Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Ancient languages and modern usage What “old” programming language will you still be using this year? Topic and feedback notes: What “old” programming language will you still be using this year? Retro Computing News: ][-Vision: streaming video and audio for the Apple II NetDisk and […]
RCR Episode 196: Chicken Missile KansasFest Megapodcast: I Don’t Know What This Is
This is the annual group “megapodcast” recorded at KansasFest, from July 2019. The event draws quite a few podcasters, so we all sit in a room and talk for an hour. The KansasFest event itself is an annual gathering of Apple II enthusiasts, along with some others, for almost a week of “retrocomputing camp.” It […]
RCR Episode 195: Desert Island Computer
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Michael Mulhern, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Desert island computer If you had to use a single retro computer exclusively for a full year as your only computer at home, what would you choose? Topic and feedback notes: IBM Semi-Automatic Ground Environment Stardot forum for Acorn and BBC Micros Graphically […]
RCR Episode 194: Challenges of the more recently obsolete
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Challenges of the more recently obsolete. A bunch of older computers can almost interact with the modern environments, but not quite. For example eMates, old iMacs, etc. have wireless capabilities but require network protocols that are increasingly unsupported. What kinds of things have […]