Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Jack Nutting
Topic: Learning programming using retrocomputers
Learning programming today using retrocomputing technology? Is this a good idea?
Topic and feedback notes:
- Beginning Programming Using Retro Computing (Gerald Friedland)
- MicroM8
- Usborne computer and coding books
- 8-bit guy complete Commodore 128 restoration and board repair
- GERmulator 8800 (part 4)
- SeaMonkey
- iMazing
Retro Computing News:
- BassoonTracker, an Amiga MOD tracker that runs in a browser
- John Pfaff got reacquainted with an Apple IIe from his parents’ attic
- F18A MK2 maybe soon? Maybe exists?
- Tom Greene’s collection of 44 ALA software titles
- ALA software playable on the Internet Archive
- “joeentropy” wrote a couple of ALA titles
- Derwyn Joseph Booker v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 1996)
- Bevel M. and Patricia N. Hoffpauir v. Commissioner (Tax Ct. 1996)
- Allen v. Columbia Financial Management Ltd. (S.C. Ct. App. 1983)
- Jason Scott’s tweet re: ALA Software
Upcoming Shows:
- Computer Conservation Society lecture series, Manchester and London
- Retro Gathering, Västerås, Sweden, Feb 23, 2019
- VCF Pacific Northwest, Living Computers: Museum+Labs, Seattle, WA, Mar 23-24, 2019
- GORF (The Great Oz-stralian Retro-technology Festival), Melbourne, Apr 24-28, 2019
- WOzFest 12:00, Sydney, Apr 27, 2019
- QFest 12, Brisbane, Apr 27, 2019
- VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ, May 3-5, 2019
- CoCoFest, Lombard, IL, May 4-5, 2019
- KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019
- Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019
Vintage Computer-related Commercial:
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Makey Makey Classic
- Also mentioned: Otamatone
Auction Picks:
- Jack: Choplifter for 7800, “works”
- See also: About the Choplifter glitch
- Paul: Recapped Apple IIe cards
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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