Burroughs B5700 running CandE Time sharing system. (command and edit) using the same. ASR-33 offline paper tape and 110 baud. Those were the days.

From the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/tec...

It has been widely reported that Mr Gates ordered a £500m ($644m) luxury vessel, based on the concept which was displayed in Monaco in 2019. Sinot said it had "no business relationship" with Bill Gates. It added that that the concept yacht, called Aqua, was "not linked" to either him or any of his representatives. "Aqua is a concept under development and has not been sold to Mr Gates," a spokeswoman said.

University Fees: zero if you're Scottish and go to a Scottish University.

The UK's best selling mobile phone shop is still called "The Carphone Warehouse". When did anyone last buy a Phone for their Car?

Probably 1K and not 1M. I know I expanded mine to 6K and then overclocked it to 2Mhz by adding a hardware switch. Interference when drawing on the screen was bad, but twice the speed was awesome. They had a *really* crappy colour add on card (£29, if I remember correctly) which I stopped using after the initial joy of having a colour display. I remember soldering bits and pieces on the kitchen table at home\

Thunderbolt is Intel Only. I can't see Apple, who've invested a lot in the new technology, suddenly dropping it since it wouldn't be able to work on ARM.

Sainsbury's have them in a few stores as well. The ones I know of are one in Edinburgh and another in Hedge End, Southampton. You're randomly selected for a price rescan and if the scanned items match, it's longer until the next rescan. I used it flawlessly for about 3 months. Much faster, especially at busy times.

A small airline in the UK uses exactly that method of boarding. It may be unique in that the owner of the airline greets you at the departure lounge as well. When the announcement is made, he explicitly asks that you board in row order. If you try to get on early, you're asked to kindly wait until your row is boarding. Everyone boards quickly. One of the most pleasant airline experiences I've ever had.

Yes, Palmair is a small independent airline and it only flies a very limited service from one airport. But it gets it right.