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James and John discuss eBay Finds: PowerBook 180 with rare case, Apple jewelry set, and framed Macintosh SE logic board. They are joined by Paul Hagstrom who previews KansasFest, and news includes Woz on Cameo, Apple hardware calendar, early portrait Macintosh, and new Throwboy blankets. Join our Facebook page, watch us on YouTube, and visit us at RetroMacCast.
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: Decade It's been just days over 10 years since the first episode of this podcast, so we reflect a bit on the podcast, the community, our starts. Topic/Feedback links: Episode 1 Episode 30, live at KansasFest 2012 Live streaming video from Mac Plus ScuzzyGraph Mini-MPI NitrOS-9 Ease of Use (EOU) Project Retro Computing News: Usenet archive UTZOO Online Tapes to PostgreSQL using Python 3.8 Volley for Two (new Commodore 128 game) Inside stacked RAM modules Looking Back on 35 Years as an Amiga User Vintage Computer-related commercial: 1984 BBC Micro Acorn Electron Home PC Advert Retro Computing Gift Idea: Commodore 64 Patent Print Auction Picks: Blake: Three Cray Research Posters: MPGS, Y-MP EL, Y-MP C90 VTech Laser 110 VTech Laser 310 See also: VTech Laser 200 (Wikipedia) Earl: COMPU GLO Neon Dot Matrix Computer Paper Paul: Apple Interactive TV Box See also: AITB (Higher Intellect wiki) Better Working (Spinnaker) Power C for C64 Sony Magic Link development system Apple III disk drive Mac OS X Snow Leopard install DVD HP 2647A terminal See also: HP 2640A (HP Computer Museum) See also: HP 264x terminals (CuriousMarc) Closing notes: Wind-up Gramophones (Techmoan) Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Blake Patterson Topic: Unexpected Bonuses Along the way as we collect things, strange things turn up in what we get. We talk a bit about unexpected bonuses in amongst our finds. Topic/Feedback links: Charles finds whimsical characters on chips TRS-80 Model I (article, Nuts and Volts, May 2002) Adding Color to the Commodore PET (preview, Nuts and Volts, Sep 2015) Retro Computing News: Total Replay v4.0-alpha 3 Septandy Ample MAME launcher Crash and Burn: The Amiga ST Story The Augmentation of Douglas Englebart (YouTube) The Augmentation of Douglas Englebart (Amazon) Curt Vendel (VintageIsTheNewOld) Curt Vendel (Jason Scott, Twitter thread) Vintage Computer-related commercial: Tandy PC from 1988 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Making Games for the Atari 2600 See also: 8bitworkshop.com Auction Picks: Blake: Olympia EX 100 Typewriter Extension CP/M Computer Word Processor Atari PC4 IBM 9331-011 8" External Floppy Drive See also: IBM 9331-012 5.25 External Floppy Disk Drive - AS/400 (Walmart) Earl: Osborne 1 with monitor Paul: IBM PC/AT Mac LC 475, with ethernet DCA IRMAprint See also: AppleLine and Apple Cluster Controller sales reference guide (on bitsavers.org) See also: AppleLine (on vintagecomputing.com) Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Databases For episode 0xdb, we talk about our experiences with dedicated database programs, what some of us learned and didn't learn while studying computer science, employment as consultants, and other marginally related things. Topic/Feedback links: Self-contained tape loader for the ZX Spectrum Mini-PET update Myst documentary kickstarter Portable CP/M iz-cpm on Github Unicomp keyboards The ubiquitous little plotter (e.g., CGP-115) Fixing the plotter gears Retro Computing News: Worms Armageddon updated after 21 years Apple II Augmented Reality Chess Board Windows Task Manager Runs Doom This Week in Retro podcast Durgod Fusion, retro-inspired keyboards Mac OS 8 in Javascript oldweb.today, historical browsery Making a modern TRS-80 Model I clone Write-up on the TRS-80 model I clone (Hackaday) FujiNet Vintage Computer-related commercial: Lotus 123 and Symphony Commercial 1984 Retro Computing Gift Idea: The Altair-duino See also: Demo build of the Altairduino Auction Picks: Carrington: PowerBook 140-180c Car Adapter Soviet BYTE ZX-Spectrum clone BBC Acorn Computer Kit Earl: TRS-80 Model 4P See also: FreHD See also: M3SE Paul: Micromodem II Newton Fax Modem Newton 2100 and many extras Epson PX-8 replacement keyboard Very complete Epson HX-20 set Shopping bag for encouraging social distancing (WordPerfect 8) MPF IP “VisiCalc III”, which requires VisiCalc III See instead: VisiCalc III and training pak Arfon Micro VIC-20 expander See also: Arfon Micro expander announcement (Compute! magazine) See also: Commodore VIC-1020 expansion box Microsoft binder Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple corduroy cap, MacRenderMan, and Apple brass belt buckle. They preview Kansasfest with Chris Torrance and Paul Hagstrom, and news includes AR glasses rumors, W95 startup sound, and Apple ad’s hidden classic Mac. To see all of the show notes and join our website, join our Facebook page and visit us at RetroMacCast.
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Things we (came to/no longer) hate Things we used to hate, but maybe no longer do. Or maybe still do. Or maybe didn't used to hate, but now do. Topic/Feedback links: RetroMacCast interviews Rocky Bergen about papercraft creations Mimic Spartan Retro Computing News: Mini vMac for Nintendo 3DS MacRumors write-up of 3DS Mini vMac ComputerLand and the BC88 Al Alcorn explains early color graphics Retrofair 2020 Mar Hicks: Scapegoating COBOL Why I Still Use A 34-Year-Old IBM Model M Keyboard Tweeting from the Teletype Volkseigener Betrieb (VEB) Robotron PC 1715 on parade, East Berlin, 1987. 10 pfennig 1987 stamp featuring the Robotron PC 1715 Primary Optics, Robert Henke’s Commodore CBM 8032 Based Audio-Visual Art Robert Henke Loop 2015 Keynote: Failure = Success Upcoming shows VCF Southeast 8.0. July 10-12. Atlanta, GA. KansasFest. July 24-25. Online. WozFest SWEET 16. Sat Jul 25. Online. VCF West. August 1-2. Mountain View, CA (Computer History Museum). VCF East. October 10-12, 2020 (rescheduled). InfoAge. Wall, NJ. Vintage Computer-related Commercials: Computerland commercial Retro Computing Gift Idea: Floppy Disk iron-on patches Auction Picks: Carrington: PS/2 Googly Eyed Duck Mouse TRS-80 Model I Briefcase Earl: Pi 1541 Paul: TRS-80 Model 16B Bunch of Apple II era manuals of no particular rarity Black Hole Colorforms Power Mac power button replacement Atari Lynx kit case Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: Work-study credit and a satisfying kerchunk We continue to survey our panelists' first computer jobs, this time focusing on first jobs in which we used a network wiring tool that made a satisfying kerchunk and/or got work-study credit. Topic/Feedback links: Minesweeper ABB keyboard from a more modern setup Retro Computing News: Canon object.station 41 HP Color Recovery Larger demo of Blake’s NeXTSTEP HP WINGINE Graphics Subsystem VCF Pacific Northwest cancelled due to COVID-19 Atari hotels Atari hotels news article 6800 CPU with nMigen Spotify for Atari 8-bits Spotify for Atari 8-bits (Github) Vintage Computer-related Commercial: Compuserve Retro Computing Gift Idea: Meggy Jr RGB Soldering Kit from Evil Mad Scientist Auction Picks: Blake: APPLE 1 Original 1976 Computer System 1st Steve Wozniak designed computer and L@@K!! Lisa 1 Mouse and poster Microsoft Office Pro 97 CD from 1997 Apple II Quantum Leap SmartChip Card Earl: Radio Shack TRS-80 II Software Lot of 18 Paul: Metrowerks art shirt Metrowerks BSC shirt Base Two flashcards Epyx 500XJ joystick IIe Card Y-cable FoxPro 2.5 upgrade ET-3400, ETA-3400 Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: 2020, thumb-by-thumb Retro New Years Resolutions (retro plans for the new year, and old resolutions you never kept) Topic and Feedback links: Captain’s Quarters BBS and AE line mTCP page (with, perhaps, some pages still being served by a PCjr) Retro Computing News: Chuck Peddle The Legendary Chuck Peddle Hackaday honors Chuck Peddle Retrobits: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part I Retrobits: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part II Retrobits: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part III Retrobits: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part IV Silas Warner, the man who made Wolfenstein Silas Warner at KansasFest 1992 Silas Warner and Muse Software, The Digital Antiquarian Silas Warner memorial site Silas Warner memorial site (at Internet Archive) MUSE and ABM (at yesterbits.com) Adam Rosen’s vintage Macs find new home at American Computer Robotics Museum Tech Luminaries We Lost in 2019 Bushfire Charity eBay Auction (Mr. Lurch's Things) Mike Harvey of Nibble magazine passed away John Leake and Brian Wiser interview Mike Harvey Nibblemagazine.com Y2.02K Bug in Classic Mac OS Date & Time Control Panel SetDate utility History of the TI-MBX expansion system Atariage thread containing specs for TI-MBX in message 5 Borland/Turbo C++ flavor ui for VIM Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs. The 29th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest. April 18-19, 2020. Elk Grove Village, IL VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ.. Vintage Computer-related Commercial: Radio Shack TRS-80 Computer Commercial (1978) Retro Computing Gift Idea: Tiny 3D-printed TRS-80s Auction Picks: Carrington: Steve Wozniak life-size standee Hartley Courseware cassette control device See also: Description of Hartley CCD in Resources in Education Vol 18 No 12 Spot On advanced formatting utility for Mac Apple IIe with Cascade Graphics Development thingy Earl: Titan III plus IIe Michael: Heathkit EE-3101 DC Electronics Educational Systems Course Paul: DTACK Grounded board See also: Discussion with Don Burtis on Drop III Inches. 1:28 in See also: DTACK Grounded newsletter issue #1 TI MicroExplorer See also: MicroExplorer brochure Sealed Apple II disks Exidy Sorceror HP Integral Personal Computer See also: Inforworld article on the HP Integral Personal Computer Think-a-Dot computer game from 1965 Wheels for the G3/G4 Cassette programs for the Apple II written by Silas Warner, Ed Zaron, and Bob Bishop Closing notes: Blake Patterson’s NMSspot (No Man's Sky) Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Which old games are truly timeless? What might a kid of today (truly) enjoy? What games hold up? Topic and Feedback links: Apl2bits: Which Apple II Games are Timeless? Zylon Defenders RetroManCave: Software on Vinyl Bytecellar post: How I got started in vintage computing Octojam 6 Making a new Adam power supply Turbo Rascal Syntax error, ";" expected but "BEGIN". C64 development environment. Retro Computing News: Co Co Co! Merry Christmas! FujiNet FujiNet code on Github Strange origin of a 1990s computer game font Prince of Persia on A8 Non-HTTPS sites for testing vintage computer connections Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs. The 29th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest. April 18-19, 2020. Elk Grove Village, IL VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ.. Vintage Computer-related Commercials: Scrooge meets PCjr Apple IIc vs. IBM PCjr IBM PCjr response Retro Computing Gift Idea: Dust cover for C64 Auction Picks: Carrington: Sperry-Univac technician’s case EnBASIC Authoring System "Wood Grain" Apple II Earl: IBM 3476 Infowindow Monitor,1395660 keyboard Paul: IBM PCjr Stumpy //c monitor Apple //c MultiPack IBM printer stand 17 minutes of the Empire Strikes Back on Super 8 TS-2068 update See also: TS-2068 update on the Internet Archive Urgent C64 case Amiga DCTV See also (Carrington's contribution, thanks Carrington): Canadian Version Sinclair ZX-81 kit See also: Zebra Systems Timex-Sinclair page Minstrel Issue 3 Closing comments: Atari: A Visual History Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Bill Degnan, David Greelish, Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, and Jack Nutting Topic: Bicentepisodial review This is episode 200 of a podcast whose first episode was almost exactly 9 years ago (October 23, 2010). A lot has changed since then, but also not much has changed since then. But we are now almost a decade wiser (and, yes, maybe we’ll do another milestone episode in a year, when the podcast itself becomes, by some definitions, "retro"). So, this might be an opportune time to look back on what has happened in the past nine years in the retrocomputing endeavor. How has your own relationship to it changed personally? What advances have had the most impact? What does it portend for the future? Topic and feedback notes: RCR epiosde 001 Retro Computing News: Big Mess O Wires - Floppy Emu Retro Innovations, Glitchworks, XT-IDE What was the first computer? Atanasoff–Berry Computer Adam Rosen obituary Cult of Mac remembers Adam Rosen Still talking about the ABC vs ENIAC, 199 episodes later 8-Bit Guy and Commander X16: (Part 1) 8-Bit Guy and Commander X16: (Part 2) RetroChallenge RC2019/10 CHIP-8 Vintage Computer-related Commercials: Honey Nut Cheerios / TI 99/4a Apple Lisa (1983) Retro Computing Gift Idea: AdaBox subscription Auction Picks: Bill: CFFA3000 for Apple II computer David: Apple Lisa 2/10 Earl: Commodore Bildschirmtext BTX Decoder Cartridge Michael: MOS KIM-1 Paul: Exatron stringy floppy for TRS-80 MBX expansion system from TI 99/4a Closing comments: Kennett Classic Before Macintosh - The Apple Lisa documentary Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Challenges of the more recently obsolete. A bunch of older computers can almost interact with the modern environments, but not quite. For example eMates, old iMacs, etc. have wireless capabilities but require network protocols that are increasingly unsupported. What kinds of things have you tried to work with these more recently obsolete computers, what has worked, what hasn't? Topic and feedback notes: WiFi connection for Newton 2x00 and eMate 300 Writing with the Alphasmart Dana Netatalk A2server Memofest Recaps Exapunks Computing Britain podcast series vintagecomputer.ca Retro Computing News: This TRS-80 CP/Mish, an open-source reimplementation/clone of CP/M 2.2 Cool demo of coding on a late-model Z80 laptop New Hampshire has now installed the BASIC historical marker The origin of the blink tag Video stream of the 8-bit symphony Main site for the 8-bit symphony Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019 VCF West. Mountain View, CA. Aug 3-4, 2019 Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019 Tandy Assembly 2019. Springfield, OH. Sept 27-29, 2019 Vintage Computer Commercial: Atari Space Invaders 1980 TV commercial Retro Computing Gift Idea: Vintage Tech Stickers Auction Picks: Carrington: Franklin Ace 500 SD DuoDisk Floppy Disk Drive Emulator Earl: Vintage Intel C8702A (1702) EPROM Gold Ceramic Case Paul: Most recent Apple Workstation card sold on eBay that I could find, none currently listed Alphasmart Dana Wireless Very nice PX-8 set with a lot of stuff including the disk drive PX-8 software set 3D printed PX-8/PX-4 ROM cradles Rockwell AIM-65 in an EMP-proof case Closing comments: Mechanical Binary Counter The Base.cs Podcast TinyFPGA Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Clearly, capacitors capacitate It's episode 0xC0. We talk about feedback. Topic and feedback notes: Sundog Resurrection Project One of Blake's capacitors failed Exidy Sorcerer II Fixing a TRS-80 Model 100 LCD issue Newly manufactured PC-1 LCDs are in Video of the installation of a new PC-1 LCD The Chiptune story Hoover LINX Retro Computing News: Jason Scott uploads Infocom game source code to GitHub
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting Topic: Most innovative / forward-looking technology in the 60s/70s/80s Mostly, an excuse to talk about Douglas Englebart's "mother of all demos." But other topics are welcome too. Topic and feedback notes: The Mother of All Demos, Douglas Englebart (1968) Retrobits Podcast episode reviewing What the Dormouse Said (covering events of the era) Lisa slideshow Merlin in a browser (and links to other IXO things) Byte 1982 article on IXO telecomputer Paul's Retrochallenge 2014 WW on IXO AmigaOS 3.1.4 Kano (Raspberry Pi-based programming kits for kids) Ad for the Portbubble terminal X-keys XK-16 Stick Pac-Man: The untold story of how we really played the game HN discussion on arcade cabinet restoration Retro Computing News: Kickstarter: Transparent toaster Mac case Beto O'Rourke's history with Cult of the Dead Cow Twitter thread from author with further details Creating new LCD displays for repairs 8-bit symphony Anti-M (pre-boot for protected Apple II disks) Upcoming Shows: Computer Conservation Society lecture series, Manchester and London VCF Pacific Northwest, Living Computers: Museum+Labs, Seattle, WA, Mar 23-24, 2019 VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ, May 3-5, 2019 GORF (The Great Oz-stralian Retro-technology Festival), Melbourne, Apr 24-28, 2019 CoCoFest, Lombard, IL, May 4-5, 2019 WOzFest 12:00, Sydney, May 25, 2019 QFest 12, Brisbane, May 25, 2019 KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019 Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019 Vintage Computer-related Commercial: IBM 5100 (1977) Retro Computing Gift Idea: 1977 Pillow Auction Picks: Earl: Vintage Burroughs B 9974-5 Disk Pack Jack: eMate 300 with all its stuff Paul: IBM Microsoft Adventure New Old Computer See also: Electronika KR-03 See also: @Foone discussing one on Twitter ORA RedGuard Data Protection Osborne car adapter Maxell 10-minute cassette Quazon Quik-Link 300 CP+ Telecoupler Closing comments: Scooping the Soviets Feedback/Discussion: @rcrpodcast on Twitter Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Throwback Network Throwback Network on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:
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
The Apple III - Part 1 Hello, everyone, and welcome to Episode 87 of the Floppy Days Podcast for November, 2018. In the timeline, we continue to cover machines that were released in the year 1980. The topic of this show is a machine that while it came from a very well-known computer company, was never popular enough to make a large splash in the computer market. Nevertheless, it was an important piece in the history of personal computers and I’m happy to bring it to you this month. Of course, the machine that we’re talking about, as you already know from the excellent memories intro by Mike Maginnis, is the Apple II’s more powerful brother, the Apple III. I’m very happy to have one of the well-known members of the Apple III community today, and co-host of the Apple III podcast “Drop III Inches” as well as a cohost of the RetroComputing Roundtable Podcast, Mr. Paul Hagstrom, assist me with this month’s topic. New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To Little Darling Designs - (http://www.littledarlingdesigns.com) arcade joystick from Benj Edwards - https://twitter.com/benjedwards/status/1025119835179634689 Mega ST-1 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/ATARI-MEGA-ST-1-WITH-GOTEK-EMULATOR-VINTAGE-RETRO-COMPUTER-FULLY-WORKING/283035614842 voltage up/down transformer - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MPR3XQ ST trackball - atarifreakz on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-520-1040-ST-STE-Mega-Falcon-computer-Amiga-500-600-1200-2000-Trackball/163273344945 Mega ST manual - MyAtari on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mega-ST-Owners-Manul-New-Mint-Atari-Original/13089043845 Upcoming Shows Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com , Nov. 10-11, Springfield, OH TI International World’s Faire - http://ctiug.sdf.org/ - Nov. 10, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL World of Commodore - https://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ - December, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Feedback DEC Legacy - http://declegacy.org.uk 3D Monster Maze Copyright - https://www.sinclairzxworld.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2802 Peripherals III Plus IIe - http://www.6502lane.net/tag/titan/ 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
In addition to the usual magazine coverage for March 1981, we look at the Apple ][ game Sabotage, converted to run on the Atari. I talk with Paul Hagstrom to get background knowledge on the Apple hardware, and get the inside story on the Sabotage conversion by the guy who did it, AtariAge user Shamus. Introduction Sound explained in De Re Atari, Chapter 7 cc65 started on the Atari 8-bits! Feedback Christmas Vacation sled scene ANALOG 400/800 Magazine #2, Mar/Apr 1981 Atari News Atari word processor review at Inverse ATASCII New Products Using Note & Point Type-in: Balance your Checkbook Type-in: Player/Missile graphics DMA timings Atari Graphics and Arcade Game Design, Chapter 6 ANTIC Techincal Video timing diagram Type-in: Cannon Duel Listen: Music Composer Column VCS update Graphics clipping routine in BASIC by Tom Hudson The Game Room by Tom Repstad ... For 32 more links, see the show notes
Welcome to 1979! Episode 1 includes a brief summary of the technical specifications of the Atari 400 & 800 that were first released at the end of the year, discussion of Creative Computing issues starting from April and the very first Compute! magazine, and a review of a game original to the Atari 8- bits and destined to become an all-time classic game: Star Raiders. Introduction http://www.archive.org Douglas Adams Collected Works Feedback ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit Podcast with Randy Kindig, Kevin Savetz and Brad Arnold, all about Atari 8-bit computers No Quarter with Carrington Vanston and Mike Maginnes, the classic arcade podcast Drop /// Inches with Mike Maginnis and Paul Hagstrom, a fairly technical podcast about the Apple /// The Atari 2600 Game-by-Game Podcast with Ferg, the review of all 2600 carts in parts-number order Atari timeline Atari Party Arcade inspired artwork Rick Keene's cover for STLog Issue 18 Technical details Atari 8-bit FAQ Other computers http://atariage.com/forums/topic/183619-total-number-of-a8-units-sold-worldwide/ Creative Computing Overview ... For 71 more links, see the show notes
In this special joint podcast, live from KansasFest 2014, we discuss our favorite parts of KFest, play a game of 2 Truths and 1 Lie, and more! Podcast Title: “Retro Open ANTICHertz Mac Quarter Poly Floppy Drop” Hosts: Antic - Randy Kindig, Kevin Savetz Drop III Inches - Mike Maginnis, Paul Hagstrom Floppy Days - Randy Kindig IndieSider - Ken Gagne No Quarter - Carrington Vanston, Mike Maginnis 1 MHz - Carrington Vanston Open Apple - Mike Maginnis, Quinn Dunki Polygamer - Ken Gagne Retro Computing Roundtable - Carrington Vanston, Paul Hagstrom, Steve Weyhrich RetroMacCast - John Leake Intro Song - “Lazy Hazy Crazy KFest” lyrics created and sung by Steve Weyhrich
In the inaugural episode of Player/Missile, I introduce myself, talk about my background with the Atari 8-bit systems, what the podcast will be about and what it won't be about, and describe the format of the subsequent episodes. Podcasts ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit Podcast with Randy Kindig, Kevin Savetz and Brad Arnold, all about Atari 8-bit computers No Quarter with Carrington Vanston and Mike Maginnes, the classic arcade podcast You Don't Know Flack with Rob O'Hara, a retro-technology themed podcast Rob O'Hara's podcast about podcasting that inspired me to start this podcast Sprite Castle, his C64 games review podcast The Atari 2600 Game-by-Game Podcast with Ferg, the review of all 2600 carts in parts-number order Retro Computing Roundtable with a rotating cast of several, talking about retro computing news and collecting Floppy Days with Randy Kindig, a survey of vintage computer hardware Drop /// Inches with Mike Maginnis and Paul Hagstrom, a fairly technical podcast about the Apple /// References Atari, Inc: Business is Fun Full text of Atari 8-bit books More Basic Computer Games Kevin Savetz' Atari magazines Archive.org's Computer Magazine Archives Atari 8-bit Emulators Atari800 emulator (multi-platform) Altirra emulator (windows only) MESS (multi-platform) ... For 4 more links, see the show notes
Welcome to the show notes from the premiere episode of what is undoubtedly the premiere Apple /// podcast on the internet today. Your hosts: Mike Maginnis 6502lane.net apple2scans.net The Open Apple podcast The No Quarter podcast @6502lane Paul Hagstrom yesterbits.com Retro Computing Roundtable podcast @yesterbits Links along the way: Watch Steve Jobs’ First Demonstration of … Continue reading Episode 1: Until the Cows Come Home →
This month on Open Apple, Ken Gagne speaks with Wayne Arthurton, who recently attended his first KansasFest since 2004, and Paul Hagstrom and Jeremy Rand, both first-time attendees at the world’s premier annual Apple II convention. In this panel-format discussion, the four veterans discuss their personal highlights from the show, what motivated them to attend, […]