Author Archives: zedstarr

PDA-ing like it’s 1999 – back into EPOC32 with the Ericsson MC218

Travel back in time to when the Psion Series 5mx (& this re-badged Ericsson model) were the pinnacle of PDA power. 32-bit ARM powered, running for 20+ hours on AA batteries with absolutely beautiful, intuitive OS and included apps… here I get the machine connected via some hacked-up serial leads and struggle with CF compatibility

“Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s” at the Design Museum

I’ve previously talked about why I think 1981 was a pivotal year for UK pop music – and a huge part of that is down to what happened during the two years previous, in a tiny World War 2-themed basement club in Covent Garden, London known as “The Blitz”. An evolution of the Bowie themedContinue reading ““Blitz: the club that shaped the 80s” at the Design Museum”

Clockwork uConsole – a ready made CyberDeck?

My experiences when my Clockworkpi.com uConsole arrived earlier this month – assembling the ready-made cyberdeck and some tweaks & challenges to work around some shortcomings…

“Electronic Sound” magazine cites 1981 as a pivotal year

How come we’re still feeling the musical & cultural aftershocks from the pivotal times of the early 1980s? “Electronic Sound” magazine’s latest two issues feature Steve Strange & Rusty Egan’s “Blitz Club” and the pop music highlights of 1981.

ASUS zenbook ux303 still limping on…

9 years after I first used my trusty ASUS zenbook ux303 it’s still just about going; the keyboard’s getting flaky-er (lots of keys on the keyboard work intermittently) and of course the hinge repair (drill-through-the-lid™️) has kept the case mechanically alive since 2019…