Gather 'round a virtual table to discuss today's news about yesterday's computers. All the latest from the world of vintage computer hobbyists, collectors and enthusiasts. We cover modern day vintage tech events, new developments for old hardware, the revival of retro tech, and many strolls down memory lane.
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RCR Episode 20: December 2011
Panelists: Earl Evans (host), David Greelish, and Carrington Vanston.
Topics:
- Petition to pardon Alan Turing (posthumously)
~ BBC news report
~ Turing test
~ PM’s apology to codebreaker Alan Turing: we were inhumane - Computer History Museum Launches Online Steve Jobs Exhibit
- Rare Video of Steve Jobs Narrating the History of Apple During His Younger Days
- Computer History Museum Receives Google.org Grant for Digital Repository
- 40th anniversary of video games: From Computer Space to Skyrim
- Apple’s founding contract sells at Sotheby’s for $1.35 million
- Apple II online game server
Retro Computing Holiday Gift Ideas:
Carrington:
- Send them to the summer camp for geeks
- Movie: Colossus: The Forbin Project (on laser disc
- Get creative: fake a vintage magazine subscription (buy a set, mail one per month)
David:
- T-Shirts: [Apple ], Commodore, Zazzle
- Book: Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers
- Movie: War Games (25th Anniversary Edition)
- My Book!: The Complete Historically Brewed
Earl:
- Movie: Pirates of Silicon Valley
- Book: Dealers of Lightning: Xerox PARC and the Dawn of the Computer Age
- Gift Certificate: eBay Gift Card
Retro Computing Auction Picks:
- Carrington: ranswarp TW2325 Accelerator for Mac Classic
- Earl: Commodore LED handheld calculator
- David: Cromeco Z-2 Vintage Video Capture Computer System
Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X – link
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