Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Ken Gagne, Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting

Host’s Topic: Tragic: The Gathering of dust

Most of us have vintage computers that we have purchased, used, but then ignored. In the early days, they were so easy to get, often for free, or cheap. Of your collection, which system do you most regret leaving in the closet, and why?

Retro Computing News:

• Joe’s Computer Museum (YouTube channel)
• The 64 (Indiegogo)
• Jumpman hacking (AtariAge)
• ANTIC podcast 171, Randy Glover (Jumpman) interview
• Index of ANTIC podcast interviews
• Apple II version of Jumpman (eBay)
• Tekserve of NYC
• MOnSter 6502 project page
  • MOnSter 6502 blog entry
• Making Amiga 2000 GPU with an FPGA (Hackaday)
  • Github project and writeup
• Artcade
• TPDD tools (access a TPDD from modern PC)

Vintage Computer Commercial

• NEC Computers Australian TV Commercial

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Mini Pocket Drone

Auction Picks:

• Ken: Lode Runner board game
• Earl: NEC PC-6001A
• Paul: Convergent WorkSlate, extraordinarily complete
  • Zorba GC-200
  • ITT 2020 paddles
• Jack: Jumpman for Atari 8-bit

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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