Monthly Archives: March 2015

RCR Episode 97: Teaching old data new tricks

Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting

Host’s Topic: Teaching Old Data New Tricks

Host’s Topic: What can/should/do you do with the data you find on newly acquired vintage computers?

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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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RCR Episode 96: Printers, with lasers

Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting

Host’s Topic: Printers, with Lasers

Host’s Topic: 30 years ago HP and Apple released their first Laser printers, both based on a Canon engine. When did you first use a laser printer instead of an impact or thermal printer? What was the drove you to use lasers, and how hard/easy were they to use?

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RCR Episode 95: The gear left behind outweighs the needs of the few, or the one

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

Host’s Topic: The gear left behind outweighs the needs of the few, or the one

There will come a time when whatever we have in our collection becomes somebody else’s responsibility. What should we be doing? Those of us collecting now have certainly all seen this happen, when we pick up piles of treasure from someone clearing out dearly departed grampa’s incomprehensible stuff from the attic, or from the lady down the street who did Apples in her garage. Is there a time to downsize? Information to write down for others? Are there organizations to contact for assistance, or should there be?

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