Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Playing in the MUD Multi User Dungeons brought a social aspect to computer RPGs, some with opportunities to do creative world building. We talk a bit about our experiences with these, and some about their background. Topic/Feedback Links: LambdaMOO at 50 Years of Text Games […]
RCR Episode 234: This sandwich tastes suspiciously like a ZX Spectrum
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: This sandwich tastes suspiciously like a ZX Spectrum Another topic-free episode, this one discussing the smuggling of Spectrums, satirical adventure games, BBS simulations, IBM clocks, CoCo paint programs, and various other tangents. Retro Computing News: Full Motion, Double High-Res Video Playback on the Apple IIe […]
RCR Episode 233: Retro Development
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Retro Development Writing new software on old computers. How is it different now, would you go back to how it was done then? What did you use then? Topic/Feedback Links: Arcade Machine (Broderbund, Atari & Apple) Graphics Magician (Penguin, Apple, C64, Atari) Nox Archaist SKALD […]
RCR Episode 232: Period Peripherals
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Period Peripherals When you use retro computers, do you also use retro peripherals? That is, do you stick with appropriately vintage keyboards, monitors, and mice? Does mixing and matching vintage computers with new peripherals ruin the experience or aesthetic? Or do the (supposed) benefits of […]
RCR Episode 231: Something, Something, Retrocompute
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: Something, Something, Retrocompute No topic this time, really, just various news items and eBay auctions. Accelerators, printers, a new Atari 2600 game, Microsoft history, a strangely familiar host’s gift idea. Retro Computing News: A2turbo Card Mockingboard-T (Mockingboard clone with tube amp) Audacity Games (Circus Convoy, […]
RCR Episode 230: Video Out, Volume One: A-Ap
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: Video Out, Volume One: A-Ap Techniques for getting video out of an old computer. Particularly, it turns out, if it is an Amiga. Part one of several, no doubt. Topic/Feedback links: Testing, cleaning and tuning up a small IBM VGA monitor CoCoVGA RetroTINK ZX-HD PLAdvanced+ […]