In Episode 408, astrologer Michael Erlewin joins the podcast to talk about the founding of the first astrology software company for the PC called Matrix Software.
Michael founded Matrix and began producing astrology software in 1977, which helped usher in the era of computerized astrology.
During the episode, we talk about Michael’s life and early days creating astrology software, as well as his work in heliocentric and positional astrology.
Michael wrote a history of Matrix Software, which you can read here:
You can find out more about Michael on his website:
This episode is available in audio and video versions below.
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- 00:00:00 Login
- 00:00:40 Matrix software history
- 00:04:04 Michael’s background and birth chart
- 00:09:40 Hitchhiking with Bob Dylan
- 00:12:49 Berkeley in the 1960s
- 00:15:34 When Michael was an astrologer
- 00:17:08 Band with Iggy Pop
- 00:19:18 Manual calculation of tables for bookstore
- 00:27:10 The first programmable calculator
- 00:39:54 Heliocentric astrology
- 00:48:22 Local space transit astrology
- 00:56:50 Disadvantages of astrologers who do not know astronomy
- 01:00:32 Heliocentric and geocentric diagram
- 01:02:49 Michael’s interest in Buddhism
- 01:11:11 Commodore PET – Michael’s first computer
- 01:22:55 The first astrological program and reports
- 01:26:43 Initial fears about computerized schedules
- 01:29:40 When the Matrix succeeds
- 01:36:19 Michigan Heart Center
- 01:37:44 Friendship with Robert Schmidt
- 01:48:10 Early astrology conferences
- 01:53:56 Music and film business
- 01:58:15 Astrological archives
- 02:05:51 Where is astrology going?
- 02:07:30 Michael’s legacy
- 02:10:00 Michael’s Facebook and website
- 02:12:54 Sponsors and sponsors
Watch the video version of this episode
You can watch a video version of my interview with Michael Erlewin on YouTube:
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Transcription
Here is the full transcript of this episode: Episode 408 Transcript
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