Articles by Jeremy Barr-Hyde

Last month I posted the full course as offered via remote learning by the ARC. As luck would have it, a range of vintage electronics magazines were donated to me recently. On the rear cover were 4 unique advertisements (early 1960s) for the college. Shown below are high quality scans; original resolution available …

2400dpi and custom post processing. Uploading for nostaliga. Source scans available in public Google Drive link. Original leaflet accompanied with a Viatel sign up form and Telecom terms of use.  …

Scanned at 2400dpi are the literal batteies I survived the 2000s with. Current technology favours sealed, glued in batteries. But ‘back in the day’ we had socketed batteries of all shapes and sizes. I always thought these gumstick sized wonders had a cool aesthetic that hinted towards buying genuine. And true to the marketing …

This post introduces a historically significant set of Australian published training manuals as published by the Australian Radio & Television College Pty. Ltd. The title is ‘Television Course’ and is structured into 20 lessons. Examination questions are set for each lesson and trainees are asked to post lessons to …

This post introduces a collection of 400 scanned PDF files of J.R. Publications schematic diagrams for Australian televisions from 1967 to the mid-1970s. Originating from a family service business, the schematics were recently listed for sale and acquired by myself. The collection includes unique content from lesser known brands such …

Found this hidden gem at an old book store and couldn’t pass it up. The detail is easy to understand, important, and illustrated with the most charming 1960s aesthetic. Scanned at 1200dpi and some pages manually retouched. Full PDF available as always on public google drive in folder “General Vintage …

Now available on publicly shared Google Drive link (see homepage) in folder Macintosh Software. The two books these floppies belong to were also scanned by me prior, finally got around to ensuring the disks were images! Addison-Wesley Trade …

The aim of this post is to help people searching the internet in finding Pac-Man images. Today I scanned the artwork from my 1982 Vinyl Single by CBS Australia. 1200dpi Scan – > Sattva Descreen – > Content selective surface blur. Enjoy Full resolution available via main Google Drive link under folder …

My keen eyes are always scanning book titles for vintage computing books.  Last week I was lucky enough to see this fun cover in a pile of books at a local ‘green’ recycler in Canberra.  The price? Free! …

Fun fact posted here to help visibility / someone find it when searching online. Tube swap compatibility. SONY PVM-14M4A and SONY PVM-14L5D both use the tube M34LHF21X. …