Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 215: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux

Computer video: What have been the most striking impacts computer video has had on you?

Topic/Feedback links:

  • My first taste of CGA composite color
  • 1K colors on CGA: How it's done
  • Full Motion Video World
  • Steve Gibson’s page on subpixel rendering
  • The mysterious orange vertical line (Apple Orchard v1n2 Fall 1980)
  • Cornica.org

    • Retro Computing News:

    • Triton - The Forgotten 1970's Home Computer - Part 1
    • An Absurd Number of People Still Play Microsoft Solitaire
    • Play MS Solitaire Online
    • Living Computer Museum + Labs is closed at least for now
    • Microsoft Open-Sources GW-BASIC
    • Github: Microsoft GW-BASIC Interpreter Source Code

      • Upcoming shows

      • VCF Southeast 8.0. July 10-12. Atlanta, GA.
      • KansasFest. July 24-25. Online.
      • WozFest SWEET 16. Sat Jul 25. Online.
      • VCF West. August 1-2. Mountain View, CA (Computer History Museum).
      • VCF East. October 10-12, 2020 (rescheduled). InfoAge. Wall, NJ.

        • Vintage Computer-related Commercials:

        • Windows 95
        • TRS-80 Model 4

          • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

          • Bitsbox subscription for kids

            • Auction Picks:

            • Blake: CBC-7000 Model No. Dialer VI
              • See also: Discusson of the CBC-7000 (@Foone)
              • Apple IIc in original pacakaging
              • Vintage 61414 Monochrome Display Monitor Conrac Corporation
              • See also: Discussion of the monitor
              • Carrington: Alice Through The Looking Glass for Lisa and Mac
                • See also: Chess.app on Mac OS X and OpenStep
                • See also: Screens: Mac Plus
                • See also: Alice (Folklore.org)
                • See also: AliceX online
                • Legacy graphical text adventure for 128K Mac
                • Paul: Cheat code for Apple hardware completist
                  • Very white Apple II joystick
                  • Model 4P in its box
                  • Another nice 4P set
                  • Hyperportable CP/M machine
                  • NEC PC-8001A and peripherals
                  • TAM

                    • 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

                      Includes: "Corncob" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) which is
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