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RI Podcast 9: Bil Herd - Makers, Commodore and the 8bit Generation


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Bil Herd is a computer engineer. His CV includes being the principal engineer on the Commodore Plus/4, C16/116, C264, and C364. He also designed the Commodore 128. Herd worked for Hackaday, and had also narrated the “8bit Generation” documentary, by the time of RIP 9.
Herd’s interview included memories of Jack Tramiel and Dave Needle; Sinclair’s impact on Commodore; the company's position as a chip manufacturer; the Tramiel family today; as well as his viewpoints on the Maker movement. This interview is a great insight into hardware design.
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Bil Herd:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Herd
8bit Generation:
http://www.8bitgeneration.com/
Commodore 128:
http://c128.com/
Hackaday:
https://hackaday.com/author/williamherd/
https://hackaday.io/bilherd
Herdware: http://www.herdware.com/
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Remotely InterestedBy Adam Spring