Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), and Michael Mulhern

Host’s Topic: A veritable plethora

Continuing to wonder about modern recreations as ever more appear on the scene. Are we cheating? Should we just get over it? Does this mean more people are coming? How do you choose which Apple IIGS RAM card to get?

Retro Computing News:

• Floppy Emu
• The End of Things (DB-19 connector)
• Apollo 11 program alarms
• Neil Armstrong, the 1201 alarm, and greatness personified
• IBM 2321 Data Cell
• Mike Willegal’s LUNAR in SCELBAL
• David H. Ahl’s LUNAR
• StackExchange Retrocomputing site
• “From Mainframes to Smartphones” book
• “Abacus to smartphone” book
• Bill Landreth and the Inner Circle, today
• Tynemouth Software, retro machines as USB keyboards
• TheFutureWas8Bit’s C64 SD2IEC from recycled plastic
• DragonBox Pyra handheld
• The 64 computer and handheld console, Indiegogo campaign
• The 64 on Facebook
• Dick Smith Electronics, closing in 1 week
• Programming the Micro-KIM tutorial
• WOzFest ///

Vintage Computer “Commercial” (sort of):

• Acorn Electron

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Apple /// case for iPhone 6(s)(plus)
  • The original painting on etsy

Auction Picks:

• Michael: Dick Smith VZ200
• Paul: NEC PC-8201A, box and all
  • Acorn Electron, plus 3, plus 1
  • Laffer Utilities

Feedback/Discussion:

• @rcrpodcast on Twitter
• Vintage Computer Forum
• RCR Podcast on Facebook
• Throwback Network
  • Throwback Network on Facebook

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