COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 20 — EXPERT-EASE AND THE KEE SYSTEM
In Part 14 of this series, the Computer Chronicles first discussed the subject of “expert systems.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 19 — THE HP 2700 AND THE APPLE MACINTOSH
When Apple released the Macintosh–later known as the Macintosh 128K–in January 1984, its main selling point was the graphical user interface (GUI).
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 18 — PERSONAL COBOL, FORTH, AND DR LOGO
In Part 16, we saw a demonstration of Apple Logo, a computer programming language promoted as an alternative to BASIC.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 17 — ALAN SHUGART AND THE MEMOREX 3680
This next episode of The Computer Chronicles from 1984 is about storage devices, specifically disk drives.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 16 — THE APPLE LOGO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Today, Python is probably the most popular computer programming language taught in elementary and secondary schools.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 15 — SPACE SHUTTLE, EXCALIBUR, PINBALL CONSTRUCTION SET, AND DR. J VS. LARRY BIRD
Even if you’re only a casual gamer, there are probably a few video game designers whose names you’re familiar with, such as Sid Meier, Todd Howard, and Shigeru Miyamoto.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 14 — EXPRESS EASYSCAN AND THE SALES EDGE
In a bit of eerie foreshadowing, this episode of The Computer Chronicles from January 1984 opened with a discussion of a global pandemic.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 13 — THE IBM PROFS (AND THE MACINTOSH)
The episode I’m covering today was taped on January 18, 1984, four days before Super Bowl XVIII.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 12 — THE XEROX COLOR LASER PRINTER
Today’s episode contains what Stewart Cheifet would later describe as one of the classic “near disasters” involving a product demonstration on The Computer Chronicles.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED 11 — THE AM2901C AND AM29116
Computer architecture is usually described in terms of bits. For instance, we often speak of early personal computers from the late 1970s and early 1980s as 8-bit machines.