A History of DIY Home Computers

2023-04-27

Before the Home computers became ubiquitous and a technology we can not live without, they were hobbies and self built projects assembled by the luminaries home computing. This episode looks at the origins of kit computers in the US, the TV Typewriter; the UK the MK14, System 1 and 101 and Yugoslavia with it's embargo busting Galaksija. The show includes recollections of the users of these machines and a very special interview with the Creator of Galaksija, Voja Antonic. My thanks go to Georg Fuchs for the Voja Antonic in...

Before the Home computers became ubiquitous and a technology we can not live without, they were hobbies and self built projects assembled by the luminaries home computing.

This episode looks at the origins of kit computers in the US, the TV Typewriter; the UK the MK14, System 1 and 101 and Yugoslavia with it's embargo busting Galaksija.

The show includes recollections of the users of these machines and a very special interview with the Creator of Galaksija, Voja Antonic.

My thanks go to Georg Fuchs for the Voja Antonic interview. www.lotek64.com

Dan Farrimond and Chinny Hill's voice talents.

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