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RCR Episode 264: Double bucky, you’re the one
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: Double bucky, you’re the one
We look back on a few highlights of 1964, including the double bucky, SABRE, and BASIC.
Topic/Feedback links:
- The term “double bucky” is coined
- The double bucky song
- BASIC is introduced (successor to DARSIMCO and DOPE)
- IBM introduces SABRE
- CDC 6600 supercomputer
- ASR-33
- PicoMite
- ChatGPT on an Apple IIGS
- Retro.directory
- What is retro.directory? (YouTube)
Retro Computing News:
- Tetris: the movie
- NABU: Network adapter from nabu.ca
- NABU: Marduk emulator
- NABU ROMs from nabunetwork.com
- MouSTer
- Hoard of retro fonts
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
- Adobe Illustrator 88
- Nintendo Tetris
- Sabre
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
- M0110 triple-mode keyboard
- YouTube demo
- VTech LS916 retro handset
- Physically appears to fit
- See also RCR episode 41
Auction Picks:
- Carrington:
- Macintosh SE: zero drives is better than one
- Paul:
- Make your II+ respectful again
- Aspirational drive badges
- Sabre flip-zone
- Lisa 2
- See also: replacement Lisa motherboards
- Apple III Plus prototype
- @World modem for the Pippin
A2Stream file:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr264.a2stream
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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