Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 110

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Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhurn, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston

Host's Topic: Lottery

You won the lottery! Now, money is no object. You can pick one - just one - vintage computer system with all the fixings. Which one do you add to your collection, and why?

Retro Computing News:

  • Floppy Days Episode 24 - the CompuColor II
  • The Retrobits Podcast show 092: A Close Encounter - The CompuColor II
  • RCR episode 013, when there was a CompuColor II on eBay
  • “The 6502 Gets Microprogrammable Instructions,” Dennette A. Harrod, Byte Oct 1980
  • Ferranti Atlas computers
  • Video about the Atlas computers
  • Gray Chang’s Claim Jumper development notebook
  • Atari releases LGBT-themed “Pridefest” game
  • Z80 Membership card
  • Gofundme page for Sean's Garage Giveaway (KansasFest)
  • 25 years ago a working party started something so pervasive today - IEEE802.11
  • The Superheroines of Computing
    • Grace Hopper Documentary
    • Grace Hopper interview on Letterman
    • Build a 6502, 6809, or Z80 computer hardware emulation using FPGA development boards and a few external parts. Neat stuff!
      • Cyclone IV
      • Grant Searle's FPGA Pick-and-mix
      • Retro VGS
      • JKL museum
      • MEGA65

        • Vintage Computer Commercial:

        • Epson Featuring Kent Dorfman from Animal House

          • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

          • Black and White Keyboard Box

            • Auction Picks:

            • Carrington: Apple IIc covers
              • Blazing Paddles for Apple II
              • Earl: Vintage Texas Instruments 99/4 Peripheral Expansion System
              • Michael: Extra RAM for your VIC-20
                • - See also: tech info (ftp link)
                • Epson CX-20 Portable Acoustic Coupler
                • Jack: Mattel Aquarius
                  • Aquaricart
                  • 32k cartridge
                  • Paul: Your CompuServe account has been suspended
                    • Model 100, disk drive, ROMs, manuals, software.
                    • Floppy traveling case
                    • Apple plotter
                    • Keyboards one and two
                    • North American source of SCSI2SDs
                      • See also: Compatible computers

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

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