{"id":3718,"date":"2021-08-22T15:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T14:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/?p=3718"},"modified":"2021-08-22T15:52:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T14:52:20","slug":"programming-the-80s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/2021\/programming-the-80s\/","title":{"rendered":"Programming the 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before the 1980s coding was inaccessible and difficult. Along came affordable home computing and things got a little bit easier. But the simplistic capabilities of the hardware made the coding more challenging as bedroom coders pushed the chips to their limits. I talk to Damian Scattergood of <a href=\"http:\/\/scattergood.io\">scattergood.io<\/a> about programming the early years of the home computer era and how pioneers (Damian included) created the early games industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_-600x200.jpg 600w, https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/scattergood_studios.jppg_.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7511\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3718-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Damian_Scattergood_-Interview.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Damian_Scattergood_-Interview.mp3\">https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Damian_Scattergood_-Interview.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Damian_Scattergood_-Interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/?powerpress_pinw=3718-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Damian_Scattergood_-Interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Damian_Scattergood_-Interview.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the 1980s coding was inaccessible and difficult. 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