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RCR Episode 219: Databases
Panelists: Earl Evans (hosting), Paul Hagstrom, Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: Databases
For episode 0xdb, we talk about our experiences with dedicated database programs, what some of us learned and didn’t learn while studying computer science, employment as consultants, and other marginally related things.
Topic/Feedback links:
- Self-contained tape loader for the ZX Spectrum
- Mini-PET update
- Myst documentary kickstarter
- Portable CP/M
- iz-cpm on Github
- Unicomp keyboards
- The ubiquitous little plotter (e.g., CGP-115)
- Fixing the plotter gears
Retro Computing News:
- Worms Armageddon updated after 21 years
- Apple II Augmented Reality Chess Board
- Windows Task Manager Runs Doom
- This Week in Retro podcast
- Durgod Fusion, retro-inspired keyboards
- Mac OS 8 in Javascript
- oldweb.today, historical browsery
- Making a modern TRS-80 Model I clone
- Write-up on the TRS-80 model I clone (Hackaday)
- FujiNet
Vintage Computer-related commercial:
- Lotus 123 and Symphony Commercial 1984
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- The Altair-duino
- See also: Demo build of the Altairduino
Auction Picks:
- Carrington: PowerBook 140-180c Car Adapter
- Soviet BYTE ZX-Spectrum clone
- BBC Acorn Computer Kit
- Earl: TRS-80 Model 4P
- See also: FreHD
- See also: M3SE
- Paul: Micromodem II
- Newton Fax Modem
- Newton 2100 and many extras
- Epson PX-8 replacement keyboard
- Very complete Epson HX-20 set
- Shopping bag for encouraging social distancing (WordPerfect 8)
- MPF IP
- “VisiCalc III”, which requires VisiCalc III
- See instead: VisiCalc III and training pak
- Arfon Micro VIC-20 expander
- See also: Arfon Micro expander announcement (Compute! magazine)
- See also: Commodore VIC-1020 expansion box
- Microsoft binder
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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