#684 – Lee Felsenstein: The Computer Revolution & Counterculture
The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast
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Navigating Early Tech Compatibility
This chapter explores the complexities of designing IBM-compatible computers in the early 1980s, highlighting the technical hurdles faced by developers in hardware integration and game design. It recounts the journey of Upstart Corporation and the evolution of personal computing around the introduction of advanced printing technologies and the implications for desktop publishing. The reflections also touch on the broader challenges in the tech industry, including corporate decisions that impacted product launches and the changing landscape of content ownership with the rise of the Internet.
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A full 3 hour discussion with the legendary Lee Felsenstein, designer of the Osborne 1, SOL computer, VDM-1, Pennywhistle modem, and the inventor of social media. Covering everything from the Berkeley free speech movement, the counterculture movement, his career, through to Obsorne and how he invented social media with Community Memory.
