Tue, 13 November 2007 Amiga gives you a creative edge. (From a 1985 ad...)Welcome to Show #103! This week's topic: The Commodore Amiga! How did we view computers in the 1960s? Not too much differently than today! See for yourself in this YouTube video...(will start playing on launch of the URL). Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Wed, 31 October 2007 Beware the Chickenhead!Welcome to Show #102! This week's topic: An Interview with Bil Herd, former Commodore Engineer (Part III)! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Wed, 24 October 2007 All Hail the Chickenhead!Welcome to Show #101! This week's topic: An Interview with Bil Herd, former Commodore Engineer (Part II)! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 16 October 2007 Long live the Chickenhead!Welcome to Show 100! Thanks for another great year! This week's topic: An Interview with Bil Herd, former Commodore Engineer (Part I)! Links discussed on today's show:Two entertaining videos on YouTube - witness PDP 11 programming along with some campy acting! Also, check out this British computer history documentary, with the tagline GIGO - we all know that acronym... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Wed, 10 October 2007 Remember, wherever you went, there you were.Welcome to Show 099! This week's topic: The 2007 State Of The Podcast! Links discussed on today's show:z80pack 1.14 is released - a Z80 cross-development / simulator package with simulation of many virtual CP/M machine components! Missed the Vintage Computer Festival East 4.0? Videos clips are on YouTube... Gamasutra has a nice article on Star Raiders, "Video Game's First Space Opera"! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 2 October 2007 We're BACK!!!Welcome to Show 098! This week's topic: My Koala Pad Adventure! Links discussed on today's show:Check out the nicely scanned 1984 review of the Epson PX-8 on the Byte Cellar blog site! Happy 30th birthday, Atari 2600! Here's an article at Retro Thing commemorating the occasion... Vintage Computer Festival 10.0? Really? Yep, have a look! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Wed, 12 September 2007 I pressed the End key, and it was all over.Welcome to Show 097! This week's topic: Ethernet! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 28 August 2007 Beauty is only case-deep.Welcome to Show 096! This week's topic: Retro Computer Style! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 14 August 2007 Relax...it's only 1s and 0s...Welcome to Show 095! This week's topic: Retro Computer Restoration! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 31 July 2007 Programmer - an organism that turns coffee into software.Welcome to Show 094! This week's topic: The Sharp PC-1500 Pocket Computer! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 23 July 2007 When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.Welcome to Show 093! This week's topic: The IBM System/360! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 17 July 2007
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Mon, 9 July 2007 The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back.Welcome to Show 092! This week's topic: A Close Encounter - The CompuColor II! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 2 July 2007 "...you might like to come to a gathering of people with likeminded interests. Exchange information, swap ideas, talk shop, help work on a project, whatever..." - excerpt from the original Homebrew Computer Club newsletter, March 15, 1975Welcome to Show 091! This week's topic: The Users Group! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 25 June 2007 Never trust a computer you can't throw out a window. -Steve WozniakWelcome to Show 090! This week's topic: Random Bits (a variety show)! Direct link to the Retrobits Podcast Forum (until the URL is repaired)... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 12 June 2007 I keep hitting the "Home" key, but I'm still not home.Welcome to Show 089! This week's topic: A Book Review - "iWoz" If you're having trouble getting to the PETSCII Forums (including the Retrobits Forum), here's an alternate link... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Thu, 7 June 2007 Is it the espresso or OS/2 Warp Connect? |
Mon, 4 June 2007 Hi there, Had to work this weekend - show 088 will be delayed one or two days. Sorry for the delay, and check back Monday or Tuesday for this week's podcast! - Earl Category: general -- posted at: 12:05 AM Comments[0] |
Mon, 28 May 2007 A floppy saved is a floppy earned.Welcome to Show 087! This week's topic: Retro Project Time! Steve Wozniak - always a treat to see him speak. Here's a recent presentation by the Woz himself, on YouTube. Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Sun, 13 May 2007 10 Characters Per Second - Terminal Velocity.Welcome to Show 086! This week's topic: My Favorite Terminals! Zork, on a cell phone? Yep, check it out here... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 7 May 2007 Warning: OHS Error at line 10 (Operator Head Space)Welcome to Show 085! This week's topic: PC Support Memories! Check out the RetroMacCast, a great show where great old Macs live again! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 30 April 2007 FOR retrobits = 1 to 84: NEXT |
Tue, 24 April 2007 Show Complete - Ctrl-K D X |
Sun, 22 April 2007 Hi Everybody, Show 083: WordStar will be delayed for a day or two - I am not feeling well today, and I want to be able to produce a good quality show - so I'm holding off one day until tomorrow. Sorry for the delay, and be sure to tune in after a day or two! Thanks, and chat with you soon... - Earl Category: general -- posted at: 11:24 PM Comments[0] |
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Mon, 2 April 2007 To err is computer.Welcome to Show 081! This week's Topic: Yad Sloof Lirpa! No topics or links were discussed in this week's podcast. Why? Heh, you've got to listen to find out... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 19 March 2007 A chocolate VIC-20? Yum!Welcome to Show 079! This week's Topic: The Commodore 16! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Commodore Gaming plans to release a new line of super-powered gaming systems - check it out at their web site... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 12 March 2007 There's no key like Home. There's no key like Home.Welcome to Show 078! This week's Topic: A Book Review - 10 Starter Programs From Family Computer! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Check out Evan Koblentz's new blog on ComputerWorld! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Mon, 5 March 2007 $110 per megabyte. That's when we walked to school uphill. 10 miles. In the snow.Welcome to Show 077! This week's Topic: Retro Roundup! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Aprigliano's blog entries on his father and the (formerly) mysterious CDC machine can be found here, and the Commodore 129 remix of the Bach tune that Commodore used in the 80s can be found here... C4 Expo 2007 info To make hotel reservations for the C=4 Expo: For more information: This year's show is June 9-10 in Wall, New Jersey. We have twice as much space as last year, and twice as many days, so it should be awesome. Also this year we're holding a special panel to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Commodore's computer divison. The panel speakers are Chuck Peddle, Bil Herd, Dave Haynie, and Bob Russell. Details about the VCF will be posted at www.vintage.org. Details about the sponsoring user group are at www.midatlanticretro.org. Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Sun, 25 February 2007 Faster than a speeding mainframe! More powerful than a uniprocessor! It's the SuperPET!Welcome to Show 076! This week's Topic: The Commodore SuperPET, and the APL Programming Language Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Wikipedia's page on APL, some good info and links here... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Sun, 11 February 2007 World's First Minicomputer Kit to Rival Commercial Models... "Altair 8800" (1975...what a year!)Welcome to Show 075! This week's Topic: The Year 1975! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... A new full-color book for the Commodore 64 is available for pre-order - have a look at this site for more details. Brought to you by the same folks as the ZX Spectrum Book! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Sun, 4 February 2007 Hi there, Retrobits is taking a break this week. Be sure to tune in next week for more retrocomputing goodness! Comments[0] |
Mon, 29 January 2007 Gooey and Whizzywhig. Don't they sound like ice cream flavors?Welcome to Show 074! This week's Topic: The Apple Lisa! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... A Commodore 64 PDA? Excellent! Can it sync with my e-mail system? No, but it is way cool! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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Wed, 24 January 2007 SHOW = RND(0) * TOPICSWelcome to Show 073! This week's Topic: Retro Roundup (Variety Show)! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Visit a website hosted by a real Lisa 2! No kidding! This is a bonus link, I didn't talk about it on the show... By the way, this is a hint at next week's podcast... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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Sun, 21 January 2007 Hi there! Show 073 will be delayed just a day or two. Sorry for the tardiness! Check back Monday and/or Tuesday evening, and thanks for listening! - Earl
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Mon, 15 January 2007 It's sunny and cold here! Perfect weather for a podcast...Welcome to Show 072! This week's Topic: An Interview with Rob O'Hara, Author of Commodork: Sordid Tales From A BBS Junkie, Part II! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... The official site for the book "Commodork: Sordid Tales From A BBS Junkie"! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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Mon, 8 January 2007 Yippee, it's a New Year! Happy 2007!Welcome to Show 071! This week's Topic: An Interview with Rob O'Hara, Author of Commodork: Sordid Tales From A BBS Junkie, Part I Topics and links discussed in the podcast... The official site for the book "Commodork: Sordid Tales From A BBS Junkie"! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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Sun, 17 December 2006
A show on a calculator? Yep, it all adds up.Welcome to Show 070! This week's Topic: The HP-41C Programmable Scientific Calculator! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... What's Dan Bricklin, creator of VisiCalc, up to these days? Find out in an online interview at LowEndMac.com! HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A FANTASTIC NEW YEAR! See you in 2007! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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Mon, 11 December 2006
What we have here is a successful way to communicate.Welcome to Show 069! This week's Topic: Perspectives On Networking! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... Check out the 8bitsunplugged blog, another happy retrocomputing spot on the World Wide Web... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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Sun, 3 December 2006
Our friends up north are having a party! (Well, they're north of me...)Welcome to Show 068! This week's Topic: The World Of Commodore 2006, from Toronto, Canada! Topics and links discussed in the podcast... The "Atari Landfill" legend - fact or fiction? You decide! All the details uncovered (unfortunately, none of the cartridges can ever be "uncovered"...) Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl
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