COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED, PART 21 — THE APPLE GRAPHICS TABLET, SGI IRIS 1400, AND QUANTEL PAINTBOX
Personal computers of the early 1980s were often limited to just a few colors for on-screen graphics.
COMPUTER CHRONICLES REVISITED, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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, PART 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.