RCR Episode 269: Considered harmful

Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: 1968-1969

In 1968 and 1969, we had SHRDLU, the Mother of All Demos, Go To being considered harmful, and Unix.

Topic/Feedback links:

• SHRDLU
• SHRDLU in action (YouTube)
• Terry Winograd’s PhD thesis.
• How SHRDLU got its name.
• Douglas Englebart’s Mother of All Demos (YouTube)
• Douglas Englebart’s Mother of All Demos (Wikipedia)
• Edgar Dijkstra: Go To Statement Considered Harmful
• David Tribble: Go To Statement Considered Harmful, a retrospective
• UNIX timeline
• Ritchie: The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System

Retro Computing News:

• Open AC-1 kit
• Wizardry modern remake
• Deathlord Relorded
• The Making of Karateka
• World’s longest-running PCjr

Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

• Aquarius
• Doom 2
• Ordimini

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Doom Guy: Life in First Person (John Romero)

Auction Picks:

• Carrington:
  • Wings out of Shadow
  • Mission on Thunderhead
  • iMac G4 in Toronto
• Paul:
  • Apple IIGS ADB keyboard
  • Sealed Knight of Diamonds folder
  • Amnesia
    • See also: Amnesia Remembered (John Aycock)
    • See also: Amnesia manuscript
  • Canon X-07
    • See also: Canon X-07 (oldmachinery)
  • Ordinathan
    • See also: Ordinathan (YouTube)
  • Mouse nest
  • Aquarius
  • Digi-Comp I
  • Mindset
    • See also: Mindset

A2Stream file:

• a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr269.a2stream

Feedback/Discussion:

• [e-mail] on Mastodon
• Vintage Computer Forum
• RCR Podcast on Facebook
• Throwback Network
• Throwback Network on Facebook

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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