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Nostalgia! Was an early editor/writer for Byte in the very early days (first few issues), though had to back off due to school load (in college at the time).

by cpr 5y ago

Nostalgia! Was an early editor/writer for Byte in the very early days (first few issues), though had to back off due to school load (in college at the time). Carl Helmers and Dan Fylstra (founder of VisiCorp (publisher of VisiCalc), friend from high school days in San Diego) and I were all working at Intermetrics in Cambridge, and got together to start Byte, visiting Wayne and Virginia Green (big ham radio publisher at the time) in New Hampshire. I only played a minor role, but it was definitely a lot of fun.

rbanffy 5y ago
Thank you. I read it for years. In college we had an extensive collection that went back many years and I lost count of how many hours I spent reading them in the library.
ddingus 5y ago
Thanks for whatever you did. BYTE, for this small town kid, opened up a world of computing! Great publication. I sure wish we had something similar today... Heck, I would take it printed.
tomcam 5y ago
BYTE was amazing. Feel proud of what you helped create. I met Wayne in the mid 2000s and had him on my radio show multiple times. Amazing character. I miss him.
georgeecollins 5y ago
Thank you! As a boy you inspired me and set me on a great career.
watersb 5y ago
I learned a huge amount, just reading BYTE cover to cover in seventh grade. I still treasure those, although now I enjoy them on a tablet computer. It's how I got into this. Such great times. Thanks.
jqcoffey 5y ago
I know we’re a small community overall, but I’m really (probably naively) surprised that a publication like Byte is no longer viable. The Linux whatever’s, PC whatever’s and Mac whatever’s, and even Communications of ACM and the equivalents just aren’t the same thing.
drunkenmagician 5y ago
Nostalgia indeed. I was a long time Byte subscriber, and along with Dr Dobbs, it was my 'source of truth' for tech news. I've spent far to long reminiscing today over these Byte issues, ah the memories, a real blast. Now back to work ;(

by cpr 5y ago

rbanffy 5y ago

Thank you. I read it for years. In college we had an extensive collection that went back many years and I lost count of how many hours I spent reading them in the library.

ddingus 5y ago

Thanks for whatever you did. BYTE, for this small town kid, opened up a world of computing! Great publication. I sure wish we had something similar today... Heck, I would take it printed.

tomcam 5y ago

BYTE was amazing. Feel proud of what you helped create. I met Wayne in the mid 2000s and had him on my radio show multiple times. Amazing character. I miss him.

georgeecollins 5y ago

Thank you! As a boy you inspired me and set me on a great career.

watersb 5y ago

I learned a huge amount, just reading BYTE cover to cover in seventh grade. I still treasure those, although now I enjoy them on a tablet computer. It's how I got into this. Such great times. Thanks.

jqcoffey 5y ago

I know we’re a small community overall, but I’m really (probably naively) surprised that a publication like Byte is no longer viable. The Linux whatever’s, PC whatever’s and Mac whatever’s, and even Communications of ACM and the equivalents just aren’t the same thing.

drunkenmagician 5y ago

Nostalgia indeed. I was a long time Byte subscriber, and along with Dr Dobbs, it was my 'source of truth' for tech news. I've spent far to long reminiscing today over these Byte issues, ah the memories, a real blast. Now back to work ;(