Bits and Bytes (1983)

scottalanmiller

@mary said in Bits and Bytes (1983):

Episode 11 done. All the word processing power we have today is impressive compared to where we came from. Simple editing seemed laborious compared to today where we simply drag the mouse or click a button. Are hot keys from that era and were just carried over?It makes me wonder what things will look like 20 years from now.

Yes, not only are hot keys from that era. But many of the specific hot keys that we use today are the same ones from then!

brianwinkelmann

Cool I like it, where is the second video?

brianwinkelmann

@scottalanmiller It is amazing that now most programs are not just for a model or a brand machine

scottalanmiller

@brianwinkelmann said in Bits and Bytes (1983):

Cool I like it, where is the second video?

All of the videos are in the thread, you just have to scroll down.

scottalanmiller

@brianwinkelmann said in Bits and Bytes (1983):

@scottalanmiller It is amazing that now most programs are not just for a model or a brand machine

I know, a totally different world. It wasn't that long ago that people would say things like "Oh that's a Mac formatted file." Now there isn't even a concept as a file just for one kind of computer, what would that even mean?!

brianwinkelmann

@scottalanmiller I like it, It makes me remember my first steps in the university studying basic programming course.

MC_Bol

@scottalanmiller Bits & Bytes are still the rule! (+ nostalgia)

brianwinkelmann

Cool, very interesting how was to transfer data in the past.

scottalanmiller

@brianwinkelmann said in Bits and Bytes (1983):

Cool, very interesting how was to transfer data in the past.

It was a pretty big challenge.

manxam

Just found this thread and can say that I watched these as a kid and loved them.
This program wasn't around for that long but in the early 90's another program took over in a similar fashion "Dotto's Data Cafe". Much higher level but I loved them just the same.

manxam

...and I never realized there was a Bits and Bites 2. Looking at the episodes I remember watching them but never put 2+2 together.
Billy Van took over the show for a few more episodes without Goy as the instructor.

scottalanmiller

@manxam said in Bits and Bytes (1983):

...and I never realized there was a Bits and Bites 2. Looking at the episodes I remember watching them but never put 2+2 together.
Billy Van took over the show for a few more episodes without Goy as the instructor.

Yeah, not nearly as good, though. Both the format lost something, and the time period just wasn't as cool.