I remember those times fondly.
Great podcast as usual. In the early 80s I lived in Columbia MD, home of Columbia data products. We used to get motherboards from their dumpster. They were one of the super early clones made right in MD. My first clone was bought at the Howard county Ham Fest in 1982. It was a turbo XT clone with 512 mb ram, 2 half height floppies, a composite video card and a orange screen composite monitor. I think I paid 499 at the time. It’s was very lose those days. Many if the cheap clone hardware was coming straight from the orient without documentation. Many of the dealers were straight off the boat and spoke little English. You brought back so many memories.
Rodantheman via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/09/20
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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
This is the podcast that I didn’t know that I needed in my life but it is incredibly insightful and interesting way to absorb computing and tech history!
karasmannequin via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/08/20
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