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Back to SearchCooking in Y2K
In this mini episode we will look at the Y2K bug, and some of the recipes it spawned. That's right, we are talking about Y2K cookbooks!
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6 years, 8 months ago
PLATO Part 2: An Online Revolution
Episode 20
In the conclusion to our discussion of PLATO we look at the final incarnation of the system: PLATO IV. How did an educational machine turn into one o…
6 years, 8 months ago
PLATO Part 1: A Revolution in Teaching
Episode 19
In the 1960s a small project started at the University of Illinois. This project, called PLATO, would go on to pioneer a truly impressive amount of …
6 years, 8 months ago
Evolution of the Mouse
Episode 18
The computer mouse is a ubiquitous device, it's also one of the least changed devices we use with a computer. The mice we use today have only seen sm…
6 years, 9 months ago
Bill's Problem with Piracy
In this mini-episode we look at a strange event in Microsoft's early history and their first case of piracy. Along the way you will learn about the b…
6 years, 9 months ago
The BBC Domesday Project
Episode 17
In 1086 William the Conqueror commissioned a survey of England that would come to be known as the Domesday Book. 900 years later the BBC would create…
6 years, 9 months ago
4004: The First Microprocessor
Episode 16
Intel is one of the dominant forces in the computer industry today, they may be most well known for their line of microprocessors. These chips have p…
6 years, 10 months ago
Lost in the Colossal Cave
Episode 15
Colossal Cave Adventure is one of the most influential video games of all time. Originally written for the DEC PDP-10 mainframe in 1975 the game has …
6 years, 10 months ago
Creeping Towards Viruses
Episode 14
Computer viruses today pose a very real threat. However, it turns out that their origins are actually very non-threatening. Today, we are going to lo…
6 years, 10 months ago
Minitel Research Lab Interview, with Julien Mailland and Kevin Driscoll
Today I am joined by Julien Mailland and Kevon Driscoll, co-authors of Minitel: Welcome to the Internet and proprietors of the Minitel Research Lab(m…
6 years, 11 months ago