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

Topic: OK. OK. What's next?

How do you pick what to do next with your retro computer hobby and collection? Free time can be unpredictable, and sometimes projects get started and then stuck in limbo. Also, related - what is your “white whale” project that you’d like to do “someday” but you know in reality you might never get to it.

Topic and feedback notes:

GATE (in modern macOS, try Gate.app/Contents/MacOS/Gate\ Release from Terminal to run)
Robot Odyssey I emulated online
The Hardest Computer Game of All Time
Let It Beep (Welcome to Macintosh podcast)
1995 One More Thing interview with Jim Reekes

Retro Computing News:

How many computers are in your computer?
Atariprojects.org
Eric Raymond’s Things Every Hacker Once Knew document
KbooHK WDrive floppy emulator
Call-A.P.P.L.E. review of KbooHK WDrive
How big is the Atari 8-bit community?
Sonore Model 100 software arcive
Apple II disk server
Apple II game server

Vintage Computer-related Commercials:

Honeywell Computers - Automated Office
Prime Computer

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

Digirule2

Auction Picks:

Carrington: Apple II Interface Accessory Function Strip

Earl: Commodore calculator

Much cheaper Commodore calculator


Paul: ET-3400, EWA-3400

Sears Telegames System heavy 6 with box and everything
Exidy Sorcerer lot
Tandy 200
Mailstation Mivo 100
Mailstation 150
See also: Mailstation info pages
See also: Mailstation Yahoo group
See also: The Only 8 Gadgets You Need (Forbes)

Closing discussion notes:

Mosaic 1.0 turned 25 years old

Feedback/Discussion:

@rcrpodcast on Twitter
Vintage Computer Forum
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Throwback Network
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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link

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