- In the 1980s we also downloaded software from TV (newslttrs.com)
In the previous newslttr, I wrote about downloading software from radio broadcasts in the 1980s. It sparked some lively conversation on Hacker News which also brought up some other 80s software oddities. One obvious parallel was with software downloads via TV broadcast which is the subject of today’s trip down 8k Memory Lane.
- Mirfak (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
MIRFAK (Alpha Persei). Perseus, the ancient hero who rescued Andromeda, climbs the northeastern sky in northern autumn evenings, bright Mirfak marking his side amidst a lovely stream of stars that lies within the northern-hemisphere autumn Milky Way.
- Alpha Persei (Wikipedia)
Alpha Persei (Latinized from α Persei, abbreviated Alpha Per, α Per), formally named Mirfak (pronounced /ˈmɜːrfæk/ or /ˈmɪərfæk/), is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Perseus, outshining the constellation’s best-known star, Algol (β Persei). Alpha Persei has an apparent visual magnitude of 1.8, and is a circumpolar star when viewed from mid-northern latitudes.
