Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Ken Gagne, Paul Hagstrom, John Leake, John Linville, Rob McMullen, Michael Mulhern, Wade Ripkowski, Kevin Savetz, Steven Weyhrich, and Mike Whalen.

Host’s Topic: KansasFest 2015

This episode features a special huge circle of podcasters around a single microphone at KansasFest 2015, where we reflect on KansasFest, relative merits of the Apple II, the CoCo, Atari 8-bits, and Commodores, and on the phenomenon that is KansasFest. We also make a couple of attempts at Carrington’s choose-your-own-adventure door decoration, and talk about the history and brainstorm about the prospects of future KansasFests. While listening to this episode is nothing like being at KansasFest, it’s a little bit less like not being at KansasFest.

• KansasFest

Podcasts and people

• ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
  • Kevin Savetz
• The CoCo Crew
  • John Linville
• Drop /// Inches
  • Paul Hagstrom
• Electric Dreams BBS Podcast
  • Mike Whalen
• Inverse ATASCII
  • Wade Ripkowski
• Open Apple
  • Quinn Dunki
• Player/Missile Podcast
  • Rob McMullen
• Retro Computing Roundtable
  • Ken Gagne, Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhurn, Carrington Vanston, Steven Weyhrich
• RetroMacCast
  • John Leake

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

Host’s Topic: Think Again

Recently, the Lenovo blog floated the idea of a “ThinkPad Time Machine” — basically, a new ThinkPad that would take its design cues from the classic ThinkPads of yore: ThinkPad Time Machine?. It would feature things like a blue enter key, a 7-row keyboard, multi-color ThinkPad logo, dedicated volume controls, rubberized paint … even exposed screws.
What “old” design would you like to see in modern hardware? Is there a certain model of computer or device you’d jump at the chance of buying if it could combine original outsides with modern insides?

Retro Computing News:

• UK computer museum seeks BBC Micro fixers
• The National Museum of Computing
• 3Com Audrey
  • Audrey Hacking Wiki
• Car Navigation System – 1985 style
• Creating a one-sided version of Conan for Apple II
  • FTP link to Conan folder on Asimov archive
• Casio “Smart Watches” – Photo Gallery
  • Seiko Computer Watch Fun
• 45th Anniversary of the announcement of System/370

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Amiga 1000

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Tiny Tool Set

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Mac Studio Display M4551
• Carrington: Mac Portable “dummy”
• Carrington: Mac IIci with box
• Michael: IBM Internal S/370 Training Manuals
• Paul: Apple II mystery cable
• Paul: Eagle computer
• Paul: Autoduel C64 with tool set
• Paul: Panasonic HHC
  • see also: Panasonic HHC

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