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Retro Computing Roundtable
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Retro Computing Roundtable episodes:
October 06, 2024RCR Episode 277: Trinity 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]
- [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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...more September 27, 2024RCR Episode 276: Press P to proceed Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: 1976
In 1976, Bill Gates wrote a letter, and the Queen sent an e-mail. Two 1s (Apple- and Cray-) appeared on the scene.
Topic/Feedback links:
- Zilog Z80 (Wikipedia)
- CP/M (Wikipedia)
- Incidental mention: Kaypro 2000
- An Open Letter to Hobbyists (Wikipedia)
- Apple-1 (WIkipedia)
- Cray-1 (Wikipedia)
- The Queen sent an email
- 5.25″ Floppy Disk (computerhistory)
- Public Key Cryptography
Retro Computing News:
- Riven (Digital Antiquarian)
- RealMyst
- Atari 2600 Myst Demake
- Atari 2600 Myst Demake Longplay (YouTube)
- Atari (not really) acquires Intellivision (not really)
- ICQ is shutting down
- USB-C power for the Apple //c
- JQuickTake
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Space games:Intellivision vs. Atari
- Apple QuickTake
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Core16 Interactive Core Memory Kit
Auction Picks:
- Blake:
- NeXT NU I/O Sound box in 3d Printed Case
- Carrington:
- New ALPS mechanical keyboards for Apple IIe
- Paul:
- Apple CTW titles (auction long gone)
- See instead: Compute! magazine review (1983)
- Lo and Behold & Ringmaster (auction long gone)
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr276.a2stream
Feedback/Discussion:
- [email protected]
- [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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...more August 04, 2024RCR Episode 275: Bill and Paul’s Excellent Interpreter Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Michael Mulhern, and Blake Patterson
Topic: 1975
In 1975 we got the Altair 8800, Micro-Soft.
Topic/Feedback links:
- MITS Altair 8800 (Wikipedia)
- History of Microsoft (Wikipedia)
- 6502 (Wikipedia)
Retro Computing News:
- A1222+ “Tabor” Now Available for Purchase
- KansasFest 2024 registration opens
- Z80 EOL announcment
- Z80 EOL (hackster.io)
- Z80 EOL (techspot.com)
- Sega AI
- BASIC turned 60
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Apple IIc
- Netpliance i-opener
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Zilog Z80 (mouser)
Auction Picks:
- Blake:
- BackSID
- Paul:
- Penguin Map Pack
- Lode Runner board game
- Magnet for the super-fans
- MITS Computer Notes v1n1
- Apple //c patent
- i-opener
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr275.a2stream
Feedback/Discussion:
- [email protected]
- [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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...more June 21, 2024RCR Episode 274: The SEQUEL Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: 1974
1974 brought us the SCELBI 8H, SQL, and the Captain Crunch whistle.
Topic/Feedback links:
- SCELBI (Wikipedia)
- The SCELBI-8H, Probably the First Advertised Personal Computer Sold in Kit Form
- The SCELBI Mini-Computer (Mike Willegal)
- Build your own SCELBI 8H (Mike Willegal)
- Mike’s Hobby Blog, category: 8008. (Mike Willegal)
- Mike Willegal introduces the SCELBI 8H at VCF W 2020
- SQL (Wikipedia)
- John Draper (John Draper, Captain Crunch, Wikipedia)
Retro Computing News:
- A][ VGA MINI card
- FLEX64K
- FLEX64K video (YouTube)
- Original GlobalTalk article (Paul Rickards)
- Marchintosh page for GlobalTalk
- FozzTexx GlobalTalk docker image (GitHub)
- Cat Fight (GitHub)
- Brutal Deluxe: Mr. Sprite
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- The Most Personal Computer (1982 Apple ad)
- SQL Server
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa (Lisa documentary by David Greelish, Vimeo)
- Yes, again.
Auction Picks:
- Carrington
- OSHA workers building construction game for Apple II
- Apparently Choplifter was also bought by some people
- The most personal computer?
- Earl
- Vintage Commodore PET Model 4016-12 Computer UNTESTED
- Paul:
- Blue Cray
- TG Select-a-port
- Bid or the Apple II collection gets it. You have 3 days.
- MPF-III/312? 311? 310?
- See also: Microprofessor III (Wikipedia)
- Apple IIe dehancement kit
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr274.a2stream
Feedback/Discussion:
- [email protected]
- [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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...more June 10, 2024RCR Episode 273: Ethernet Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Earl Evans
Topic: 1973
1973 brought us Ethernet and the TV Typewriter, and more.
Topic/Feedback links:
- Ethernet (Wikipedia)
- TV Typewriter (deramp.com)
Retro Computing News:
- Greaseweazle v4
- Apple II pendulum clock (GitHub)
- Chips to Lode Runner (Eric Badger, YouTube)
- Ben Eater 6502 kits
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Atarisoft radio ad 1983
- TRS-80 Pocket Computer
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa (Lisa documentary by David Greelish, Vimeo)
Auction Picks:
- Earl
- Commodore 1581 3D-printed case (different auction)
- Paul:
- Terrible mouse (Lisa 1 mouse) (different auction)
- Atarisoft Track and Field (different auction)
- Art Department for LisaDraw on Twiggy disks (auction long gone)
- Coleco Adam replacement power supply
- Guide to playing The Hobbit
- See also: RCR Episode 251
- CARDIAC (auction long gone)
- See also: CARDIAC (Drexel University)
- College guide to personal computers book
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr273.a2stream
Feedback/Discussion:
- [email protected]
- [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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...more May 25, 2024RCR Episode 272: int age=0; Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: 1972
1972 brought us C (good enough for us), Pong, Magnavox Odyssey, and more.
Topic/Feedback links:
- Dennis Ritchie on the development of C (ACM SIGPLAN Notices, March 1993)
- Pong released (Wikipedia)
- Atari founded (Wikipeda)
- A history of Syzygy/Atari (Michael Current)
- Magnavox Odyssey (Wikipedia)
Retro Computing News:
- Computer science pioneer Niklaus Wirth dies aged 89 (Developer Tech)
- Thinking Back on Turbo Pascal as it Turns 40 (Bytecellar)
- Dave Dunfield source code (including ImageDisk) (Classiccmp announcement)
- Dave Dunfield source code (including ImageDisk)
- Replacement Injection Molded Inner Bezel for Apple iMac G3 (MacEffects Kickstarter)
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Super Pong
- Magnavox Odyssey promo video
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Squarepainter painted pixel art
Auction Picks:
- Blake
- IBM 5561-P Model 40 (auction long gone)
- See also: IBM JX (Wikipedia)
- Amiga A1060 sidecar for the Amiga 1000 (different auction)
- See also: Amiga Sidecar (Wikipedia)
- Carrington:
- RAMWorks III + VGA extender (different auction)
- Paul:
- Archives I stickers
- Archives II stickers (auction long gone)
- Archives III stickers
- Definite stickers
- See also: Archives Inc (Wikipedia)
- See also: Archives Business Computer, Archives Inc., Davenport, Iowa 1979-1983 (YouTube documentary)
- See also: Mention in On Computing 1980
- Apple III in box (auction long gone)
- Atari PC3 (different auction)
- Duo 2300c (different auction)
- DuoDock
- Apple floppy box
- See also: Apple gift catalog
- A+Disk-Disk=A
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr272.a2stream
Feedback/Discussion:
- [email protected]
- [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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...more April 11, 2024RCR Episode 271: TOMLINSON@BBNA Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: 1971
1971 brought us Computer Space, the Intel 4004, the Kenbak-1, and Email.
Topic/Feedback links:
- Computer Space
- It’s the year 2022, let’s play Computer Space (YouTube)
- Intel 4004
- Kenbak-1 (“arguably the first personal computer”)
- Ray Tomlinson of BBN sent the first email message in 1971
Retro Computing News:
- John Romero and John Carmack reunion live on Twitch, Dec 10, 2023 (Twitch)
- Apple Time Warp podcast – Nasir Gebelli interview (part 1 of 3)
- MECC 6502 Simulator (YouTube)
- MECC 6502 disk simulator working disk image (Brutal Deluxe MECC archive)
- Ayaneo AM01 retro style mini PC
- Ayaneo AM01 retro style mini PC announcement video (YouTube)
- Ayaneo AM01 retro style mini PC (Indiegogo campaign)
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Newton commercials
- See some dinosaurs
- Atari XE ad
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Dust covers!
- VITNO on Etsy (several options)
- Fabric Atari cover (eBay)
- Transparent Atari cover (eBay)
- Retro computer comforter (prior gift idea)
Auction Picks:
- Carrington:
- JLPGA PowerBook 170 (different auction)
- Paul:
- MacIvory card (auction long gone)
- Graphics Magician for Mac (auction long gone, program on Macintosh Garden)
- Pocket computers (different auction)
- See also: Forever 1500
- See also: Pockemul
- See also: Invasion Force
- See also: Sharp PC-1500 ad from Japan (YouTube)
- Turn anything into a 6100/60av (auction long gone)
- Mac OS 8.5 in-store demo (different auction)
- Newton faxmodem (different auction)
- Mouse cables
- SIMON SAYS PRINT “HELLO” (different auction)
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr271.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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...more April 07, 2024RCR Episode 270: Time Zero 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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...more January 07, 2024RCR Episode 269: Considered harmful Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: 1968-1969
In 1968 and 1969, we had SHRDLU, the Mother of All Demos, Go To being considered harmful, and Unix.
Topic/Feedback links:
- SHRDLU
- SHRDLU in action (YouTube)
- Terry Winograd’s PhD thesis.
- How SHRDLU got its name.
- Douglas Englebart’s Mother of All Demos (YouTube)
- Douglas Englebart’s Mother of All Demos (Wikipedia)
- Edgar Dijkstra: Go To Statement Considered Harmful
- David Tribble: Go To Statement Considered Harmful, a retrospective
- UNIX timeline
- Ritchie: The Evolution of the Unix Time-sharing System
Retro Computing News:
- Open AC-1 kit
- Wizardry modern remake
- Deathlord Relorded
- The Making of Karateka
- World’s longest-running PCjr
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Aquarius
- Doom 2
- Ordimini
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Doom Guy: Life in First Person (John Romero)
Auction Picks:
- Carrington:
- Wings out of Shadow
- Mission on Thunderhead
- iMac G4 in Toronto
- Paul:
- Apple IIGS ADB keyboard
- Sealed Knight of Diamonds folder
- Amnesia
- See also: Amnesia Remembered (John Aycock)
- See also: Amnesia manuscript
- Canon X-07
- See also: Canon X-07 (oldmachinery)
- Ordinathan
- See also: Ordinathan (YouTube)
- Mouse nest
- Aquarius
- Digi-Comp I
- Mindset
- See also: Mindset
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr269.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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...more January 07, 2024RCR Episode 268: KansasFest/A24eVR megapodcast Various podcasters who attended the KansasFest 2023 or virtual A24eVR event relate their experiences and thoughts, in the annual “megapodcast” tradition.
Participants:
- Paul Hagstrom
- Retrocomputing Roundtable
- Drop /// Inches
- Ron
- Ron’s Computer Videos
- Kat (LadyAiluros)
- Retro Metal
- Javier Rivera
- Retro Repair Roundtable
- Chris Torrence
- Assembly Lines
- Josh
- 48KRAM on Twitch
- Ken Gagne
- Juiced.GS
- A2Central.com
- Open Apple
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr268.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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