"there isn't a lot of silicon on that board...". It's literally bristling with chips.  😂

I really love these shows.  Really goes to show what we take for granted and what l where we've come from.

This computer network thing will never catch on.

17:30 "programmers still need to get together and exchange ideas in face-to-face meetings - something a network has yet to replace"

My grandparents were pretty big PBS watchers but knew absolutely nothing about computers. Nevertheless they loved this show. The usual remark would be something like "Well, I don't understand a word they're saying but it's well-presented and clearly important to somebody!"

It wasn't until years later that the Computer Chronicles could afford an adult size desk.

Who else gets disappointed/annoyed when the lights come up on one of the 1980s episodes and someone else is sitting in Gary's seat?

I was a Novell Netware LAN expert installing software, hardware and training from 1988 to 1993, it was a very grateful experience. My favorite version: Netware SFT 2.15 👍

I always love the 80's stylin' Cynthia Steele for some hot tech news dish!

Its nice to see these old episodes of TCC after all these years! Unfortunately I didn't get to see them when they aired on PBS, for whatever reason. The show is very interesting and informative to me even now.

This looks so ancient, unbelievable how fast technology advances

we should appreciate that today computer is a lot more simple, than the yesterday

The speed that they had to go at the end to keep within time... Brilliant

4:49 😂 while she's not looking, he's got pranks.

4:47 Scuse me while I steal your Internets...

While you are not probably not using RS-232 at home, it is still widely used in manufacturing and industrial settings in 2023.

It’s crazy how much technology has progressed in just 32 years. Is like looking at the Stone Age.

That last software from the review looks like a goddamn nightmare to use.

Even though it's ancient computers, it's still pretty technical.

You know that line in Fight Club where the narrator asks, "If you could fight any celebrity, who would you fight?" and Tyler Durden answers, "Shatner.  I'd fight William Shatner."

I'd fight Morrow.

It is interesting to see how various local area networks provide services for authorized users.