Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston

Host’s Topic: When is “Retro” Retro?

After 12 years, Windows XP is about to go out of support; is XP now retro, or is retrocity in the eye of the nostalgic beholder?

Retro Computing News:

• Microsoft have releases source for MS-DOS and Word for Windows
  • Computer History Museum press release
• Arniga project: ARM-based Amiga 500
• Minimig
• The Next “Briel Thing” prototype board S/N #1
  • OldComputers.net: Ohio Scientific
  • Wikipedia: Ohio Scientific
• Raspberry Pi built into Ultratec teletype machine
• Stick a Beaglebone inside your VT100!
• Lord British’s Apple II running Akalabeth
• James Tauber detokenizes the Akalabeth source
• Nano Vic20
• Internet Archive to digitize 40,000 VHS & Betamax tapes
• 30th anniversary edition of Hitchhiker’s Guide text adventure game released

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Arthur C. Clarke: One day, a computer will fit on a desk (1974)

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Star Trek Pyjamas

Auction Picks:

• Earl: BNIB Atari CX85 keypad
• Paul: Many new TI 99/4a things
  • Nanopeb
  • Photo of highly expanded TI 99/4a
• Michael: Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative
• Carrington: Maxx flight control yolk for Apple II

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