Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 188: Teaching programming using retrocomputers

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Jack Nutting

Topic: Learning programming using retrocomputers

Learning programming today using retrocomputing technology? Is this a good idea?

Topic and feedback notes:

  • Beginning Programming Using Retro Computing (Gerald Friedland)
  • MicroM8
  • Usborne computer and coding books
  • 8-bit guy complete Commodore 128 restoration and board repair
  • GERmulator 8800 (part 4)
  • SeaMonkey
  • iMazing

    • Retro Computing News:

    • BassoonTracker, an Amiga MOD tracker that runs in a browser
      • Blog post about BassoonTracker release 0.3.0
      • John Pfaff got reacquainted with an Apple IIe from his parents’ attic
      • F18A MK2 maybe soon? Maybe exists?
      • Tom Greene's collection of 44 ALA software titles
        • ALA software playable on the Internet Archive
        • "joeentropy" wrote a couple of ALA titles
        • Derwyn Joseph Booker v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 1996)
        • Bevel M. and Patricia N. Hoffpauir v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 1996)
        • Allen v. Columbia Financial Management Ltd. (S.C. Ct. App. 1983)
        • Jason Scott's tweet re: ALA Software

          • Upcoming Shows:

          • Computer Conservation Society lecture series, Manchester and London
          • Retro Gathering, Västerås, Sweden, Feb 23, 2019
          • VCF Pacific Northwest, Living Computers: Museum+Labs, Seattle, WA, Mar 23-24, 2019
          • GORF (The Great Oz-stralian Retro-technology Festival), Melbourne, Apr 24-28, 2019
          • WOzFest 12:00, Sydney, Apr 27, 2019
          • QFest 12, Brisbane, Apr 27, 2019
          • VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ, May 3-5, 2019
          • CoCoFest, Lombard, IL, May 4-5, 2019
          • KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019
          • Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019

            • Vintage Computer-related Commercial:

            • Tandy 102

              • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

              • Makey Makey Classic
              • Also mentioned: Otamatone

                • Auction Picks:

                • Jack: Choplifter for 7800, “works”
                  • See also: About the Choplifter glitch
                  • Paul: Recapped Apple IIe cards
                    • eMac cat bed
                    • G3 B/W stealth serial port
                    • Apple logo items
                    • Tandy 102, Siemens SD-80 PABX stuff?
                    • TI 99/4a, with Apple sticker
                    • Many many PC disks
                    • VM-4509 monitor, cheap-ish
                    • VIC-1541 drive, couldn’t test, no cords. See other auction for one with cords.

                      • 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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