Season 3

episodes

1. 1. Slowdown in Silicon Valley: Part 1 1985-09-03 30 min A review of the reasons behind the current slump in the computer business. Demos: Adam Computer, Osborne Computer http://archive.org/details/Slowdown1985
2. 2. Slowdown in Silicon Valley: Part 2 1985-09-10 30 min Part two of this special series looking at the causes of the downturn in the computer industry.
3. 3. Women in Computing 1985-09-17 Meet the top women in a field that has traditionally been dominated by men.
4. 4. Printers & Business Graphics 1985-09-24 A survey of the new hardware and software visualization tools for business. Demos: IBM QuietWriter, Okimate 20 Color Thermal Transfer, Hewlett Packard LaserJet Plus, Apple LaserWriter
5. 5. Computers and the Law 1985-10-01
6. 6. Programming & Programmers 1985-10-08
7. 7. Computers and the Media 1985-10-15 From newsrooms to sports arenas, computers have invaded the media. Demos: Aurora 75 Graphics System, Pacific Data Images
8. 8. Modems & Bulletin Boards 1985-10-22 From high-tech trysts to selling black-market software, computers users are talking. Guests: Ezra Shapiro, Byte Magazine; Rory O'Connor, InforWorld; Matthew McClure, The Well; Donald Ingrim, Alameda C...
9. 9. Computer Networks 1985-10-29 A look at the new technology for computers communicating with other computers. Demos: EtherMacToken Ring, TOPS Network.
10. 10. Computers and Politics 1985-11-05 A look at how computers are changing the political process including campaign management, voter profiling, fundraising, and grass roots organizing. Demos: Washington Alert Service, Q Systems Solon
11. 11. Computers and Medicine 1985-11-12 Doctors are turning to computers for medical research, diagnosis and clinic management. Demos: Drexler LaserCard, MicroMedex, Computerized Clinical Information System, Poisindex, Drugdex, Emergindex,...
12. 12. Optical Storage Devices 1985-11-19 7.0 A look at the newest mass storage devices including the compact disc ROM. Demos: Activenture Knowledge Retrieval System, Information Storage WO Drive, Encyclopedia on a Disk, ISI Worm Disk, Digital Eq...
13. 13. Business Applications 1985-11-26 A review of the current offerings in word processors, spreadsheets, and database managers. Demos: Wordstar 2000, WordPerfect 4.1, Lotus 123, Javelin, ParadoxPC File/R
14. 14. Amiga and Atari 1985-12-03 How much computer can you get at the bottom end of the market - comparison between the Commodore Amiga and the Atari 520ST. Demos: Atari 800, Commodore 64, Amiga IBM PC Emulator, Commodore Amiga, Atar...
15. 15. Christmas Buyers Guide 1985-12-10 A consumer's review of the hottest hardware and software goodies for the techie on your holiday shopping list.
16. 16. Hard Disk Storage 1985-12-17 As applications and files get larger, users need a hard disk drive, a Bernoulli box or a tape streamer. Demos: Iomega Bernoulli Box, Hard Card, Hyperdrive
17. 17. Artificial Intelligence 1986-01-07 Expert systems, decision support software, and natural language communication. Guests: Harry Tennant, Texas Instruments; Hubert Dreyfus, UC Berkeley; Gary Hendrix, Symantec; S. Jerrold Kaplan, Lotus D...
18. 18. Computers in Law Enforcement 1986-01-14 A review of computer applications for police, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Demos: Probe One, Criterion Mapping System, SHRLOC Computer Aided Dispatch
19. 19. Investment Software 1986-02-04 A look at how investors are using computers to analyze and invest in the stock market. Demos: Wizards of Wall Street, The Equalizer, Lotus Signal, TelescanAnalyzer
20. 20. Psychological Software 1986-02-11 The use of computers to analyze personality and diagnose problems of human relations. Demos: Intracourse, Mind Over Minors, Biofeedback, Psychotherapy on a Disk, Therapeutic Learning Program
21. 21. Astronomy Software 1986-02-18 Computer programs for the amateur astronomer plus tools for tracking Halley's Comet. Demos: Tellstar, StarSoft HalleyComet Halley
22. 22. Color and Computing 1986-02-25
23. 23. Careers in Computing 1986-03-04 A look at the job opportunities and requirements in the fast growing computer field.
24. 24. Parallel Processing 1986-03-11 Are there limits on the speed of computers and their CPUs? A review of new processor architectures to increase computing speed.
25. 25. Computers and the Pentagon: Part 1 1986-03-18 The world's biggest computer user is the U.S. government and the military in particular. This program reviews the military uses of computer technology. Shot on location at various research centers aro...
26. 26. Computers and the Pentagon: Part 2 1986-03-25 A look at the uses of computer hardware and software in the Defense Department. Shot on location at various military installations around the country. Featured are demonstrations of SDI, the Strategic...