How cool is it that we have a TV show documenting the rise of computers AS IT HAPPENED? From the time when it was largely mainframes and hobby systems, to the time when computers were ubiquitous in the home, and networked together. All of this in real time -- not in retrospect -- where you can see trends come and go, get a feel for the mindset at the time, and see the beginnings of things you now know ended up being big, or failing completely. I watched the show on-and-off at the time, and now I'm thankful this TH-cam channel is preserving the entire thing!
Dbase 3 was super popular, then it just went away. Lotus 1-2-3 is another popular program I remember, and then again you just never heard of it later down the road. Whatever happened to programs like Dbase and Lotus 1-2-3? Were they abandoned for more popular software?
@@midnitetoker420 I never really used Dbase 3 or Lotus 1-2-3, I only remember the names of those popular programs. They were popular when I was a kid, so that's how I know of them. I wasn't aware Access and Excel were the replacements however. Wordperfect is still around today actually, and that program was widely used back in the day.
@@TwiigssGames Lotus made strategic mistakes it could never recover from. Their DOS based program was industry standard and had an essential captive market. The problem was the transition to Windows based systems, it decided to hedge its bets that people/companies would still use DOS and so did not heavily invest in the program adaptation to Windows. Their port to Windows was junk and did not leverage the windowing environment since the original DOS program was rooted to command keys and not a mouse structure. When corporate customers moved to Windows platforms the DOS product became irrelevant. And guess who the competition was - Excel (Office). Nothing much more needs to be said from here, other than point out Lotus 1-2-3 went from like a 90% marketshare to practically zero in just a few years. Totally unreal and a classic business case study today.
@@oldtwinsna8347 Looks like it will get worse and bogus website, A big change needs to done on the internet to validate emails and websites. I have being using Mailwasher for years
Ya , I arrive on Mondays and have to check through 2000 spam emails manually incase there is a false positive that needs to be released to the company - fun times
Does anyone know when the use of Bayes-based filtering methods against junk mail started? They were not mentioned in this episode, only rudimentary approaches, such as defining rules based on sender address or occurrences of certain word patterns in the subject or text body.
+Howie Isaacks What service are you using to block spam? I have tried to find a spam filtering service that isn't focused just for business users but also to regular home users. And I don't want spam software I was something that will block spam on the cloud before it gets to the server.
+Diego Lara For myself, and the customers that I host, I use a server product called Spam Titan. It filters all incoming messages before they get to the email server. It then blocks or quarantines the spam emails, and allows through the "clean" emails. If you're using a free service like Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail, you're stuck with what they provide to you. If you own your own domain name, and you are paying to have your email hosted by someone, you can use services like Spam Soap. If you do own your own domain name, I suggest that you check out a company called GetSync'd at getsyncd.com. I work with them to host my own email as well as host email for my customers. They're awesome.
I wish he was still producing this show. Maybe branch out to executive productive other host that would cover different aspects of the Computer/I.T industry as a whole.
How cool is it that we have a TV show documenting the rise of computers AS IT HAPPENED? From the time when it was largely mainframes and hobby systems, to the time when computers were ubiquitous in the home, and networked together. All of this in real time -- not in retrospect -- where you can see trends come and go, get a feel for the mindset at the time, and see the beginnings of things you now know ended up being big, or failing completely.
I watched the show on-and-off at the time, and now I'm thankful this TH-cam channel is preserving the entire thing!
Dbase 3 was super popular, then it just went away. Lotus 1-2-3 is another popular program I remember, and then again you just never heard of it later down the road. Whatever happened to programs like Dbase and Lotus 1-2-3? Were they abandoned for more popular software?
@@TwiigssGames
You've heard of a small company called Microsoft? They have nifty programs like Access, and Excel! 😁
@@midnitetoker420 I never really used Dbase 3 or Lotus 1-2-3, I only remember the names of those popular programs. They were popular when I was a kid, so that's how I know of them.
I wasn't aware Access and Excel were the replacements however. Wordperfect is still around today actually, and that program was widely used back in the day.
@@TwiigssGames Lotus made strategic mistakes it could never recover from. Their DOS based program was industry standard and had an essential captive market. The problem was the transition to Windows based systems, it decided to hedge its bets that people/companies would still use DOS and so did not heavily invest in the program adaptation to Windows. Their port to Windows was junk and did not leverage the windowing environment since the original DOS program was rooted to command keys and not a mouse structure. When corporate customers moved to Windows platforms the DOS product became irrelevant. And guess who the competition was - Excel (Office). Nothing much more needs to be said from here, other than point out Lotus 1-2-3 went from like a 90% marketshare to practically zero in just a few years. Totally unreal and a classic business case study today.
Computer chronicles every episode is instructive today too.Im Tom from Hungary , im 43 yrs. :)
still watching 2023..I worked for Symantec from 2000 to 2014 and specifically on that Norton product shown here back in the day (localized versions)
I’m not sure I would admit that
it's now 2013 and we still need these programs
2020 now, covid email scams rule the world.
@@oldtwinsna8347 Looks like it will get worse and bogus website, A big change needs to done on the internet to validate emails and websites. I have being using Mailwasher for years
Someone needs to do a parody episode where Stewart is the host and the guest answering his own questions
This is still useful info today!! 😂 20 years later!
"2005 estimates 40 spam emails a day" THESE FUCKING PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW BAD THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET
Ya , I arrive on Mondays and have to check through 2000 spam emails manually incase there is a false positive that needs to be released to the company - fun times
This must be one of the final episodes of Computer Chronicles. Anyone know what was the last episode?
Yes, this was the last episode. 2002 only had 2 episodes.
Dan E No at least 3
When "spam popup ads" became normalised.... BRING THAT BACK PLS
Will Computer Chronicles come back?
Adblock plus works very very well against popups and ads. But yeah email spam is ridiculous
Yes, it really does...
@SteelRodent trim it down? Yes I've heard of that technique that it is effective thanks
It is interesting to see a comment from *11 years ago.*
@@Sonic_the_hedgedog Yes it is, also when someone thumbs up their own comment. Brave Browser FTW!
Does anyone know when the use of Bayes-based filtering methods against junk mail started? They were not mentioned in this episode, only rudimentary approaches, such as defining rules based on sender address or occurrences of certain word patterns in the subject or text body.
The joke I had in 1995 was that Hormel Foods' webmaster had the job of 'netting the Spam (as in "substance posing as meat")
Anything on AI and quantum computing?
my inbox is perpetually filled with junk
We are almost as far from the video's upload date as the upload was from its original TV airing. FUCKING END ME.
The best way to kill spam is to filter it before it even gets to your email server. I get zero spam because that's how my email service is setup.
+Howie Isaacks What service are you using to block spam? I have tried to find a spam filtering service that isn't focused just for business users but also to regular home users. And I don't want spam software I was something that will block spam on the cloud before it gets to the server.
+Diego Lara For myself, and the customers that I host, I use a server product called Spam Titan. It filters all incoming messages before they get to the email server. It then blocks or quarantines the spam emails, and allows through the "clean" emails. If you're using a free service like Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail, you're stuck with what they provide to you. If you own your own domain name, and you are paying to have your email hosted by someone, you can use services like Spam Soap. If you do own your own domain name, I suggest that you check out a company called GetSync'd at getsyncd.com. I work with them to host my own email as well as host email for my customers. They're awesome.
✨Identity theft is still happening today, just on another level.😜✨
I wish he was still producing this show. Maybe branch out to executive productive other host that would cover different aspects of the Computer/I.T industry as a whole.
Did that "identity theft victim" seem like she was an actor or something? Highly sus
17:24 hit the spam in the timestamp
Gal Gadot lost her identity in 2002!!
Ad-Aware was the shit, pity she didn't know how to use it
Who's watchin in 2019, courtesy reddit
Nope 2020.
@@oldtwinsna8347 2020 and still watching
2023
2027
@@toshiroyamada2443 You're lying. It is still *2024*