The Rise and Fall of the digital group

#hobby #z80 #vintagecomputer In 1974 Dr. Robert Suding and Richard Bemis of Colorado embarked on an adventure many pioneers of the computing industry attempted (and failed): to hit it big in the brand new personal computer industry. With innovative products and a plucky attitude, they saw initial success, only to end up as so many small microcomputer firms did - gone before the dawn of the 1980s. This documentary follows the rise and fall of the digital group, pioneers of the fledgling microcomputer industry. 00:36 - Act I - In the Beginning 03:55 - Experimenting with ’bugs’ 05:03 - Another light blinker 06:35 - Hal Singer and the Mark-8 08:18 - Act II - Meet the digital group 10:07 - The CPU independent bus 12:19 - Five Flavors of CPU 14:26 - Sharp Dressed Computers 15:08 - The tape drive that thinks it’s a floppy - The PhiDeck 17:03 - The Mini-Bytemaster 18:00 - Trouble in Paradise 20:54 - Act III - Great is the Fall 24:30 - digital group spies 24