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  • 10:00, 4 October 2025 John talk contribs created page 1970s Home Computing in the UK (Created page with "Just a starting point, many of these could not realistically be classified as home or personal computers, despite many of them being used in a single user mode. === 1970 === *Datapoint (CTC) 2200 - TTL Computer *ICL 1900 series — British mainframes, widely deployed. *Data General Nova — imported 16-bit minicomputer. *DEC PDP-11/20 — first PDP-11 systems reached UK universities/labs. === 1971 === *HP 2100A minicomputer — available via HP UK offices....")
  • 22:03, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Pre-1980 Personal and home Computers (content was: "==Introduction== What follows is a list of personal computers available to the public in one form or another to members of the public. The term Personal Computer in this context refers to a general purpose computer that was designed to be used by a single person typically in their home or place of work or study. === 1959 === ==== DEC PDP 1 ==== The company’s first Programmed Data...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 22:02, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs created page Pre-1980 Personal and Home Computers (Created page with "==Introduction== What follows is a list of personal computers available to the public in one form or another to members of the public. The term Personal Computer in this context refers to a general purpose computer that was designed to be used by a single person typically in their home or place of work or study. === 1959 === ==== DEC PDP 1 ==== The company’s first Programmed Data Processor, the PDP-1 computer used DIGITAL’s own system modules, which came from the...")
  • 17:44, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Telstar Viewdata System (content was: "=Computers Available to the Public in the UK during the 1970s= This is a **comprehensive catalogue** of computers that were available in the **United Kingdom during the 1970s** — spanning mainframes, minicomputers, hobbyist kits, and early consumer microcomputers. == UK-made & UK-launched microcomputer kits / single-board systems== *Science of Cambridge / Sinclair MK14 (1977)**...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:44, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Version Differences (content was: "Version 2 of the Telstar Videotex Service components. Ignore everything you have learn't !!! == Main Differences between v1.0 and 2.0. == == Settings == * Settings should be set using environment variables (see https://wiki.glasstty.com/index.php/Configuration_Options#Environment_Variables). Environment Variables can be specified in the docker-compose.yml file if appropriate (https:...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:43, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Telstar Viewdata Client (content was: "thumb To experience Telstar properly it needs to be accessed by an early microcomputer from the videotex era. However for a simple way to get started, the Telstar Viewdata Client can be used. Although an early release, the software is available for Mac, Linux and Windows and has no dependancies nor installation requirements (see below). The Tel...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:43, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Telesoftware (content was: "== Telesoftware == To follow...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:43, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Orchestrating Telstar with Kubernetes (content was: "== Using Kubernetes == Although not officially supported, Telstar can be managed by Kubernetes if required and the following configuration files present an example of how this could be achieved using either Node ports or a cloud provider's Load Balancer. === Telstar Namspace === { "apiVersion": "v1", "kind": "Namespace", "metadata": { "name": "telstar",...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:43, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Markup (content was: "== Markup == thumb|Double Height Yellow writing on a blue background. Markup can be used in the content and title data fields and is a quick and easy way to create viewdata frame content. The following example shows the definition for Double Height Yellow writing on a blue background. "[B][n][Y][D]Hello World" The markup definitio...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:43, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Managing Telstar with Portainer (content was: "Portainer simplifies container management in Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, ACI and Edge environments. It can be used to speed up software deployments and troubleshoot problems. Running Portainer on a local secure network is very simple as it can run within its own Docker container. Full details can be found at https://www.portainer.io/. When using Portainer on a remote public server suc...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:42, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Frame Schema (content was: "With thanks to https://www.liquid-technologies.com/online-json-to-schema-converter { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#", "type": "object", "properties": { "pid": { "type": "object", "properties": { "page-no": { "type": "integer" }, "frame-id": { "type": "...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:42, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Example Content (content was: "When starting the Telstar server, the following switch can be used to generate some example content. --init This switch will add the following frames; 0a Redirect Page to 9a 9a Engineering Menu 99a Entry Page 90a Exit Page 93a System Info Page 990a Login Page 91a Test Card Page 92a Don’t Panic Test Card Page 97a Contact Details...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 17:42, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs deleted page Computers Available to the Public in the UK during the 1970s
  • 17:39, 29 September 2025 John talk contribs created page Pre-1980 Personal and home Computers (Created page with "==Introduction== What follows is a list of personal computers available to the public in one form or another to members of the public. The term Personal Computer in this context refers to a general purpose computer that was designed to be used by a single person typically in their home or place of work or study. === 1959 === *DEC PDP 1 === 1962 === *Linc - Personal Minicomputer === 1967 === *Wireless World Computer = Transistor based Computer from Wireless World M...")
  • 10:00, 20 September 2025 John talk contribs created page Computers Available to the Public in the UK during the 1970s (Created page with " This is a **comprehensive catalogue** of computers that were available in the **United Kingdom during the 1970s** — spanning mainframes, minicomputers, hobbyist kits, and early consumer microcomputers. == UK-made & UK-launched microcomputer kits / single-board systems== *Science of Cambridge / Sinclair MK14 (1977)** — kit computer sold widely in the UK. *Nascom-1 / Nascom-2 (1977/78)** — British single-board kit micros. *Acorn System 1 (1979)** — kit or...")
  • 08:01, 15 April 2022 John talk contribs created page File:Screenshot 2022-04-15 at 09.01.22.png
  • 08:01, 15 April 2022 John talk contribs uploaded File:Screenshot 2022-04-15 at 09.01.22.png
  • 07:55, 15 April 2022 John talk contribs created page File:Screenshot 2022-04-15 at 08.53.03.png
  • 07:55, 15 April 2022 John talk contribs uploaded File:Screenshot 2022-04-15 at 08.53.03.png
  • 07:48, 15 April 2022 John talk contribs created page File:Screenshot 2022-04-15 at 08.46.51.png
  • 07:48, 15 April 2022 John talk contribs uploaded File:Screenshot 2022-04-15 at 08.46.51.png
  • 15:57, 11 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Version Differences (Created page with "Version 2 of the Telstar Videotex Service components. Ignore everything you have learn't !!! == Main Differences between v1.0 and 2.0. == == Settings == * Settings should be set using environment variables (see https://wiki.glasstty.com/index.php/Configuration_Options#Environment_Variables). Environment Variables can be specified in the docker-compose.yml file if appropriate (https://wiki.glasstty.com/index.php/Orchestrating_Telstar_with_Docker_Compose). == Plugins...")
  • 15:55, 11 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Changes between 1.0 and 2.0 (content was: "Version 2 of the Telstar Videotex Service components. Ignore everything you have learn't !!! == Main Differences between v1.0 and 2.0. == == Settings == * Settings should be set using environment variables (see https://wiki.glasstty.com/index.php/Configuration_Options#Environment_Variables). Environment Variables can be specified in the docker-compose.yml file if appropriate (https:...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 15:55, 11 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Changes between 1.0 and 2.0 (Created page with "Version 2 of the Telstar Videotex Service components. Ignore everything you have learn't !!! == Main Differences between v1.0 and 2.0. == == Settings == * Settings should be set using environment variables (see https://wiki.glasstty.com/index.php/Configuration_Options#Environment_Variables). Environment Variables can be specified in the docker-compose.yml file if appropriate (https://wiki.glasstty.com/index.php/Orchestrating_Telstar_with_Docker_Compose). == Plugins...")
  • 14:36, 10 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Telesoftware (Created page with "== Telesoftware == To follow...")
  • 20:47, 9 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Implementing Plugins (content before blanking was: "# Telstar Plugins __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ Whilst there are several ways to add frames to a TELSTAR based videotex system, one such way is to use the telstar.frame object in conjunction with a *plugin* programmed in python. Telstar plugins are simply python files that contain one or more functions. These functions can be called from Telstar at specific points in the servers life cycle....")
  • 20:47, 9 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Markup (Created page with "The markup definitions are shown below. [R] alpha_red [G] alpha_green [Y] alpha_yellow [B] alpha_blue [M] alpha_magenta [C] alpha_cyan [W] alpha_white [F] flash [S] steady [N] normal_height [D] double_height More to follow...")
  • 20:37, 9 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Implementing Response Frames (Created page with "Response frames are frames that allow a user to enter data to be processed i.e. a frame where a user enters data such as a form. The data from these frames would typically be processed using an external program or script referred to as a plugin. The plugin can be any software that can be executed, all that is required is that the plugin can return a json result. The Telstar system https://glasstty.com weather page is handled in this way. Plugins are simple to create and...")
  • 20:36, 9 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Response Frames (content was: "Response frames are frames that allow a user to enter data to be processed i.e. a frame where a user enters data such as a form. The data from these frames wouldt typically be processed using an external program or script referred to as a plugin. The plugin can be any software that can be executed, all that is required is that the plugin can return a json result. The Telstar system htt...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 07:51, 6 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Response Frames (Created page with "Response frames are frames that allow a user to enter data to be processed i.e. a frame where a user enters data such as a form. The data from these frames wouldt typically be processed using an external program or script referred to as a plugin. The plugin can be any software that can be executed, all that is required is that the plugin can return a json result. The Telstar system https://glasstty.com weather page is handled in this way. Plugins are simple to create an...")
  • 11:20, 3 April 2022 John talk contribs created page File:Telstar-Client-1-2048x1812.png
  • 11:20, 3 April 2022 John talk contribs uploaded File:Telstar-Client-1-2048x1812.png
  • 11:19, 3 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Telstar Viewdata Client (Created page with "To experience Telstar properly it needs to be accessed by an early microcomputer from the videotex era. However for a simple way to get started, the Telstar Viewdata Client can be used. Although an early release, the software is available for Mac, Linux and Windows and has no dependancies nor installation requirements (see below). The Telstar Viewdata client is available for Mac, Linux and Windows and has no dependencies nor installation requirements. It allows access...")
  • 11:10, 3 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Installing Telstar (Created page with "It is recommended that Telstar is installed into a Docker environment. The required images are available from https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/johnnewcombe/telstar. The following examnple commands can be used to install and run Telstar. In addidion examples are also given for orchestrating the services using both Docker Compose (see Orchestrating Telstar with Docker Compose) and Kubernetes (see Orchestrating Telstar with Kubernetes. To run Telstar using...")
  • 08:06, 3 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Implementing Plugins (Created page with "# Telstar Plugins __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ Whilst there are several ways to add frames to a TELSTAR based videotex system, one such way is to use the telstar.frame object in conjunction with a *plugin* programmed in python. Telstar plugins are simply python files that contain one or more functions. These functions can be called from Telstar at specific points in the servers life cycle. Each fun...")
  • 23:25, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Telstar api (content was: " # TELSTAR Viewdata API (Under Development) __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ ## Introduction The TELSTAR API can be used to retrieve and update TELSTAR frames for the purpose of updating viewdata content and routing etc. The API is a restful API that uses the GET, PUT and DELETE HTTP methods. This makes it a simple...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 23:16, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page File:Logo Small.png
  • 23:16, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs uploaded File:Logo Small.png
  • 23:12, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page File:Logo.png
  • 23:12, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs uploaded File:Logo.png
  • 23:06, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Example Content (Created page with "When starting the Telstar server, the following switch can be used to generate some example content. --init This switch will add the following frames; 0a Redirect Page to 9a 9a Engineering Menu 99a Entry Page 90a Exit Page 93a System Info Page 990a Login Page 91a Test Card Page 92a Don’t Panic Test Card Page 97a Contact Details 601a Gateway Page To Adventure 602a Gateway Page To CCL4 603a Gateway Page To...")
  • 23:02, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Frame Schema (Created page with "This is the basic JSON schema for a Telstar Frame: { "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#", "type": "object", "properties": { "pid": { "type": "object", "properties": { "page-no": { "type": "integer" }, "frame-id": { "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "page-no", "frame-id" ]...")
  • 23:00, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page The Telstar API (Created page with " # TELSTAR Viewdata API (Under Development) __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ ## Introduction The TELSTAR API can be used to retrieve and update TELSTAR frames for the purpose of updating viewdata content and routing etc. The API is a restful API that uses the GET, PUT and DELETE HTTP methods. This makes it a simple process to add new frames and update existing frames. In order to use the system a use...")
  • 22:59, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Orchestrating Telstar with Kubernetes (Created page with "# Using Kubernetes __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ Telstar can be managed by Kubernetes if required and the following configuration files present an example of how this could be achieved using either Node ports or a cloud providers Load Balancers. ## Telstar Namspace { "apiVersion": "v1", "kind": "Namespace", "metadata": { "name": "telstar", "labels": {...")
  • 22:59, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Orchestrating Telstar with Docker Compose (Created page with "# Using Docker Compose __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ The following docker-compose yaml file can be used to manage the TELSTAR application and associated *mongo* database. version: "3.8" services: telstar-01: container_name: "telstar-server" image: "johnnewcombe/telstar" command: "server --port 6512 --install" # install to the primary database ports:...")
  • 22:58, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Managing Telstar with Portainer (Created page with "# Managing Telstar with Portainer ![portainer.png](https://bitbucket.org/repo/LXaBk6A/images/2827664245-portainer.png) Portainer simplifies container management in Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, ACI and Edge environments. It can be used to speed up software deployments and troubleshoot problems. Running Portainer on a local secure network is very simple as it can run within its own Docker container. Full details can be found at [https://www.portainer.io/](https://www.port...")
  • 22:57, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Telstar plugins (content was: "# Telstar Plugins __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ Whilst there are several ways to add frames to a TELSTAR based videotex system, one such way is to use the telstar.frame object in conjunction with a *plugin* programmed in python. Telstar plugins are simply python files that contain one or more functions. These func...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 22:54, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs created page Configuration Options (Created page with "# Using Docker Compose __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ The following docker-compose yaml file can be used to manage the TELSTAR application and associated *mongo* database. version: "3.8" services: telstar-01: container_name: "telstar-server" image: "johnnewcombe/telstar" command: "server --port 6512 --install" # install to the primary database ports:...")
  • 22:54, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Configuration options (content was: "# Configuration Options __*** Please note TELSTAR as an application is still under development and subject to change. ***__ ## Container Types The same Telstar image is used to host different container types, for example a the Telstar image can be used to create videotex server container and an API server container. The first argument passed to the container determines the specific...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
  • 22:52, 2 April 2022 John talk contribs deleted page Portainer (content was: "# Managing Telstar with Portainer ![portainer.png](https://bitbucket.org/repo/LXaBk6A/images/2827664245-portainer.png) Portainer simplifies container management in Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, ACI and Edge environments. It can be used to speed up software deployments and troubleshoot problems. Running Portainer on a local secure network is very simple as it can run within its own Dock...", and the only contributor was "John" (talk))
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