Season 7 (1989)

Personal Finance Software (1989)
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November 2, 1989 • 30m

Episode 1 of Season 7 premiered on November 2, 1989

Creativity Software
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November 9, 1989 • 30m

Episode 2 of Season 7 premiered on November 9, 1989

Artificial Intelligence (1989)
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November 16, 1989 • 30m

Episode 3 of Season 7 premiered on November 16, 1989

New Portable Computers
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November 23, 1989 • 30m

They weren't quite "notebook" computers yet, but laptops were replacing "luggables" in the portable computer category during the l...Read more

Software for Kids (1989)
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November 30, 1989 • 30m

Episode 5 of Season 7 premiered on November 30, 1989

Megahertz Mania
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December 7, 1989 • 30m

In the late 1980's PC users were ecstatic over the introduction of 32 bit processors and CPUs running at the blazing speed of 33 m...Read more

Desktop Presentation Graphics: Part 1
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December 14, 1989 • 30m

The introduction of the Macintosh in the mid 1980's opened up a whole new world of desktop graphics capability. This program looks...Read more

Desktop Presentation Graphics: Part 2
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December 21, 1989 • 30m

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then graphics should be an important tool for business. Thanks to more sophisticated compu...Read more

Holiday Buyers Guide
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December 28, 1989 • 30m

The annual holiday buyer's guide for techie products. Gift giving selections for geeks from Gary Kildall, Paul Schindler, Jan Lewi...Read more

Software Piracy
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January 4, 1990 • 30m

Episode 10 of Season 7 premiered on January 4, 1990

DOS to Mac and Back
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January 11, 1990 • 30m

In a world full of Macintosh computers and DOS based computers, there was a market for utilities that would translate between the ...Read more

Computers and Fitness
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January 18, 1990 • 30m

As computers moved beyond doing just calculations and word processing, lots of small software companies found new kinds of applica...Read more

Low Cost LANs
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January 25, 1990 • 30m

With standalone PC's showing up in every office and in many homes, the big challenge became connecting computers in a local area n...Read more

Computers and the Law
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February 1, 1990 • 30m

Episode 14 of Season 7 premiered on February 1, 1990

Optical Storage
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February 8, 1990 • 30m

As we entered the 1990's, the big technology news was the move from magnetic storage to optical storage. It was the year of multim...Read more

Low Cost Laser Printers
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February 15, 1990 • 30m

When laser printers first came out in the 1980's they were prohibitively expensive for most individual users. In the early 1990's,...Read more

Computer Ergonomics (1990)
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February 22, 1990 • 30m

Episode 17 of Season 7 premiered on February 22, 1990

Programming Languages (1990)
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March 1, 1990 • 30m

A look at the state of the art in programming languages and tools circa 1990. Demonstrations include Smalltalk V/PM, Actor 2.0, Zo...Read more

HyperCard Update
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March 8, 1990 • 30m

One of the precursors of hypertext and hyperlinks was Hypercard, originally introduced by Apple in 1987. This program looks at the...Read more

Desktop Video
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March 15, 1990 • 30m

Today we take for granted the fact that we can watch video on our computers, but in the early 1990s, that was a big innovation. Th...Read more

Flight Simulators (1990)
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March 22, 1990 • 30m

A review of flight simulator software. Included are demonstrations of Falcon AT 1.11, F-15 Strike Eagle II, Jet Fighter 1.5, A-10 ...Read more

Computers on Campus
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March 29, 1990 • 30m

Clarkson University, in upstate New York, was the first college in the country to provide every student with a personal computer, ...Read more

High Tech France: Part 1
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April 25, 1990 • 30m

A look at the high-tech industry in France, shot on location in Paris. The focus of this program is the MiniTel system, the French...Read more

High Tech France: Part 2
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May 2, 1990 • 30m

The second part of our review of French technology, shot on location in France. Included are ISDN, fiber optics, smart cards, the ...Read more

Computer Bowl II: Part 1
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May 17, 1990 • 30m

The second annual Computer Bowl with East coast versus West coast to determine the Master of Computer Trivia. West coast team: Joh...Read more

Computer Bowl II: Part 2
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May 24, 1990 • 30m

The conclusion of the second annual Computer Bowl with East meeting West for the title of Master of Computer Trivia. West coast te...Read more