Covering episode 183 - A Digital Gap?

In which we discuss how embeded systems aren't general purpose computers, the true meaning of context, how we are sick of the 1940s, and how it's OK for Sean to have a beer on a Friday night if it's been a long week!

Covers Episode 182 - Spinning Memories, and...

Why is it always Nazis?

How Joe is going to make an EDSAC.

The value of Turing Completeness.

And... the ethics of technology.

Covers episode 181.

In which we discuss how freon is actually the secret behind RAYDAC, modulo 1, and the true meaning of error checking.

In which we discuss tape, tapes, and tape accessories. And we find out that Joe isn't the biggest fan of bad movies.

In which we get hung up on trying to work out the difference between a computer, a langauge, and an operating system. Are they all just co-routines? Is GPSS functional? Or is it more OOPS-ie?

In which we discuss delay lines, magnetic cards, and try to remember how you program without memory addresses.

The first episode of the new aftershow! In which we talk more about RSX, the joys of hobby operating system development, and how much I wish for more BLISS in my life.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg_5qVNdBGs