Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 279: A spree de Calc

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

Topic: 1979

In 1979, VisiCalc’s rampage began, and models 400, 800 (Atari), II (TRS-80), and 4 (TI 99) arrived.

Topic/Feedback links:

  • Wordstar
  • VisiCalc
  • TI 99/4
  • Intellivision
  • Asteroids
  • Atari 400/800
  • MUD1
  • StarMud review
  • TRS-80 Model II
  • Motorola 68000
  • Compu$erve
    • CB Simulator
    • Robert Williams becomes first human killed by a robot

      • Retro Computing News:

      • Unicode 16.0 adds more Symbols for Legacy Computing
      • Existing Unicode symbols for Legacy Computing
      • Unicode symbols for Legacy Computing working group document
      • Unscii font
      • Grace Hopper lectures archived and released
      • Warhol’s lost Amiga art, found
      • Wallops: a modern IRC client for classic Mac OS
      • Famous Computer Cafe
      • Computerland audio commercials (with gaps for filling in local deals)
      • Mol (Baldur’s Gate demake for TRS-80 Model 100 and ZX Spectrum)
      • Dungeons & Dragons Systems Reference Document
      • RadioShack catalog archive

        • Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

        • Radio Shack
        • Intellivision

          • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

          • Insert Coin keychain
            • See also: iBot G3

              • Auction Picks:

              • Carrington:
                • Mockingboard in box (Auction gone, but here’s a similar WorthPoint image)
                • InvisiCalc
                  • Scanned at MOCAGH
                  • Paul:
                    • Business IIGS (original auction gone, but: Incider Jan 1989 cover)
                    • Amdek Color-I (original auction ended, here is similar one)
                    • ZuluSCSI
                      • See also: http://zuluscsi.com/
                      • TI 99/4a replacement power supply
                      • ZX81/TS1000 keyboard replacement
                      • SE / SE/30 replacement power supply
                        • Video for installing the SE/SE/30 replacement PSU (YouTube)
                        • SIO2PC USB-C
                          • See also: Set up RespeQT for SIO2PC (Atariprojects.org)

                            • A2Stream file:

                            • a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr279.a2stream

                              • Feedback/Discussion:

                              • [email protected]
                              • [email protected] on Mastodon
                              • rcrpodcast.com on bluesky
                              • Vintage Computer Forum
                              • RCR Podcast on Facebook

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

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