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

Topic: Uncollecting

If you have to cut down (for whatever reason), how would you do it? Where would you start? Narrow focus on brands, models? Give away, sell?

Topic and feedback notes:

• The Mysterious and Strange Origin of the Floppy Disk




• The countdown clock on the WOPR was run by an Apple II

Retro Computing News:

• HelloEdit
• Checkpoint: An unreleased game from Infocom
• Checkpoint source
• SDrive-Max for Atari 8bits.
  • SDrive-Max project page
  • SDrive-Max project page on GitHub
  • A place to buy a built SDrive-Max
  • SDrive-Max video demo
• Wear gloves when repairing old synthesizers
• Hackaday link about the synthesizer repair
• Apple IIslice keyboard by John Leake
• Unijoysticle II – Adapter to use Bluetooth controls / joystick in Commodore, Amiga and Atari
  • See also: video demo of the Unijoystickle II
  • See also: AP40 Bluetooth controller

Upcoming Shows/Gatherings:

• KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019
• VCF West. Mountain View, CA. Aug 3-4, 2019
• Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019
• Tandy Assembly 2019. Springfield, OH. Sept 27-29, 2019

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Color Computer 3
• Apple PowerBook Duo

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Retro Computer Comforter

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: 25 ZX Spectrum game cassettes
  • New Old Computer
  • 2008 MacBook Air
• Earl: Vintage Working IBM Model M 1393464 Clicky Mechanical Keyboard 1989 Made in USA
• Paul: Mountain of Thunder Mountains. One title. MasterType’s Figures + Formulas (Apple II)
  • These aren’t old enough to be interesting yet are they? Clamshell iBook SE
  • IBM multiple-card layout form pad
  • CDC mini computer
  • Ethernet microdock
  • Large Sord lot (SORD M223 Mark II) for pick up only near KCMO
  • See also: SORD
  • An Amdek Color-II looking out of place atop an IBM 5150
  • Novation 300 coupler

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
Show audio files hosted by CyberEars

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