Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 267: Turtles all the way down

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson

Topic: 1967

1967 gave us Logo and the floppy disk, so we talk about that, and then many other things.

Topic/Feedback links:

  • Logo (Wikipedia)
  • LogoWriter tape 1 (The Daily Papert)
  • LogoWriter tape 1 (Vimeo)
  • Logo Week (ByteCellar)
  • TurtleSpaces
  • JSLogo
  • History of the Floppy Disk (Wikipedia)
  • Ejecting a floppy in space

    • Retro Computing News:

    • Chevy V8 engine replica built using LEGO & Apple II
    • Port of Space Taxi to the Atari 8-bit systems (VITNO)
    • Space Taxi (Wikipedia)
    • Myst demake
    • PETSCII BBS Builder
    • GEM ported to a Dana word processor

      • Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

      • C64 between too expensive and too small
      • 3M disks
      • C64 job interview

        • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

        • Turtle USB mouse

          • Auction Picks:

          • Blake:
            • IBM 7362149 83 Key Beamspring Keyboard For 5251 Display Station
              • See also: Beam spring (Deskthority)
              • Earl:
                • Commodore IEEE-488 Interface Cartridge for Commodore 64
                • Paul:
                  • Memotech ZX81 keyboard
                  • IIGS and Lego TC Logo setup
                  • How to build a working digital computer out of paper clips
                    • See also: How to build a working digital computer out of paper clips (archive.org)
                    • Vintage tech that looks like Homer Simpson:
                      • Exhibit A (Commodore 1541 drive)
                      • Exhibit B (Power Mac 7100/80)
                      • Exhibit B2 (Quadra 650)
                      • The Controller
                      • Pairs well with VisiCalc (Your Blood Pressure cassette)
                      • Pie-Man from Bearware
                        • See also: QVision Apple II Review 1983 video
                        • See also: Bearware (MOCAGH)

                          • A2Stream file:

                          • a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr267.a2stream

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