All posts by The RCR Crew

RCR Episode 215: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux

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

Topic: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux

Computer video: What have been the most striking impacts computer video has had on you?

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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
Includes: “Corncob” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) which is
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RCR Episode 214: As Seen on TV

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

Topic: As Seen on TV

Retro computers, as featured in TV and movies. What shows at the time had computers in them? What shows of today has yesterday’s computers in them?

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  • Rebuilding James Bond’s Apple IIc – A Software Forgery
  • Blake mentions: War Games, The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins, Whiz Kids, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Electric Dreams, Cloak and Dagger, Weird Science, Knight Rider, Kindergarden Cop, City Slickers, Wayne’s World
  • The War Games IMSAI 8080
  • Earl mentions: Terminator – Rise Of The Machines, Star Wreck – In The Pirkinning, UFO, Colossus: The Forbin Project
  • Jack mentions: Manhunt: Unabomber
  • Carrington mentions: Desk Set, Alphaville, World on a Wire, Crosstalk, The Rachel Papers, Evilspeak, Takeover, The KGB, The Computer, and Me, Triumph of the Nerds, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Computer Chess, John Wick series, Magic 2.0: Off to Be the Wizard (Scott Meyer).
  • Paul mentions: Halt & Catch Fire, Stranger Things, The Americans, The Goldbergs, Young Sheldon, Schooled, Blindspot, Devs, The IT Crowd, Lost, Preacher, Timeless, Mr. Robot
  • Spectrum Next unboxing video
  • New C64 printed circuit boards
  • Camelot dungeon game, on Cyber1 (PLATO)

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RCR Episode 213: Things We Hate(d)

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

Topic: Things we (came to/no longer) hate

Things we used to hate, but maybe no longer do. Or maybe still do. Or maybe didn’t used to hate, but now do.

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RCR Episode 212: Virtual Retro-gatherings

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

Topic: Virtual Retro-gatherings

Given that retrocomputing gatherings are going virtual, what aer ways that we can make this experience a good one?

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RCR Episode 211: Coprocessors (Part 1)

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

Topic: Coprocessors (Part 1)

We all love coprocessors, but does anyone use them? Did you have any, did you use them? Do you have any, do you use them? What would you use them for now?

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RCR Episode 210: Computer viruses

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Computer viruses

What experiences did you have in the “retrocomputer era” with computer viruses or related malware? Which ones do you remember? Any that caused a memorable headache? Any that you wrote? Any that had interesting technology? Do you remember antivirus software causing memorable headaches? Did you write any antivirus software? Did you write any antivirus software to eliminate a virus that you also happened to have written?

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RCR Episode 209: Work-study credit and a satisfying kerchunk

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.

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RCR Episode 208: Why BBS?

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Why BBS?

Why would anybody BBS now that we have the internet?

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RCR Episode 207: Computer Jobs and Game Shows

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), and Carrington Vanston

Topic: First computer job

When was the first time you got paid for doing something computer-related?

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RCR Episode 206: 2020, thumb by thumb

Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: 2020, thumb-by-thumb

Retro New Years Resolutions (retro plans for the new year, and old resolutions you never kept)

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