Blogs
Month: February 2013
Computers
RCR Episode 45: First computers vs. REAL first computers
Panelists: Carrington Vanston (hosting), David Greelish and Earl Evans Topics: Our first computers vs. our real first computers Project Genesis SBC6120 single board PDP-8 replica SEGA to releae retro gaming inspired SEGA Note laptops Classic Sega Consoles Reinvented as Gaming Laptops Terry Stewart Mike Willegal powers …
Commodore
Computers
RCR Episode 44: February 2013
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), David Greelish and Carrington Vanston Topics: Retrochallenge 2013 Winter Warmup PedalBox by Shelldozer Simon game with rotary controller Cassette storage system for 6502 homebrew Carrington gets a Gravitar arcade cabinet What do check/do first when you receive vintage computers Streaming is replacing …
Games
Apple II
DigiBarn Docs: original Apple II DOS Letters
http://www.digibarn.com/collections/business-docs/apple-II-DOS/index.html
Thanks Paul Laughton for your donation of this superb collection of 1978 documents detailing the agreement and specification and code for the creation of the Apple II “DOS” (Disk Operating System). Paul authored the actual Apple II DOS to its release, see his
Mac
Episode 277: David talks VCF SE 1.0
James and John discuss eBay finds: Macintosh Office poster, Pravetz Apple 2 clone, and Steve Jobs flower pot. David Greelish shares co-host duties and talks about the Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 1.0. News includes the actual iCar,abandoned Apples, a Macintosh pen holder, and the FloppyDays podcast.
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Atari
The Little Atari that Could
An Atari Portfolio portable computer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I recently finished reading the book Terrible Nerd by Kevin Savetz. If you were a nerd that grew up in the 80’s with an Atari, Commodore, or TRS computer, then you will likely relate to much of the book. It is an
Mac
Episode 276: The Powerpig Interview
James and John discuss eBay finds: eWorld mug, Macintosh accessory box, and can of G3 soda. They interview Chris McVeigh about his Apple inspired Lego creations, and news includes mini Steve Jobs, Nose Jobs, VCF SE 1.0 on Kickstarter,Matt’s eMate 300, Photoshop source code, and the 20th anniversary of Macintosh Color Classic.
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Computers