Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern and Earl Evans Host’s Topic: Wherefore Art Thou Retro? Why bother to use or collect retro computers? Other than for nostalgia, what good are these old computers when you could buy a modern PC for the price of an Apple II on eBay? Retro Computing News: Retrochallenge […]
RCR Episode 76: Getting started
Panelists: Steven Weyhrich (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: What is the best way to get into the retrocomputing hobby if you wanted to start with nothing? Retro Computing News: Buy new 5.25 and 3.5 floppy disks CraigsWatch SearchTempest Modern kids react to retro computers Teens react to 90s Internet Sharp […]
RCR Episode 75: The lengths we go to
Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Earl Evans, Steven Weyhrich, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: How far have you gone to personally pick-up a retro thingie? Retro Computing News: Computer Lib / Dream Machines (1974) Get a reprint Halt and Catch Fire Bletchley Park vs TNMOC Drop /// Inches podcast George R. R. Martin: “Why […]
RCR Episode 74: Is it too late to copy that floppy?
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: Archiving physical media. Is it too late to copy that floppy? Floppy Disks: It’s Too Late Rescuing Floppy Disks Kryoflux Software Preservation Society KeirF’s Disk-Utilities DiscFerret EDD+ card I’m fEDD Up Catweasel Supercard Pro Retro Computing News: VCF SE behind-scenes photos Celebrate BASIC with […]
RCR Episode 73: BASIC and System/360 at 50
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Earl Evans, Paul Hagstrom, and Michael Mulhern Host’s Topic: Happy 50th Birthdays Both BASIC and the IBM System/360 are turning 50. We discuss the impact and importance of both. Retro Computing News: 50 years of BASIC History/Timeline of programming languages Chipmunk BASIC BASIC variants still popular today Wikibooks: BASIC Programming IBM […]
RCR Episode 72: What do people actually do with retrocomputers?
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: What do people actually do with retro computers? We discuss feedback and ideas from our listeners about how they use (and abuse) their retro computer collections. Retro Computing News: Commodore 64: a visual Compendium by Bitmap Books TNMOC digitally recreates Bletchley Park […]
RCR Episode 71: When is “retro” retro?
Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: When is “Retro” Retro? After 12 years, Windows XP is about to go out of support; is XP now retro, or is retrocity in the eye of the nostalgic beholder? Retro Computing News: Microsoft have releases source for MS-DOS and Word for […]
RCR Episode 70: Stock or tricked-out?
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Michael Mulhern, and Mike Whalen Host’s Topic: Stock or Tricked-Out? What’s your view of expanding vintage machines? Is it better, and is it worth it? Retro Computing News: 64tass 64tass manual Geoff Edwards (final host of Starcade) passes away Starcade Interview with Geoff Edwards, part 1 Interview with Geoff Edwards, part […]
RCR Episode 69: Good Old Golden Rule days
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Earl Evans Host’s Topic: Good Old Golden Rule Days What was your first exposure to a computer in school? Did you take computer classes in grade school? Retro Computing News: Dear Educator, we live in exciting times! Apple /// emulation in MESS leaps forward Flappy Bird for C64 […]
RCR Episode 68: Repairing vintage computers
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, Steven Weyhrich, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: What items, tools, techniques and resources are good for repairing vintage computers? The Retr0bright Project iFixit Store Retro Computing News: Maximite BasicBoxX (BBX) Kickstarter CGCOLORMAX2: Colour Maximite Geoff Graham March 2011 Silicon Chip Magazine Firmware update for GoTek Floppy Emulator […]