TMO Background Mode: Interview with TLA Systems Founder James Thomson - The Mac Observer Features Tips How-To AirPods Cool Stuff Found Apple TV+ Apple Watch Series 7 AAPL Security Privacy Mac M1 M1 Pro M1 Max Apple Silicon macOS Monterey macOS Big Sur MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac iPhone iPhone 13 iOS 15 iPad iPad mini iPadOS iPad Air iPad Pro Podcasts Media+ Daily Observations Mac Geek Gab Apple Context Machine We Are Hiring Login Search TMO Background Mode: Interview with TLA Systems Founder James Thomson John Martellaro @jmartellaro Jul 11th, 2016 5:57 PM EDT | Background Mode Podcast Download Audio James Thomson is the founder of TLA Systems, famous for the apps Drag Thing and PCalc. He tells the story of growing up in the 1980s in Scotland when the personal computer was on the rise. The 1982 movie Tron captured his imagination and inspired him to buy a Commodore 64. At age 12, his school got its first PC, but no one knew what to do with it! James and just three other students became the “Guardians of the Computer.” Later, his first Mac was at the university in 1990, and he spent a year learning it inside out. The original PCalc, written in Pascal, launched his career as a Mac programmer. Later James worked for Apple in Cork, Ireland. James chats about his development as an indie Apple developer with a host of charming stories. Get In Touch: Show Notes James on Twitter. TLA systems. _______________________ Support TMO when you buy your Apple gear from Apple TMO Background Mode Twitter feed Listing of all previous Background Mode shows. The background on my Background Mode podcast. Send your comments to [email protected] or [email protected] Post navigation TMO Daily Observations 2016-07-11: The (Potential) Demise of the Mac Pro and Mac mini TMO Daily Observations 2016-07-12: Goodbye iPhone Mute Switch, Hello Pokémon GO Related Leave a Reply Cancel reply You must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. 1027 John Martellaro background-mode 0 1468259847 Navigation News Reviews Tutorials Podcasts Submit a Tip / Contact Us About Us Categories Columns Editorials Quick Tips Apple Death Knells View All Categories Connect with Us Twitter Facebook RSS Feed Podcast Directory Author Directory Privacy Policy