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

Host’s Topic:

What do people actually do with retro computers?
We discuss feedback and ideas from our listeners about how they use (and abuse) their retro computer collections.

Retro Computing News:

• Commodore 64: a visual Compendium by Bitmap Books
• TNMOC digitally recreates Bletchley Park Maze for Easter Bytes Festival
  • Video: Bletchley Park Turing Quiz Maze in Minecraft
• Books by “that” Chris Crawford
• Vassal: the open source board game engine
  • Tanktics on Vassal
  • Erasmatazz: Chris Crawford videos
• Michael J. Mahon’s donation to the Apple II community
• RESET Magazine
• Gallery of Graphical User Interfaces
• VCF Southeast 2.0: May 3-4, 2014
• The 23rd Annual “Last” Chicago CoCoFEST
  • Get a booth
  • Photos
  • Newsletters
• KansasFest 2014 opens for registration
• Clear Light Superstar appears on eBay
  • Eric Anderson’s bio page
  • Japanese collector’s page
  • Translated
• Coursera

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Oric Atmos 48K Computer

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Commodore 64 socks

Auction Picks:

• Earl: Coleco Adam Family Computer
• Paul: Heathkit festival with ETA-3400
• Michael: Battlestar Galactica Box Set
• Carrington: Ballyhoo (sealed) for Apple II

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