Old TV Shows about computers from around the world
When I was a fan of the ongoing Linux podcast, the Linux Action Show. Their live stream used to show episodes of the Computer Chronicles. The Computer chronicles was a show that was shown in the US dated from 1984 to 2002. It showed and reviewed a variety of home and business computers, including hardware, software, accessories, and news and interviews with technology pundits.
The topics varied a great range with topics that showcased and demonstrate the application of such technology. The series was witness to the rise of the Internet and also how it impact the consumer market and the business world. It was sort of an old school show, very scientific like. It was very different vibe to what other tech shows wanted to present. Specially when you compare it to the 2000s TechTV shows like The ScreenSavers which I wrote about previously.
The interesting thing is that it wasn't the only show, as there were other interesting computer shows around the world. I chose 3 specific ones:
Database from ThamesTV
Computer Sunday (パソコンサンデー, "Computer Sunday") from TV Osaka
The Computer Programme from BBC
Most of these shows were very focused on the computer scene back then, with games and tech and how computers jump from punched cards, all the way to microchips and micro processors. The PC market was something that was pushed simultaneously to the mainstream by these shows, and who knows how many business and general people did they took.
Anyway I would love to see your reactions on watching these shows and see if I can rebuild the 80s PC scene. I already started with a previous article on the NEC PC-98 as well as some alternative computers in the 90s, maybe I'll do on the 80s as well. Enjoy as these archive of knowledge would be greatly digested with an AI and ask whatever you wanted to ask to an expert from the 80s PC world.
Fantastic job on today's Ecency leaderboard quest, @jza! The Computer Chronicles is a fantastic nostalgic trip back to the origins of computing.
Tipped with Ecency POINTS.
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Maybe if I start seen more influx of people on my posts as I don't really have much daily readers.
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I watched The Computer Programme back then as I was an early adopter. I don't remember Database though.
Later there was Gamesmaster, but that was just competitive gaming. Tomorrow's World was good for technology and science news.
In the 80s I had my BBC Micro (Acorn 6502 machine) and used to go to a computer club where you would see the various computers. They were all incompatible with each other. Much later I had an Amiga 500 and then a 1200.
@makerhacks loves retro computing stuff.
Cool stuff, I was a kid when I got my hands on the commodore 64. Not much tech people in my city unfortunately. Didn't pick up until the mid 90s when the internet cafe were everywhere.
However I did manage to go to industrial computer shows where I saw the SGI Indigo and Oryx. I only saw one guy with a Mac and another with an Amiga. But back then I only was able to get an OS-less. IBM PS/2. Still had MS Works, Chess Master and an F-22 flight simulator.