Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Kay Savetz
Topic: 1990
1990 saw a decline of various personal computer magazines, as well as the introduction of the Video Toaster. Apple started misting the market with computer variants.
Topic/Feedback links:
- RCR episode 90
- Macintosh LC
- Macintosh Classic
- Macintosh IIfx
- Macintosh IIsi
- Computer mags in 1990 were an interesting mix of modern and dying (Compute’s Gazette, BBC Acorn, Atari Explorer, the last issue of Antic) and MSX which was both.
- MiniDisc (actually 1992)
- MiniDisc.wiki (home of Web MiniDisc Pro)
- MZ-RH1 MiniDisc player/recorder with USB data export support
- Photoshop 1.0
- Video Toaster
Retro Computing News:
- Interim Computer Museum
- Intellivision: How a videogame battled Atari and almost bankrupted Barbie
- Adventures in Videoland
- Adventures in Videoland playthrough
- 2-XL
Vintage Computer/discussion-related commercials:
- MiniDisc system infomercial
- Minute Rice
- Family Computing magazine
- 2-XL by Mego
- Keeping up with the Commodore
- Super Breakout
- Various 1980s ads (The Clapper)
- Lotus 123
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
Auction Picks:
- Paul:
- CORE remote
- CL 9 (company)
- Celadon PIC-100 (rebranded CORE, post CL 9)
- MagicLink PIC-1000 (no relation, but had IR remote capability)
- Oric-1
- Pravetz 8D (Oric-1 clone)
- Elizabethan typing
- Sargon II
- MC-10
- Chaos the software
- Three tiny Apple programs
- Lisa floppies
Closing notes:
- Kay’s 2025 Wrapped
- Softalk for the IBM PC
- Enter magazine (at time of recording)
- Teaching and Computers
Other ways to experience this episode:
- a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr290.a2stream
- YouTube episode 290
Feedback/Discussion:
- feedback@rcrpodcast.com
- rcrpodcast@podcast.social on Mastodon
- rcrpodcast.com on bluesky
- Vintage Computer Forum
- RCR Podcast on Facebook
Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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