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This episode dives into the fascinating evolution of server technology, from room-sized mainframes to today's AI-powered cloud computing. It explores the innovations, rivalries, and key players—IBM, Microsoft, Unix pioneers, and the rise of Linux—that shaped the industry. The discussion covers the transition from minicomputers to personal computing, the impact of open-source software, and the shift toward containerization, hybrid cloud, and AI-driven infrastructure. With a focus on the forces driving technological progress, this episode unpacks the past, present, and future of server technology and its role in digital transformation.
Jim Rea continues reflecting on ProView's 40-year journey, highlighting how personal computing and software development practices have evolved. He discusses the shift from fully graspable, simple systems to today's complex technologies requiring specialized expertise. Jim emphasizes the ongoing necessity of human judgment in programming, even with advanced tools like LLMs and search engines. He explores the concept of "prompt engineering" and the enduring challenge of accurately defining project requirements, asserting the essential role humans will maintain in tech innovation. (Part 2) Today's edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Live!, our weekly live panel discussion of what is going in the Apple space as well as the larger tech world, and how it is impacting you. Join us live at YouTube.com/MacVoicesTV at 8 PM Eastern 5 PM Pacific, or whatever time that is wherever you are and participate in the chat, or catch the edited and segmented versions of the show on the regular MacVoices channels and feeds. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:10 Introduction to Jim Rea 00:53 Early Days of Personal Computing 02:35 Evolution of Development Practices 05:25 The Role of the Internet in Programming 11:20 The Challenge of Finding Information 12:13 The Impact of LLMs on Programming 17:17 Defining LLMs vs. AI 20:10 Prompt Engineering and Software Development 23:48 The Future of Human Programmers 26:58 Reflections on Technological Progress 29:58 Conclusion and Farewell Links: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of ProVUE at MacWorld Expo! Guests: Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon: https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss
The PC is Dead: It's Time to Make Computing Personal Again, The Biggest Unix Security Loophole, The monospace Web, What a FreeBSD kernel message about your bridge means, Installing FreeBSD on a HP 250 G9, Networking for System Administrators, and more. NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines The PC is Dead: It's Time to Make Computing Personal Again (https://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/3292/the-pc-is-dead-its-time-to-make-computing-personal-again) The Biggest Unix Security Loophole (https://www.tuhs.org/Archive/Documentation/TechReports/Bell_Labs/ReedsShellHoles.pdf) News Roundup The monospace Web (https://owickstrom.github.io/the-monospace-web/) What a FreeBSD kernel message about your bridge means (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/FreeBSDBridgeMacMovedMessage) Installing FreeBSD on a HP 250 G9 (https://brunopacheco1.github.io/posts/installing-freebsd-on-hp-250-g9/) Networking for System Administrators (https://mwl.io/nonfiction/networking#n4sa) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)
Despite recent concerns about the overall AI PC market, Dell Technologies is proving that the future of this tech is more than just hype. Host Patrick Moorhead is with Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Dell Technologies on this episode of Six Five On The Road. They discuss how Dell is bolstering its AI PC endeavors through strategic partnerships, and what future AI advancements might look like. Tune in for details on: AI PCs progressing from a "what if" to a reality. They discuss whether the AI PC era has commenced and if the market is primed for these advances A look at Dell's partnerships across the technological spectrum, emphasizing collaboration in silicon innovation and AI PC market penetration Dell's strategic advantage in the burgeoning AI PC market. How their strong R&D, vast supply chain, and deep customer relationships may give them an edge Future predictions for AI technology and its implications for consumers and businesses alike
For many, the AI PC revolution can't come fast enough. So how do we speed it up? Host Olivier Blanchard, Research Director & Practice Lead, Artificial Intelligence Devices at The Futurum Group, is joined by Dell Technologies' Jon Siegal, SVP, Dell Product Marketing, on this episode of the Six Five On The Road. They share in-depth analysis on the benefits of AI PCs and accelerating adoption of AI in personal computing. Tune in as they cover: The rise of hybrid AI: AI workloads moving beyond the cloud to the edge and devices Dell Pro AI Studio: A free toolkit that simplifies AI development and deployment, allowing developers to "build once, run anywhere" AI PCs: These high-performance, energy-efficient machines can empower developers and enable new use cases like offline RAG models and on-device translation Dell's initiatives to boost on-device AI capabilities and innovation through the integration of Neural Processing Units (NPUs) The current landscape of AI PC adoption and how customers are utilizing Dell's AI solutions in their day-to-day operations
On this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, host Stewart Alsop interviews Tim Bajarin, Chairman of Creative Strategies, Inc., for a fascinating exploration of the evolution of technology. The conversation spans Tim's early career during the dawn of personal computing in the 1980s, historical reflections on pivotal inventions like Gutenberg's printing press, the legacy of Xerox PARC, and the rise of Apple's graphical interface and desktop publishing. They also discuss the human dynamics of innovation, from the tight-knit tech communities of Silicon Valley to parallels with historic institutions like the Royal Society. For more insights into Tim Bajarin's ongoing work, you can explore his articles on Forbes or visit Creative Strategies at creativestrategies.com.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation!Timestamps00:00 Introduction and Guest Background00:54 Entering the PC Market in the 1980s05:39 Historical Context and Technological Evolution13:21 The Impact of Desktop Publishing24:54 The Role of Historical Knowledge in Technology38:12 The Influence of British Technological Advancements47:30 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsKey InsightsThe Historical Context of Innovation is Crucial for Understanding Technology's Future: Tim Bajarin emphasizes that to forecast the future of technology, one must understand its historical roots. His career as an analyst has been informed by studying transformative moments like Gutenberg's printing press and innovations in the 1800s, including the Royal Society's influence on science and technology. This perspective underscores how historical breakthroughs set the stage for modern advancements.The Birth of Personal Computing Was a Collaborative Effort: Bajarin's entry into the tech industry coincided with the IBM PC launch in 1981. He became one of the first PC analysts, working with companies like Compaq, Dell, and Apple. The development of personal computing was fueled by close-knit communities of engineers and innovators who shared ideas, much like the collaborative environment of historical groups like the Royal Society.Xerox PARC's Innovations Were the Bedrock for Modern Computing: The role of Xerox PARC in shaping today's computing landscape is highlighted as pivotal. Bajarin recounts their invention of the graphical user interface (GUI) and the mouse, which were foundational for Apple's Mac. Although Xerox didn't capitalize on these ideas, their contributions enabled Steve Jobs and others to build the computing paradigms we use today.Desktop Publishing Revolutionized Communication and Creativity: Bajarin predicted the desktop publishing boom, thanks to innovations like Apple's laser printer, PageMaker software, and PostScript technology. These advancements transformed the publishing industry, allowing individuals and small businesses to create professional-quality content, democratizing access to creative tools.Steve Jobs' Return to Apple Marked a Turning Point in Design and Vision: When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, the company was near bankruptcy. Bajarin describes how Jobs refocused Apple on its core customers, introduced innovative industrial design, and created products like the colorful iMac. This redefined how consumers viewed computers, blending functionality with aesthetic appeal and cementing Apple's market position.The Evolution of Technology is Driven by Both Process and Innovation: Bajarin explains how every major technological leap, from the printing press to the PC, has involved the convergence of innovative devices and refined processes. For instance, advancements in printing presses during the 1800s mirrored the systematic innovations in the tech industry during the 1980s and 1990s.The Role of Community and Networks in Driving Innovation: The episode draws a parallel between the 1980s tech clubs in Silicon Valley and earlier knowledge-sharing networks, such as the letter-writing analysts of Renaissance Italy or the Royal Society. Bajarin illustrates how communities of like-minded individuals, whether in tech or science, have always been instrumental in fostering innovation.
On this episode of the Crazy Wisdom Podcast, Stewart Alsop is joined by ~tiller-tolbus to explore his three current projects: Red Horizon, Sen Chain, and Aegean. The conversation navigates through the intricacies of Urbit, touching on the common threads that bind these ventures together. Tiller shares insights into how Red Horizon is making Urbit more accessible, how Sen Chain offers a unique blockchain integration, and how Aegean envisions a new kind of browsing experience within the Urbit namespace. For more details on Tiller's work, you can connect with him on Urbit at tiller tolbus, or follow him on Twitter at @tiller_tolbus. You can also learn more about Red Horizon at redhorizon.com.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversation!Timestamps00:00 Introduction to the Crazy Wisdom Podcast00:06 Meet Tiller Tolbus: Projects Overview00:20 Understanding Urbit and Its Projects01:42 The Vision for Aegean03:33 Challenges and Realities of Urbit Development07:03 The Evolution of Urbit's Ecosystem18:02 The Future of Urbit: Ares and Beyond20:02 File Sharing and Data Ownership on Urbit26:58 The Human Mind and Megacorps27:18 Urban's Vision: Owning Your Stuff28:11 Urbit vs. Linux: Multiplayer Computation28:43 Ares: Expanding Data Capacity30:41 Shrubbery: Addressable Data Paths34:51 Learning Hoon: Challenges and Rewards37:11 Philosophical Insights: Nietzsche and Computing38:24 Idealism in Software Development41:42 The Ground Floor of Computing50:57 Urbit's Practical Future53:51 Red Horizon: Hosting Provider54:51 Conclusion and Contact InformationKey InsightsUrbit's Vision of a Unified Digital Ecosystem: Tiller Tolbus discusses how Urbit is designed to create a unified digital ecosystem that promotes composability and interoperability. Unlike the fragmented nature of traditional computing systems, where apps often do not work well together, Urbit aims to allow disinterested parties to build components that organically fit together, reducing the need for direct collaboration and communication overhead among developers.Red Horizon's Role in Making Urbit Accessible: Red Horizon is highlighted as a crucial project for making Urbit more accessible to users. By providing a hosting solution that allows users to run their Urbit instances efficiently and affordably, Red Horizon is paving the way for broader adoption of the platform. Tiller emphasizes that this accessibility is key to the future success of Urbit as a viable alternative to centralized cloud services.The Importance of Shrubbery in App Development: Tiller introduces the concept of Shrubbery, an application design system that standardizes how data is organized and accessed within Urbit. This standardization makes it easier for different apps to interoperate, addressing one of the major challenges in current app development on the platform. Shrubbery represents a step toward making Urbit a more developer-friendly environment, potentially leading to more innovative and cohesive applications.Aegean's Vision for a New Browsing Experience: Aegean is described as a project that aims to redefine how users interact with the Urbit network. By conceptualizing a browser that navigates the Urbit namespace, Aegean seeks to create a more intuitive and user-friendly way to access and share content on the network. This project highlights Urbit's potential to offer a fundamentally different internet experience, one that emphasizes ownership and control over personal data.The Philosophical Foundation of Urbit: The conversation delves into the philosophical motivations behind Urbit's development, particularly the desire to create a computing system that is both mathematically elegant and practically robust. Tiller and Stewart discuss the importance of having a foundational "ground floor" for software development, one that is stable, clean, and designed to last. This reflects a broader idealistic vision for computing that prioritizes long-term sustainability over short-term fixes.Challenges and Potential of Ares in Urbit's Evolution: Ares is identified as a critical upcoming project that could transform Urbit from what Tiller calls a "toy" into a fully-fledged computing platform. By addressing current limitations, such as the small data storage capacity, Ares promises to enhance the performance and capabilities of Urbit, making it a more serious contender in the world of personal computing. However, the timeline for Ares' completion remains uncertain, reflecting the complexity of such a transformative project.The Role of Digital Sovereignty in the Future of Technology: Throughout the episode, there is a recurring theme of digital sovereignty—empowering individuals to have full control over their data and computing resources. Urbit is positioned as a response to the increasing centralization of digital services by major corporations, offering an alternative that prioritizes user autonomy and privacy. This emphasis on sovereignty is seen as both a philosophical stance and a practical solution to the challenges posed by today's internet infrastructure.
Welcome to the Crazy Wisdom podcast, where we explore the interplay of technology, society, and the mind. In this special "Stewart Squared" series, we dive into the stories and insights of pioneers who have shaped the digital world. Today, we're thrilled to feature Rob Glaser, founder and CEO of Real Networks, a trailblazer in the realm of streaming media. Join us as Stewart Alsop III and his father, Stewart Alsop II, delve into Glaser's fascinating journey from his early days at Microsoft, revolutionizing the world of software with Microsoft Word, to launching Real Networks and navigating the tumultuous waters of the tech industry. Get ready for a conversation filled with intimate anecdotes, profound reflections on the evolution of digital media, and thoughtful perspectives on the future of technology and AI To find out what happened in the episode without listening to it, feel free to use this GPT to do so (there are system prompts you can use to do so) Timestamps: 5:00 - Early memories of interactions between Rob Glaser and Stewart Alsop, and discussions about the evolution of Microsoft Word and its competition with WordPerfect. 10:00 - Glaser's recount of his time at Microsoft, including his work on applications and the strategic moves that led to Microsoft's success in the office suite market. 15:00 - The founding of Real Networks, the emergence of streaming media, and the technological innovations and challenges faced in the early days. 20:00 - Expansion of Real Networks and its role in the streaming media industry, including partnerships and market dynamics. 25:00 - Rob Glaser's entrepreneurial journey, the evolution of Real Networks, and the impact of digital media on the business landscape. 30:00 - Discussion on the transition of Real Networks from a public to a private company and the strategic reasons behind this change. 35:00 - Conversations about the tech industry at large, the development of AI, and Glaser's perspective on technological advancements. 40:00 - Examination of generative AI, its impact on society, and the ethical and practical challenges it presents. 45:00 - Broader societal and technological issues, including the accuracy of information and the role of tech companies in public discourse. 50:00 - The influence of digital media on society, the concentration of power in large tech companies, and the balance between innovation and control. 55:00 - Concluding remarks, the ongoing relevance of Real Networks in the tech industry, and final thoughts from the participants. Key Insights Rob Glaser's Early Career and Microsoft's Evolution: Rob Glaser shared his experiences working at Microsoft from 1983 to 1993, where he played a pivotal role in reviving Microsoft Word and contributing to the company's growth. His journey offers insights into the competitive dynamics of the software industry and Microsoft's strategy in becoming a dominant player in the office applications market. Inception of Real Networks and Streaming Media: Glaser recounted the founding of Real Networks and its pioneering role in the development of streaming media technology. This insight underscores the challenges and innovations of early internet media, highlighting Real Networks' contribution to making streaming a standard form of consuming content online. Technological Challenges in the Early Days of Streaming: The discussion revealed the technical hurdles Real Networks faced in the mid-90s, such as bandwidth limitations and the nascent state of internet infrastructure. Glaser's account of optimizing streaming for low bandwidth environments underscores the company's innovative approach to delivering audio and later video content. Shift from Public to Private Company: Glaser explained the strategic decision to take Real Networks private after years of being a public entity. This move reflects the changing dynamics and strategic pivoting required to stay relevant and competitive in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. Impact of AI and Digital Media on the Tech Industry: The conversation delved into Rob Glaser's perspective on artificial intelligence and its implications for the future of technology. His insights into generative AI and its potential applications, as well as the ethical considerations it raises, highlight the transformative impact of AI on the tech industry and society at large. Market Dynamics and Competitive Strategies: The dialogue touched on the competitive strategies employed by Microsoft in the office suite market, illustrating how bundling products like Word and Excel helped Microsoft gain a competitive edge. This strategy led to significant shifts in market dynamics, affecting competitors like Lotus and WordPerfect. Real Networks' Evolution and Current Focus: Glaser detailed the evolution of Real Networks, focusing on its current endeavors in AI and machine learning, particularly in the realm of security and content identification. This evolution reflects the company's adaptation to the changing technological landscape and its efforts to remain at the forefront of innovation in digital media and security.
In the early 80s, glory could be won in the arcades by those intrepid youths capable of garnering high scores. One such teen, Julian 'Jaz' Rignall, turned that skillset into a career, first as a strategy tip writer for UK mags like Personal Computing and Computer and Video Games, before becoming a founding writer for ZZAP!64, Mean Machines, Mean Machines Sega, and Nintendo Magazine System. His career then brought him to America where he worked for Virgin on titles such as Toonstruck and Jungle Book before becoming a pioneer in online games journalism at IGN. Today, he helps game devs test their wares before they hit our screens at VGM. Jaz has seen every aspect of the games biz, from how the games are made, to how they are presented to the public, to how the press informs us about them. His insights are truly invaluable! Recorded: August 2023 Watch the video version as a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/julian-jaz-and-97565043 Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzap!64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(entrepreneur) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Master_the_Video_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Computer_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine) https://www.mobygames.com/game/191/bruce-lee/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascential https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Machines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Adams https://www.mobygames.com/company/51/virgin-interactive-entertainment-inc/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/518/toonstruck/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/3300/ea-pacific/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnLive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart https://vgm.co/index.htm Copyright Karl Kuras
In this episode, Stewart Alsop is in conversation with Adam Cohn (linkedin and twitter), the CEO of Deepin, focusing on the open-source AI project, Adios. They discuss the importance and history of open source, particularly in relation to AI, emphasizing the role of collaboration and knowledge sharing in advancing technology. Adam details his project of an open-source AI wearable device, and its implications for technology and data privacy. They also touch on the role of AI in software and coding, the definition and future of autonomous agents, and the various models of open-source AI. Timestamps 00:02 Introduction and Guest Presentation 00:54 Exploring Open Source and Its History 02:23 Understanding the Role of Linux in the Digital Age 02:59 The Intersection of Open Source and Personal Computing 04:29 Deep Dive into Linux and Unix 06:20 The Security Aspects of Open Source 08:31 Exploring the Business Model of Open Source 10:23 The Future of AI and Open Source 10:29 Discussion on Mistral and Open Source 18:29 The Importance of Open Source in Wearable Technology 22:03 Building an Open Source Wearable 25:00 Exploring the Potential of Bluetooth Technology 25:47 The Intricacies of Voice Cancellation Technology 26:17 Discussing the Hardware and Software Aspects of the Company 27:17 The Role of Open Source in Technology Development 27:30 The Challenges of Implementing Technology in Argentina 28:09 The Intersection of Hardware and Software in Product Development 28:55 The Importance of Aesthetics in Wearable Technology 29:38 The Potential Risks of Manufacturing in China 30:01 The Power of Open Source in Ensuring Transparency 30:36 Highlighting Key Figures in the Open Source AI Community 32:05 The Philosophy Behind Open Source and Its Impact on Democracy 42:20 The Future of Autonomous Agents in AI 47:18 The Role of Coding in the Age of AI Key Insights Open Source as a Foundation of Technology and Innovation: Adam Cohen stresses the importance of open source, highlighting its historical roots intertwined with the development of computing and the broader scientific revolution. Open source, by sharing knowledge, code, and documentation, has advanced the digital age, with Linux emerging as a pivotal force in the server domain, despite the commercial success of proprietary systems like Windows and MacOS. Linux's Dominance and Security in the Digital Landscape: The discussion underlines Linux's significant role in powering the internet, serving as the underlying technology for most servers. Cohen argues that Linux's open-source nature contributes to its enhanced security compared to proprietary systems, allowing for broader collaboration and scrutiny in its development. The Business Model of Open Source: Cohen dispels the myth that open source equates to non-profitability, explaining how companies can thrive by adopting an open core model. This approach allows for the core product to be open-source, with monetization coming from additional services or managed solutions, as seen with GitLab and Redis. Open Source in AI and the Debate Around Accessibility: The conversation shifts to the complexities of open-source AI, touching on Mistral's approach of releasing some models openly while reserving others for commercial use. Cohen expresses support for a model where older versions become open source as new iterations are developed, fostering a balance between innovation and accessibility. The Personal AI Wearable Project: Adam Cohen introduces his project of developing an open-source, AI-powered wearable device. He emphasizes the importance of user control over data, foreseeing a future where personal AI devices, intimately integrated into our lives, require transparent and user-driven data management to prevent potential misuse. The Implications of Closed-Source Wearables: Cohen raises concerns about the potential dangers of closed-source wearables, which could lead to invasive data collection and privacy breaches. His advocacy for open-source development in this domain is rooted in the belief that users should have absolute control and understanding of how their data is used and stored. The Role of Community and Ethics in Open Source: The discussion concludes with a broader reflection on the ethos of the open-source community. Cohen argues that open source is not just about technology development but also about fostering a democratic, inclusive, and ethical approach to innovation, ensuring that advancements are made transparently and with community input to avoid the pitfalls of centralized control and potential misuse of technology.
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Wie kann man Spiele auch abseits der großen Engines wie Unity und Unreal erfolgreich entwickeln? Das besprechen wir mit Christoph Nakazawa, dem Entwickler hinter „Athena Crisis“, einem modernen, rundenbasierten Retro-Strategiespiel.Christoph erzählt uns, weshalb sich native und etablierte Web-Technologien wie HTML, CSS und JavaScript für die Spieleentwicklung anbieten. Er zeigt auf, worauf es dabei zu achten gilt. Wir beleuchten technische Vor- und Nachteile von JavaScript-Spiele-Engines und -Frameworks im Detail. Wir diskutieren, ob Canvas oder DOM-Elemente besser für komplexe Games geeignet sind.Dass Web-Technologien gegenüber „klassischer“ Spieleentwicklung Vorteile im Bereich Tooling und Distribution bieten und insbesondere für plattformübergreifende Spiele mit Multiplayer-Funktion geeignet sind, belegen wir in dieser Folge!Picks of the Day: Christoph: „Athena Crisis“-Discord-Community – In der Discord-Community zu seinem Spiel „Athena Crisis“ will Christoph Nakazawa nicht nur Support für alle Early-Access-Unterstützer:innen bieten, sondern im eigens dafür geschaffenen „#
This episode takes a closer look at Anthropic's Claude 3 AI models, known for their advanced cognitive capabilities and safety features, Apple's introduction of the M3 MacBook Air with its enhanced performance and sustainability, and Google's AI program aimed at supporting publishers.For more on these stories:Anthropic launches Claude 3Apple unveils M3 MacBook AirGoogle pays publishers to use AIPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin
This is a new series of Crazy Wisdom where I invited my dad Stewart Alsop II to bring people from his past as a tech journalist and uncover the best stories from the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s about the personal computing revolution and apply them to the AI revolution currently happening. Our first guest Donna Dubinsky talks about her career experiences at Apple, handheld innovator Handspring, her work as the CEO of Palm (of the Palm Pilot handheld mobile device), and current AI work at Numenta. She and Stewart Alsop II both go deep on how the personal computing industry led to the mobile revoltuions and now how we got to where we are today. Dubinsky encourages listeners to stay tuned to developments at NatCast, her current project associated with the CHIPS Act. If you subscribe to chatGPT4, check out this GPT we trained on the conversation Timestamps 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and the AI Revolution 00:50 The AI Bubble and Lessons from Past Revolutions 01:28 Invitation to Engage with the Podcast 02:04 Introducing the Special Guest: Donna Dubinsky 02:31 Reminiscing about the Past: The Agenda Conference 03:30 The Evolution of Computing Devices 06:14 The Changing Landscape of the Computer Industry 06:58 The Ubiquity of Computing and the Future of the Chips Industry 08:11 The Evolution of Apple and Personal Device Preferences 14:28 The Journey of Numenta and the Future of AI 29:15 The Evolution of Mainframes and the Future of AI on Phones 37:31 The Early Days of the Tech Community 38:30 Transition from Mainframes to Personal Computing 39:04 The Launch of the Palm Pilot 41:30 The Evolution of the Microcomputer Business 42:59 The Role of Government in Advancing Technology 44:46 The Challenges of Manufacturing and Design in the Tech Industry 01:08:05 The Impact of Pricing on Perceived Value 01:09:17 The Highs and Lows of the Palm Pilot Journey 01:12:26 Current Work in AI and the CHIPS Act Key Insights Early Days of Computing and Mainframes: Initially, computing was not a common feature on everyone's desk. Mainframes, the early giants of the computing world, were massive and expensive, accessible only to large corporations and the government. These machines were housed in special rooms and were far from being personal or portable. Transition to Client-Server Models and Personalization: Computing started evolving with the development of client-server architecture. From the large, centralized mainframes, the industry moved to a model where computing was more distributed. Time-sharing systems allowed multiple users to access mainframe resources, leading to a gradual democratization of computing power. This shift laid the groundwork for the development of personal computers. The Era of Desktops and Handheld Devices: The next significant shift was the move to desktops and eventually to handheld devices. This evolution represented a dramatic change in how people interacted with computers, making them more personal and portable. The podcast mentions how devices like the Apple II brought computing into educational settings, revolutionizing how people could use these tools. The Impact of the Palm Pilot: The Palm Pilot is highlighted as a significant milestone in personal computing. Before the Palm, handheld devices were simply smaller versions of existing technology. The Palm Pilot, however, adopted a different approach. It did not try to replicate all functionalities of a PC. For instance, it did not support printing directly, positioning itself as a window or client to the PC, thus embracing a kind of client-server model. This decision not only made the device more practical and focused but also less expensive to support. Evolution of Form Factors: The podcast discusses the evolution of computing devices in terms of form factors. There were three main form factors: desktop (too big to carry), notebook (fit in a briefcase), and handheld (fit in a pocket or purse). Each form factor was defined by how users could physically carry and interact with these devices. It was believed that devices falling between these form factors would not be successful, although this was later proven not entirely accurate with the success of intermediate devices like tablets.
This week, Tristan and Tasia explore the intersection of innovation and privacy in the realm of AI wearables. From Humane's groundbreaking Ai Pin to other projects on the horizon, we examine how these devices are redefining personal computing and raising crucial privacy questions. Join us as we unravel the complexities of AI's integration into our daily lives, one wearable at a time.FOLLOWAI Named This ShowTristan & TasiaAI Named This Show podcastAI NEWSMicrosoft's Windows 11 2023 update rolls out, bringing Copilot AI to more usersBing Chat is now “Microsoft Copilot” in potentially confusing rebranding moveOpenAI DevDayAnnouncing GrokHUMANE AI PINAi Pin overviewHumane officially launches the AI Pin, its OpenAI-powered wearableHumane's new wearable AI demo is wild to watch — and we have lots of questionsHumane's ‘Ai Pin' debuts on the Paris runwayHumane Ai Pin is shaped like Google Clips and won't need a paired phoneHumane's Ai Pin is a $700 Smartphone Alternative You Wear All DayHumane Wants Its New Ai Pin to Liberate You From Your Phone ScreenTHE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2023 - Rethinking the Smartphone: Humane Ai Pin4 futuristic things the Humane Ai Pin can do as a smartphone alternativeHumane's launch video showed its hyped AI Pin answering 2 questions incorrectly. The company says a corrected video is on the way.To replace our phones, Humane's AI Pin needs to do a lot moreOTHER AI WEARABLES/DEVICESIntroducing Rewind PendantTwitter Reacts to AI-Based Wearable That Transcribes and Uploads Everything You Say and HearMeet ‘Tab' – the Wearable AI Companion by 20yr old Tech Whiz Avi SchiffmannDetails emerge on Jony Ive and OpenAI's plan to build the ‘iPhone of artificial intelligence' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Umgang mit Digitalen Medien in Unternehmen, Familie und Schule
In meiner neuen Podcast-Serie »Zukunft der Digitalität« nehme ich dich mit auf eine Reise in die Anfänge der digitalen Revolution der 1990er Jahre. Ich teile meine persönlichen Geschichten aus dieser dynamischen Ära und diskutiere die frühen Tage des Personal Computing, den rasanten Aufstieg des Internets und die daraus resultierenden gesellschaftlichen sowie geschäftlichen Veränderungen. Natürlich muss ich die Entwicklungen und meine eigene Unternehmerlaufbahn reflektieren. Begleitet mich auf dieser faszinierenden Zeitreise, um die digitale Vergangenheit zu erkunden und ihre Bedeutung für unsere Zukunft in den folgenden neuen Folgen zu verstehen.
In this episode of InTechnology, Camille gets into the future of client computing with Rob Bruckner, Corporate VP and CTO of Client Platform Architecture and Definition (CPAD) at Intel. They talk about the current evolutions going on with client computing like AI and security, as well as what's next for sustainability and the PC. The views and opinions expressed are those of the guests and author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Intel Corporation.
What do business leaders expect from their HR business partners? What four competencies do all successful leaders have in common?My guest on this episode is Jay Parker, Founder and CEO of Mentorforce and former President Dell, Personal Computing GroupDuring our conversation Jay and I discuss:What he learned from time as a senior executive at Dell and LenovoThe four competencies that all successful leaders have in commonWhy he started Mentorforce and his vision to rethink leadership developmentWhat he believes business leaders expect and want from their HR Business PartnersConnecting with Jay or Mentorforce:Connect with Jay Parker on LinkedInLearn more about Mentorforce
We'll discuss what's new in personal technology
Wir werfen einen spannenden Blick auf das revolutionäre Apple Vision Pro Headset, das kürzlich auf der WWDC vorgestellt wurde. Wir vergleichen es mit ähnlichen Produkten auf dem Markt, diskutieren seine Auswirkungen auf die Welt der Technologie und beleuchten sein Potenzial im Personal Computing. Wir sprechen über seine Anwendung in verschiedenen Bereichen, sowohl bei der Arbeit als auch zu Hause, und seine Bedeutung für die Entwicklung eines „Appleverse“. Ob Profi, Kreativer oder Technikbegeisterter, diese Episode bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Zukunft der Technologie. Komm mit auf die spannende Reise in die Zukunft der Technologie:
What I learned from reading Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush.Support Founders' sponsors: Tiny: The easiest way to sell your business. Quick and straightforward exits for Founders. andCapital: Raise, hold, and spend capital all in one place. and Tegus is a search engine for business knowledge that's used by founders, investors, and executives. It's incredible what they're building. Try it for free by visiting Tegus.[7:15] Pieces of the Action offers his hard-won lessons on how to operate and manage effectively within complex organizations and drive ambitious, unprecedented programs to fruition.[8:54] Stripe Press Books:The Dream Machine by M. Mitchell WaldropThe Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993 by Jordan Mechner.[9:24] Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century by G. Pascal Zachary[10:40] Any exploration of the institutions that shape how we do research, generate discoveries, create inventions, and turn ideas into innovations inevitably leads back to Vannevar Bush.[11:26] No American has had greater influence in the growth of science and technology than Vannevar Bush.[12:23] That's why I'm going to encourage you to order this book —because when you pick it up and you read it —you're reading the words of an 80 year old genius. One of the most formidable and accomplished people that has ever lived— laying out what he learned over his six decade long career.[14:38] A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age by Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman (Founders #95)[15:12] Bootstrapping: Douglas Engelbart, Coevolution, and the Origins of Personal Computing by Thierry Bardini[15:48] I don't know what Silicon Valley will do when it runs out of Doug Engelbart's ideas. — The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson. (Founders #157)[18:54] Bush points out that tipping points often rest with far-seeing, energetic individuals. We can be those individuals.[20:36] I went into this book with little more than a name and came out with the closest thing to a mentor someone you've never met can be.[20:58] We are not the first to face problems, and as we face them we can hold our heads high. In such spirit was this book written.[24:38] The essence of civilization is the transmission of the findings of each generation to the next.[29:00] This is not a call for optimism, it is a call for determination.[31:12] It is pleasant to turn to situations where conservatism or lethargy were overcome by farseeing, energetic individuals.[31:34] People are really a power law and that the best ones can change everything. —Sam Hinkie[33:46] There should never be, throughout an organization, any doubt as to where authority for making decisions resides, or any doubt that they will be promptly made.[34:32] You can drive great people by making the speed of decision making really slow. Why would great people stay in an organization where they can't get things done? They look around after a while, and they're, like, "Look, I love the mission, but I can't get my job done because our speed of decision making is too slow." — Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos by Jeff Bezos and Walter Isaacson.(Founders #155)[38:36] Rigid lines of authority do not produce the best innovations.[38:42] Research projects flowered in pockets all around the company, many of them without Steve's blessing or even awareness.They'd come to Steve's attention only if one of his key managers decided that the project or technology showed real potential.In that case, Steve would check it out, and the information he'd glean would go into the learning machine that was his brain. Sometimes that's where it would sit, and nothing would happen. Sometimes, on the other hand, he'd concoct a way to combine it with something else he'd seen, or perhaps to twist it in a way to benefit an entirely different project altogether.This was one of his great talents, the ability to synthesize separate developments and technologies into something previously unimaginable. —Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli (Founders #265)[40:56] He was so industrious that he became a positive annoyance to others who felt less inclined to work. —Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power by James McGrath Morris. (Founders #135)[42:22] Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and The Secret Palace of Science That Changed The Course of World War II by Jennet Conant. (Founders #143)[45:35] If a man is a good judge of men, he can go far on that skill alone.[46:00] All the past episodes mentioned by Vannevar Bush in this book:General Leslie Groves: The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb by James Kunetka. (Founders #215)J. Robert Oppenheimer: The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb by James Kunetka. (Founders #215)Alfred Lee Loomis: Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and The Secret Palace of Science That Changed The Course of World War II by Jennet Conant. (Founders #143)J.P. Morgan: The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow. (Founders #139)The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism by Susan Berfield. (Founders #142)Orville Wright: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. (Founders #239)Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies by Lawrence Goldstone. (Founders #241)Edwin Land: Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It by Peter C. Wensberg. (Founders #263)Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos. (Founders #264)Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West by Mark Foster. (Founders #66)Professional Amateur: The Biography of Charles Franklin Kettering by Thomas Boyd (Founders #125)Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bellby Charlotte Gray. (Founders #138)[48:21] Difficulties are often encountered in bringing an invention into production and use.[48:47] An invention has some of the characteristics of a poem.It is said that a poet may derive real joy out of making a poem, even if it is never published, even if he does not recite it to his friends, even if it is not a very good poem.No doubt, one has to be a poet to understand this.In the same way, an inventor can derive real satisfaction out of making an invention, even if he never expects to make a nickel out of it, even if he knows it is a bit foolish, provided he feels it involves ingenuity and insight.An inventor invents because he cannot help it, and also because he gets quiet fun out of doing so.Sometimes he even makes money at it, but not by himself. One has to be an inventor to understand this.One evening in Dayton, I dined alone with Orville Wright.During a long evening, we discussed inventions we had made that had never amounted to anything. He took me up to the attic and showed me models of various weird gadgets.I had plenty of similar efforts to tell him about, and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.Neither of us would have thus spilled things except to a fellow practitioner, one who had enjoyed the elation of creation and who knew that such elation is, to a true devotee, independent of practical results.So it is also, I understand, with poets.[51:28] Against The Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson (Founders #200)[52:21] When picking an industry to enter, my favorite rule of thumb is this: Pick an industry where the founders of the industry—the founders of the important companies in the industry—are still alive and actively involved. — The Pmarca Blog Archive Ebook by Marc Andreessen. (Founders #50)[57:18] If a company operates only under patents it owns, and infringes on no others, its monopoly should not be disturbed, and the courts so hold. An excellent example is Polaroid Corporation. Founded by Edwin Land, one of the most ingenious men I ever knew (and also one of the wisest), it has grown and prospered because of his inventions and those of his team.[1:00:46] I came to the realization that they knew more about the subject than I did. In some ways, this was not strange. They were concentrating on it and I was getting involved in other things.[1:01:31] P.T. Barnum: An American Life by Robert Wilson. (Founders #137)[1:05:53] We make progress, lots of progress, in nearly every intellectual field, only to find that the more we probe, the faster our field of ignorance expands.[1:11:41] All the books from Stripe Press—Get 60 days free of Readwise. It is the best app I pay for. I couldn't make Founders without it.—“I have listened to every episode released and look forward to every episode that comes out. The only criticism I would have is that after each podcast I usually want to buy the book because I am interested so my poor wallet suffers. ” — GarethBe like Gareth. 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Vom Desktoprechner über Laptops zu Smartphones und als nächstes zu XR-Headsets, die physische Welt und digitale Welt verschmelzen lassen. Geht so die Evolution der Personal Computer weiter? Microsoft, der größte Softwarehersteller der Welt, geht jedenfalls davon aus. Michael Zawrel, Senior Solution Specialist für Mixed Reality & HoloLens bei Microsoft Deutschland, berichtet in dieser Folge von der Software und den Plattformen, die Microsoft für das Computing der Zukunft und das Metaverse entwickelt – und natürlich geht es auch um die HoloLens, deren Markteinführung in Europa er damals bereits begleitet hat.
Urbit is an operating system for a global networked computer with a global filesystem. It has its own virtual machine, programming language, OS kernel, and identity layer. It dubs itself as “A clean-slate OS and network for the 21st century.”Links/Resources:- https://media.urbit.org/whitepaper.pdf- https://developers.urbit.org/overview- https://developers.urbit.org/guides/core/hoon-school- [https://vimeo.com/75312418- http://moronlab.blogspot.com/2010/01/urbit-functional-programming-from.html- https://urbit.org/blog/precepts-discussion- COMMENTARY - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6438320 - https://alexkrupp.typepad.com/sensemaking/2013/12/a-brief-introduction-to-urbit.html - https://thebaffler.com/latest/mouthbreathing-machiavellis - https://wejn.org/2021/02/urbit-good-bad-insane/#tldr - https://twitter.com/basileSportif/status/1544963208099909633 - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-betsChapters:[00:00:00] Intros[00:01:54] What is Urbit?[00:06:30] The Functional Kernel Avro[00:13:46] Application Network Ames[00:18:07] Code Update Mechanism[00:23:38] Hoon Lang and Nock VM[00:33:56] Personal Computing through Digital Sovereignty[00:38:53] A Personal Computing Experience You Own[00:43:46] Cypherpunk Values[00:45:32] A Computer as an Heirloom[00:51:48] Philosophical Origins and Its Influence on Design[01:01:09] Capitalism Softens Radical Ideas[01:05:40] A computer you can't break[01:12:48] A ghost in the shell for 100+ years[01:17:05] What if the internet had identity and payments built in from the beginning?[01:27:29] A Global ID[01:30:37] A Digital Extension of the Self[01:43:31] The Takeaway Despite the Roots===== About “The Technium” =====The Technium is a weekly podcast discussing the edge of technology and what we can build with it. Each week, Sri and Wil introduce a big idea in the future of computing and extrapolate the effect it will have on the world. Follow us for new videos every week on web3, cryptocurrency, programming languages, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and more!===== Socials =====WEBSITE: https://technium.transistor.fm/SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ljTFMgTeRQJ69KRWAkBy7APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-technium/id1608747545
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit
Jack leaves Twitter, what is Web3, Bitcoin crashes again, Cyber Monday China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon. Jack is leaving Twitter and we have ~thoughts~ Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Twitter's new CEO announces major reorganization of the social networking company. Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Far-right is using Twitter's new rule against anti-extremism researchers. Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Is web3 BS? Bukele steps up El Salvador's bet on sliding bitcoin; buys another 150 coins. Cyber Monday Sales Flat as Smaller Savings Curb Incentive to Spend. Black Friday data adds to evidence e-commerce growth is slowing. The Chip Shortage Has Made a Star of This Little-Known Component. Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. FTC Challenges Nvidia's Deal for Arm Holdings. Move Over, GE. The Tech Conglomerates Are the New Leaders of Industry. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Russia threatens criminal charges against a NASA astronaut. NASA delays ISS spacewalk over debris worries. The Mars Rover video and sound. It's so eerie and yet so interesting / thought-provoking. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11's controversial default browser changes. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Wilhelm, Brian McCullough, and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Egnyte.com stripe.com wwt.com/twit expressvpn.com/twit
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
@Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate name to Block. Edge users aren't happy about Microsoft's built-in 'buy now, pay later' tool. Average American Credit Card Debt in 2021: $5,525. Onion: Self-Important Asshole Making Big Show About Leaving Twitter. Black Friday shopping in stores drops 28% from pre-pandemic levels. PayPal CEO says spending via its buy-now-pay-later service soared 400% on Black Friday, as inflation bites and shoppers feel the pinch. Meta has chosen AWS as its long-term strategic cloud provider. AWS re:Invent | Amazon Web Services. Nasdaq to Move Markets to Amazon's Cloud. AMD Rallies After Landing Meta in Latest Server Chip Win. Finland Researchers Say First Quantum Computer Is Up and Running. Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Motto Goes to Court. U.K. regulators order Facebook-owner Meta to sell Giphy. Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law. Salesforce promotes Bret Taylor to co-CEO alongside Benioff. Google announces grab bag of new Android features for the end of 2021. Google rolling out Android digital car key support to Pixel 6, Galaxy S21 on select BMWs. Android TV 12 is now available, unclear when it's headed to Chromecast with Google TV. Chrome OS 96 rolling out: Camera tweaks, Nearby Share in Android apps, more. 2021 Tesla Model Y review: Nearly great, critically flawed. 23andMe is using spac funds to develop new drugs against cancer. 150 HP multi-function printer types vulnerable to exploit. Indonesian Court Gives The Government Permission To Pull The Plug On The Internet Whenever It Feels Threatened. New rule will allow debt collectors to track you down on social media. Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods. Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people? A Statistician's Perspective. Microsoft's Satya Nadella Sells Half of His Shares in the Company. The Prince symbol has been salvaged from a 1993 floppy disk. Jim Warren, Early Influencer in Personal Computing, Dies at 85. Picks: Stacey - Fi Smart Dog Collar Jeff - Mobile phone museum Jeff - Jack Dorsey's Net Worth After Twitter Farewell Ant - Hardheads Playoff loss Ant - Watch FLOSS featuring Lisa LeVasseur Ant - The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT twit.cachefly.com
Last week, influential British inventor and entrepreneur Clive Sinclair passed away. Sinclair invented some of the first slim calculators, handheld televisions, and digital watches, but he is perhaps best known for being one of the pioneers of the British personal computer industry. In the early 1980s his company, Sinclair Research, developed the hot-selling and widely cloned ZX80, ZX81, and ZX Spectrum computers. In this episode we talk about Clive Sinclair's life and the legacy of the ZX line of personal computers. Show Notes Episode 16: The Personal Computer Revolution Episode 22: Why was the IBM PC a Big Deal? Episode 3: What is a Byte? Clive Sinclair via Wikipedia Micro Men via Wikipedia ZX80 via Wikipedia ZX81 via Wikipedia ZX Spectrum via Wikipedia Sinclair QL via Wikipedia Follow us on Twitter @KopecExplains. Theme “Place on Fire” Copyright 2019 Creo, CC BY 4.0 Find out more at http://kopec.live
You will be able to have your own windows computer in the cloud... that you will need a computer to access... is this stupid or is it actually brilliant? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/earlybirbbriefing/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earlybirbbriefing/support
ANTIC Interview 417 - Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow Interviews and research by Kay Savetz Imagine this. It's 1983 or 1984. You're drudging through yet another day of middle school or high school. But today, there's a surprise, a break from the monotony. The teacher tells your class to put away their stuff and go to the gym, or the cafeteria, or the auditorium. Today, there will be an assembly. As you and your class -- and all the other classes -- get settled in the uncomfortable folding chairs, or the bleachers, or even the floor, you take in the scene: two large projection screens. Some speakers and audio equipment you haven't seen before. One of your peers is getting ready to run a spotlight. Then, this enthusiastic person -- older than you but really not by much -- explains why you're here. Today, at this assembly, you're going to learn about computers. The lights go down, the spotlight comes up on that energetic host, and you realize this is a different sort of school assembly than you've seen before. Two projectors come on, lighting those two big screens -- it's a synchronized wide-screen movie. The presenter -- that not-much-older-than-you person -- talks to the screens, interacting with the movie and talking to the audience too. It's kind of corny, but your peers seem interested so you keep watching. The show discusses the basics of computer operation, and how computers work differently than the human brain. There's a scene where the computers talk in voices like people. There's a section about robots, and a part where Suzanne Ciani shows how she makes music using computers. It touches on computer art, and the social implications of computers in the world. 40 minutes later, the show is over, and it's back to class. You learned a few things about computers, and talk about the assembly with your friends at lunch. Maybe you'll ask your parents for a computer for your birthday. This scenario played out more or less exactly that way for more than a million middle school and high school students in 1983 and 1984. The assembly was called "Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow" and it was financed by Atari. According to a 1983 article in InfoWorld: "Atari has a fleet of ... people traveling around the country giving the Atari multimedia presentation 'Expressway to Tomorrow' to a minimum of 500 people per performance at high-school assemblies." (Full disclosure, the article claimed "Atari has a fleet of 700 people" putting on the show, but I can't believe that number is accurate. More likely the number was closer to 7.) The traveling show would visit 2,000 schools in 1983, and was booked a year in advance. With the required minimum attendance of 500 students per show, that's a million kids. More than a million kids saw this assembly. that year. The September 1983 issue of Personal Computing magazine said: "Since January 1983, nine separate touring units have crisscrossed the United States, presenting the show to nearly 1,400 public and private schools — a total of 1.2 million students to date. Touring begins again this September after the summer break, and will run through December 1984." In reality, I believe the show ended by mid-1984. According to that article: "The show is a lively one, with the host on stage for the entire presentation. Several film projectors are going at once, filling two huge screens with fast-moving shots. Music is constant throughout. The host is busy either talking to the audience or interacting with characters on screen. ...The program aims to give people [a] feeling of comfort about computing. The show focuses on the many applications of computers today, from storing recipes to teaching a language, to tutoring." What survives of this show today? Not much that I know about so far. We don't have the film or the script. Audio tapes were available to help the presenters learn their lines. Informational packets were produced for teachers to hand out after the assembly. So far, I haven't been able to find anyone who has any of those things. (If you do, contact me!) What I do have is two interviews: memories of that project by one of the performers who went from school to school running the assembly, and the filmmaker. Before we get to the interviews, I want to give some background about the business of producing school assemblies. It turns out that school assemblies are a big business. Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow was one of many shows put on by Rick Trow Productions of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. These shows were often sponsored by corporations, designed to educate kids, but also to get them excited about whatever it was they wanted to promote: taking pictures with Kodak cameras. Going skiing. Buying new music. According to an article in the Boston Globe from 1972 -- this is 11 years before the Atari show, but some of the few hard stats I could find -- Rick Trow Productions staged 7,000 assemblies in 1971, maintained 23 touring companies offering 16 different shows to schools. They put on educational assemblies that promoted products and services from companies that wanted to reach the "youth market" -- CBS Radio, Air France, Eastman Kodak, and others. Its multimedia productions also included titles such as "The Black Experience", "Environment: Challenge to Action", and "The History of Rock and Roll". At the time, according to the article, the company charged a school just $80 per assembly. But by the time of the Atari show in 1983, the company seemed to have changed its business model to offer the shows to schools for free; earning their money entirely from the companies whose products its shows promoted. The companies got access to an audience of young people who might become eager to buy their product (or to ask their parents to get it.) The schools got free access to (hopefully) an educationally worthwhile presentation that would broaden their students' horizons. A classified advertisement by Rick Trow Productions seeking presenters stated that in the early 1980s, presenters could expect to receive a salary of $100 per week during rehearsal period, and $500 per week for salary and expenses while on tour. My first interview is with Veronica Wiseman, who was one of the presenters who traveled from school to school putting on the Atari show. Her name at the time was Ronnie Anastasio. Veronica did three "tours" of Expressway to Tomorrow, from January 1983 through April 1984. (interview) Next, my interview with Dr. Chuck Sterin, the filmmaker. (interview) The interview with Veronica Wiseman took place on October 23, 2020. The interview with Chuck Sterin took place on June 5, 2020. Thanks to Chuck Sterin and Veronica Wiseman, and to Tom Bregatta, Bob Barto, and Frank Darby, who were also presenters who provided background information for this episode. If you remember seeing Computers: Expressway to Tomorrow at a school assembly, I'd love to hear your recollections. If you happen to have any of the materials, such as the script, practice tapes, or the film, please contact me. Check the show notes for links to magazine articles about the show, as well as scans of material that Veronica Wiseman saved, including Rick Trow Productions employee newsletters, a large collection of thank-you and feedback letters from many schools where she presented, and her photographs from that time. Veronica Wiseman's collection of letters from schools Rick Trow Productions Employee Newsletters 1983 Veronica's photo album New Educational Film Show Charts Future Computer Careers for Students in Atari Connection v3n1 Atari Brings Multimedia Computer Show To Schools in AtariAge v2n1 Spring CUE Conference article in Infoworld v5n4 "Taking the Show on the Road" in Personal Computing September 1983
The best way to establish greater sovereignty, privacy and freedom in life is not to ask for it, but to engage the tools that make it possible. This series explores the people and companies that are developing those tools, and explaining how they can be used to establish greater sovereignty in your life. Start9 Labs has developed a product called 'The Embassy', which is 'an elegant, plug-and-play personal server for running self-hosted software. It sits quietly on your shelf, running all day and night - your own private cloud. It offers one-click installation of powerful, open-source services like Bitcoin, Lightning, data storage, password management, instant messaging, social networking, and more. There is no command line involved, and no technical expertise required. You use your Embassy and its installed services in total privacy, right from the browser, from anywhere on Earth, and there are no trusted 3rd parties.' That sounds like just the kind of tool that I hope to explore and bring to light in this series. Enjoy! -- More from Matt / Start9: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/start9labs TWITTER: https://twitter.com/_MattHill_ WEBSITE: https://start9labs.com/ More from me: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg MEDIUM: http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/30r7IqY If you’re in Canada, and looking to buy bitcoin, Shakepay is an excellent option. They have the fastest sign up, funding and withdrawals I’ve ever seen. They also have really great rates. Use this affiliate link to buy $100+ of bitcoin and we both get $30 for free!: https://shakepay.me/r/FEW1DR0 If you're in the US, the best option is Swan Bitcoin. Use this link to get $10 of free bitcoin! http://bit.ly/3rvxVlA
This episode explores changes in the personal computing sector that have started back in 2019 and have accelerated in 2020. These changes will impact businesses and consumers alike. Lets watch these developments together and discuss the implications. In case you want to provide feedback on this episode head over to https://bnonet.com or E-Mail us at listeners@bnonet.com. You can find the show notes at: https://bnonet.com/podcast/bnotechcast-episdoe-2-personal-computing-in-transition/
John F. White: Writing Strategy Games On Your Atari Computer & Superquerg John F. White is author of the book Writing Strategy Games On Your Atari Computer and the creator of Superquerg and Negaquerg, computer chess programs that were distributed in New Atari User magazine. He was also a contributor to the UK computer magazines Popular Computing Weekly, Personal Computing, Practical Computing, and Computer Weekly, often writing about computer chess and game strategy. His book Writing Strategy Games On Your Atari Computer, published in 1983, offers “techniques for intelligent games,” with advice and BASIC code for programming tic-tac-toe, checkers, chess, and other board games. New Atari User’s description of SuperQuerg — it was a “disk bonus,” not a type- in program — was: “SuperQuerg Chess is a third generation program with alpha-beta pruning and iterative deepening. An alpha-beta window is also employed. Uses Shannon A and B strategies, killer heuristic and chopper functions, new methods for searching to deep levels and for other game strategies. ... Querg Chess is unusual among chess programs in that it relies more on the strength of its positional strategy than on its tactical play. Artificial Intelligence methods are used to switch between strategic and tactical searching, as the program considers appropriate.” John organized the 1982 Chess Computer Symposium, the first major tournament to assign gradings to chess computers by their play against human opponents. He is co-creator of Blitz Latin, Latin-to-English language translation software. This interview took place via email from July 13 through 16, 2020. You will be hearing John’s words but not his voice. John preferred not to do a voice interview, so for this audio podcast, his emailed responses will be read by Victor Marland. Canonical text version of this interview John F. White at ChessProgramming.org Querg at ChessProgramming.org John F. White at AtariMania Download SuperQuerg and NegaQuerg Querg Chess article in ICCA Journal The Amateurs' Book Opening Routine in ICCA Journal Blitz Latin Superquerg announcement in New Atari User Writing Strategy Games on Your Atari Computer: UK version, US version A Colorful Combination article Weather Center adventure game articles: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Checkers program by John White, Creative Computing Bill Lange’s blog on Writing Strategy Games On Your Atari Computer
This week on the podcast, we have David Smith. David Smith is a computer scientist who created the very first 3D interactive game, The Colony. He has also worked with Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy, and James Cameron, and helped found Red Storm Entertainment. He is currently the CEO at Croquet, where he is building the future of collaboration on the internet.
You’re probably familiar with Bitcoin node packages, so what’s different here with Embassy and EmbassyOS? Matt Hill & Aiden McClelland of Start9 Labs join me to talk about shifting to a more personally sovereign paradigm, and what kinds of technology and hardware can take us there. We talk about: What EmbassyOS is What’s different vs bitcoin node packages Integrating Lightning into EmbassyOS Private messaging Set up Where we’re going Links: Start9 Labs Matt Hill: @MattHill Aiden McClelland: @_dr_bonez Sponsors: Swan Bitcoin Unchained Capital (code LIVERA) Knox Custody Hodl Hodl Lend Bitcoin Black Friday Stephan Livera links: Show notes and website Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera Subscribe to the podcast Patreon @stephanlivera
Just in time for all of you who want some music to help take your mind off the bumbling orange jackass and this horrible virus that won't go away. On this podcast I decided to get back to your requests and some new kick ass tunes from some of our friends that you have all grown to love over the years here at OKR, as well as some new bands that we think you should pick up their music because it is so damn good. We wish you all nothing but love!! Keep your head up as we will get through all this together. Thank you again for tuning in and for telling all your friends about our podcast!! Be sure to check us out on our intagram as we will be creating some fun videos, and other random things to have fun with you to pass the time. CLICK HERE to download the show. PLAYLIST: (Click on the song to buy music & click band name for their instagram/ webpage) High Five a Hawk by Soup MoatOff their latest release ‘Be Brave Run Away’ out now on Triple Eye Industries. No Pleasure by USA NailsOff their latest release ‘Character Stop’ out now on Hex Records. High Decibel Megaphone by KJFOff of his latest release ‘Nine In Seven’ out now on his bandcamp page. Sick Puppy by Habitat for InsanityOff their 7” EP called ‘Sick Puppy’ out now through their bandcamp page. Personal Computing by NeutralsOff of their soon to be released 7” on Slumberland Records coming out on 12/4/20. People Don’t Protest Enough by Catholic ActionOff their latest release ‘Celebrated by Strangers’ out now on Palo Santo Records. Michael Is My Girlfriend by MassageLatest single off their soon to be released new album coming out later this year. Do You Like Us Now? by FuzzysurfOff their latest release ’Sweet Tooth’ out now on Bubbler Records. Brand New Fear by Future PlansOff their Self-titled release out now on Sex Sheet Records. Perilous by Bad OperationOff their soon to be released self-titled album coming out on December 18, 2020 on Community Records. Neat Machines / Red Flags by Public EyeOff their latest release ‘Music For Leisure’ out now on Pop Wig. Shoulder by CastlebeatOff his new record ‘Melodrama’ out now on Spirit Goth Records. Dye It Red by beabadoobeeOff her latest release ‘Fake It Flowers’ out now on Dirty Hit. Navigator by Astral HandLatest single off their soon to be released album ‘Lords Of Data’ coming out sometime next year!! Pick up this track digitally on their bandcamp page. Cherry-Cola Abyss by Soft Blue ShimmerOff their soon to be released album ‘Heaven Inches Away’ out on November 27, 2020 on Disposable America. Over by CandaceOf their latest release ‘Ideal Corners’ out now on their bandcamp page. Wanking With Tears In My Eyes by Dead SheeranOff his self-titled release out now on Basket Case Records on vinyl and also for download on Bandcamp. Thank you for tuning in and supporting local and independent music!!DJ John B
Dorothy Siegel, Pioneer in Computer Music I'm Kay Savetz, and this is ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit podcast. This interview, however, is about events that happened before Atari released its first computers. This interview is with Dorothy Siegel, a pioneer in computer music. The music she created was on an IMSAI 8080 computer and a clarinet. The First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival was held August 25, 1978 as part of a show called Personal Computing '78 held at the Philadelphia Civic Center. In 1979, Creative Computing Magazine published a record album, also titled First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival. The 12" 33 RPM record was of music performed at the festival: 18 pieces, including Dorthy's. Dorothy was co-founder of Newtech, along with her husband Michael Abram and business partner Stuart Newfeld, a company that built add-on music cards for two S-100 bus computers: the IMSAI 8080 and the Southwest Technical Products Corporation 6800. The Newtech Music Cards cost $59.95 each. (Newtech was not the same company as NewTek, the company that sold the Video Toaster in the 1990s.) Dorothy performed Johann Wanhal's Rondo from Sonata in B-flat for Clarinet and Piano. The IMSAI, with three Newtech music boards, performed the piano part, and Dorothy accompanied it on clarinet. I'm going to play the song now. It's about four minutes long. Regarding Dorothy's song, the album notes read: "Newtech's music card for the S-100 bus is essentially a digital-to-analog converter controlled by an output port on the computer. The analog output is fed into amplifiers to be heard. This approach to computer music synthesis is extremely flexible since hypothetically any possible sound can be created. In actual practice the performance of the music circuitry is somewhat limited by the speed of the host computer. Each card can produce up to three voices output to one channel. Newtech's music software consists of a BASIC program which converts music into binary tables, and a machine-language interpreter to play the music with three voices and different envelopes. The piece on this record uses three cards each playing one voice." Check the show notes for an extensive list of links to people that we talk about and the articles that Dorothy wrote for ROM Magazine and Popular Electronics. You can hear the entire First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival at VintageComputerMusic.com or buy the album on a remastered audio CD directly from Dave Ahl of Creative Computing Magazine. This interview took place January 7, 2014, when I was doing research for a book about the first personal computer magazines. Although I've decided not to write the book, I am publishing the interviews that I did while doing the research. Personal Computing '78 flyer Popular Electronics magazine, January 1975 Edward Miller's Piece for Clarinet & Tape Stan Viet Electro-Harmonix ANTIC Interview 332 - Mike Matthews, founder of Electro-Harmonix ANTIC Interview 280 - David and Betsy Ahl, Creative Computing Magazine Samuel Abram, Dorothy's son ROM Magazine Issue 4: Scott Joplin on Your Sci-Fi Hi-Fi by Dorothy Siegel ROM Magazine Issue 5: Make Me More Music, Maestro Micro by Dorothy Siegel Popular Electronics November 1979: CP/M: The Standard Microcomputer Software Interface by Dorothy Siegel Listen to/download First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival album Buy the album on a remastered audio CD from Dave Ahl
Computing In Poland Welcome to the History of Computing Podcast, where we explore the history of information technology. Because understanding the past prepares us to innovate (and sometimes cope with) the future! Today we're going to do something a little different. Based on a recent trip to Katowice and Krakow, and a great visit to the Museum of Computer and Information Technology in Katowice, we're going to look at the history of computing in Poland. Something they are proud of and should be proud of. And I'm going to mispronounce some words. Because they are averse to vowels. But not really, instead because I'm just not too bright. Apologies in advance. First, let's take a stroll through an overly brief history of Poland itself. Atilla the Hun and other conquerors pushed Germanic tribes from Poland in the fourth century which led to a migration of Slavs from the East into the area. After a long period of migration, duke Mieszko established the Piast dynasty in 966, and they created the kingdom of Poland in 1025, which lasted until 1370 when Casimir the Great died without an heir. That was replaced by the Jagiellonian dynasty which expanded until they eventually developed into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569. Turns out they overextended themselves until the Russians, Prussians, and Austria invaded and finally took control in 1795, partitioning Poland. Just before that, Polish clockmaker Jewna Jakobson built a mechanical computing machine, a hundred years after Pascal, in 1770. And innovations In mechanical computing continued on with Abraham Izrael Stern and his son through the 1800s and Bruno's Intergraph, which could solve complex differential equations. And so the borders changed as Prussia gave way to Germany until World War I when the Second Polish Republic was established. And the Poles got good at cracking codes as they struggled to stay sovereign against Russian attacks. Just as they'd struggled to stay sovereign for well over a century. Then the Germans and Soviets formed a pact in 1939 and took the country again. During the war, Polish scientists not only assisted with work on the Enigma but also with the nuclear program in the US, the Manhattan Project. Stanislaw Ulam was recruited to the project and helped with ENIAC by developing the Monte Carlo method along with Jon Von Neumann. The country remained partitioned until Germany fell in WWII and the Soviets were able to effectively rule the Polish People's Republic until a socal-Democratic movement swept the country in 1989, resulting in the current government and Poland moving from the Eastern Bloc to NATO and eventually the EU around the same time the wall fell in Berlin. Able to put the Cold War behind them, Polish cities are now bustling with technical innovation and is now home some of the best software developers I've ever met. Polish contributions to a more modern computer science began in 1924 when Jan Lukasiewicz developed Polish Notation, a way of writing mathematical expressions such that they are operator-first. during World War II when the Polish Cipher Bureau were the first that broke the Enigma encryption, at different levels from 1932 to 1939. They had been breaking codes since using them to thwart a Russian invasion in the 1920s and had a pretty mature operation at this point. But it was a slow, manUal process, so Marian Rejewski, one of the cryptographers developed a card catalog of permutations and used a mechanical computing device he invented a few years earlier called a cyclometer to decipher the codes. The combination led to the bomba kryptologiczna which was shown to the allies 5 weeks before the war started and in turn led to the Ultra program and eventually Colossus once Alan Turing got a hold of it, conceptually after meeting Rejewski. After the war he became an accountant to avoid being forced into slave cryptographic work by the Russians. In 1948 the Group for Mathematical Apparatus of the Mathematical Institute in Warsaw was formed and the academic field of computer research was formed in Poland. Computing continued in Poland during the Soviet-controlled era. EMAL-1 was started in 1953 but was never finished. The XYZ computer came along in 1958. Jack Karpiński built the first real vacuum tube mainframe in Poland, called the AAH in 1957 to analyze weather patterns and improve forecasts. He then worked with a team to build the AKAT-1 to simulate lots of labor intensive calculations like heat transfer mechanics. Karpinski founded the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He would win a UNESCO award and receive a 6 month scholarship to study in the US, which the polish government used to spy on American progress in computing. He came home armed with some innovative ideas from the West and by 1964 built what he called the Perceptron, a computer that could be taught to identify shapes and even some objects. Nothing like that had existed in Poland or anywhere else controlled by communist regimes at the time. From 65 to 68 he built the KAR-65, even faster, to study CERN data. By then there was a rising mainframe and minicomputer industry outside of academia in Poland. Production of the Odra mainframe-era computers began in 1959 in Wroclaw, Poland and his work was seen by them and Elwro as a threat do they banned him from publishing for a time. Elwro built a new factory in 1968, copying IBM standardization. In 1970, Karpiński realized he had to play ball with the government and got backing from officials in the government. He would then designed the k-202 minicomputer in 1971. Minicomputers were on the rise globally and he introduced the concept of paging to computer science, key in virtual memory. This time he recruited 113 programmers and hardware engineers and by 73 were using Intel 4004 chips to build faster computers than the DEC PDP-11. But the competitors shut him down. They only sold 30 and by 1978 he retired to Switzerland (that sounds better than fled) - but he returned to Poland following the end of communism in the country and the closing of the Elwro plant in 1989. By then the Personal Computing revolution was upon us. That had begun in Poland with the Meritum, a TRS-80 clone, back in 1983. More copying. But the Elwro 800 Junior shipped in 1986 and by 1990 when the communists split the country could benefit from computers being mass produced and the removal of export restrictions that were stifling innovation and keeping Poles from participating in the exploding economy around computers. Energized, the Poles quickly learned to write code and now graduate over 40,000 people in IT from universities, by some counts making Poland a top 5 tech country. And as an era of developers graduate they are founding museums to honor those who built their industry. It has been my privilege to visit two of them at this point. The description of the one in Krakow reads: The Interactive Games and Computers Museum of the Past Era is a place where adults will return to their childhood and children will be drawn into a lots of fun. We invite you to play on more than 20 computers / consoles / arcade machines and to watch our collection of 200 machines and toys from the '70's-'90's. The second is the Museum of Computer and Information Technology in Katowice, and the most recent that I had the good fortune to visit. Both have systems found at other types of computer history museums such as a Commodore PET but showcasing the locally developed systems and looking at them on a timeline it's quickly apparent that while Poland had begun to fall behind by the 80s, it was more a reflection of why the strikes throughout caused the Eastern Bloc to fall, because Russian influence couldn't. Much as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth couldn't support Polish control of Lithuania in the late 1700s. There were other accomplishments such as The ZAM-2. And the first fully Polish machine, the BINEG. And rough set theory. And ultrasonic mercury memory.
For many years, specimens from Paul Gray’s collection of early computers have been a familiar sight in CGU's Academic Computing Building. Kiera Peacock decided to take her passion for museum work and apply it to refreshing the exhibit—and giving greater attention to the work of a man who touched so many lives on campus and off.
The full conversation that took place between myself, Ajay Wadhwa and Apurbo Sagir about Personal Computing in the 90s, mainly relating to the Mac vs PC topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techbytes/message
Welcome back everybody! The History of Personal Computing podcast has been rebooted to continue educating everyone (including your hosts) about the who, what, when, where, why, and how of personal computing. In this new iteration, the ROM chip called David Greelish has been swapped with an FPGA configured replacement called Todd George. The other ROM […]
This episode is about the funny first day I had at my university and how signage saved me from embarrassment. I also talk about the importance of visual representations and an example from the beginning of the Personal Computing era.
Charlie Fink is a former Disney, AOL, and AG Interactive executive who now writes about AR/VR and New Media for Forbes and other publications.Charlie Fink writes about VR, AR and New Media for Forbes. He is the former Disney, AOL, and AG Interactive executive who famously came up with the idea for The Lion King. In the 90s, Fink was EVP & COO of VR pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. He is now a consultant and frequent speaker on the topic at conferences like CES, SXSW, AWE, ARinAction, VR Toronto (keynote), VR Voice Entertainment Summit (keynote), VIFF, Digital Hollywood, and "On The Lot" by VRS (keynote). In addition to his column in Forbes, Fink is the contributing editor of VR Voice, and a regular contributor to HuffPost, Virtual Realty Pop, and CinematicVR. He is the author of the upcoming general interest business book "Charlie Fink's Metaverse, An Updated Guide to AR, VR & The Future of Personal Computing", an AR-enhanced e-book which will be updated on a rolling basis, due from Cool Blue Press in January 2018.If you would like more information on Charlie please check out the following links below:Charlie's Twitter - https://twitter.com/CharlieFinkCharlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliefink/Charlie's Medium - https://medium.com/@CharlieFinkWebsite - http://www.charliefink.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastYouTube - http://bit.ly/2xk3a9UTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/My Website - https://www.markmetry.com/
Charlie Fink is a former Disney, AOL, and AG Interactive executive who now writes about AR/VR and New Media for Forbes and other publications.Charlie Fink writes about VR, AR and New Media for Forbes. He is the former Disney, AOL, and AG Interactive executive who famously came up with the idea for The Lion King. In the 90s, Fink was EVP & COO of VR pioneer Virtual World Entertainment. He is now a consultant and frequent speaker on the topic at conferences like CES, SXSW, AWE, ARinAction, VR Toronto (keynote), VR Voice Entertainment Summit (keynote), VIFF, Digital Hollywood, and "On The Lot" by VRS (keynote). In addition to his column in Forbes, Fink is the contributing editor of VR Voice, and a regular contributor to HuffPost, Virtual Realty Pop, and CinematicVR. He is the author of the upcoming general interest business book "Charlie Fink's Metaverse, An Updated Guide to AR, VR & The Future of Personal Computing", an AR-enhanced e-book which will be updated on a rolling basis, due from Cool Blue Press in January 2018.If you would like more information on Charlie please check out the following links below:Charlie's Twitter - https://twitter.com/CharlieFinkCharlie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliefink/Charlie's Medium - https://medium.com/@CharlieFinkWebsite - http://www.charliefink.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastYouTube - http://bit.ly/2xk3a9UTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/My Website - https://www.markmetry.com/
Part one of this RI Podcast interview with Lee Felsenstein includes the years leading up to the development of personal computers; the Homebrew Computer Club; community learning and the origins of social media. Lee Felsenstein was made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum in 2016. He was moderator of the Homebrew Computer Club - the hobbyist group famous for helping bring about companies like Apple. Other credits include the Osborne 1 portable computer and being an integral part of making the personal computer what it is today. RIP website: www.remotely-interested.com RIP facebook: www.facebook.com/remotely.interested/ RIP twitter: twitter.com/ThatInterested Lee Felsenstein: http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/lee-felsenstein/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44hCMo1qSQs&t=26s Free Speech Movement Archive: http://www.fsm-a.org/ On Learning and Social Change: http://mrossman.org/olsc/olscindex.html Community Learning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Memory Audio Clips The Free Speech Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlYk-WoBEEg John F. Kennedy - June 11th, 1963 Civil Rights Address in which the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was proposed. The address was also given at a time when the Cold War was at its peak and fear of soviet propaganda linked to racial violence was being seriously considered by the United States of America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVdZBtlSirI Charlie Junkerman - April 17, 2014, Stanford University Discussing the Freedom Summer of 1964 in historical context at a 50th anniversary event held on the Stanford campus in California. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7zJU4TqSvs Edward Binns - Narrator of This is Marshall Mcluhan: The Medium is the Message Documentary - March 19 1967 In the context of our journey with Lee, the pre existing conditions or “medium” where information flow is percolating in politically fused post war societies are intermingling with the information and communication technologies that were evolving around him at great pace. This includes micro electronics in general, the micro chip and, of course, personal computing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1axnba_Ueg Doug Engelbart - The Mother of All Demos - December 9th, 1968 Where for the first time, the fundamental elements of what we now perceive as personal computing was demonstrated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDv-zdhzMY Mark Stephens AKA Robert X. Cringley, April 14th 1996 From the PBS Oregon / Channel 4 documentary series Triumph of the Nerds, in which the chips inside the first personal computers used by the Homebrew Computer Club are put into context. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX5g0kidk3Y&t=1469s Steve Wozniak, November 28th 2016 Talking with the Presidents Institute about the development of the Apple 1 and sharing his system architecture with the Homebrew Computer Club. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sktJOoyvs
David Ahl and Betsy Ahl, Creative Computing Magazine Dave Ahl was the founder and editor-in-chief of Creating Computing Magazine, which was the first personal computer magazine. Four editors served in the first six years: Dave Ahl, Steve Gray, John Craig, and Ted Nelson. Betsy Staples (now Betsy Ahl) then took over for the rest of its run. Creative Computing was published starting in November 1974, was acquired by Ziff Davis in 1983, and ceased publication in December 1985. In addition to Creative Computing, Dave and Betsy published a variety of other magazines including Sync (dedicated to the Timex Sinclair computers), Microsystems, Small Business Computers, and Creative Computing Video & Arcade Games Magazine. They also released a record album -- First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival (1979), a board game called Computer Rage, and software for a variety of platforms under the Creative Computing Software label. Dave was author of BASIC Computer Games, the first million-selling computer book; plus its sequel, more BASIC Computer Games, and many other early computer books. After Creative Computing, Dave was publisher and Betsy was editor of Atari Explorer magazine for five years and he started Atarian magazine in 1989. Later, he published Military Vehicles magazine. This interview took place on April 3 and 4, 2013, when I was doing research for a book about the first personal computer magazines. Although I've decided not to write the book, I am publishing the interviews that I did for them. The other major interview was with Wayne Green: there's a link to that interview in the show notes. The first part of the interview took place in the bar at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, Oregon. (There's some ambient background noise and music — remember, this recording was meant to be my notes for a book, so a little background noise wasn't an issue.) The second part of the interview was recorded in my dining room, a much quieter atmosphere. The day before this was recorded, Dave and Betsy attended a grand opening get-together of tech luminaries at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle, Washington. This event is mentioned several times during the interview. A full transcript of this interview is available at ComputingPioneers.com. Also, there are many links to related articles, interviews, and magazine scans in the show notes at AtariPodcast.com. Teaser quote: "When I started Creative Computing, I mean there weren't even personal computers at that point. I was convinced, I guess, that they would come about. I had no idea that it would be three months later that the Altair came about." Outro music: Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, played on an RCA COSMAC by Joe Welsbecker on the First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival record (1979.) Transcript of this interview Scans of Creative Computing at Internet Archive Full text of 35 issues of Creative Computing at AtariMagazines.com Best of Creative Computing volume 1, 2, 3 Creative Computing Magazine pages per issue Scans of Atari Explorer at AtariMania First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival record Computer Rage board game Dave Ahl: Blunders in Personal Computing, talk at VCF East 6.0 My Arthur Leyenberger interview My Arlan Levitan Interview My Wayne Green interview My 2003 written interview with Dave Dave Tells Ahl: The History of Creative Computing" by John Anderson
In episode 8 of the Bally Alley Astrocast, Paul, Michael and I review the 4K Blast Droids cartridge that Esoterica released in 1983. This game was written by Dan Drescher, and J.P. Curran. We also review the BASIC game Haunted House released by New Image in 1981. Paul and I discuss the contents and programs included in the August and September 1979 issues of the Arcadian newsletter. We also read feedback from Arcadian readers that sent letters and postcards to Bob Fabris concerning the July 1979 survey question that asked if users would purchase a third-party keyboard and RAM upgrade. Lastly, we cover about ten letters that cover general topics that were sent to the Arcadian from late July to September 1979. Recurring Links BallyAlley.com - Bally Arcade / Astrocade Website What's New at BallyAlley.com Orphaned Computers & Game Systems Website Bally Alley Yahoo Discussion Group Bally Arcade / Astrocade Atari Age Sub-forum Bally Arcade/Astrocade High Score Club Bally Alley Astrocast Facebook Page The Classic Gaming Bookcast - By Chris Federico Feedback Chris and Adam play and compare the cartridge and BASIC versions of Artillery Duel in a video.. G.I. Joe - Picture of prototype version of Artillery Duel. Astrocade Videos - Astrocade videos created by William Culver (aka "ArcadeUSA"). Blast Droids by Esoterica Blast Droids Manual Blast Droids Disassembly - This disassembly was started November 30, 2016 by Adam Trionfo. Most of the game's graphics have been found, but much of the code has not been disassembled. Blast Droids Box (Front) - The Blast Droids packaging. Blast Droids Box (Back) - The Blast Droids packaging. Blast Droids Cartridge Blast Droids Review - This review first appeared in Niagara B.U.G. Bulletin, 1, no. 5 (October 5, 1983): 13. Esoterica Tape Boxes - Esoterica's quality boxes and packaging for their tape releases. Astrocade High Score Club (Round 1) - Final Standings - The final round of season one's Astrocade High Score Club ended February 6, 2017. Haunted House by New Image Haunted House - "AstroBASIC" 2000-Baud version. Haunted House Bally BASIC Instructions - These are the program instructions and BASIC listings for New Image's Haunted House. This game is very unusual because it is made up of nine different loads, each of which is a separate BASIC program. Haunted House "AstroBASIC" Instructions Treasures of Cathy ("AstroBASIC" Program) - This programs, by John Collins, seems like a fairly complex dungeon-crawler type game. The Crown of Zeus by Todd Johnson - This game is probably the most RPG-like game on the Astrocade. It is for AstroBASIC only. It takes you to a dark decaying castle in the evil land of Sorom. You've been asked, as the best warrior in the land of Beekum, to retrieve the Crown of Zeus which the Scromites have stolen. The crown, when worn, gives the wearer the awesome ability to cause anything he or she wishes to vanish. Apparently the Scromites have not yet discovered the crown's powers. But as you hid in the forest outside the castle, you saw a troop of orcs from the warring land of Machor slip in through the front gate. They surely know the power of the crown and will have to be dealt with... Arcadian Newsletter Arcadian 1, no. 9 (Aug. 18, 1979): 69-76. - The ninth issue of the Arcadian newsletter. Arcadian 1, no. 10 (Sep. 31, 1979): 77-84. - The tenth issue of the Arcadian newsletter. Arcadian 1, no. 10a (Sep. 31, 1979): 80a. - A supplemental page to the tenth issue of the Arcadian newsletter. TV Output Notes by Marc Calson (possibly a misspelling of Mark Carlson). - The four pages of this document were created using the output of a short 10-line, BASIC program. Whoever sent this document to Bob methodically noted down four sets of numbers for each ASCII character. I can't say that I understand the listed decimal number information, but it seems to nicely supplement the August 1979 issue of the Arcadian's music coverage from Robert Hood (American Concert Frequencies) and the second part of Chuck Thomka's music tutorial, The Music Synthesizer. Hit the Pedestrian by Sebree's Computing (Timothy Hays) - This is a hand-written type-in program listing for Bally BASIC. Typed instructions are included. This program has not be digitally archived. Pictures of the Viper RAM Expansion - This hardware was released by Alternative Engineering. Pictures of the Keyboard for the Viper RAM Expansion Unit Aldo Trilogy by Dave and Benjamin Ibach - Three PC shareware titles for DOS released 1987-1991. These games do not run on the Astrocade. These games will run well under Windows when using a program called DOSBox (an emulator, of sorts). The games included are: Aldo's Adventure, Aldo Again, and Aldo's Assault. While these games won't run on the Astrocade, they do give a continued history of what Dave Ibach did (with his son) after he moved on from the Astrocade. The main character in this series of one-screen platform games looks suspiciously like someone named...Mario. Give these games a try-- you'll like 'em. The Bit Fidder's Corner by Andy Guevara - The Bit Fiddler's Corner is an Astrocade machine language programming tutorial that ran as a series of serialized articles in the Arcadian newsletter in 1983 and 1984. The author, Andy Guevara, programmed the Machine Language Manager cartridge for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade. This tutorial complements that cartridge, but has a general focus so this information can be used without reinterpretation by Astrocade assembly programmers, or those wishing to learn about the machine. The Music Synthesizer by Chuck Thomka - A tutorial on creating sound effects for the Astrocade. Black Box by B. Reany. - This Bally BASIC (300-baud) program was printed on page 74 of the August 1979 issue of the Arcadian. Black Box is a sort of Battleship game where the computer hides some "atoms" in a grid and you have to locate them. Use the diagram for clues. Space War by Dave Ibach - A 300-baud, Bally BASIC game that was printed in the September 1979 issue of the Arcadian. It's a neat idea for a two player game. Each player has a ship on one side of the screen, and can move up and down and fire at any angle. However, the ships are invisible, so you can only figure out where your opponent is when they fire a shot. XY Tutorial by Timothy Hays - A 12-page tutorial on the Bally BASIC XY command for exceptionally well controlled graphics. XY Tutorial Programs by Timothy Hays - This archive includes the Bally BASIC programs included with the XY Tutorial document. The six programs included are: 3-D Forward Simulation Above A Flat Plane, Cartesian Coordinates To XY Values Routine, Demonstration Program #2, Demonstration Program #2 (with Additions), Demonstration Program #4, and RND XY Value To Perspective Point. Responses to the Arcadian July 1979 Survey These letters relate to the programming keyboard survey on page 55 of the July 1979 issue of Arcadian. As a reminder, the survey questions were: "Assume that the Bally keyboard is available with full capacity (reference page 21). Are you ready to pay $650 for it? "Assume that the Bally keyboard is available with partial capacity (reference page 54). Are you ready to pay $350 for it? "Assume that we develop a keyboard that would have 16K RAM with upgrading capability of 24-plus K RAM, and some form of resident BASIC in 16K ROM, along with some features such as cassette motor control, word processing capability, etc. Are you ready to pay $350 for it? (Assuming that Bally does not produce in the same timeframe.) "A postal card with numbers down the side and yes/no opposite each is all that is necessary, but suggestions are certainly welcome. Also, tell me the model number and serial number of your machine if you haven't done so yet." Letter from Paul Zibits to Bob Fabris. (Approximately July/August 1979). Letter from Kirk Gregg to Bob Fabris. (Approximately July/August 1979). Letter From "Levin" to Bob Fabris. (July 31, 1979). Letter from M. Lewitzke to Bob Fabris. (August 2, 1979). Letter from Richard Bates to Bob Fabris. (August 4, 1979). Letter from Terry Kersey to Bob Fabris. (August 10, 1979). Letter from John Hurst to Bob Fabris. (August 11, 1979). Letter from Kelvyn Lach to Bob Fabris. (August 19, 1979). Letter from L. Kingman to Bob Fabris. (August 24, 1979). Letter from Curtis Schmidt to Bob Fabris. (August 28, 1979). Letter from Ken Stalter to Bob Fabris. (September 3, 1979). Letter from David Templeton to Bob Fabris. (September 5, 1979). Letter from Al Nowak to Bob Fabris. (September 6, 1979). Letter from George Tucker to Bob Fabris. (October 16, 1979). Letters to the Arcadian Letter from Chuck Thomka to Bob Fabris. (1979, probably late January). - Chuck sent two programs with this letter: Modified Player Piano for Learning Aid on the &16 - &23 Commands and Leaning Aid for "&" Command. It seems that these two programs helped Chuck figure-out the sound capability of the Bally Arcade. He went on to use this information to write the Music Synthesizer tutorials in the July and August 1979 issues of the Arcadian. Chuck describes the printer that he uses to create the BASIC listing forms, "It actually doesn't take too long to create a form on what I use, which is a cross between a computer and a very high-speed line printer. It puts images on paper with laser optics utilizes Xerox xerographics. It's really quite an impressive machine. As an example of what can be done with it, well, if you can envision an 8 1/2" x 11" blank piece of paper and another 8 1/2" x 11" completely black piece of paper, this represents the extremes of the machine. Everything in-between (just about) can be done by this machine. That includes all different font sizes and styles, logos, lines and even signatures! All this with about the resolution of 300 dots to the inch. The speed of this machine is two full pages a second. If you wanted to print with a reduced print style and also have put two sides of data on the same side of the paper, this machine would print at equivalent speed of 36,000 lines per minute! Like I said, a very high-speed line printer!" Leaning Aid for '&' Command by Chuck Thomka. - A five-page program that is purely Chuck's own concoction. This program uses all but about 150 bytes of memory and is somewhat involved, but is informative as to the workings of all the possible '&' commands. Modified Player Piano for Learning Aid on the &16 - &23 Commands by Chuck Thomka - Submitted to Arcadian on January 5, 1979, but previously unpublished. A single-page modification to an existing Bally program which allows easy and quick changes to '&16' through '&23 commands [the sound ports]. Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age by Michael A. Hiltzik - Chuck Thomka works worked a Xerox, and he mentioned what sounds like a laser printer in his letter. This is an Amazon.com link to Dealers of Lightning, a book published in 2000. The creation of the laser printer is discussed in some detail here. It "is a fascinating journey of intellectual creation. In the 1970s and '80s, Xerox Corporation brought together a brain-trust of engineering geniuses, a group of computer eccentrics dubbed PARC. This brilliant group created several monumental innovations that triggered a technological revolution, including the first personal computer, the laser printer, and the graphical interface (one of the main precursors of the Internet), only to see these breakthroughs rejected by the corporation. Yet, instead of giving up, these determined inventors turned their ideas into empires that radically altered contemporary life and changed the world." Letter from Tracy Crook to Bob Fabris. (About 1979). - "I wanted to let you know where I am on the Bally expansion. So far, I've added 16K RAM, one serial port, two parallel ports and an ASCII keyboard. These all work very well. What has not worked so well, is some special logic used with the non-mask will direct. With this, I had hoped to use the Bally BASIC unmodified with the keyboard I added. As it is, I can input data from the keyboard under basic control (or machine language), but program entry and editing must still be done through the keypad. I can't get this to work, I guess Bally BASIC (or some other language) could be placed in RAM. A commented listing of Bally BASIC would be invaluable at this point. [...] With that info, we could tailor it a bit and put it in RAM. "At this point, I see the remainder of the expansion to be mainly a software effort, which is where I could use some help. The most important changes, I think, would be to get BASIC program storage out of internal (graphics) memory. This would greatly increase the color capabilities when using BASIC." [Note: Blue Ram BASIC does this, which is why more colors are available to this expanded BASIC.] "Another interesting possibility open by having RAM memory available is the ability to load it with data from any of the game cartridges (which were previously dumped onto a cassette tape) and then switch this memory into the bank normally signed the plug-in cartridge. This is quite easy to do. At this point the Bally would perform exactly as if you had plugged in the game cartridge that the data came from." [The Blue Ram, Viper and Lil' White RAM expansion units all allow for this.] "The end result would be that you could have the entire library of Bally games in a couple of cassette tapes. Bally might not be too wild about this idea, I assure you it would work." "In the meantime, in order to ease programming the Bally, I use another one of the microcomputers I own, which has an ASCII keyboard, to write Bally BASIC programs on and then dump them on tape in a format compatible with the Bally. Doing it off like this has some disadvantages, but it sure beats that key pad." "Haven't done much on it lately, as my Bally was struck by lightning about five weeks ago, and it still not back from the factory." Letter from Ed Mulholland to Bob Fabris. (July 1, 1979 / July 23, 1979). - In the July 1'st letter, Ed says, "The schematics to our Ballys show a 10-pin and a 26-pin port in addition to the IEEE-488 port. My machine did not have 26-pin port as shown in the photo on page 14 of the [Bally PA-1] service. This would still be only a small inconvenience because the pin numbers and functions as shown on the schematic." The second part of the letter (dated July 23) shows how the 10-wire 24-key keypad is arranged. I think that this information is meant to help explain how to wire a 63-key "full size" ASCII keyboard in parallel with the 24-key keypad. Letter from Robert Dahl to Bob Fabris. (July 29, 1979). - Mr. Dahl suggests that future issues the Arcadian leave room so that a hole punch can be used so that the issues can be stored in a binder. He says, "They are well worth saving." I agree! On July 27, Mr. Dahl received a mimeographed copy of the Hacker's Manual from Bally. He notes that they included a letter that says they do not expect the keyboard expansion to be released this year Robert Dahl notes that he was able to order the Amazing Maze/Tic-Tac-Toe cartridge from Montgomery Ward's catalog. He got the cartridge in just three days. He adds that a fellow, who sells the Arcade and its accessories, tells him that he has a standing order for all arcade items, but gets more promises than anything else from a wholesale distributor in Milwaukee. This man had been trying to get the Amazing Maze cartridge ever since he first heard about it and he had yet to get it. Mr. Dahl figures that Bally's distribution must be out of whack. Mr. Dahl has typed in various versions of Slot Machine. He talks about three that he has used comparing and contrasting differences between them. Mr. Dahl makes a comment that the Checkers game number six had him puzzled. He was expecting a regular checkerboard on the TV screen. He says that, "Right now, it's beginning to soak-in that I should take a checkerboard and number the squares and move the pieces around as the numbers on the screen direct?" [Is this accurate?!?] Letter from Andy Guevara to Bob Fabris. (July 30, 1979). - Andy Guevara wrote several programs that were published in the Arcadian and Cursor/BASIC Express newsletters. Andy programmed the Machine Language Manager, a 2K cartridge that was released in 1982 by The Bit Fiddlers. He released a few tapes, including Candy Man and Chicken, two games released on tape that were written in mostly machine language. He wrote Ms. Candyman and Sea Devil, both of which are 4K cartridges that were released 1983 by L&M Software. Mr. Guevara also wrote The Bit Fiddler's Corner, an Astrocade machine language programming tutorial that ran as a series of serialized articles in the Arcadian newsletter in 1983 and 1984. Andy just received his first stack of Arcadian newsletters. He has had his Bally arcade for five months and never dreamed that so much information could be further developed. He has dumped the Baseball cartridge, and is pleased to see that other people have made ROM dumps too. Mr. Guevera is looking into expanding his internal memory from 4K to 12K of RAM with a single IC designed by Harris Semiconductor. He goes into detail about how this might work. Andy has come up with a solution for Bob to be able to print programs. He provides details and a schematic on a device that can be used that will use a UART to allow the Bally to print. Although Andy has only had his Bally Professional Arcade model BPA-1100 for five months, the innards have already had to be changed twice. Letter from Richard Dermody to Bob Fabris. (July 31, 1979).- Richard's interest has been piqued by the announcement of the keyboard project. So much so, that he has already gone out and bought a keyboard for the project. He says, the "glimmer of a future for the Arcade as a computer [...] has prompted [him] to retain his [Arcade] with hopes for the future." Richard notes that while he understands the difficulties that Bally may be having with the FCC, he has noticed that other companies, such as Apple, have made significant progress in the same time period since the Arcade was first announced. Richard is on his second Bally arcade. He had to return his first one to Montgomery Ward as "it tended to self-destruct after being in operation for a while." Mr. Dermody hopes that reviews of the Bally cartridges will be in future issues. There is no local retailer for these items where he lives so his only resort is mail-order. He would like to have some idea of what he is ordering before he places an order. Letter from Guy McLimore to Bob Fabris. (July 31, 1979).- Guy gives an unqualified "yes" to all the survey questions that Bob asked the previous issue of the Arcadian. Guy says that he wants and needs a keyboard badly. An interesting bit here is that Ken Ballard, the owner of ABC Hobbycraft, has commissioned a professional hardware/software man to develop a 64K keyboard memory expansion to be sold commercially. The unit is still in the planning stages, but [they] hope that it will be ready by December." This seems overly optimistic, since it is nearly August already. I don't recall ever hearing about this from any other source. It is interesting that so many people wanted to build, create or purchase a memory expansion/keyboard for their Bally unit. Guy really enjoyed Chuck Thomka's synthesizer tutorial. He found the two accompanying programs very useful. He does wonder how Bell Telephone feels about the programs, however. He notes that if you add the buttons A-D to the Touch-Tone dialer program (Touch Tone Simulate), then you have a semi-efficient Black Box for receiving free telephone calls. The Touch-Tone dialer doesn't work in Guy's local area. He thinks that Indiana Bell has an acoustical filter that prevents Touch-Tone signals from being input to the microphone from the handset. By popular demand, ABC hobby craft is now accepting mail orders for Bally hardware, W&W software, Stocker Software, and Skyrocket Software (Guy's company). Guys makes an observation about the tape quality for software that is being sold through the Arcadian classified ads. It seems that the people distributing their software on tape are using cheap tapes brands which makes loading the tapes difficult. He notes that the Dave Stocker software is also available on micro cassettes. I don't know of any other Bally software that was distributed on these tiny tapes. Guy has been pleasantly surprised by the amount of response he received to the listing of his Fantasy Games #1 package in the Arcadian. Despite the fact that it is a limited program designed only for those persons familiar with fantasy role-playing games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, the program sold remarkably well! Phenomenally well, in fact, given an audience of relatively few people. Guy will be creating programs under the name Skyrocket Software with his partner Greg Poehlein. They intend to sell software for the Bally, TRS-80 and eventually other systems. He says they won't be turning it out fast, but they will be turning it out good, paralleling Bally's own stated policy of producing fewer top quality cartridges as opposed to Atari's more is better philosophy Letter from Jeff Frederiksen to Bob Fabris. (August, 20 1979).- This letter is from Jeff Frederiksen, the chief engineer behind designing the Bally Professional Arcade hardware. It seems that this letter was accompanied by some hardware. The letter simply states: "The enclosed assemblies replace the 75361 clock driver, located in the oscillator shield. The failure of the 75361 is that the 6V high time after warm-up drops below 55ns causing the data chip to appear defective. If you do not have this sinking clock syndrome, replacement is not necessary. I hope you find the enclosed hardware description useful." Letter from Jeff Grothaus to Bob Fabris. (August 31, 1979). - Jeff is building his own cassette tape interface from the schematics on page 20 of the Arcadian and page 4 of the Bally Hacker's Manual. He has run into a few difficulties and is hoping to get some help. He also wonders if Bob knows if anyone else has created a working interface from the schematics. There's a handwritten note from Bob where he simply writes, "No." I find it interesting that Jeff is actually building his own tape interface. This interface would be of no use without the basic cartridge. At the time, I think, the tape interface was easy enough to get for $50. I wonder if Jeff was trying to save money, or if he was having difficulty finding the necessary hardware to use with Bally BASIC and a tape recorder. Letter from Karen Nelson to Bob Fabris. (September 10, 1979). - Karen is a programmer who got interested in the Bally when JS&A advertised it in Scientific American in 1977. She was told that she was one of the first people to get her hands on one. She was very excited about machines potential, but was disillusioned by the heat problems which were inherent in the first machines. She "burned out" two of the units. Just after she returned the second unit, she discovered that her programming instructor was doing the graphics for the Bally. She says, "Yes, folks, it was the infamous Tom DeFanti and his magic Z-GRASS." She knows Tom well enough to drop into his "Graphics Habitat" at the University of Chicago to talk intelligently about some of his projects. She also knows Nola Donato and a few other of Tom students who are working on projects for Bally. Tom has had the University of Chicago purchase eight Bally's and eight Sony TVs to teach students the basics of computers and programming. In August 1979, Tom was the chairman of a traffic seminar held jointly by IEEE and ACM/SIGGRAPH. For three nights, Tom and his crew presented new and interesting works in various areas of computer graphics (including a few by people using Bally Arcades). In addition to the seminar, a graphics experiment Expo was held and it was there that Karen met some of the guys from Dave Nutting, in particular Ricky Spiece (who developed the Football cartridge). Ricky was helpful and showed Karen some tricks (like the ports in BASIC), and he also demonstrated the graphics capabilities by loading a picture from a disk to a color monitor. In addition, his Bally was connected to a B&W monitor and a keyboard. His commands appeared on the black-and-white monitor, and the graphics were displayed on the color monitor. However, the whole setup was attached with the Bally board mounted in a frame, not in the case, which leads Karen to believe that some special wiring is needed. Karen describes her experimentation with the different ports available in BASIC. Karen has recently seen the pinball cartridge demoed at the graphic seminar. She says that it looks pretty good. She heard one of the Dave Nutting guys say that he had just sent the thing off to Bally and that it should be out on the market pretty soon. Karen says that there was a demo of Z-GRASS, but that she didn't get to see it. She does note that as a student of De Fanti, she learned how to program in GRASS-- Z-GRASS's daddy-- using a PDP-11/45. Karen is glad to find out that there are other people like her who think that the Bally Arcade/computer has a lot more potential than most people give it credit for. She hopes that Bob Fabris might be able to pass on some information to whoever the marketing manager at Bally is. She would like to see the Bally advertisement computer magazines such as BYTE and Personal Computing. She would like to see Bally stress that most people buy home computers for games and that Bally has terrific controls, and that by the time people become interested in programming, Bally will have add-on module available. She also says that the graphics capabilities of the Bally have no competition; they are the best, and the Arcade is dirt cheap when compared to other systems. End-Show Music Rockin' Robin MP3 File - Transcribed for the Astrocade by Peggy Gladden. This song is from Astro-Bugs Club Tape #2.
Welcome to a special interview segment of the History of Personal Computing podcast! In this episode, David and Jeff are speaking to Jason Compton, founder of the Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention (ECCC), and cofounder for the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (VCFMW). Saturday & Sunday, September 10 & 11, 2016, Elk Grove Village, IL Links mentioned in this […]
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Hi Everyone, and welcome to this special edition of The History of Floppy Days… uh, I mean, One o’clock, Two o’clock, Three o’clock Personal Computing! No, that’s not right… No… wait, it’s the combo podcast of Floppy Days AND The History of Personal Computing podcast! We’re live, here at the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast and I’m your host, David Greelish! Please join me in welcoming my co-hosts, Jeff Salzman and Randy Kindig! We have three significant machines to discuss on this special podcast, as we’re celebrating three significant milestones in the history of personal computing this year. First, it’s the fiftieth anniversary of the DEC pdp-8, then it’s the fortieth anniversary of the Altair 8800, and lastly, it’s the thirtieth anniversary of the Commodore Amiga. Links: PDP-8 Bernhard Baehr's PDP-8/E Simulator for Macintosh - http://www.bernhard-baehr.de/pdp8e/pdp8e.html Willem van der Mark's PDP-8/E Simulator in Java - http://www.vandermark.ch/pdp8/index.php?n=PDP8.Emulator A very portable simulator for PDP-8, works on virtually any modern OS - http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ PDP-8 at Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-8 Altair 8800 “Remembering Ed Roberts” at Classic Computing - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/Blog/Entries/2010/10/10_Remembering_Ed_Roberts.html “What Both of the Big Computer Museums Forgot to Mention…” at Classic Computing - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/Blog/Entries/2015/2/1_Both_Big_Computer_Museums_Forgot_to_Mention....html Podcast Links The History of Personal Computing podcast Electric Dreams BBS podcast
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