http://www.si.umich.edu/CAMILEON/domesday/domesday.html
Ah, So *that's* what became of all that BBC Doomsaday Project Data
//Q: Why has the original 1086 Domesday book survived while the 15 year old digital BBC Domesday project is all but gone?
This isn't strictly true. The hardest part of the BBC Domesday preservation problem is understanding the "digital language" of the data and BBC Micro software stored on the disc. Using the original 1086 Domesday book relies on a knowledge of Latin which is to many of course, obsolete. //
If it had been written into a paper book it would still be available and legible 900 years from now, I presume.
ReplyDeleteAh, the perils of storing stuff on (soon-to-be) obsolete media - They used BBC Micros (quite easily emulated by today's machines) *BUT* stored the bulk of the data on Laser Disks (Remember them? LP-sized "CD"'s - Well.. not "Compact" disks...)
ReplyDeleteExcept if you're this guy!
How're you doing Hector? We thought you'd forgotten us
ReplyDeleteNah. I spent about a month working on getting the house ready for sale Photos and blurb about the house here.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.realestate.com.au/realestate/agent/re-max+results/xrxmor/105441701
About a month preparing a business for sale and the last month moving house and recovering from a broken ankle. It's been a busy period.
Ouch! But in all fairness, you shouldn't have been using it to type-with! :)
ReplyDelete"house ready for sale"-good luck with that-is the sellers market there as bad as it is in the UK?
ReplyDeleteNice looking place-we're looking here at the moment-pity it would be too much of a commute for us.
"Family who want their Parents or Grandparents to share" (what sort of mad people would consider that option!)
It went the same way as Nik Kershaw.
ReplyDeleteThe house is really two houses in one (two kitchens, along with those 3 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms. It would allow a blended family to buy an expensive house and share the place without too much interaction). We're expecting between $800-900,000 for it, when it sells. The market here is supposedly ailing but things are still selling. Finance rates have dropped to mid-6% range so buyers are coming back into the market. The Oz economy started out a lot stronger than most others when the latest crisis broke out... confidence has taken a bit of a hit but it's still high enough that banks will lend.
ReplyDeleteOpen house yesterday saw 16 groups through the property, following 5 inspections during the week. Two parties were interested, which bodes well for any auction.
20 Dec I was up a ladder, painting, when I reached too far to one side. The ladder went one way so I went the other, jumping backwards and sideways to land at the top of a retaining wall rather than falling a long way to the ground. Snapped the end off my right fibula. Surgery on 31 Dec to put a plate in, to hold it together. It should be weight-bearing in another three weeks. Good thing is I've lost about 6kg, mostly because I can't get to the fridge so easily, I suspect.
The house looks great. It is perfect for showing. You have wisely removed all personal objects. I miss seeing the bonsais. This place has lot going for it. I don't think it will be a difficult sale.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about the ankle. That must be driving you mad. Forced relaxation is an oxymoron.
Bonsai have all moved to the new place. They're in a better, sunnier position.
ReplyDeleteMy brother was unimpressed that I had him help me move a very large rock that I wanted to keep as part of the new garden. Poor baby, he had to lift something real, instead of pumping up his bulging muscles at the gym. He looks like a pro football player but it's all ersatz bulk from wasting hours in the sweat parlour.
Sounds like one of those protein shakes!
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