Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Not cassettes, not floppies

Software distributed in some way other than on cassette or floppy.

Topic/Feedback links:

• Database 1984 (BBC Micro broadcast software)
• 4 Computer Buffs 1985 (Soldering an optical sensor)
• An example of the annoying blob (4 Computer Buffs)
• Author of the decoding software for optical TV transmitter
• Epson PX-8 Geneva’s software-on-a-chip, carrier
• The Lucksmiths “The Cassingle Revival”
• Techmoan on vinyl video
• The History of BASICODE
• Secret C64 program hidden on Christian rock album
• Pete Shelly "ZX Spectrum Code"
• The Thompson Twins Adventure Game
• Information Society "300bps N, 8, 1"

Retro Computing News:

• Booting a 5150 from a vinyl record
• ReStuff
• Alkemstone
• VidHD and “Total Replay”: Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together!

Upcoming shows

• World of Commodore. Sat Dec 5. Virtual.

Vintage Computer-related commercials:

• TIMEX DataLink watch
• Amiga 500 commercial

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Susan Kare prints

Auction Picks:

• Blake: Workstation cards
  • See also: ivanx.com
  • Mac/Lisa Wizardry
• Carrington: Hellcats Over The Pacific
  • Star Fighter by 3DO
  • Sinistaar for Color Computer III
• Paul: Lisa 2
  • Sankyo computer music
  • Interface Age 1978
  • Timex Data Link 150. Fixer-upper
  • See also: Download software from Timex
  • A different Timex Data Link 150, working
  • Metal Univac ad sign
  • Univac ad poster
  • Cauzin Apple sampler library
  • See also: ANTIC 115 (Jan 11, 2016), Bob Brass and Peter D’Amato (Cauzin Softstrip)
  • See also: Reverse Engineering the Cauzin Softstrip
  • See also: Cauzin Softstrip media kit
• Quinn: Amiga 500 in box, it go boom?
  • Amiga 500, tastefully upgraded
  • Amiga 1200 complete, but so spendy
  • Amiga 1200 US, aggressively retrobrited
  • See also: The Future Was Here (Jimmy Maher)

Feedback/Discussion:

• @rcrpodcast on Twitter
• Vintage Computer Forum
• RCR Podcast on Facebook
• Throwback Network
• Throwback Network on Facebook

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X

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