Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 270: Time Zero

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

Topic: 1970

In 1970, (Unix) time and Life began. Also, Pascal was “published,” Forth was first used by other programmers, Shakey the robot shook, DRAM appeared.

Topic/Feedback links:

  • Recollections about the development of Pascal (Niklaus Wirth)
  • The evolution of Forth (forth.com)
  • Shakey the Robot (YouTube)
  • 75 years of innovation: Shakey the Robot (SRI)
  • conways game of life (Google search)
  • Martin Gardner’s Scientific American article (Scientific American, Oct 1970)
  • DRAM (Wikipedia)
  • Aquarius+ (GitHub)
  • Aquarius+ (AtariAge)
  • The current state of the Aquarius computer (YouTube, VCF West 2023)

    • Retro Computing News:

    • UTM
    • Adrian Black becomes a full-time retro content creator
    • WiFi Retromodem V3
    • ThinkPad 701C
    • Restoring the 701C butterfly laptop (YouTube)
    • IBM ThinkPad 701C “butterfly” keyboard (YouTube)
    • Tezza Stewart is back! (YouTube)

      • Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

      • US Robotics (1997)
      • US Robotics X2 (with Woz)
      • Hayes: Say Yes to the Future

        • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

        • EOR #$FF (David Youd)
          • EOR #$FF on archive.org

            • Auction Picks:

            • Carrington:
              • Toaster Mac cotton dust cover
              • C64 canvas dust cover
              • Embarrassed by your Amstrad?
              • Earl:
                • C64/V20 keyboard cover
                • Paul:
                  • Tandy 200 with a black screen
                  • Apple Interactive Television Box (original auction gone now, different one)
                  • iMac VGA-revealing cover
                    • See also: iMac G3 description (mac27.net)
                    • Computer Napoleonics (SSI)
                      • See also: Computer Napoleonics (Paul’s, on archive.org)
                      • BBC Micro, US version, sort of
                        • See also: BBC Micro B US (Chris’ Acorns, Computing History)
                        • AC-3 in its box (Radio Shack acoustic coupler)
                        • The Controller in its box

                          • A2Stream file:

                          • a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr270.a2stream

                            • Feedback/Discussion:

                            • [email protected] on Mastodon
                            • Vintage Computer Forum
                            • RCR Podcast on Facebook
                            • Throwback Network
                            • Throwback Network on Facebook

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