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Episode Synopsis
Back from London, Camila tells Ana about Canada's NABU network which operated via cable television services. It also could be considered one of the first examples of a 'streaming' subscription model for entertainment! The girls discuss the progression of streaming services, video game development, and their love of computer history museums. Follow us on Twitter @OurFriendCompAnd Instagram @ourfriendthecomputerMain research for the episode was done by Camila. Ana audio edited.Music by Nelson Guay (SoundCloud: fluxlinkages)References:- Barr, Greg. “Nabu Network dream fades” The Citizen, Ottawa, July 29 1986- Duhcharme, Jim. “The NABU Network: The Internet before the Internet.” PC World, December 4, 2005- Lungu, Dov, and Stachniak, Zbigniew. “Following TRACE: The Computer Hobby Movement in Canada.” Scientia Canadensis, vol.34 no. 1, 2011- Sutcliffe, Mark. “NABU Network an idea well ahead of its time.” The Ottawa Citizen, April 25, 2009- https://techpolicyinstitute.org/publications/miscellaneous/the-nabu-network-a-great-lesson-but-not-about-openness/- http://www.cse.yorku.ca/museum/collections/NABU/nabu.htm- https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2015/11/07/the-nabu-network/- https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/nabu- https://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/millennium/telidon/telidon_nabu.html- https://ottawarewind.com/2018/12/02/joystick-the-untold-story-of-ottawas-coke-fueled-1980s-video-game-industry/- https://doughenningproject.com/2021/08/12/nabu-computer-network-doug-article-advertisement/
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