Dec 27, 2021
Viatron's System 21 was the computer of the 1970s!
...At least that's what their marketing claimed. Started in 1967
Viatron was set to be one of the most exciting companies of the
coming decade. They were offering a desktop sized computing
machine, the System 21, that promised to break IBM's domination of
the office....
Dec 13, 2021
No
matter how you cut it the MOS Technology 6502 is an important chip.
The chip was cheap, simple, and plentiful. This made it perfect for
the home computing boom of the late 1970s. But how was this classic
created? Today we are looking at Motorola's earliest attempts to
seize the microprocessor market, how economic...
Nov 29, 2021
NLS,
or the oN-Line System, is often looked at as a mile marker in the
development of modern computing. It was the first system to use a
mouse, one of the first functional examples of hypertext, pioneered
remote collaboration, and so much more. But how much do you know
about NLS itself? In this series of episode I'm...
Nov 15, 2021
NLS,
or the oN-Line System, is often looked at as a mile marker in the
development of modern computing. It was the first system to use a
mouse, one of the first functional examples of hypertext, pioneered
remote collaboration, and so much more. But how much do you know
about NLS itself? In this series of episode I'm...
Oct 31, 2021
Make
sure you have some extra batteries for your lamp, this episode we
are delving into the depths of Zork. Written in 1977 Zork would
quickly become the epitome of text based adventures, pushing aside
all competitors. A lot of this comes down to it's simple gameplay,
and the simple fact that Zork is fun to play. But...
