Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern and David Greelish Host’s Topic: Does programming 8-bit computers make you a better programmer of modern systems? Retro Computing News: A.P.P.L.E. Posts First Year of Australian Apple Review The Australian Apple Review The Mac Turns 30: Apple’s Macintosh Turns 30: Did You Know It Almost Failed? Mac […]
RCR Episode 66: The Way We Weren’t
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Earl Evans, Michael Mulhern, and Myles Wakeham Host’s Topic: The Way We Weren’t Things didn’t have to be the way they are. We pick a handful of turning points (hardware, software, business decision, etc.) and imagine they did not happen, or happened differently. What kind of alternative computing future […]
RCR Episode 65: New guts, same glory?
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom and Earl Evans RCR Holiday Give-Away Contest Enter now for a chance to win Sophistication & Simplicity by Steven Weyhrich. Host’s Topic: New guts, same glory? Would you be happy to own/use a “vintage” computer where the insides had been replaced with modern tech that 100% emulates/replicates the original […]
RCR Episode 64: Our favorite modern-day add-ons for vintage computers
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Carrington Vanston RCR Holiday Give-Away Contest Enter now for a chance to win Sophistication & Simplicity by Steven Weyhrich. Topics: Host Topic: Our favourite modern-day add-ons for vintage computers Christmas Bytes Festival: Dec 27-31, 2013 A Computer’s Carol by James Houston Bletchley Park podcast Homebrew Computer Club 2013 […]
RCR Episode 63: Wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stealy-wheely
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Earl Evans, and Paul Hagstrom Topics: Host Topic: Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Stealy-Wheely. If you could go back and time and bring forward something you used to have, what retro goody would you snatch away from your younger self to have today? 1997 DEC retrospective on VAX and VMS Briel Computers’ Replica 1 […]
RCR Episode 62: The cycle of retrocomputing
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting) and Carrington Vanston Topics: Host Topic: The Cycle of Retrocomputing Homebrew Computer Club reuinion Ultimate unboxing video: ICT 1905E mainframe, circa 1970s Ken Gagne’s unboxing videos: Wii U PS4 XBox One Sophistication & Simplicity by Dr. Steven Weyhrich Forrest Mims interview The Amp Hour podcast Javascript classic Mac emulator based on […]
RCR Episode 61: Did going digital inevitably lead to a short-term-data culture?
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting) and Earl Evans Topics: Host topic: Did going digital inevitably lead to a short-term-data culture? Learning Forth on the Atari 8-bit systems Mad Dog: 8-bit(-ish) online horror adventure game Commodore 128D Gamma Ray Spectrometer Cyan (Myst): Writing The Next Age Vintage Computer Commercials: SinClair ZX Spectrum James Bond 007 Special Edition […]
RCR Episode 60: Comparing today’s “maker” movement to computing in the 70s and 80s
Panelists: Earl Evans, Dr. Steven Weyhrich and Carrington Vanston Topics: Host topic: How does today’s “Maker” movement compare to the computing in the 70s & 80s Cloudpaint: online MacPaint simulation ANTIC podcast interview with Chris Crawford Homebrew Computer Club Reunion Kickstarter JSMESS: Run old computer emulations in a browser Centre for Computing History slideshow Vintage […]
RCR Episode 59: Collecting to have vs. collecting to use
Panelists: Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston Topics: Host topic: Collecting to have vs. collecting to use. Blazin’ Forth for the C64 Wayne Green (1922-2013) Jason Scott tweets about Wayne Green Linotype: The Film Atari 7800 Expansion Module Status Page Audio from listener David Wilson: is Retrocomputing a fad? How to make a BBC Micro work […]
RCR Episode 58: What can we learn from old computers?
Panelists: Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston Topics: Host’s topic: What can we learn from old computers? The interseller 8-track player Commodore 8bit Search adds Amiga search Apple’s “Twiggy Mac” comes back to life New items from www.s100computers.com New run of CFFA3000 cards announced DXForth 4.00 for CP/M Code Academy The C64 vs Apple II chess […]