Thu, 12 November 2009 Have you hugged your retro computer today?Welcome to Show #129! This episode's topic: Connecting with the Atari 800! In this episode, I cover several of the Atari 8-bit add-on products from Atarimax, including the SIO2PC/ProSystem adapter, the Atari Peripheral Emulator for Windows software package, and the MaxFlash 8 Mbit flash memory cartridge! It's loads of 8-bit modern day fun. The full range of Atarimax products can be found here, at their website... 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 November 2009 Hi there Retrocomputing fans! I wanted to post a quick note and let everyone know that more episodes of Retrobits are on the way soon! I've had some challenges dragging on my heels the last few weeks, but things are getting back to normal. Thanks for staying tuned! Chat with you soon... - Earl
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Wed, 2 September 2009 Part IV!Welcome to Show #128! This episode's topic: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part IV! In this final, part IV of the interview series with Chuck Peddle, he discusses being among the first to bring hard drive technology to personal computing, portable hard drive systems, industry trends, and his current endeavors with flash memory. He ends with a tribute to many of the engineers and industry players that he worked with throughout the years. 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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Sat, 22 August 2009 This just in at the news desk - computers are cool!Welcome to Show #127! This episode's topic: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part III! In part III of this interview series, Chuck Peddle discusses further market considerations for the Commodore 8-bit machines, and leaving Commodore to produce business-class personal computers at Victor/Sirius. Look for Part IV, the conclusion, sometime around August 31st! 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, 17 August 2009 We will serve no bits before their time.Welcome to Show #126! This episode's topic: The Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0! In this episode of Retrobits, Evan Koblentz, producer of the Vintage Computer Festival East, and President and Co-Founder of MARCH (the Mid Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists), joins us to discuss the Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0 event!More information on the Vintage Computer Festival can be found at www.vintage.org... And here is a flyer (PDF format) for this year's VCF East 6.0 event! 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, 11 August 2009 Hi again!Welcome to Show #125! This episode's topic: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part II! In this episode, Chuck Peddle, lead creator of the 6502 microprocessor and the Commodore PET, continues our conversation on the early history of the 6502 and Commodore computers, and the market dynamics of the day! It's a great conversation. A modern-day Commodore 64 laptop, created by the famous "Ben Heck", is auctioned for $6,000 for charity!Juiced.GS, the last remaining print magazine for the Apple II, continues in 2010 for another publication year! Win994a, a TI 99/4A simulator for Windows, introduces a new version with improved user interface! 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 July 2009 Press Enter to exit...Welcome to Show #124! This episode's topic: KansasFest 2009 Special Report! In this installment of Retrobits, Ken Gagne, Editor-In-Chief of Juiced.GS and longtime KansasFest attendee joins us from KansasFest 2009, an annual Apple II convention event.For more information on KansasFest, head over to www.kansasfest.org! Check out Sheppyware, home of much Apple goodness, including the Sweet16 Apple IIGS emulator... A Twitter client for the Apple IIGS? And more, at ryansapplesoftware.com! And for all things Apple II, browse to A2Central! 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, 20 July 2009 Hi there!Welcome to Show #123! This episode's topic: An Interview With Chuck Peddle, Part I! In this episode, I'm happy to bring you the first part of an interview with Chuck Peddle, lead designer of the 6502 microprocessor, Commodore PET, and many other innovations in the computing industry. In Part I, Chuck talks about his early history in computing, distributed intelligence, and the development and launch of the 6502. Enjoy! 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, 9 June 2009 High level languages sold here. No assembly required.Welcome to Show #122! This episode's topic: A Brief History Of Programming! The Carte Blanche expansion card for the Apple II uses an FPGA chip and can have many personalities!For a brief history of Fortran, have a look at this document on the ibiblio.org 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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Thu, 21 May 2009 : podcast prepare record upload listen ;Welcome to Show #121! This episode's topic: The Forth Programming Language, Part II! Check out www.zophar.net, an interesting emulator resource! 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, 21 April 2009 No computers were harmed in the making of this podcast.Welcome to Show #120! This episode's topic: The Forth Programming Language, Part I! Check out the excellent Commodore 64 laptop project by Ben Heck! 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, 2 April 2009 This podcast produced with WYHIWYG (what you hear is what you get).Welcome to Show #119! This episode's topic: Retro Roundup! The 8-bit TV Computer - 6502 based, Famicom/NES compatible, programmable, on the Maker Shed 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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Tue, 31 March 2009
Two announcements: First, a new Retrobits episode will be online tomorrow. Second, The Retrobits Podcast is re-launching on a regular schedule, every two weeks. A weekly podcast is not working out at the moment, and the schedule is all over the place. I'm switching to bi-weekly to get back on track. Thanks for listening and for your patience, and chat with you soon! - Earl Category: general -- posted at: 1:16 PM Comments[1] |
Wed, 4 March 2009 (A)bort, (R)etry, (S)mash with large hammer? _Welcome to Show #118! This week's topic: The Commodore PET 2001! Check out the Wiki page for the N8VEM single board computer, an exciting new CP/M system with lots of activity going on!The VICE Emulator supports the Commodore PET series very well. Give it a try... 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, 22 January 2009 "TI's new Compact Computer. It takes over your work, not your desk." |
Sun, 21 December 2008 The Apple IIGS - a computer with appeal.Welcome to Show #116! This week's topic: The Apple II, Part 3 (the Apple IIGS)! A Commodore 65 prototype recently sold for over $9,000 on eBay! Read about the elusive C65 at the Secret Weapons Of Commodore site...Club100 is a long-time resource for owners of Tandy Model 100, 102 and 200 computers - while you're there, check out the NADSBox, the New Age Digital Storage system for the Model "T" computers! Apple II Adventures is a fun new blog with info and links for the Apple II series of computers... Retro robotics? You bet! Have a look at The Robot Gallery! Just out - the documentary "Welcome To Macintosh" - available now... Be sure to visit the RetroMacCast for your share of Mac retrocomputing fun! A2Central is your total source for Apple II computing... Relive the Apple IIGS with the Sweet16, KEGS, or Virtual Apple (web-based!) emulators... ...and check out the "What is the Apple IIGS" site for more info and resources on IIGS emulation! More info on the IIGS is available at Wikipedia, and the Apple II History 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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