Byte High no Limit

Byte High No Limit covers the relationships between people and technology, from Phone Phreaking to Modern Architecture! The Teletext People mini series is a social history of the blocky medium that once dominated out TV Screens from the 70s to 2012. Many very influential people have been guests, Mort Smith, Steven Rosenburg BBC, Ian Irving, Paul B Davis and Frauke Languth of ARDtext Germany to name a few.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 43m. Bisher sind 38 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein zweiwöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 8 hours 23 minutes

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