Description

The creator of KillTimer tells his story!

Blog post about Killtimer: https://adventuresincomputing.bajgier.net/development/storytelling/2024/10/08/the-killtimer-story.html

Highlights Include:

• First experiences with computers and getting online
• Teenage hacking, phishing, and the underground AOL scene
• AOL beta program memories and chatroom hijinks
• Early programming projects: Visual Basic, Delphi, C, C++, Java
• The story behind KillTimer: motivation, development, and release
• Website building, banner ads, and software site submissions

Guest: Barrac1315
Host: Steve Stonebraker
Audio Editor: Sam Fox (sam.fox.london@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠)
CoverArt: Created by Broast (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://broast.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), original idea by LampGold.

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