Episode 46: Tech Enthusiasm Yesterday and Today with Colin Wirth

The Icon Garden

Are you familiar with the old robot saying “Does Not Compute”?

Dan sits down with Colin, host of This Does Not Compute on Youtube, to talk computing both modern and retro. The Apple Silicon Switch is on everyone’s minds, and what do we want from new computing platforms, exactly? Lots of talk about our favorite vintage Macs and the inside story on the PowerBook 1400. Plus, we talk school computer experiences, repairing old tape decks, and what, exactly, AR is good for.

Originally recorded on August 28, 2020

Show Notes and Links:

• PowerBook 3400c Video
• 25 Years of Windows 95
• Macintosh LC 575
• Macintosh LC III
• PowerBook 1400
• MacAddict on Archive.org
• DEC AlphaStation 200
• The Death of Windows NT on Alpha
• Jake's HomeKit Page - Newly revised! Jake's HomeKit wire-map and mini-reviews of gear used, tested, or discarded. If you want to support the show by using our affiliate links for your HomeKit needs, we would certainly appreciate it!

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