Re: Anyone remember an old TV show, "The Computer Room"?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net>]

"Michael Black" <et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message
news:c9t5oi$clk$1@freenet9.carleton.ca...
: Zorin the Lynx (yakko@zorin.org) writes:
: > I figure this may be a good group to ask this in, since this
show was on
: > during the real heyday of the Apple II.
: >
: > Back when I was younger, I clearly remember seeing a show on
PBS, which
: > came on once a week, called "The Computer Room". It had a
catchy
: > synthesized theme song, and an opening segment which had an
animation of
: > going between 2D rooms, each with a different subject.
: >
: > They went into many subjects, including programming, using
computers in
: > industry, etc., and had lots of great video of 1980's
mainframes, and
: > loads of Apple II stuff as well.
: >
: > Does anyone remember this show? I can't find ANYTHING about
it searching
: > on Google, and I just wanted more information, like who
produced it and
: > where I can possibly get copies of a few episodes on tape or
disc (for
: > nostalgic purposes)
: >
: > I deeply regret not taping it back then!
: >
: > -Z
:
: But was it a local show?  Obviously, a lot of PBS programming
is local,
: though of course some of that local is pretty large, and the
shows then
: go network.
:
: But if it was local, it might be harder to find people familiar
with it.
:
: The only program I remember on PBS was The Computer Chronicles,
that ran
: right up till recent years.  Originally, Gary Kildall of CP/M
fame was a host,
: or regular.  Obviously, it was a much more interesting show in
the early
: days, when small computers were new, great changes could happen
since
: things started out so basic, and my memory tells me that when
the show
: started it was much more an insider thing; as the years go by
obviously
: more and more of the population uses computers, but on a
everyday level.
:
: Of course, it wasn't dedicated to the Apple II.
:
: Or maybe you saw an imported show.  In the early eighties, TV
Ontario
: had a series that was an introduction to computers, complete
with the host
: typing away at an Apple to show how to do things.  I imagine
there were
: plenty of other such shows from other countries, and perhaps
PBS (or your
: PBS station) imported it.
:
:   Michael

Speaking of shows with Apple IIs in them. I've been
seeing a lot more Apple IIs in movies and old series.
Saw one the other day where a parent told their son
to turn that thing off and get to bed. I believe it
was an Apple II+, with a Duodisk drive and a tilt-up
green screen monitor. I thought, " Kool ".  :o)

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