Fork Bomb - Technology and Other Nerdy Retro Stuff: Recent Episodes
Euro Atencio and Chris Jones
Euro and Chris speculate on usually tech related things in alternate timelines, universes, and dimensions. Drop us a line at forkbombpodcast@gmail.com.
Euro and Chris went to VCF (Vintage Computer Festival) East!
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Remember Hotline? Neither did Chris, but Euro did! Then Chris discovered it and asked, "You ever hear of hotline?" Then this podcast episode happened. We hope you enjoy it!
General Hotline info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Communications
The Mobius Hotline server that Chris is running: https://github.com/jhalter/mobius
Hotline clients for MacOS 7-9 and OS X: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/hotline
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No topic! Just waffling about and having a good time. Maybe you'll enjoy hearing this and maybe you won't! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Another guest star! This time, Matt (aka wicknix) of PowerPC web browser fame and other fascinating projects. He's is probably best known at this point for providing updated builds of TenFourFox in the form of InterWebPPC. Not only is he active and helpful on the MacRumors PowerPC Forums, he was also kind enough to spend some time with us on here on the show. Thanks again, Matt, for the great conversation!
We also discuss our efforts to resurrect the venerable iChat AV to make it work with audio and video chat again!
Wicknix's Github Projects: https://github.com/wicknix?tab=repositories
Wicknix's contributions to the Macintosh Garden: https://macintoshgarden.org/author/wicknix
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On this episode we discuss Wine and CodeWeavers. Wine allows you to run Windows applications under Linux and Unix like OSes including MacOS all without emulation!
We also have another interview again! This time with James Ramey, president of CodeWeavers! CodeWeavers is the company that creates CrossOver™️, worked with Valve on implementing Steam Proton (allows you to play thousands of Windows games on Linux in Steam), and is the primary contributor to the Wine project.
Thanks, James, for your time and for fantastic and informative interview!
CodeWeavers: https://www.codeweavers.com/
Wine: https://www.winehq.org/
James Ramey: https://www.codeweavers.com/about/people/jramey/
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Another interview! This time with Sean of ActionRetro YouTube channel! It's the home of cursed Macs, insane upgrades, and old Macs running Minecraft despite being built a decade or more before the game ever came out. Give a listen and find out more!
Thanks, Sean, for your time and for fun interview!
ActionRetro: https://www.youtube.com/c/ActionRetro
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And now for something completely different! In this episode, we interview Will from the up and coming Youtube channel, RetroTechBytes! His channel has tons of high quality content covering all things retro PC related.
Thanks, Will, for your time and for the engaging interview!
RetroTechBytes: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroTechBytes
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In this episode we look at something modern for a change: Garuda Linux! Garuda is an Arch Linux based distribution. It's easy to install, rolling release, and very beautiful inside and out.
Garuda Linux: https://garudalinux.org
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We did something insane on this one. This entire episode was created on PowerPC Macs from the early 2000s. Audio chat, recording, editing, and even uploading it to PodBean. Why? Because we could!
Euro and Chris talk about the history of the PowerPC processor and their experiences using PowerPC based macs in 2021.
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Euro and Chris talk about their home labs! What is a home lab? Why have one? What do you do with them? Stay tuned and find out!
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Euro and Chris talk about something modern for a change; Pop!_OS, a slick Linux distribution by System 76!
Pop!_OS: https://pop.system76.com
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Euro and Chris talk about their adventures with PCem and 86Box, two emulators designed to emulate a wide array of retro x86 PCs.
PCEm: https://pcem-emulator.co.uk/
86Box: https://86box.github.io
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It's the Covid-19 apocalypse. Euro and Chris pass the time by talking about their retro machines!
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Fork Bomb is back and we're trying something different! We have a debate on the positive and negative aspects of automation and machine learning and what they mean for us and society.
- The Economics of Automation | What Does Our Machine Future Look Like?
- Do You Trust This Computer
- Alpha Go documentary
- The Age of A.I.
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Euro and Chris use, work and game on FreeDOS, the open source DOS compatible operating system!
FreeDOS: https://www.freedos.org/
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A new episode. Twenty five times we have talked. This time on Haiku.
https://www.haiku-os.org/
Show notes with Haiku screenshots
Interesting Haiku window management
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In this episode, Euro, Eric, and Chris look at ReactOS, and open source clone and re-implementation of Window.
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ReactOS: https://reactos.org/
Welcome to your Doom...mods! Euro and Chris look at many modified versions of Doom, the iconic first person shoot person shooter!
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The Doom mods we covered:
- 10 Sectors
- Eternal Doom
- Hell Revealed
- Doom the Way id Did
- Alien Vendetta
- Scythe
- Icarus: Alien Vanguard
- Batman Doom
- Hacx: Twitch 'n Kill
- Sonic Robo Blast 2
- Super Sonic Doom
- The Darkest Hour
- Void
- STRAIN
- Freedoom
Part 2 of our look at the history of the TRS-80 line of computers. In this episode we explore the TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo).
The 8-Bit Guy's restoration of a TRS-80 Color Computer
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In this episode we go back to the before time and the long long ago to discuss the original TRS-80 line of computers. Get ready for monochrome screens and dancing demons!
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David Murray, A.K.A, "The 8-Bit Guy", has graciously joined us for an interview! For those that haven't heard of him, he creates great content about retro computing, vintage gaming, music, cats, and a plethora of other fun and interesting things! Thank you, David!
The 8-Bit Guy YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww
The 8-Bit Guy Patreon Account: https://www.patreon.com/8BitGuy1
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What if we told you that there were other version of DOS? Well there were! Euro and Chris researched them and are back after a long break to talk about everything they learned!
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Euro and Chris research, play on, and discuss their experiences with Atari 8-bit computers!
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In this episode we discuss how prevalent open source software is and how much we wouldn't have without it.
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A special thanks to Jamie Bainbridge for suggest the topic for this episode! We discuss our favorite tech documentaries!
Show Notes:
Triumph of the Nerds
Nerds 2.0.1
Code Rush
Revolution OS
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Eric and Chris teach Euro about the little microprocessor company that could, but didn't. Transmeta had fascinating technology that could have changed CPUs as we know it but never quite took off.
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In this episode we research and experience OS/2 Warp and share what we learned.
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Euro, Eric, and Chris talk about their favorite retro video games from days of old.
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Show Notes:
Spy vs. Spy
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Command & Conquer
The Bard's Tale
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Descent
Space Quest V
Punch-Out!!
Flashback
Unreal
In this speculative episode, Euro, Eric, and Chris discuss a world where the graphical operating system never took off.
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Eric Renfro is back! We explore the history and use of the Commodore 64 and Eric tells us what it was like to actually own one.
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We made it to episode 10! In this special episode, we talk about our shared hobby of setting up and maintaining retro computers. If you want to participate in the conversation, or want to suggest future topics here's how you can contact us!
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We have Eric Renfro on as a guest again to tell us about the home automation and security system he's been building by hand.
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Chris and Euro talk about their experience learning about the Gopher, its history, and its use. Suriprisingly, it's still active and in use today!
Show notes:
The rise and fall of the Gopher protocol
The Overbite Project
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Special guest Erika Barker, Euro, and Chris talk about how they got into computing and how it got them to where they are today.
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Chris and Euro look at the history of Intel, its predecessor Fairchild Semiconductor, and the talented people behind how the microprocessor revolution got started. They also speculate on what life would be like without them.
Show Notes:
Podfather - Robert Noyce and the Rise of Silicon Valley (2009)
Fairchild Briefing on Integrated Circuits
Wikipedia - Intel
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In this episode, Euro and Chris take a dive into the history of NeXT Computer and the NeXTSTEP operating system.
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Special guest Gene McCulley join Euro and Chris in imaginging a world where Microsoft never existed. Everyone knows who Microsoft is, but you may be surprised how far their contributions truly reach.
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In this episode Euro and Chris discuss their experience with learning about the history and use of The Amiga. The Amiga was a computer from the 80s and 90s with multimedia capabilities that were about a decade ahead of its time.
Show notes:
A brief history of the Amiga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga
A long history of the Amiga https://arstechnica.com/series/history-of-the-amiga/
Amiga 500 “Hardwired” Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogi9ZrxIEqE
Amiga Demoscene Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFs5svKwp24&list=PL7C791DD55914C154
Bouncing Boing Ball Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwFbWkr71wA
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In this episode we bring on special guest Eric Renfro. Eric is the system operator (sysop) for the Decker's Heaven Bulletin Board System (BBS) and experienced BBS's when they were still popular. We discuss what things would be like today if the Internet never happened and BBS's were still in their prime.
Show notes:
A tiny bit of history: BBS's were local area text based communication systems that were popular from the late 70s to the mid 90s. They were accessible via modem. They fell out of favor when the Internet became popular but still exist today because of hobbyists that still run them.
Eric Renfro's BBS: https://bbs.deckersheaven.com
You can SyncTERM to access it. Set the connection type to telnet (no security) for the fancy ANSI art login screen or set it to SSH for security.
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Euro and Chris discuss what life would be like in an apocalyptic dystopian present where broadband never happened.
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