Computer Chronicles: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Computer Chronicles Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Hypercard
Oct 28, 1987 · 30 min
An introduction to Apple's Hypercard. Demonstrations include Hypercard 1.0, Complete Car Cost Guide, Focal Point, Laserstacks, and National Galllery of Art. https://archive.org/det
Laser Printers
Nov 4, 1987
Remember daisy wheel printers? Dot matrix printers? Ribbon printers? They largely disappeared when the early laser printers were introduced. The first laser printers sold for more
Comdex Special 1987
Nov 11, 1987
Highlights from the annual Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Originally broadcast in 1987. https://archive.org/details/comdex_2
Local Area Networks: Part 1 - IBM Compatibles
Nov 18, 1987
It didn't take long after the introduction of personal computers for users to want to network their PCs and share files and peripherals. This program looks at some early networking
Local Area Networks: Part 2 - Apple
Nov 25, 1987
A look at early attempts to network personal computers. This show focuses on Apple products including Appletalk, AppleShare FileServer, and MacLink. Also includes a look at Apple n
Consumer Buying Guide
Dec 2, 1987
The annual holiday buyer's guide for computer products featuring geeky recommendations for cool new gadgets from George Morrow, Wendy Woods, Paul Schindler, Gary Kildall, and Stewa
Mac Business Software
Dec 9, 1987
Most users thought of the PC as the business computer and the Macintosh as the creative computer. But you could also run your business on a Mac. This program looks at several busin
Computer Games: Part 1
Dec 16, 1987
A look at early computer games. Featured are Earl Weaver Baseball, Ferrari Formula One, Tower of Myraglen, and Shanghai. Includes a visit to Electronic Arts customer support depart
Computer Games: Part 2
Dec 23, 1987
A look at some of the leading computer games in the late 1980's. Demonstrations include Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer, Accolade's Mean 18 golf game, Apache Strike, Beyond
Decision Support Software
Dec 30, 1987
In the heyday of artificial intelligence and expert systems, it was thought that computers could make human like decisions. This program looks at several early examples. Products d
PC Imaging
Jan 6, 1988
A look at the use of personal computers to digitize and process images. Demonstrations include the Datacopy 830 Scanner, MacImage 2.0, TrueForm from Spectrum Digital, Image Studio
MacWorld San Francisco 1988
Jan 28, 1988
On location coverage of the annual winter MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. Big stories at this MacWorld were desktop publishing, new color computers, HyperCard, and PC emulators. Gu
The New Amigas
Before there was a Macintosh, the Amiga was the computer for the creative community. This program looks at the Amiga 2000, the Amiga 500, Photon Video Cell Animator, Music X, Video
CD-ROMs
Feb 24, 1988
The advent of CD-ROM storage changed the way people used personal computers and opened up a whole new range of software applications. This program looks at several examples includi
Tax Preparation Software
Mar 2, 1988
A review of the latest tax preparation software packages including: MacinTax and TaxView from SoftView, Lasser's Your Income Tax, Tax Preparer from HowardSoft, TurboTax from ChipSo
Shareware
When the personal computer software industry was born in the mid 1980's, it was assumed that computer programs would be sold like books or records. But software was different and s
The Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 was the first computer for many families. This program looks at what you can do with the famous C-64. Demonstrations include The Wine Steward, Skate or Die, Strike
Multitasking Operating Systems
As operating systems grew more robust, one of the key new features was the ability to multitask, run several applications at the same time. This program looks at some new approache
Business Graphics: Part 1 - Mac
A look at how computers are now being used as graphics tools by business. Demonstrations include MacDraw II from Claris, Microsoft's Excel, Cricket Presents from Cricket Software,
Business Graphics: Part 2 - PC
A review of business graphics products in the IBM compatible world. Products demonstrated include Energraphics, KaleidoView, Draw Applause, Freelance Plus, Harvard Graphics, GEM Gr
Input Devices
How do you communicate with your computer? This program looks at various input devices for telling your computer what you want it to do. Demonstrations include various mice from Mi
Laptop Peripherals
So you've bought your laptop, but that's only the beginning. What else do you need to become the complete road warrior? This program looks at several add-on options including Lap L
Add-On Boards & Cards
May 4, 1988
In the early days of PCs, you had to know how to open up the box and add the functionality you really wanted when you bought the computer. This program looks at some of the upgrade
Investment Software
Jun 1, 1988
Personal computers level the playing field for individual investors, giving them access to research data that in the past was only available to large money managers. This program l
Personal CAD Software
Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs are used by engineers and architects, but new simplified CAD programs have come out for personal computers that let individual consumers use th