Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 203: Jack, the Wimpy Time Travel Genie

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Jack, the Wimpy Time Travel Genie

You get to command a wimpy time travel genie, who can be sent back in time, once, to advise your former self about something (retrocomputing related) to buy or not buy. What do you instruct this genie to do?

Topic and Feedback links:

  • John Romero interviewed on Dev Game Club podcast

    • Retro Computing News:

    • A Love Letter to My Website
    • CoCo port of The Oregon Trail
    • TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) Facebook page
    • RetroGameDev
    • RetroGameDev Patreon
    • Canonical list of vintage and obsolete Apple computers
    • TRS-80 Model III Papercraft
    • Lisa 1 Papercraft
    • Zaxxon for the TRS-80 Model I

      • Upcoming Shows/Gatherings:

      • WOzFest 14.25045 MHz. Sat Nov 23, 2019. Sydney.
      • VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs.
      • VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ..

        • Vintage Computer-related Commercials:

        • Oregon Trail parody trailer
        • US Robotics 56K modem commercial

          • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

          • Space Invaders board game
          • Space Invaders board game Kickstarter details

            • Auction Picks:

            • Carrington: Apple 1
              • Mountain Computer Expansion Chassis for Apple II
              • Worst SE/30 ad ever
              • Earl: Black Case Atari 800 Computer
                • Atari Joytyper 400
                • Paul: Amiga 500/1200 Gotek Extension board
                  • TG Select-A-Port
                  • Sharp PC-1250A and CE-125
                  • IIc bag
                  • Potentially cheap Audrey
                  • Potentially cheap Adam
                  • US Robotics Visual Nostalgia Trigger

                    • 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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