RCR Episode 269: Considered harmful

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston



Topic: 1968-1969



In 1968 and 1969, we had SHRDLU, the Mother of All Demos, Go To being considered harmful, and Unix.



Topic/Feedback links:




SHRDLU



SHRDLU in action (YouTube)



Terry Winograd’s PhD thesis.



How SHRDLU got its name.



Douglas Englebart’s Mother of All Demos (YouTube)



Douglas Englebart’s Mother of All Demos (Wikipedia)



Edgar Dijkstra: Go To Statement Considered Harmful



David Tribble: Go To Statement Considered Harmful, a retrospective



UNIX timeline



Ritchie: The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System




Retro Computing News:




Open AC-1 kit



Wizardry modern remake



Deathlord Relorded



The Making of Karateka



World’s longest-running PCjr




Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:




Aquarius



Doom 2



Ordimini




Retro Computing Gift Idea:




Doom Guy: Life in First Person (John Romero)




Auction Picks:




Carrington:

Wings out of Shadow



Mission on Thunderhead



iMac G4 in Toronto





Paul:

Apple IIGS ADB keyboard



Sealed Knight of Diamonds folder



Amnesia

See also: Amnesia Remembered (John Aycock)



See also: Amnesia manuscript





Canon X-07

See also: Canon X-07 (oldmachinery)





Ordinathan

See also: Ordinathan (YouTube)





Mouse nest



Aquarius



Digi-Comp I



Mindset

See also: Mindset








A2Stream file:




a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr269.a2stream




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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files hosted by CyberEars



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