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 could we have found ourselves in instead?

Retro Computing News:

• The search for the lost Cray supercomputer OS
  • Chris Fenton
  • Andras Tantos
• FreHD: TRS-80 virtual hard drive
  • Ian Mavric’s YouTube videos
  • Ian Mavric’s Site (where to order)
  • Mark Blair’s Model 4 ROM adapter for auto boot ROMs
  • Tezza’s collection of TRS-80 disk images
• Apple II vs. Commodore 64 chess match
• Retro UK cinema fest:
  • Micro Men (BBC 2009)
  • Computerphile on BBC Micro
  • Computerphile on Elite
  • Podfather (BBC 2009)
  • From Bedrooms to Billions
• Complete Historically Brewed ebook discounted
• Steve Jobs: “OpenDoc is Dead”
• Mac30th Celebration
• Sinclair’s 1984 big shot at business
• 8-bit harmonica
• Michael’s 2014 Winter Warmup

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Sega SC3000

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Retro computer wrapping paper

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Apple II cables from Digi4D
• Paul: TRS-80 pocket computer
  • Alt: IMSAI 8080
• Earl: MiST: Amiga/Atari ST FPGA clone
• Myles: Huge Apple/Mac computer collection
• Michael: iMac clock (You can never have too many clocks)

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom and Earl Evans

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 experience? And what happens when the day comes that you can 3D-print a retro computer indistinguishable from the original? Our panelists discuss whether retro computing beauty is only skin deep.

Retro Computing News:

• Atari Styled USB Joystick
• Pictures of Apple’s first employees
• World of Commodore 2013
• Programming the UniDisk 3.5 as a co-processor
• Chris Crawford wants to fix video games
• Acorn Learning Curve setup video
• Winter Warmup IP Telecomputer update

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Acorn Learning Curve

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Digi-Comp II: First Edition (recration)
  • Giant Digi-Comp II
  • Digi-Comp I replica kit
  • Digi-Comp I emulator

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Apple IIc, new in box
• Paul: Commodore SX-64
  • Alt: Another Commodore SX-64
• Earl: Sinclair ZX80

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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