Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReading - The Story of Mel
This episode is simply a reading of the Story of Mel. I opened last episode with an excerpt, but didn't feel right leaving it at that. So, I present,…
3 years ago
The LGP-30: A Forgotten Machine
Episode 114
In 1956 Librascope released the LGP-30, a truly wild machine. It was, for the time, the most simple and cheap machine that could actually be useful.…
3 years ago
Prolog, Part II
Episode 113
I'm wrapping up my dive into Prolog with... Prolog itself! This episode I'm actually covering the development of Prolog, using all the natural langua…
3 years, 1 month ago
Prolog, Part I
Episode 112
I've been told I need to do an episode about Prolog. Well, here's the start of that process. To talk about Prolog we first need to come to grips wit…
3 years, 1 month ago
To Boldly Transmit
Episode 111
Space is cool, in all meanings of the word. Not only is it wondrous, vast, and fascinating, it can also be a cold place. It's also a very useful pla…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Atari 2600
Episode 110
I don't usually cover video games. When I do, you know it's for a weird reason. This episode we are looking at the Atari VCS 2600, it's strange hardw…
3 years, 2 months ago
What's Up With Microcontrollers?
Episode 109
What really is the deal with microcontrollers? Are they just little computers... or are they something totally different? This episode we are lookin…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Mundaneum, Part II
Episode 108
This episode we pick back up where we left off. We are looking at the roots of the Mundaneum, the applications of the Universal Decimal Code, and ho…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Mundaneum, Part I
Episode 107
The Internet is the closest we've come to a universal store of all human knowledge. However, it's not the first pass at this lofty goal. In this epi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Digital Eyes
Episode 106
Back in episode 90 I made a passing reference to the Cyclops, the first consumer digital camera. It's this masterstroke of hackery that uses a RAM c…
3 years, 4 months ago