The Retrobits Podcast

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Welcome to Show #120! This episode's topic: The Forth Programming Language, Part I!

Check out the excellent Commodore 64 laptop project by Ben Heck!To the moon Alice! Here's an emulator for the Apollo AGC system, the computer for the Apollo spacecraft...Computers are in movies all over the place, including many of our retro computer favorites. For full coverage, check out the "Starring the Computer" site!The Breakpoint 2009 demo party is over, but videos, photo collections, and reports are there for those of us who couldn't attend...The book "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie is a Forth language classic, and one of the best programming introductions for any language...An account of the history of Forth can be found on the Forth, Inc. site - "The Evolution Of Forth"!

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- Earl

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Welcome to Show #119! This episode's topic: Retro Roundup!

The 8-bit TV Computer - 6502 based, Famicom/NES compatible, programmable, on the Maker Shed site...Playpower is promoting the use of the 8-bit TV Computer as an educational game development system! After having a look at their site, check out this Wired article on what Playpower is up to...Have a look at the Rare and Old Computers blog, where you can see information on production numbers and current sales of rare and old computers!Ancient UNIX? You bet...how about...First Edition? Download it at the unix-jun72 Google Code project site, then run it on the awesome SIMH simulation system...If you're a Commodore fan, check out Commodore Free - the freely downloadable magazine!The Woz can help jump-start the computing industry, but...can he dance? Find out at his website page covering the "Dancing With The Stars" event, and at Woz TV on YouTube!

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

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- Earl

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(A)bort, (R)etry, (S)mash with large hammer? _

Welcome to Show #118! This week's topic: The Commodore PET 2001!

Check out the Wiki page for the N8VEM single board computer, an exciting new CP/M system with lots of activity going on!The VICE Emulator supports the Commodore PET series very well. Give it a try...

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

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- Earl

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"TI's new Compact Computer. It takes over your work, not your desk."(an ad from 1983)

Welcome to Show #117! This week's topic: The Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40!

Radio Shack catalogs of the past! Too cool!The Ultimate Commodore 64 presentation - video and notes...Tex*In Treasures - a great place to find your TI 99/4A and TI CC-40 gear!Here is some general info on the CC-40 from 99er.net...and from Wikipedia......and more detailed technical info at this FTP site!

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The Apple IIGS - a computer with appeal.

Welcome to Show #116! This week's topic: The Apple II, Part 3 (the Apple IIGS)!

A Commodore 65 prototype recently sold for over $9,000 on eBay! Read about the elusive C65 at the Secret Weapons Of Commodore site...Club100 is a long-time resource for owners of Tandy Model 100, 102 and 200 computers - while you're there, check out the NADSBox, the New Age Digital Storage system for the Model "T" computers!Apple II Adventures is a fun new blog with info and links for the Apple II series of computers...Retro robotics? You bet! Have a look at The Robot Gallery!Just out - the documentary "Welcome To Macintosh" - available now...Be sure to visit the RetroMacCast for your share of Mac retrocomputing fun!A2Central is your total source for Apple II computing...Relive the Apple IIGS with the Sweet16, KEGS, or Virtual Apple (web-based!) emulators......and check out the "What is the Apple IIGS" site for more info and resources on IIGS emulation!More info on the IIGS is available at Wikipedia, and the Apple II History site...

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

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- Earl

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Sorry for the delay! All work and no play makes my podcast late...I'm caught in a work transition, and have been working a ton of hours. The timing is a bit unfortunate, as I just got myself back in the driver's seat for my weekly schedule again. However, this is only going to last for two more weeks!!!Thanks for listening, and I will chat with you all soon! Hopefully I'll be able to put together an episode during this crunch time, but if not, at the latest in a couple of weeks when I'm out of the woods...

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

Thanks for listening!

- Earl

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"What kind of man owns his own computer?"(Apple II ad, 1980)

Welcome to Show #115! This week's topic: The Retro Spirit - Part II!

Check out the Pandora project - a handheld computing/gaming unit designed by the community!The One Laptop Per Child "XO" is an example of modern day innovation in personal computing...here is the Wikipedia page...Rob Barnaby, developer of WordStar, visits the Digibarn!

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

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- Earl

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I don't really want to "surf" the web. The idea of the web crashing down on me is, honestly, frightening...

Welcome to Show #114! This week's topic: The Retro Spirit - Part I!

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Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

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- Earl

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Computing is as computing does.

Welcome to Show #113! This week's topic: The Apple II - Part 2!

A first-person perspective game on the Apple II, written in low-res graphics? Yep, here's a YouTube video, and here's a link to the site where you can actually pick up the game (HBCC)!

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For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page!

Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

Thanks for listening!

- Earl

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I'm back!

Welcome to Show #112! This week's topic: The Apple II - Part I!

Want to build a digital computer with not much more than paper clips? Have a look at these plans from June 1967...New development on the VIC-20? Absolutely! And check out the Denial site, a fantastic resource for the VIC-20!Up for a retro challenge? Then check out Retrochallenge 2008 - happening next month! Sign up soon...

Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to [email protected].

For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page!

Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan.

Thanks for listening!

- Earl

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