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Episode: 3187 The Raspberry Pi, a Small Computer with a Lot of Flavor.  Today, a very sweet computer.

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week as we take a look at a game based on the beloved scifi puppet show from the 1960's! It's THUNDERBIRDS on Our Sinclair 109! Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 2 are READY FOR LAUNCH, so get the hell out of the pool! Get your tickets for Boatfest, the Amigos' annual Vintage Computer meetup! https://boatfest.info/ Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK's largest Amiga Event! https://www.amigashow.com/

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week as we take a look at a game based on the beloved scifi puppet show from the 1960's! It's THUNDERBIRDS on Our Sinclair 109! Thunderbird 1 and Thunderbird 2 are READY FOR LAUNCH, so get the hell out of the pool! Get your tickets for Boatfest, the Amigos' annual Vintage Computer meetup!https://boatfest.info/Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK's largest Amiga Event!https://www.amigashow.com/

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week on the Atari ST Show as we check out the classic game that was both BattleTech's entry into video gaming AND served as Infocom's first shaky steps out of the last of pure text gaming! We'll go over what BATTLETECH is, and then kick back and relax as we hop in our mech's and STOMP SOME SUCKA'S OUT! It's ON in BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception!

Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT this week on the Atari ST Show as we check out the classic game that was both BattleTech's entry into video gaming AND served as Infocom's first shaky steps out of the last of pure text gaming! We'll go over what BATTLETECH is, and then kick back and relax as we hop in our mech's and STOMP SOME SUCKA'S OUT! It's ON in BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception!

Indy Heat is an overlooked gem of a racer!

Indy Heat is an overlooked gem of a racer!

Let's do the TIME WARP AGAIN! Yes, It's ROCKY HORROR SHOW time on Our Sinclair! Join our resident Riff Raff and the Meatloaf on episode 108! Get your tickets for Boatfest, the Amigos' annual Vintage Computer meetup! https://boatfest.info/ Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK's largest Amiga Event! https://www.amigashow.com/

Let's do the TIME WARP AGAIN! Yes, It's ROCKY HORROR SHOW time on Our Sinclair! Join our resident Riff Raff and the Meatloaf on episode 108! Get your tickets for Boatfest, the Amigos' annual Vintage Computer meetup! https://boatfest.info/ Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK's largest Amiga Event! https://www.amigashow.com/

Let's take one game and stick 2 or more games in there! That'll work, right? RIGHT!? Find out this week on ARG PRESENTS episode 293, as we have a go at Multi-genre Games! These are games with multiple TYPES of game in the GAME! Experience The Adventures Of Bayou Billy on the NES and "Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade" for the Super Famicom!!!! Get your tickets for Boatfest, the Amigos' annual Vintage Computer meetup! https://boatfest.info/ Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK's largest Amiga Event! https://www.amigashow.com/

Let's take one game and stick 2 or more games in there! That'll work, right? RIGHT!? Find out this week on ARG PRESENTS episode 293, as we have a go at Multi-genre Games! These are games with multiple TYPES of game in the GAME! Experience The Adventures Of Bayou Billy on the NES and "Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade" for the Super Famicom!!!! Get your tickets for Boatfest, the Amigos' annual Vintage Computer meetup! https://boatfest.info/ Get your tickets for Kickstart, the UK's largest Amiga Event! https://www.amigashow.com/

Does the series finale end with a bang or a whimper?

Does the series finale end with a bang or a whimper?

Subbuteo of the future, played on the second moon of Jupiter!

Subbuteo of the future, played on the second moon of Jupiter!

I'm back at the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest for another convention of old and obsolete technology. With tons of retro computers and video games it's a celebration of old technology and the people that made them. VCF is bigger than ever in 2023, with more panels, more exhibitors, more vendors, and more attendees. But being bigger also means more challenges. Did VCFMW rise to the occasion and conquer the challenges, or did it crash like an old PC running Windows 95? You'll have to watch to find out. Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/vcf-midwest-2023 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00 Intro 00:40 VCF Midwest Returns 03:21 Exhibits and Ambiance 15:11 Testing the Limits 20:25 Let's Make a Deal 29:24 People and Panels 35:12 The Vibe 46:46 Outtro -=- Links -= * VCF Midwest - https://www.vcfmw.org * The VCF Midwest YouTube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@VCFMW -=- Subscribe -=- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/userlandia/id1588648631 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1588648631/userlandia Pocket Casts:   https://pca.st/m4tegn1u Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/79LO3vO9avAt3yCLpNWark Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly91c2VybGFuZGlhLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com  Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic -=- Music Credits -=- Astronaut In A Submarine by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Paradox by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Our Sunrise by Diamond Ace | https://soundcloud.com/diamond-ace-music Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Autumn Dance by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ambivert by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ➞ Artist: Ron Gelinas ➞ Track Title: Curious (Original Mix) ➞ Link to Track: youtu.be/h-yia5l_Jjs Artist: Ron Gelinas Track Title: Slinky https://youtu.be/DgJkI4R4W1Y Downtown Walk by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sundown by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Parallel Synthesis by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Tokyo by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The boys are back from VCFMW!  Plenty to chat about including new iPhones and a Breach of the Week!

Floppy Days 126 - Interview with Bob Frankston, Co-developer of Visicalc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors: 8-Bit Classics  Arcade Shopper   Hello, everyone!  Welcome to episode 126 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with yours truly, Randy Kindig, as the host. Everyone, and I mean everyone, listening to this podcast has surely heard of the ground-breaking application (for its time) Visicalc.  Visicalc was the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979.  It is considered the killer application for the Apple II, turning the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and then prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years later.  More than 700,000 copies were sold in six years, and up to 1 million copies over its history.   Initially developed for the Apple II computer, VisiCalc was ported to numerous platforms, both 8-bit and some of the early 16-bit systems, such as the Commodore PET, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 (TRSDOS), CP/M, MS-DOS, and even the HP Series 80. VisiCalc was later replaced in the market by Lotus 1-2-3 and eventually by Microsoft's Excel, which is the dominant spreadsheet today.  Spreadsheets, along with word processors, and presentation tools are still today considered one of the key applications for computing. Bob Frankston, along with Dan Bricklin, are the co-inventors of VisiCalc.  This month, we have an interview with the aforementioned Bob Frankston.  Bob was kind enough to take time to talk with me about what it was like to create such a ground-breaking tool. Before doing that, I have a few new acquisitions to discuss and I'll tell you about upcoming computer shows. New Acquisitions/What I've Been Up To Retro Innovations  Lige and the YouTube show “The Commodore Room” - https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554  Console5 (cap kits)  Upcoming Shows The 64 bits or less Retro Gaming Festival - June 3-4 - Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon (sponsored by the Portland Retro Gaming Expo) - https://www.64bitsorless.com/  Boatfest Vintage Computer Exposition - June 23-25 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info  VCF Southwest - June 23-25 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX - http://vcfsw.org  Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start  Kickstart Amiga UK Expo - July 1-2 - Nottingham, UK - https://www.amigashow.com/  KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 (in-person) - July 29–30, 2023 (virtual) - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/  Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/  ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/  Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se  Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/  VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/  AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/  http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html  Facebook show listings - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/  Interview Bob's Website - https://www.frankston.com/  New York Times article on Bricklin and Frankston joining Lotus (acquisition) - https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/10/business/business-people-former-friendly-rivals-joining-forces-at-lotus.html  Bob interview on TwitTV - https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/4 

Spring has sprung and that means old computers have migrated north once again! Join me for a review of the 2023 Vintage Computer Festival East. What's changed from prior events? What's for sale? And what cool stuff could you see? Watch to find out. Check the Blog Post for links and more: https://www.userlandia.com/home/2023/4/vcf-east-2023 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00:00 - Opening 00:01:59 - Exhibits and Events 00:11:01 - Panels & Guests 00:13:36 - Consignment 00:24:12 - The Experience 00:28:28 - Outtro -=- Links -=- * The Vintage Computer Federation - https://www.vcfed.org * InfoAge Science Museums - https://www.infoage.org -=- Subscribe -=- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/userlandia/id1588648631 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1588648631/userlandia Pocket Casts:   https://pca.st/m4tegn1u Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/79LO3vO9avAt3yCLpNWark Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly91c2VybGFuZGlhLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz -=- Contact Us -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow Userlandia: @userlandia -http://twitter.com/userlandiashow Follow Dan: @kefkafloyd -  http://twitter.com/kefkafloydVisit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com   Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic Music Credits: Runaway by Diamond Ace | https://soundcloud.com/diamond-ace-music Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Tokyo by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Too Soon by Diamond Ace feat. Nymbius | https://soundcloud.com/diamond-ace-music Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Artist: Ron Gelinas Track Title: Midnight Shuffle https://youtu.be/2GV-SngIO6M

In this episode the Trash Talkers discuss what they want for Christmas this year.  Then, we review the wildly successful Tandy Assembly 2022 event.  We then review the book "Teach Your TRS-80 to Program Itself."  Finally, we do in an depth review of the first ever issue of 80 Micro magazine from January 1980.  Join us on yet another trip through Tandy Radio Shack computing history!

Dontate at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #120 for November, 2022.  And I'm your host, Randy Kindig.  I hope everyone is well. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  I'm still unsure how many episodes we're going to end up with in this arc.  There's so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable people on the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy Days record for the number of episodes about a single machine. This is the fifth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, and the fourth being the interview with the author of the terrific book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”; Mr. Chris Smith. As I don't know of anyone who knows more about the internals of this machine than Chris, as evidenced by his book, other than maybe the original designers, Chris continues to help me with this episode and we cover the tech specs of the Spectrum. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I'll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I'm aware and share any feedback I've gotten. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  On that topic, I do intend to beef up the various Floppy Days offerings, including some additional content depending on the donation level at Patreon.  Look for that as soon as I've figured out what I want to offer and how to manage it.  I do want to send out a heart-felt thank you for everyone who has already contributed and continues to contribute! Before we get started, I want to apologize for the lateness of this episode.  It's being published a couple days into December due to my son having been in the hospital the past week.  However, I'm happy to report that he's home now and I'm delighted to be able to get this to you now.  I hope you enjoy it.

Perché quando parliamo di mataverso siamo sempre un po' prevenuti? Certo, si tratta di tecnologie molto complesse e a volte questa loro complessità viene sfruttata per ingannare le persone e vendere solo "fuffa". Eppure il metaverso non è solo questo. Cosa si nasconde dietro questo mondo tanto affascinante quando profittevole? In questo CTO Show ne ho parlato con Carlo Santagostino, CTO di Lieu.City, che ci ha illustro passo per passo tutte le tecnologie che lo compongono, evidenziando gli enormi vantaggi che se ne possono trarre se sfruttate correttamente. Durante la puntata abbiamo parlato di VR / AR e metaverso: ✔️ Blockchain; ✔️ Crypto: pro e contro; ✔️ NFT.

Here, in Userlandia, my Windows color scheme is Portillo's Hot Dog. Want to see some of the coolest old computers out there? Take a trip to the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest just outside of Chicago! I visited VCFMW this year to see how it compared to other vintage computer shows, and I've got all the details about the people, events, and stuff for sale. See the Blog Post for Links: https://www.userlandia.com/home/2022/9/vcf-midwest-2022 Published September 21, 2022 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - Arriving at VCF Midwest 00:04:51 - VCF Midwest Exhibits 00:11:14 - Vendors, Auction, and Sales 00:17:55 - Panels of Fun 00:20:33 - Stuff! 00:22:44 - Improvements & Final Thoughts 00:27:48 - The Show Must Go On 00:29:13 - Outtro and Credits -=- Subscribe -=- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/userlandia/id1588648631 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1588648631/userlandia Pocket Casts:   https://pca.st/m4tegn1u Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/79LO3vO9avAt3yCLpNWark Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly91c2VybGFuZGlhLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz -=- Contact -=- Follow Userlandia: @userlandia - http://twitter.com/userlandiashow Follow Dan: @kefkafloyd -  http://twitter.com/kefkafloyd Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Email us: feedback@userlandia.com   Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixen.bandcamp.com Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic -=- Music Credits -=- Jeremy Blake - Sunspots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J78JM4AaFkY Autumn Dance by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Childhood by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dandelion by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Paradox by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Parallel Synthesis by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode: 3187 The Raspberry Pi, a Small Computer with a Lot of Flavor.  Today, a very sweet computer.

Vintage Computer Festival East + InfoAge Science & History Museum and more! twitter thread https://twitter.com/adafruit/thread/1518248237404246016 threadreader version https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1518248237404246016.html https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east https://infoage.org/exhibits #vcfeast2022 #vcfeast #retro Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

This week's Electromaker Show is now available on YouTube and everywhere you get your podcasts! Welcome to the Electromaker Show episode 79! This week we look at an inventive Arduino paper punchtape reader, a Raspberry Pi Pico Precision DAQ, and a Vintage Computer Festival you can attend online! Tune in for the latest maker, tech, DIY, IoT, embedded, and crowdfunding news stories from the week.   Watch the show! We publish a new show every week. Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiMO2NHYWNiVTzyGsPYn4DA?sub_confirmation=1 We stock the latest products from Adafruit, Seeed Studio, Pimoroni, Sparkfun, and many more! Browse our shop: https://www.electromaker.io/shop Join us on Discord! https://discord.com/invite/w8d7mkCkxj​ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElectromakerIO Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electromaker.io/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electromaker_io/ Featured in this show: DIY UPDI programmer NotEnoughTech's quest for quiet 3d printing DIY USB Paper Punch Tape Reader NOCTIS & AUREL: Tiny Robots looking for Makers PlainDAQ for Pi Pico PineSound audio dev board Vintage Computer Festival East Reel to Reel DJs

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Lacking future relevance Sunk time - times you've spent learning (or learning how to do) something that has no future relevance. What did you do, what were you THINKING? Topic/Feedback links: Foone Turing explores the updated Twitter image posting/processing rules, for a very good reason The reason Retro Computing News: Corecursive: The Original Remove Developer, Paul Lutus Mountain Hermit Makes ‘Apples' Sing In Simple English The Ultimate Commodore 1541 Drive Talk (Hackaday) The Ultimate Commodore 1541 Drive Talk (YouTube) The Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer Talk The 100 MHz 6502 The 100 MHz 6502 (Hackaday) Swatch 1984 Revisited The Source (GitHub, historical source) Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: IBM 5100 (First Portable Computer) commercial 1977 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Lovelace and Babbage board game Auction Picks: Carrington: Apple Super Bowl cushion Memphis Design mouse pad Earl: Atari 400 computer keyboard Paul: Edison Voicewriter Wax cylinders See also: Edison Voicewriter Mystery House Laser 50 Laser 50 Spaceball ADAM power supply Topic/Feedback links: A People's History of Computing in the United States The Soul of a New Machine ?Next Without For 006 - SNOBOL 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:

-=- You'll never find a more fascinating hive of geeks and nerdery. -=- On October 9 and 10 I was at the 2021 Vintage Computer Festival East in New Jersey. I saw lots of neat old computers, bought a few things, and hung out with some cool people. Have you ever wanted to go to a vintage computer show? Listen in to find out. Published October 12, 2021 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00:00 - Opening 00:00:31 - Going to VCF East 00:05:13 - Exhibits at VCF East 00:18:55 - Vendors 00:20:33 - Panels and Speakers 00:25:09 - Hanging Out On Sunday 00:27:11 - My Big Get - A NeXTstation! 00:29:18 - Final Thoughts about VCF East 2021 00:35:46 - Outtro -=- Links -=- * Vintage Computer Federation - https://www.vcfed.org * VCF East Page - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ * InfoAge Science Center - https://infoage.org * Camp Evans - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Evans_Historic_District * LaCie ElectronBlue monitors - https://www.lacie.com/lacie-content/datasheet/blueIV_en.pdf * Ken Williams' New Game - https://kensgame.com * Fujinet - https://fujinet.online * Smooth Jazz and Stormy Skies - https://hackaday.io/project/178144-reverse-engineering-the-weather-star-4000 * VCF on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/MidAtlanticRetroComp * Bill Mensch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mensch * Bill Herd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Herd * Michael Tomczyk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Tomczyk * Scott Adams - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Adams_(game_designer) * Steve (Mac84) - https://www.youtube.com/c/Mac84 * Mike (Mike's Mac Shack) - https://www.youtube.com/c/MikesMacShack * Sean (Action Retro) - https://www.youtube.com/c/ActionRetro -=- Subscribe -=- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/userlandia/id1588648631 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1588648631/userlandia Pocket Casts:   https://pca.st/m4tegn1u Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/79LO3vO9avAt3yCLpNWark Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly91c2VybGFuZGlhLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz -=- Contact Us -=- Follow Userlandia: @userlandia - http://twitter.com/userlandiashow   Follow Dan: @kefkafloyd -  http://twitter.com/kefkafloyd Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Email us: feedback@userlandia.com  Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93   Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com  Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic

On this episode Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2021. California Games · Camelot Warriors · Campaign Manager · Captain America in: The Doom NATO Commander · Nautilus · Navy SEALS · O Octapolis · Odell Lake · Oil ... Computer Errors, Floppy Drives and RAM and imagination and being a computer collector who is consumed w collecting retro computers send a voicemail to 313-MAN-0231.............. ° ͜ʖ ͡°) ◕_◕ ༽ *‿'*(•_•)じゃ ┌༼ຈل͜ຈ༽┐ ¬^(-¬)!! ( ᵖᴼᵒʳ ᶦᶠᶦᵉ ᵐ⁸) _(ツ)_/¯ ಠ_ಠ) Nintendo NES Classic Edition · Nintendo Super NES Classic Edition · Sega Genesis Mini · TurboGrafx-16 Mini · Neo Geo Mini 1. Commodore 64 · 2. Texas Instruments TI-99/4A · 3. Tandy TRS-80 · 4. Apple IIe · 5. Timex Sinclair 1000 · 6 · ABACUS EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER · ABAQ ATW TRANSPUTER 800 · ABC 110 · ABC 20 RCA System 00 · BANDAI TV Jack 1000 · HINO ELECTRONICS CEFUCOM 21 / Multipurpose SLAP

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Michael Mulhern, Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Lasers Smoking in the PET Room We start a conversation about computers in school. For many of us, computers were only just becoming available in our school years, so we consider the access this provided (limited though it often was). Topic/Feedback Links: My earliest memories of microcomputing Remembering an Atari lab in Hampton, VA BBC Archive: Infocom feature (1986) P.R.E.S.T.A.B.A. ported to the MC-10 MC-10 emulator (pick PRESTAVB cassette and type RUN) Retro Computing News: AmigaOS 3.2 for all Classic Amigas released Creating Chinese computer fonts The Little Book of Sound Chips (Volume 1) Hibernated 1. The Director's Cut. #ponyinformation Hibernated 1 (physical, SAM Coupé version) SAM Coupé on eBay SAM Coupé overview (YouTube, Re:Enthused) SD card and Ethernet adapter for the SAM Coupé Quazar (home of SAM Revival magazine ) Review of SAM Revival magazines (YouTube, TJ Ferreira) Sim Coupé World of SAM SAM Coupé Champion Collection No Quarter, episode 78: Sorry Charlie. Vintage Computer commercials: Miracle Workers, season 3 trailer PRIME Computer Retro Computing Gift Idea: Radio Shack shirt Auction Picks: Blake: Mac 128K, probably Carrington: iCEBOX See also: Hybrid Net Appliance Hits Market Michael: Guns of Fort Defiance Paul: Prince of Persia for the SAM Coupé Closing notes: Roberta and Ken Williams making first game together in over 20 years People's Republic of Interactive Fiction Michael's scans at archive.org Scan Tailor Advanced 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), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: This sandwich tastes suspiciously like a ZX Spectrum Another topic-free episode, this one discussing the smuggling of Spectrums, satirical adventure games, BBS simulations, IBM clocks, CoCo paint programs, and various other tangents. Retro Computing News: Full Motion, Double High-Res Video Playback on the Apple IIe 1988: P.R.E.S.T.A.V.B.A. 50 Years of Text Games Gaming the Iron Curtain RetroBridgeBBS (GitHub) RetroBridgeBBS (Hackaday write-up) Vintage Computer commercials: Hayes modem US Robotics 56k modem Retro Computing Gift Idea: Cryptex USB stick Auction Picks: Blake: Colorware COCO MAX HI-RES PACK input module Tandy TRS-80 Capstone Home Alone the Computerized Coloring Book Carrington: 600 page 1980s Computer Chip Handbookc Paul: Two Sanyo VM 4509s Early IBM real time clock Coleco Adam power supply See also: Making an internal Adam PSU Some Osbornes and some disks you can’t have NEC PC8201a set Closing notes: PunyInform 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:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: Something, Something, Retrocompute No topic this time, really, just various news items and eBay auctions. Accelerators, printers, a new Atari 2600 game, Microsoft history, a strangely familiar host's gift idea. Retro Computing News: A2turbo Card Mockingboard-T (Mockingboard clone with tube amp) Audacity Games (Circus Convoy, for Atari 2600) Circus Convoy trailer Plex launches Arcade with Atari games Yellowstone 3.5 Inch Drive Support! Vintage Computer commercial: IBM AS/400 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Atari 130XE spiral notebook Auction Picks: Blake: Practical Peripherals SwitchPort //c iMac Timex alarm clock Video: iMac Timex alarm clock Paul: GTE XT300 (link now dead) See also: Computerworld Ad for GTE XT300 See also: Retro scan of the week, Feb 25 2007 See also: The DAK Catalog Forethought PowerPoint manual See also: Version Museum See also: GUIdebook Gallery 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, 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:

Dave fixes a rather strange fault in his Tandy 102 portable computer. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1376-tandy-102-vintage-computer-repair/

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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), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: RCR Episode 2 Episode 2 of the Retro[ ]computing Roundtable is a decade old. Topic/Feedback links: Episode 2 Windows 1 Turns 25 Target Haunted Computer (eBay) Target Haunted Computer (YouTube) Retro Computing News: Atari announces list of games included with upcoming Atari VCS Official site not working, naturally List can also be found here The C64 Procedurally generated retrocomputer emulators (Hackaday) Procedurally generated emulators, list CocoTalk 185 discussion of the procedurally generated emulators 8-bit Unity new release 8-bit Hub Joeylib Upcoming shows World of Commodore. Sat Dec 5. Virtual. Vintage Computer-related commercials: Commodore MAX machine (Japanese) Pioneer PL-518 turntable commercial 1979 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Floppy shaped battery Auction Picks: Carrington: Vintage Atari 410 Cassette Program Recorder Heart of China for Mac by Dynamix Serpentine for Apple II, sealed Michael: PDP 11/45 front panel Paul: Apple II+ jigsaw puzzle (missing a piece) Apple IIe set (A cautionary tale about buying things for collectors) Apple II Workstation card Apple II Sprite Logo card See also: LCSI Sprite Card (Peter Neubauer's blog) Bunker-Ramo Telequote III terminal See also: Discussion of a Telequote on VCFed forum See also: Bunker-Ramo ad DEC H-500 logic trainer 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: 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: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux Computer video: What have been the most striking impacts computer video has had on you? Topic/Feedback links: My first taste of CGA composite color 1K colors on CGA: How it's done Full Motion Video World Steve Gibson’s page on subpixel rendering The mysterious orange vertical line (Apple Orchard v1n2 Fall 1980) Cornica.org Retro Computing News: Triton - The Forgotten 1970's Home Computer - Part 1 An Absurd Number of People Still Play Microsoft Solitaire Play MS Solitaire Online Living Computer Museum + Labs is closed at least for now Microsoft Open-Sources GW-BASIC Github: Microsoft GW-BASIC Interpreter Source Code 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: Windows 95 TRS-80 Model 4 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Bitsbox subscription for kids Auction Picks: Blake: CBC-7000 Model No. Dialer VI See also: Discusson of the CBC-7000 (@Foone) Apple IIc in original pacakaging Vintage 61414 Monochrome Display Monitor Conrac Corporation See also: Discussion of the monitor Carrington: Alice Through The Looking Glass for Lisa and Mac See also: Chess.app on Mac OS X and OpenStep See also: Screens: Mac Plus See also: Alice (Folklore.org) See also: AliceX online Legacy graphical text adventure for 128K Mac Paul: Cheat code for Apple hardware completist Very white Apple II joystick Model 4P in its box Another nice 4P set Hyperportable CP/M machine NEC PC-8001A and peripherals TAM 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 Includes: "Corncob" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) which is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Show audio files hosted by CyberEars Listen/Download:

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: As Seen on TV Retro computers, as featured in TV and movies. What shows at the time had computers in them? What shows of today has yesterday's computers in them? Topic/Feedback links: Rebuilding James Bond’s Apple IIc - A Software Forgery Blake mentions: War Games, The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins, Whiz Kids, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Electric Dreams, Cloak and Dagger, Weird Science, Knight Rider, Kindergarden Cop, City Slickers, Wayne's World The War Games IMSAI 8080 Earl mentions: Terminator - Rise Of The Machines, Star Wreck - In The Pirkinning, UFO, Colossus: The Forbin Project Jack mentions: Manhunt: Unabomber Carrington mentions: Desk Set, Alphaville, World on a Wire, Crosstalk, The Rachel Papers, Evilspeak, Takeover, The KGB, The Computer, and Me, Triumph of the Nerds, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Computer Chess, John Wick series, Magic 2.0: Off to Be the Wizard (Scott Meyer). Paul mentions: Halt & Catch Fire, Stranger Things, The Americans, The Goldbergs, Young Sheldon, Schooled, Blindspot, Devs, The IT Crowd, Lost, Preacher, Timeless, Mr. Robot Spectrum Next unboxing video New C64 printed circuit boards Camelot dungeon game, on Cyber1 (PLATO) Retro Computing News: Bill Metcalfe, BBS game developer, passed away Apple and Steve Jobs' Biggest Mistakes Ep 1 - The Macintosh GraphicConverter now opens Apple II formats ATR Image Explorer The Long View - Macintosh Y2020 Moritz & Alexander (2019). Vintage electronics for trusted radiation measurements and verified dismantlement of nuclear weapons. PLOS ONE. Bubbles Whiting—Using Punch Cards 1970s Unbuilt Kit Computers Sylvain Lefebvre made a DooM-chip Brief Engadget write-up of DooM-chip 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: Are you keeping up with the Commodore? Retro Computing Gift Idea: UpCart Plus for C64 Auction Picks: Blake: Mindset Computer System See also: Mindset Computer (Bytecellar) Exatron Stringy Floppy Disk Drive Wafer media Carrington: AOL t-shirt My Other Computer Is An Apple II (sticker) My Other Computer Is A Commodore 64 (sticker) My Other Tablet Is A Newton (sticker) Radio Shack CGP-115 4-pen printer Spare paper rolls for CGP-115 Earl: MAINDEC-11-DZMMC-A-PB (PDP-8 paper tape) Commodore Computer Gold Rim Shot Glass NeXT shot glass Paul: Applesurance diagnostic disk controller See also: Apple II The Review, Spring 1986 (p. 18) See also: Stephen Buggie presentation (KansasFest 1996) Personal Software VisiStuff Tandy 1000 EX DEC PDP etc. stuff Martek Electronics Apple II external keyboard See also: Compute! (Feb 1989) See also: Computist (#74) Closing words links: Clipper Summer 87 unboxing Home Computers: 100 Icons that Defined a Digital Generation (book, CNN Style) 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: 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:

FuryBSD 2020Q2 Images Available, Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux, Ars technica reviews GhostBSD, “TLS Mastery” sponsorships open, BSD community show their various collections, a tale of OpenBSD secure memory allocator internals, learn to stop worrying and love SSDs, and more. Headlines FuryBSD 2020Q2 Images Available for XFCE and KDE (https://www.furybsd.org/furybsd-2020-q2-images-are-available-for-xfce-and-kde/) The Q2 2020 images are not a visible leap forward but a functional leap forward. Most effort was spent creating a better out of box experience for automatic Ethernet configuration, working WiFi, webcam, and improved hypervisor support. Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux (https://unixsheikh.com/articles/technical-reasons-to-choose-freebsd-over-linux.html) Since I wrote my article "Why you should migrate everything from Linux to BSD" I have been wanting to write something about the technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux and while I cannot possibly cover every single reason, I can write about some of the things that I consider worth noting. News Roundup + Not actually Linux distro review deux: GhostBSD (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/not-actually-linux-distro-review-deux-ghostbsd/) When I began work on the FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE review last week, it didn't take long to figure out that the desktop portion wasn't going very smoothly. I think it's important for BSD-curious users to know of easier, gentler alternatives, so I did a little looking around and settled on GhostBSD for a follow-up review. GhostBSD is based on TrueOS, which itself derives from FreeBSD Stable. It was originally a Canadian distro, but—like most successful distributions—it has transcended its country of origin and can now be considered worldwide. Significant GhostBSD development takes place now in Canada, Italy, Germany, and the United States. “TLS Mastery” sponsorships open (https://mwl.io/archives/6265) My next book will be TLS Mastery, all about Transport Layer Encryption, Let’s Encrypt, OCSP, and so on. This should be a shorter book, more like my DNSSEC or Tarsnap titles, or the first edition of Sudo Mastery. I would like a break from writing doorstops like the SNMP and jails books. JT (our producer) shared his Open Source Retail Box Collection on twitter this past weekend and there was a nice response from a few in the BSD Community showing their collections: JT's post: https://twitter.com/q5sys/status/1251194823589138432 High Resolution Image to see the bottom shelf better: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-9QTs2RR/0/f1742096/O/i-9QTs2RR.jpg Closeup of the BSD Section: https://twitter.com/q5sys/status/1251294290782928897 Others jumped in with their collections: Deb Goodkin's collection: https://twitter.com/dgoodkin/status/1251294016139743232 & https://twitter.com/dgoodkin/status/1251298125672660992 FreeBSD Frau's FreeBSD Collection: https://twitter.com/freebsdfrau/status/1251290430475350018 Jason Tubnor's OpenBSD Collection: https://twitter.com/Tubsta/status/1251265902214918144 Do you have a nice collection, take a picture and send it in! Tale of OpenBSD secure memory allocator internals - malloc(3) (https://bsdb0y.github.io/blog/deep-dive-into-the-OpenBSD-malloc-and-friends-internals-part-1.html) Hi there, It's been a very long time I haven't written anything after my last OpenBSD blogs, that is, OpenBSD Kernel Internals — Creation of process from user-space to kernel space. OpenBSD: Introduction to execpromises in the pledge(2) pledge(2): OpenBSD's defensive approach to OS Security So, again I started reading OpenBSD source codes with debugger after reducing my sleep timings and managing to get some time after professional life. This time I have picked one of my favourite item from my wishlist to learn and share, that is, OpenBSD malloc(3), secure allocator How I learned to stop worrying and love SSDs (https://www.ixsystems.com/community/threads/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-ssds.82617/) my home FreeNAS runs two pools for data. One RAIDZ2 with four spinning disk drives and one mirror with two SSDs. Toying with InfluxDB and Grafana in the last couple of days I found that I seem to have a constant write load of 1 Megabyte (!) per second on the SSDs. What the ...? So I run three VMs on the SSDs in total. One with Windows 10, two with Ubuntu running Confluence, A wiki essentially, with files for attachments and MySQL as the backend database. Clearly the writes had to stop when the wikis were not used at all, just sitting idle, right? Well even with a full query log and quite some experience in the operation of web applications I could not figure out what Confluence is doing (productively, no doubt) but trust me, it writes a couple of hundred kbytes to the database each second just sitting idle. My infrastructure as of 2019 (https://chown.me/blog/infrastructure-2019.html) I've wanted to write about my infrastructure for a while, but I kept thinking, "I'll wait until after I've done $nextthingonmytodo." Of course this cycle never ends, so I decided to write about its state at the end of 2019. Maybe I'll write an update on it in a couple of moons; who knows? For something different than our usual Beastie Bits… we bring you… We're all quarantined so lets install BSD on things! Install BSD on something this week, write it up and let us know about it, and maybe we'll feature you! Installation of NetBSD on a Mac Mini (https://e17i.github.io/articles-netbsd-install/) OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13 (https://icyphox.sh/blog/openbsd-hp-envy/) Install NetBSD on a Vintage Computer (https://www.rs-online.com/designspark/install-netbsd-on-a-vintage-computer) BSDCan Home Lab Panel recording session: May 5th at 18:00 UTC (https://twitter.com/allanjude/status/1251895348836143104) Allan started a series of FreeBSD Office Hours (https://wiki.freebsd.org/OfficeHours) BSDNow is going Independent After being part of Jupiter Broadcasting since we started back in 2013, BSDNow is moving to become independent. 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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), and Carrington Vanston Topic: First computer job When was the first time you got paid for doing something computer-related? Retro Computing News: The (Unofficial) Apple Archive (offline already at time of episode posting) Cabel notices a thread on IE 5 for Mac Jimmy Grewel reflects on developing IE 5 for Mac on its 20th anniversary Royal Mail Classic UK Video Game Stamps TMRC on Omnibus Frank Gehry No Longer Allowed To Make Sandwiches For Grandkids 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: Royal Mail Commodore 64 Password Plus (Sep 18, 1979) Retro Computing Gift Idea: Royal Mail Video Games Postcards Auction Picks: Carrington: Apple II “worked with Steve Jobs” Infocom Without Infocom: Sherlock Holmes Steve Woz Bobblehead 1972 Computer Sports Games Lot of 5 AppleLink pins Paul: Commodore 64 breadbin model ZX Spectrum toastrack Muppet learning keys Disk holders Cheap NeXTstation, expensive to ship Closing notes: Password Plus videos with Margot Comstock (Tommervik) Softalk for the IBM PC ST. Mac 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: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Nostalgia, Inc. Some brands/companies generate nostalgia and warm fuzzy feelings even apart from any specific products they created. Things you see on eBay, and always pause over. Or things for which you just have a benevolent attitude. Who were the good companies? Topic and Feedback links: NewerTech Gorilla Banana Printer ad Centech FlashFloppy External adapter for Amiga and Gotek drive Kit version of external adapter for Amiga and Gotek drive Lot of 5,694 PC CD DVD Computer games Age of Gaming YouTube channel CB2 micro kit Retro Computing News: The ZedRipper: a 16-core, 83 MHz Z80 computer Ben Heck’s new Atari 2600 Junior Single Chip Portable Retro Recipes: Amiga movie magic Titanic Amiga hard disk images Auction for the physical Titanic Amiga items Macintosh System Tools disk with Steve Jobs signature sells for $84,000 Was expected to sell for $7,500 SillyVenture 2019 on YouTube Sillyventure 2K19 official site Timex-Sinclair 2068 complete but for the manual TS2068 Yahoo group disintegrates Archiveteam page Will damage the ability to transfer UK phone numbers. Verizon blocking archivists from preserving Yahoo Groups content 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: TI Professional computer Atari XL setup Retro Computing Gift Idea: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego handheld game Auction Picks: Carrington: Computer Lib The Electric Pencil for TRS-80 The L.E.A.D. 2.5 Word Processor Paul: Apple graphics tablet complete Direct 825 terminal See also: RCR Episode 20, featuring the Direct 831 terminal See also: Computerworld Dec 13 1982 about 831 and 800 line VCR Companion See also: VCR Companion manual See also: VCR Companion 4am crack MacPlay board games gift box TI Portable Professional Computer See also: TI Professional computers Kenbak-1 replica Xetec Expander 4 Grounded anti-radiation filter 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: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Jack, the Wimpy Time Travel Genie You get to command a wimpy time travel genie, who can be sent back in time, once, to advise your former self about something (retrocomputing related) to buy or not buy. What do you instruct this genie to do? Topic and Feedback links: John Romero interviewed on Dev Game Club podcast Retro Computing News: A Love Letter to My Website CoCo port of The Oregon Trail TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) Facebook page RetroGameDev RetroGameDev Patreon Canonical list of vintage and obsolete Apple computers TRS-80 Model III Papercraft Lisa 1 Papercraft Zaxxon for the TRS-80 Model I Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: WOzFest 14.25045 MHz. Sat Nov 23, 2019. Sydney. VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs. VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ.. Vintage Computer-related Commercials: Oregon Trail parody trailer US Robotics 56K modem commercial Retro Computing Gift Idea: Space Invaders board game Space Invaders board game Kickstarter details Auction Picks: Carrington: Apple 1 Mountain Computer Expansion Chassis for Apple II Worst SE/30 ad ever Earl: Black Case Atari 800 Computer Atari Joytyper 400 Paul: Amiga 500/1200 Gotek Extension board TG Select-A-Port Sharp PC-1250A and CE-125 IIc bag Potentially cheap Audrey Potentially cheap Adam US Robotics Visual Nostalgia Trigger 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), Earl Evans, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: To mod or not to mod To mod, or not to mod, vintage hardware. People downvote videos where people do a non-reversible mods. Should you care? Should you do such mods? How about Retrobrite? Video hacks? Etc. Topic and Feedback links: Pro(c) Atari Magazine AtariAge 8-bit high score club T2point1 Sega Menacer light gun replacement Retro Computing News: SpellWielder, new game for Apple II Team 6502 Acorn DOOM NuType mechanical keyboard for MacBook 35-year-old C64 program hidden on a vinyl LP as an easter egg XKCD Emulation KansasFest 2014 - Mark Pilgrim - Emulator detection Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: WOzFest 14.25045 MHz. Sat Nov 23, 2019. Sydney. VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs. VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ. Vintage Computer-related Commercials: Radio Shack CueCat BBC Micro Electron Retro Computing Gift Idea: MOS 6502 tote bag Auction Picks: Carrington: Macintosh SE with stand New (maybe) Macintosh Quadra 650 Original CueCat Reader (from WIRED) MITS Altair 680 case MITS Altair 680 case with switches and lights Museum Graphic: Gavilan Computer Gavilan Computer ML5 See also: What Ever Happened to the Gavilan Computer? IBM Mainframe Control Panel Earl: Commodore 64 keyboard (colored GREEN) from DS Retro Garage Paul: Four Apple-related magazines Apple II system specification See also: Pascal Spoke Here shirt ad Contact 5 sample Apple II Business Graphics Instant infestation (many mice) LogoWriter, probably for the IBM PC Apple MIDI interface DEC Pro 350 A large lot of yellow things Closing comments: Calamityware The RetoReads podcast Downcast Plex 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), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Computer store memories What memories do you have of computers stores of the past? Places to browse, to hang out, to get new information? How has all of this changed? Topic and feedback notes: Paul's TV database about page Retro Computing News: Video Games Then and Now The Air Force has finally stopped using 8-inch floppies to store the nuclear launch codes Paul's tweet about 8" disks The Earliest Unix code: An Anniversary Source Code Release Apple II machines are still ticking at the heart of the Lenin Museum in Russia Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: WOzFest 14.25045 MHz. Sat Nov 23, 2019. Sydney. VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs. VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ.. Vintage Computer-related Commercial: ThinkPad 701 Doom II Retro Computing Gift Idea: Vintage Computer Cufflinks Auction Picks: Carrington: Sharp MZ-811 Silhouette Trackball in box Kodak Displaymaker Could've had it for $10 LGR of Kodak Displaymaker Paul: VIC-1211M super expander Quadport IEC bus Apple Network Server Cassette A-Letter Atari Portfolio Epson HX-20 in case ThinkPad 701C See also: Video of ThinkPad 701C keyboard Closing comments: Obscure Atari 8-bit Halloween games 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), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Vintage Computer Upgrades What upgrades have you have done to vintage computers, then or recently? Topic and feedback notes: ITAPPMONROBOT Atari Projects book Atari Projects Epic Apple II versus Commodore 64 Chess Match Colossus 4 Chess Tournament results (Dec. 2000) Retro Computing News: Back To Borregas Ave: Finding Atari's Lost World Headquarters Paged-out, new online magazine Clear Apple II plus Kickstarter Wombat ADB-to-USB adapter Cases for the Atari SDrive-Max Hidden messages in Amiga games 33-year-old easter egg in Gumball Darklord (Apple II) developer messages Upcoming Shows/Gatherings: Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019 Tandy Assembly 2019. Springfield, OH. Sept 27-29, 2019 Retrogathering. Västerås, Sweden. Sept 28, 2019 Vintage Computer-related Commercials: TRS-80 Computer 1978 ZX Spectrum +2 James Bond edition Retro Computing Gift Idea: Atari joystick controller pendant Auction Picks: Carrington: Hot Wheels Apple VW Bus Radio Shack Introduces the World of Computing Radio Shack Executive Decision Maker 1977 Radio Shack Managers’ Catalog Radio Shack Electronic TV Scoreboard Game Paul: Commodore calculator SOL-10? See also: SOL-20 on oldcomputers.net Osborne 1 with external screen Net board Spectrum emulator for TS 2068 ZX Spectrum James Bond action pack Closing comments: Computer Stupidities 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:

Man captures the blips, bleeps and Exciting sounds and interviews from the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 14 and ECCC 2019 with enthusiasts of Atari, Commodore, Tandy, Apple, Video Brain, VIC-20, TRS-80, IBM-DOS, MS-DOS, GEOS, arcades, Super Mario Bros, and presentations that include the original computer graphics for the Star Wars Death Star. On this podcast: Listen to The Machine that Destroyed the Death Star presentation at VCFMW14 ECCC 2019 and see how the Vector General PDP-11/45 was used in 1976 to create the Death Star CGI in Star Wars.

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Special guest Floppy Days stories about the American Computer Museum, and an interview with George Keremedjiev (director of the American Computer Museum). Classroom Commodore 64 Enclosure and C128D by Robin (8-bit show & tell) Music and sound experiments by Computer Vision, Jack Nicholson Endorses Man Behind The Machine • 5FloppyDays_2013_07_Compuseum_fixed • Track535 • Track534 • The Infatuation • Batteries Not Included - MBTM

Here comes a new Challenger! You might have seen him on our Facebook page (if not, come have a look), so now it's time to meet Mr. JCVD - aka. Damian - as he joins the Press Play on Tape team as our third co-host.   This month we're taking a look at the year that was 2016, and what some of our favourite Vintage Computer pick ups were. Not only that, we dive into what our "Holy Grail" wish list for 2017 looks like!   Wishing all our listeners and supporters a fantastic Christmas, and we'll be back bigger and better in 2017!     Outro track is Magical Sound Shower from Outrun (C64).   Where can you find us? This episode along with all previous ones can always be found at http://pressplayontape.podbean.com. You can find us on iTunes by searching for Press Play on Tape Podcast – we’d love it if you gave us a review while you’re there. It all helps!   We can be found on Facebook by searching for Press Play on Tape podcast, and on Twitter @PPOT_Podcast   Tony has his game reviews, pickups and more over on the Electric Adventures YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/electricadventures   You can read up on some of Damian's restoration projects on his site at http://www.tehkella.net/retro/   Press Play on Tape is a part of the Console Domaination Gaming Network.

James and John discuss eBay finds: LocalTalk kit, B&H Apple 2, and MultiServer faceplate. Rick shares his experiences from VCF East XI, and news includes 15 years of the Apple Store, and Warren Buffet.   To see all of the show notes and join our website, visit us at RetroMacCast

On today's show, we talk about the Vintage Computer Festival shows of the last few weeks. Plus, VCF East is where David and Jeff actually met in person for the first time. Links mentioned in this show: David’s new job Pictures from VCF East XI 2016 VCF East XI Wrap-Up Sights and Sounds of the Vintage […]

Have you ever been to a Vintage Computer Festival? Have you ever wanted to? Well, they've been around for a long time, starting with the first west coast VCF in 1997, then the VCF Europa in 2000, then the East in 2001 and many others. Our special guest in this episode will tell us more […]

This feed is NOT 404. Welcome to Show #145!  This episode's topic: The Vintage Computer Festival East 9.1! The Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 9.1 information page! Tune in to the sometimes rowdy Retro Computing Roundtable Podcast, Next Without For or Chicken Lips Radio for more retro goodness! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to earl@retrobits.com. The Retrobits Podcast blog can be found at www.retrobits.com.  You can follow the podcast on Twitter @RetroEarl. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retro Podcast section at the Vintage Computer Forums. Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.  

News and a completion discussion of VCF Midwest 8.0: personal memories feedback new acquisitions upcoming shows new vintage computer books overview of VCFMW interviews with attendees of the show (Jim Leonard and Jason Timmons)    Links Mentioned in the Show: VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/ Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/ KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/ Suburban Chicago Atarians (SCAT) - http://www.scatarians.org/ Toronto PET User's Group (TPUG) - http://www.tpug.ca/ Southwest Regional Association of Programmers (SWRAP) - http://swrap.org/ Glenside TRS-80 Color Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net Cloud 9 CoCo Products - http://www.cloud9tech.com CoCo Book on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20 "Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time." by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IMYW6T4/?tag=flodaypod-20 PC Junior Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaLXHjI9VWM Retro Innovations (Jim Brain) - http://store.go4retro.com/ Tandy Color Computer Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2jRuh1bAxw

James and John discuss eBay Finds: Macintosh IIfx, Macintosh banner, and rare Apple shirts. James interviews Evan Koblentz about the Vintage Computer Festival East, and news includes Ashton as Jobs, photos inside Apple HQ, and hope for an Apple museum in the new Mothership. To see all of the show notes and join our website, visit us at RetroMacCast. 

Hooray, it's Tax Day... (for U.S. listeners...) Welcome to Show #140!  This episode's topic: The Vintage Computer Festival (VCF) East 7.0! In this episode, I'm joined by Evan Koblentz of the Mid Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists, who talks about the upcoming VCF East 7.0.You can find information about the VCF East 7.0 here, and also on Facebook!  Also, you can contact Evan Koblentz at evan@snarc.net.MARCH has recently acquired an IBM 1130 mainframe - check out more info on the IBM 1130 at ibm1130.org...Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to earl@retrobits.com. The Retrobits Podcast blog can be found at www.retrobits.com.  You can follow the podcast on Twitter @RetroEarl. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.  

James and John discuss eBay Finds: clear Apple 2c, US Festival shirts, and Lisa 1 front bezel. Andrew Stephens gives a report on his trip to the Vintage Computer Festival, and news includes iPhone 4 reception woes and Macs spotted recently on TV and film. Other related links from this episode: Join our website:  RetroMacCast See our photos on Flickr AntiqueWeek: Collecting Computers Vintage Computer Festival 2010 Doctor HappyMac

If you like games you probably already know about games wizard Dan Hon, and even if you don't know him you're bound to have come across his work. Together with his brother Adrian, Dan co-founded Six to Start, the award-winning games company behind teen ARG Smokescreen and involved with loads of [...]

We will serve no bits before their time.Welcome to Show #126!  This episode's topic: The Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0! In this episode of Retrobits, Evan Koblentz, producer of the Vintage Computer Festival East, and President and Co-Founder of MARCH (the Mid Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists), joins us to discuss the Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0 event!More information on the Vintage Computer Festival can be found at www.vintage.org...And here is a flyer (PDF format) for this year's VCF East 6.0 event!Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.