
As a part of starting Oxide Computer Company, Bryan Cantrill and Jess Frazelle decided to also create the podcast that they always wanted. Joined frequently by their boss, Steve Tuck, Bryan and Jess interview incredible guests retelling stories of adventure at the hardware/software interface. It’s unapologetically technical and as Jess says, “the nerdiest podcast on the face of the planet” -- but ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 15 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Bryan and Steve are joined by Adam to revisit some highlights from almost two years of the Oxide and Friends live show and podcast.
Bryan’s blog entry on Twitter Spaces: dtrace.org/blogs/bmc/2021/05/02/twitter-spaces-a-few-weeks-in/
Oxide an... more
You can find Ken on Twitter at twitter.com/kenshirriff and his blog righto.com.
- Soyuz blog post:
www.righto.com/2020/01/inside-digital-clock-from-soyuz.html
- IBM System/370: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/370
- Amdahl: htt... more
You can find Star on Twitter at twitter.com/starsandrobots.
• Super Munchers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchers
• Metrowerks CodeWarrior: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CodeWarrior
• RadioShack (RIP): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioS... more
You can find John on Twitter at [twitter.com/jgrahamc](twitter.com/jgrahamc).
- Babbage overview and the Difference Engine:
www.computerhistory.org/babbage/overview/
- Difference Engine No. 2 at the London Science Museum:
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There’s no better mix of modern computing updates, exquisite classic computing tales and all around entertainment.
This podcast has been an eye opener on the history which drives most modern practices in technology sometimes in surprising and unexpected ways. Well worth the listen if you are interested in systems engineering and it’s development.
I wish they’d make more episodes!
Great blasts from the pasta and relevant lessons for the future. Hope for more.
The interviewer is a know-it-all and interrupts his guests. Hate podcasts like this, your guests are the interesting part so let them talk. Nobody cares how much about computers you know, in fact, the podcast would be better if you knew less and at least admitted it. Interesting guests and subject matter though, and high production value. l
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