Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, and Steven Weyhrich

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1982

Retro Computing News:

• The Australian Apple Review
• Punchcard simulator
• Michael:Xerox PARC & Apple myth/legend
• Videos from CommVex 2014
• Spectrogram of a dial-up modem handshake
• AT&T “You Will” series
  • Wikipedia: You Will commercials

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• 1987 Software City Leading Edge Model D PC

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Micromite
  • Micromite companion

Auction Picks:

• Earl: PDT 11 Console and Digital Equipment Writer
• Paul: CoCo 2, Model 100, etc
  • Alt: Atari 810 label
• Michael: 1986 Vtech Laser One Thermal Printer
• Steve: Franklin ACE 1000
  • Alt: TRS-80 Model 16 service manual

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1981

Retro Computing News:

• Ted Nelson vs. skeptical interviewer
• SpeccyJam panel announced
• SpeccyJam: Aug 29 to Sep 5, 2014
• IBM Simon: The “smart phone” turns 20?
• Living Computer Museum’s Vintage Computer Faire
• Douglas Adams’ “Hyperland” documentary
• SerialTCP for Mac
• Cray Research: A Story of the Supercomputer
• Documentary: Cray Research at Chippewa Falls
• Seymour Cray playlist
• P112 Single Board Computer kits available
• Level 29: BBS running on an Apple IIgs
• Mainframe computer arrives at Queen Mary College, University of London, 1968
• Origins of the “X”button to close GUI windows

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• IBM Personal Computer: “coming soon”

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Apple rainbow logo static stickers
  • Lots also available on eBay

Auction Picks:

• Earl: SD2Cart-FL interface + Fastload
• Paul: IBM 5155
  • Alt: Anderson Jacobson acoustic coupler
  • Alt: Grantasaurus Rex for PDP-11
• Michael: Apple II with gorgeous extras
• Carrington: Polly: Apple IIe keyboard to IIc motherboard adapter

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1980

Retro Computing News:

• CP/M named an IEEE Milestone
• LEGO’s first programmable product
• Vintage Computer Faire
• EEVBlog TRS-80 Model I teardown
• TRS-80 Model I pre-keypad
• TRS-80 Model I 35th anniversary
• Retrochallenge Competition
• FreHD hard drive emulator
• Steve Wozniak on That’s Incredible
• Apple kiosk laser disk video
• MTU-130 by David at the Trailing Edge

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• READY.

Auction Picks:

• Earl: DEC Pro/325
• Paul: TRS-80 Model 4P
  • Alt: Heathkit H-8
• Michael: The Apple Game
• Carrington: The Cave of Time for Apple II

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