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Episode 184 - What Is A Programming Language?
Jun 21, 2026
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Dale Biagio - Hello, World!
Jun 14, 2026
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Episode 183 - A Digital Gap?
May 31, 2026
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Episode 182 - Spinning Memories
May 18, 2026
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Episode 181 - RAYDAC
May 3, 2026
1h 12m 18s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/21/26 | ![]() Episode 184 - What Is A Programming Language? | I mean that both in the specific and the abstract. This episode we are looking at APL, which stands for A Programming Language. APL was developed in the mid 50s, but didn't see a working implementation until 1965. It's a language that truly looks like no others, but has some odd parallels to everything from BASIC to LISP to linear algebra. Learn APL at: tryapl.org https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/APL.htm - A Programming Language | — | ||||||
| 6/14/26 | ![]() Dale Biagio - Hello, World! | Dale Biagio(author of Hello, World!) got in touch with me recently. He said he had a book full of short histories of programming languages. Better still, it has sources! How could I resist! In this episode I sit down with Dale to talk about the intersection of technical and human histories. You can find more about Hello, World! at Dale's website: https://helloworldthebook.com/ | — | ||||||
| 5/31/26 | ![]() Episode 183 - A Digital Gap? | I've been browsing old compur surveys and trying to build up a comprehensive data set. What I've found is a little surprising: between late 1945 and 1949 only 10 new computers entered service. Once we get to the 50s that number explodes. What's going on here? What caused the gap between the first digital machines and the explosion of computers in the 50s? In this episode I try to answer that question by finding out just what was going on during this digital gap. Like Advent of Computing? Then check out the after show! Adjunct of Computing is now LIVE: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts | — | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Episode 182 - Spinning Memories | What connects IBM, the NSA, the Third Reich, and high fidelity recordings of symphonies? The answer is: magnetic drum memory. Join me as I lose all track of scope and plot to discovery just how and why magnetic drum memory was invented. Like Advent of Computing? Then check out the after show! Adjunct of Computing is now LIVE: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts | — | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | ![]() Episode 181 - RAYDAC✨ | history of computingearly digital computers+4 | — | RAYDACRaytheon+3 | — | RAYDACRaytheon+5 | — | 1h 12m 18s | |
| 4/19/26 | ![]() Episode 180 - You Wouldn't Magnetize a Tape!✨ | magnetic tapemainframe+3 | — | magnetic tape drivevacuum tube+2 | — | magnetic tapemainframe+3 | — | 1h 06m 28s | |
| 4/4/26 | ![]() Episode 179 - Programming Block by Block✨ | simulation languagesGPSS+3 | — | GPSSThe Development of GPSS | — | GPSSGeneral Purpose Simulation Language+4 | — | 1h 01m 59s | |
| 3/22/26 | ![]() Episode 178 - The Programma 101✨ | Olivetti Programma 101computer history+3 | — | OlivettiGE | — | Olivetti Programma 101desktop calculator+3 | — | 1h 02m 46s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Dan Temkin - Forty-Four Esolangs✨ | programming languagesesolangs+3 | Dan Temkin | Advent of Computingdanieltemkin.com+1 | — | esolangsprogramming languages+3 | — | 51m 59s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Episode 177 - Getting Real with RSX✨ | RSXUNIX+4 | — | PDP-15PDP-11+2 | — | RSXUNIX+4 | — | 57m 49s | |
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| 2/9/26 | ![]() Episode 176 - Is That Even UNIX?✨ | UNIXoperating systems+3 | — | OMNIXLSX+2 | — | UNIXOMNIX+5 | — | 1h 02m 22s | |
| 1/28/26 | ![]() Episode 175 - SNOBOL? That's Disgusting!✨ | programming languageshistory of computing+3 | — | SNOBOLGriswold's history of SNOBOL+1 | — | SNOBOLprogramming+3 | — | 1h 05m 59s | |
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Episode 174 - The Bell Model I✨ | digital family treehistory of computing+4 | — | Bell LabsZeroth Generation by George Stibitz | — | George StibitzBell Labs+4 | — | 1h 02m 50s | |
| 12/29/25 | ![]() Episode 173 - Hybrid Programming✨ | hybrid computersdigital computing+3 | — | — | — | hybrid programmingdigital computer+3 | — | 1h 02m 59s | |
| 12/15/25 | ![]() Episode 172 - Analog/Hybrid | In 1945 the first electronic digital computers sparked to life. Number crunching was instantly changed forever! The perfect technology had arrived, and there was never even a competition, right? Well, not so much. The simple fact is that computers sucked for decades. Digital machines have all kinds of inherent pitfalls. There was another entire lineage of computers that existed in the shadow of digital machines: the analogs. Eventually the two technologies would merge in an attempt to create the truly perfect machine: one with the flexibility and accuracy of a digital computer, and the speed and interactivity of an analog computer. The result were hybrids! | — | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | ![]() Episode 171 - What Is a 4GL? | Last episode I said that Fourth Generation Languages were a topic for another time. Well... this counts as another time. Today we are trying to figure out what exactly makes a language 4th Generation. Along the way we will see why the term bugs me so much, why 4GLs seem so strange, and how a programmer can increase their productivity by 2,000% (some restrictions apply). | — | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | ![]() Episode 170 - Thoroughbred/OS | I'm back to normal episodes, and I'm running out the gate with a weird one. Thoroughbred/OS was a multi-user and multi-tasking operating system for the IBM PC. It's mian interface was... BASIC of all things! What exactly is this oddity? https://winworldpc.com/product/thoroughbred-os/662 - Try Out Thoroughbred/OS yourself | — | ||||||
| 11/1/25 | ![]() Episode 169.5 - Ben Zotto and the Story of Sphere Computers | I recently had the chance to talk to Ben Zotto about his upcoming book: Go Computer Now! - The Story of Sphere Computers. It's all about an obscure machine powered by the Motorola 6800 that released in 1975. I figured it was the perfect faire for my audience. And... I really want to read this book! You can back the project over at kickstarter: http://kickstarter.com/projects/bzotto/go-computer-now-the-story-of-sphere?ref=ey52pt And find out more at Ben's sites: https://gocomputernow.com/, https://sphere.computer/ | — | ||||||
| 10/26/25 | ![]() Episode 169 - Dellinger's Viruses | In 1981 Joe Dellinger attempted to create the perfect computer program: a virus that spread silently. In 1982 a revision of that virus broke containment. It would have remained completely hidden if it wasn't for an obscure Apple II game. Today we look at the story and motivation behind that virus, and how it slipped into the sands of time. Or... did it!? The truth is if you have an Apple II it may be infected with Dellinger's virus! My main source: https://virus.wdfiles.com/local--files/applvir/Applvir.txt | — | ||||||
| 10/19/25 | ![]() Episode 168 - Halt and Catch Fire | Imagine a secret number that could be used to bring your computer to a screeching halt. In 1977 Gerry Wheeler discovered an interesting feature of Motorola's new 6800 microprocessor. There was a secret instruction that, if read, would cause the processor to stop working. He called this magic number Halt and Catch Fire, or HCF, and wrote a neat article about the operation. This was the first time the public would learn about the secret powers of HCF, but this isn't actually the beginning of the story. When it comes to HCF things are more complicated than that... but only a little bit! | — | ||||||
| 10/12/25 | ![]() Episode 167 - The Tape That Unwound Itself | Have you ever had a computer do something you can't explain? Have you ever thought a machine had a mind of its own? In 1971 Met Life was faced with this exact conundrum. Their tape drives, for some reason, were throwing tape all over the floor every night. Systems were checked and no flaws were found, but every morning an operator would walk in on an absolute mess. What could make a healthy machine spit up it's precious tape? | — | ||||||
| 10/5/25 | ![]() Episode 166 - Beyond the PDP-11 | My trilogy on the PDP-11 concludes with a look at the far flung places this computer can take us. In this episode we look at some issues with claims of the PDP-11's linage, smuggling, Hungarian-made microcode, and much more. Along the way we answer the question: if the PDP-11 was such a good design then where was it during the home computing boom of the 80s? | — | ||||||
| 9/21/25 | ![]() Episode 165 - LSI-11 | This episode we continue my series on the PDP-11 by examining how DEC adapted to the advent of the microprocessor. Along the way we will see how the PDP-11 inspired new generations of computers, and the surprising connection to early digital hobbyists. | — | ||||||
| 9/7/25 | ![]() Episode 164 - LGP-30 LIVE! from VCF West | Last weekend I had the chance to talk about the LGP-30 and my emulation project at VCF West in Mountain View, CA. The showrunners will be posting a full video later, but that takes a while to go live. In the meantime, here's the audio I siphoned off the sound board and my slide deck. View my slides here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9-B3EzxudFWX0yJMevbbIkD2qRbBKWi/view?usp=sharing View the emulator at: https://lgp30.org | — | ||||||
| 8/24/25 | ![]() Episode 163 - Ever Heard of the PDP-11? | The DEC PDP-11 is one of the most influential minicomputers of all time. Some would even call it the most influential computer of all time. But where exactly did it come from? How was it designed? This episode is the start of a 3 part series that will look at how the PDP-11 was created, adapted to changes, and the strange places it ended up. | — | ||||||
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5 placements across 5 markets.
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