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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 11/08/2026

RCR Episode #290: MiniDisc vs. 8-track. Recorded back in March. We struggle to find things that happened in 1990. The Video Toaster did. MiniDiscs didn't, but we talked about them anyway. Also 2-XL, programmable remotes, magazines, and a fine mist of Macintosh models. rcrpodcast.com/2026/08/11/r...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 08/07/2026

RCR Episode #289: ZIP me down to Maxis Sim City. Recorded back in November. This time: Some things of 1989. Like PKZIP, like SQL Server. Also: Microsoft seems to own Zork, MBASIC, Tandy 16B, and the Myst board game. rcrpodcast.com/2026/07/08/r...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 28/06/2026

And before episode 289 even hits the feed, we're gearing up to record episode 292. About an an hour from when these words were typed (4pm east coast North American time), you can join us here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iutV... — Today's topic: INIT HELLO, V2. And the usual eBay/news nonsense.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 03/05/2026

Gearing up to record episode 291, topic: 1991. 4pm eastern North American time, like 2.5 hours from me typing this now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMml... — and, yeah. 289-290 are still coming soon!* to an audio RSS feed. *actual soonness may vary.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 01/03/2026

We'll be recording Retrocomputing Roundtable episode #290 here at 4pm eastern North American time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvp0... — that's a little over an hour from this posting. (And, yes, episode 289 should make it to the audio feed... soon.)

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 25/01/2026

RCR Episode #288: NeXT, Sound Blaster, and IRC. Indulge your nostalgia for the weather from October. We cover 1988, Amstrad, Akalabeth, Altos, Apple IIc Plus, Adventure International, and also additional areas. Possibly we misunderstood what "bring your A-game" meant. rcrpodcast.com/2026/01/25/r...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 09/01/2026

RCR Episode #287: Eureka! Things from 1987 included the IBM PS/2, VGA, Perl, GIF. Acorn introduced ARM2 in the Acorn Archimedes. And more discussion of the Commodore Colt than on any other leading brands! rcrpodcast.com/2026/01/09/r...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 25/11/2025

RCR Episode #286: Somehow all Myst. We try to talk about the things of 1986 (IIGS, IDE, IMAP, and also some other stuff that does not begin with I), but everything keeps coming back to Myst. rcrpodcast.com/2025/11/25/r...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 23/11/2025

Also, episode 286 should be hitting the audio feed later tonight.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 23/11/2025

Retrocomputing Roundtable #289 will be recorded at 4pm eastern North American time (an hour from when this was posted) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwNA... — join us as we gather round the table to feast on the bounties of 1989.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 12/10/2025

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.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 03/08/2025

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!

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 08/06/2025

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.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 04/06/2025

INIT HELLO at System Source Computer Museum, as discussed in episode 285.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 04/06/2025

For posterity, images from the Olympia EX 100 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/39645331...

Olympia EX 100, front view, drive is lit.

Olympia EX 100, close-up of badge corner.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 04/06/2025

For posterity, the images from the PC-8001 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/38817173...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 04/06/2025

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...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 29/05/2025

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.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 26/05/2025

Photos from Paul's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Front panel from a disk drive. www.ebay.com/itm/19723481...

Disk drive front panel, front. Badge on the bottom reads "ANDATACO"

Screenshot of archived anDATAco.com page (as of Nov 2016)

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 26/05/2025

Photos from Kay's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Almost certainly a Sofcast Shuttle Communicator. www.ebay.com/itm/20530979...

device with sticky note "Speech synthesizer?"

Device with sticker reading "This product is protected by patents pending to: The Microperipheral Corporation, Redmond, WA"

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 26/05/2025

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...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 24/05/2025

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...

TEC Micro-Tec Model 70X terminal, three-quarter view

TEC Micro-Tec Model 70X terminal, side view

TEC Micro-Tec Model 70X terminal rear view

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 24/05/2025

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...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 23/05/2025

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...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 23/05/2025

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...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 23/05/2025

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...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 30/03/2025

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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Yesterbits @yesterbits.com · 05/03/2025

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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Yesterbits @yesterbits.com · 05/03/2025

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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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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Yesterbits @yesterbits.com · 25/02/2025

Sinclair ZX-81, but the US model. Not a Timex-Sinclair 1000. Still has a £ in the lower right of the keyboard though.

Close-up of back reads:
FCC IDENTIFICATION DATA.
Model No. ZX81 USA.
Personal Computer.
Made in Engliand.
No user serviceable parts inside.
Use only Sinclair approved AC adapter.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 26/01/2025

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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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

It’s important we tell our own stories if no one else does. Here is my memory of the Unisys ICON and some ICON games, a computer that only Xennials from Ontario would have used. They were almost all destroyed and no archives or emulators exist. True lost media. postgamecontent.com/post/7717260...

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The Unisys Icon: One Canadian Xennial's Memories of Ontario's Obscure Computer

One topic that often comes up in retro gaming circles is how aspects of gaming history not part of the American story don't get enough attention. I personally feel it's mostly up to the people to whom...

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Kay Savetz @savetz.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

My 15th and final Atari 8-bit interview for 2024 is published! Daniel Serpell is the creator of FastBasic, a modern implementation of the BASIC programming language for the Atari 8-bit computers. He released the GPL-licensed language in 2017. youtu.be/JLy4PiTMoFE

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Yesterbits @yesterbits.com · 29/12/2024

A couple of years ago I got a fresnel lens on a stand to make the Osborne 1 screen more readable. #computersaremyforte

Osborne 1 with the lens off to the side ("before")

Osborne 1 with the lens in front of the screen ("after")

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 30/12/2024

RCR Episode #280: Cheap home computers. In 1980, Commodore introduced the VIC-20, Sinclair introduced the ZX80, Tandy introduced the Color Computer, and HP tried to breed a computer out of calculators. Also other things happened. Which we discuss! rcrpodcast.com/2024/12/30/r...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 27/12/2024

RCR Episode #279: A spree de Calc. In 1979, VisiCalc’s rampage began, and models 400, 800 (Atari), II (TRS-80), and 4 (TI 99) arrived. Also, Unicode news, more found lost Warhol art, Model 100 games, and the loneliness of Intellivision. rcrpodcast.com/2024/12/27/r...

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Carrington🇨🇦 @carringtonvanston.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Show of hands: who stayed subscribed for a whole year waiting for this? #EatenByAGrue

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 22/12/2024

As our game of "what retrocomputing events happened in the year 1700+${epnum}?" continues, we have reached 1983. But there are just so many things originating in 1983. Tempting to conclude that the only winning move is not to play. Recording at 1734901200 unix time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZGN...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 08/12/2024

Among the greatest segments from Computer Chronicles, where John Dvorak demonstrates the ease with which the PS/2 pops apart for quick repair in a corporate setting. youtu.be/yoAH1aHmwR0...

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 08/12/2024

Retrocomputing Roundtable episode 282 will be recorded today, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCSA... — at whatever local time corresponds to 4pm eastern North American time. We shall discuss some of the highlights of 1982, among other things. Join us!

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Retrocomputing Roundtable @rcrpodcast.com · 24/11/2024

The Retrocomputing Roundtable podcast is now here on Bluesky too. We've been mostly on Mastodon recently podcasts.social/@rcrpodcast — but Bluesky finally seems to be gaining some users now, so we can be here too.

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