Retro Computing Roundtable

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

Topic: Nostalgia, Inc.

Some brands/companies generate nostalgia and warm fuzzy feelings even apart from any specific products they created. Things you see on eBay, and always pause over. Or things for which you just have a benevolent attitude. Who were the good companies?

Topic and Feedback links:

• NewerTech
• Gorilla Banana Printer ad
• Centech
• FlashFloppy
• External adapter for Amiga and Gotek drive
• Kit version of external adapter for Amiga and Gotek drive
• Lot of 5,694 PC CD DVD Computer games
• Age of Gaming YouTube channel
• CB2 micro kit

Retro Computing News:

• The ZedRipper: a 16-core, 83 MHz Z80 computer
• Ben Heck’s new Atari 2600 Junior Single Chip Portable
• Retro Recipes: Amiga movie magic
• Titanic Amiga hard disk images
• Auction for the physical Titanic Amiga items
• Macintosh System Tools disk with Steve Jobs signature sells for $84,000
• Was expected to sell for $7,500
• SillyVenture 2019 on YouTube
• Sillyventure 2K19 official site
• Timex-Sinclair 2068 complete but for the manual
• TS2068 Yahoo group disintegrates
• Archiveteam page
• Will damage the ability to transfer UK phone numbers.
• Verizon blocking archivists from preserving Yahoo Groups content

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:

• TI Professional computer
• Atari XL setup

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego handheld game

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Computer Lib
  • The Electric Pencil for TRS-80
  • The L.E.A.D. 2.5 Word Processor
• Paul: Apple graphics tablet complete
  • Direct 825 terminal
  • See also: RCR Episode 20, featuring the Direct 831 terminal
  • See also: Computerworld Dec 13 1982 about 831 and 800 line
  • VCR Companion
  • See also: VCR Companion manual
  • See also: VCR Companion 4am crack
  • MacPlay board games gift box
  • TI Portable Professional Computer
  • See also: TI Professional computers
  • Kenbak-1 replica
  • Xetec Expander 4
  • Grounded anti-radiation filter

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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