RCR Episode 192: Clearly, capacitors capacitate

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

Topic: Clearly, capacitors capacitate

It's episode 0xC0. We talk about feedback.

Topic and feedback notes:

Sundog Resurrection Project
One of Blake's capacitors failed
Exidy Sorcerer II
Fixing a TRS-80 Model 100 LCD issue
Newly manufactured PC-1 LCDs are in
Video of the installation of a new PC-1 LCD
The Chiptune story
Hoover LINX

Retro Computing News:

Jason Scott uploads Infocom game source code to GitHub
Infocom game source code on GitHub
Learning ZIL by Steve Meretzky
Game On: Kevin Savetz interviews Steve Meretzky
Eaten By A Grue, the Infocom Podcast
Chris Torrence reviews the VidHD
More info on the VidHD
Kickstarter: Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa
Kickstarter: Nox Archaist
Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to “preserve” a lost Atari ROM?
Looking at old classified ads

Upcoming Shows/Gatherings:

WOzFest 12:00, Sydney, May 25, 2019
QFest 12, Brisbane, May 25, 2019
KansasFest, Kansas City, MO, Jul 15-21, 2019
VCF West. Mountain View, CA. Aug 3-4, 2019
Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, Aug 26-Sep 4, 2019

Vintage Computer Commercial:

ComputerLand Commercial - 1/29/1981

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

Drink Different ice cube mold

Auction Picks:

Carrington: Radio Shack Mathmile rotating computer

Tower Mechanical Pocket Calculator
See also: We Are Legion (We are Bob)


Earl: IBM 5120 / 5110-3 Computer with 5103 Printer

Paul: Pursuit of the Graf Spee

See also: The Digital Antiquarian, on SSI
See also: 0.1% of all the copies there ever were
LCD clock
68000 card for Apple II

Closing comments:

Epson still makes dot matrix printers

Feedback/Discussion:

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Vintage Computer Forum
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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link

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