Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston

Host’s Topic: The Final Frontier

160. $A0. A high-ASCII space. LDY. Space bars. Keyboards? Places to put things? Yeah, we got nothing.

Feedback notes:

• Micro Computer Machines of Canada MCM/70
• Mac Portable ejects a floppy disk in space
• FitalyStamp for Palm

Retro Computing News:

• Steve Wozniak launches Woz-U




• Cross Chase, massively multiplatform game




• Cross Chase in play




• The infinitely profitable program




• Orca/C, Linker, and OrcaLib library available on GitHub




• 6502 Badge from VCF Midwest
• 6502 Badge build video
• Rob Justice and Apple’s SOS-internal DRM support

Vintage Computer Commercial

• Alan Greenspan promotes the Apple //c

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Floppy Disk Notebook

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Apple Letter Quality Printer
  • See also: Printing graphics with Apple daisy wheel printer
• Jack: Atari Fossil Centipede Watch
  • Atari Fossil Asteroids Watch
• Paul: DEC cart
  • Intellivision computer module in box
  • Apple II random number generator card
  • Model 100 with DVI and monitor
    • “DVI” stands for “Disk/Video Interface”. Not “Digital”. Whatever. We’re not re-recording it.
  • TRS-80 Space Warp tape

Closing notes:

• Welcome to Macintosh – 12
• The story of Audion
• Steven Frank’s online Beagle Bros. museum
• Early Winter 1987 DAK Catalog

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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