Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Michael Mulhern, and Paul Hagstrom

Host’s Topic: How do you get your retrocomputing content and community?

How do you get your retrocomputing content and community? Forums, Google+, Facebook, Usenet, Mailing lists, IRC?

Retro Computing News:

• Prototype IBM PC, Atari 800-inspired
• Paul Atkinson: “Delete: A design history of computer vapourware” (2013)
• XEGS Cart-by-Cart podcast
• FinApple
• CPUville Z80 kit
• CCTECH discussion of QBUS/Unibus on PDP-11s
• David Greelish Classic Computing – Josh Bensadon Interview (JAIR8080 IMSAI Reproduction)
  • S100Computers.com (John Monahan)
  • 486 Board
  • Trident VGA
  • Reproduction S-100 front panel (Don Caprio)
• ARPANET went down in a spectacular way 36 years ago
• TI 99/4A clone with TMS99105
• Gole F1 Mini PC
• Museu de la Tècnica, in Figueres, as stumbled upon by Marcin Wichary
  • See also Flickr album of trip

Vintage Computer Commercials

• IBM PCjr

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Back to the Future Flux Capacitor Wristwatch

Auction Picks:

• Michael: Commodore 65
  • VZ200
• Paul/Earl: Vintage Victor Model 412 Personal Computer DOS 3.1 PC w/ 602 Mono CRT Monitor
  • Pricey keyboard to go with it
• Earl: Vintage IBM PCjr
• Paul/Carrington: Lorenz telex teletype console desk
• Paul: GIMIX Micro-20 68020 SBC

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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