here looking to find out what places were still using semaphore signals, and several hours later was still happily clicking away...
to amusements engineering railway retrotech signalling ... on 17 March 2015
Museum of Plugs and Sockets: home page edit / delete
Exactly what it says on the tin. Nicely-presented collection.
to connector electronics history plug retrotech socket ... on 07 March 2015
Thorens TD224 Changer edit / delete
I want one!
museum.media.org: Internet Talk Radio edit / delete
"Internet Talk Radio started broadcasting in 1993 as the first radio station on the Internet. As part of the museum.media.org effort to rescue some of our past work, we're also maintaining archives of early programs in their original state." Includes the "Hell's Bells" documentary that Joybubbles refers to in one of his recordings, and Cliff Stoll doing a presentation on "The Cuckoo's Egg".
to history phreaking podcasts radio retrotech security stoll ... on 23 November 2014
Canadian Military Pattern Home Page edit / delete
Restoring a Canadian (Land-Rover-ish) military vehicle used by the BBC at the end of WW2. Then another two of them, presumably because once you've figured out how to take one of them apart...
to bbc car mechanica restoration retrotech vehicle ... on 23 November 2014
Old BBC Radio Broadcasting Equipment and Memories - Home Page edit / delete
Impressively comprehensive site about BBC facilities up to the 1980s -- including a detailed tour of Broadcasting House as originally built.
to audio bbc broadcast electronics london radio recording retrotech studio ... on 23 November 2014
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