RCR Episode 97: Teaching old data new tricks

Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting Host’s Topic: Teaching Old Data New Tricks Host’s Topic: What can/should/do you do with the data you find on newly acquired vintage computers? Retro Computing News: The Magnavox Odyssey on What’s My Line? Jeff Minter v. zombie Atari re: Tempest Doctor Who, Prime Computer ads 12-minute […]

RCR Episode 96: Printers, with lasers

Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting Host’s Topic: Printers, with Lasers Host’s Topic: 30 years ago HP and Apple released their first Laser printers, both based on a Canon engine. When did you first use a laser printer instead of an impact or thermal printer? What was the drove you to use […]

RCR Episode 95: The gear left behind outweighs the needs of the few, or the one

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: The gear left behind outweighs the needs of the few, or the one There will come a time when whatever we have in our collection becomes somebody else’s responsibility. What should we be doing? Those of us collecting now have certainly all seen this […]