Computer History with Sean Haas

<p>Episode 29 features Sean Haas, host and creator of Advent of Computing, "a podcast about the shocking, intriguing, and all too often relevant history of computing. A lot of little things we take for granted today have rich stories behind their creation."</p> <p>We discuss the importance of computer history, our device history, and generally geek out about technology.</p> <p>During the episode we cover:</p> <ul> <li>Why Computer History?</li> <li>First computers</li> <li>Learning from Failure</li> <li>Looking back to look forward</li> <li>Starting Advent of Computing</li> <li>The Altair</li> <li>Xerox PARC</li> <li>Early Internet</li> <li>The mouse</li> <li>The undocumented history of computers</li> <li>Research</li> <li>And much more...</li> </ul> <p><strong>Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode</strong></p> <p><a href="http://agentpalmer.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">AgentPalmer.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://adventofcomputing.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">AdventofComputing.com</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/adventofcomputing" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Support Advent of Computing on Patreon</a></p> <p><strong>Tweets</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ThePalmerFiles"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@ThePalmerFiles</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/AgentPalmer"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">@AgentPalmer</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/adventofcomp" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@AdventofComp</a></p> <p><strong>Suggested Reading Mentioned in the Episode</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Fumbling-Future-Invented-Personal-Computer/dp/1583482660" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fumbling The Future: How Xerox Invented, then Ignored, the First Personal Computer</a></li> <li><a href= "http://agentpalmer.com/19152/media/the-written-word/coders-by-clive-thompson-is-an-intriguing-glimpse-behind-the-code-and-into-the-people-writing-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coders by Clive Thompson is an intriguin