The Computer History of Australia - Trailer

[@whophd]

Well done to the editor of this trailer, for elevating the excitement of this topic. It really deserves it, and we rarely get it in Australia - we're far too modest. But we're used to the Americans doing this for themselves, and that's why they build their own legends. Up close, it gets a bit much, especially for Aussies who like to keep it real - we're good at that. But when telling a story, you have to glorify it. Because it truly has glory! We can't let any era slip out of living memory if it's this good.

[@RV-of2in]

Now where did I put that Microbee ? I know ! It's stored in the box with the Dick Smith System 80 next to my old Commodore 64. Great times. Looking forward to this one

[@jhlagado1]

Wow. This is really going to be awesome. Looking forward to it!

[@TheFleetz]

Cannot wait for these episodes to come out. Built a Z80 based kit way back when. It was all on a single pcb including the qwerty keyboard. Can’t remember who brought the kit out ,might have been Dick Smith probably in the 80’s? Did my Radio Tradesman apprentice in the early 70’s, valve and transistor mixed training that set the stage but when kit computers came out that was a game changer. Kudos to those behind recording our Australian computer history! 👍

[@jonsmith7718]

i might be mistaken but i think that had the flat touch keyboard? i always wanted one of those they were cheaper option too but awsome :)

[@TheFleetz]

@@jonsmith7718 definitely had a proper push button keyboard…wish I still had it.

[@jonsmith7718]

@@TheFleetz oh yes im thinking of the Sinclair ZX80 oops :)

[@xjet]

Ah... fond memories! Who in Australia *didn't* build a Dick Smith kit. Mine was the Electronics Australia Signetics 2650 system with PIPBUG and a 1MHz clock speed with TTY interface. Most of the code I wrote was hand-assembled into hex and then laboriously keyed in using a keboard with attrociously bad keybounce. Happy days!

[@jimpalfreyman6435]

Dad and I (as a teenager) did the same. That full 2650 is now sitting in my garage with his ashes on it. I even wrote a text adventure on it! (After we upgraded to 4K of RAM.)

[@whophd]

@@jimpalfreyman6435 Were these distinct from the Electronics Kits of the early 1980s? I was probably too young, age 7, and needed something easier like building a radio and amplifier.

[@nullidentity]

simply brilliant! well done. Looking forward to the series.

[@StateofElectronics]

Many thanks!

[@khrob]

Can't wait to hear the history of the Microbee! My very earliest memory is dad bringing home our first Microbee, circa 1982

[@georgeg8066]

Yay! Finally a mention of the Dick Smith Suoer 80! It changed life and trajectory. Super 80 was originally called the Nova 80 buy tricky Dick had to change the name.

[@EEVblog2]

Looks awesome! can't wait!

[@StateofElectronics]

Thanks Dave

[@slartibartfastBB]

Thanks for all the work you have put into this. Looking forward to watching.

[@nufe]

1:36 - I've been in that office. Gary was my boss for a while Legend RIP x

[@whophd]

Was this footage all recorded over a long time? Wow

[@capability-snob]

I am so here for this! I would love to see some sample code for the CSIRAC btw. I hear that all the instructions were moves, which would make it pretty unique. Hope you are going to cover John Lyons and seL4!

[@100ThingsIDo]

Wow, looking forward to this even more now. Great to see my friend Kim along with so many other Aussie computing ledgends :D

[@UnexpectedMaker]

That looks SOOOOOOOO good, I can't wait!!!!!!

[@KwincksIT]

I grew up in the age of the transistor/IC . completed Electroncs Trades then moved to computers with my Microprocessors extentions. I fixed all the microbees, board level stuff along with all the Apple computers. Wrote my own code for Z80 PC's and am still looking after networks systems and computers today. just love riminising over the old tech. Thankyou! looking forward to it..

[@geriatrixfpv5879]

So Awesome - so many memories

[@jaynewirth849]

Looking forward ..........

[@ozcinemarob]

can't wait. Personally i think you should sell it to netflix - would be a hit...but I'll happily watch on your channel

[@thedave7760]

Looking forward to this but please that music is way over the top for this topic. It isn't a murder mystery thriller.

[@xjet]

Obviously you weren't around during these times. Every time I even looked at an old 8-bit micro kit back in those days, these were the sounds you'd hear 🙂

[@preshilkew]

Great Stuff. Love it!

[@dane21au]

soooooo cant wait!!!

[@mapp0v0]

I hope you are going to include analogue computers. Eg the valve one at GAF that was used well into the 1970's for aerodynamic calculations.

[@StateofElectronics]

Sure will

[@Agmash29a]

Love it. Great job. Wow.

[@jonsmith7718]

Id hope the talk about about the 'Green Machine' Swinburn University super computer in 2000, it was in top 100 word wide, now upgraded twice to gStar and now 2023 OzStar, primarily used for astrophysics research i believe. There was a major change in design philosophy as the whole industry also changed.

[@AdrianMagni]

They took a lot of b-roll at the Australian Computer Museum in Sydney, at 0:23 you can see my Amstrad CPC with a custom twin arcade stick controller on the left of shot!

[@gwyllymsuter4551]

Looks good. Love the production

[@Siktah]

This is going to be great if it's anything like your previous work!

[@rileyperry988]

Amazing!!!

[@Poundy]

stellar !

[@realjohnboxall]

Outstanding - can't wait :)

[@landspide]

Awesome 😎👍

[@alexiekola]

oooo how exciting

[@whophd]

@0:24 I've vaguely hard of the Wombat! Was it an Apple II clone that worked on 240V/50Hz and PAL TV before Apple created a Europlus that we could use? @3:34 that "KTX" monitor is probably not the star of the show, but it certainly lived in a big chunk of my life in the 1990s. Beige-box "yum cha" PC store special.

[@StateofElectronics]

Correct Apple Clone …

[@nutrino75]

back from the dead!

[@BrekMartin]

Good to see you back :)

[@thunderc4s]

When will the episode be released ? 😊

[@StateofElectronics]

@@thunderc4s as soon as possible. There are further interviews in the next few weeks & a huge process of breaking down interviews into episodes. I promise it will be worth it but it will require a bit of patience.