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The Famous Computer Cafe 1984-12-19 Rob Williamson of United Software Technologies. Also a short interview with Steve Roberts about writing a book using a word processor. This episode aired on KIEV.
Digitized from reel-to-reel tape by Harbor Digitizing of Friday Harbor, Washington.
The Famous Computer Cafe recovery and digitization project was done by Kay Savetz in 2024. If you have access to other episodes of Famous Computer Cafe on tape, please contact Kay Savetz.
The Famous Computer Cafe 1984-12-19 Rob Williamson of United Software Technologies. Also a short interview with Steve Roberts about writing a book using a word processor. This episode aired on KIEV.
Digitized from reel-to-reel tape by Harbor Digitizing of Friday Harbor, Washington.
The Famous Computer Cafe recovery and digitization project was done by Kay Savetz in 2024. If you have access to other episodes of Famous Computer Cafe on tape, please contact Kay Savetz.
![David Cramer — Western Design Center — interview
David Cramer is the VP of Business Development at Western Design
Center, the company that still, today, manufacturers and sells the
6502 chip, the CPU thats at the heart of the Atari 800, Apple ][,
Commodore 64, and many other classic computers. In fact, the 6502
is used in many modern applications like pacemakers, and its also
available in development kits for hobbyists, as David explains.
This interview occurred on March 27, 2015.
Western Design Center: http://westerndesigncenter.com/
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mouser: http://mouser.com/
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![Frank Foster, Hybrid Arts (MIDIMate) — interview
Frank Foster was one of the founders of Hybrid Arts, the company that made MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) hardware and software for Atari 8-bit and Atari ST computers. Frank was in charge of marketing for the company. After Hybrid Arts, Frank headed the music division at Atari, where he build marketing partnerships with Tangerine Dream, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, and other musicians.
I talked with two of the other Hybrid Arts founders, Robert Moore and Paul Rother, in my previous interview.
This interview took place on February 20, 2024. [Video version available]
My interview with Robert Moore and Paul Rother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mECmAHpOs1I
Hotz MIDI Translator: Atari Team Redefines Electronic Instruments: https://www.atarimagazines.com/startv5n2/hotzmidi.html
Frank Foster Biography: https://www.frankfosterfilms.com/pages/about-2/
Franks SIGGRAPH documentary on computer graphics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Iz18zC-OrE
Hybrid Arts Timeline, Founders, and Goals document by Robert Moore: https://archive.org/details/hybrid-arts
Midi Maze at AtariMania: http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-st-hybrid-arts-inc_publisher_2526_S_G.html
ANTIC Interview 434 - Michael Park: Swan and Fujiboink Demos, MIDI Maze
https://youtu.be/LhrRJMm35fg
ANTIC Interview 193 - Gary Yost, The Catalog and Cyber Studio: https://youtu.be/3Bw4BlG7ew0
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