Topic: 2 Bit Computing

BT Dave recalls a 1995 April Fool's article by John C. Dvorak about 2-bit computing that initially fooled him. John Doyle describes discovering the show in 2020 while searching for COVID-19 conspiracies on Google Podcasts. Doyle requests knighthood as the "Knight of the Sweet Old Fashioned" and honors Dvorak's preference for 2018 Costco Cabernet Sauvignon.

A retrospective on early personal computers highlights the Sinclair ZX80 and the Commodore VIC-20 as foundational devices for a generation of programmers. Sir Clive Sinclair is remembered for his commitment to simplicity, famously quipping that he used an 8-bit microprocessor because he "couldn't find a 4-bit." Despite his success in computing, his foray into electric vehicles with the Sinclair C5 was a notable failure.