Computability
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Waxy.org presents a VHS rip of the out-of-print and unavailable "Computability," an instructional video for home computers from 1984 hosted by Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows.
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Waxy.org presents a VHS rip of the out-of-print and unavailable "Computability," an instructional video for home computers from 1984 hosted by Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows.
For more information about the video, and an MP3 of the vinyl LP that inspired it, see this blog post.
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2. waxpancake 1:35
Mish-mash of random computer and electronics terms. Flip-flop, hard copy, magnetic core, no end err, and second generation are some of the sillier ones.
3. waxpancake 1:18
"Phillip," a fictional computer narrator. (Inspired by HAL from 2001 or Joshua from Wargames?)
4. waxpancake 1:56
"...bought, rented, or stolen..."
5. waxpancake 4:20
Use the "picture scan" on your VCR. Not "fast-forward"?
6. waxpancake 4:32
Can anyone identify this computer?
7. waxpancake 5:15
"It's very fragile, so don't hold it like this." Whoops.
8. waxpancake 5:40
Memory is a computer's horsepower? Huh?
9. waxpancake 7:34
Section: Glossary
10. waxpancake 9:30
Jayne Meadows defines "hackers"
11. waxpancake 10:05
Only 200 more terms?
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Apple vs. IBM, and VHS vs. Beta.
13. waxpancake 11:45
Section: Spread Sheet
14. waxpancake 12:11
Kaypro 2
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"skidaladootidoo..."
16. waxpancake 15:31
Steve's mildly off-color "groping in the dark" joke
17. waxpancake 12:17
Perfect Calc for the Kaypro?
18. waxpancake 19:18
Dot-matrix printer.
19. waxpancake 21:41
Computer graphics. VisiCalc for the Apple II?
20. waxpancake 22:57
Sexism is funny!
21. waxpancake 23:14
Spreadsheets used for sports statistics
22. waxpancake 24:59
Spreadsheets for travel planning
23. waxpancake 26:35
Section: Household Systems (aka home automation)
24. waxpancake 27:44
Modems
25. waxpancake 28:03
Reference to Wargames, released the previous year
26. waxpancake 29:02
Section: Data Bases
27. waxpancake 33:55
Boy George vs. Ronald Reagan. Steve Allen notoriously disliked modern pop/rock.
29. waxpancake 37:29
What application is this?
30. waxpancake 39:57
Section: Educational Programs
31. waxpancake 42:08
Kaypro Corporation's Educational Math Series. Nice UI!
33. waxpancake 45:47
Mention of Pac-Man and Atari.
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"Don't worry, we're being paid a huge sum to do this cassette."
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Section: Word Processing
36. waxpancake 49:09
Using AppleWorks for the Apple II
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Steve Allen raps.
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Index to the video's color-coded sections.