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Published Nov 15, 2019

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Bryan Cantrill and Jess Frazelle introduce "On The Metal," a podcast offering captivating tales from the hardware-software frontier, inspired by their journey founding Oxide Computers, aiming to bring informal tech narratives to the forefront.
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  • Garage Setting

    The podcast's origin story is set in a unique garage filled with nostalgic tech items like floppy disks and oscilloscopes. describes this space as the perfect starting point for a company, brimming with old computer manuals and tech gear 1. agrees, noting the garage's potential as a birthplace for Oxide Computer Company and their podcasting venture.

    This garage is filled with a bunch of old floppy disks and an oscilloscope and a tape drive and then a bunch of old computer manuals.

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    The setting reflects the founders' passion for the hardware-software interface, a theme central to their podcast 1.

       

    Founders' Vision

    The founders' vision for Oxide Computer Company and the podcast is deeply intertwined with their love for storytelling and technology. and Jess, along with , aim to explore the intriguing stories at the hardware-software interface 1. They see the podcast as a platform to share rare and captivating tales from the tech world, often heard only in informal settings like conference hallways or bars.

    We are going to have folks that have done interesting things to the hardware software interface.

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    Their goal is to bring these stories to a wider audience, celebrating the challenges and triumphs of tech innovators 1.

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