What this is
Before machines fit in a pocket and forgot how to be repaired, they came in beige boxes with switches you could feel, manuals you could dog-ear, and fan noise you learned to love. The Beige Age is a show about that world — the home computers, calculators, and synths of the '70s, '80s and '90s, the companies that built them, and the people who never quite let them go.
Expect deep dives into specific machines and product lines, some myth-busting, the odd interview with people who were actually there, and a healthy respect for beige plastic that's gone slightly yellow with age.
Episodes
Episode 1 (Teaser): The Sinclair Cambridge — before Clive Sinclair put his name on home computers, he put it on a calculator that sold through ordinary high-street shops for under thirty pounds. Out now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Where to listen
Episode one is out now — on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or via the RSS feed directly. Or drop a line and you'll hear about future episodes first.
No mailing list software yet — just an email, read by an actual human with a soldering iron nearby.