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Nov 20, 2006 31 min

Show 066: Great Inventions In Computing

from The Retrobits Podcast

"If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development." (Aristotle) Welcome to Show 066! This week's Topic: Great Inventions In Computing! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Play the adventure that started it all - The Colossal Cave Adventure! Commodore 128 fan? Then check out Commodore 128 Alive... PBS had a show on the Transistor called "Transistorized" - their site has lots of info on that device that changed the world! The 4004 (Wikipedia page and Intel page) chip had about that many transistors. Boy have times changed! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to [email protected]. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl

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