[vcf-midatlantic] Classic Tandy compters, New York and The Big Bang Theroy

[Chris Fala]

That is very cool, I didn't know that one.

Do you know who Sheldon and Leonard are named after?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502766/



On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> I know many of you don't watch sitcoms, but I'm a fan. For those of you
> that don't partake, you can stop here...
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> So, here's a link between this nonsensical show and our hobby.
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> Specifically, one of the characters (Howard Wolowitz) is named after an
> early developer for TRS-80 computers.
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> I started working on databases on TRS-80 model II computers. The database
> we used was called Profile. It was created for Radio Shack by the Small
> Computer Company in Hawthorne, New York.
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> The Small Computer Company was founded by Howard Wolowitz in 1979. Bill
> Prady, now a producer for The Big Bang Theory, used to be one of Howard's
> partners.
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> So, it ain't much, but to me it was fun when I figured this out.
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> Kelly
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> References:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FilePro
> http://www.photobuff.com/filepro.htm
> http://www.photobuff.com/move.htm
> http://www.sfdrupalguy.com/six-degrees-of-howard-wolowitz
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