CVCE '24 Special #1 - The Original Japanese Trinity
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Recorded at the 2024 Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition, Saturday 22 June 2024. Pat Breen talks about the *other* class of '77, the Japanese trinity of Sord, Hitachi and Sharp.
This is the first of a number of talks from CVCE '24, which will be uploaded to the GrumpyOzRetro podcast feed over the coming weeks.
Video of this talk is available at the K-man YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Kman_aus
Check out the Canberra Vintage Computer Enthusiasts website for future event info: https://cbrvce.org/
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