Host’s Topic: Random Access Memories

RAM limitations. Early on in home/personal computing, we were faced with very real RAM constraints. Not like today’s RAM measured in GBs and added in freely, only really affecting disk reliance. What do you remember about bumping into RAM limits, planning programs around them, finding failures, expanding, etc.

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Michael Mulhern, Kevin Savetz, and Carrington Vanston

Feedback notes

• Real life TRON on an Apple IIGS
• Synths in TV and Film
• OSIweb.org
• Forum discussion of the OSI reproduction boards
• Github with gerber files for OSI boards
• RCR Episode 142
• Musée Bolo

Retro Computing News:

• The Treasure of Lumos by Jaime Grilo
• Radio Shack auction
  • TRS-80 things (catalogs, books, pins, art)
  • Bust of Charles Tandy
  • Older style Radio Shack sign
• RCR Podcast episode 28 (Jun 2, 2012)
• David Greelish interview (MacObserver, “Background Mode”)
• Charles Babbage left a program in Turin
• Atari 800XEL mini-ATX project
• ÉclaireXL Atari 8-bit FPGA project
• Giant giddy giraffes gallop gently; GIF turns 30.
• TurboBASIC XL source code
• RC 2017/04 Results are in
• CoCoBASIC Atom syntax highlighting plugin (writeup)
  • Plugin page

Vintage Computer Commercial

• Compuserve (1987?)

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• My First Laptop plush playset

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Thoroughbred Horse Race Analyzer Computer
  • Hints, Maps, and Solutions to Computer Adventure Games
  • Datamost Argos for the Apple II
• Kevin: Pied Piper Communicator One
  • Commodore Plus/4
• Michael: VZ300 setup
  • Galaga 9x32mm pin badges
• Paul: ZX Evolution
  • Fischertechnik robot kit for PC
  • Elektronika BK-0010 including manuals, PSU, and conspiracy theory
  • Softalk for the IBM PC
    • See also: Softalk for the IBM PC on Yesterbits site
  • Softalk 1983
    • See also: Softalk on the Internet Archive

Closing notes:

• Eaten By A Grue podcast
• ANTIC podcast, interviews
• WiFi232
• After Dark 3.2 Flying Toaster song

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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