The History of Computer Hobbyism

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"I was born in the early 80s, but my grandfather was a, he was a telephone engineer. He was really into this period of personal computers." "He gave me as a kid a used Atari 800 XL that was many years out of date and like, you know, gave it to me". The magazine Antic and Analog would have source code for programs people could do with their computer. 'There was not a vision that everyone was going to program'

It's hard to imagine life without smartphones, but it wasn't so long ago that the idea of a home computer was a novelty. When was the exact moment that the "personal computer" became truly "personal," and how did computer ownership and literacy become inexorably tied to our lives? This week, Adam is joined by author and technology historian Laine Nooney to discuss how the Apple II revolutionized our fundamental relationship with technology. Find Laine's book at factually.com/books

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