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

Host’s Topic: Big collections

Big collections — what are the implications? Saving systems from oblivion? Or, perhaps, removing them from the hands of enthusiasts who might happily use them? How to enjoy a large collection — viewing, using, showcasing?

Retro Computing News:

• The Finnish Museum for Games is now open
  • Video tour of the Finnish Museum for Games
• “Under the Radar” documentary
• Imaging 8″ floppy disks for TRS-80 Model II/16
• European Vintage Computer Festival 18.0, April 29-30, 2017, in Munich.
  • VCFe 18.0 Schedule (in German)
• The Making of Apple’s HAL ad
• Adafruit HAL replica instructions
• Forth: The Hacker’s Language
• William Wong: Forth Redesigned
• William Wong on Rising Star
• “A Gathering of Magicians” (from “Man Alive”, CBC 1984)
• Donner 3000 restoration
• Commodore PET restoration
• Inexhibit.com: Holborn 9100
• Inexhibit.com: Commodore PET 2001
• Inexhibit.com: Programma 101
• The Untold Story of Nolan Bushnell’s 1980s Tech Incubator
• C64 8 Bit Civilizations
• Finding the magazine that was in Wargames
• MacWorld UK’s macOS emulator roundup
• Tezza’s Windows emulator roundup
• ZX81stuff.org, ZX-81 archives and emulator
• Burroughs 220 simulator
• ENIAC day in Philadelphia (Feb 15)




• ENIAC article, with link to Java simulator
• SCELBI app for macOS
• TI-99/4a page on oldcomputers.net (featuring the sidecars photo)
• Yale names Grace Hopper College
• (non-gaming) DOS emulator
• Clipper Summer ’87 unboxing video

Vintage Computer Commercial

• Atari ST – How The Computer Industry Works

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Bluetooth Boombox

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: TRS-80 Microcomputer Newsletter Reprints
  • TRS-80 Microcomputer Newsletters 1980
  • TRS-80 Colour Computer 2 case top
• Earl: DEC letterwriter la-100
• Michael: Intel 4004 CPU Print
  • 80386ex uncut wafer
  • 80486DX2 CPU die
• Paul: Intel 486 original CAD layout
  • Sanyo VM-4509
  • Time-Life books, Understanding Computers
  • Etch-a-sketch screenie
  • TI 99/4a 32K RAM sidecar
  • Chicagoland Displaywriters

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
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