Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 111

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Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Paul Hagstrom (vice hosting), and Charles Mangin (not hosting)

Host's Topic: 3D Printing

Perhaps your keyboard broke, or you’re missing a drive door. Perhaps you have a Raspberry Pi without a retrocomputer-shaped enclosure. Is 3D printing the answer? If so, where do you start?

Retro Computing News:

  • Tetris easter egg on HP 54600B oscilloscope
  • TI-82/etc calculator tracker/sequencer
  • Tezza has fun servicing an Amstrad FD-1 3” External Floppy Drive
  • Steve Jobs introducing the “Think Different” campaign, but with remarkable animation
  • Reading Retro: The Z1
  • Ben Heck revisits the ZX Spectrum project (from 2014)
    • Part-1 September 25th
    • Part-2 October 9th
    • Blake Patterson on the Mockingboard
    • RetroConnector (Charles' easy store) Lisa/Mac XL available, Apple /// coming soon, custom requests can be made through the contact link.

      • Vintage Computer Commercial:

      • Epson, every 10 seconds
      • The sadness of competitors to the Amstrad 464

        • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

        • Disk II Styled USB SD card reader

          • Auction Picks:

          • Michael: ZX Spectrum Clone, blue
            • ZX Spectrum Clone, red
            • Charles: austingoodwillcomputerworks
            • Paul: TechStep
              • see also TechStep site on ForcedPerfect.net
              • see also also Diagnostic thing
              • Plamen Vaysilov’s new Apple II gear

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

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