Hello all, I'm afraid I'm more of a long-time appreciator than a regular poster here, but I wanted to share a link to an archive of episodes and clips from the TVOntario show, 'Bits and Bytes' ? partly because there probably are a few people who saw this show when it originally aired and might enjoy a trip down memory lane, partly because it features many of the microcomputers that were popular in North America back then, and partly because its explanation of many of the key concepts are still relevant today. (Plus, for those who haven't seen it, it's also quite entertaining.) The channel is over at http://www.youtube.com/user/bitsandbytestvo, and I've included a modified blurb from that page below for people's information. Hope this brings back a few memories, and even educates a few of the people who are too young to have caught it first time 'round. This is the show that got me into computing and programming (my first computer was the Commodore 64), and I know that the episode on computer music, and the clip about compilers and interpreters have both been used to explain concepts in current computer science and computer music classes (as in, since the show became available again on YouTube). Cheers and (hopefully) enjoy! Peter P.S. And for those who are concerned about such things, from what I've been able to ascertain, this show is no longer available for purchase from TVO and, for that matter, they no longer have the full set of episodes in their own archives. ----- Bits and Bytes is a classic, and still foundational, Canadian television series about microcomputers and the key concepts behind them. It was produced by TVOntario in 1983, and stars Luba Goy as the instructor, and Billy Van as the student. The show consisted of 12 episodes and featured many of the classic 80s microcomputers including the Apple ][, Commodore PET, VIC 20 and 64, Atari 800, TRS-80, TI 99 and the IBM PC. The subjects were: Program 1: Getting Started Program 2: Ready-Made Programs Program 3: How Programs Work? Program 4: File & Data Management Program 5: Communication Between Computers Program 6: Computer Languages Program 7: Computer-Assisted Instruction Program 8: Games & Simulations Program 9: Computer Graphics Program 10: Computer Music Program 11: Computers at Work Program 12: What Next?