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- Jan 25, 20262h 6m
RCR Episode 288: NeXT, Sound Blaster, and IRC
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Earl Evans Topic: 1988 In 1988, NeXT introduced its cube, bundled with Mathematica 1.0. IRC was developed. Sound Blaster changed gaming. Microsoft Office was announced. Lots of software was developed, and hardware incrementally improved. Topic/Feedback links: NeXT cube Laser 128EX/2 Mathematica Celebrating 35 Years of Mathematica (YouTube, first few sections show it in action on an SE/30) The Mathematica Story – A Scrapbook Sound Blaster (but 1990? 1989?) Microsoft Office (announced 1988, shipped 1990) IRC developed – /me likes this Apple IIc Plus – last 8-bit computer introduced by Apple? IBM PS/2 Model 70 Lemonamiga games for 1988 Retro Computing News: Video of production of new Commodore 64s in the factory Ken Shirrif repairs a Commodore PET Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Amstrad Portable PC Microsoft Office System: It’s Showtime Retro Computing Gift Idea: Viking Electronics DLE-200B Two-Way Phone Line Simulator See also: Open House H650 Integrated Voice Networking System Auction Picks: Earl: Altos 580 Computer, Z80 system, supported multi-user MP/M, could accommodate hard drives, 4 RS232 ports See also: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/altos/580_Series_5/ Paul: NeXT Cube NeXT Video Cable Amstrad PPC 640 Adventure International Buckaroo Banzai Akalabeth Contributed Programs See also: Street Life (Apple II disk image) Closing notes: Ivan Loves the 80s Steve Jobs Unveils the NeXT Computer Other ways to experience this episode: a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr288.a2stream YouTube episode 288 Feedback/Discussion: feedback@rcrpodcast.com rcrpodcast@podcast.social on Mastodon <a href="htt
- Jan 9, 20261h 49m
RCR Episode 287: Eureka!
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1987 The Acorn Archimedes became the first computer sold based on the ARM chip. Even today, the last does not appear to be in sight. 1987 also bought us Perl, the IBM PS/2, VGA, Hypercard. CompuServe gifted us GIF. Beyond 1987, we talk BBC BASIC, Quantum Link, and more about the Commodore Colt than you ever wanted. Topic/Feedback links: Acorn Archimedes IBM PS/2 VGA Larry Wall wrote Perl Bill Atkinson designs Hypercard CompuServe introduced a proprietary graphics interchange format. Great. Took off like gangbusters. Like a gift to the online world. So Far; The First 10 Years of a Vision (Apple turned 10) Retro Computing News: The Commodore acquisition happened One line Tetris (Rheolism) (Hackaday) Rheolism How Rheolism works Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Commodore Colt at Best Buy Acorn Electron IBM PS/2 Retro Computing Gift Idea: The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal (Laine Nooney) See also: INIT HELLO wrap-up discussion (YT) See also: RCR episode 266 with Laine Nooney Auction Picks: Paul: Commodore Colt Spectravideo Compumate VCS keyboard CompuMate (Wikipedia) I turned my Atari 2600 into a REAL COMPUTER (YT, 8-Bit Show And Tell) Actual Quantum Link software package Alternate universe (to Apple users) SoftDisk: LoadStar Cf: SoftDisk Closing notes: INIT HELLO Other ways to experience this episode: a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr287.a2stream YouTube episode 287 Feedback/Discussion: feedback@rcrpodcast.com rcrpodcast@podcast.social on Mastodon rcrpodcast.com on bluesky Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to
- Nov 25, 20252h 12m
RCR Episode 286: Somehow all Myst
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1986 IDE, IMAP, IIGS, and even some other things that do not begin with “I” were introduced in 1986. Topic/Feedback links: Apple IIGS MacBook Wheel SCSI-1 IDE IBM PC XT/286 IMAP ShaderGlass Retro Computing News: The Myst Graph: A New Perspective on Myst (and Part II) Postage-stamp-sized Atari 8-bit compatible FPGA hardware device Ice-T, a VT100/102/52 terminal emulator for the Atari 8-bit Bill Atkinson passed away (Wired) Building a dream PC in 1993 Shufflepuck Cafe for the Apple II Retro Recipes is buying Commodore Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Gateway Myst board game What is the @ (Good Morning America) Retro Computing Gift Idea: Strong Magnetic Field warning stickers Also Magnetic-Field-Warning cookie cutters Auction Picks: Blake: 1980s AMust Corp. Mini Robot-1 Simulator Arm HX-3000 Australia (EARLY ROBOTICS) Paul: PowerBook Weight Saving Device The Toy Shop (C64) Closing notes: Alien Beast Inspector INIT HELLO Other ways to experience this episode: a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr286.a2stream YouTube episode 286 Feedback/Discussion: feedback@rcrpodcast.com rcrpodcast@podcast.social on Mastodon rcrpodcast.com on bluesky Vintage Computer Forum RCR Podcast on Facebook Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X Listen/Download:
- Jun 4, 20252h 21m
RCR Episode 285: You’ll Have Mail
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1985 The year of the Amiga arrives, NeXT is founded, the first .com site appears, Quantum Computer Services begins its journey toward becoming AOL. Topic/Feedback links: Commodore Amiga Installing FS-UAE on Mac Amiga Forever Ample NeXT symbolics.com symbolics.com museum Symbolics Aldus PageMaker Apple LaserWriter Enterprise Super Mario Bros Microsoft Windows 1.0 Quantum Computer Services founded, which became AOL GameLine GameLine (eBay) Atari Compendium: Longevity (mentions Supercharger) Arcadia/Starpath Supercharger (eBay) A modern news story on AOL Retro Computing News: The First Perfect Computer (upgrading an Amiga 1000) INIT HELLO Computer Museum at System Source National Electronics Museum Bloop Museum CuriousMarc visits System Source Usagi Electric visits System Source Usagi Electric gets a Bendix G15 to run the first half of a test program DigiBarn The SuperFo Harlequin 128 The Leningrad-1 Original Soviet key cap kit Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: America Online Enterprise 128 Super Mario 2 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Commodore4ever VertiPort Auction Picks: Blake: Vintage Olympia EX 100 Typewriter Extension CP/M Computer Word Processor Systel Paul: The PC-8001 They Didn’t Want You To See. Picture number 6 will shock you. Mario Bros 2 ripped burned floppy disk The 202 Alliance Mario Bros (202) on Internet Archive, hit Esc while “202 Alliance” is being pain
- May 26, 20251h 51m
RCR Episode 284: Hammer time
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Kay Savetz Topic: 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh and Apple //c in 1984, IBM introduced the PCjr, HP introduced the LaserJet, and FidoNet began distributing mail. Topic/Feedback links: Apple //c IBM PCjr Christmas 1984: The Great Apple //c vs. PCjr Battle Macintosh The 1984 Superbowl ad (YT) The 1984 Superbowl ad FidoNet fidonet.org FidoNews Subtext (classic Mac BBS with FidoNet support) HP LaserJet LaserJet in HP’s own Virtual museum (warning: QuickTime 5 required) CHM discusses Lisa source code with Bill Atkinson Retro Computing News: SyncTerm Playing with toy interfaces – Rich Gold, Mattel Toys Video Game History Foundation Library opens Storing data on cassette with a modem KCS modem Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Apple //c IBM PCjr Macintosh Retro Computing Gift Idea: Tiny TV Auction Picks: Blake: Atari SC1224 Vintage Color Monitor (specifically, red) RDKL Inc’s YT video about this collection Kay: Vintage The Microperipheral Corporation Computer Speech Synthesizer? No, almost certainly a Sofcast Shuttle Communicator Interview with Michael Darland, Microperipheral Corporation and Sofcasting Paul: AnDATAco front panel AnDATAco Speech recognition processor for Hero 1 and Apple II New overpriced belts ITT 2020 US ZX-81 (auction long gone) Timexsinclair.com on ZX-81 Closing notes: <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=super+impulse+space+invaders&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid
- May 23, 20251h 22m
RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Kay Savetz, and Carrington Vanston Topic: 1983 In 1983, Apple gave us Lisa, the ImageWriter, and the Apple //e. Atari gave us the XL line, Microsoft gave us (Multi-Tool) Word, Lotus gave us 1-2-3, David Lightman gave us wardialing. The era of it being always DNS began. Topic/Feedback links: Apple Lisa Apple ImageWriter iOMEGA Bernoulli Box Demo of Bernoulli Box A220 Bernoulli Box brochure PCMag review of the Bernoulli Box MIDI ANTIC interview 447: Robert Moore and Paul Rother (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate) ANTIC interview 448: Frank Foster (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate) Microsoft Multi-Tool Word Multi-Tool Word in Infoworld May 30, 1983 Microsoft Word in PC World Nov 1983 Lotus 1-2-3 TRS-80 Model 100 Apple //e Atari 1200XL DNS It’s always DNS MSX WarGames The WarGames IMSAI etc. History Lesson Retro Computing News: Z80-sans 50 years of Oregon Trail Angry Robots! New puzzle game for 68K Macs Bill Atkinson accidentally doxxed Douglas Adams on The Computer Chronicles FlatMac (Hackaday) FlatMac build video Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Lotus 1-2-3 rocks Atari XL home computer TRS-80 Model 100 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Brew Atari Auction Picks: Carrington: Portal (different auction) Kay: TELEVIDEO 990 Terminal 63 Units (in a field!) TEC Micro-Tec Model 70 X CRT VDT Terminal
- May 23, 20251h 43m
RCR Episode 282: End of Line
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Michael Mulhern, and Kay Savetz Topic: 1982 In 1982, Commodore launched the Commodore 64, GCE launched the Vectrex, Brøderbund launched a rescue helicopter. Computers reached TV, and Flynn drove a light cycle. Topic/Feedback links: Commodore 64 MAX Machine in Japan (Ultimax elsewhere), formerly VICKEY Spawned RUN magazine, but people failed to follow this advice in droves Tron Apple III Choplifter Choplifter: The Complete History (YouTube, Slopes Game Room Pitfall! Classic game postmortem GDC 2011 Vectrex The Computer Programme (10 part BBC series) first broadcast in January 1982 The Computer Programme BBC archives Bits & Bytes Computer Chronicles IBMS PS/2 (1987) Minitel NABU The Sketch Show, Secretary, series 1 episode 2 The Sketch Show Retro Computing News: AltStore Mini vMac4ios Action Retro installs Mini vMac4ios The Commodore Thermostat (Commodore History, YT) Commodore Thermostat on eBay A 9958 in your C64 The V9958 is a bad design. No, really (Andy Hu, YT) http://bsky.app Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Timex/Sinclair 1000 Tron sweepstakes Vectrex Retro Computing Gift Idea: Atari joystick decanter set Atari 2600+ Atari 400 mini Atari 7800+ Plaion ANTIC interview 439: Making modern Atari hardware Auction Picks: Michael: Four APC magazines Paul: MAX Machine On Mercari via buyee On Mercari via Zen
- Jan 26, 20252h 5m
RCR Episode 281: The IBM PC and its sticks of ennui
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1981 In 1981, we started communicating with AT commands and Kermit. Timex/Sinclair released the 1000/ZX-81. We got the BBC Micro and the ABC 800. IBM introduced the PC, for business, no fun allowed. And MS-DOS. And more. Topic/Feedback links: Sony 3.5 drive Quick, hide in this closet! (folklore.org) IBM PC “Atari” design MS-DOS Osborne 1 Xerox Star IPv4 Kermit kermitproject.org C-Kermit 10.0 beta 11 released in early August Hayes Smartmodem 300 Hayes AT command set Sinclair ZX81 Timex/Sinclair 1000 BBC Micro ABC 800 Donkey Kong E-mu Emulator Retro Computing News: Thomas Kurtz obituary (Legacy.com) Dartmouth BASIC at 50 CHM in memoriam Thomas Kurtz San Francisco Muni will stop using floppy disks Any Day Now Atari ST Notebook (it was real) The Pentium as a Navajo weaving (Nat Gallery of Art) Ward Christensen passed away CBBS for winter contact in the Chicago computer hobbyists’ group. Feb 1978, written up in Byte Nov 1978 Ward Christensen obituary (NYT) Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: Magnavox TV with built-in Odyssey Super Pong HayesStack Retro Computing Gift Idea: Floppy disk cookie cutters. Auction Picks: Blake: RARE DCS Industries Slot Box for Tandy EX HX 1000 A SX TX SL TL SL/2 TL/2 RL RLX Paul: 3D printed TI cartridge tray. Warez wear. Omnitronix cassette interface <a href="https://www.eba
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