Panelists: Jack Nutting (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, and Michael Mulhern

Host’s Topic: 35 years since there wasn’t yet an IBM PC

The IBM PC launched into a world of many personal computer brands, types, operating systems, and eventually took the label and became the ubiquitous and standard PC (and PC-compatible), leaving most other systems fallen by the wayside.

Retro Computing News:

• The first IBM PC was released 35 years ago (12/8/1981) (The Telegraph)
• John Draper, speaking from VCF Berlin 2015
  • Secrets of the Little Blue Box
• Vampire Accelerator, now for Amiga 500
• The Rise and Fall of the Gopher protocol
• How did the Cauzin Softstrip encode the programs?
• ANTIC interview 115: Bob Brass and Peter D’Amato, Cauzin Softstrip
• Why the IBM PC used an Intel 8088

Vintage Computer Commercial

• IBM Personal Computer, released 12/8/1981

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Tulip Table replica

Auction Picks:

• Michael: Amiga 500 Main Board serviced and ready to go
  • Amiga 500 dust cover
  • Gotek Floppy Emulator, Amiga-ready
• Paul: Sinclair ZX-8what?
  • Triton Turbo XT
  • See also Info about Triton Turbo XT
  • IBM 5155, not working but cheap
  • IBM 5150, A probably
  • IBM 3270 PC
  • See also Info about IBM 3270 PC
  • PDP 11/34 and more
  • Apollo 11 IBM press kit
  • See also other Apollo 11 things from that seller

Feedback/Discussion:

• @rcrpodcast on Twitter
• Vintage Computer Forum
• RCR Podcast on Facebook
• Throwback Network
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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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