Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Kay Savetz, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: 1983

In 1983, Apple gave us Lisa, the ImageWriter, and the Apple //e. Atari gave us the XL line, Microsoft gave us (Multi-Tool) Word, Lotus gave us 1-2-3, David Lightman gave us wardialing. The era of it being always DNS began.

Topic/Feedback links:

  • Apple Lisa
  • Apple ImageWriter
  • iOMEGA Bernoulli Box
    • Demo of Bernoulli Box A220
    • Bernoulli Box brochure
    • PCMag review of the Bernoulli Box
    • MIDI
      • ANTIC interview 447: Robert Moore and Paul Rother (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate)
      • ANTIC interview 448: Frank Foster (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate)
      • Microsoft Multi-Tool Word
        • Multi-Tool Word in Infoworld May 30, 1983
        • Microsoft Word in PC World Nov 1983
        • Lotus 1-2-3
        • TRS-80 Model 100
        • Apple //e
        • Atari 1200XL
        • DNS
        • It’s always DNS
        • MSX
        • WarGames
          • The WarGames IMSAI etc.
          • History Lesson

            • Retro Computing News:

            • Z80-sans
            • 50 years of Oregon Trail
            • Angry Robots! New puzzle game for 68K Macs
            • Bill Atkinson accidentally doxxed Douglas Adams on The Computer Chronicles
            • FlatMac (Hackaday)
              • FlatMac build video

                  • Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

                  • Lotus 1-2-3 rocks
                  • Atari XL home computer
                  • TRS-80 Model 100

                    • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

                    • Brew Atari

                      • Auction Picks:

                      • Carrington:
                        • Portal (different auction)
                        • Kay:
                          • TELEVIDEO 990 Terminal 63 Units (in a field!)
                          • TEC Micro-Tec Model 70 X CRT VDT Terminal
                          • Paul:
                            • Keep your vintage computers from looking crappy by using dust covers
                            • Symantec Bedrock
                              • Bedrock (framework)
                              • Inside NeXT 2024 edition
                              • This Apple-1 tape does not look authentic to me
                              • Bernoulli Box 10+10

                                • Closing notes:

                                • ANTIC interview: Robert Leyland: AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, Murder on the Zinderneuf, The Dragon’s Eye

                                  • Other ways to experience this episode:

                                  • a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr283.a2stream
                                  • YouTube episode

                                    • Feedback/Discussion:

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                                    • rcrpodcast.com on bluesky
                                    • Vintage Computer Forum
                                    • RCR Podcast on Facebook

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

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