Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), David Greelish and Carrington Vanston
Topics:
- Host’s topic: Curmudgeon time: Is newer always better?
- GUI versus command line
- INI files versus the registry
- Web versus GUI
- Mobile apps versus web
- Wirth’s Law: “Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster.”
- David’s two secret eBay resources:
- Komputer Kindergarden with Kim Komando
- TRS-80 hard drive emulator
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini: History of the Computer Industry in 1 Chart
- Atari Breakout in Google Images
- A New 68000 CPU Board for the S-100 Bus
Vintage Computer Commercials:
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
Auction Picks:
- David: Zenith Minisport ZL-1 1MB Laptop
- Earl: DEC Digital Equipment Corp Vintage Programming Template
- Carrington: 1979 Mini Labs Astro War electronic game
Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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