Retro Computing Roundtable
Computers

RCR Episode 119: Retrocomputing TMI

January 31, 2016 Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Host’s Topic: Retrocomputing TMI It seems like the retrocomputing hobby is gaining traction. Hooray! Except now it’s so easy to scan things, post things, take videos—information is coming in at a rate that’s too hard to manage. How do you keep …

Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer
Computers

Stan Veit 7

Stan Veit’s Audiobook Podcast 7Read by Randy KindigChapter 7:The Sphere from BountifulPlease Read:“Remembering Stan Veit” by David GreelishHave a listen to our other podcasts!Randy’s podcasts:Floppy Days PodcastANTIC: The Atari 8-Bit PodcastDavid’s podcasts page …

ANTIC
Atari

ANTIC Interview 115 – Bob Brass and Peter D’Amato, Cauzin Softstrip

January 11, 2016 ANTIC

Bob Brass and Peter D’Amato, Cauzin Softstrip If you read certain computer magazines from the early days of microcomputers — magazines like Byte, Family Computing, II Computing and InCider — you might see long, black-and-white strips of bar codes. Those are computer programs encoded for use with the Cauzin Softstrip …

Retro Computing Roundtable
Computers

RCR Episode 117: Irreversible upgrades

January 3, 2016 Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Michael Mulhern (hosting), Ken Gagne, Paul Hagstrom, and Jack Nutting Host’s Topic: Would you make a irreversible upgrade/mod to one of your retro computers? Anything from adding a 3.5mm audio jack, “dremeling” a hole or slot in the case to feed a cable through. Cutting a trace, or adding …