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Retrocomputing Roundtable #288 will be recorded at 4pm eastern North American time (a little over a half hour from when this was posted) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3HW... — hear the tablers discuss approximately the same amount of 1988-related stuff as you can shake a stick at.
Retrocomputing Roundtable episode 288
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October 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Retrocomputing Roundtable #288 will be recorded at 4pm eastern North American time (a little over a half hour from when this was posted) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3HW... — hear the tablers discuss approximately the same amount of 1988-related stuff as you can shake a stick at.
Retrocomputing Roundtable #287 will be recorded here at 4pm eastern North American time. Like an hour from this posting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7u... — 1987!
Retrocomputing Roundtable episode 287
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August 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Retrocomputing Roundtable #287 will be recorded here at 4pm eastern North American time. Like an hour from this posting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7u... — 1987!
Retrocomputing Roundtable #286 will be recorded here at 4pm eastern North American time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utxt... — join us as we try to think of something momentous that happened in 1986.
Retrocomputing Roundtable episode 286
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June 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Retrocomputing Roundtable #286 will be recorded here at 4pm eastern North American time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utxt... — join us as we try to think of something momentous that happened in 1986.
INIT HELLO at System Source Computer Museum, as discussed in episode 285.
INIT HELLO registration closes June 30, deadlines for hotel blocks and shirts are sooner. Details at the link below about what we're planning, what the deadlines are, how to sign up for space. We hope to see you in July!
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Have you registered yet? - INIT HELLO
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June 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
INIT HELLO at System Source Computer Museum, as discussed in episode 285.
Commodore4ever VertiPort, gift idea from episode 285. www.commodore-4ever.com/products/ver...
VertiPort - vertical port adapter for Expansion and User ports
Hey Commodore fans! Ever struggled with those hard-to-reach ports on your C64? I have too. That’s why I created VertiPort X (for the expansion port) and VertiPort U (for the user port)—sturdy, no-fuss...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Commodore4ever VertiPort, gift idea from episode 285. www.commodore-4ever.com/products/ver...
For posterity, images from the Olympia EX 100 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/39645331...
June 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
For posterity, images from the Olympia EX 100 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/39645331...
For posterity, the images from the PC-8001 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/38817173...
June 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For posterity, the images from the PC-8001 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/38817173...
RCR episode #285: You'll Have Mail. In 1985, the Amiga arrived, NeXT was founded, Quantum Computer Services began its journey to becoming AOL. We also talk INIT HELLO and System Source, ZX-Spectrum clones, MIDI, and more! rcrpodcast.com/2025/06/04/r...
RCR Episode 285: You’ll Have Mail | Retrocomputing Roundtable
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June 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
RCR episode #285: You'll Have Mail. In 1985, the Amiga arrived, NeXT was founded, Quantum Computer Services began its journey to becoming AOL. We also talk INIT HELLO and System Source, ZX-Spectrum clones, MIDI, and more! rcrpodcast.com/2025/06/04/r...
Hmm. Bandwidth on lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com spiked in April and it's not relenting. (Over 1TB a month now, was under the 100GB free threshold before April). Must be some rogue auto-downloader, but these bandwidth costs are unsustainable. Will need to turn off lofi/a2stream downloads and assess options.
May 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Hmm. Bandwidth on lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com spiked in April and it's not relenting. (Over 1TB a month now, was under the 100GB free threshold before April). Must be some rogue auto-downloader, but these bandwidth costs are unsustainable. Will need to turn off lofi/a2stream downloads and assess options.
Photos from Paul's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Front panel from a disk drive. www.ebay.com/itm/19723481...
May 26, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Photos from Paul's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Front panel from a disk drive. www.ebay.com/itm/19723481...
Photos from Kay's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Almost certainly a Sofcast Shuttle Communicator. www.ebay.com/itm/20530979...
May 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Photos from Kay's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Almost certainly a Sofcast Shuttle Communicator. www.ebay.com/itm/20530979...
RCR episode #284: Hammer time. In 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh and the Apple //c, IBM introduced the PCjr, HP introduced the LaserJet, FidoNet began distributing mail. 🌮 rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/26/r...
RCR Episode 284: Hammer time | Retrocomputing Roundtable
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May 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
RCR episode #284: Hammer time. In 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh and the Apple //c, IBM introduced the PCjr, HP introduced the LaserJet, FidoNet began distributing mail. 🌮 rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/26/r...
To record for posterity photos of Kay's auction pick in episode 283, here are a couple of shots of the TEC Micro-Tec Model 70X terminal. www.ebay.com/itm/35620110...
May 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
To record for posterity photos of Kay's auction pick in episode 283, here are a couple of shots of the TEC Micro-Tec Model 70X terminal. www.ebay.com/itm/35620110...
RCR episode #283: A STRANGE GAME. In 1983, the era of it being always DNS began. From Atari, the XL; from Apple, the Lisa, ImageWriter, and //e; from Radio Shack, the Model 100; from Lotus, 1-2-3; from David Lightman, wardialing. rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/23/r...
RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME | Retrocomputing Roundtable
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May 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
RCR episode #283: A STRANGE GAME. In 1983, the era of it being always DNS began. From Atari, the XL; from Apple, the Lisa, ImageWriter, and //e; from Radio Shack, the Model 100; from Lotus, 1-2-3; from David Lightman, wardialing. rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/23/r...
Go for the cheap computer, just in case it turns out that you hate computing. And, to maximize the chances that you will. (One of the ads in episode 282.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XiV...
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘅 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 (Timex Sinclair, USA 1983) [Commercial/Advert]
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May 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Go for the cheap computer, just in case it turns out that you hate computing. And, to maximize the chances that you will. (One of the ads in episode 282.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XiV...
The number of people who understand why this is funny is by now quite small. The Sketch Show, series 1 episode 2. Also as mentioned in episode 282. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_On...
The Sketch Show Secretary
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May 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The number of people who understand why this is funny is by now quite small. The Sketch Show, series 1 episode 2. Also as mentioned in episode 282. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_On...
As mentioned in episode 282.
This week's interview! Mary Eisenhart was editor of MicroTimes, a free, advertising-supported magazine in California. The first issue was May 1984, and Mary remained at the magazine until 1998, producing more than 180 issues. They're available on Internet Archive now.
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Mary Eisenhart, MicroTimes magazine editor — interview
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May 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
As mentioned in episode 282.
RCR episode #282: End of Line. Kick back and relaaax with us as we toast the highlights of 1982, including Tron, WarGames, C64, Vectrex, Choplifter, Pitfall!, The Computer Programme. rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/23/r...
RCR Episode 282: End of Line | Retrocomputing Roundtable
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May 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
RCR episode #282: End of Line. Kick back and relaaax with us as we toast the highlights of 1982, including Tron, WarGames, C64, Vectrex, Choplifter, Pitfall!, The Computer Programme. rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/23/r...
Episode 285 will be recorded here in a little over an hour, 4pm eastern NA time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIWr... — Amiga, NeXT, Windows 1.0, Brazil. Join us, (still) preoccupied with 1985.
Retrocomputing Roundtable episode 285
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March 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Episode 285 will be recorded here in a little over an hour, 4pm eastern NA time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIWr... — Amiga, NeXT, Windows 1.0, Brazil. Join us, (still) preoccupied with 1985.
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David Greelish talked with Allan Pincus, one of the creators of the Computer Junkyard game, available here: youtu.be/qCrPH-vh3ds...
Interview with the creator of the Computer Junkyard game
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March 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
David Greelish talked with Allan Pincus, one of the creators of the Computer Junkyard game, available here: youtu.be/qCrPH-vh3ds...
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Computer Junkyard, a board game soon to launch as a Kickstarter. Seems cool, seems like I'm in the target audience. Seems... a little like escaping everyday concerns by playing The Game Of Life. www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
Coming soon: Computer Junkyard
The Best Computer Game Not Played on the Computer: A board game where you build a vintage computer & install an old software game!
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March 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Computer Junkyard, a board game soon to launch as a Kickstarter. Seems cool, seems like I'm in the target audience. Seems... a little like escaping everyday concerns by playing The Game Of Life. www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...
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Sinclair ZX-81, but the US model. Not a Timex-Sinclair 1000. Still has a £ in the lower right of the keyboard though.
February 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sinclair ZX-81, but the US model. Not a Timex-Sinclair 1000. Still has a £ in the lower right of the keyboard though.
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We'll be recording episode 284 here in about 20 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUrw...
Retrocomputing Roundtable episode 284
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February 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We'll be recording episode 284 here in about 20 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUrw...
RCR Episode #281: The IBM PC and its sticks of ennui. In 1981, we got the BBC Micro, ABC 800, ZX-81. And IBM PC, but not for games! We communicated with Kermit and AT commands. Also, Atari ST Notebook, a woven Pentium, and SF's Muni ditches floppies. rcrpodcast.com/2025/01/26/r...
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January 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
RCR Episode #281: The IBM PC and its sticks of ennui. In 1981, we got the BBC Micro, ABC 800, ZX-81. And IBM PC, but not for games! We communicated with Kermit and AT commands. Also, Atari ST Notebook, a woven Pentium, and SF's Muni ditches floppies. rcrpodcast.com/2025/01/26/r...