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The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 1 – The NEW History of Personal Computing – Grundy NewBrainWelcome 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 […]2019-04-0843 minFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days Vintage Computing PodcastFloppy Days 73 - The Commodore Vic-20, Part IThe Commodore Vic-20, Part I Hello, everyone, and welcome to Episode 73 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where modern computers are simply considered peripherals to the classic computers.  My name is Randy Kindig.  In the computer timeline, we’re still squarely in the year 1980.  In that year, a breakthrough computer, with a great keyboard, color graphics and sound was announced for under $300.  Of course, if you’ve been listening to the last few episodes of the podcast, you know that we’re talking about the Commodore Vic-20.  William Shatner said it best in the TV ads of the time: “The...2017-05-301h 48The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 59 – AndroidOn today’s show, we’re looking at the smartphone after the iPhone, that changed everything… the Android phone. It, as well as the iPhone, define all smartphones to this day, as well as the third tier. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. […]2017-03-051h 12The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 58 – Apple iPhoneOn today’s show, we’re looking at the smartphone that changed everything, the iPhone. Its influence went on to define all smartphones, as well as the third tier. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all […]2017-02-171h 06The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 57 – Early SmartphonesOn today’s show, we begin our look at the final evolution of the third tier of personal computing, the smartphone. Were there really smartphones before the iPhone and Android phones? Well… yes. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but […]2017-02-031h 11The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 56 – First Computers, Part 2David and Jeff continue to look back on the earlier times of computer retail by relating their experiences with their own history of ownership of personal computers. Links mentioned in this episode: VIVA AMIGA – THE REVIEW The Amiga Years Jeff’s fifth computer: Toshiba T1000 (SE???) This old tech: The Toshiba T1000 was my first […]2017-01-221h 17The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 55 – First ComputersFor the new year, David and Jeff have decided to look back on the earlier times of computer retail by relating their experiences in getting their first computers. Links mentioned in this episode: SCSI2SD – SD to SCSI adapter for retro computing Human Computers: The Women of NASA Today in Apple history: Apple II gets its […]2017-01-031h 10The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 54 – Sharp Wizard and Palm PilotOn today’s show, we begin our look at the temporarily (at the time) humbled third tier of personal computing, the organizer. We’re covering the Sharp Wizard, Palm Pilot and other notables. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but […]2016-12-191h 04The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 53 – The IBM 5150What… didn’t we already talk about the IBM 5150 in an eBay episode? Yes we did. But we left it off of the timeline during the original show format after the transition to the eBay only format. Since then, there was some behind the scenes work, Westworld style, to get a couple of “hosts” together […]2016-12-0745 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 52 – Retro Computing Gift Ideas!On today’s show we’re taking a special holiday detour by covering retrocomputing gift ideas. Perhaps something to give to a loved one, or just something you can gift yourself! Links mentioned in this episode: Creative Computing Magazine (December 1980) Volume 06 Number 12 folklore.org (the stories from the book, Revolution in the Valley) Gifts: Jeff: […]2016-12-051h 10The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 51 – Casio Zoomer and Amstrad PenPadToday we’ll be further covering the personal digital assistant or PDA, with the Apple Newton clones or “killers,” the Casio Zoomer and Amstrad PenPad. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. […]2016-11-191h 09The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 50 – Apple Newton MessagePad and eMateOn today’s show, we continue our coverage of the first phase of handhelds. Specifically, we’ll be covering two more of the early handheld computers, the Apple Newton MessagePad and eMate. This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but […]2016-11-021h 09The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 49 – Psion and AT&T EO Personal CommunicatorThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we continue our coverage of the first phase of handhelds. Specifically, we’ll be covering two more of the early handheld […]2016-10-171h 09The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 48 – HP 95LX and Zeos Pocket PCThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we continue our coverage of the first phase of handhelds, the DOS handheld computers. Specifically, we’re looking at the Hewlett […]2016-10-011h 08The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 47 – Atari Portfolio and Poqet PCThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show we’ll be covering some of the earliest handheld computers, two of the first DOS handhelds specifically, the Atari Portfolio and […]2016-09-151h 01The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 46 – Interview with Jason Compton of the ECCC/VCFMWWelcome 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 […]2016-08-2927 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 45 – Interview with Jason Timmons of the VCFMWWelcome to a special interview segment of the History of Personal Computing podcast! In this episode, David and Jeff are speaking to Jason Timmons, organizer of the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 11 Saturday & Sunday, September 10 & 11, 2016, Elk Grove Village, IL Links mentioned in this episode: http://vcfmw.org/index.html http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/ http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/2016-08-2748 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingEpisode 44 – The Asus Eee PC and Other NetbooksThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we complete our coverage of the second phase of portables, laptops. We’re covering netbooks, arguably an innovation started by the […]2016-08-221h 00The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 17 – KansasFest & the ThinkPadThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we continue our coverage of the second phase of portables with the laptop. We’re exclusively covering the IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad, since […]2016-08-061h 06Open AppleOpen AppleOpen Apple #61 (July 2016) : KansasFest 2016, Chicken Missile MegapodcastThis month on Open Apple, as is tradition, we present the megapodcast recorded live at KansasFest. Most of your favorite retrocomputing podcasters attend KansasFest each year, and we all get together in a basement room to record a giant group podcast. This year’s recording includes, in no particular order: Quinn Dunki of Open ApplePaul Hagstrom of Retrocomputing Roundtable and Drop /// InchesMichael Mulhern and Carrington Vanston of Retrocomputing RoundtableKay Savetz of AnticRob McMullen of Player/MissileKen Gagne of Polygamer and IndiesiderJohn Leake of RetroMacCastTodd George of Chicken Lips RadioCharles Mangin of How IIJeff Salzman of The History Of Perso...2016-07-281h 25Episodes | Open AppleEpisodes | Open AppleOpen Apple #61 (July 2016) : KansasFest 2016, Chicken Missile MegapodcastThis month on Open Apple, as is tradition, we present the megapodcast recorded live at KansasFest. Most of your favorite retrocomputing podcasters attend KansasFest each year, and we all get together in a basement room to record a giant group podcast. This year’s recording includes, in no particular order: Quinn Dunki of Open ApplePaul Hagstrom of Retrocomputing Roundtable and Drop /// InchesMichael Mulhern and Carrington Vanston of Retrocomputing RoundtableKay Savetz of AnticRob McMullen of Player/MissileKen Gagne of Polygamer and IndiesiderJohn Leake of RetroMacCastTodd George of Chicken Lips RadioCharles Mangin of How IIJeff Salzman of The History Of Perso...2016-07-281h 25The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 16 – Apple PowerBookThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we continue our coverage of the second phase of portables, the laptop. Today we’re exclusively covering the Apple PowerBook, since […]2016-07-041h 01The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: Interview with Sam Ammons, creator of Mini 681Welcome to a special interview segment of the History of Personal Computing podcast! In this episode, David and Jeff are speaking to Sam Ammons, creator of the Mini681, a modern replica of the 1975 MITS Altair 680 microcomputer. Links mention in the show: Sam’s eBay link: MITS ALTAIR 680 CLONE, MINI 681 Sam’s Enigma Machine reproduction on […]2016-06-2247 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 15 – Cambridge Computer Z88 and Apple Macintosh PortableThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we’re continuing our coverage of the second phase of portables, the earliest laptops. We’re covering the Cambridge Computer Z88 and […]2016-06-1859 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 14 – Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100, Toshiba T1100 and Data General OneThis is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It’s sort of like Antiques Roadshow, but all about antique personal computers. On today’s show, we’re continuing our coverage of the second phase of portables, the earliest laptops. We’re covering the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model […]2016-06-041h 15The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 13 – Epson HX-20 and Grid CompassOn this show, we’re still covering the second phase of portables, the earliest laptops, continuing with the Epson HX-20 and the Grid Compass. Links mentioned in this episode: Book: When Computing Got Personal: A history of the desktop computer David’s recent eBay purchase: VINTAGE INTEGRATED COMPUTER SYSTEM MICROCOMPUTER TRAINING Microprocessor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epson_HX-20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_Compass Auctions Jeff EPSON […]2016-05-241h 03The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: Interview with Bob Applegate, creator of SWTPC reproductionWelcome to a special interview segment of the History of Personal Computing podcast! In this episode, David and Jeff are speaking to Bob Applegate from Corsham Technologies. Bob has designed and sells modern, compatible (to original hardware) reproductions of both the 6800 & 6809 versions of the SWTPC SS-50 microcomputer. He also sells custom upgrade boards for […]2016-05-1743 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 12 – Compaq Portable and Commodore SX-64On this episode, we conclude our look at the first half of the second tier of personal computing… the luggables. We’re going to cover the Compaq Portable, the Commodore SX-64 and perhaps other misc. models. Links mentioned in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Portable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_SX-64 Auctions Jeff COMMODORE SX-64 VINTAGE COMPUTER WORKING CONDITION COMPAQ PORTABLE II 2 COMPUTER […]2016-05-0859 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: Coverage of Vintage Computer Festival East and SoutheastOn today’s show, we talk about the Vintage Computer Festival shows of the last few weeks. Plus, VCF East is where David and Jeff actually met in person for the first time. Links mentioned in this show: David’s new job Pictures from VCF East XI 2016 VCF East XI Wrap-Up Sights and Sounds of the Vintage […]2016-04-2346 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: Interview with Oscar Vermeulen, creator of PiDP-8/IWelcome to a special interview segment of the History of Personal Computing podcast! In this episode, David and Jeff are speaking to Oscar Vermeulen from Obsolescence Guaranteed and creator of the PiDP-8/I, a modern replica of the 1968 PDP-8/I computer. On Oscar’s web page he explains: “Project goal: to create a faithful but low-cost replica of the […]2016-03-2145 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 11 – Osborne 1 and Otrona AttacheOn today’s show, we begin our official look at the beginning of the second tier of personal computing… portable computers! We kick off by covering the first portables, the “luggables”, covering both the Osborne 1 and Otrona Attache. Links mention in this episode: Seven Microprocessors That Powered the PC Revolution Auctions picked for this episode: […]2016-03-1847 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 10 – NeXT ComputerOn today’s show, we’re continuing and finalizing our coverage of the 32-bit GUI computers. On our last show, we covered the somewhat boring, beige Compaq Deskpro 386, other 386 based computers, and touched on the Windows/386 operating system. Today, we’re talking about the NeXT computer! Links mention in this episode: Slow down your Apple IIc […]2016-03-051h 05The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 9 – Compaq Deskpro 386On today’s show, we’re continuing our coverage of the 32-bit GUI computers. We’ve covered some exciting and colorful 32-bit computing platforms. But in this episode, we go a little more boring and beige by covering the Compaq Deskpro 386, other 386 based computers, and touching on the Windows/386 operating system. Links mention in this episode: […]2016-02-211h 02The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: Interview with Evan Koblentz of the Vintage Computer FederationHave you ever been to a Vintage Computer Festival? Have you ever wanted to? Well, they’ve been around for a long time, starting with the first west coast VCF in 1997, then the VCF Europa in 2000, then the East in 2001 and many others. Our special guest in this episode will tell us more […]2016-02-1246 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 8 – Commodore AmigaOn today’s show, we’re continuing our coverage of the 32-bit GUI computers. We’ve covered the Apple Lisa, Macintosh, Atari ST, and now we move on to what some say was the ST’s bitter enemy, the Commodore Amiga. Wikipedia reports: “The Amiga 1000 was officially released in July 1985, but a series of production problems meant […]2016-02-051h 29The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 7 – Atari STOn today’s show, we’re covering the Atari ST, a “GEM” of a computer that helped spark an interest in music and MIDI. From Wikipedia: “The Atari ST is a line of home computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The first ST model, the 520ST, was released in June 1985. […]2016-01-231h 20The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 6 – Apple MacintoshOn today’s show, we’re covering the Apple Macintosh, Steve Jobs’ publicly acknowledged attempt at delivering the Graphic User Interface to the general public. From the last show – Wikipedia: “Contrary to common belief, it was not the first personal computer to offer a graphical user interface in a machine aimed at individual business users. Development of […]2016-01-081h 34The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 5 – Apple LisaOn today’s show, we’re covering the Apple Lisa, Steve Jobs’ attempt at pushing the Graphic User Interface to the public. From Wikipedia: “Contrary to common belief, it was not the first personal computer to offer a graphical user interface in a machine aimed at individual business users. Development of the Lisa began in 1978. The […]2015-12-261h 27The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 4 – Tatung Einstein and AmstradOn today’s show, we’re covering the very obscure (at least for the US market) Tatung Einstein and what Amstrad products we can find. The Tatung Einstein was produced by Taiwanese corporation Tatung and designed in England in 1984. It was aimed primarily at small businesses. Amstrad is also both based in the UK and began […]2015-12-1259 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 3 – Coleco Adam and MSXDavid and Jeff have just awakened from their Thanksgiving Day, tryptophan and carbohydrate induced comas and recorded the next edition of the History of Personal Computing, eBay edition. You may have discovered that this series a little more laid back than the original shows. It is certainly a fun way to discuss these vintage systems, […]2015-11-281h 01The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingeBay Episode 2 – A Variety PackageDavid and (Cylon) Jeff made it back… again… on their revamped new format. You may have discovered that this series a little more laid back than the original shows. It is certainly a fun way to discuss these vintage systems, mixing together personal memories and an occasional wistfulness over many unobtainable varieties of personal computing […]2015-11-141h 00The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingAnd… Were Back!David and Jeff are back “on the air” with a new, revamped format for the regular series. After a Summer hiatus, David and Jeff have recorded the first in a series of “lightweight” regular episodes. These episodes focus more on the historical status of the vintage and collectible computing systems we all know and love. […]2015-10-3057 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: VCF SouthEast 3.0David and Jeff discuss VCF SouthEast along with our special guest, Alan Hightower. This show basically speaks for itself as Alan and David discuss the exhibits presented during VCFSE. Links mention in the show: Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 3.0 http://vcfse.org/ Atlanta Historical Computing Society Vintage Computer Festival East 10 Special Episode: VCF East 10.0 Vintage […]2015-05-1055 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: VCF SE Combined Podcast with Floppy DaysHistory of Personal Computing and Floppy Days performed a live recording of podcast at Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 3.0 outside of Atlanta, GA. Present were Randy Kindig of Floppy Days podcast, along with David Greelish and Jeff Salzman (from the remote HoPC offices in Pennsylvania). Without further ado, here is the podcast. Show notes will […]2015-05-1032 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 16: TRS-80 Color Computer and Sinclair ZX SpectrumNow that we’re firmly into the 1980’s, David and Jeff continue to cover computer systems that can be considered next-generation platforms, introducing color versions to existing model lines. We introduce to you Radio Shack’s first Color Computer, expanding the infamous original monochrome TRS-80 line of computers. Along with that, we hop over the great pond […]2015-05-011h 03The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: VCF East 10.0In this special episode, David and Jeff take a break from their respective work and event activities. The regularly scheduled podcast will continue next week. Meanwhile, David interviews Jeff on his experiences as an exhibitor attending the Vintage Computer Festival East 10.0 Links mentioned in this show include: Vintage Computer Festival East 10 Friday, April […]2015-04-241h 06The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 15 – Part 2: Commodore 64Are you keeping up with the Commodores? Well we are… and HOW! Join us on this, part two of Episode 15, where David discusses its next generation cousin, the Commodore 64, and we do our eBay finds. For your convenience (and maybe due to our laziness), we’ll put an identical set of shownote links in […]2015-04-1257 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 15 – Part 1: Commodore VIC-20Are you keeping up with the Commodores? Well we are… and HOW! Join us on this, part one of Episode 15, where Jeff waxes on about his very first computer, the Commodore VIC-20. For your convenience (and maybe due to our laziness), we’ll put an identical set of shownote links in each part. In this […]2015-04-1259 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 14: TI-99/4A, Acorn Atom, and BBC MicroIn this episode, we cover two computers from two coasts. One is American, and though important, we wouldn’t really say groundbreaking, while the other (other two really) were British, and were in fact very groundbreaking in the English market. Today we are boldly, fully entering the 1980s with discussions of the TI-99/4A and the Acorn […]2015-03-281h 12The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 13: Computer Magazines 1974-1980 – Part 2Now that the paper cuts have healed from flipping through pages of magazines we covered in the previous episode, come back in time with David and Jeff as they discuss the popular passive resource for early home computing enthusiasts, the “computer magazine.” In this episode, they remark and reminisce about four more publications; ROM, The […]2015-03-131h 11The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 12: Computer Magazines 1974-1980 – Part 1Put on your reading glasses folks and come back in time with David and Jeff as they discuss the popular passive resource for early home computing enthusiasts, the “computer magazine.” In this episode, they remark and reminisce about four specific publications; Creative Computing, Byte, Kilobaud and Interface Age. Learn a bit about the creation, content, […]2015-02-281h 07The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 11: Atari 400/800After a last minute scramble by me, Jeff, to get a solid Internet connection established for my part of the recording, we were able to bring Episode 11 to you on time. David did his usual outstanding job with editing to maintain continuity of the show and working around my technical mishaps. Joining us this […]2015-02-131h 00The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 10: Sharp MZ-80K and Sinclair ZX80After a small hiccup in our release schedule, we are back on track to tell you about two different computers, one that will make a great prop in a 1970’s style Sci-Fi movie remake, and another that would do well to hold open that door that keeps swinging shut on its own. We are talking […]2015-01-301h 00The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 9: Commodore PETIt’s 2015, and here is the first installment of the History of Personal Computing podcast for the year! This is show nine, and we complete the coverage of the “Personal Computer Trifecta”, or “Holy Trinity”, depending on which host you ask. Or you can just fast forward to the end and hear some news about […]2015-01-091h 18The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode – BONUS MATERIAL: Holiday MemoriesThe holiday bounty is PLENTIFUL!!! We have so much to give to you that we had to edit some extra audio out of the first show to save time. So, we put it in this BONUS EPISODE. Please enjoy what may have been some cutting room floor audio from the Holiday Memories special podcast. Additional […]2014-12-2633 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingSpecial Episode: Holiday MemoriesJust about everyone has that special memory of gifts received during the holiday season. In this episode, we present to you a collection of self described experiences detailing such holiday memories. Included in the mix are memories from our listeners, along with memories from fellow podcasters. The following people have made a contribution to this […]2014-12-251h 16The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 8: TRS-80 Model IHello again and welcome to another installment of the History of Personal Computing podcast! This is show eight and it’s going to be your last regular show of 2014. In only twelve more days, on the 24th, we will be releasing a special Christmas and Holiday Season show of collected stories about computer and gaming […]2014-12-1247 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 7: Apple IIListen along during your tryptophan coma from that large turkey feast as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman present our first Thanksgiving Day podcast episode, focused on the Apple II computer.You can find out more about the Apple II on the History of Personal Computing online museum at http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/apple-ii/. Links mentioned in the show include: Sega […]2014-11-2759 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 6: Vector Graphic, Inc. Vector 1 and NorthStar HorizonListen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman, our "roving reporter", discuss the Vector Graphic, Inc. Vector 1 and NorthStar Horizon computers. 2014-11-141h 00The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 5: Cromemco Z-1 and Heathkit H8Listen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss the Cromemco Z-1 and Heathkit H8 computers. We would like to thank Theo Karagiris and Mike Perigo for their detailed input and information.You can find out more about these machines on the History of Personal Computing online museum. Click on the appropriate link: Cromemco Z-1: http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/cromemco-z-1 […]2014-10-3153 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 4: Single Board ComputersListen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss several of the early single board computers, including the Nascom 1, OSI Superboard, MOS Technology KIM-1, and the COSMAC ELF. All of the above single board computers don’t easily fit into the History of Personal Computing’s “Tier” philosophy, so this special podcast episode was produced. You […]2014-10-171h 01The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 3: IMSAI 8080 and Processor Technology SolListen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss the history of the IMSAI 8080 and Processor Technology Sol computers. The IMSAI 8080 is a Tier One computer presented as the first Altair clone computer. As such, it was chosen to be the first computer we choose in a follow up podcast after the Altair. […]2014-10-0356 minThe History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPodcast Episode 2: Altair 8800 and KayproListen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss the history of the Altair 8800 and Kaypro computer. Well… at least listen to David’s clear, quality audio, along with Jeff’s misconfigured source microphone that sounds like he’s talking from a mile away! 🙂 The Altair 8800 is a Tier One computer presented as the first […]2014-09-191h 03The History of Personal ComputingThe History of Personal ComputingPremiere Episode of the History of Personal Computing PodcastWelcome to the first episode of the History of Personal Computing podcast! In this episode, Jeff Salzman plays host, along with David Greelish, in the premiere episode of your bi-weekly guide to the history and development of arguably the single most important technological advancement of the last forty years, the personal computer! Links mentioned in […]2014-09-0535 min