Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 123

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

Host's Topic: Easter Eggs

Hidden developer lists. Slipping it past management. Have you ever added an Easter Egg to a program?

  • First EE?
  • WAIT 6502 on a PET
  • Other MS fingerprints/Easter Eggs
  • Search Google for "do a barrel roll" using Chrome or Firefox
  • Excel 97: Flight Simulator
  • Commodore 128: SYS 32800,123,45,6 dev team, peace message
  • Micro pictures in the silicon
  • Mac SE “stolen from Apple Computer” (G 4188a4) and dev team slideshow (G41d89a)
  • 65816 WDM opcode
  • Karateka (Apple II) back side of floppy plays upside-down

    • Retro Computing News:

    • Margaret Hamilton and coding the Apollo Guidance Computer
    • A Canadianized ZX Spectrum
    • Web8201 website is back
      • Club 100
      • LaddieAlpha TPDD emulator
      • DLPlus TPDD emulator
      • ConnectTo, integrating older Macs to modern networks
      • MacIPgw - MacIP server VirtualBox machine
      • SIDFX, 2 SIDs in every C64
      • RetroStyle - Spacewar Fleet Action
        • See also: Eliza
        • FPGA co-processor for the BBC Micro
        • Ken and Roberta Williams interview from 1994
          • Softline 1982 interviews Alick Diabczenko of Sierra Software
          • Photo of Retro-Ball hardware from eBay
          • Ken Williams on Apple II hi-res graphics in the same issue
          • On-Line ad, in the same issue
          • A less rosy overview of the company’s history from Jimmy Maher
          • Laine Nooney’s research blog, Broderbund and Sierra On-Line

            • Vintage Computer "Commercial" (sort of):

            • BBC Micro "Daphne"

              • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

              • Computer Chocolate

                • Auction Picks:

                • Earl: XT-CF-Lite v4 for Vintage PCs
                • Michael: If you’re going to listen to your retro computer, give your ears some retro style:
                  • 1960s - PIONEER STEREO HEADPHONES MODEL SE-2P
                  • 1970s - Hosiden DH-150Z-S headphones
                  • 1980s - Realistic NOVA 14 Headphones
                  • Paul: Color Computer 2 kits
                    • IBM 101 Monochrome Mazes
                    • 101 Monochrome Mazes - why not color?
                    • ITT Xtra
                    • Bondi Blue iMac with box etc
                    • Freeze Frame for C64

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

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