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teen witch
Oct 9, 2012
from wiki

quote:


Computer Chronicles was an American half-hour television series, broadcast from 1983 to 2002[1] on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television, which documented the rise of the personal computer from its infancy to the immense market at the turn of the 21st century.

Computer Chronicles is a little time capsule into the wizbang world of computing and is kind of adorable! it’s also entirely on YouTube.















Ack!

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teen witch
Oct 9, 2012


rotor
Jun 11, 2001

classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome
you know what was a good show? Secret Life of Machines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaCfs5Xb-EI

SO DEMANDING
Dec 27, 2003

computer chronicles owns

rotor posted:

you know what was a good show? Secret Life of Machines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaCfs5Xb-EI

hell loving yeah

Best Bi Geek Squid
Mar 25, 2016
im computer romance

President Beep
Apr 30, 2009





i have to have a car because otherwise i cant drive around the country solving mysteries while being doggedly pursued by federal marshals for a crime i did not commit (9/11)

Best Bi Geek Squid posted:

im computer romance

text bbs me

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qgehH3kEQ

President Beep
Apr 30, 2009





i have to have a car because otherwise i cant drive around the country solving mysteries while being doggedly pursued by federal marshals for a crime i did not commit (9/11)

this version of ebony and ivory sucks!

pram
Jun 10, 2001
gary kildall from digital research was also on the show a lot. which is neat

sb hermit
Dec 13, 2016





Even better, episodes are on archive.org... makes it much more easier to download the videos

https://archive.org/details/Computer_Chronicles

EDIT: Cheifet also links to archive.org from his website: http://cheifet.com/services

sb hermit fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Jan 22, 2020

sb hermit
Dec 13, 2016





If your first experience of the late 90s web is through Hypnospace Outlaw instead of Geocities, then maybe you should check out Net Cafe, the "successor" to Computer Chronicles

https://archive.org/details/netcafe

SmokaDustbowl
Feb 12, 2001

by vyelkin
Fun Shoe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2myFLUDB74

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!

rotor posted:

you know what was a good show? Secret Life of Machines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaCfs5Xb-EI

the one on the electric lightbulb is my favorite

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-48205106 reading that made me really sad

hopefully the shows will still inspire new tinkerers for many generations to come :unsmith:

Gaspy Conana
Aug 1, 2004

this clown loves you

el dorito posted:

If your first experience of the late 90s web is through Hypnospace Outlaw instead of Geocities, then maybe you should check out Net Cafe, the "successor" to Computer Chronicles

https://archive.org/details/netcafe

This was my #1 influence re: Hypnospace's tone and I recommend watching every episode. They're fascinating. We even licensed a few clips of kids using computers from Stewart for the Hypnospace intro cinematic. :D

SO DEMANDING
Dec 27, 2003

Gaspy Conana posted:

This was my #1 influence re: Hypnospace's tone and I recommend watching every episode. They're fascinating. We even licensed a few clips of kids using computers from Stewart for the Hypnospace intro cinematic. :D

loving rad

watching the one about the ~*~weird web~*~ and they've got a guy with a site for lip balm addiction lmao

https://archive.org/details/nc117_weird_web

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The Sponge
Sep 15, 2006
Grimey Drawer

pram posted:

gary kildall from digital research was also on the show a lot. which is neat

And, frequently drunk.

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