Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

The Acorn Atom and the Fifth Year of Floppy Days

1980 was a very prolific year for the development of personal computers around the globe and we continue to cover machines made in that year. This month's topic is a machine that was never made available in the United States. It was popular in parts of Europe and particularly in the Netherlands. The machine: The Acorn Atom. This is the first non-US machine I've covered and I have plans to cover other machines that were made outside of North America.

I want to start out by thanking Walter Miraglia and Andy Collins for providing their thoughts and memories of the Acorn Atom. I have zero personal experience with the Atom, never having seen one or even heard of it prior to doing some recent research on non-US personal computers and deciding to cover it. So, it was great to have a couple of people who do have some experience with the machine volunteer to share their memories.

To help me cover this machine, I found one of the foremost Atom experts on the forums, Mr. Roland Leurs, out of the Netherlands. He was kind enough to agree to provide his insight and expertise for this show. As you will hear, he knows this computer very well and really helps us understand its nuances. I think you will enjoy the knowledge he shares with us.

As usual, I'll also talk about new acquisitions and what I've been up to, a bit of news, and a modicum of feedback before we get into the main topic.

Before moving into new acquisitions, I wanted to stop for a moment and reflect on the 5th year anniverary of the show this month. It's really hard to believe that it's been 5 years and 82 shows since I first pulled out a microphone and took my first halting steps into podcasting. It's been a fun ride. The thing that I enjoy the most of anything about doing the podcast is the feedback, comments, emails, and more that I get. Every time someone says hi at a vintage computer show and tells me that they listen to the podcast, it gives me a thrill. When I see an episode get downloaded over 3,000 times, it amazes me. The friends that I've gained as a result of this hobby have been incredible. Every person who has come onto the show to help me cover a computer, talk with me for an interview, or provide thoughts and memories has become part of my circle of friends. I consider this a collaborative show. This is not Randy Kindig talking for an hour about a computer. Just about every show has had involvement from others in the community. I want you all to know how much all of those things are appreciated. I can definitively tell you I don't have any plans to end the podcast any time soon. If it ever quits being fun, then maybe, but you're stuck with me for a while yet.

thank you everyone.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

New Acquisitions

• Juiced.GS - https://juiced.gs/
• Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton - https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Game-Consoles-Commodore-Platforms/dp/0415856000
• Indy Vintage Computer Club - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1082702455167563/

News

• C64 mini - http://www.techguide.com.au/news/now-can-relive-retro-computing-memories-mini-commodore-64/#

Upcoming Shows

• CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ , April 21-22, HERON POINT CONVENTION CENTER, Lombard, IL
• VCF Southeast - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ , April 21 & 22, 2018, this year at the new location for the Computer Museum of America Roswell, GA
• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ , When: May 18-20, 2018, Where: InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, NJ
• KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ , July 17-22, 2018, Kansas City, Missouri
• VCF West - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ , August 4-5, 2018 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
• Commodore Vegas Expo v14 - http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12676 , Aug. 11-12, 2018, Las Vegas, NV
• Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com , Oct. 13-14, Springfield, OH
• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ - Oregon Convention Center on October 19-21, 2018
• other shows that will definitely occur but not yet announced:
• • VCF Midwest - Elk Grove Village, IL - http://www.vcfmw.org/ , September
  • TI International World's Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/ - November
  • World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/ , December - Toronto

Feedback

• Ken Partridge - pictures from Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA (Facebook and Instagram) - search #floppydayschm

Popular Magazines/Newsletters

• Acorn Programs Magazine - https://archive.org/details/acorn-programs
• Acorn User - https://archive.org/details/acornuser

Books

• list of books at stardot - http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6791
• Acorn Atom Technical Manual by Roger Wilson (??) - Publisher: Acorn Computers - PDF Scan - Hoglet's 2013 edition
• Atomic Theory and Practice - Author(s): David Johnson Davies - Publisher: Acorn Computers - PDF Scan - Hoglet's 2013 edition
• Splitting the Atom - A manual for Informed Users - Author(s): J. R. Stevenson and J. C. Rockett - Publisher: Procyon - HTML Version - PDF Scan Part 1 and PDF Scan Part 2
• Practical Programs for the BBC Computer and Acorn Atom - Author(s): David Johnson Davies - ISBN: 0905104145 - Publisher: Sigma Technical Press - Keith Howell's reconstruction

Software

• Atom Software Archive - http://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6544
• Here is the latest version of the archive - AtomSoftwareArchive_20151119_V9.zip
• Here is the latest spreadsheet that details each title, including instructions for running, and links to any scans of original documentation - AtomSoftwareCatalog_20151119_V9.xls
• Retro Games Collection (Drew Turpin) - https://drewturpin.wordpress.com/category/acorn-atom/

User Groups

• Dutch Acorn Atom User Group - http://www.acornatom.nl/sites/atominpc/aclindex.htm

Emulation

• Atom in PC - Roland Leurs - http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/atomhw.html
• http://floooh.github.io/virtualkc/
• Atomulator - http://acornatom.co.uk/ - A free, open source Acorn Atom emulator for Windows, Linux, OSX and Raspberry Pi
• Acorn Atom Emulator (DOS) - http://www.stairwaytohell.com/atom/wouterras/

Community

• Forums
• • AtariAge - http://www.atariage.com
  • StarDot Forums - http://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/
  • 6502.org - http://www.6502.org

Current Web Sites

• Yet Another Computer Museum - https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/atom/index.html
• Atom Review - http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/index-uk.html
• Atom BASIC, Assembler, and the OS - http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/index-uk.html
• Acorn Atom in FPGA - http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/logic/acorn_atom_project.htm
• The Atom Revisited - http://www.acornatom.nl/
• Atom area at YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/AtomsUp/videos
• Programs for the Atom from AcornSoft - https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/atom/Control_Universal_catalogue_html/Acornsoft/Acornsoft.htm
• PDF scans and HTML documentation Acorn Atom - http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/atom/doc/index.html
• Build Your Own Acorn Atom by Roland Leurs - http://diy.acornatom.nl/
• A brief history of Acorn home computers, including the Atom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUnRaldq8PA

David Needle, technology reporter

David Needle is a technology reporter and editor based in Silicon Valley. He has worked for a variety of publications including:

• Computer World
• InfoWorld
• Personal Computing
• Information Week
• Computer Currents

He has interviewed many technology giants of the early computer days, such as:

• Steve Jobs
• Bill Gates
• Dan Bricklin
• Jack Tramiel
• Nolan Bushnell
• Steve Leininger

This interview occurred on November 3, 2016

Links:

• Dave interviews Steve Leininger - https://books.google.com/books?id=yS4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=steve+leininger+tandy&source=bl&ots=SOhJ_VmIPk&sig=rkv-wpHfieMH5rlOfSsNTu5kSaI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw1MGU6pDQAhWB6YMKHVgYCAMQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=steve%20leininger%20tandy&f=false

Tandy Pocket Computers, Part 2

Welcome to episode 80 of the Floppy Days Podcast, for December, 2017!

This episode is part 2 of the coverage of the TRS-80 pocket computer line. In the timeline we're still in the year 1980, with the first of the pocket computer line, the PC-1, having been released in that year. Again, the TRS-80 icon known as Ian Mavric will be walking through various aspects of that computer line with me. We will be covering newsletters, magazines, emulation, Web sites, modern upgrades and much more.

Web site: http://floppydays.com

email: [email protected]

Twitter: @floppydays

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays

on iTunes and Stitcher (www.stitcher.com)

part of the Throwback Network (www.throwbacknetwork.net )

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast

Links Mentioned in the Show:

New Acquisitions

• CoCoSDC - http://cocosdc.blogspot.com/
• REX - http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=REX
• NADSBox - http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=NADSBox
• Model 100 Disk/Video Interface - https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n12/89_Tandy_DiskVideo_Interfac.php
• Paleotronic Retro-Technology Magazine Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paleotronic/paleotronic-retro-technology-magazine-microm8-3d-e/description

News

• Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution by David and Theresa Welsh - http://www.microcomputerpioneers.com/prime/order.html

Upcoming Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/ When: Saturday February 10th and Sunday February 11th, 2018 Where: Living Computers: Museum+Labs, 2245 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA

• CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ , April 21 & 22, 2018, Heron Point Convention Center, 645 West North Avenue, Lombard, IL

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ When: May 18-20, 2018 Where: InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, NJ

• KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ , July 17-22, 2018, Kansas City, Missouri

• other shows that will definitely occur but not yet announced:
• • VCF Southeast - Roswell, GA - April
  • VCF Midwest - Elk Grove Village, IL - September
  • Tandy Assembly - OH - October
  • TI International World's Faire - Chicago - Oct/Nov
  • World of Commodore - Toronto - Dec
  • Atari Party - keep eye open

Magazines/Newsletters

• Pocket Computer Newsletter - http://www.pc-1500.info/
• Status1500 - http://www.pc-1500.info/
• TRS-80 Microcomputer News - http://www.os9projects.com/MAGAZINES/MicroNews/MicroNews.html
• Compunotes - ads in Interface Age Magazine (could not find any links to these)

Books

• 62-2086 TRS-80 Pocket Computer Programs, by Jim Cole ($1.95), published by Radio Shack - https://archive.org/details/119practicalprog00john
• 62-2312 Problem Solving on the TRS-80 Pocket Computer, by Don Inman and Jim Conlan, published by Radio Shack ($9.95) - https://www.amazon.com/Problem-solving-TRS-80-Pocket-Computer-Self-teaching/dp/0471092703
• 119 Practical Programs for the TRS-80 Pocket Computer, TAB Books, by John Clark Craig - https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Programmes-TRS-80-Pocket-Computer/dp/0830613501
• 26-3620 Getting Started on the PC-2, by HC Pennington, Gary Camp, Ralph Burris, published by Radio Shack ($12.95) - https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Sharp-Radio-Shack/dp/0936200111

Ads

• Isaac Asimov ad for PC-1 - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/t80ppc/ad82a.jpg
• PC-2 ad - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/t80ppc/h/pc2cat83.jpg
• PC-2/PC-3/PC-4 combined ad - https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/2468545035_68bb455023_b.jpg

Emulation

• Pock'Emul Multi pocket computers emulator
• Forever1500 Sharp pockets emulator project in HTML5/JavaScript
• PC-1500A emulator
• MESS - http://www.mess.org/

Modern Upgrades

• http://www.tramsoft.ch/sharp_erweiterungen/index_en.html
• • Toolkit: Four program-packages to extend the operating system DISCONTINUED
  • E-Box: Allows to connect up to four devices to a PC-1500/A or CE-150
  • Parallel/Floppy-Interface: Allows to connect a printer and a floppy drive DISCONTINUED
  • A/D Converter Standard Version: Eight channel 12-bit analog to digital converter for mobile data acquisition
  • Memory module: Increase the memory (RAM) to 32K

Community

• Community
• • Mailing Lists
  • • [email protected]
  • Forums
  • • AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/forum/174-tandy-computers/

Web Sites

• http://www.pc1500.com/
• Tandy! Pocket! Mania! @ Floodgap Retrobits - http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tpm/ - Cameron Kaiser
• Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Pocket_Computer
• All and more about the Sharp PC-1500 and PC-1600 - http://www.pc-1500.info/
• http://www.trs-80.com/trs80-models-pocket.htm
• http://pocket.free.fr/html/tandy/tandy_e.html
• http://radioshackcatalogs.com

Tandy Pocket Computers, Part 1

Web site: http://floppydays.com

email: [email protected]

Twitter: @floppydays

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays

on iTunes and Stitcher (www.stitcher.com)

part of the Throwback Network (www.throwbacknetwork.net )

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast

Links Mentioned in the Show:

New Acquisitions

• Amiga RGB to SCART cable - http://amigakit.amiga.store/catalog/
• SCART to HDMI converter - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Scart-HDMI-to-HDMI-720P-1080P-HD-Video-Converter-Monitor-Box-For-HDTV-DVD-STB-BK/322819178099

Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles

Links:

• Stewart Cheifet Productions - http://cheifet.com/
• Email - [email protected]
• Twitter - www.twitter.com/cheifet
• Facebook - www.facebook.com/cheifet
• Watch episodes of COMPUTER CHRONICLES - http://www.archive.org/details/computerchronicles
• Watch episodes of NET CAFE - http://www.archive.org/details/netcafe
• Stewart's interview on Triangulation with Leo Laporte - https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/114

The Commodore Vic-20, Part II

Web site: http://floppydays.com

email: [email protected]

Twitter: @floppydays

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays

on iTunes and Stitcher (www.stitcher.com)

part of the Throwback Network (www.throwbacknetwork.net )

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast

Links Mentioned in the Show:

New Acquisitions

• Vic-20 Final Expansion - http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3
• Vic-20 Cartzilla! - http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html
• Amiga mouse - new mint from MyAtari (B&C ComputerVisions, Atari Sales & Service) - http://myatari.com/
• Amiga power supply - Ray Carlsen - http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/
• Amiga emulator - Amiga Forever 7 - https://www.amigaforever.com/

News

• VCF Midwest 12 - http://vcfmw.org/
• Evan Wright - http://mrwrightteacher.net/index.php
• Evan Wright's Cross Platform Text Adventure Generator - https://github.com/evancwright/Lantern
• Upcoming Shows
• • Tandy Assembly - October 7-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/
  • 35th Chicago TI International World's Faire - October 14, Evanston, IL Public Library, 9-4 - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
  • World of Commodore - December 9-10, 2017 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - http://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore-2017/about/

Feedback

• Museum of Computing History's Retrofest - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/43210/Retro-Computer-Festival-2017-16th-17th-September-2017/
• Classic Game Fest - http://classicgamefest.com/

Magazines

• Commodore Free - http://www.commodorefree.com/

Books

• "Commodore, A Company on the Edge" by Brian Bagnall - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973864966/?tag=flodaypod-20
• "The home computer wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel" by Michael Tomczyk - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20
• "The First Home Computer: 30 Years Later" by Michael Tomczyk - http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later
• Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History by Giacomo Vernoni (Kickstarter)

Software

• (R) VIC-20 Cartridge Rarity & Gameplay listing by Ward Shrake and Paul LeBrasse - http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartlist.html
• (R) VIC-20 Cartridge Software Reviews a.k.a. Cartzilla! - http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html

User Groups and Shows

• World of Commodore - World of Commodore - December 9 & 10 - Toronto - http://www.tpug.ca/
• CommVex - Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex
• Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/

Modern Upgrades

• VIC-VODER (Raspberry Pi)
• Jim Brain's memory card - UltiMem VIC-20 Memory Expansion Cartridge - http://store.go4retro.com/ultimem-vic-20-memory-expansion-cartridge/
• Vic-20 Mega-Cart - https://www.commodoreserver.com/CommodorePhotoDetails.asp?PID=55CD0F98F23E440782584E4E6C807A82
• Behr-Bonz cart - http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56288
• Final Expansion cart - http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3
• Penultimate Cart - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/penultimatecart
• Vic-20 Midi cartridge (Jim Brain) - http://store.go4retro.com/vic-20-midi-cartridge/
• Commodore VIC-20 Expansion Port Cart Breadboard Breakout for Development - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-Expansion-Port-Cart-Breadboard-Breakout-for-Development/332147938040
• Commodore VIC-20 VIC20 cartridge development board-Atmel/Microchip/Arduino - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-VIC20-cartridge-development-board-Atmel-Microchip-Arduino/332146114579
• Commodore User Port Breadboard Breakout for C64 VIC-20 Development - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-User-Port-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC-20-Development-/332147938038
• Joystick Breadboard Breakout for C64 VIC20 Atari 2600 VCS Development - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development-/332147938039

Connectivity to Modern Computers

• Chris Osborne Raspberry Pi 1541 Emulator - http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/208/C64PiVideo
• Chris Osborne Teensy XUM1541 - http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/201/turning-a-teensy-into-a-floppy-controller
• UNO2IEC - https://github.com/Larswad/uno2iec/wiki/About-Uno2IEC,-the-Arduino-1541-emulator-Wiki-and-HowTo
• C64HDD - https://www.64hdd.com/index_en.html
• X1541 - http://sta.c64.org/xcables.html

Emulation

• VICE - http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/ - VICE is now considered by many to be the best VIC 20 emulator available. Windows, OSX, DOS
• Javascript Vic-20 by Matt Dawson - https://www.mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php
• MESS (Multi-Emulator Super System)/MAME - http://www.mess.org/
• Power20 - Mac - shareware - http://www.infinite-loop.at/Power20/index.html

Community

• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/commodoreVIC20/
• Forums
• • AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/forum/172-commodore-8-bit-computers/
  • http://www.sleepingelephant.com/denial/ - forums, wiki, software
  • Lemon64 - http://www.lemon64.com/
  • Melon64 - http://www.melon64.com
  • Vintage Computing Forum - http://www.vcfed.org/forum
• Podcasts
• • Chicken Lips Radio - http://www.chickenlipsradio.org/
  • Press Play on Tape - https://pressplayontape.podbean.com/
  • The Immortal C64 - http://www.akumadesigns.com/ic64/

Web Sites

• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vic20
• Zimmers.net (pictures, software, list of all carts and tapes, tons of information) - http://www.zimmers.net/commie/index.html
• Vic-20 Listings - http://www.vic20listings.freeolamail.com/index.html
• "The Commodore Vic-20: A First Look", COMPUTE! ISSUE 11 / APRIL 1981 / PAGE 26 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue11/12_1_THE_COMMODORE_VIC-20_A_FIRST_LOOK.php
• Commodore Vic-20 Tribute Page by Rick Melick - http://www.geocities.ws/cbm/ - history, interviews, magazine indexes and companion disks, documentation and manuals
• Starring the Computer - http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=65 - The Vic-20 was in shows/movies like The Philadelphia Experiment, What Waits Below, Airplane II (running Mission Control), Knight Rider
• The Ultimate Vic-20 Website - http://vic-20.appspot.com/ - geared towards information about Vic-20 emulation

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20
• http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=VIC-20

This is a special set of ads for the Tandy Assembly show coming to Chillicothe, OH October 7 & 8.

Thank you to all our sponsors.

http://www.tandyassembly.com

Interview with Ian Mavric, TRS-80 Recycler

This is an interview-only episode of Floppy Days. I was able to catch up with someone well-known in the TRS-80 community, Mr. Ian Mavric, or Mav for short. Mav bills himself as a TRS-80 recycler who also sells a lot of upgrades for the TRS-80 line of computers, including the FreHD, hi-res boards, the Quinnterface and others. He's also a member of the TRS-80 Trash Talk Podcast and writes for the TRS8BIT newsletter. Mav is very active in the TRS-80 community and I was very happy to be able to sit down with him and talk about everything in which he's involved.

Links:

• Mav's web site - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/
• To order FreHD parts - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator
• To order FreHD Clearly Superior sets - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/clearlysuperior/
• TRS-80 Model 4 Hi-Res boards - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/hires/hires.htm
• Fred Vecoven, Inventor of FreHD - http://www.vecoven.com/trs80/trs80.html

Mav can be found on the following internet Tech Forums:

• VCFEDs TRS-80 Forum - http://www.vcfed.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?46-Tandy-Radio-Shack
• Yahoo TRS-80 Group - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TRS-80/info
• Yahoo TRS-80 Club Group - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/trs80club/info
• Usenet comp.sys.tandy - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.sys.tandy
• Mav writes a quarterly column in TRS8Bit Newsletter - http://trs-80.org.uk/index.html

Sites which may interest TRS-80 Purists:

• SYDTRUG - Sydney TRS-80 User's Group - http://sydtrug.org/
• Pascal Holdry's TRS-80 en France - http://prof-80.fr/
• Ira Goldlkang's TRS-80.Com - http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/
• TRS-80 Trash Talk Podcast - http://www.trs80trashtalk.com/

Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 5.0 Post-show

Hi, everyone and welcome to episode #75 of the Floppy Days Podcast. I'm your host, Randy Kindig. It's July, 2017, and I have a special episode for you where I cover the VCFSE 5.0 show that took place April 29-30 this year in Roswell, Georgia. When I say I "cover" the show, what I really mean is that I give you a limited perspective of the show from my eyes, as an exhibitor at the event. I will be talking about the exhibit I was a part of, some of the people I met, and purchases or sales that I made. The largest part of this episode, however, are the interviews that I was able to get at the show. They were interesting and fun for me. I hope you enjoy it, and if you were not able to make it to VCFSE this year, please consider attending next year. It's well worth the effort to get there.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• VCFSE 5 presentation videos - https://vimeo.com/user50868990
• The Guru Meditation - http://www.thegurumeditation.org/
• Video of meeting Bill & Anthony of the The Guru Meditation for the first time at VCFSE 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=KKxc4Irm5mw&index=3&list=PLhK8ZGIwZnnNFbpeNWUGghFx8C2VQLqET
• Bob Payne's store on eBay with NOS TRS-80 items - http://stores.ebay.com/intenseenergy/
• Video by Nir Dary of Multi-Dash game using Multi-Link hardware - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhA40kM3O4o
• "Don't Mess with Texas" TI-99 Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhSUhE03XFw
• Bill Lange's Atari light pen article - http://atari8bitads.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-light-pen-is-here-and-now-its-gone.html

00:00 Theme Song

01:23 Ads

01:52 Intro

03:11 Exhibit Discussion

08:47 Tandy Assembly Ad

09:35 My Acquisitions, items sold, or give-aways

16:57 Thomas Liebert Interview

28:45 Jon Guidry Interview

49:44 Amiga Bill & Anthony Interview

1:41:54 Conclusion

1:44:52 Out-takes

Interview with Giacomo Vernoni, author Commodore Vic 20: A Visual History

Hello and welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast. I'm Randy Kindig, your host. This is a special interview-only episode. I was able to track down Giacomo Vernoni(Jockamo VERnoni), a computer historian who recently published a book called "Commodore Vic 20: A Visual History". As I've been covering the Vic-20 on recent shows, it thought it was very timely and that it would be great to interview someone who is very familiar with the machine and liked it well enough to publish a book about it. It was awesome to catch up with Giacomo and talk with him for a little while.

This interview took place on April 1st, 2017.

Links:

• Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/958354463/commodore-vic-20-a-visual-history-hardback-book
• Giacomo's site - www.oldcomputr.com
• Giacomo's older Italian site - http://vecchicomputer.com