Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMinitel, the French Network Connection
Episode 13
Today we are dipping back into the deep and complex history of the proto-internet. We are going to be looking at Minitel, a France-Wide-Web that was …
6 years, 11 months ago
Journey to Altair
Episode 12
Today we are going to be traveling back to the late 1970s to take a look at the early days of the home computer. And specifically how Microsoft found…
6 years, 11 months ago
Spacewar! (the Game)
Episode 11
It really seems like in the last decade video games have gone from a somewhat niche hobby to a widespread part of our culture. Nowadays, there are a …
7 years ago
The Jargon File
In this mini-episode we look at the Jargon File, an early primary source about hacker culture.
The most recent version of the file lives here: http:/…
7 years ago
Networking for a Nuclear War, the Americans
Episode 10
In this episode we are going to explore the ARPANET. This is a companion to the last episode, which covered contemporary Soviet attempts to create an…
7 years ago
Networking for a Nuclear War, the Soviets
Episode 9
Often times people assume the US is the homeland of the internet. Funded by the US Department of Defence, the first attempts at a large-scale network…
7 years, 1 month ago
Acorn and the BBC
Episode 8
The Raspberry Pi had been a huge success at its stated goals, and continues to be. But, this isn't the first time a British company would design and …
7 years, 1 month ago
Attack of the PC Clones
Episode 7
Today, I want to share with you the story of the first PC clones and how they cemented the rise of the x86 chipset.
Most of this story takes place …
7 years, 2 months ago
Edge-Notched
In this byte-sized episode we look at edge-notched cards. A punch card adjacent technology with a strange connection to the early internet.
7 years, 2 months ago
Digital Voices
Episode 6
What are the origins of our modern day text-to-speech systems? In this episode we will dive into the rich history of electronic talking machines. Alo…
7 years, 2 months ago