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Episode 171
Last episode I said that Fourth Generation Languages were a topic for another time. Well... this counts as another time. Today we are trying to figur…
9 months, 1 week ago
Thoroughbred/OS
Episode 170
I'm back to normal episodes, and I'm running out the gate with a weird one. Thoroughbred/OS was a multi-user and multi-tasking operating system for t…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ben Zotto and the Story of Sphere Computers
I recently had the chance to talk to Ben Zotto about his upcoming book: Go Computer Now! - The Story of Sphere Computers. It's all about an obscure m…
10 months ago
Dellinger's Viruses
Episode 169
In 1981 Joe Dellinger attempted to create the perfect computer program: a virus that spread silently. In 1982 a revision of that virus broke c…
10 months, 1 week ago
Halt and Catch Fire
Episode 168
Imagine a secret number that could be used to bring your computer to a screeching halt. In 1977 Gerry Wheeler discovered an interesting featur…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Tape That Unwound Itself
Episode 167
Have you ever had a computer do something you can't explain? Have you ever thought a machine had a mind of its own? In 1971 Met Life was faced…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Beyond the PDP-11
Episode 166
My trilogy on the PDP-11 concludes with a look at the far flung places this computer can take us. In this episode we look at some issues with …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
LSI-11
Episode 165
This episode we continue my series on the PDP-11 by examining how DEC adapted to the advent of the microprocessor. Along the way we will see h…
11 months, 1 week ago
LGP-30 LIVE! from VCF West
Episode 164
Last weekend I had the chance to talk about the LGP-30 and my emulation project at VCF West in Mountain View, CA. The showrunners will be posting a f…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Ever Heard of the PDP-11?
Episode 163
The DEC PDP-11 is one of the most influential minicomputers of all time. Some would even call it the most influential computer of all time. B…
1 year ago