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How'd you get into computers? (Apple II, PC clones, BBSes, CYBERSPACE)
FromBuild Your SaaS
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
If you used computers in the 80s and 90s you're going to love this episode.
Apple IIe in the school computer lab
The original Macintosh
"I wanted an Amiga so bad!"
The BBS scene: Wildcat, Roboboard/FX, being a SySop
Compuserve and AOL
Tandy 1000, 386, 486, building your own Pentium
Fave games: Commander Keen, King’s Quest, Wolfenstein, Doom, Duke Nukem, Raptor, Apogee Games
Our first websites: high school swim team website, snowboarding website (with a guestbook)
Our first computer businesses
It's a fun one. ;)What do you think?
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Show notes:
PC Magazine: the forgotten world of BBS door games
Jon’s first computer: Compuadd
Justin posted this on a usenet group in 1994: Absolute Future BBS!
Justin’s first web company: Mediahead Productions
Jon’s first web company: Creatively Aware
Jon’s TV recommendation: Halt and Catch Fire (NY Times review)
Thanks to our Patreon supporters:
Darby Frey
Kevin Markham
Adam Duvander
Dave Giunta
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Pascal from sharpen.page
Rewardful.com
Greg Park
Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au
Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af
Ethan Gunderson
Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.com
Bill Condo (@mavrck)
Ward from MemberSpace.com
Russell Brown from Photivo.com
Evandro Sasse
Austin Loveless
Michael Sitver
Fathom Analytics
Dan Buda
Colin Gray
Dave Giunta
Want to start a podcast on Transistor? Justin has a special coupon for you: get 15% off your first year of hosting: transistor.fm/justin
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Apple IIe in the school computer lab
The original Macintosh
"I wanted an Amiga so bad!"
The BBS scene: Wildcat, Roboboard/FX, being a SySop
Compuserve and AOL
Tandy 1000, 386, 486, building your own Pentium
Fave games: Commander Keen, King’s Quest, Wolfenstein, Doom, Duke Nukem, Raptor, Apogee Games
Our first websites: high school swim team website, snowboarding website (with a guestbook)
Our first computer businesses
It's a fun one. ;)What do you think?
Leave a comment on Breaker, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.
Leave a comment on CastBox, the podcast app for Android and iPhone.
Leave a comment on Tung.fm
Otherwise, get us on Twitter: @transistorfm or email us: mail@transistor.fm
Create your own podcast at transistor.fm
Show notes:
PC Magazine: the forgotten world of BBS door games
Jon’s first computer: Compuadd
Justin posted this on a usenet group in 1994: Absolute Future BBS!
Justin’s first web company: Mediahead Productions
Jon’s first web company: Creatively Aware
Jon’s TV recommendation: Halt and Catch Fire (NY Times review)
Thanks to our Patreon supporters:
Darby Frey
Kevin Markham
Adam Duvander
Dave Giunta
Thanks to our monthly supporters
Pascal from sharpen.page
Rewardful.com
Greg Park
Mitchell Davis from RecruitKit.com.au
Marcel Fahle, wearebold.af
Ethan Gunderson
Anton Zorin from ProdCamp.com
Bill Condo (@mavrck)
Ward from MemberSpace.com
Russell Brown from Photivo.com
Evandro Sasse
Austin Loveless
Michael Sitver
Fathom Analytics
Dan Buda
Colin Gray
Dave Giunta
Want to start a podcast on Transistor? Justin has a special coupon for you: get 15% off your first year of hosting: transistor.fm/justin
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Released:
Oct 23, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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