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Chronicles of Old Singapore | Bernard Tan – Computer Geek & Historian Part 1
Description
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Professor Bernard T.G. Tan shares his love of electronics and computers as a kid and how when he saw the sleek Apple II, he knew he had to have it. He talks about spending too much time browsing computer magazines and the early computer shops, including Lee Miles’ Computer Centre at Golden Mile Complex.
00:00 Introduction
04:29 A Brief History of Computing
09:52 The Wonder of Computers
14:51 The Apple II
21:46 Computer Magazines
24:17 Lee Miles’ Computer Centre at Golden Mile Complex
30:36 Other Early Computer Shops
Bibliography
Bernard Tan on the history of microcomputing in Singapore, 2018:
http://sms.org.sg/download/Microcomputing_in_Singapore.pdf
I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.
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