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

[julian814@hotmail.com (Ralph Glatt)]

Zorin the Lynx <yakko@zorin.org> wrote in message news:<c9t3sl$tn7$1@ottoman.cs.fiu.edu>...
> 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!

If the theme was Kraftwerk's "Computer World" then I think I remember
seeing this on tv, too. Managed to catch a tail end of an episode one
day. Looked interesting.


Ralph Glatt