For all interested in computer history - the BBC Computer Literacy Program

[Karl-Ludwig Butte]

(07-06-2018 09:46 PM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:  TIL a new word: Collectaholics
Does anyone feel affected?

Reminds me of the Telekolleg series I watched related to microprocessors in the '80s.

Thanks for the links.
Thomas

Hi Thomas,

yes I remember the Telekolleg, too. I still have the accompanying "Zeitungskolleg: Mikroprozessoren - Die elektronische Revolution" (Newspaper College: Microprocessors - The Electronic Revolution). It contained a collection of texts and was compiled by Deutsches Institut fuer Fernstudien an der Universitaet Tuebingen (German Institute for Distance Education at the University of Tuebingen) and published by local newspapers. Glued on page 1 there was a real silicon chip. If it is a real microprocessor I don't know. Anyway it has a small red dot of paint on its surface marking it as "defect". Chapter 1 starts with the article: "Alles per Knopfdruck: Traum und Alptraum" ("Everything at the push of a button: Dream and nightmare") - hey, I really should read it again after all those years.

Best regards

Karl