Computer Chronicles S05E06 · Consumer Buying Guide

Overview

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 Stewart Cheifet. Products reviewed include Toshiba T1000 Laptop, Touchbase Worldport 1200 Modem, Diconix 150 Portable Printer, LapLink, Ashton-Tate's Byline, Higgins, Complete Hand Scanner, Worlds of Wonder Julie Doll, Microsoft Bookshelf, Broderbund's Science Tool Kit, Complete PC Fax Board, Mr. Game Show, Ask God, Macromind Videoworks, and Apple's Hypercard.

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1. 1 1. Hypercard1987-10-28 · 30mAn 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
2. 2 2. Laser Printers1987-11-04Remember 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
3. 3 3. Comdex Special 19871987-11-11Highlights from the annual Comdex trade show in Las Vegas. Originally broadcast in 1987. https://archive.org/details/comdex_2
4. 4 4. Local Area Networks: Part 1 - IBM Compatibles1987-11-18It 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
5. 5 5. Local Area Networks: Part 2 - Apple1987-11-25A 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
6. 6 6. Consumer Buying Guide1987-12-02The 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
7. 7 7. Mac Business Software1987-12-09Most 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
8. 8 8. Computer Games: Part 11987-12-16A 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
9. 9 9. Computer Games: Part 21987-12-23A 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
10. 10 10. Decision Support Software1987-12-30In 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
11. 11 11. PC Imaging1988-01-06A 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
12. 12 12. MacWorld San Francisco 19881988-01-28On 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
13. 13 13. The New AmigasBefore 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
14. 14 14. CD-ROMs1988-02-24The 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
15. 15 15. Tax Preparation Software1988-03-02A 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
16. 16 16. SharewareWhen 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
17. 17 17. The Commodore 64The 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
18. 18 18. Multitasking Operating SystemsAs 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
19. 19 19. Business Graphics: Part 1 - MacA 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,
20. 20 20. Business Graphics: Part 2 - PCA review of business graphics products in the IBM compatible world. Products demonstrated include Energraphics, KaleidoView, Draw Applause, Freelance Plus, Harvard Graphics, GEM Gr
21. 21 21. Input DevicesHow 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
22. 22 22. Computers and Politics
23. 23 23. Laptop PeripheralsSo 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
24. 24 24. Add-On Boards & Cards1988-05-04In 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
25. 25 25. Investment Software1988-06-01Personal 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
26. 26 26. Personal CAD SoftwareComputer 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