Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

IBM PC 5150 Part 2 with Jim Leonard

Welcome to Floppy Days episode 109 for December, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the second of a now anticipated four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. Back in episode 106, I covered the long and interesting history of the 5150. How it came about and why we are living today with the choices made clear back in 1981.

I'm very happy to announce that I will have a co-host for these next 3 episodes where we cover tech specs, books, magazines, Web sites, and all the usual topics. And that co-host is Jim Leonard, one of the people responsible for putting together VCF Midwest each year and a huge early PC enthusiast. Jim is a fount of knowledge about these machines and adds a ton to the podcast!

It turns out that just covering the tech specs about the 5150 alone was more than enough material to fill an entire episode, so Jim and I will focus on that in this episode. Next month we will cover peripherals, software, magazines, books, and more and in the final episode covering this venerable machine we will focus on ads, emulation, modern upgrades, Community, and Web sites.

Before we get into the 5150 tech specs, I will be talking a bit about new acquisitions in the vintage computer hobby and what I've been up to.

I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate to help keep this podcast going.

New Acquisitions

• Commodore 128 RGB to SCART - https://c128adapter.pook.nl/
• Atari 8-bit 576NUC+ - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/myteks-576nuc-atari-computer/products/myteks-576nuc-and-internal-fujinet
• Atari 8-bit ACE80XL Cart - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/product/ace-80

Upcoming Shows

• VCF East 2022 = Apr 22, 23, 24, Infoage Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/
• CocoFest 2022 = May 14th & 15th 2022, Elk Grove Village, Illinois - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest-2022/
• KansasFest 2022 = July 19–24, 2022, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/
• VCF West 2022 = Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/

Interview - Jim Leonard

• Jim interview on Floppy Days #7 at VCFMW 8.0 (2013) - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-7-vintage-computer-festival-midwest-8-0
• Total DOS launcher - https://github.com/MobyGamer/total-dos-launcher
• The Oldskool PC YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/TheOldskoolPC

Reference - Tech Specs

• https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_fact.html
• https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php
• http://www.minuszerodegrees.net
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
• https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=274&st=1

Interview with Albert Cory, author of "Inventing the Future" about the Xerox Star

Welcome to Floppy Days episode 108 for October, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host.

This month is a special episode based on an interview I was able to get with Albert Cory, author of the recently published book, "Inventing the Future". This book is a semi-fictional account of what it was like to work at Xerox in the late 70's and early 80's, while the company was working on the concept of the "Office of the Future" and the amazing computer known as the Xerox Star.

For me, this interview and book finally pushed me into researching this incredible part of computer history; of which I had a cursory knowledge, but had never gone into any detailed research. The Xerox Star was ahead of its time and the technology that went into this computer set the stage for our modern computers in many ways.

While Xerox didn't truly take advantage of all this amazing technology, as the Star was considered a commercial failure, many other companies took the mantle from Xerox and successfully utilized much of its technology.

Albert sits down with me and talks about what it was like to work at Xerox in those days, what prompted him to write the book, and many other topics.

I think you'll find it interesting. I know I did!

Before getting into the interview, I do want to talk about some vintage computer shows I was recently able to attend and, of course, some vintage hardware or modern upgrades I was able to acquire.

Finally, while I usually eschew talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the inclination. I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate. Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to talk about. Thank you so much everyone who has contributed and continues to contribute!

Links:

New Acquisitions

• VCF Midwest - http://www.vcfmw.org
• ZX80/81/TS1000 ZXpand Super Serial + wireless module - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/zxpand%2B-super-serial-card-40640
• ZX80/81/TS1000 ZX-Key: The ZX81 Mechanical Keyboard and Interface Card (Gateron Black Switches) - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/45028
• ZX80/81/TS1000 ZX-Key main Web site - ZX81 Keyboard Adventure
• Apple IIGS RGB-to-SCART cable - Cocoman - https://cocoman.onlineweb.shop/Apple_IIgs_SCART_Cable/p7004829_21371801.aspx
• Microsoft BASIC I for Atari - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Microsoft%20Basic%20I
• Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com
• MCX32SD for Tandy MC-10 - https://thezippsterzone.com/mc-10-items-for-sale/
• REX# for M100/T102 - Steve Adolph - https://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=Ordering_Information
• Backpack Drive for M100/T102 - Jeffrey Birt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3es0NLJmd2c

Upcoming Shows

• CocoFest November 6-7 Elk Grove Village, IL https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/
• Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS) November 6-7, Burbank, CA, http://www.portcommodore.com/class
• VCF East April 22-24, 2022: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall NJ
• VCF West August 6-7: Vintage Computer Festival West , The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA

Interview Links

• Albert Web site - https://www.albertcory.io/
• Bitsavers documents - http://bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/sdd/
• "Inventing the Future" by Albert Cory - https://amzn.to/3EtBOO1
• "Dealers of Lightning" by Michael Hiltzik - https://amzn.to/3w7xVM0
• Read the reviews from the participants - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57138737-inventing-the-future

Bill Degnan, Kennett Classic

https://www.vintagecomputer.net/

https://www.kennettclassic.com

Second Annual Kennett ClassicSept. 25, 2021Kennett Square, PA

The History of the IBM PC 5150

Welcome to Floppy Days episode 106 for August, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As regular listeners will remember, we are currently talking about computers released in 1981. It just so happens that the next computer up is the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. It just so happens that this very month, August, is the 40th anniversary of the venerable IBM PC. This wasn't planned. It just fortuitously worked out this way. I'm planning to have a couple-episode arc on this topic, starting this month with the long and interesting history of the 5150. How it came about and why are we living today with the choices made clear back in 1981?

Although I'll be running solo this month, as Bill Gates just couldn't free himself up to co-host with me, I will have a co-host for the follow-up episode where we cover tech specs, books, magazines, Web sites, and all the usual topics.

Before we get into the 5150 history, I will be talking a bit about new acquisitions in the vintage computer hobby and what I've been up to.

Finally, while I usually eschew talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you help if you have the inclination. I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate. Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to talk about.

New Acquisitions

• iWoz book - https://amzn.to/2Wurftw
• Jobs movie - https://amzn.to/3kC9IYQ
• PCJrSD + case - https://www.raphnet.net/electronique/sdcartJR/index_en.php
• MS-DOS 5 disks from Jim Leonard - https://www.pcjribm.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=26
• MCX32 SD - https://thezippsterzone.com/mc-10-items-for-sale/
• Retrocomputer Coloring Book by Quick Web Books - https://amzn.to/3zwK1iG
• AmtixCPC Magazine - https://www.patreon.com/amtixcpcmagazine/posts

Upcoming Shows

• VCF Midwest Sep 11-12 http://vcfmw.org/announce , Elmhurst, IL (Chicago)
• Second Annual Kennett Classic September 25, https://www.kennettclassic.com/ , Kennett Square, PA
• Tandy Assembly October 1-3 in Springfield Ohio, http://www.tandyassembly.com/ (play ad for Tandy Assembly)
• VCF East October 8, 9, 10, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall NJ
• Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS) November 6-7, Burbank, CA, http://www.portcommodore.com/class

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
• https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_birth.html
• https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_reference.html
• http://oldcomputers.net/ibm5150.html

Floppy Days 105 - Joe Decuir - Developing the Amiga

Hello, and welcome to another interview edition of the Floppy Days Podcast for July, 2021. I am Randy Kindig. I am extremely honored to bring to you today an interview with one of the true pioneers of the personal computer, one of the designers of the Amiga 1000, a primary designer of the Atari 8-bit line and Atari 2600, and the developer of modern USB based on his work developing the SIO port for the Atari 8-bit: Mr. Joe Decuir.

I've interviewed Joe for Floppy Days before, but that was about his amazing work on the Atari 8-bit line. Joe was able to provide a lot of history around the development of the Atari 8-bits for the shows where I was covering the 400 and 800 computers.

The majority of this interview is around the work he did on the Amiga. Joe worked closely with Jay Miner and others to design a computer in the days when personal computers were just in their infancy. Joe shares with us the thoughts and reasoning that went into the design of the Amiga 1000 and thus brings all of us a little closer to being a part of an amazing time in computer history. Joe also mixes in some Atari 8-bit and Atari 2600 information, talks about the Apple II, has a story involving the TI-99 and numerous other tidbits.

Before diving into the interview, I will cover a few of the new acquisitions that have been added to my ever-growing vintage computer and modern upgrades collection.

I had a great time, as always, talking with Joe and learning more about what it was like back in the 70's and 80's as a developer of some of the most incredible hardware developed up to that time. Please enjoy!

Links:

• Amiga .5MB upgrade - https://www.ebay.com/itm/274483642683
• AmigaSD - ozkanocakli at gmail.com - https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/sdcard-interface-for-the-commodore-amiga
• Amiga Addict Magazine - https://www.amiga-addict.com/
• Upcoming Shows
• • VCF West August 7 & 8, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival West , The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
  • VCFSE Aug 20-22 - https://gameatl.com/vintage-computing-festival-southeast-8-0-at-sfge/ or http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/ , Atlanta, GA
  • VCF Midwest Sep 11-12 - http://vcfmw.org/announce , Elmhurst, IL (Chicago)
  • Tandy Assembly October 1-3 in Springfield Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/
  • VCF East October 8, 9, 10, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall NJ
  • Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS) November 6-7, Burbank, CA - http://www.portcommodore.com/class

Floppy Days 104 - Interview with Leonard Tramiel

Welcome to Floppy Days episode 104 for June, 2021. Randy Kindig here again, as your usual host, to talk about vintage computer topics.

For this month, I have another interview for you in which Commodore and Atari fans will have special interest. One of the most iconic figures in vintage computer history, and one who was a big part of the home computer wars back in the late 70's and into the mid-to-late 80's was Jack Tramiel. Jack at one time owned Commodore and later Atari, and involved his sons intimately in the business. Although Jack is no longer around there are plenty of interviews available on YouTube and other places where you can see and hear Jack. For this episode, however, I was able to track down one of Jack's sons, Leonard, and get his perspective on being involved in home computers with his father during that time. Leonard was particularly involved in the development of the Atari ST and much of this interview will revolve around that, but there is a lot of other content here as well.

For this month, I'm going to forgo any other content and just focus on the interview itself.

This interview took place February 2, 2020.

Please enjoy!

Links:

• Leonard Tramiel, Computer History Museum profile - https://computerhistory.org/profile/leonard-tramiel/
• Interview at Arcade Attack - https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/leonard-tramiel/
• The story of Commodore and the 8-bit generation | Leonard Tramiel | TEDxMidAtlantic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBU8pEDWwY
• Leonard Tramiel Greets Those at CommVEx 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNGEd7QbLjI

Floppy Days 103 - Kay Savetz Interviews Mark Englebardt, Wayzata Technology

Mark Englebardt was the founder of Wayzata Technology, a company that was one of the earliest publishers of CD-ROM software. The company was founded in 1991, and produced hundreds of CD-ROM titles before going out of business in 1996. The company's discs were primarily for Macintosh but many worked with all ISO-9660 compatible platforms. Its most popular product was the Wayzata World Factbook, a disc of information about countries and territories around the world.

Downloadable versions of more than 80 of Wayzata CD-ROMs are available at the Internet Archive.

This interview took place on January 26, 2016.

Inc Magazine: Pioneer CD-ROM Maker Hit by Hardball Competition

Downloadable versions of Wayzata CD-ROMs at Internet Archive

The BBC Micro, Part 3 with Daniel Jameson

Hello, and welcome to episode 102 of the Floppy Days Podcast for December, 2020. I just love these old machines and love to learn and talk about them. The year is 1981 and we are talking about the legendary BBC Micro or Beeb as it's affectionately known. This is the final episode on this incredible machine, where we will be covering Ads and Appearances, Modern Upgrades, Emulators, Buying One Today, Community, and current Web Sites.

Again, as with the last episode, since the BBC Micro is a British machine I thought it only right that my co-host for these episodes should be someone from the UK. Daniel Jameson, a prominent member of the stardot forums, graciously agreed to help me with this and provide the "color" commentary during this episode. I think he adds a lot to the show.

Before getting into the details of the Beeb, I will talk a bit about new acquisitions and what I've been up to, a very brief mention of any upcoming shows, and then right into the meat of the episode.

New Acquisitions

• PC Junior VGA video card - https://www.ebay.com/itm/164149429851
• C64 TapeCart - https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Tapecart
• FujiNet for Atari 800/800XL - https://fujinet.online/shop/
• book "Beneath Apple DOS and ProDOS 2020" By Don Worth, Pieter Lechner - https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/pieter-lechner-and-don-worth/beneath-apple-dos-and-prodos-2020/paperback/product-g9kwzm.html?page=1&pageSize=4
• MVT100 - https://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=VT100 - Steve Adolph
• Apple IIC composite cable - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-IIc-2c-DB15-Color-Composite-Video-amp-Audio-Cable-Tested-/233772943854?nma=true&si=tHD2mKl633oUtVis3c7Y7F3AfKY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
• ZXpand+ - https://www.sellmyretro.com/
• MISE/FreHD cases: re490
• • https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-3D-Printed-2-color-Case-Enclosure-for-TRS-80-MISE-w-Pads-screws-NEW-/124383293703?hash=item1cf5d27107
  • https://www.ebay.com/itm/Custom-3D-Printed-2-Color-Case-Enclosure-for-TRS-80-FreHD-w-Pads-screws-NEW-/124383299365?hash=item1cf5d28725

Upcoming Shows

• April 9, 10 & 11, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival East
• June 11-13, 2021: http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/
• August 7 & 8, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival West

Feedback

• Adam Trionfo - Computer and Videogame Collection - Video 1 - Books, Books and More... Books! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GhMBeqkfB8

Ads and Appearances

• Starring the Computer - http://www.starringthecomputer.com/
• 1980s BBC Micro Used By Everyone/The Story of Daphne Ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6GQaC4Em8E
• ads at 8bs.com - http://8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/ads.shtml
• ads at vintagecomputing.com - http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/657
• Vintage PC Ads - https://twitter.com/vintage_pc_ads
• https://twitter.com/vintage_pc_ads/status/938943770065764355/photo/1
• https://twitter.com/vintage_pc_ads/status/954526425599676416/photo/1
• 4Corn Computers - http://4corn.co.uk/8bit.php

Modern Upgrades

• RetroClinic's "INTERNAL RASPBERRY PI 1GHz MULTI-CORE CO-PROCESSOR KIT" uses a Raspberry Pi to emulate a number of the Tube processor expansions - https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/retroclinic
• TheFutureWas8Bit "SD2BBC BBC Micro SPI SD Card Interface" - SD2BBC
• SPROW Ethernet Adapter - http://www.sprow.co.uk/bbc/masternet.htm
• Acorn BBC Micro RGB SCART - Cool Novelties
• Acorn BBC Micro RGB SCART - RetroComputerShack
• RGB to HDMI directly using RPi Zero
• • https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14430&start=90
  • https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20404
• GreaseWeazle - https://github.com/keirf/Greaseweazle
• modern USB mouse adapter - SmallyMouse - https://www.domesday86.com/?page_id=245

Emulation

• BBC Micro emulators - Emulation General Wiki
• B-EM - The BBC Micro Emulator , https://github.com/stardot/b-em
• BeebEm - BBC Micro and Master 128 Emulator
• BeebEm For Mac
• BeebEm for UNIX - http://beebem-unix.bbcmicro.com/
• JSBeeb:
• • JSBeeb - Javascript BBC Micro emulator
  • https://github.com/mattgodbolt/jsbeeb
  • The Complete BBC Games Archive a website holding nearly all software for the BBC Micro, most with links to play online for free in JSBeeb.
  • Matt Godbolt's blog and videos - https://xania.org/Emulation
• model-b, a BBC Micro Emulator for Windows
• b2 - https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=13081 , https://github.com/tom-seddon/b2/releases

Community

• Facebook
• • Acorn Computer and BBC Micro Enthusiasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/AcornAndBBCMicro/
• Mailing Lists - BBC Micro mailing list - http://lists.cloud9.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/bbc-micro
• Twitter - BBC Micro (@acornproton) - https://twitter.com/acornproton
• Forums
• • AtariAge - http://www.atariage.com
  • stardot.org.uk
  • 6502.org - http://forum.6502.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3482

Current Web Sites

• General Info
• • BBC Micro - Tips
  • BeebMaster
  • BeebWiki
  • BBC Micro - Wikipedia
  • Inside The Master 128 - Motherboard picture
  • mdfs.net - Software and documentation covering such subjects as Acorn BBCs, Econet and networking
  • R. T. Russell: The home of BBC BASIC
  • The BBC lives!
  • Sprow's webpages - BBC Mecca
  • The Retro-Kit Collection
  • Yellow Pigs BBC Computer Pages
  • BBC and Master Computer PD Library
  • 8 Bit Acorn Webring
  • The BBC micro as a `multi-multimeter' - https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989PhyEd..24...44T/abstract
  • Vic from the 10pence Arcade podcast recently teamed up with Kingy from the RGDS podcast presenters to talk about some of the games for the BBC Micro
  • The Press Play on Tape podcast also did an episode on Acorn a few years back
• Stores
• • RetroClinic | eBay Stores - Mark Haysman
  • Cool Novelties - BBC Micro & Acorn - Retro Gaming, Electronics and Novelty Gifts
  • DataServe Retro - repair BBC PS - Steve Gledhill

The BBC Micro, Part 2

Hello, and welcome to episode 101 of the Floppy Days Podcast for September, 2020. The year is 1981 and we are talking about the legendary BBC Micro. In this episode and next we will fully cover this incredible machine; from tech specs, peripherals, and books/magazines/software to emulators, modern upgrades, and current Web sites.

The BBC Micro is a British machine, and I thought it only right that my co-host for these episodes should be someone from the UK. I acquired my BBC Micro, a BBC Master Series model, from my good friend and frequent contributor to the show via feedback, Andy Collins. We did an international swap, where I sent him a machine that is common in the US (the Apple IIGS) and he sent me a machine common in the UK (the aforementioned BBC Master). It would have cost each of us a not-insignificant sum of money otherwise to acquire our respective machines, as they each are rare in the country from which they did not originate. I'm very happy with the trade and thankful to Andy for helping me get a BBC Micro.

In any event, Andy agreed to co-host this episode, for which I'm grateful, and I will have another UK resident for next month's co-host.

Before getting into the details of the Beeb, I will talk a bit about new acquisitions and what I've been up to, a very brief mention of any upcoming shows, and then right into the meat of the episode.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

New Aquisitions

• The History of the Fortran Programming Language by Mark Jones Lorenzo - https://amzn.to/3iboEK4
• The Atari Experience by Adrien Lamothe Jr. - https://amzn.to/36fakOh
• The Easy Guide to Your Atari 600XL/800XL by Thomas Blackadar - https://amzn.to/36eTCyF
• Compute!'s ST Programmer's Guide by The Editors of Compute! - https://amzn.to/3kVLVkX
• Elementary ST BASIC by C. Regena (Compute! Books) - https://amzn.to/2Gk4vUQ
• Beginning Programming Using Retro Computing, Learn BASIC with a Commodore Emulator by Gerald Friedland - https://amzn.to/3jiVlqn
• PRM-85 - Bill Kotaska - https://vintagecomputers.sdfeu.org/hp85/prm85.htm
• H85Disk - Mike Gore - https://github.com/magore/hp85disk/tree/master/
• groups.io HP Series 80 list - [email protected]

Upcoming Shows

• October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ VIRTUAL + LIVE

Peripherals

• Acorn Dual Analogue Joysticks - https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/Acorn-Analogue-Joysticks/
• Kempston Competition Pro 500 Joystick - https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/Competition-Pro-Joystick-for-the-BBC-Micro/
• Acorn Data Recorder - https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/Acorn-Data-Recorder-ANF-03/
• BBC Turtle - https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2009/10/22/remembering-the-bbc-micro/

Magazines

• BBC Micro Magazines - http://8bs.com/magazines.htm
• BBC Micro User/The Micro User/Acorn Computing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Micro_User
• Acorn Programs - https://archive.org/details/acorn-programs
• BeBug - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEEBUG
• Disk User Magazine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_User

Books

• 55 BBC Micro Books - http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/eug/revs/dvds/55_Bbc_Micro_Books_000.html
• BBC-related manuals - http://8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/applications.shtml
• "BBC Microcomputer User Guide" by John Coll - BBC Micro User Guide [Remastered PDF]
• "The Advanced User Guide"/"The New Advanced User Guide"
• • Advanced_User_Guide.pdf
  • New_Advanced_User_Guide.pdf
  • http://www.acornelectron.co.uk/info/electron/acornsoft_adder/The-New-Advanced-User-Guide.html
• The "BASIC Rom User Guide" by Mark Plumbley - BASIC ROM User Guide [Remastered PDF]
• Advanced BASIC ROM User Guide by Colin Pharo, 1984 - Advanced BASIC ROM User Guide [Remastered PDF]
• Forth on the BBC Microcomputer by Steven Flintham - http://8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/applications/forth-on-the-bbc-microcomputer.zip
• LISP on the BBC Microcomputer - http://8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/applications/LISP-doc-SBL14.zip
• Assembly Language Programming for the BBC Micro [Remastered PDF]

Software

• Top 20 BBC games - http://bbcmicro.co.uk/about.php
• Educational Software Archive for the BBC Micro - http://www.flaxcottage.com/
• ROMS!!!!!! - http://www.flaxcottage.com/BBC_ROMS/Default.asp
• A guide to making your own ROMs - https://mansfield-devine.com/speculatrix/2019/12/making-roms-for-the-bbc-micro/

Ed Smith, developer of the Imagination Machine

Ed Smith is an African American was born in 1954 in Brownsville Brooklyn, NY. Ed studied electrical engineering at Westinghouse High School, then computer science and marketing at Pace University.

Ed is one of only two African Americans to develop a video game system in the 1970s and the first African American to work in the design of a personal computer – The Imagination Machine.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Intro

• Floppy Days that covered the MP1000 and IM-1 back in 2014 (episode 22) - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-22-the-apf-imagination-machine

New Acquisitions/What I've Been Up To

• book - Commodore the Final Years by Brian Bagnall - https://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Final-Years-Brian-Bagnall/dp/0994031033/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=flodaypod-20&linkId=2145a99d3cb6c0a9d26dc08ee0b9394f&language=en_US
• MagPi Magazine - https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/
• Pi4 8GB - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/
• Fusion Magazine - Amiga special - https://fusiongamemag.com/collections/magazine/products/fusion-amiga
• Current Notes magazines - collection at Archive.org - https://archive.org/details/@allan52
• Next Without For Podcast - http://www.nextwithoutfor.org/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20Next%20Without%20For&text=Next%20Without%20For%20is%20a,or%20(b)...

Upcoming Shows

• July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) cost $20 to register
• August 1-2, VCF West, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ - going virtual
• Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/
• September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/
• October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping
• October 24, Chicago TI International World Faire, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/
• October 30 - November 1, 2020, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/
• December ?, World of Commodore, Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, Canada - https://www.tpug.ca/ - No word on the Website yet

Interview

• Ed's Website - https://www.imaginethat2.com/
• article on Ed Smith, Black Enterprise, Dec. 1982 - http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false
• https://www.fastcompany.com/3063298/ed-smith-and-the-imagination-machine-the-untold-story-of-a-black-vid by Benj Edwards, Fast Company, 9/2/16
• "Imagine That!" by Ed Smith and Benj Edwards - https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-That-Americans-personal-computers-ebook/dp/B0846535TR