She made you proud!! If all our kids can get as excited and curious about the history of computers as your daughter then the future will be so bright. We probably need to get more advice from her on what we all, old-school timers, should do to help keep the legacy going on !
Regards, Tarek Hoteit > On Mar 8, 2023, at 9:05 AM, Steve Lewis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > Tarek, > >> This is awesome, Steve. First of all please give a high five to your > middle-schooler daughter whom you had her help make such a high >> quality video. I assume that such videos will also be shared at schools, > and your daughter’s friends. It would help raise awareness on >> the history of computers that ultimately led to today’s devices and > software. For once, our kids can say “aha, so this is where home computers > came from?” :) > > You got it, the hope is to help awareness and be something acceptable for > schools to use. And part of this started when my daughter asked me "what > was the first home computer?" I just couldn't give a simple answer :) > She did the background (her signature is at the bottom left, "Carrion" -- > and its subtle, but the gray at the top and bottom was intended to > represent silica sand) and picked most of the system arrangement. > > > Thanks! > Steve > > > >> On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 9:25 AM Tarek Hoteit via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >> This is awesome, Steve. First of all please give a high five to your >> middle-schooler daughter whom you had her help make such a high quality >> video. I assume that such videos will also be shared at schools, and your >> daughter’s friends. It would help raise awareness on the history of >> computers that ultimately led to today’s devices and software. For once, >> our kids can say “aha, so this is where home computers came from?” :) >> In terms of content, I love the wealth of photos that are included. I can >> see that a lot of research was made for each item. As for the chronology of >> events or machines, there is never a 100% accurate story. Adrian, talked >> about US, UK, and Japan influence Yes but then what’s the fine line of >> telling the story without getting too long and too technical. I think you >> managed to strike a good balance in your video in terms of content and >> machines. Well done! >> >> Regards, >> Tarek Hoteit >> >>> On Mar 8, 2023, at 3:25 AM, Steve Lewis via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> We're making final touches on a short history-video we've been making >> about >>> home computers (my daughter, in middle school, has been helping). >>> >>> If anyone has time/interest to do a review, the draft listing is here: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9mgSVJZoFc >>> >>> Unless anyone spots a gross technical error, we're hoping to render the >>> final sometime this weekend or sometime this month. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Steve >>
