A Blast From Computing Past
Update: 2025-06-24
Description
Same as it ever was: On this week’s podcast, Paul and Rich take a spin through a 1980 issue of Omni magazine, comparing how computers were being discussed back then with how AI is talked about today. Featuring an essay by Frank Herbert (yes, of Dune), IBM’s early-80s consumer pitch, and a meditation on the question: What does “new technology” even mean?
Comments
In Channel
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States00:00
00:00
x
