Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 186 - The eBay-er Necessities

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and Carrington Vanston (not hosting)

Topic: The eBay-er Necessities

For finding retrocomputing-related stuff, eBay is the main place to go. How does it work? How can you find things? What should you be careful about? Turns out, there's a lot to say about this.

Topic and feedback notes:

  • PCW-8256: Guide for connecting a 3.5" drive"
  • PCW-8256: Replacement disk drive belts"
  • PCW-8256: Disk images
  • Nerdly Pleasures blog
  • PSA: Get your batteries out

    • Retro Computing News:

    • New Hampshire to commemorate BASIC with historial marker
    • Barbara Keremedjiev has re-opened the American Computer & Robotics Museum in Bozeman, MT, created by her late husband, George Keremedjiev
    • Direct3D team office has a wall of GPU history
    • Darkstar: Xerox Star emulator now available
    • Introducing Darkstar
    • ROMchip journal, call for submissions
    • Apple Lisa turns 36

      • Upcoming Shows:

      • CoCoFEST, Lombard Illinois, May 4-5, 2019
      • VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ, May 3-5, 2019
      • Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, August 26-September 4, 2019

        • Vintage Computer-related Commercial:

        • Xerox Star Professional Workstation

          • Retro Computing Gift Ideas:

          • BX Foundry BX-110 joystick

            • Auction Picks:

            • Carrington: Macintosh Color Classic with Mystic 040 board upgrade and Apple IIe card
            • Paul: Popular Electronicses
              • EMMA II 6502 trainer
                • See also: Information/manuals for EMMA and EMMA II
                • CBM 4040
                • Mac2USB
                • Fix Your Own Computer
                • Using Word 97
                • Encyclopedia of Computer Science, 1976
                • Xerox 820-II

                  • Feedback/Discussion:

                  • @rcrpodcast on Twitter
                  • Vintage Computer Forum
                  • RCR Podcast on Facebook
                  • Throwback Network
                  • Throwback Network on Facebook

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

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