Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 103

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Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Earl Evans, Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting

Host's Topic: Surprises!

I’m sure we’ve all bought retro machines where we’ve found a little something extra. An unlisted interface card, extra RAM, Floppy in the drive... A mummified mouse hiding behind a power supply!

Retro Computing News:

  • SIDtracker64 for iPad
  • Ninjaforce NinjaTracker for Apple IIGS
  • Commodore - The Amiga Years, the funded Kickstarter
  • Amiga 2000 and climate change at the Grand Rapids Public School system
  • Retrochallange 2015/7
  • Breakthroughs in OCR ca. 1966
    • Details: “The Computer Tutor... or How To Teach Your Computer to Read”
    • #CPCRetroDev Game Creation Contest
    • TIS-100 game, use assembly language, solve problems, and discover the secrets of the machine
    • Can you pilot an Apollo Lunar Mission?
    • From Abacus to Smartphone
    • Windows 1.01 (starts running at 12:30)
    • Earl ports Forth to a C128

      • Vintage Computer Commercial:

      • IBM PC Convertible

        • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

        • 64JPX - JoyPad eXpander

          • Auction Picks:

          • Earl: ATARI 1200XL COMPUTER
          • Jack: HP-01 Calculator watch
            • HP-01 at Wikipedia
            • Michael: Sharp OZ8000
            • Michael: Palm Pilot
            • Michael: Sony Clié PEG-NX70V/U
            • Paul: Univac 8” drive unit (8406)
            • Paul: Oki 8-bit Starter Kit (80C49)

              • Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link

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