Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and Carrington Vanston (not hosting)

Topic: But the menus won’t stay open

Calmer days. Running old Mac OS software in an emulator, a reminder of how much extra whizzbang is distracting us now without necessarily adding much to the quality of the experience or production. Might it actually be useful to try to work in a retro environment?

Topic and feedback notes:

• Using the old Mac OS is pure Zen
• ET-PEB does MIDI
• Fazic.io
• Database: How to send email (1984)
• Bits & Bytes
• Hilarious House of Frightenstein (ep 1)
• LGR on Avon Beauty Vision Personal Color Computer

Retro Computing News:

• The 76477 sound effects chip reverse engineered
• Rick Dickinson, industrial designer of Sinclair home computers, passed away
• Rick Dickinson prototypes on Flickr
• New games:
  • Timepilot for ATARI XL/XE
  • Helicommander for Atari XL/XE
  • Nixy The Glade Sprite for ZX Spectrum
  • Quahappy for ZX Spectrum
  • Mine Sweep Mini for VIC-20
• Colossal vintage game/computing auction in NJ

Vintage Computer Commercial

• Sir Clive Sinclair’s Quantum Leap
• Fidelity Electronics Chess Challanger

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Knit Heart Floppy Disk

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Fidelity Electronics original 1977 Chess Challenger
  • Mastering The Game: A History of Computer Chess
  • The Overtom Chess Computer Museum
• Paul: IMSAI 8080 with drives
  • IMSAI 8080 owned by Don Kneller
  • IBM PC/AT set
  • IBM 5155
  • White phosphor Monitor III
  • Recreated ZX Spectrum, sort of
  • New Quadra 700 feet
  • Sinclair QL set

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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