Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, Jack Nutting, and Ben Heckendorn a.k.a. “Ben Heck”

Host’s Topic: Special Guest Ben Heck

Topics Covered:

• Ben Heck:
  • BenHeck.com
  • The Ben Heck Show
  • Twitter: @benheck
• Apple-1 build, part 1
• Apple-1 build, part 2
• Apple-1 build, part 3
• Atari 800 laptop
• ZX Spectrum, part 1
• ZX Spectrum, part 2
• ZX Spectrum, part 3
• Briel Computers Replica 1
• PS2 vs. PS/2
• 6502.org
• Element14
• Parallax Propeller
• Update on Atari landfill cartridges

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1987

Retro Computing News:

• Bil Herd on the Amp Hour
• The History of Muse Software
• The Birth of Visual Basic
• EDSAC passes half-way infrastructure milestone
• The Internet Arcade
• Woz still thinks about the Apple II
• ABBUC Competitions 2014:
  • AtariAge: ABBUC Software Competition Results
  • AtariAge: ABBUC Hardware Competition Results
• Reformation C64 track remakes by Matt Gray
• The Sixth Stage of Grief is Retro-Computing
• 6502 Assembly for the Atari 2600
• Øredev Conference

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• 1987 Atari XE commercial

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Apple cufflinks
• Commodore cufflinks

Auction Picks:

• Earl: Massive Atari 800XL Collection
• Paul: NeXTstation Turbo Color
• Michael: SoftStrip
• Jack: Atari XEGS
  • Alt: Atari brochure catalog including 1450XLD

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