Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, Jack Nutting, and Ben Heckendorn a.k.a. “Ben Heck”

Host’s Topic: Special Guest Ben Heck

Topics Covered:

• Ben Heck:
  • BenHeck.com
  • The Ben Heck Show
  • Twitter: @benheck
• Apple-1 build, part 1
• Apple-1 build, part 2
• Apple-1 build, part 3
• Atari 800 laptop
• ZX Spectrum, part 1
• ZX Spectrum, part 2
• ZX Spectrum, part 3
• Briel Computers Replica 1
• PS2 vs. PS/2
• 6502.org
• Element14
• Parallax Propeller
• Update on Atari landfill cartridges

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1987

Retro Computing News:

• Bil Herd on the Amp Hour
• The History of Muse Software
• The Birth of Visual Basic
• EDSAC passes half-way infrastructure milestone
• The Internet Arcade
• Woz still thinks about the Apple II
• ABBUC Competitions 2014:
  • AtariAge: ABBUC Software Competition Results
  • AtariAge: ABBUC Hardware Competition Results
• Reformation C64 track remakes by Matt Gray
• The Sixth Stage of Grief is Retro-Computing
• 6502 Assembly for the Atari 2600
• Øredev Conference

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• 1987 Atari XE commercial

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Apple cufflinks
• Commodore cufflinks

Auction Picks:

• Earl: Massive Atari 800XL Collection
• Paul: NeXTstation Turbo Color
• Michael: SoftStrip
• Jack: Atari XEGS
  • Alt: Atari brochure catalog including 1450XLD

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1986

Retro Computing News:

• Terminal Madness: 1980 Documentary About Personal Computers
• T.P.U.G. at Startbucks
• Kickstarter Amiga Commpendium
• Xerox Alto Source Code released
  • Archive
  • Archive walk-through
• Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak joins UTS
• When Women Stopped Coding
• Early Computers: 8-bit Vintage Text Editor for iOS

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Macintosh Plus: Crocodiles

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• ZX Spectrum mug

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Apple Service part: Macintosh SE/30 logic board
• Paul: NEC PC 8201A
  • Alt: Bell Telephone Labs synthesized speech on vinyl
  • Alt: TRS-80 power controller
• Michael: The original iPhone by Infogear Technology Corp
• Earl: Texas Instruments Home Computer Editor Assembler

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Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern and Ken Gagne

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1985

Retro Computing News:

• KIM Uno: a $10 remake of the KIM-1
• CBM prg Studio Version 3.1.0 released
• Restoration of Habitat, a C64 online game
• RadioShack’s plummeting profits
• TNMOC were donated a Mystery Item
• Computer History Museum makes CP/M source code available

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• Commodore 128 vs. the Apple IIc

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• The Micromite Companion

Auction Picks:

• Ken: Apple II/IIGS software lot
• Paul: OCC-1
  • Related: Ad for OCC-1 magnifying lens
  • Alt: Hypercard 2.0 shoelaces
  • More Alt: CoCo 2 lot
  • The Altest: VIC-20 lot
• Michael: 3.5″ Disk Notcher
• Earl: TRS-80 Model 4

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Panelists: Michael Mulhern, (hosting), Earl Evans, Carrington Vanston, David Greelish, and Jeff Salzman

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1984

Retro Computing News:

• Amiga Book kickstarter
• Wasteland 2 explodes onto the gaming scene like a blood sausage
• Destiny is dull; play Marathon instead
  • Marathon: Rubicon X
• History of Personal Computing podcast
• Does your ancient computer belong in a museum?
• Computability: 1984 instructional VHS tape
• Block H: 70th anniversary of first purpose-built computer centre

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• 1984. Yes, that Macintosh ad

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• The Trouble with Tribbles

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Power Mac G4 mirrored doors
  • Alt: Macintosh Centris 660AV
• Earl: Online 101 Telic Alcatel
  • Alt: 6 inch silicon wafer
• Michael: Sideways
• David: Rare Compaq XT Deskpro
• Jeff: MSX MX-10 CASIO Personal Computer Console

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Michael Mulhern and Mike Whalen

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1983

Retro Computing News:

• Which Apple II, if you can only have one?
• Why didn’t 6502 computers get faster?
• History of Personal Computing podcast
• Newly discovered Apple I up for auction
• Chris Osborne on using modems without a land line
  • Level 29: The BBS
• Macworld Magazine is no more
• OzKfest dates announced: April 17-19 2015
  • OzKfest

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Lode Runner shirt

Auction Picks:

• Paul: Aquarius 32K! cart
  • Alt: Jupiter Ace, with 16K
• Michael: Windows v1.0

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Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Michael Mulhern, and Steven Weyhrich

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1982

Retro Computing News:

• The Australian Apple Review
• Punchcard simulator
• Michael:Xerox PARC & Apple myth/legend
• Videos from CommVex 2014
• Spectrogram of a dial-up modem handshake
• AT&T “You Will” series
  • Wikipedia: You Will commercials

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• 1987 Software City Leading Edge Model D PC

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Micromite
  • Micromite companion

Auction Picks:

• Earl: PDT 11 Console and Digital Equipment Writer
• Paul: CoCo 2, Model 100, etc
  • Alt: Atari 810 label
• Michael: 1986 Vtech Laser One Thermal Printer
• Steve: Franklin ACE 1000
  • Alt: TRS-80 Model 16 service manual

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1981

Retro Computing News:

• Ted Nelson vs. skeptical interviewer
• SpeccyJam panel announced
• SpeccyJam: Aug 29 to Sep 5, 2014
• IBM Simon: The “smart phone” turns 20?
• Living Computer Museum’s Vintage Computer Faire
• Douglas Adams’ “Hyperland” documentary
• SerialTCP for Mac
• Cray Research: A Story of the Supercomputer
• Documentary: Cray Research at Chippewa Falls
• Seymour Cray playlist
• P112 Single Board Computer kits available
• Level 29: BBS running on an Apple IIgs
• Mainframe computer arrives at Queen Mary College, University of London, 1968
• Origins of the “X”button to close GUI windows

Vintage Computer Commercial:

• IBM Personal Computer: “coming soon”

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Apple rainbow logo static stickers
  • Lots also available on eBay

Auction Picks:

• Earl: SD2Cart-FL interface + Fastload
• Paul: IBM 5155
  • Alt: Anderson Jacobson acoustic coupler
  • Alt: Grantasaurus Rex for PDP-11
• Michael: Apple II with gorgeous extras
• Carrington: Polly: Apple IIe keyboard to IIc motherboard adapter

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

Host’s Topic: Milestones of 1980

Retro Computing News:

• CP/M named an IEEE Milestone
• LEGO’s first programmable product
• Vintage Computer Faire
• EEVBlog TRS-80 Model I teardown
• TRS-80 Model I pre-keypad
• TRS-80 Model I 35th anniversary
• Retrochallenge Competition
• FreHD hard drive emulator
• Steve Wozniak on That’s Incredible
• Apple kiosk laser disk video
• MTU-130 by David at the Trailing Edge

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• READY.

Auction Picks:

• Earl: DEC Pro/325
• Paul: TRS-80 Model 4P
  • Alt: Heathkit H-8
• Michael: The Apple Game
• Carrington: The Cave of Time for Apple II

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KansasFest 2014 Multicast!

Welcome to the “Retro Open ANTICHertz Mac Quarter Poly Floppy Drop” episode.

In this special joint podcast, live from KansasFest 2014, 9 podcasters (including 3 RCR regulars) discuss their favorite parts of KFest, play a game of 2 Truths and 1 Lie, and more!

Featuring:

Quinn Dunki: Open Apple
Ken Gagne: IndieSider, Polygamer
Paul Hagstrom: RCR, Drop /// Inches
Randy Kindig: ANTIC, Floppy Days
John Leake: RetroMacCast
Mike Maginnis: Open Apple, No Quarter, Drop /// Inches
Kevin Savetz: ANTIC
Carrington Vanston: RCR, No Quarter, DoubleTake, 1 MHz
Steve Weyhrich: RCR

Intro Song: Lazy Hazy Crazy KFest, lyrics created and sung by Steve Weyhrich

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