Recordings of BBC's "The Computer Programme" (1982)

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erico

Asmo, at the pandora boards, found this archive with the serie here:
http://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Acomputer-programme&sort=-publicdate

I never saw it before, but since at that age I was getting into computers (cocoII), the whole scene is awfully familiar :P (specially people´s visuals).
I have to bow for the quality, the acting is fantastic and the amount of humor just perfect. Somehow, the cheesy set kind of fits it all. Good infos too.

I´m having great fun checking them out.

EDIT: back in brasil, no tv shows, just some computer tv ads and mainly CPU magazines and the INPUT collection all based on a few 8bit comps of the time. Good thing I could import the rainbow magazines...altough I didn´t knew english :P

mentalthink

Jeje, thanks Erico, this in another Spanish Forum... they like a lot... I watch some videos of this Program, and it´s awesoming...
These times, was very very nice, the informatic in these times was really cool...

In my country now , we have a lot of people developing for 64K and Z80 Computers, and the works are very impressive...

Thanks Erico, I try to pass to ZDP... this it´s the Spanish forum about the "cacharreo"...  =D =D =D
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bigsofty

Wonderful stuff, thanks for the link.  :good: Its got a lovely format, a bit like a gadget show but with computer technology spin. I particularly liked the non-patronising method of explaining some of the concepts in basic code too that is used throughout the series. I unfortunately missed this when I was at school at the time, which was a real pity.
Cheers,

Ian.

"It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC.  As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration."
(E. W. Dijkstra)

okee

Anyone remember BBC's "Look Around You" :)

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mentalthink

Thanks Erico, I don´t know about this Programm, someting BIzarre?¿ (I don´t ear the audio)

matchy

I was part of remaking the HorseFight game for Retro Remakes competition 2007 to recreate the game shown in that show. Download the game pack!


erico

On 1:46 on that last video, where the voice over says "simulation" you just look at the guys face... :D
Am I seeing a hidden joke there or am I sick?

I have been laughing for hours, can´t think of the guys face.

bigsofty

LOL, weirdest way to hold a joystick ever! Also, it looks like he's having way too much, erm, 'fun' with it!  :noggin:
Cheers,

Ian.

"It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC.  As potential programmers, they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration."
(E. W. Dijkstra)

Wampus

Curious. Watched the show on AI and was engrossed. Hah.

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