Podcast appearances and mentions of quinn dunki

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1981 In 1981, we started communicating with AT commands and Kermit. Timex/Sinclair released the 1000/ZX-81. We got the BBC Micro and the ABC 800. IBM introduced the PC, for business, no fun allowed. And MS-DOS. And more. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: … Continue reading RCR Episode 281: The IBM PC and its sticks of ennui →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: 1980 In 1980, Commodore introduced the VIC-20, Sinclair introduced the ZX80, Tandy introduced the Color Computer, and HP tried to breed a computer out of calculators. Also other things happened. Which we discuss! Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: … Continue reading RCR Episode 280: Cheap home computers →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: 1979 In 1979, VisiCalc's rampage began, and models 400, 800 (Atari), II (TRS-80), and 4 (TI 99) arrived. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow … Continue reading RCR Episode 279: A spree de Calc →

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back … Continue reading RCR Episode 277: Trinity →

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files hosted … Continue reading RCR Episode 274: The SEQUEL →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Earl Evans Topic: 1973 1973 brought us Ethernet and the TV Typewriter, and more. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files … Continue reading RCR Episode 272: int age=0; →

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files hosted by CyberEars … Continue reading RCR Episode 271: TOMLINSON@BBNA →

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro … Continue reading RCR Episode 270: Time Zero →

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: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by … Continue reading RCR Episode 269: Considered harmful →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1967 1967 gave us Logo and the floppy disk, so we talk about that, and then many other things. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz … Continue reading RCR Episode 267: Turtles all the way down →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1967 1967 gave us Logo and the floppy disk, so we talk about that, and then many other things. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz … Continue reading RCR Episode 267: Turtles all the way down →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, with guest Laine Nooney Topics: 1966, and The Apple II Age Two topics this time: First, some things from 1966, and then, a discussion with Laine Nooney on their newly published book The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage … Continue reading RCR Episode 266: The Apple II Age →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, with guest Laine Nooney Topics: 1966, and The Apple II Age Two topics this time: First, some things from 1966, and then, a discussion with Laine Nooney on their newly published book The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage … Continue reading RCR Episode 266: The Apple II Age →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Poolside computing arrives We look back on a few highlights of 1965, including the Programma 101, the PDP-8, Moore's Law. We talk analog computers, Visual BASIC, sticky mice, and more. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Upcoming … Continue reading RCR Episode 265: Poolside computing arrives →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Poolside computing arrives We look back on a few highlights of 1965, including the Programma 101, the PDP-8, Moore's Law. We talk analog computers, Visual BASIC, sticky mice, and more. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Upcoming … Continue reading RCR Episode 265: Poolside computing arrives →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Double bucky, you're the one We look back on a few highlights of 1964, including the double bucky, SABRE, and BASIC. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz … Continue reading RCR Episode 264: Double bucky, you're the one →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Double bucky, you're the one We look back on a few highlights of 1964, including the double bucky, SABRE, and BASIC. Topic/Feedback links: Retro Computing News: Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Retro Computing Gift Idea: Auction Picks: A2Stream file: Feedback/Discussion: Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz … Continue reading RCR Episode 264: Double bucky, you're the one →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, Michael Mulhern, and Carrington Vanston Topic: The year of the gopher We begin 2023 with a shift to new hosting providers, that require encrypted communication. How/should we access the modern web from old computers? Topic/Feedback links: Building a new C64 (Retro Recipes) LinuxJedi's GoFloppy Gameboy Tetris ported … Continue reading RCR Episode 263: The year of the gopher →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, Michael Mulhern, and Carrington Vanston Topic: The year of the gopher We begin 2023 with a shift to new hosting providers, that require encrypted communication. How/should we access the modern web from old computers? Topic/Feedback links: Building a new C64 (Retro Recipes) LinuxJedi's GoFloppy Gameboy Tetris ported … Continue reading RCR Episode 263: The year of the gopher →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Michael Mulhern Topic: 60 years between Bell 103 and today" s InterNet In 1962, the world gained Spacewar! and the Bell 103 modem. Topic/Feedback links: Spacewar at masswerk.at Spacewar! History of Spacewar! Computer Space Bell 103 NCR CRAM NCR CRAM product brochure. BBC archive, speaking with Douglas Adams about the HHGTTG game A few Apple II clones Microsci Havac, review, Creative Computer Oct 1984 A Computer Called LEO (book, Georgina Ferry) NitrOS9 Ease of Use project 8 bit Shack Linus Akesson 15 years of scene spirit Going online in the early 90s part 2, Goto10 substack Retro Computing News: Adrian finds a white ceramic 6502 in his digital basement Modular display for retro systems NABU (York University) NABU retroNET Leo Binkowski, games programmer for NABU, on the local news in 1984 NABU auction Adrian's Digital Basement's NABU DJ Sures' playlist of NABU hacking IBM 5150 Christmas ornament that plays DOOM IBM 5150 Christmas ornament that plays DOOM (Hackaday) Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: "Pack up your troubles (pack up your family)" - Seattle World's Fair 1962 MS-DOS 5 Upgrade rap Bell Data-Phone Retro Computing Gift Idea: 4X magnifying glass with stand See also: One of these on Paul's OCC1 Auction Picks: Earl: Amiga 500 Keyboard Michael: FORTRAN 5 Paul: Old Apple II with Disk II number 61 A very thin book IBM postcard from 1962 Seattle World's Fair Crayperweight Craysler mug OCC1 for $50 BIN OCC1 glare guard Microsoft muMath 80 See also: MuMath 80 in the Microsoft catalog See also: MuMath 80 review in BYTE See also: MuMath 80 review in Creative Computing Suncom Joy Sensor See also: Joy Sensor review in Video and Computer Gaming Illustrated See also: Suncom Aerobic Joystick ad Best keypad layout (Micromodule 85) A2Stream file: a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr262.a2stream 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Michael Mulhern Topic: 60 years between Bell 103 and today” s InterNet In 1962, the world gained Spacewar! and the Bell 103 modem. Topic/Feedback links: Spacewar at masswerk.at Spacewar! History of Spacewar! Computer Space Bell 103 NCR CRAM NCR CRAM product brochure. BBC archive, speaking with … Continue reading RCR Episode 262: 60 years between Bell 103 and today” s InterNet →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Michael Mulhern Topic: 60 years between Bell 103 and today” s InterNet In 1962, the world gained Spacewar! and the Bell 103 modem. Topic/Feedback links: Spacewar at masswerk.at Spacewar! History of Spacewar! Computer Space Bell 103 NCR CRAM NCR CRAM product brochure. BBC archive, speaking with … Continue reading RCR Episode 262: 60 years between Bell 103 and today” s InterNet →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Cause the Commodordian Is Keeping Up With You 1961 was all fine and good, but someone has made an accordion out of two Commodore 64s and a bunch of floppy disks. Topic/Feedback links: Neural net on a C64. Minus zero at fourmilab OS 2200 Unisys 2200 Series architecture BBC archive on Infocom 1985 Floppy disk supplier says business is booming. Reuters story. Oct 20, 2022. Lotus 1-2-3 for Linux. Tavis Ormandy. Lotus 1-2-3 for UNIX ported to Linux (video). The Commodordion (video). The Commodordion (write-up). Linus Akesson. the sixtyforgan Compiler Explorer Compiler Explorer: ZX Spectrum Compiler Explorer: Sega Upcoming CHM source code releases Previous CHM source code releases Kathleen Booth obituary. Inventor of assembly language. Assembly language Laine Nooney: The Apple II Age (forthcoming book) Laine Nooney Open Apple podcast #49 (talking with Laine Nooney) Teletext on a BBC Micro - Matthew North Music Interactive Ceefax Viewer Retro Computing News: Mastodon client for MS-DOS DOjS Neurons in a dish play Pong (allegedly interesting) The Skeptic's Guide podcast #901 (on whether the Pong-playing neurons are interesting) 2FA on a C64 Turbo Button for modern PCs Angry Birds for the Apple II (8-Bit Shack) Angry Birds for the Apple II (video) Angry Birds for the Apple II (VITNO) ISA emulation Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Lotus 1-2-3 rocks Commodordian ADAM (legal) Retro Computing Gift Idea: HDD Clicker See also: HD Clicker write-up Auction Picks: Carrington: Creative Computing binary dice Macintosh Extended Keyboard carrying case Paul: COSMAC Super Elf See also: COSMAC Super Elf Decimal skills Newton apps Ventless Apple II case Badgey the card reader Coleco high speed digital data pack C-250 See also: Coleco high speed digital data pack C-250 Nobody does cool like Microsoft A2Stream file: a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr261.a2stream 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Cause the Commodordian Is Keeping Up With You 1961 was all fine and good, but someone has made an accordion out of two Commodore 64s and a bunch of floppy disks. Topic/Feedback links: Neural net on a C64. Minus zero at fourmilab OS 2200 Unisys … Continue reading RCR Episode 261: Cause the Commodordian is Keeping Up With You →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: Recommended Standard 232 and Programmed Data Processor-1 1960 brought us RS-232 and the PDP-1, more COBOL, and curly braces. Topic/Feedback links: Recommended Standard 232 A proposal for character code compatibility. The great curly brace trace Demo of the Digirule 2A Digirule 2U Legacy OS 2200 Floppy disk assembly line Elephant: The Secrets of Perfect Memory Retro Computing News: Mega 65 first look on Retro Recipes Mega 65 A Lisa 1 starting up Vintage Computer(-related) commercial: PS/2 (it) Lisa (alone) PS/2 (college) Retro Computing Gift Idea: Epson LX-350 See also: Continuous paper Auction Picks: Blake: Discovery Cartridge from Happy Computers For The Atari ST Computer Earl: IBM PS/2 Microchannel 77s (9577-BNB) See also: John C. Dvorak (PC Magazine) bested by the PS/2 (Computer Chronicles) Paul: MCT Speed Demon Micro Professor II A2Stream file: a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr260.a2stream 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: Recommended Standard 232 and Programmed Data Processor-1 1960 brought us RS-232 and the PDP-1, more COBOL, and curly braces. Topic/Feedback links: Recommended Standard 232 A proposal for character code compatibility. The great curly brace trace Demo of the Digirule 2A Digirule 2U Legacy … Continue reading RCR Episode 260: Recommended Standard 232 and Programmed Data Processor-1 →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Little bit taller, COBOLler We consider 1959, and mostly come up with COBOL, then spend some time in an engagement-generating excercise, not quite remembering a remarkable number of things. Topic/Feedback links: COBOL at Britannica.com COBOL at Smithsonian. Grace Hopper on Letterman Gorilla Banana, a rebranded Seikosha GP-100 (same as VIC-1525) Retro Computing News: TRS-80 Model I/III diagnostic ROM Behind the scenes at Berkeley Softworks Open Apple #52 Hell's Halls type-in program for TI-99/4A Hells' Halls cassette with game and variant How Apple I video memory worked Vintage Computer(-related) commercial: Joust and Moon Patrol (Atari) Commodore VIC-20 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Joust board game Auction Picks: Carrington: Playskool Play and Learn Computer Avalon Hill Class Struggle game See also: The Story of Class Struggle, America's Most Popular Marxist Board Game Paul: Bell & Howell II+/- Echo II set Rocketry software Griffin iMate selling for what now? Brand new IBM PC, moldy box A2Stream file: a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr259.a2stream 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Little bit taller, COBOLler We consider 1959, and mostly come up with COBOL, then spend some time in an engagement-generating excercise, not quite remembering a remarkable number of things. Topic/Feedback links: COBOL at Britannica.com COBOL at Smithsonian. Grace Hopper on Letterman Gorilla Banana, a rebranded … Continue reading RCR Episode 259: Little bit taller, COBOLler →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Tron and Perceptron In 1958, the Perceptron arrived and Lisp was defined. We talk a bit about things we came across that were associated with 1958. Topic/Feedback links: Setting up Genera in Linux Bell Labs 101 modem Tennis For Two Perceptron Open Worm Deviant Oliam on opening wristbands and removing tamper-proofing stickers LEO: The story of the World's First Business Computer Lyons Electronic Office Retro Computing News: The Lost TRON Documents CP/M's open source status clarified The CP/M Email CP/M is now freer than it was (Hackaday) YouTube on a PET system.css 98.css Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Blip Tron home video game Retro Computing Gift Idea: MYST vinyl soundtrack Auction Picks: Carrington: Remarkable computer auction Steve Jobs' original Apple 1 prototype Steve Wozniak's Apple Rainbow Glasses Bill Gates' Tandy Model 100 with note Atari Video Music (Model C240) still sealed in box Apple IIe prototype with French external keyboard Croix de Apple medal Apple Color Plotter Paul: Sirius 1982 retail/dealer price list, displays MacPhone Apple III TRS-80 appliance and light controller E-Z Key 60 See also: Different E-Z Key 60 See also: E-Z Key 60 Closing notes: Where Wizards Stay Up Late Proving Ground A2Stream file: a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr258.a2stream 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Tron and Perceptron In 1958, the Perceptron arrived and Lisp was defined. We talk a bit about things we came across that were associated with 1958. Topic/Feedback links: Setting up Genera in Linux Bell Labs 101 modem Tennis For Two Perceptron Open Worm Deviant Oliam … Continue reading RCR Episode 258: Tron and Perceptron →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Keep calm and carry on Episode 0 has arrived. Topic/Feedback links: The 6502 overflow flag explained The 6502 overflow flag explained mathematically The 6502 overflow flag explained at the silicon level ZX80 8K BASIC ROM upgrade Floppy Days 114: Howell Ivy, Exidy The Gaming Chronicles (Kickstarter) Robert Henke, CBM 8032 AV Retro Computing News: How to use an Apple II as a dumb terminal for a modern Mac Reverse-engineered AOL International Research Conference on the History of Computing. 1976 DOOM ported to A/UX Encyclopedia Britannica picks an odd Apple Apple museum tour by Woz from 1984 Vintage Computer(-related) commercial: AOL commercial (1997) Retro Computing Gift Idea: MOS 6502 poster See also: MthreeL (etsy store) Auction Picks: Carrington: Screenies monitor frame Q3 Monitor Mobile 1965 Shazam System Reference Manual Earl: Osborne 1 Paul: MicroProfessor II Cray catalog Novation modems ELF II ELF II (continued) See also: ELF II ZX microdrive See also: ZX Microdrive (Wikipedia) Closing notes: Dotti A2Stream file: a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr256.a2stream 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Keep calm and carry on Episode 0 has arrived. Topic/Feedback links: The 6502 overflow flag explained The 6502 overflow flag explained mathematically The 6502 overflow flag explained at the silicon level ZX80 8K BASIC ROM upgrade Floppy Days 114: Howell Ivy, Exidy The … Continue reading RCR Episode 256: Keep calm and carry on →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: The One With All The Ones The Retrocomputing Roundtable has reached the end of its 8-bit run. Topic/Feedback links: Byte 8-bit computing Nibble Big boxes history video Traveler (Wikipedia) Traveler (Imperial Encyclopedia) Traveler (Mongoose Publishing) Mayday 2022 Manhunt Wonderful Things (story about Manhunt) Open Apple 41 (November 2014). Seek to 2:03. Identify II v2.01 Retro Computing News: Tweeting from the Teletype, April 2020 Tweeted from the Teletype FASTRAND (Powerhouse Collecttion) FASTRAND (Univac memories) FASTRAND (Computer History Archives Project) FASTRAND (Wikipedia) Kenbak-1 Emulator HP9830a Repair The Apple Boogie Vintage Computer(-related) commercials etc.: Elephant Memory Systems mini micro floppy disk (Italian) Laser Computer (Katja Schuurman, Dutch) Retro Computing Gift Idea: 8 bit game cartridge cutting board Auction Picks: Blake: Laser 386SX/3 Y2K Bug Earl: Altair 8800 Ventana World Wide Web Kit See also: Ventana (PC Magazine review) Paul: Elephant mug Intel inside MPF-1P MPF-Ib See also: MPF-I (Wikipedia) See also: Flite interview (Elektor) Tomy Tutor ZX-80 HHC set 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: The One With All The Ones The Retrocomputing Roundtable has reached the end of its 8-bit run. Topic/Feedback links: Byte 8-bit computing Nibble Big boxes history video Traveler (Wikipedia) Traveler (Imperial Encyclopedia) Traveler (Mongoose Publishing) Mayday 2022 Manhunt Wonderful Things (story about Manhunt) … Continue reading RCR Episode 255: The One With All The Ones →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Fortran, for better or for worse The year 1954 brought us Fortran (not named after the year though) to help us with our math, and development of SAGE to scan the skies for threats. Topic/Feedback links: IBM 650 Drum memory Wurlizter SideMan (not 1954, but related via tangent) SAGE (Gizmodo) SAGE (Wikipedia) Fortran Fortran 2018, 202x Retro Computing News: system7.app macos8.app Tech details for system7.app, macos8.app Return to Monkey Island ACM opens first-50-years backfile Game of pong in a single sprite Sprite pong video SWTPC 6800 rescue SWTPC 6800 fan site ADB makes fun of the IIGS manual University of Saskatchewan self guided computer history tour A2stream, audio server A2stream demo AppleWin with Uthernet II a2stream file for this very episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr254.a2stream Vintage Computer(-related) commercials etc.: IBM SAGE (1960) Retro Computing Gift Idea: Atari sneakers See also: Atari NFT sneakers Auction Picks: Carrington: Apple Credit salesperson's kit Apple branded radio lunchbag Earl: MMD-1 8080A Trainer See also: MMD-1 (Oldcomputermuseum) Paul: Funniest CD of the century The drive of a new generation USB evangelism mouse Companion diskette Astra 1620 dual drive for Atari VM 4209 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Fortran, for better or for worse The year 1954 brought us Fortran (not named after the year though) to help us with our math, and development of SAGE to scan the skies for threats. Topic/Feedback links: IBM 650 Drum memory Wurlizter SideMan (not … Continue reading RCR Episode 254: Fortran, for better or for worse →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: UNIVAC liked Ike Episode 252 relates to 1952. The year when UNIVAC correctly called the election early and nobody believed it. The year the paper introducing the Huffman code compression algorithm was published. And the 50th anniversary of all the things that happened in 1902. Topic/Feedback links: UNIVAC predicts the 1952 election CBS news election coverage, 1952 A method for the constructions of minimum-redundancy codes (Sep 1952, Proceedings of the I.R.E.) The Huffman algorithm, and family Stuffit end of life announcement Mac Folklore Radio, Raymond Lau (Stuffit) interviews RetroMagazine World, issue 13 (EN) David Ahl's magazine auctions, some signed The Capacitor Plague The Lost Sectors, playthrough of Deathlord Retro Computing News: Monmouth College typewriter class TubeTime's QuadLink repair and reverse engineering project Apple patenting the home computer? The Amiga Show Apple II video to HDMI using Raspberry Pi Zero/Pico Teardown of a Minitel terminal Vintage Computer(-related) commercials etc.: Remington Quiet-riter Retro Computing Gift Idea: The Colouring Book of Retro Computers Highlighters for reproducing yellowing Auction Picks: Carrington: Computer Bug 1990s Tech Stock Bubble in a can Paul: Woz near Steve Jobs Tim Cook near Steve Jobs Steve Jobs Rare Just Stuffit World Tour shirt AutoDoubler PKZIP 2.70 Multiputer 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: UNIVAC liked Ike Episode 252 relates to 1952. The year when UNIVAC correctly called the election early and nobody believed it. The year the paper introducing the Huffman code compression algorithm was published. And the 50th anniversary of all the things that happened in 1902. … Continue reading RCR Episode 252: UNIVAC liked Ike →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: Computing 24/7 In honor of episode 247, we talk about stuff vaguely related to “all the time.” Mostly we wound up talking about whether we turned our computers off or not. Topic/Feedback links: RetroMagazineWorld #11 The World of Commodore 2021 event information The World of … Continue reading RCR Episode 247: Computing 24/7 →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: Computing 24/7 In honor of episode 247, we talk about stuff vaguely related to "all the time." Mostly we wound up talking about whether we turned our computers off or not. Topic/Feedback links: RetroMagazineWorld #11 The World of Commodore 2021 event information The World of Commodore 2021 video Python C64 emulator, sort of Retro Computing News: Reverse-engineering the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer's sound chip TRS-80 PC-1 / Sharp PC-1211 LCD replacement Beginner's Guide to the Amiga - Workbench Beginner's Guide to the Amiga - Amiga OS tutorial Crash course to Amiga assembly programming Santa's Workout - new C64 Christmas game, from Vector5games (Indie Retro News) The Pudding Strikes Back (2021 Christmas game, Apple II) DOLORES double LORES library Flapple Bird The Register article on the BBC Micro and Elite BBC Micro Elite source code deep dive Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Enterprise 128 DX100 synthesizer Retro Computing Gift Idea: THINKING cap See also: NeitherNet adapter Auction Picks: Blake: Enterprise 128 Apple IIgs Computer Paul: TK 2000 COVOX How to use the C64 See also: Blue Commodore 64 Echo+ 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Michael Mulhern, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: End of line To the extent that you have physical objects, intellectual properties, accounts that host archives, what kind of plans do you have for when you are (possibly unexpectedly) no longer around? Or, what kind of plans do you plan … Continue reading RCR Episode 245: End of line →

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Michael Mulhern, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: End of line To the extent that you have physical objects, intellectual properties, accounts that host archives, what kind of plans do you have for when you are (possibly unexpectedly) no longer around? Or, what kind of plans do you plan to have? What kind of considerations are there? Does anyone but you in your local real-life circle know what the stuff is, who to talk to, how to access things? Topic/Feedback links: Open Apple #81: Remembering Tony Diaz Atari 8-bit port of Prince of Persia Prince of Persia Source Code: Saved (Tony Diaz, KansasFest 2012) Retro Computing News: Call For Yellowstone Beta Testers Apple VideoPad 2 prototype sells at auction TNMOC, 40th anniversary of the BBC Micro. Nov 30 217: THE VERTICAL PLANE PART 1 (Astonishing Legends podcast) The 100MHz 6502 MCLFast : Apple II as a shield '80s software was expensive Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Polaroid Swinger (1965) Sinclair calculators at DG Leisure Centre Retro Computing Gift Idea: Floppy Disk costume Auction Picks: Blake: Dynex Exerciser DE-5020 See also: Dynex series 600 disk drive manual CSC Hard Drive Bible 7th edition See also: Hard Drive Bible 8th edition on archive.org Carrington: Commodore 64 on MaxSold Big Swinger camera Michael: NatGeo on CD Paul: Multicolored C64 keyboard See also: Darth Skalmar's Retro Garage Apple II series WillMaker Sinclair Cambridge calculator kit 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Every Septandy is Like the First Septandy We rediscover the Tandy enthusiasts event, talk about simulators and emulators, wind-up computers, and board games. Retro Computing News: Septandy Virtual Data Center, IBM 1401 Tiny load card assembler in Virtual IBM 1401 Upgrade Board Adds GPIO Pins To Your Replica PDP-11 CRISS CP/M Provides Modern Hardware For A Classic OS RMC MiSTer Multisystem Spacewar-1 and the beginnings of video game aesthetics Motorola 68000 SBC Runs Again With A Raspberry Pi On Top Baking old magenetic scrolls VCF East. Fri-Sun Oct 8-10. Wall, NJ. RetroChallenge 2021/10 Vintage Computer commercial: Radio Shack Model 100 1984 TV commercial Retro Computing Gift Idea: 1600X USB Digital Microscope Auction Picks: Carrington: King Chip 1986 computer trivia game Computer Rage 1977 board game by Creative Computing Earl: Intel C1702A memory chips Paul: Telecompaq See also: Mention of Telecompaq in InfoWorld, Apr 8, 1985 Switched power Computer Cars, Weinermobile edition See also: LGR reviews Computer Cars Catch-a-call Barbie Wind-up PC 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Commodore 1541GS We continue yet again a conversation about computers as they arrived in schools, but also spend some time marveling at a Commodore 1541 drive that also produces music and video. Topic/Feedback Links: Handheld 64 (Gameboy-sized C64, Hackaday) PCBs to build your Handheld 64 Color covers for your Handheld 64 Mattias' Patreon (creator of Handheld 64, Tube64, etc.) Tube64 Modular64 Retro Computing News: Over 40 Years Ago, It Was Possible To Download Video Games Over The Radio Freespin: A C64 demo without the C64 (YouTube) Freespin project page Fresspin video explanation Bradley the Parts Seller (Vice) Interview: Brad Koda of Best Electronics (ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast) The Wild Spread of Drug Wars KansasFest 2021 schedule Vintage Computer commercial: Commodore mouse Retro Computing Gift Idea: Floppytable Auction Picks: Carrington: Famous red powerbook Beehive B100 terminal Earl: Ashton Tate MultiMate Word Processing Paul: Happy Forth of July (Handic Forth cartridge, C64) After Dark for Windows Amiga 500 RGB to HDMI adapter General Magic DataRover 840 Another General Magic DataRover 840 See also: What Magic Cap should have been all along (DataRover 840 review) See also: Data Rover 840 at Buxton connection See also: General Magic (The Movie) Blue SCSI See also: Places to get Blue SCSI See also: Blue SCSI on GitHub Quinn: Amiga 3000 prototype Amiga PC XT Sidecar 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: 18-bit Space Computers We continue a conversation about computers in school, but also mention an 18-bit space computer along the way. Topic/Feedback Links: Crosscountry Canada Quazar's history of the Sam Coupé ICON computer (old-computers.com) ICON computer (wikipedia) Reddit thread about ICON Growin' Up 80s, talking about ICON (podcast) Retro Computing News: NASA struggles to fix Hubble Space Telescope's 1980s computer Multi-platform floppy A2IO Reactive Micro announces licensed CFFA3000 ASCIIdent Mockingboard 4c+ List of Mockingboard software Vince Weaver's ZX Spectrum (PT3) tracker for Mockingboard Vintage Computer commercial: IBM PS/2 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Sam Coupé shirt Auction Picks: Carrington: Entex MAC from 1980 See also: Entex at Electronic Plastic Bungie for charity RIP PCjr button Paul: TI 99/4a in box See also: TI 99/4a turns 40 Tapuino in case for C64/VIC20/PET Quadram Quadlink IXO telecomputing system TC-102 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Retro Development Writing new software on old computers. How is it different now, would you go back to how it was done then? What did you use then? Topic/Feedback Links: Arcade Machine (Broderbund, Atari & Apple) Graphics Magician (Penguin, Apple, C64, Atari) Nox Archaist SKALD PunyInform 8bit-Unity Amiga Addict magazine BBC Micro Live (magnets vs. floppy disks) Bits and Bytes BBC Computer Literacy Project Texture Archaeology American Vandal Brick Retro Computing News: How to paint a TRS-80 Model III case Retro365 Modern Mac on retro display Lost CompuServe, GEnie, and The Source game discovered in Copyright Office Castlequest compiles! Castlequest source Robert Noyce, 60 years ago, granted patent for integrated circuit Mockingboard 4c+ Vintage Computer commercial: Amstrad 8256 (1985) Retro Computing Gift Idea: Crackers: The Gold Rush (book) Auction Picks: Carrington: Apple "Leading The Way" internal cassette See also: Leading the Way (Apple video) Paul: Perfect gift for the Mac enthusiast who you don’t like very much (video adapters) Times Two, more disk space via magic ZX80, ZX81, TS1000 lot TS2068 RGB->HDMI Requires: RGB->HDMI Early CAPTCHA ("HUMAN" pin) Amstrad PCW 8256 sort of Amstrad PCW 8512 potentially John Romero's shareware pillows 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

The Fantasy Restaurant is my warmup exercise that asks people their dream: drink, appetizer, main, side, and dessert. It usually gets wacky and is always fun; these two characters are no exception. This is usually a patron only exclusive that is published at the same time as the main episode. I hope you have fun in the restaurant :) Find more info at http://whyamipod.com. If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content like the Fantasy Restaurant!)

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Catching Up It's 2021! There are many of us this time, so we just talk about some stuff. Topic/Feedback links: Micro Phobia (Martin Honeysett) Apricot F1 Thomas Cherryhomes and Kay Savetz bounce a ball across the internet using FujiNet Reviewing the Omega Home Computer, homebrew MSX2 Sergey Kiselev's projects (including the Omega Home Computer) Retro Computing News: Amiga Parceiro Blake's Parceiro MISE M3SE Cricket! Once Upon Atari (book by Howard Scott Warshaw) Nibble-magazine dot com Classic AmigaOS Programming: An Introduction (E. Th. van den Oosterkamp) (Amazon) Action Amiga : Computer Graphics Animation and Video Production Manual (John Warren Oakes) (AbeBooks) AmigaDOS (Mark Burgess) (AbeBooks) Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual (AbeBooks) Atari VCS (The Younger) So the Atari VCS is Finally Here (Spawn Wave, YouTube) You can sideload an OS, does that make the Atari VCS worth buying? (Spawn Wave, YouTube) Activision, Atari, Absolute: How Video Game Companies Once Gamed the Alphabet for Publicity NYTimes “Impractical rise” article "Upcoming" shows WozFest 18. Sat Mar 20. Noon, Sydney. Vintage Computer commercial: Atari 1200XL "The Convincer"" Retro Computing Gift Idea: Hyperkin Ranger gamepad for Atari 2600 etc. Auction Picks: Blake: Macintosh II RISC 88000 Processor board Exatron Stringy Floppy Disk Drive Wafer - Lot of 40 DIMENSION 68000 disks Carrington: Keycap remover MJI Hobbi-Stick Joystick Paul: Apple II keyboard repeaterrr Apple //c with C-Vue and LaserWriter Seiko UC-2200 See also: Seiko UC-2000 The Dawn of Wearable Computers Apple II reference manual (red book) IBM 5161 Expansion Unit Quinn: Commodore Amiga Book for Beginners Compute!'s Beginner Guide to the Amiga 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Quinn Dunki is such an extremely talented person that there's no way she could deny the world her gifts. She's a software engineer, youtube machinest(bloniehacks), and Canadian LOL. Please enjoy part two of my conversation with Quinn. Please show her some love on her socials here: https://www.patreon.com/QuinnDunki, https://www.youtube.com/c/Blondihacks/videos, https://twitter.com/QuinnDunki, https://www.instagram.com/blondihacks/ Find more info at http://whyamipod.com. If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content!)

Quinn Dunki is such an extremely talented person that there's no way she could deny the world her gifts. She's a software engineer, youtube machinest(bloniehacks), and Canadian LOL. Please enjoy part one of my conversation with Quinn. Please show her some love on her socials here: https://www.patreon.com/QuinnDunki, https://www.youtube.com/c/Blondihacks/videos, https://twitter.com/QuinnDunki, https://www.instagram.com/blondihacks/ Find more info at http://whyamipod.com. If you want to support the podcast you can do so via https://www.patreon.com/whyamipod (this gives you access to bonus content!)

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Preserving the Fleeting Now Things people post, preserving the past, themselves vanish. eBay images, images in blogs that eventually go offline. Respositories like Pinterest morph into something less useful for preservation and searching. Are the things we find and post now going to be there in the future? (And, since no, they're not, what should we be doing?) Topic/Feedback links: Pinry, locally hosted Pinterest-alike Retro Computing News: The Digital Antiquarian: Lode Runner Working From Home At 25MHz DeRamp.com vintage computing Altair 8800 clone WorldWideWeb web app Love Notes To Newton Nox Archaist Sprite Castle plays Karateka MacFolklore Radio Have a Helping of 8-bit Holiday Cheer! (2020 Edition) ZX Spectrum NEXT demo IEEE article on computer dealer demos Apple 1984 Christmas Demo Vintage Computer-related commercials: Macintosh Quadra HesWare Retro Computing Gift Idea: Intel Outside sticker Auction Picks: Blake: Atari 1200XL set HxC Floppy Emulator in enclosure Carrington: Mimio Digital Whiteboard See also: Hands on: Mimio for the Macintosh Earl: HesWare Microsoft Multiplan For Commodore 64 Paul: Apple beige touch-up paint Excalibur Savvy The Robot Programmer See also: Savvy ad in Byte See also: Investigative thread (Nate Cull, Mastodon, Jan 2018) Quicktake 150, cheap? 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Not cassettes, not floppies Software distributed in some way other than on cassette or floppy. Topic/Feedback links: Database 1984 (BBC Micro broadcast software) 4 Computer Buffs 1985 (Soldering an optical sensor) An example of the annoying blob (4 Computer Buffs) Author of the decoding software for optical TV transmitter Epson PX-8 Geneva’s software-on-a-chip, carrier The Lucksmiths “The Cassingle Revival” Techmoan on vinyl video The History of BASICODE Secret C64 program hidden on Christian rock album Pete Shelly "ZX Spectrum Code" The Thompson Twins Adventure Game Information Society "300bps N, 8, 1" Retro Computing News: Booting a 5150 from a vinyl record ReStuff Alkemstone VidHD and “Total Replay”: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together! Upcoming shows World of Commodore. Sat Dec 5. Virtual. Vintage Computer-related commercials: TIMEX DataLink watch Amiga 500 commercial Retro Computing Gift Idea: Susan Kare prints Auction Picks: Blake: Workstation cards See also: ivanx.com Mac/Lisa Wizardry Carrington: Hellcats Over The Pacific Star Fighter by 3DO Sinistaar for Color Computer III Paul: Lisa 2 Sankyo computer music Interface Age 1978 Timex Data Link 150. Fixer-upper See also: Download software from Timex A different Timex Data Link 150, working Metal Univac ad sign Univac ad poster Cauzin Apple sampler library See also: ANTIC 115 (Jan 11, 2016), Bob Brass and Peter D’Amato (Cauzin Softstrip) See also: Reverse Engineering the Cauzin Softstrip See also: Cauzin Softstrip media kit Quinn: Amiga 500 in box, it go boom? Amiga 500, tastefully upgraded Amiga 1200 complete, but so spendy Amiga 1200 US, aggressively retrobrited See also: The Future Was Here (Jimmy Maher) 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 Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Quinn Dunki, Jack Nutting, Michael Mulhern, Blake Patterson, and (briefly) Carrington Vanston Topic: Regrets and unregrets What’s something you regret buying, doing, selling, dumping, investigating, etc. in the context of the retrocomputing hobby AND what’s something that you bought, did, sold, dumped, investigated, etc. that led to an unexpectedly positive outcome? Retro Computing News: Atari 8 bit bot Apple II bot Fujinet 1.0 Fujinet purchase Fujinet purchase (from Poland) Thomas Cherryhomes demonstrates a cool new disk swapping feature of Fujinet (YouTube) Programming for the Colecovision and Adam (forthcoming book) F18A Peter Neubauer's Apple-II/F18A thoughts, including KansasFest 2016 talk Vintage Computer-related commercial: Epson 1984 Commercial Retro Computing Gift Idea: Mini-PET Auction Picks: Blake: (Mostly) TI CC-40 development artifacts: CC-40 Plus prototype TI 64K cartridge development simulator Hexbus 3.5 Microdisk manual CC-40 Hexbus video interface protoype CC-40 Hexbus wafer tape drive prototype Anderson Jacobson acoustic data coupler Earl: Epson QX-10 Michael: CP/M Fortran S-100 MemTech APU 8" disk disk 1979 vintage programming software Vintage 1980 Heathkit Zenith Complete Microcomputing Course w/ Cassette Tapes Paul: CBM 256-80 See also: Commodore B128 See also: Secret Weapons of Commodore Monitor III manual etc. Ohio Scientific Superboard II batcomputer Novation Apple Cat II "Apple II" Versa EZ Port Teleport manual/folder (Apple II game, Mike Abbott) 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: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Jack Nutting, Carrington Vanston... and (eventually) Michael Mulhern Topic: Second computers What was your second computer? How did lessons learned with your first affect your choice of second? Topic/Feedback links: Cool-Retro-Term C64 mini monitor 3D printed Building a 3270 terminal controller Intel MDS development system (Centre for Computing History) Joe's Intel MDS-800 development system Retro Computing News: Retrocomputing Spray Paints OpenFlops USB floppy drive emulator (GoTek alternative) 8086 Microcode Disassembled Ken Shirriff’s 8086 transistor photograph Vintage Computer-related commercial: IBM 3279 color terminal Retro Computing Gift Idea: M.U.L.E. The Board Game Auction Picks: Carrington: Ultimate 80s desk accessories: 1985 Hallmark computer desk plaque plus tie Computer pencil holder with ‘dirty’ jokes 1980s computer programmer tchotchke 1980s business card holder by same tchotchke maker See also: Adele’s II in Encino, CA (Los Angeles Daily News) Michael: Wifi car backup camera Paul: Brimstone and the terribleness of the world Apple Aristotle menu software Novation CAT Mac 128K bag Alternative Mac 128K bag Mac Portable bag Evolution of Apple iconography Quinn: //c Carrying bags Example 1 missing inside cover Example 2 missing strap 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: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Jack Nutting Topic: Learning programming using retrocomputers Learning programming today using retrocomputing technology? Is this a good idea? Topic and feedback notes: Beginning Programming Using Retro Computing (Gerald Friedland) MicroM8 Usborne computer and coding books 8-bit guy complete Commodore 128 restoration and board repair GERmulator 8800 (part 4) SeaMonkey iMazing Retro Computing News: BassoonTracker, an Amiga MOD tracker that runs in a browser Blog post about BassoonTracker release 0.3.0 John Pfaff got reacquainted with an Apple IIe from his parents’ attic F18A MK2 maybe soon? Maybe exists? Tom Greene's collection of 44 ALA software titles ALA software playable on the Internet Archive "joeentropy" wrote a couple of ALA titles Derwyn Joseph Booker v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 1996) Bevel M. and Patricia N. Hoffpauir v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 1996) Allen v. Columbia Financial Management Ltd. (S.C. Ct. App. 1983) Jason Scott's tweet re: ALA Software Upcoming Shows: Computer Conservation Society lecture series, Manchester and London Retro Gathering, Västerås, Sweden, Feb 23, 2019 VCF Pacific Northwest, Living Computers: Museum+Labs, Seattle, WA, Mar 23-24, 2019 GORF (The Great Oz-stralian Retro-technology Festival), Melbourne, Apr 24-28, 2019 WOzFest 12:00, Sydney, Apr 27, 2019 QFest 12, Brisbane, Apr 27, 2019 VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ, May 3-5, 2019 CoCoFest, Lombard, IL, May 4-5, 2019 KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019 Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019 Vintage Computer-related Commercial: Tandy 102 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Makey Makey Classic Also mentioned: Otamatone Auction Picks: Jack: Choplifter for 7800, “works” See also: About the Choplifter glitch Paul: Recapped Apple IIe cards eMac cat bed G3 B/W stealth serial port Apple logo items Tandy 102, Siemens SD-80 PABX stuff? TI 99/4a, with Apple sticker Many many PC disks VM-4509 monitor, cheap-ish VIC-1541 drive, couldn’t test, no cords. See other auction for one with cords. 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:

Jen Costillo and Álvaro Prieto of the Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast are our guests this episode! Undisclosed Unnamed geographic locations in tha house! We dig into the concept of reverse engineering and also the complexities and simplicities of cheesemaking! Taylor brings a serger to a #fingergunfight. Taylor is an I... And a very slight A! Jen asks us "can you ensure your survival?" Always check the QR code to be totally sure! Plants! Humans! Electronics! Álvaro may have created of a new version of rock paper scissors! Rob packs his bug out bag and then was totally unprepared for what happened next. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guests: Álvaro Prieto and Jen Costillo.

Just Rob and Taylor on this episode! Taylor made a thing! And it's gonna take some time to do the things he never had. We also talk about our first jobs, Fimo, the OpenDeck, beadwork and computer security. We'll be back in two weeks with a guest and a challenge. Happy New Year everybody! A big shoutout to the 20 guests we had over 2018! Thank you Kelly Martin, Molly Allis, Cedric Tai, Meghann Sottile, Megan Sterling, Rita Blaik, Tim Sway, Charlene McBride, Andy Birkey, Liz from Blitz City DIY, Jarrett Quon, Nigel Poor, Kate Conlon, Matthew Shenoda, Quinn Dunki, Mathew Lippincott, F. Douglas Brown, Debbie Chachra, Michelle Sheng, and Maddie Vaccaro. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway, Charlene McBride and Deb Chachra! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs

Mathew Lippincott is our guest this episode! Portland in tha house! “Precision” is our challenge this episode! Thanks Quinn Dunki for sending us the challenge! Taylor puts the work and flow into rework and reflow. Mathew folds, unfolds and beholds! Rob's morning ritual goes exactly as planned. Exactly... As... Planned... We also talk about Mathew's encounters as a volunteer operator for the Futel telco network and AirPup, his latest amazing dirigible project. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik Kantar, Walter Kitundu, Federico Tobon, Kelly Martin, Luke Noonan, Mike Tully, Adam Mayer, David Bellhorn, Tim Sway and Charlene McBride! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Mathew Lippincott.

Quinn Dunki is our guest this episode! Los Angeles in tha house! "Build a working camera and take a photo with it" is our challenge this episode! Thanks Arturo Romo for sending us the challenge! Rob goes for broke and then goes for broke again.... and... ends up broke. Quinn brings tha heat in order to freeze a moment in our lives. Taylor risks being arrested capturing photographic psychedelia but perseverance and Metallica gets him through. We also talk about amazing wire walker and interventionist Philippe Petit. Quinn gave us our next challenge at the end of the episode and you can hear the fear in Rob's voice. You can check out our projects at http://projects.opposablepodcast.com Props to Blondihacks, Nik, Walter, Federico, Kelly, Luke, Mike and Tim! They're our top Patreon supporters! Join 'em at: https://www.patreon.com/opposablethumbs Special Guest: Quinn Dunki.

This month on Open Apple, we bring you the traditional big group podcast that we record every year at KansasFest. Tune in for a casual chat with your favorite retro podcasters, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at what makes KansasFest special. This year we managed to twist the following arms into joining us: Quinn Dunki – […]

Set sail on the seven seas where swords clash, bodices rip, and it's not always clear who's rescuing whom. Special guest: Quinn Dunki, pirate queen.

Set sail on the seven seas where swords clash, bodices rip, and it's not always clear who's rescuing whom. Special guest: Quinn Dunki, pirate queen.

This month on Open Apple, the part of Quinn Dunki is played by RCR Podcast co-host Carrington “Fake Quinn” Vanston. A post-KansasFest Mark Lemmert of 6502 Workshop returns to the show to promote the new Nox Archaist Kickstarter. You should contribute because it’s awesome to support those still developing for the Apple II and not […]

Welcome to Episode 65 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where a summer computer camp for middle-aged geeks is the highlight of our year.  My name is Randy Kindig.  This is a very special edition of Floppy Days produced and contributed by my good friend Mike Whalen and it includes sound bites from many of the attendees of this year’s annual week-long KansasFest Apple II event that always happens in Kansas City, Missouri.  Mike is a long-time Apple II and retro-computer fan and one of the hosts of the currently-dormant Electric Dreams BBS Podcast.  I met Mike at the one-and-only KansasFest event that I’ve been able to attend thus far, that being in 2014.  I would certainly recommend the event to anyone that enjoys getting together with a large number of vintage computer nuts for an entire week, living the college dorm life, and generally immersing themselves in the out-of-date-but-still-loads-of-fun Apple II computer.  It’s one of things that you must experience at least once, although for most people it tends to be like Lay’s Potato Chips: no one can stop at just one. I’m amazed at the effort and quality Mike put into this podcast.  I want to thank him and the Apple II KFest community for allowing me to air this ode to KFest on Floppy Days. Enjoy! KansasFest Website - http://kansasfest.org KansasFest talks on Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/kansasfest KansasFest HackFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/hackfest/ KansasFest Door Contest from 2015 - http://www.kansasfest.org/2016/07/door-signs-2015/ YouTube playlist of Dr. Steven Weyrich's KFest-related Parody Songs - http://bit.ly/2dkQfvc Twitter Accounts for some of the folks involved: @a2fan -- Sean Fahey @the_jongleur -- Michael Mulhern @quinndunki -- Quinn Dunki @callapple -- Call A.P.P.L.E. @retroconnector -- Charles Mangin @kevinsavetz -- Kevin Savetz @CT6502 -- Chris Torrence @textfiles -- Jason Scott @65816guy -- Dagen Brock @ultramagnus_tcv -- Mike Whalen Call-A.P.P.L.E. - http://www.callapple.org Call-A.P.P.L.E.'s "Nibble Viewpoints - Business Insights From The Computing Revolution" by Mike Harvey Reactive Micro - http://reactivemicro.com/wiki/Main_Page 8-Bit Weapon - http://8bitweapon.bandcamp.com/ Bits With Byte - http://8bitweapon.bandcamp.com/album/bits-with-byte BlipTastic by ComputeHer - http://8bitweapon.bandcamp.com/album/bliptastic Charles Mangin's RetroConnector - http://retroconnector.com/ Quinn Dunki's Blog - http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/ Nibble Magazine - http://www.nibblemagazine.com/ Mike has provided links in the show notes for Web sites that can help you find out more about the attendees you heard in this episode and about KFest itself ; just go to floppydays.com for the full list.  If you wish to contact Mike about this episode, you can find some contact information for him in the show notes. I very much encourage you to provide feedback for the show at iTunes or on the Web site, via email at floppydays@gmail.com, via Twitter at @floppydays or on Facebook, at http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays .  I also want to mention that Floppy Days is also a member of the Throwback Network, a network of retro-themed podcasts.  Check it out at http://www.throwbacknetwork.net.  For one more way to listen, Floppy Days is also available for streaming at stitcher.com. Until the next show, pull out a vintage computer and compute as if it were yesterday. Bye!

This month on Open Apple, as is tradition, we present the megapodcast recorded live at KansasFest. Most of your favorite retrocomputing podcasters attend KansasFest each year, and we all get together in a basement room to record a giant group podcast. This year’s recording includes, in no particular order: Quinn Dunki of Open Apple Paul Hagstrom of Retrocomputing […]

Quinn and Aleen talk about retrocomputing, the intricacies of owning and modifying pinball machines, the future of mobile gaming, and making it in the tech industry.

This month on Open Apple, Mike chats with Quinn Dunki about her early programming experiences, and she gives us a brief overview of the development of her 6502-based homebrew computer, Veronica. Other topics this month: Apple IIc clones, KansasFest, Ultima VI on the IIGS, Quinn’s cease and desist from Origin Systems, Halt and Catch Fire, […]