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
• Meet the Unitron: the first Mac clone
• Archive.org: The Business Case
• Almost Perfect: How a Bunch of Regular Guys Built WordPerfect Corporation
• Gary Kildall and the Birth of the PC Operating System
• Computer Chronicles: Gary Kildall Special
• BBC to launch refreshed Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Game
• Margot Comstock to keynote KansasFest 2014
• The return of Humongous games
• A question for listeners: What do you do with your vintage computers?

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• The Enterprise 128

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• It’s Behind You: the making of a computer game by Bob Pape

Auction Picks:

• Earl: Vintage Radio Shack TRS-80 FP-215 Plotter
  • Alt: Core memory
• Paul: Enterprise 128
• Carrington: Modern power adaptor for Apple IIc
  • Related: iFixit guide: Apple IIc device repair

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