Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Home v. Hobby How have you kept the home/hobby balance? What has allowed you to remain friends/married/peaceful? Boundaries? Shared interest? Topic/Feedback links: Byte Cellar panorama Stitching together with QuickTime VR Studio 1.0 QTVR file of the panorama Collapse OS Basic mechanisms in gun […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux Computer video: What have been the most striking impacts computer video has had on you? Topic/Feedback links: My first taste of CGA composite color 1K colors on CGA: How it’s done Full Motion Video World Steve Gibson’s page on […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: As Seen on TV Retro computers, as featured in TV and movies. What shows at the time had computers in them? What shows of today has yesterday’s computers in them? Topic/Feedback links: Rebuilding James Bond’s Apple IIc – A Software Forgery […]

Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Things we (came to/no longer) hate Things we used to hate, but maybe no longer do. Or maybe still do. Or maybe didn’t used to hate, but now do. Topic/Feedback links: RetroMacCast interviews Rocky Bergen about papercraft creations Mimic Spartan Retro Computing News: […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Virtual Retro-gatherings Given that retrocomputing gatherings are going virtual, what aer ways that we can make this experience a good one? Topic/Feedback links: C64 guitar Compressorhead: Ace of Spades Computer Sport Athlete nMigen tutorial Retro Computing News: Atgtha in Absurdia Roguelike game VCF […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Coprocessors (Part 1) We all love coprocessors, but does anyone use them? Did you have any, did you use them? Do you have any, do you use them? What would you use them for now? Topic/Feedback links: Jif peanut butter labels Unofficial Retrochallenge Retrochallenge (canonizing […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Computer viruses What experiences did you have in the “retrocomputer era” with computer viruses or related malware? Which ones do you remember? Any that caused a memorable headache? Any that you wrote? Any that had interesting technology? Do you remember antivirus software causing […]

Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: Work-study credit and a satisfying kerchunk We continue to survey our panelists’ first computer jobs, this time focusing on first jobs in which we used a network wiring tool that made a satisfying kerchunk and/or got work-study credit. Topic/Feedback links: Minesweeper ABB keyboard […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Why BBS? Why would anybody BBS now that we have the internet? Topic/Feedback links: Telnet BBS guide Syncterm ZOC BBSing Resource Page (Bytecellar) Original Think-A-Dot prototype The Unofficial Apple Archive article (9to5mac) Liber809 Cloud-9 Bytecellar article on Liber809 Article on DTACK Grounded Techmoan on the […]

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), and Carrington Vanston Topic: First computer job When was the first time you got paid for doing something computer-related? Retro Computing News: The (Unofficial) Apple Archive (offline already at time of episode posting) Cabel notices a thread on IE 5 for Mac Jimmy Grewel reflects on developing IE 5 for Mac […]