Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 277: Trinity


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

Topic: 1977

In 1977, XMODEM, VAX, and FAT arrived. And the Atari VCS (2600). And the TRS-80 Model 1, Commodore PET, and Apple II.

Topic/Feedback links:

  • Atari 2600 (Wikipedia)
  • Atari 2600 Pac-Man (Wikipedia)
  • Tod Frye discusses Pac-Man 8K homebrew (YouTube)
  • TRS-80 Model 1 (Wikipedia)
  • TRS-80 Model 1 (trs-80.org)
  • Commodore PET (Wikipedia)
  • Commodore PET (commodore.ca)
  • Apple II (Wikipedia)
  • XMODEM (WIkipedia)
  • FAT (Wikipedia)
  • DEC VAX (Wikipedia)
  • UNIVAC (Wikipedia)
  • Retro Computing News:

    • Electromechanical Lunar Lander
    • Tim Hunkin (YouTube channel)
    • Apple II emulator on the CoCo3 (GitHub)
    • Apple II emulator on the CoCo3 (YouTube)
    • Michael Mahon’s Burroughs 220 emulator (KansasFest 2016 presentation)
    • Michael Mahon’s Burroughs 220 emulator
    • Choplifter reverse engineered
    • Using fountain pens with pen plotters
    • The Graphics Scientist
    • Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

      • Atari 2600 Pac-Man
      • TRS-80
      • VIC 20 vs Atari and Intellivision
      • The Choplifter
      • Pac-Man and other MB board games
      • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

        • Ben Eater’s World’s Worst Video Card
          • World’s Worst Video Card (YouTube, part 1)
          • Auction Picks:

            • Carrington:
              • Defender ENTEX
              • Defender MB (auction long gone)
              • Popeye
              • Pooyan
              • Turbo
              • Turtles
              • Board games based on 8-bit arcades (boardgamegeek.com)
              • Paul:
                • TRS-80 model 1 set
                • PET 2001
                • Home security sticker (HERO robot)
                • Western Union Telefax receiver
                • Bull Questar 200
                  • Bull Questar
                  • Groupe Bull
                  • List of Groupe Bull products
                  • Micral: First personal computer using a microprocessor
                  • Micral at MO5
                  • “A talk with the father of computing” (Wired)
                  • Computer Museum Catalog of Personal Computers
                  • A2Stream file:

                    • a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr277.a2stream
                    • Feedback/Discussion:

                      • [email protected] on Mastodon
                      • Vintage Computer Forum
                      • RCR Podcast on Facebook
                      • Throwback Network on Facebook
                      • Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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