Bits and Bytes, episode 1 - Getting Started, part 1

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Bits and Bytes was a Canadian television series, produced by TVOntario in 1983. It starred Luba Goy as the instructor, and Billy Van as the student.

From Wikipedia - The original series featured an unusual presentation format whereby Luba Goy as the instructor would address Billy Van through a remote video link. The video link would appear to Luba who was seated in an office on a projection screen in front of her. She was then able to direct Billy who appeared on a soundstage with various desktop computer setups of the era.

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  • I was riveted to this show when I was a kid. I loved computers and this was a very very friendly way to understand them.

  • I use to watch this show when I was a kid... damn, I'm old...

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  • Omg I loved this show as a kid. Got me more into programming.

  • @TurdHeart Actually, it has got to be the same studio who animated the Eureka! educational cartoon series for TVOntario. It has the same cartoon style with Billy Van as the narrator.

  • he said two pairs of wings...that would equal 4 wings !?

  • @ferlymoney did you dial long distance or local? I remember when I went to school at 6 years old (2001) and dug up an old Apple II plus acoustic modem - didn't take long to find a phone - and I was wardialing in Prep.

    All of my classmates would go outside and play but the teacher clearly remembers me sitting in front of the Apple II I'd found watching it pick up carrier after carrier tone...

  • 64KB, wow, thats a lot! ;)

    01000010 01111001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01101101 01100101 00100000 00110001 00111001 00111000 00110011

    :D

  • 31,743 bytes free! whooooooooooooooooooooa :)

  • I grew up with this show when I started programming back in 1981. :D

  • ...He should Probally Have Igor & The Oracle Help Him!!!

  • Great show.

  • The animations seem similar to those used in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Same animator?

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