Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Why BBS?

Why would anybody BBS now that we have the internet?

Topic/Feedback links:

• Telnet BBS guide
• Syncterm
• ZOC
• BBSing Resource Page (Bytecellar)
• Original Think-A-Dot prototype
• The Unofficial Apple Archive article (9to5mac)
• Liber809
• Cloud-9
• Bytecellar article on Liber809
• Article on DTACK Grounded
• Techmoan on the Wikireader

Retro Computing News:

• Larry Tesler has passed away
• RC2014 Z-80 homebrew kit
• TIPI
• Raspple II
• MIDI 2.0: An update to a 37-year-old protocol
• BBC Microbot on Twitter
• Tiny Emulators: play vintage 8-bit computer games online
• KansasFest 2020 Keynote speaker: Robert Woodhead

Upcoming Shows/Gatherings:

• CANCELED: 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
• KansasFest. July 21-26, 2020. Kansas City, MO

Vintage Computer-related Commercial:

• Atari XEGS

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Computer Lib t-shirt

Auction Picks:

• Blake: Insane ABB keyboard with keys aplenty
  • See also: Keyboard data sheet
  • TeleRay terminal
  • See also: Teleray 10 on Terminals wiki
  • Brady Writer II Industrial Printing System
  • See also: NEC PC-8201
  • See also: Okidata Microline 182
  • TI Model 707
  • See also: TI Silent-700 series
• Carrington: Mac Paint Mate
  • Apple Credit Plan Calculator
• Paul: Marathon Infinity
  • See also: Aleph One
  • Microscopic space fleet (bag only)
  • Apple II Extended 80 column card supplement
  • Arrow 1000
  • Softalk magazine issues
  • Mac Portable bag
  • A Personal Guide to Personal Computers
  • See also: The making of the APGtPC book
  • See also: Raw footage from the making of the AGPtPC book
  • Joyboard for Atari
  • See also: Joyboard on Wikipedia

Closing notes:

• CodeWarrior

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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