RCR Episode 211: Coprocessors (Part 1)

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

Topic: Coprocessors (Part 1)

We all love coprocessors, but does anyone use them? Did you have any, did you use them? Do you have any, do you use them? What would you use them for now?

Topic/Feedback links:

Jif peanut butter labels
Unofficial Retrochallenge
Retrochallenge (canonizing the unofficial one, happened after we recorded)

Retro Computing News:

Swift on Mac OS 9
More progress on Prince of Persia for Atari 8-bit computers
ZX Spectrum prototype ROM available for download
New Jersey urgently needs COBOL programmers

Vintage Computer-related Commercial:

Power Macintosh (Windows/DOS compatibility)
Grace Hopper at MIT (MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 25 April 1985)
New Jersey and You

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

Developers Developers Developers Developers shirt

Auction Picks:

Carrington: Intacorp Button And Badge Maker for Apple II

Apple HD concept prototype


Paul: Whistler TRS-80 X-10

Norton Utilities 3
Apple logo stuff
Super Elf
Digi-Comp I
See also: 3D-printable Digi-Comp I on Thingiverse
DOS compatibility card
Applied Concepts The Mate chess game
APMSX card
See also: apple2.net
See also: Review of APMSX on Finapple
TRS-80 Program pak file

Closing words links:

Apple IIc Plus Accelerator Control
Quinn Dunki: Spelunking the IIc Plus KansasFest 2016

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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