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✨ Subscribe and review at Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify. Unborn archaeologists thank you!Merry Christmas, Future Fossils!  This is Michael Garfield welcoming you to episode 214 of the podcast that explores our place in time — and as demonstrated in the Dr. Who and Aliens franchises, Blade Runner 2049, and Batman Returns, Christmas is a fruitful backdrop for the pondering of big ideas — a moment in which we can see with greater clarity than usual the unity of everyday mundane humanity and transcendental cosmic matters.  In other words, perfect timing for this episode's conversation about cybernetics and the philosophy of the weird with Megan Phipps, Phil Ford, and J.F. Martel.  Megan studies new media at the University of Amsterdam and writes immensely trippy and insightful papers on topics like Brian Eno, circuit bending, and surveillance capitalism.  Phil is an author and musician who teaches musicology at IU Bloomington and infuses his curricula with the profundity he has polished through years of committed Zen practice.  J.F. is an author, film-maker, and para-academic online course instructor in media studies and magick, who runs Dungeon and Dragons campaigns on the side.  Together, J.F. and Phil host the delicious Weird Studies Podcast, every episode of which triggers in me the Holy Grail of podcast affective listener programming: namely, that I wish I were in the room and part of these discussions.  Luckily, I've had that opportunity before, to talk about my writing on the material agency of glass in our scientific era…and both of them have been on Future Fossils also, both alone and together.  But getting all four of us on one call is a rare and precious thing — and now's the perfect moment to rap about the emergence of the cybernetic era as a kind of numinous event in human history, a divine invasion that transfigures us and forces us to think about which boundaries *should* melt away and which should stay where evolution learned to put them.  You see, we live in an age of multilayer networks — and when our view of humankind transmogrifies from the static image of divine forms to a fluid wash of interweaving processes, the self becomes a metamorphic fugitive and  a work of art. When everything's connected, politics is an aesthetic act and art acquires moral force. Advanced   technologies have granted us godlike powers to reshape the world in our image…but “life finds a way” and there are always gremlins, aliens, dinosaurs, and elves lurking latent in the tidy systems diagrams. The beauty of progress necessarily conceals the ugly externalities, the entropy exported in our efforts to arrange wild nature into an image of our lost garden. So what does cybernetics as a way of seeing change for us in terms of how we live?  What does it mean to be human in an age of very lively, seemingly intelligent machines?    But before we dive headlong into this recording of a conversation so good our first attempt was erased by trickster intervention, let me express my thanks to everyone who has helped me and Future Fossils through a year of (what I hope remains) extraordinary challenge. This show is weird and obstinate in its refusal of clear definition. I follow my muses where they lead me and leave these discussions and soliloquys as fossils of a process of discovery and creativity…and staying true to this defies the logic of the market, which would have us classify ourselves as tidily as possible so we are pre-chewed for the algorithms that determine whether what we make is ever noticed by those over the horizon of organic peer-to-peer suggestion networks. If you're listening, chances are a friend told you about this show — I'd be surprised if you just found it randomly, and definitely not because a sponsor amplified it. I started Future Fossils under pressure from my friends but keep it going as a kind of Benedictine prayer.  However it might seem, it's lonely work — but every now and then I find I've reached somebody where it counts, that I've inspired a major life change or just helped you orient yourselves amidst the wider movements of a transformation that once seemed chaotic and now seems symphonic.  That's why I keep this going.  Every single time I check my email to discover someone else finds value in my work and shows appreciation with a Patreon, Substack, or Bandcamp sub, it makes my day and takes a little of the sting away from my ongoing balancing of kids and unemployment.  I'd like to make this work sustainable in 2024 but I'm still very far from that…so thank you, each and all, for everything you do to help me run this ultramarathon.New patrons I would like to thank include Ian Benouis, EGH2128, Lynn Amores, Robert Cummings, Katie Teague, Slow Dancing Fool, and Brian Mapes.Thank you!  And thank you to EVERYONE who chips in every month, or who has left or will ever leave a good review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or who shares this show with your friends…and a special thanks to Suzy Lanza of Ahara Rasa Ghee for shipping me a sweet little care package with her delicious ghee as a gesture of appreciation for this show — she's not a sponsor but I do endorse her work and recommend you check out iloveghee.com. Lastly, thanks to Noonautics.org for inviting me to join their advisory board and for their continued support of efforts to explore and map and understand the realms beyond.And now onto the main course!  Let's start somewhere else: in the “trash stratum” of a dirty manger, in the mess of our kinship and identity with the nonhuman (animal, vegetable, AND mineral). In the revelation of our contiguous, nested, and modular interbeing — we begin our conversation…guided here by visitations from a higher realm in which communication and control are aspects of some secret third thing that transcends duality. The information age is one in which we cannot separate the bomb from the computer from the drug and in this way, in spite of all the grimy cyberpunk and body horror of our media environment, the trillion-eyed panopticon the Web became appears to us like the archangel Gabriel: “Be not afraid,” dear listeners. Enjoy this awesome conversation, and enjoy your holidays!✨ Support My Work:• Subscribe on Substack, Patreon, and/or Bandcamp for MANY extras, including a insiders-only discussion group and extra channels on our public Discord Server.• Browse my art and buy original paintings and prints (or commission new work).• Show music:  “Sonnet A” from my Double-Edged Sword EP (Bandcamp, Spotify).• Buy the books we mention on the show at the Future Fossils Bookshop.org page.• Make one-off donations directly at @futurefossils on Venmo, $manfredmacx on CashApp, or @michaelgarfield on PayPal.• Save up to $70 on an Apollo Neuro wearable from 12/1-12/31 with my affiliate code.✨ Related Weird Studies Episodes:26 - Living in a Glass Age, with Michael Garfield42 - On Pauline Oliveros, with Kerry O'Brien131 - Knocking on the Abyssal Door: Live at the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute151 - The Real and the Possible: Live at the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, with Jacob G. Foster153 - Celestial Machine: On the Temperance Card in the Tarot157 - Long Live the New Flesh: On David Cronenberg's 'Videodrome'160 - The Way of All Flesh: On John Carpenter's 'The Thing'✨ Related Future Fossils Episodes:18 - JF Martel (Art, Magic, & The Terrifying Zone of Uncanny Awesomeness)65 - John David Ebert (Hypermodernity & Blade Runner 2049)71 - JF Martel (On Sequels & Simulacra, Blade Runner 2049 & Stranger Things 2)117 - Eric Wargo on Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious126 - Phil Ford & JF Martel on Weird Studies & Plural Realities157 - Phil Ford on Taboo: Time and Belief in Exotica171 - Eric Wargo on Precognitive Dreamwork and The Philosophy of Time Travel212 - Manfred Laubichler & Geoffrey West on Life In The Anthropocene & Living Inside The Technosphere✨ Additional Mentioned & Related Media:Zygmunt Bauman - Liquid ModernityMitch Waldrop - The Dream MachineMichel Houellebecq – The Elementary ParticlesWilliam Shakespeare – OthelloMark Fisher – Flatline Constructs: Gothic Materialism and Cybernetic Theory-FictionEzra Klein interviews Erik Davis — “The Culture Creating A.I. Is Weird. Here's Why That Matters.”Richard Brautigan – “All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace”Megan Phipps interviews Erik Davis — “New Cybernetic Psychedelia”Brian Eno – “The Studio As A Compositional Tool”Michael Garfield's “Reader's Rig” pedalboard teardown feature at Guitar ModerneMichael Garfield – “Advertisement is Psychedelic Art is Advertisement”Phil Ford waxes poetic about Wagner's Ring Cycle on the Brute Norse PodcastDror Poleg on the future of a highly automated economy on Infinite Loops PodcastErik Wargo – “The Passion of The Space Jockey”Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute (DISI)Man of Steel (2013)Digibarn.com Jeffrey KripalMichael LevinDadaSam Arbesman on Coding As Magic and The Magic of CodeThank you for listening and for your support! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe

Floppy Days Episode 88 - The Apple III - Part 2 Hi, all, and welcome to Floppy Days #88 for December, 2018.  I’m your host, Randy Kindig, and it’s hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end.  I hope you all had a great year! As stated in the last show, we are into the year 1981 for computer introductions and we are covering the Apple II’s more powerful sibling, the Apple III.  This is part 2 of the 2-part series and will again have Paul Hagstrom, prolific podcaster himself, to help me cover this machine. We will continue where we left off the last show, and will cover magazines, books, software, emulators, Web sites and a whole lot more.  Stay tuned to learn more than you ever wanted to know about the Apple III. New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To Tandy Assembly 2018 - http://www.tandyassembly.com/index.html Bartlett Labs (Peter Barlett) - MISE/M3SE/MIRE - http://bartlettlabs.com/ Ian Mavric - The Right Stuff - http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianmav/trs80/ Peter Cetinski - http://pski.net/category/retro/ Brendan Donahe - CoCoVGA - http://www.cocovga.com/ Jim Brain - Retro Innovations - http://store.go4retro.com/ Thomas McLaren - Digital Dinos - http://www.digitaldinos.com/ ZZap!64 Annual 2019 book - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/zzap-64-annual-2019-the-next-chapter TI-59 & gummy wheel repair kit - https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEXAS-INSTRUMENTS-TI-59-CALCULATOR-CARD-READER-GUMMY-WHEEL-REPAIR-KIT/264101043234 Soldering Station - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D57JT3F Atari 8-bit SIO cables - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128 Atari 8-bit SIO2SD p https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=58 Atari 8-bit S-Drive Max - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EUVJYME Atari 410 Cassette Drive belt - https://www.ebay.com/itm/123508444012?ViewItem=&item=123508444012 Pi1541 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/PiDRIVE-Raspberry-Pi-HAT-1541-1581-Commodore-64-128-Vic-20-Emulator-OLED-Pi1541-/332860073409 Amiga External Drive Cable and Boot Selector - http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?88687-Gotek-Floppy-Drive-External-ROUND-cables Upcoming Shows The Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network will have three tables at the second annual Retro City Festival, taking place January 5-6, 2019 at the famous Fairplex, Expo Hall 9, 1101 W McKinley Ave. in Pomona, California (east of Los Angeles). - http://retrocityfestival.com - a yearly celebration of video game history VCF Pacific Northwest 2019 will take place March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington.  Details can be found at http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw. Feedback “Sophistication and Simplicity: The Life and Times of the Apple II Computer” by Steven Weyhrich - https://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278 Jupiter Ace resources - https://jupiter-ace.co.uk Popular Magazines/Newsletters Apple III Dimensions (Apple) - https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/apple-dimensions/ - 4 issues (tied to the recall/upgrade program) OnThree - https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/on-three/ - ‘83 to ‘90 - Bob Consorti put in link to interview on Drop III Inches Open Apple Gazette - https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/open-apple-gazette/ - ‘82 to ‘84 Apple Orchard - http://yesterbits.com/scans/apple-orchard-magazine/ - ‘80 to ‘84 Call-A.P.P.L.E. - https://www.callapple.org - ‘78 to (‘90, ‘02 to ‘11, ‘15 to) present Softalk - https://archive.org/details/softalkapple - ‘80 to ‘84 Washington Apple Pi Journal - https://www.wap.org/journal/showcase/ -‘79 to ‘94 Books Osborne-McGraw Hill Guide to your Apple III - Stanley M. Miastkowski - http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/osborne-mcgraw-hill-guide-to-your-apple-iii/ Exploring Business BASIC - an almost-book by Taylor Pohlman: http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/exploring-business-basic/ "Using Apple Business Computers" by Kenniston Lord Jr - https://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Operating-Programming-Apple-III-Computers-rare-book-on-the-Apple-III-/252985598982 Business BASIC for the Apple III by Eddie Adamis - https://www.amazon.com/Business-BASIC-Apple-Eddie-Adamis/dp/0471883883 — http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/business-basic-for-the-apple-iii/ BASIC Keywords for the Apple III also by Eddie Adamis - http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/basic-keywords-for-the-apple-iii/ [nearly identical to other Adamis book, just sorted differently] Software Resource Guide for Apple III and Apple III Plus Harware and Software (Apple): http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/resource-guide-for-apple-and-apple-plus-hardware-and-software/ Software - http://apple3.org/iiisoftware.html Ads & Appearances Night Shift (1982) - Chuck, the morgue night attendant, uses Visicalc on an Apple III to keep his girls' finances in order. Dick Cavett TV ads - Apple IIII easy to use -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOk-gA_j_Cw Dick Cavett TV Ad - Electronic Worksheet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk80YJ0H-ZU - Modern Upgrades CFFA2 / CFFA3000 - http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php , http://dreher.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=490 Floppy Emu - https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/ SD Floppy II - http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=124 X/ProFile - Profile/Widget Emulator Board for Apple Lisa&Apple3 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-ProFile-Profile-Widget-Emulator-Board-Apple-Lisa-Apple3-Hundreds-SOLD-/202428018286 - $369.99 APPLE III PROFILE INTERFACE - (this is a vintage era card) - http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-profile-interface-p-170.html Emulators Sara - http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html MESS/MAME - https://www.mamedev.org/release.html See also: apple3rtr https://github.com/datajerk/apple3rtr “Ready to Run” Open Emulator - https://github.com/OpenEmulatorProject/OpenEmulator-OSX , Unofficial snapshot builds: https://archive.org/details/OpenEmulatorSnapshots Buying One Today Interview with Bob Cook, Founder and former President of Sun Remarketing - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-classic/classiccomputingcom-bob-cook-fmin7S5wdps/ Community Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/appleiii/ Twitter Drop III inches (podcast twitter feed): https://twitter.com/drop_iii_inches Forums Applefritter - https://www.applefritter.com/forum/84 - Apple II and III forum Podcasts Drop III Inches - http://drop-iii-inches.com Open Apple - http://www.open-apple.net - Apple II podcast but with occasional Apple III mentions Current Web Sites Centre for Computing History - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/210/Apple-III/ Vintage Micros - http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-c-29.html Apple3.org - http://www.apple3.org/ - Documents, magazines, software, emulators, ads Washington Apple Pi Apple III FAQ - https://www.wap.org/a3/a3library/a3faq.html Yesterbits Apple III Software and Scans - https://yesterbits.com/topics/apple-iii-software-and-scans/ Mike Maginnis 6502Lane - http://www.6502lane.net/ David T. Craig scans of a vast amount of material, internal documentation - https://archive.org/search.php?query=dtca3%2A Apple ///: A New Beginning by Apple Computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7HRyXgeek Why I Failed with the Apple III and Steve Jobs Succeeded With the Macintosh - https://blog.aha.io/why-i-failed-with-the-apple-iii-and-steve-jobs-succeeded-with-the-macintosh/ by David Fradin, Apple III Product Manager https://twitter.com/davidfradin1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfradin/ The One Thing Melinda Gates Will Keep Forever Is an Apple III - https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a22824572/melinda-gates-apple-iii Archive.org - https://archive.org/search.php?query=apple+iii Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/?s=apple+iii Digibarn - http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/appleIII/index.html - Apple III documentation, manuals, interviews, photos References https://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2007-07-14/apple-iii-and-apple-iie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/archives/appleii/0002.php http://lowendmac.com/2015/apple-iii-chaos-apples-first-failure/ http://www.applelogic.org/AIIIDesignBugs.html  

Correction: It was Tim Leary, not Mckenna who was interviewed by Surfer Magazine. Sorry I misspoke in the interview. -Kyle Dr. Bruce Damer is a polymath scientist, designer, author, and general explorer of liminal realms. He has worked for over a decade in simulation and design of space missions for NASA, develops biochemical models for the origin of life at UC Santa Cruz and collects vintage computers and their history in his DigiBarn computer museum. He has a practice exploring beyond the edges of consciousness to bring back stuff that is meaningful for humanity and the Gaian prerogative. http://www.damer.com/ Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon Get full access to Writing by Kyle Thiermann at thiermann.substack.com/subscribe

Correction: It was Tim Leary, not Mckenna who was interviewed by Surfer Magazine. Sorry I misspoke in the interview. -Kyle Dr. Bruce Damer is a polymath scientist, designer, author, and general explorer of liminal realms. He has worked for over a decade in simulation and design of space missions for NASA, develops biochemical models for the origin of life at UC Santa Cruz and collects vintage computers and their history in his DigiBarn computer museum. He has a practice exploring beyond the edges of consciousness to bring back stuff that is meaningful for humanity and the Gaian prerogative. http://www.damer.com/ Follow me on Instagram Buy me a coffee on Patreon

Dr. Bruce hosts a lively 2006 event for Apple's 30th birthday featuring Steve Wozniak, Randy Wigginton, Chris Espinosa, and Daniel Kottke talking about how Apple started in a garage and went on to change the world.

Dr. Bruce hosts a lively 2006 event for Apple's 30th birthday featuring Steve Wozniak, Randy Wigginton, Chris Espinosa, and Daniel Kottke talking about how Apple started in a garage and went on to change the world.

Steve Wozniak visits the DigiBarn Computer Museum with Dr. Bruce Damer, and Allan Lundell and shares deep stories in the history of Apple and the personal computer.

Steve Wozniak visits the DigiBarn Computer Museum with Dr. Bruce Damer, and Allan Lundell and shares deep stories in the history of Apple and the personal computer.

  Dr. Bruce Damer is a polymath scientist, designer, author and general explorer of liminal realms. He has worked for over a decade in simulation and design of space missions for NASA, develops biochemical models for the origin of life at UC Santa Cruz and collects vintage computers and their history in his DigiBarn computer museum. He has a practice exploring beyond the edges of consciousness to bring back stuff that is meaningful for humanity and the Gaian prerogative.   http://levityzone.org/

Dr. Bruce Damer is a polymath scientist, designer, author and general explorer of liminal realms. He has worked for over a decade in simulation and design of space missions for NASA, develops biochemical models for the origin of life at UC Santa Cruz and collects vintage computers and their history in his DigiBarn computer museum. He has a practice exploring beyond the edges of consciousness to bring back stuff that is meaningful for humanity and the Gaian prerogative. http://www.damer.com http://levityzone.org/

Recorded live from VCFSE 2.0 in Roswell, GA!  Main topic: The Exidy Sorcerer.  Special guest host David Greelish! Links Mentioned in the Show: Books 32 BASIC Programs for the Exidy Sorcerer by Tom Rugg - http://www.amazon.com/32-BASIC-programs-Exidy-Sorcerer/dp/0918398355 Emulation JSorcerer - Java based - http://www.liaquay.co.uk/sorcerer/ Multi-Emulator Super System (MESS) - http://www.mess.org/ Current Web Sites The Exidy Sorcerer as seen in Tezza’s Classic Computer Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnsYJOjh2k Exidy Sorcerer Hardware Review from Creative Computing - http://www.trailingedge.com/~dlw/comp/exidyrv.html Exidy Sorcerer at oldcomputers.net - http://oldcomputers.net/sorcerer.html The Trailing Edge - Exidy Sorcerer information (documentation, catalogs, price lists, ROMs) - http://www.trailingedge.com/exidy/ The Exidy Sorcerer at DigiBarn - http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/exidy-sorcerer/ The Center for Computing History - history, books, magazine articles - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5396/exidy-sorcerer-ii/ Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Exidy-Sorcerer-Computer/153210461406202 The Old Computer ROM and Emulation Site - downloads of many Sorcerer programs and ROMs - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Exidy/Sorcerer Archive.org - https://archive.org/search.php?query=exidy%20sorcerer Sorcerer ROMs at NitroROMS - http://nitroroms.com/list/Exidy%20Sorcerer/by-name/page-1 References Golden Age Arcade Historian Blog - http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-ultimate-so-far-history-of-exidy_20.html Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exidy_Sorcerer Closing Throwback Network (http://www.throwback.net) Classic Computing Website (David Greelish) - http://www.classiccomputing.com

"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! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. 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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License. 

James and John give an introduction to Macintosh clones. eBay Finds are a sealed Apple //e, an Apple III from the original owner, and a complete set of Macworld magazines. The final DigiBarn segment includes a real IIGS Woz, the PowerExpress, and the Picasso box. Other related links from this episode:Animation MasterWarner Bros: WatchmenFolklore: Stolen From AppleAppleInsider: Apple posts profit of $1.05B, ships nearly 2.3 million MacsMacenstein: Good lord! How old is Apple's ergonomics page?!Amazon: Inside Steve's Brain

Derek Warren from Macintosh Folklore Radio fills in for John this week. eBay auctions are a Seiko Wristmac, Apple IIGS Woz, and a Macintosh First 100 Days Dealer Kit. Derek reviews "Programmers at Work" and in Part V of the DigiBarn series, we look at some rare Apple computers. Other related links from this episode:Internet Archive: Computer ChroniclesEveryMac.com: Classic SpecsSE/30 TVAppleInsider: Apple notebook lines to see major design changes, sources sayGizmodo: Mac With 150 Apps Running Shows Teeny-Weeny Dock, Exposé WindowsThe Apple Museum

In Part IV of their trip to the DigiBarn, James and John learn about Dan Kottke's computerized music box and the work of Jef Raskin. eBay finds include a Lisa video, a tablet Mac, and an amazing auction of the original Apple Computer sign and Woz's toolbox. Other related links from this episode:All About Steve JobsArs Technica: Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in USYouTube: Apple Ad - Drunk Jeff GoldblumWired: Apple to New York City: Bite Me

James and John continue their DigiBarn series with an Apple II based biofeedback device and the Woz Wonderbook. eBay auctions include a crystal Apple logo sales award and a set of educational slides introducing the Apple III.  Other related links from this episode:YouTube: I Love My Mac VideoMacHEADS the MovieWelcome to MacintoshEngadget: PWN 2 OWN over: MacBook Air gets seized in 2 minutes flatYouTube: Macintosh Developer VideoPCWorld: Anatomy of an Icon: Inside the Apple IIc

James and John present the first part of their visit to the DigiBarn Computer Museum with a look a the preliminary Macintosh Business Plan. eBay auctions include a Macintosh TV bundle, a Duo 270c, and new Apple iron-on patches. Other related links from this episode:Welcome to MacintoshWisconsin Film FestivalThe Power Mac G4 Cube SaluteSystem 7 TodayVirtual GSA2Central.comAppleInsider: iTunes now the No. 2 music retailer in the USMacRumors.com: iPhone, iPod Touch SDK Details March 6thDownload: The True Story of the Internet

James and John recap their week at the Macworld Conference and Expo. They also provide some highlights from their trips to Steve Jobs' childhood home, the Apple Company Store, the Computer History Museum, and the DigiBarn.Become a member of the RetroMacCast at the RetroMacCast Social Network where you can post photos, videos, and contribute to our forums.  You can view higher quality versions of the images embedded in our  podcasts at our Flickr site, and don't forget to add yourself to our Frappr Map. Other related links from this episode:Youtube: Bo's videosMacintosh History 101 by Jochen Wolters

A floppy saved is a floppy earned.Welcome to Show 087!  This week's topic: Retro Project Time! Steve Wozniak - always a treat to see him speak.  Here's a recent presentation by the Woz himself, on YouTube.Want to see the insides of an ASR 33 teletype?  I thought you did!  Digibarn has just the video for you. Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. 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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License. 

World's First Minicomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models... "Altair 8800"  (1975...what a year!)Welcome to Show 075!  This week's Topic: The Year 1975! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... A new full-color book for the Commodore 64 is available for pre-order - have a look at this site for more details.  Brought to you by the same folks as the ZX Spectrum Book!Check out online videos of some PET programs in action!I love to hear Woz tell the tales of the old days - here is a show on IT Conversations where Woz recalls the early years...A computer, thousands of years old?  Read about it here on The Guardian!Flash drive the ZX Spectrum?  You bet - have a look at the ZX Spectrum Hardware Do It Yourself site...A Lisa emulator!  Excellent!The KIM-1 lives on, in our hearts and projects.  Check out the KIM-1 site on Floodgap....Homebrew Computer Club newsletters?  What a blast from the past!  Here they are, at the Digibarn site! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. 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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License. 

  1 cup retro, 2 tbsp computer nostalgia.  Stir and enjoy.Welcome to Show 061!  This week's Topic: Retro Mix (A Variety Episode) Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Play Zork online?  Sure!The Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention was held Sep 30, 2006.  Pictures and descriptions are here and here...A self aware computer that doesn't take over the world or threaten global thermonuclear war?  KITT is just such a hero!If you look over, and the car next to you doesn't have a driver, maybe it's a DARPA winner...A website hosted on a Lisa?  Serious?  Yep!Byte Cellar - The Vintage Computing Weblog - a good read...Now it's time to learn TI Extended BASIC - with videos on Google!Pong Story - an extensive history/memorial site to early video games.  Fun stuff...Retrogaming Times Monthly - now coming to you for 109 months running!  This is commitment!The Vintage Computer Festival 9.0 is coming up - check out www.vintage.org for details...Digibarn is planning an Apple 30th birthday event at the VCF 9.0 - more info here! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. 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  

  Ever wonder what the "TRS" in "TRS-80" stands for?  Tune in, you'll find out here!Welcome to Show 042!  This week's Topic: The TRS-80 Model I microcomputer! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Do you know what types of computers these are?  If so, please drop a line to the e-mail address below - we'd like to find out!Here's Peter Jenning's site, with info on his creation Microchess, and also great history on VisiCalc.Want to know more about Microchess?  Well, go straight to the source.  The source code, that is, on 6502.org.Digibarn has some good info on Microchess as well!Enhance the enjoyment of your Amiga emulation with AmiKit, a large bundling of shareware and freeware packages.Curious about Southwest Technical Products, one of the early computer kit makers?  The swtpc.com site has so much info, you'll never read it all!Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived website is an absolute gold mine for TRS-80 enthusiasts.Want to play with a virtual TRS-80 Model I, III or IV?  Well, check out Matthew Reed's TRS32 emulator!Never forget old-computers.com or Wikipedia when it's time to research that favorite vintage computer. Hey, I never said what TRS stood for!  It's Tandy Radio Shack.  Yep.  Not "Trash-80", you funny folks. Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. 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