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RCR Episode 250: Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: Computing Machinery and Intelligence
It’s been 72 years since the year Turing published the paper that outlined the Turing test. So: Let’s talk about interactions we’ve had relating to artificial intelligence in some form or another.
Topic/Feedback links:
- RetroMagazine issue 12, English version
- Total Replay booting from the DigitalOcean cloud on an Apple II with FujiNet
- Commodore Computer Museum Kickstarter (NZ)
- Aroma Disc
- Sounds and Scents of the Holiday season
- Aroma Disc player, unopened
- Aroma Disc player, unpacked
Retro Computing News:
- How The US Census Led to the First Data Processing Company
- Leonard Tramiel recalls Bill Gates at a trade show
- See also: WAIT 6502, 10 and other easter eggs
- Nostalgic Computing Center
- JavaScript version of Prince of Persia runs on Apple Watch
- PrinceJS
- Junk in the PC DOS 1.1 boot sector (Michal Necasek)
- Junk in the PC DOS 1.1 boot sector (The Starman)
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Atari 65xe
- Aroma Disc
- DEC laptop
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- MeowToast 1/2AA battery replacements
Auction Picks:
- Carrington:
- 1988 West Coast Computer Faire program
- Make friends with: West Coast Computer Faire button
- Earl:
- Digital Rainbow PC100-B2
- Paul:
- Versawriter
- A-1 with or without Bernie’s mods
- See also: UncleBernie on applefritter
- QX-10/16 SemiDisk RAM card with battery backup
- QX-10/16 ComFiler hard drive
- QX-10/16 hard drive card PCB to build
- What you call your game when all the good game names are already taken
- See also: Metal band name generator
- Roguelike to perhaps the greatest degree
- Atari 65xe painted black, with two AtariMax cartridges (originally listed at $250)
Closing discussion links:
- Like a DOS podcast
- Meat stylus
- DOS Nostalgia Podcast
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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