The History of Personal Computing

Listen along as David Greelish and Jeff Salzman discuss the Cromemco Z-1 and Heathkit H8 computers. We would like to thank Theo Karagiris and Mike Perigo for their detailed input and information.You can find out more about these machines on the History of Personal Computing online museum. Click on the appropriate link:

• Cromemco Z-1: http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/cromemco-z-1
• Heathkit H8: http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/heathkit-h8

Links mentioned in the show include:

• Friend of the show Michael Nadeau’s book Collectible Microcomputers
  • http://classictech.wordpress.com
• “The Night We Stopped Traffic” in the first episode of Stan Veit’s History of the Personal Computer
• Build your own Dazzler
• http://www.s100computers.com/Hardware%20Folder/Cromemco/History/History.htm
• Cromemco Dazzler,The Worlds First Microcomputer Color Graphics Cards Running Magenta Martini.
• Cromemco videos uploaded by Harry Garland
• A Love H8 Relationship
• Society of Eight-Bit Heathkit Computerists
• http://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/altair680.html
• http://www.tkc8800.com
• http://www.dos4ever.com/SCMP/SCMP.html
• Compukit UK101 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compukit_UK101
• MK14 flickr pix – https://www.flickr.com/photos/retrophilepix/sets/72157622778055029/
• Paul Robson’s web site – http://mymk14.co.uk/paulRobson/index.htm
  • The competitors of the time were:
    • Acorn System 1 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_System_1
    • Acorn Eurocard systems – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Eurocard_systems
    • Tangerine_Microtan_65
      • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Microtan_65
      • http://www.microtan.ukpc.net/

eBay links (you may need to scroll down the linked pages to see the full auction) Jeff’s Picks

• Vintage Heathkit H8 Computer from 1978 (depicts average value)
• Heathkit H8 Z-80 CPU Board

David’s Picks

• Rare Cromemco Z-1, Early S-100 Personal Computer, 1976 Computer
• Some active “Cromemco” auctions

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