Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson

Topic: Work-study credit and a satisfying kerchunk

We continue to survey our panelists’ first computer jobs, this time focusing on first jobs in which we used a network wiring tool that made a satisfying kerchunk and/or got work-study credit.

Topic/Feedback links:

• Minesweeper
• ABB keyboard from a more modern setup

Retro Computing News:

• Canon object.station 41
• HP Color Recovery
• Larger demo of Blake’s NeXTSTEP HP
• WINGINE Graphics Subsystem
• VCF Pacific Northwest cancelled due to COVID-19
• Atari hotels
• Atari hotels news article
• 6800 CPU with nMigen
• Spotify for Atari 8-bits
• Spotify for Atari 8-bits (Github)

Vintage Computer-related Commercial:

• Compuserve

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Meggy Jr RGB Soldering Kit from Evil Mad Scientist

Auction Picks:

• Blake: APPLE 1 Original 1976 Computer System 1st Steve Wozniak designed computer and L@@K!!
  • Lisa 1 Mouse and poster
  • Microsoft Office Pro 97 CD from 1997
  • Apple II Quantum Leap SmartChip Card
• Earl: Radio Shack TRS-80 II Software Lot of 18
• Paul: Metrowerks art shirt
  • Metrowerks BSC shirt
  • Base Two flashcards
  • Epyx 500XJ joystick
  • IIe Card Y-cable
  • FoxPro 2.5 upgrade
  • ET-3400, ETA-3400

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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