Retro Priorities: Part Two

As comedian Steven Wright says – you can’t have everything. Where would you put it. I’ve found, though, that until pretty recently, you could have almost everything in your retrocomputing collection. Sure, maybe an Apple I is out of reach (especially nowadays), and maybe even an Altair or IMSAI (although if you saved up, the […]

RCR Episode #39: November 2012

Panelists: Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston Topics: Introducing… the Lo-tech XT-CFv2! Cathode: vintage terminal app for Macs SX-64 party! Berry de Jager Two tonne Witch computer gets reactivated JavaScript Machines IBM PC Model 5150 George the Robot VICE 2.4 Commodore multi-system emulator released Vintage Computer Commercial: Commodore 64 (Australian ad) 1984 Retro Computing Gift Idea: […]

Retro Priorities – Part One

Everyone’s retrocomputing hobby budget is finite.  This may be a blessing in disguise.  I’ve found that the amount of retro gear that I have far exceeds the amount of time that I have to play with it.  I’ve recently begun thinking about how to right-size my collection.  I have some ideas on this that I’ll […]

RCR Episode #38: November 2012

Panelists: Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston Topics: David taking a break from RCR. PC World: How to optimize Windows 8 on old hardware Living Computer Museum opens to the public Geekwire-includes link to KING 5 TV coverage Keep in mind: you can still request a login account Internet judged to be a First Amendment right […]