The Computer Revolution of the 80s Told by a Pioneer: Lee Felsenstein

I had the honor of interviewing Lee Felsenstein, one of the pioneers of computing. He spoke about the ’70s and ’80s, a time of rapid change that shaped modern computing as well as Jobs and Wozniak, the Homebrew Computer Club and Silicon Valley before it was even called that. We also talked about some of his groundbreaking work, like the Osborne 1, the SOL-20, the VDM-1, the Computer Memory Project and even his new book. It was truly a joy to hear these stories firsthand from someone who lived them and I hope you’ll enjoy them too! 😃
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Chapters:
0:00 - 0:28 : Introduction
0:28 - 14:42 : Who is Lee Felsenstein?
14:42 - 25:50 : Creating the Sol-20
25:50 - 46:30 : Challenges in Early Computer Design
46:30 - 59:40 : Why So Many Pioneers Came from the Homebrew Computer Club
59:40 - 1:20:55 : The Osborne 1
1:20:55 - 1:30:32 : Key Innovations of the 1980s
1:30:32 - 1:37:14 : Startups vs Big Tech in the 80s
1:37:14 - 1:47:58 : Modern Tech That Feels Like the 80s
1:47:58 - 1:53:40 : Advice to Young Lee
1:53:40 - 1:53:59 : Outro