Advent of Computing
By Sean Haas
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Episodes: 144
datucker
Nov 6, 2023
Always very enjoyable and in-depth podcast on various subjects in computer history
Jun 30, 2023
Description
Welcome to Advent of Computing, the show that talks about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for granted today have rich stories behind their creation, in each episode we will learn how older tech has lead to our modern world.
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Episode 131 - Computer... Books?
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May 05, 2024 |
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Episode 130 - ALGOL, Part II
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Episode 129 - ALGOL, Part I
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 128 - Cryotrons LIVE!
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Episode 127 - Nim
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode 126 - IBM Compatible (No, Not Those)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Episode 125 - US v IBM
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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VCF SoCal - Interview with Micki and Steve
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Episode 124 - The Full 360
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode 123 - The Jupiter Ace
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Episode 122 - To Edit Text
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Episode 121 - Arguments Against Programming
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode 120 - Simply COSMAC
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode 119 - The Batch!
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Episode 118 - Viral Dark Ages
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Episode 117 - What's in a Byte?
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Episode 116 - Monte Carlo
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Episode 115 - Digital Lifeforms
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Reading - The Story of Mel
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Episode 114 - The LGP-30: A Forgotten Machine
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Episode 113 - Prolog, Part II
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Episode 112 - Prolog, Part I
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Episode 111 - To Boldly Transmit
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Episode 110 - The Atari 2600
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Episode 109 - What's Up With Microcontrollers?
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Episode 108 - The Mundaneum, Part II
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May 21, 2023 |
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Episode 107 - The Mundaneum, Part I
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May 07, 2023 |
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Episode 106 - Digital Eyes
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Episode 105 - Apple's Growing Pains
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Episode 104 - Sketchpad
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 103 - The Text Interface
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Episode 102 - Application of Ada
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 101 - Origins of Ada
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 100 - Updates and Mysteries
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 99 - The Berkeley Software Distribution
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 98 - The Canon Cat
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Episode 97 - What Exactly IS A Database? Part II
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 96 - What Exactly IS A Database? Part I
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 95 - Aspen Movie Map
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 94 - Robots, and the End of Humanity
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Episode 93 - Fun and (Horror) Games
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Episode 92 - Copy Protection
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Episode 91 - Whirlwind
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode 90 - Where Did The S100 Bus Go?
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Episode 89 - Forth
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Episode 88 - BEFLIX, Early Digital Animation
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Episode 87 - The ILLIAC Suite
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Episode 86 - Fluidic Computing
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Episode 85 - Visi On, the PC GUI
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Episode 84 - VisiCalc, the Killer App
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Episode 83 - SEAC
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May 29, 2022 |
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Episode 82.5 - Aaron Reed Interview, 50 Years of Text Games
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May 22, 2022 |
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Episode 82 - Juggling Jobs with OS-9
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May 15, 2022 |
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Episode 81 - A Ballad in 2600 Hertz
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May 01, 2022 |
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Episode 80 - The Analytical Engine
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Episode 79 - ZOG: Military Strength Hypertext
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Episode 78 - INTERCAL and Esoterica
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Episode 77 - Magnetic Memories
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 76 - Star Trek the (Unofficial) Game
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Episode 75 - A Cybernetic Future
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 74 - The Elegance of LISP
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode 73 - IPL, AI, and Linked Lists
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode 72 - Viatron Topples IBM
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Episode 71 - 6502, The Mini-Microprocessor
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 70 - The oN-Line System, Part 2
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 69 - The oN-Line System, Part 1
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 68 - Zork
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Episode 67 - Debug!
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Episode 66 - Viruses and the PC
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Episode 65 - Teletype, Teleprint, and Telegrams
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Episode 64 - Gemini's Tiny Machine
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Episode 63 - What's With The Wedge, Part 2
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Episode 62 - What's With The Wedge? Part 1
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Episode 61 - FRESS and Practical Hypertext
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode - Q&A
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Episode 60 - COBOL Never Dies
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Episode 59 - ALOHANET
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Episode 58 - Mercury Memories
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Episode 57 - Simulated Sumeria
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May 30, 2021 |
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Episode 56 - TMS9900, an Alternate Future
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May 16, 2021 |
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Episode 55 - Project Xanadu
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May 02, 2021 |
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Episode 54 - C Level, Part II
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Episode 53 - C Level, Part I
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Episode 52 - THE SOURCE
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Episode 51 - The IBM PC
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 50 - 8086: The Unexpected Future
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 49 - Numeric Control and Digital Westerns
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 48 - Electric Ping-Pong
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Episode 47.5 - Lars Brinkhoff Interview, Preserving ITS
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Episode 47 - ITS: Open Computing
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Episode 46 - Hacker Folklore
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Episode 45 - Keeping Things BASIC
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Episode 44 - ENIAC, Part II
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Episode 43 - ENIAC, Part I
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 42 - IBM Gets Personal
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Episode 41 - Return of Viruses: The Spread
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Episode 40 - Spam, Email, and Best Intentions
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Episode 39 - Learning Along the Oregon Trail
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Episode 38 - JOVIAL, the Evolution of Programming
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Episode 37 - The Rise of DOS
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Episode 36 - The Rise of CP/M
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Episode 35 - Analog Computing and the Automatic Totalisator
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Episode 34 - 8080 VS Z80
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Episode 33.5 - Brad Chase Interview, Marketing Lead for Windows 95 and Much More
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Episode 33 - Becoming Portable
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Episode 32 - Road to Transistors, Part II
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Episode 31 - Road to Transistors: Part I
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May 31, 2020 |
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Episode 30 - Coherent Is Not UNIX!
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May 17, 2020 |
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Episode 29.5 - A Guided Tour of the Macintosh
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May 10, 2020 |
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Episode 29 - PCM, Origins of Digital Audio
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May 03, 2020 |
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Episode 28 - Applesoft BASIC, Microsoft and Apple's First Collaboration
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Episode 27 - Vectrex, Playing With Vectors
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Episode 26 - Memex and Hyperlinks
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Episode 25 - Making Disks Flexible, Part 2
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Episode 24 - Making Disks Flexible, Part 1
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Episode 23 - FORTRAN, Compilers, and Early Programming
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Episode 22 - Going Rogue
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Episode 21 - 8008: Intel's Second Shot
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Episode 20.5 - Cooking in Y2K
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Episode 20 - PLATO Part 2: An Online Revolution
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Episode 19 - PLATO Part 1: A Revolution in Teaching
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Episode 18 - Evolution of the Mouse
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Episode 17.5 - Bill's Problem with Piracy
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Episode 17 - The BBC Domesday Project
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Episode 16 - 4004: The First Microprocessor
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Episode 15 - Lost in the Colossal Cave
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Episode 14 - Creeping Towards Viruses
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Episode 13.5 - Minitel Research Lab Interview, with Julien Mailland and Kevin Driscoll
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Episode 13 - Minitel, the French Network Connection
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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Episode 12 - Journey to Altair
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Sep 08, 2019 |
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Episode 11 - Spacewar! (the Game)
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Episode 10.5 - The Jargon File
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Episode 10 - Networking for a Nuclear War, the Americans
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Episode 9 - Networking for a Nuclear War, the Soviets
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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Episode 8 - Acorn and the BBC
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Episode 7 - Attack of the PC Clones
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Episode 6.5 - Edge-Notched
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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Episode 6 - Digital Voices
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Episode 5 - Unix for the People, Part 2
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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Episode 4.5 - Space Travel!
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May 27, 2019 |
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Episode 4 - Unix for the People, Part 1
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May 20, 2019 |
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Episode 3 - Mythic Macintosh
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May 05, 2019 |
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Episode 2 - The Demo
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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Episode 1 - Folded Spindled and Mutilated
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Apr 09, 2019 |