Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans and Michael Mulhern

Host’s Topic: Downsizing

You’ve got the downsizing bug. You used to have spare room and money. And now you don’t have either. What to do? How to prioritize? Where does it go? How did we get into this mess? Will you ever get to using X anyway?

Retro Computing News:

• Laser 128 had a 2-slot expansion chassis
• Isolated from 1999 to 2006 with only a 486
• Woz in Oz
• Apple-1 computer sale $365,000
• Assembly Lines
• Carte Blanche II coming
• Dr. Dobbs closing down
• Altair 8800 retrospective:
  • Developing the Concept of the Personal Computer
  • The Birth of the Microprocessor
  • PCs That Paved the Way for the Altair
• Softalk for the IBM PC

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• IBM PS/2 commercial with MAS*H cast

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• I.O. Silver for iOS (and soon for Android)

Auction Picks:

• Earl: IBM PS/2 Model 70
• Paul: No-slot clock
  • Alt: HP 9000/236
• Michael: Microbee

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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Filed under: Podcasts - @ December 21, 2014 9:00 pm