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Developer Docs, 80s-style
Second City Software

Developer Docs, 80s-style

One of the constants of software development is the need for reference documentation, where programmers can look up the details of their craft. These days, that documentation is on the web, and programmers

  • Doug Mahugh
    Doug Mahugh
4 min read
Hand-held computing in 1991
Second City Software

Hand-held computing in 1991

In the early 1990s, Second City Software's biggest client was a records storage firm on the west side of Chicago (near Ogden & Western). A massive warehouse at that location held millions of

  • Doug Mahugh
    Doug Mahugh
2 min read
Gen-Bar
Second City Software

Gen-Bar

Gen-Bar was a general-purpose bar-code tracking system from Second City Software that I designed and built after developing several custom systems for large corporate filerooms and records centers. When you develop multiple custom

  • Doug Mahugh
    Doug Mahugh
18 min read
SCS-Draw: teaching the Kaypro to draw
Second City Software

SCS-Draw: teaching the Kaypro to draw

Most folks these days probably find it hard to imagine computers without graphics. But back in January of 1984, when Apple unveiled the original Macintosh in an unforgettable Super Bowl ad, most computers

  • Doug Mahugh
    Doug Mahugh
25 min read
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