Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: What we’ve done on our summer vacations

This time we talk a bit about what we saw on our various recent excursions, primarily KansasFest, also a little bit more from the college reunion that was the backdrop for episode 174.

Topic and feedback notes:

• KansasFest YouTube channel

Retro Computing News:

• 51nb motherboards for ThinkPad notebooks
• ThinkPad 25th anniversary model
• MITS Altair in-browser simulator
• Two histories of Myst
• General Magic documentary (article, FastCompany)
• General Magic documentary (official movie site)
• A developer’s introduction to General Magic and Magic Cap

Vintage Computer Commercial

• IBM ThinkPad

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Retro AirPods

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Applesoft source printout
  • Mac OS 10.2 Jaguar magnets
• Jack: Atari trucker cap with a difference
• Paul: DOS New Complete Reference book, searchable
  • Apple III Plus
  • TRS-80 IQ Builder cassettes
  • SGI Indy Case
  • Commodore phone
  • TRS-80 Model 16

Closing discussion notes:

• Apple ][ and early PC in Lego

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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