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RCR Episode 238: Commodore 1541GS


Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Commodore 1541GS

We continue yet again a conversation about computers as they arrived in schools, but also spend some time marveling at a Commodore 1541 drive that also produces music and video.

Topic/Feedback Links:

  • Handheld 64 (Gameboy-sized C64, Hackaday)
  • PCBs to build your Handheld 64
  • Color covers for your Handheld 64
  • Mattias’ Patreon (creator of Handheld 64, Tube64, etc.)
  • Tube64
  • Modular64

Retro Computing News:

  • Over 40 Years Ago, It Was Possible To Download Video Games Over The Radio
  • Freespin: A C64 demo without the C64 (YouTube)
  • Freespin project page
  • Fresspin video explanation
  • Bradley the Parts Seller (Vice)
  • Interview: Brad Koda of Best Electronics (ANTIC: The Atari 8-bit Podcast)
  • The Wild Spread of Drug Wars
  • KansasFest 2021 schedule

Vintage Computer commercial:

  • Commodore mouse

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

  • Floppytable

Auction Picks:

  • Carrington:
    • Famous red powerbook
    • Beehive B100 terminal
  • Earl:
    • Ashton Tate MultiMate Word Processing
  • Paul:
    • Happy Forth of July (Handic Forth cartridge, C64)
    • After Dark for Windows
    • Amiga 500 RGB to HDMI adapter
    • General Magic DataRover 840
    • Another General Magic DataRover 840
    • See also: What Magic Cap should have been all along (DataRover 840 review)
    • See also: Data Rover 840 at Buxton connection
    • See also: General Magic (The Movie)
    • Blue SCSI
    • See also: Places to get Blue SCSI
    • See also: Blue SCSI on GitHub
  • Quinn:
    • Amiga 3000 prototype
    • Amiga PC XT Sidecar

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
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 July 31, 2021  2h0m