The real internet, is long gone.

[EndtheMadnessNow]

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Its a great show, really did a good job of capturing the excitement of this when it emerged, even though it was mostly fictional. I'm going to watch it again, for about the 4th or 5th time now.

From that "Halt and Catch Fire" show which COMDEX was brought up reminded me my dad went to every COMDEX in Las Vegas from the late 80s through the 90s. By the early 90's my dad made a small fortune off of Bill Gates and he retired as a slave machinist at age 37 and went into private business for himself.

Fall Comdex 1983, Las Vegas Convention Center, Part 1 of 3 (Geeky Bill Gates starting @15:38)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNS8TE4XhU

Fall Comdex 1983 Part 2 of 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrgwliaIYTQ

Fall Comdex 1983 Part 3 of 3 includes a full demo of Microsoft Windows pre-1.0 from right after it was first announced.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnDRw8-caxU

Fall Comdex 1983 Excerpts" - short clip shows Bill Gates talking to Jonathan Sachs (Lotus) from Part 1, a paint program running on an Apple IIe with a mouse before the Mac, and part of a demo of Microsoft Windows pre-1.0 right after it was announced.



Vids from Dan Bricklin's Web Site