Vintage computer needs a good home
I'm cleaning up my property as it's on the market. I have a TRS-80 model 1 that I bought in early 1980 when I was working in the UK. I also have the Radio Shack cassette recorder that was used to save data. I've often used the cassette recorder as a prop for technology and careers talks - what may be ahead of us and where we have come from - I gave whilst working in Brunei from 1996 to 2018.
Is there such a thing as a technology museum in Canterbury, or a collector that anyone can recommend, that may want the computer (free). It's not fully functional as the rats chewed a cable whilst I was overseas.
Also looking for a home are the first two years of the Bits & Bytes magazine. The first issue went on sale on October 1982. (The first issue was free so technically the first one that a subscriber had to pay for was issue 2 the following month.)
As an aside, the problem with cleaning up is that I've now spent a number of hours re-reading through some of the magazines... my generation is experiencing a massive change in computing and societal connectivity. For example, my TRS-80 ran on just 16kB of memory! The evolution of flight was a leading aspect of technology that affected my mum's generation. She saw Kingsford Smith fly into Christchurch on his 1928 trans-Tasman crossing when she was young, and later in life was able to fly to the UK in a 747. I do wonder what my children and grandchildren will experience.
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Poll: Does the building consent process need to change?
We definitely need homes that are fit to live in but there are often frustrations when it comes to getting consent to modify your own home.
Do you think changes need made to the current process for building consent? Share your thoughts below.
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91.4% Yes
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8.1% No
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Dog sitter wanted
Hi there peoples sometime ago Hubby and I with our golden labrador who is nine Maxi, was talking to somebody in coffee culture now it could have been over a year ago just wondered if you are out there or does anybody else take on dog sitting in their home? We are off overseas for four weeks and end July to end August our usual home based doggy sitter is unable to help us during this time. Maxi is very placid and laid back she is the first dog to roll over, lie on her back and say … you can be the boss! LOL Maxi is not really an outside dog she sleeps inside our house bus with us and is with us all the time as we are now retired. appreciate anybody who loves dogs. Will have a few play dates before we go and that way you can be happy if you volunteer and so can we, there will be some payment compensation.
Regards Sylvia
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