Host’s Topic: News news news

So much news since the previous episode, the topic is: more news.

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

Feedback notes

• Modifying Microsoft Flight Simulator 4 to run on three immersive monitors
• 64bites: Commodore 64 BASIC/Assembly video tutorials
• Love Notes to Newton documentary (indiegogo, campaign finished)
  • RetroMacCast interview with Noah Leon about it
• FASTchip //e (beta) reviewed at FinApple
  • a2heaven, where FASTchip //e will be available
• Apple II Colecovision/VDP-1000 card from Ian Kim
  • CP/M Turbo 7, support for VDP-1000 card

Retro Computing News:

• Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k Composite Mod
• Ted Nelson Junk Mail Cartons
  • How to support the scanning of Ted Nelson’s “junk mail”
• DEC records open for research at CHM
• TNMOC 3D virtual tour opens
• The Design of Colossus
• After 2000 declsification of ‘General Report on Tunny’
• Micro Adventure books online
• 100+ emulators written in Javascript
• Emscripten

Vintage Computer Commercial

• Sinclair C5

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Big Enter key

Auction Picks:

• Earl: Microsoft SoftCard for Apple II
• Michael: ZX-81
  • Apple yo-yo
  • Tennis Cup 2 for Amiga
• Paul: 1977 WCCF shirt
  • COSMAC Super Elf (Quest)
  • ZX-81 unbuilt kit
  • Memopak HRG
    • See also: Memopak HRG
  • Memopak Z80 Assembler
    • See also: Memopak Z80 Assembler
  • MAST MiniMegs 1MB expansion for A500
  • Motorola EXORciser big setup
  • See also: Motorola EXORciser

Closing notes:

• Justin Trudeau remembers Dark Castle fondly
  • and Wizardry
  • via the Internet Archive in The Atlantic

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