A strange window into the past of software development

[Mr. Analog]

It's strange seeing this video now, in 2007. A fairly honest look at how educational software was made in the early 80s.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uCnX57p-eHo

Weirdly enough this was one of my favourite shows growing up, at the time being a programmer was a mystical thing. Sure I could punch in simple interaction on the old Commodore but these guys seemed like gods at the time. I look at it now and it seems much more close to home than I ever thought possible.

Weird.

[Lazybones]

Why do all past computer programmers seem to have dark hair, a beard and glasses?

[Darren Dirt]

It's strange seeing this video now, in 2007. A fairly honest look at how educational software was made in the early 80s.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uCnX57p-eHo

"From early 80's TV show Bits & Bytes..."

LUBA GOY! I remember that show, her and Billy Van (her playing the knowitall, him playing the idiot) -- the song is now stuck in my head, thanks


btw, that Youtube user has a few other B&B clips.


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Damn Youtube and its "related" links!

ultimate bubble, or ultimate flavour? man oh man the Saturday morning cartoon/commercial memories are flooding back...

(not just mornings, actually -- remember the ABC "Mac" commercials? more from this user)

TV commercials: necessary evil? or unique artform capturing pieces of history and culture?

[Darren Dirt]

Why do all past computer programmers seem to have dark hair, a beard and glasses?

http://www.dyers.org/blog/beards/beard-type-chart/

(sorry for the half-decade resurrection, tbh I couldn't find a different beard-related thread I thought we had here -- but this post was close)

[Thorin]

You probably wanted this thread.

[Darren Dirt]

You probably wanted this thread.

YUP.

this forum's built-in search sux...

[Melbosa]

huh... that's how I found Lazy's link, through search

[Darren Dirt]

huh... that's how I found Lazy's link, through search

too many false positives -- searching for "beard" finds too many hits, then again Google has spoiled some of us.


edit: WEIRD! I *swear* when I did a search for simply "beard" that the top result was NOT what it is now (i.e. The Thread Linked Above). #damnmatrixrewiringitself

...and of course I found another mention of beards... here.

[Thorin]

Keep in mind that the search is context-sensitive; it looks at what board you're on and only searches that and child boards.  So I always go all the way back to the top (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php) before I do my search.  Unless I know it's, say, a D&D post and then I'll search only within the proper board.  Although we have a tendency of cross-posting here, so even if it's D&D I might find it in a Lobby or Video or Tech Chat thread.

[Darren Dirt]

Keep in mind that the search is context-sensitive; it looks at what board you're on and only searches that and child boards.  So I always go all the way back to the top (http://forums.righteouswrath.com/index.php) before I do my search.  Unless I know it's, say, a D&D post and then I'll search only within the proper board.  Although we have a tendency of cross-posting here, so even if it's D&D I might find it in a Lobby or Video or Tech Chat thread.

Yeah I might have been in a non-top subforum and just didn't realize.

Thanks for pointing out my mistake -- in return I offer you ... a 'Trope about BEARDS!. (have a great weekend everybody!)