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RCR Episode 202: To mod or not to mod
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: To mod or not to mod
To mod, or not to mod, vintage hardware. People downvote videos where people do a non-reversible mods. Should you care? Should you do such mods? How about Retrobrite? Video hacks? Etc.
Topic and Feedback links:
- Pro(c) Atari Magazine
- AtariAge 8-bit high score club
- T2point1 Sega Menacer light gun replacement
Retro Computing News:
- SpellWielder, new game for Apple II
- Team 6502
- Acorn DOOM
- NuType mechanical keyboard for MacBook
- 35-year-old C64 program hidden on a vinyl LP as an easter egg
- XKCD Emulation
- KansasFest 2014 - Mark Pilgrim - Emulator detection
Upcoming Shows/Gatherings:
- WOzFest 14.25045 MHz. Sat Nov 23, 2019. Sydney.
- VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs.
- VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ.
Vintage Computer-related Commercials:
- Radio Shack CueCat
- BBC Micro Electron
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- MOS 6502 tote bag
Auction Picks:
- Carrington: Macintosh SE with stand
- New (maybe) Macintosh Quadra 650
- Original CueCat Reader (from WIRED)
- MITS Altair 680 case
- MITS Altair 680 case with switches and lights
- Museum Graphic: Gavilan Computer
- Gavilan Computer ML5
- See also: What Ever Happened to the Gavilan Computer?
- IBM Mainframe Control Panel
- Earl: Commodore 64 keyboard (colored GREEN) from DS Retro Garage
- Paul: Four Apple-related magazines
- Apple II system specification
- See also: Pascal Spoke Here shirt ad
- Contact 5 sample
- Apple II Business Graphics
- Instant infestation (many mice)
- LogoWriter, probably for the IBM PC
- Apple MIDI interface
- DEC Pro 350
- A large lot of yellow things
Closing comments:
- Calamityware
- The RetoReads podcast
- Downcast
- Plex
Feedback/Discussion:
- @rcrpodcast on Twitter
- Vintage Computer Forum
- RCR Podcast on Facebook
- Throwback Network
- Throwback Network on Facebook
Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link
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