{"id":191,"date":"2026-01-22T12:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/?p=191"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:18:53","slug":"changes-and-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/2026\/01\/22\/changes-and-reopening\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes..... and Reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 was an interesting year for the ETA.<br \/>\nChanges in the support departments meant little ability to expand the functions. But we are still functioning!<\/p>\n<p>Our friends over at Bath Spa University asked us if we could take on some things from them. Which we've been very happy to do!<br \/>\nThe display cases and contents have been very happily received..... and are now in use.....<\/p>\n<p>Our particular thanks to Hazel Grainger and David Rooney for the suggestion and help in facilitating it!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-192\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Bath Spa Collection\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20260106_145102-478x215.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although we've yet to test the equipment in them, they are a very welcome addition to the collection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have been very busy in cataloguing and assessing the condition of the equipment in the Archive.<br \/>\nIt will take us quite a long time to\u00a0 get around to everything, but we are making progress.<\/p>\n<p>A BBC Micro Model B has been on the workbench - for some open-power-supply surgery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-193\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-PSU-2026-1.png\" alt=\"BBC Micro Power supply \" width=\"450\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-PSU-2026-1.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-PSU-2026-1-135x300.png 135w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-PSU-2026-1-97x215.png 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It's now working.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-194\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-functioning-2026-1.png\" alt=\"Working BBC Micro \" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-functioning-2026-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-functioning-2026-1-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-functioning-2026-1-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/bbc-functioning-2026-1-478x215.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meeting Space<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Archive space is now ready to roll to host events, meetings and seminars again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-195\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"ETA Space\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/20250828_164030-478x215.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We did an event recently with other local universities and Epson UK - as a technical training day....<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-196\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Epson Tech Day 2025\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/eta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/198\/2026\/01\/IMG-20251113-WA0001.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 was an interesting year for the ETA. 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