tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post369366984501687995..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: A la recherche du geeks perduPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-49338896229056489552010-10-22T12:09:16.261+13:002010-10-22T12:09:16.261+13:00Microworld! man that place was Geek Heaven :-DMicroworld! man that place was Geek Heaven :-DSir Arthur Streeb-Greeblinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089215385939482882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-21778323225968537622010-10-19T10:59:54.283+13:002010-10-19T10:59:54.283+13:00Microworld was pretty cool for its time, kind of l...Microworld was pretty cool for its time, kind of like a Science Alive with pretty cutting-edge technology. It was the brainchild of a bunch of technically clued-up but financially naive people who fell victim to a very nasty asset stripper. The whole debacle was documented in a nicely done Metro article back in the day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404199539489725076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-78815583702509265242010-10-18T22:11:58.236+13:002010-10-18T22:11:58.236+13:00Which corner was it on? I'd guess the corner t...Which corner was it on? I'd guess the corner that's now the home of the Victopia apartment.<br /><br />This reminds me of Microworld. It was a tourist attraction down by the Viaduct (before it was "the Viaduct") and consisted of a whole lot of high-powered microscopes which which you could view things like insects, human skin, a ripped $10 note.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-38462416190823201102010-10-18T18:35:39.038+13:002010-10-18T18:35:39.038+13:00It was indeed every bit as ridiculous as you'd...It was indeed every bit as ridiculous as you'd imagine, but also kind of awesome. There was a back room which was used as a venue for Dr Who video marathons. Closed down around the end of 1990 - I'm surprised it lasted that long.Jeremynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-84884176023648937722010-10-18T15:29:11.625+13:002010-10-18T15:29:11.625+13:00Whoa, four-year-old me would have been utterly kee...Whoa, four-year-old me would have been utterly keen for that.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633616551506978330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-3499495743399845702010-10-18T14:27:26.870+13:002010-10-18T14:27:26.870+13:00I don't remember that at all, and as I was wor...I don't remember that at all, and as I was working at Metro in 1989 I probably wrote some of the guide.<br /><br />But I'm sure it was every bit as ridiculous as you imagine.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.com