"Computing.... There I was!"

Richard Bielak

The computing technology changed dramatically in the past 50 years and in this podcast I talk to people who worked in the field during that time and experienced all these dramatic changes.

Epizode

  1. Episode 6: "Computing...There I was" - Conversation with Barbara Gilman

    1. VELJ

    Episode 6: "Computing...There I was" - Conversation with Barbara Gilman

    Barbara Gilman started her career as a Systems Engineer at IBM in 1962. She first wired control panels on IBM accounting machines, such as the 407, then moved on to programming 1401 computers. She first coded in machine language, then used Autocoder and others, including Assembly language on the IBM 360/370. After leaving IBM, Barbara worked as an independent software developer, working on many small and mid-range systems, from PCs to 1440s to AS400s, for a wide range of companies. She ended her career working for The Coca-Cola Company.

    45 min
  2. Episode 5: "Computing...There I was" - Conversation with Kitty Munson-Cooper

    3. SIJ

    Episode 5: "Computing...There I was" - Conversation with Kitty Munson-Cooper

    Kitty started her career as a system programmer at Digital Equipment Corp (DEC), working on the MUMPS system, then worked at number of financial institutions and eventually ran her own web design business (see https://www.openskywebdesign.com). While doing all that she was also a world class bridge player and genealogist. You can visit her web site: http://kittycooper.com/

    52 min
  3. Episode 4: "Computing...There I was" - Conversation with Marc Cohen

    01. 12. 2025.

    Episode 4: "Computing...There I was" - Conversation with Marc Cohen

    Marc Cohen is a software engineer who worked for many years at Google, Bell Labs and Lucent. He left Google in 2024 and now is a part time teacher in London - teaching Python and AI. Marc writes a regular blog, which you can fine here: https://mco.dev/. For future software engineers Marc gave a talk on how to handle a technical interview, as he was an interviewer at Google. Check it out: Tech Interviews: What to Expect Tips and Tricks

    57 min
  4. Episode 3: "Computing... There I was!" - Conversation with David Lampell

    17. 11. 2025.

    Episode 3: "Computing... There I was!" - Conversation with David Lampell

    As mentioned in the episode, David learned to program as a teenager on a Olivetti programable calculator. Take a look at this page to see what it looked like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programma_101

    56 min
  5. Episode 2: "Computing... There I was!" - Conversation with Eric Mintz.

    14. 10. 2025.

    Episode 2: "Computing... There I was!" - Conversation with Eric Mintz.

    This is the first episode of "Computing... There I was". It's a conversation Eric Mintz, a software engineer recently retired from Google. Turns out Eric made a small mistake, the language he first programmed in was called CORC - Cornell Computing Language. For those that would like see what keypunch looked and sounded like check out this video. Finally, any questions or suggestions pleas email me at richieb@gmail.com with subject "Computing... There I Was".

    1 h 8 min
  6. Episode 1: "Computing...There I was!" - Introduction to the podcast

    12. 10. 2025.

    Episode 1: "Computing...There I was!" - Introduction to the podcast

    This is a short introduction to the podcast by your host. You can always write me at richieb@gmail.com. Please include "Computing...There I was" in the subject line.

    5 min
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The computing technology changed dramatically in the past 50 years and in this podcast I talk to people who worked in the field during that time and experienced all these dramatic changes.

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