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Sean Haas
Advent of Computing
Welcome to Advent of Computing, the show that talks about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for granted today have rich stories behind their creation, in each episode we will learn how older tech has lead to our modern world.
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4.9 stars from 84 ratings
Just Stumbled into This … Fantastic Find
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“A great find. Thinking I knew computer history, I was blown away by what I learned here. Sean’s presentation style is very listenable. Though I’m just a few weeks in, the Intel series, the Cosmac series, the IBM series, and the podcasts on C were fantastic.
Just now finished listening to the...”Read full review »
engr97035 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/27/24
“very very informative and very well researched by the host. Award winning journalism.”
digger4 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/24
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“As a software engineer, this is the perfect podcast that caters to the niche interest I have in history of computers.”
Samuel W L via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/21/23
Recent Episodes
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Published 09/15/24
Published 09/15/24
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Published 09/01/24
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