Did We Decode A Program Sent From The Past?

Part 2! In 1985 the British TV show 4 Computer Buffs tried an experiment to broadcast a mysterious piece of free software using a flashing dot that viewers could receive using a home-made receiver - can we finally receive what they sent today in my biggest project to date?🧑‍🏭 Thanks to http://PCBWay.com for great PCBs from $5! 📺 7-day free trial: Ad-free early access to our videos + double the content 👉   / perifractic   🚀 Your support helps us keep the channel & nostalgia alive 📼

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MENU:
0:00 Intro & Context
1:03 Wrong Phototransistor
1:53 KITTesla Mission
5:22 A New Sucker
10:52 To Beeb or Not To Beeb
12:29 Episode 5 not 7
14:54 Their Mistakes
16:00 Laptop Screentest
16:22 Program Reprogram
18:49 TOTORO Sequence
20:25 Broadcaster Archive Tapes
21:25 Interlace: Fields vs. Frames
22:58 The Tape Arrives!
25:01 Laptop Hertz
25:56 Other Fixes
26:41 Python Decode
28:00 The Program From The Past?
33:00 Conclusion & Supporter Cred

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