Know a Little More

Sep 05 2024 137 ep. 13 mins 682
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DTNS host Tom Merritt dives deep into tech topics to help you understand what you need to know about them.
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About Xerox Alto

Sep 05 2024 11 mins  
A computer designed to be used with a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and printer could sound like any computer you've used, all made possible by a graphical user interface used on the Xerox Alto. Tom explores its history.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Smalltalk

Aug 08 2024 12 mins  
The way you interact with computers was probably shaped by a small team working at Xerox in the 1970s. Tom explains the history of Smalltalk.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Laser Printers

Jul 18 2024 12 mins  
From room-sized machines to barely an inconvenience on your desk, laser printers are in nearly every office. But where did they start? Tom explores the origins of the laser printer.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Ethernet

Jul 05 2024 16 mins  
Computers talk to each other via networking, most commonly over a wired ethernet connection. Tom explains how that started and why it was such a breakthrough.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Xerox PARC

Jun 20 2024 15 mins  
In 1969, the chief scientist at Xerox, Jack Goldman, decided to found a west-coast research center in Palo Alto, right down the road from Engelbart's SRI. Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center or PARC was far enough from headquarters in Rochester, New York, that scientists could feel a little freer to experiment.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full show transcription here. Hosted on Acast. See a

About GPUs

Jun 06 2024 12 mins  
Tom explains what GPUs are, why they are different than CPUs, and how they kinda just evolved into a product.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Login

May 24 2024 9 mins  
Tom discusses the origin of the term "log in", it's early use, and how it became something most of us do every day.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full transcript can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About Virtual Korea

Apr 18 2024 12 mins  
The last 120 years or so have seen tons of change for Korea, but what does the future hold? Tom shares what one heir is doing with their legacy.Featuring Tom Merritt.Episode transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About ChatGPT

Apr 04 2024 17 mins  
The predictive capabilities of ChatGPT and other programs based on Large Language Models really seem to infer an artificial intelligence. How do the applications work...and are they sentient? Tom explains why you shouldn't fear ChatGPT.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full transcript here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About ByteDance

Mar 16 2024 20 mins  
With all the talk about banning TikTok in the United States, Tom dives in to explain who actually owns and controls its parent company, ByteDance, and why there's so much discourse about security.Featuring Tom Merritt.Full transcript can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.