Recorded live from VCFSE 2.0 in Roswell, GA! Main topic: The Exidy Sorcerer. Special guest host David Greelish!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Books

• 32 BASIC Programs for the Exidy Sorcerer by Tom Rugg - http://www.amazon.com/32-BASIC-programs-Exidy-Sorcerer/dp/0918398355

Emulation

• JSorcerer - Java based - http://www.liaquay.co.uk/sorcerer/

• Multi-Emulator Super System (MESS) - http://www.mess.org/

Current Web Sites

• The Exidy Sorcerer as seen in Tezza’s Classic Computer Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnsYJOjh2k

• Exidy Sorcerer Hardware Review from Creative Computing - http://www.trailingedge.com/~dlw/comp/exidyrv.html

• Exidy Sorcerer at oldcomputers.net - http://oldcomputers.net/sorcerer.html

• The Trailing Edge - Exidy Sorcerer information (documentation, catalogs, price lists, ROMs) - http://www.trailingedge.com/exidy/

• The Exidy Sorcerer at DigiBarn - http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/exidy-sorcerer/

• The Center for Computing History - history, books, magazine articles - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5396/exidy-sorcerer-ii/

• Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Exidy-Sorcerer-Computer/153210461406202

• The Old Computer ROM and Emulation Site - downloads of many Sorcerer programs and ROMs - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Exidy/Sorcerer

• Archive.org - https://archive.org/search.php?query=exidy%20sorcerer

• Sorcerer ROMs at NitroROMS - http://nitroroms.com/list/Exidy%20Sorcerer/by-name/page-1

References

• Golden Age Arcade Historian Blog - http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-exidy_20.html

• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy_Sorcerer

Closing

• Throwback Network (http://www.throwback.net)

• Classic Computing Website (David Greelish) - http://www.classiccomputing.com

Third part on the Apple II:

• News

• New acquisitions

• Feedback

• Books, Software, Modern Upgrades, Online Stores, Emulation, Current Web Sites

• Special guest host Carrington Vanston!!

Items mentioned in this episode:

News

• Throwback Network - http://www.throwbacknetwork.net

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20

• “West Of Eden, The End of Innocence at Apple Computer" by Frank Rose - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615278841/?tag=flodaypod-20

• "Ready Player One: A Novel” by Ernest Cline - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=flodaypod-20

New Acquisitions

• “Color Computer Graphics” by William Barden, Jr. - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Y3B06/?tag=flodaypod-20

• “Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9” by Dale Puckett and Peter Dribble

Vintage Computer Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival East:

• http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/VCF-East2014/

• http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/VCFE91/

• http://www.go4retro.com/2014/04/11/back-from-the-vintage-computer-festival-east-9-1/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

• VCF Midwest 9.0 Website - http://www.vcfmw.org/

• VCF Midwest 9.0 More Info - http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/

• VCF Midwest Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/

Books

• Compute’s First, Second and Third Book of Apple

• Apple II User’s Guide by Lon Poole

• Programming Surprises & Tricks for your Apple II/IIe Computer by David L. Heiserman

• AppleSoft Tutorial from Apple, Inc. - based on Apple II BASIC Programming Manual by Jef Raskin; rewritten for AppleSoft by Caryl Richardson

• Beneath Apple DOS by Don Worth and Peter Lechner - Beneath Apple DOS is intended to serve as a companion to Apple's DOS Manual, providing additional information for the advanced programmer or the novice Apple user who wants to know more about the structure of diskettes.

• Apple II/IIe Computer Graphics by Ken Williams, founder and CEO of Sierra On-Line Inc

• AppleSoft BASIC Toolbox by Larry Wintermeyer

• Apple Graphics Games by Paul Coletta

• Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield

• Micro Adventure is the title of a series of books for young adult readers, published by Scholastic, Inc.

• Golden Flutes & Great Escapes by Delton Horn

• Sophistication and Simplicity, the Life and Times of the Apple II Computer by Steve Weyhrich, 2013 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

• The New Apple II User’s Guide by David Finnegan, 2012 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615639879/?tag=flodaypod-20

• iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It, by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith, 2006 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393061434/?tag=flodaypod-20

• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, 2011 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451648537/?tag=flodaypod-20

• WOZPAK Special Edition - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1304231321/?tag=flodaypod-20

• What’s Where in the Apple by Prof. William F. Luebbert - http://www.whatswhereintheapple.com/

Software

• VisiCalc - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visicalc

• AppleWorks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleWorks

• Apple Writer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Writer

• ProTerm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterm

• Zork Series - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork

• Apple Invaders - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5JZulzFQE

Modern Upgrades & Connectivity Options

• ADT Pro - http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/

• Apple II Game Server - http://sourceforge.net/projects/a2gameserver/

• CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net/

• Apple II Pi - http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/?p=167, https://ultimateapple2.com/

• A2Server - http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/

• A2Cloud - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYkOxe4mjHg

• RaspApple - http://appleii.ivanx.com/

• Uthernet Card - http://a2retrosystems.com/

• a2mp3 card - http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=21

• Nishida Radio http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html

• SDFloppy II from Bulgaria http://www.ebay.com/bhp/apple-disk-ii

Online Stores

• 16sector - http://16sector.com

• Ultimate Apple II - https://ultimateapple2.com/

• Option8 - https://www.tindie.com/stores/option8/

• Nishida Radio http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html

• Syndicomm - http://store.syndicomm.com/

Emulation

• Virtual II - http://www.virtualii.com/

• Open Emulator - https://code.google.com/p/openemulator/

• AppleWin - http://applewin.berlios.de/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/applewin.berlios/?source=recommended

• JACE - http://sourceforge.net/projects/java-ace/

• Virtual Apple II - Apple II in a browser - http://www.virtualapple.org/

• MESS/JSMESS - Multi-Emulator Super System http://jsmess.textfiles.com/messloader.html?module=apple2e&scale=2

Current Web Sites & Other Forums

• Terry Stewart video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENno_zzst2U

• A2Central - http://www.a2central.com

• MacGUI - http://www.macgui.com/

• comp.sys.Apple2 - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.sys.apple2

• Facebook group Apple II Enthusiasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/

• IRC chat - http://widget02.mibbit.com/?server=irc.a2central.com:6667&channel=%23a2c.chat

• Apple Fritter - http://www.applefritter.com/

• Open Apple Podcast - http://www.open-apple.net/

• Apple Archives - http://applearchives.com/

• Apple II Scans - http://www.apple2scans.net/

• Apple II Game Server Online - http://asciiexpress.net/gameserver/

• Apple II Disk Server - http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/

• Brutal Deluxe Software - http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/index.html

• Every Apple Ad - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JtADjbou7JBD9Ly_w3Mz9RTVVY2T_hy

• Apple II Online - http://apple2online.com/index.php

• The A2 Home Page for Apple II downloadable software! - http://www.a2-web.com/a2netsoft.html

• Archive.org Apple II Disk Image Collection - https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-disk-collection

• The Apple II Lost Classics Project - http://lostclassics.apple2.info/

• Asimov software repository - http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/

Other Books/Sites Used for Reference

• Apple II on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii

• “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

• Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site -http://apple2history.org

Hello, welcome to Floppy Days Episode #15. This is a bonus episode and the topic of this show is the upcoming (as of this podcast) 2014 Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0 near Atlanta Georgia on May 3rd and 4th. I interview Lonnie Mimms and Flash Corliss about the show and they give you the highlights about what you can expect to see there. I hope you enjoy it.

• VCFSE 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/
• Computer Museum of America - http://www.computermuseumofamerica.com/
• VCFSE 2.0 Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/20859909/help-fund-the-vintage-computer-festival-southeast?ref=live
• Atlanta Historical Computing Society - http://atlhcs.org/

This is a special bonus episode and the topic of this show is the upcoming (as of this podcast) 2014 23rd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest. I interview John Mark Mobley about the show and he gives the scoop about what you can expect to see there.

• Glenside Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml
• Cloud9, Cool Stuff for Your CoCo - http://www.cloud9tech.com/
• CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts - http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/coco

Second part on the Apple II:

• New acquisitions

• News

• Tech specs, peripherals, magazines, user groups, shows

• Special guest host Carrington Vanston!!

Items mentioned in this episode:

New Acquisitions

• CoCo SDC card - http://cocosdc.blogspot.com/

• Review of CoCo SDC card - http://tandycoco.com/blog/archives/401

• 80 Micro’s Review Guide - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0913531006/?tag=flodaypod-20

• Radio Shack BASIC Computer Language by David Lien - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VA0WF2/?tag=flodaypod-20

• TRS-80 User’s Manual for Level 1 by David Lien - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00072VR44/?tag=flodaypod-20

• TRSDOS & Disk BASIC Reference Manual

• Machine Language Disk I/O and Other Mysteries by Michael J. Wagner

• BASIC Computer Games TRS-80 Edition by David Ahl - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWUL8WI/?tag=flodaypod-20

• The Custom TRS-80 and Other Mysteries by Dennis Kitsz - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200022/?tag=flodaypod-20

• TRSDOS 2.3 Decoded and Other Mysteries by James Farvour - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200073/?tag=flodaypod-20

• Microsoft BASIC Decoded and Other Mysteries by James Farvour - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200014/?tag=flodaypod-20

• Juiced GS - http://juiced.gs

Vintage Computer Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

Magazines

• A+

• Compute! Apple

• InCider

• Nibble - http://www.nibblemagazine.com/

• SoftDisk

• SoftTalk - http://www.softalkapple.com/

• Apple Assembly Line - http://www.txbobsc.com/aal/

• Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine/newsletter - http://www.callapple.com/

• Juiced GS - http://juiced.gs

User Groups

• Washington Apple Pi - http://www.wap.org/

• A.P.P.L.E. - Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange - http://www.callapple.com/

Shows

• Kansasfest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

• Oz Kfest - http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6314728/www/ozkfest.net/The_Event.html

Other Books/Sites Used for Reference

• Apple II on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii

• “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

• Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site - http://apple2history.org

Special Bonus episode! Interview with Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice about their new book "CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer."

Links:

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20
• CoCo book Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cocobook/

1 year anniversary of Floppy Days!! Special Bonus Episode! I talk with Evan Koblentz of MARCH, who gives us a preview of the upcoming VCF East 9.1.

Links and Info:

VCF East 9.1 - http://www.midatlanticretro.orgEvan Koblentz email - [email protected]

NOTE: Evan misspoke about Bil Herd's Friday session. It is not just CRT repair. It's overall video issues, of which CRT is just one part.

First part on the Apple II:

• Personal memories of the Apple II.

• New acquisitions.

• News.

• Feedback.

• History of the Apple II.

• Special guest host Steve Weyhrich, the man who literally wrote the book on Apple II history!!

Links mentioned in this episode:

New Acquisitions

• "Sophistication and Simplicity" Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

• "CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer" Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20

• BASIC Faster and Better and Other Mysteries - http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/books/#andothermysteries

• Compute's Atari Collection, Book 1 - http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html

Vintage Computer Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/

• KansasFest -http://www.kansasfest.org/

Feedback

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Paul Quirk Blog Covering World of Commodore - http://blog.retro-link.com/2013/12/world-of-commodore-2013.html

Other News

• David Greelish Historically Brewed ebook - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html

History

• Steve Weyhrich's Apple II History Site - http://apple2history.org

Second part on the TRS-80 Model I:

• Personal memories from Terry Stewart (Tezza).

• Second part on the history of the machine, beginning with its introduction.

• Second part of the interview with David and Theresa Welsh of Priming the Pump.

• News, tech specs, peripherals, software, books, magazines, emulation, Web sites, modern-day upgrades.

• Special guest host Earl Evans!!

Links mentioned in this episode:

New Acquisitions

• CFFA3000 CF interface for the Apple II -http://www.dreher.net

• SIDE 2 CF interface for Atari 8 bits - http://www.lotharek.pl

• MyIDE II CF interface for Atari 8 bits - http://www.atarimax.com

Vintage Computer Shows

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

Other News

• "Sophistication and Simplicity" Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

• "CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer" Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20

• "Vintage Volts" Podcast by Jeff Salzman - http://vintagevolts.com

Magazines

• TRS8BIT - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_2x.html

Books

• "Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution" by Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2011-02-23). The Seeker Books - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P8JNIS/?tag=flodaypod-20

Modern Upgrades

• SVD, Semi Virtual Diskette - http://www.thesvd.com/SVD/index.php

• Model I System Expander (MISE) - http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/

• FreHD TRS-80 Hard Drive Emulator - http://www.vecoven.com/trs80/trs80.html

• Ian Mavric's TRS-80 Store http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator

• Alan Page Using the Raspberry Pi to emulate the TRS-80 floppy drive - http://virtualfloppy.blogspot.com/

Emulators

• TRS32 - http://www.trs-80emulators.com/

• XTRS - http://www.tim-mann.org/xtrs.html

• SDLTRS - http://sdltrs.sourceforge.net/index.html

Popular Websites

• Terry Stewart Model I video on YouTube - http://youtu.be/wgKWV8C3e7M

• Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site - http://www.trs-80.com

• The Humongous TRS-80 Archive - http://www.classiccmp.org/cpmarchives/trs80.php

• Newsletter and manual downloads at TRS-80.ORG.UK - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_1x.html

• TRS-80.ORG - http://trs-80.org

• PlanetEmu TRS-80 Software Site - http://www.planetemu.net/roms/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-1

• MarmotKing TRS-80 Software Site - http://vintage.marmotking.com/trs80_m1/categories.html

• OLDCOMPUTER.COM - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Tandy-Radio-Shack/TRS-80-Model-I/Various/

Other Sites Used for Reference

• TRS-80 Model I on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_I

News, reviews, and a discussion of the TRS-80 Model I:

• personal memories

• history up to its introduction

• interview with David and Theresa Welsh (Part I), authors of "Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Start the PC Revolution"

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org

• 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

• CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20

• "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 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IMYW6T4/?tag=flodaypod-20

• TRS-80 Model I Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psA0vmQOoCI

• Computer Timeline @ OldComputers.net - http://www.oldcomputers.net

• F18A Graphics Board for TI-99/4A - http://codehackcreate.com/archives/30

• TurboForth for the TI-99/4A - http://www.turboforth.net/

• Forth Warrior for the TI-99/4A - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/213150-a-new-fun-way-to-learn-forth-forth-warrior/

• TI-99/4A Game Shelf - http://tigameshelf.net/

• TRS-80 Model III Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR7R42S31xs

• “Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution” by Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2011-02-23). The Seeker Books. -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004P8JNIS/?tag=flodaypod-20