Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Which old games are truly timeless?

What might a kid of today (truly) enjoy? What games hold up?

Topic and Feedback links:

• Apl2bits: Which Apple II Games are Timeless?
• Zylon Defenders
• RetroManCave: Software on Vinyl
• Bytecellar post: How I got started in vintage computing
• Octojam 6
• Making a new Adam power supply
• Turbo Rascal Syntax error, ";" expected but "BEGIN". C64 development environment.

Retro Computing News:

• Co Co Co! Merry Christmas!
• FujiNet
• FujiNet code on Github
• Strange origin of a 1990s computer game font
• Prince of Persia on A8
• Non-HTTPS sites for testing vintage computer connections

Upcoming Shows/Gatherings:

• VCF Pacific Northwest. March 21-22, Seattle. Living Computer Museum + Labs.
• The 29th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFest. April 18-19, 2020. Elk Grove Village, IL
• VCF East. April 24-26, 2020. InfoAge. Wall, NJ..

Vintage Computer-related Commercials:

• Scrooge meets PCjr
• Apple IIc vs. IBM PCjr
• IBM PCjr response

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Dust cover for C64

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Sperry-Univac technician’s case
  • EnBASIC Authoring System
  • "Wood Grain" Apple II
• Earl: IBM 3476 Infowindow Monitor,1395660 keyboard
• Paul: IBM PCjr
  • Stumpy //c monitor
  • Apple //c MultiPack
  • IBM printer stand
  • 17 minutes of the Empire Strikes Back on Super 8
  • TS-2068 update
  • See also: TS-2068 update on the Internet Archive
  • Urgent C64 case
  • Amiga DCTV
  • See also (Carrington's contribution, thanks Carrington): Canadian Version
  • Sinclair ZX-81 kit
  • See also: Zebra Systems Timex-Sinclair page
  • Minstrel Issue 3

Closing comments:

• Atari: A Visual History

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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