Podcast Episodes

Simulated Sumeria

Episode 57

Where did educational games come from? According to some, the practice of using games in classrooms started in the early 60s with the appearance of t…

5 years, 3 months ago

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TMS9900, an Alternate Future

Episode 56

The TI TMS9900 is a fascinating microprocessor. It was the first 16-bit microprocessor on the market, it has a unique architecture that makes it wel…

5 years, 3 months ago

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Project Xanadu

Episode 55

Project Xanadu, started in 1960, is perhaps the oldest hypertext system. It's creator, Ted Nelson, coined the term hypertext just to describe Xanadu.…

5 years, 4 months ago

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C Level, Part II

Episode 54

Even after nearly 50 years C remains a force in the programming world. Anytime you brows the web, or even log into a computer, C is somewhere in the…

5 years, 4 months ago

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C Level, Part I

Episode 53

C is easily one of the most influential programming languages in the world, and it's also one of the most popular languages in the world. Even after …

5 years, 5 months ago

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THE SOURCE

Episode 52

One of the great things about the modern Internet is the wide range of services and content available on it. You have news, email, games, even podcas…

5 years, 5 months ago

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The IBM PC

Episode 51

Released in August 1981, the IBM PC is perhaps one of the most important computers in history. It originated the basic architecture computers still …

5 years, 6 months ago

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8086: The Unexpected Future

Episode 50

The Intel 8086 may be the most important processor ever made. It's descendants are central to modern computing, while retaining an absurd level of ba…

5 years, 6 months ago

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Numeric Control and Digital Westerns

Episode 49

Saga II was a program developed in 1960 that automatically wrote screenplays for TV westerns. Outwardly it looks like artificial intelligence, but th…

5 years, 7 months ago

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Electric Ping-Pong

Episode 48

Sometimes an idea is so good it keeps showing up. Electronic ping-pong games are one of those ideas. The game was independently invented at least twi…

5 years, 7 months ago

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