“The Famous Computer Cafe” is a radio show from 1980s about the new thing - home computers. 53 episodes have been recovered and are now archived on archive.org. Included are interviews with people like Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), Bill Gates, Jack Tramiel (Atari)
Full list of interviews:
| Date | Guest | Company | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-11-17 | Bill Gates / Kai Nishi | Microsoft | archive.org |
| 1984-11-18 | Howard Goldberg | Playnet | archive.org |
| 1984-12-02 | Frank Schwartz / Charles Humphrey | Simon and Schuster / Computer and Software News | archive.org |
| 1984-12-03 | Bud Grove | Apple Users Group | archive.org |
| 1984-12-04 | Farley Malorrus | computer astrologist | archive.org |
| 1984-12-06 | Fred Gladney | C.W. Gladney and Associates | archive.org |
| 1984-12-06 | Michael Brinda | New Horizons Computer Learning Center | archive.org |
| 1984-12-07 | Roger Mass | Software Supermarket | archive.org |
| 1984-12-07 | Steve Roberts | USA Today | archive.org |
| 1984-12-09 | Jeff Garbers / John Dvorak / Katie Oltman | Microstuf / Infoworld / Passport Software | archive.org |
| 1984-12-11 | Dave Fradin | First Byte Software | archive.org |
| 1984-12-12 | John Shirley | Microsoft | archive.org |
| 1984-12-12 | Timothy Leary | software author | archive.org |
| 1984-12-19 | Rob Williamson | United Software Technologies | archive.org |
| 1984-12-20 | Charles Spear and Richard Smiley | Spear Securities Inc. | archive.org |
| 1984-12-21 | Douglas Adams, Steve Meretzky, Christopher Cerf | Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | archive.org |
| 1984-12-24 | Bart Rhoades part 1 | PC World | archive.org |
| 1984-12-25 | Bart Rhoades part 2 | PC World | archive.org |
| 1984-12-26 | Jim Holmes | users groups (TUGNET) | archive.org |
| 1984-12-26 | Larry Magid | “The Computer File,” L.A. Times | archive.org |
| 1984-12-27 | Kevin Blaker | Long Beach Micro | archive.org |
| 1984-12-27 | Timothy Leary part 1 / Paul & Sarah Edwards | software author / Working From Home | archive.org |
| 1984-12-28 | Timothy Leary part 2 | software author | archive.org |
| 1985-01-04 | Ron Staley | Computer Aids for the Disabled | archive.org |
| 1985-01-07 | Alfred Bork | UC Irvine. Educational Technology | archive.org |
| 1985-01-08 | Bill Atkinson | Apple Computers | archive.org |
| 1985-01-09 | Barbara Elman | Word Processing News | archive.org |
| 1985-01-09 | Bill Atkinson | Apple Computers | archive.org |
| 1985-01-10 | David Jonson | Dr. Disk | archive.org |
| 1985-01-10 | Jackie Massing / Doug Heineman | Silicon Valley Computer Camp / Xerox | archive.org |
| 1985-01-11 | Ed Thompson | Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich | archive.org |
| 1985-01-14 | Charles Humphrey | Computer and Software News | archive.org |
| 1985-01-14 | Richard Grant | Auricle, Winners of First Emmy Award for Software | archive.org |
| 1985-01-15 | Steven Levy | Hackers book | archive.org |
| 1985-01-16 | Steven Levy / Sid Meier | Hackers / Micropro | archive.org |
| 1985-01-17 | Jack Tramiel / Bobby Kotick | Atari / Arktronics | archive.org |
| 1985-01-21 | Barbara Like | Clear Systems | archive.org |
| 1985-01-22 | Larry Saltzman | Association of Entertainment Industry Computer Professionals | archive.org |
| 1985-01-24 | Mike Carbonne | Simonton Industries (ergonomic computer furniture) | archive.org |
| 1985-01-25 | Terry Thormodesgaard and Jim St. Omer Roy | Thor Agency | archive.org |
| 1985-01-28 | Jim Zuber | Blue Chip Software | archive.org |
| 1985-02-05 | Randy Cade | Epson West | archive.org |
| 1985-02-06 | Michael Mock / Chris McDivitt | Indus Systems | archive.org |
| 1985-02-07 | Christopher Miles | Crystal Network | archive.org |
| 1985-02-08 | David Jonson | Dr. Disk | archive.org |
| 1985-02-08 | James Copland | VP of Atari | archive.org |
| 1985-02-11 | Jim Holmes | users groups (TUGNET) | archive.org |
| 1985-02-12 | John Reese | Tronix/Monogram | archive.org |
| 1985-02-13 | Sherrie Rabinowitz & Kit Galloway | The Electronic Cafe | archive.org |
| 1985-02-14 | Tony Sneed | Tascor | archive.org |
| 1985-02-25 | Steve Laff | Friendly Computers | archive.org |
| 1985-02-26 | Hershel Toomim | Biofeedback | archive.org |
| 1985-07-12 | Joel Berez & Jack Anderson | Infocom / syndicated columnist | archive.org |