Retro Computing Roundtable

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...

KansasFest 2020 Megapodcast

Welcome to Retro Open Poly Roundtable Chicken Missile Lines Drop Museum Gruecast. The annual "megapodcast" from KansasFest, this time conducted virtually. Note: Reading the links below could be "spoilers" for the game...

KansasFest 2020 Megapodcast Welcome to Retro Open Poly Roundtable Chicken Missile Lines Drop Museum Gruecast. The annual “megapodcast” from KansasFest, this time conducted virtually. Note: Reading the links below could be “spoilers” for the game.

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Architecture shifts Apple announced that it will be shifting its processor architecture from Intel to ARM. This has happened before, not just at Apple, but, well,

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Architecture shifts

Apple announced that it will be shifting its processor architecture from Intel to ARM. This has happened before, not just at Apple, but, well, mostly Apple or Apple-adjacent. We try to think of some other examples as well...

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Home v. Hobby How have you kept the home/hobby balance? What has allowed you to remain friends/married/peaceful? Boundaries? Shared interest?

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Home v. Hobby

How have you kept the home/hobby balance? What has allowed you to remain friends/married/peaceful? Boundaries? Shared interest?

Topic/Feedback links:

• Byte Cellar panorama
• Stitching together with QuickTime VR Studio 1...

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux Computer video: What have been the most striking impacts computer video has had on you?

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: On whether RealPlayer suuuuuuux

Computer video: What have been the most striking impacts computer video has had on you?

Topic/Feedback links:

• My first taste of CGA composite color
• 1K colors on CGA: How it's done
• Full Motion Video World
• Steve Gibson’s page on subpixel rendering
• The mysterious...

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Jack Nutting, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: As Seen on TV Retro computers, as featured in TV and movies. What shows at the time had computers in them?