The People's Computer Company [1972]

Driving a mainframe around in the back of a van to teach kids to code. Consider subscribing to the channel. / @michaelcoorlim
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A bit of video game and computer history.
Michael Coorlim is a science fiction author and game developer.
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Sources:
Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, O'Reilly Media, 2010
The Digital Antiquarian: www.filfre.net/

[@freemanacount5609]

Love your stuff Michael! This is all great information about the history of computing

[@glarynth]

Great story! I'm picturing kids flocking to the VW bus like it's an ice cream truck.

[@moreliberty1]

It's odd for me to hear "DEC" pronounced as the letters. I've always heard and said it as "Deck." Of course, this memory is from the 1990s, as in, "Deck Alpha" to refer to the DEC Alpha CPU. Is pronouncing the letters more correct, especially for the 1970s?

[@MichaelCoorlim]

Probably not. I mispronounce things all the time, and I've only ever seen DEC written.

[@donwald3436]

Hey this isn't Final Fantasy!

[@MichaelCoorlim]

You need to use the power of your ~*ImAgInAtIoN*~