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

Topic: Costly Custom Creations

Continuing a discussion from last time, on the iterative process of designing, building, testing; costly custom creations; parts shortages; why it’s generally difficult.

Topic and feedback notes:

• Florida Retrocomputing Club (Facebook group)
• Keep the Bombe on the Bletchley Park Estate
• Poorly packed TeleType
• Call-A.P.P.L.E. 40th anniversary issue
• Interactive adaptation of WarGames
• Work on TI CC-40 peripherals (AtariAge thread)
• Atari Lynx HandyCast
• Ultima Codex: Favourite Fan Projects of 2017

Retro Computing News:

• Grand Digital computer race at NMOC
• Stunt Car Racer ported to Atari 8-bits
• ZXbaremulator (ZX Spectrum on a Raspberry Pi)
• Navy targeting computer on HaD
• Steve Jobs job application
• A.I. beats Q-Bert
• Q-Bert infinite points
• Benj Edwards’ tweet about his collection

Upcoming events:

• Florida Retrocomputing Club (Facebook group, meetup March 10)
• Home Computer Museum (opens March 16, in Helmond, The Netherlands)
• Vintage Computer Federation
  • VCF Southeast 6.0: April 21-22, Roswell, GA. Speakers: Bill Dromgoole, Don Eyles, Dave Walden
  • VCF East XIII: May 18-20, Wall, NJ.
  • VCF West XIII: August 4-5, Mountain View, CA.
• Tandy Assembly (Oct 13-14, Springfield, OH)

Vintage Computer Commercial

• Q*bert 1983 Commercial

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Handheld Oregon Trail game

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Heathkit H-89
  • Society of Eight-Bit Heathkit Computerists
• Paul: Osborne car adapter
  • Toshiba HX-10D 64K MSX
  • Jumpman for the IBM PC
  • Atari Portfolio with Colman Network 8000 interface
  • Bag only

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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