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

Topic: Retrocomputing Goals for 2018

What are some of your retrocomputing goals and projects for the coming year?

Topic and feedback notes:

• ZX-Modules development tools going away
  • ZX-Modules page
• Realms of Quest V (VIC-20 RPG in development):
  • Thread on VIC-20 Denial forum
  • Thread on RPGCodex

Retro Computing News:

• The Night a UNIVAC Computer Predicted The Next President
• Ultimate Apollo Guidance Computer talk
  • Hackaday write-up on AGC talk
  • DSKY/kit instructable
• Lisa OS source code to be released
  • Gizmodo write-up on Lisa source code release
  • Announcement on LisaList
• France’s 1983 Minitel




• Xerox Alto zero-day crack
• The Culture of Tech Podcast (Benj Edwards)
• Classic Computing Show podcast (David Greelish)
• Jason Scott Talks His Way out of It podcast (Jason Scott)
• Soviet control rooms, analogue panels

Vintage Computer Commercial

• It’s An Atari Christmas! – 80’s Commercials

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Donation to the Internet Archive – an investment in our digital heritage!

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: PET 2001-8 C
• Earl: 4x Gold DIP Carriers for 1960s Logic Chips
• Michael: PDP-8
  • Millionaire II – Stock Market Simulation
  • Eye Com 1000 Microfilm Viewer
  • See also: Source for new Eye Com microfilm viewers
• Paul: Lisa 1
  • Osborne 3
  • “You might have a problem” Mac lot
  • Complete TI 99/4a system
  • Instant retrocomputer collection
  • NEC PC6001 mkII

Closing notes:

• DSE CAT info
• ST.Mac

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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