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RCR Episode 259: Little bit taller, COBOLler
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: Little bit taller, COBOLler
We consider 1959, and mostly come up with COBOL, then spend some time in an engagement-generating excercise, not quite remembering a remarkable number of things.
Topic/Feedback links:
- COBOL at Britannica.com
- COBOL at Smithsonian.
- Grace Hopper on Letterman
- Gorilla Banana, a rebranded Seikosha GP-100 (same as VIC-1525)
Retro Computing News:
- TRS-80 Model I/III diagnostic ROM
- Behind the scenes at Berkeley Softworks
- Open Apple #52
- Hell’s Halls type-in program for TI-99/4A
- Hells’ Halls cassette with game and variant
- How Apple I video memory worked
Vintage Computer(-related) commercial:
- Joust and Moon Patrol (Atari)
- Commodore VIC-20
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- Joust board game
Auction Picks:
- Carrington:
- Playskool Play and Learn Computer
- Avalon Hill Class Struggle game
- See also: The Story of Class Struggle, America’s Most Popular Marxist Board Game
- Paul:
- Bell & Howell II+/-
- Echo II set
- Rocketry software
- Griffin iMate selling for what now?
- Brand new IBM PC, moldy box
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://yesterbits.com/media/a2s/rcr259.a2stream
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- Vintage Computer Forum
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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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