Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 96

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Panelists: Michael Mulhurn (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting

Host's Topic: Printers, with Lasers

Host’s Topic: 30 years ago HP and Apple released their first Laser printers, both based on a Canon engine. When did you first use a laser printer instead of an impact or thermal printer? What was the drove you to use lasers, and how hard/easy were they to use?

  • How Steve Jobs helped launch the desktop publishing revolution
  • Senator Obama on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me

    • Retro Computing News:

    • Warren Robinett (Adventure) and Howard Scott Warshaw (Yars Revenge) postmortems at GDC
    • " rel="noopener noreferrer">Kickstarter: Newly molded Commodore 64c cases from original molds
    • Ancient Atari goodies from Videogame History Museum
    • BBC Micro Bit
      • BBC Micro Bit and Colossus
      • the original BBC Micro
      • Al Lowe, one Sierra history
      • [Digitized VHS marketing tapes]
        • ComputerLand Business Computing System
        • Apple 1988 marketing video: The Mainstreet Workgroup
        • Apple 1988 marketing video: The Macintosh Advantage
        • Apple 1988 marketing video: Hambrecht & Quist
        • ComputerLand/Apple “Moving Up”

          • Vintage Computer Commercial:

          • ComputerLand/Apple “Moving Up”

            • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

            • ZX Spectrum Keyboard

              • Auction Picks:

              • Jack: Atari trackball controller “for parts”
              • Michael: Witty Mouse
              • Michael: Sinclair QL Tool Kit
              • Michael: //c Playing Cards
              • Paul: Broken Apple Cats

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

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