Jul 25, 2005
Show #4 - We're on a roll...
This episode of the Retrobits Podcast is a grab bag. There are several things I wanted to talk about, none of which would make up a central theme, so this show is "potpourri". Here are the URLs referenced in the show:
The Denial
website/forum focuses on the VIC-20. Missed this one
during the VIC-20 show (#001). Thanks to folks for pointing
out this great resource!
Computer
Chronicles, a television program that ran from the 80s until
the late nineties, is available for download and/or viewing at the
archive.org website. It
is really fun to watch these shows in our modern day context...
BBSMates is a website dedicated
to online bulletin board systems (BBSes). It has a searchable
database of over 75,000 systems, from the 80s to modern day!
Classic Gaming Expo is an
event dedicated to "the people, systems and games of
yesteryear".
DigitalPress covers a wide
spectrum of retro gaming.
The UCSD
P-System is a computing environment from days gone by.
It's most famous component was the Pascal compiler. There was a reunion
of some of the original folks that developed it, and they made
videos, which are available for download and viewing.
Fire In the Valley is
a must-read book for those interested in the history of personal
computing. I will do a full book review in a subsequent
podcast. For now, if you've got some reading time to kill,
run, don't walk, to buy this book. I have read it twice, and
will be reading it again soon. You can get it on
Amazon, among other places.
Also coming soon, a book on
the rise and fall of Commodore. I've noticed this book
actively promoted in vintage computer settings, like the USENET
groups. It's not out yet, expected to go to press pretty
soon. Some impromptu reviews from some famous names in the
Commodore fan realm have seen chapters, and they stated they like
what they saw. Even though it's kind of pricey for a casual
read, I'll probably get it, given my long-term interest in
Commodore, and the lack of historical information about the
company.
Be sure to send us any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com
Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan
Thanks for listening!
- Earl
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