Archive - Steve Wetherill

Chapter 4: The Zoo

I was 20, coding Z80 in a hosiery factory. We called it 'The Zoo.' The true story of Software Projects, earthquakes, and the 8-bit revolution starts…

Mar 23 • Steve Wetherill

Chapter 3: Down t'Pit

Shoveling slag, eating pig lips, and a theft.

Mar 9 • Steve Wetherill

February 2026

Chapter 2: The Locked Room

A computer no one could touch, a lift that never stopped, and the Z80 chip.

Feb 23 • Steve Wetherill

Chapter 1: The Dee-Dar and the Chemistry Lab

Sheffield steel, Barnsley coal, and a very unstable compound.

Feb 9 • Steve Wetherill

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