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 Mark8 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 MiniBytemaster 18:00 Trouble in Paradise 20:54 Act III Great is the Fall 24:30 digital group spies 24