Paul Terrell

Floppy Days Episode 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors:   8-Bit Classics    Arcade Shopper   Hello, and welcome to episode 128 for July, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, Randy Kindig! If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that we’re in the middle of a series of episodes where we talk with Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was one of the first personal computer retail stores in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. This guy has had an amazing career and I am truly honored to be able to bring you a series of interviews with Paul for the podcast.  Paul and I will be covering his entire career, from his early beginnings, thru the Byte Shop years and his time with the nascent Apple Computer, and beyond.  The first segment (last month’s episode) was a sort of overview before Paul’s time being involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  This segment is part 1 of 2 focusing directly on Exidy and the Sorcerer.  You’ll hear how the Sorcerer came about, hear Paul’s insight into why certain design decisions were made, and what mistakes were made.  The Sorcerer was truly an early, important machine, and had impressive features for the timeframe that it came out.  If you want to hear additional information about the Sorcerer and about Exidy, there are 2 other Floppy Days Podcasts you’ll want to listen to:   Episode 17, where the Sorcerer is covered in detail -  https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20    Episode 114, which features an interview with Howell Ivy.  Howell was the principal designer of the Sorcerer and recollects his time at Exidy. -  https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-114-howell-ivy-exidy-sorcerer-and-exidy    Paul first contacted me after the interview I had with Howell Ivy and Howell’s involvement and remembrances of the Exidy Sorcerer.  He really liked Howell’s interview and wanted to add a few details and give his perspective on the Sorcerer.  As we talked further, Paul decided he would really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that. I really hope you enjoy the Paul Terrel series in general, and this episode should give you a nice perspective on his involvement with Exidy and the Sorcerer! Upcoming Shows   Vintage Computer Festival West 2023 - August 4 &amp; 5 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/    Atari Buy/Sell/Swap/Trade Event - August 5th 10am-2pm - 15 miles SE of Charlotte, NC -  https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/    ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/    Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se    Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/    VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/    Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/    Amiga38 Germany - Oct. 6-7 - Das Rote Krokodil - Kunstwerk Mönchengladbach - https://amigaevent.de/WB.html    The Interim Computer Festival - Oct. 7-8 - Seattle, WA - https://sdf.org/icf/    AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net    Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/    Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/    http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html    Facebook show schedule - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/    Paul Terrell Interview   Paul on LinkedIN -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/    Paul on Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/    Paul at WikiPedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell    Interview with Paul at NextShark - https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple    “Today in Apple history: The Byte Shop, Apple’s first retailer, opens” by Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/    “The Man Who Jump-Started Apple by Harry McCracken”, August 23, 2007, PC World -  https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html   

Floppy Days Episode 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1 Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> Sponsors: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8-Bit Classics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arcade Shopper</a> </li> </ul> Hello, and welcome to episode 128 for July, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, Randy Kindig! If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that we’re in the middle of a series of episodes where we talk with Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was one of the first personal computer retail stores in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. This guy has had an amazing career and I am truly honored to be able to bring you a series of interviews with Paul for the podcast.  Paul and I will be covering his entire career, from his early beginnings, thru the Byte Shop years and his time with the nascent Apple Computer, and beyond.  The first segment (last month’s episode) was a sort of overview before Paul’s time being involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  This segment is part 1 of 2 focusing directly on Exidy and the Sorcerer.  You’ll hear how the Sorcerer came about, hear Paul’s insight into why certain design decisions were made, and what mistakes were made.  The Sorcerer was truly an early, important machine, and had impressive features for the timeframe that it came out.  If you want to hear additional information about the Sorcerer and about Exidy, there are 2 other Floppy Days Podcasts you’ll want to listen to: <ul> <li> Episode 17, where the Sorcerer is covered in detail - <a href="https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20</a> </li> <li> Episode 114, which features an interview with Howell Ivy.  Howell was the principal designer of the Sorcerer and recollects his time at Exidy. - <a href="https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-114-howell-ivy-exidy-sorcerer-and-exidy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-114-howell-ivy-exidy-sorcerer-and-exidy</a> </li> </ul> Paul first contacted me after the interview I had with Howell Ivy and Howell’s involvement and remembrances of the Exidy Sorcerer.  He really liked Howell’s interview and wanted to add a few details and give his perspective on the Sorcerer.  As we talked further, Paul decided he would really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that. I really hope you enjoy the Paul Terrel series in general, and this episode should give you a nice perspective on his involvement with Exidy and the Sorcerer! Upcoming Shows <ul> <li> Vintage Computer Festival West 2023 - August 4 &amp; 5 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - <a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/</a> </li> <li> Atari Buy/Sell/Swap/Trade Event - August 5th 10am-2pm - 15 miles SE of Charlotte, NC - <a href="https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/</a> </li> <li> ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - <a href="https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/</a> </li> <li> Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - <a href="https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se</a> </li> <li> Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - <a href="http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> </li> <li> Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a> </li> <li> Amiga38 Germany - Oct. 6-7 - Das Rote Krokodil - Kunstwerk Mönchengladbach - <a href="https://amigaevent.de/WB.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amigaevent.de/WB.html</a> </li> <li> The Interim Computer Festival - Oct. 7-8 - Seattle, WA - <a href="https://sdf.org/icf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sdf.org/icf/</a> </li> <li> AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - <a href="https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net</a> </li> <li> Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - <a href="https://retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retrogamingexpo.com/</a> </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/</a> </li> <li> World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - <a href="http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html</a> </li> <li> Facebook show schedule - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/</a> </li> </ul> Paul Terrell Interview <ul> <li> Paul on LinkedIN - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/</a> </li> <li> Paul on Facebook -  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/</a> </li> <li> Paul at WikiPedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell</a> </li> <li> Interview with Paul at NextShark - <a href="https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple</a> </li> <li> “Today in Apple history: The Byte Shop, Apple’s first retailer, opens” by Cult of Mac - <a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/</a> </li> <li> “The Man Who Jump-Started Apple by Harry McCracken”, August 23, 2007, PC World - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 128 - Paul Terrell - Exidy Part 1

Paul Terrell Intro

Floppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell Intro Interview Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors:   8-Bit Classics    Arcade Shopper   Hello, and welcome to episode 127 for June, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, yours truly, Randy Kindig! I doubt there are few listeners who don’t know the name Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was the first personal computer retail store in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. This guy has had an amazing career and I am truly honored to be able to bring you a series of interviews with Paul for the podcast.  Paul and I will be covering his entire career, from his early beginnings, thru the Byte Shop years and his time with the nascent Apple Computer, and beyond.  This first segment is a sort of overview leading up to Paul’s time involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  You’ll hear a small bit about Bill Gates, the early Micro-soft, the Byte Shop, the early Apple, the Homebrew Computer Club, the West Coast Computer Faire and a whole lot more.  Later episodes will be focused primarily on a single topic, such as the Sorcerer, the Byte Shop, etc. Paul first contacted me after the interview I had with Howell Ivy and Howell’s involvement and remembrances of the Exidy Sorcerer.  He really liked Howell’s interview and wanted to add a few details and give his perspective on the Sorcerer.  As we talked further, Paul decided he would really really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that. I really hope you enjoy the series in general, and this short episode should give you a taste of the things to come! What I’ve Been Up To and New Acquisitions   Console5 (cap kit for Osborne) - http://www.console5.com    “The Commodore Room” YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554    Upcoming Shows   Kickstart Amiga UK Expo - July 1-2 - Nottingham, UK - https://www.amigashow.com/    KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 (in-person) - July 29–30, 2023 (virtual) - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/    Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/    Atari Buy/Sell/Swap/Trade Event - August 5th 10am-2pm - 15 miles SE of Charlotte, NC -  https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/    ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/    Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se    Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/    VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/    Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/    Amiga38 Germany - Oct. 6-7 - Das Rote Krokodil - Kunstwerk Mönchengladbach - https://amigaevent.de/WB.html    AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net    Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/    Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/    http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html    Facebook show schedule - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/    Paul Terrel Interview   Paul on LinkedIN -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/    Paul on Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/    Paul at WikiPedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell    Interview with Paul at NextShark - https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple    “Today in Apple history: The Byte Shop, Apple’s first retailer, opens” by Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/    “The Man Who Jump-Started Apple by Harry McCracken”, August 23, 2007, PC World -  https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html   

Floppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell Intro Interview Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> Sponsors: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8-Bit Classics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arcade Shopper</a> </li> </ul> Hello, and welcome to episode 127 for June, 2023 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with your host, yours truly, Randy Kindig! I doubt there are few listeners who don’t know the name Paul Terrell.  Paul has been credited with essentially jump-starting the personal computer industry in many ways, not the least of which was by buying the original Apple I computer from the just-getting-started Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and selling it in his equally-famous computer store, The Byte Shop.  This was the first personal computer retail store in existence.  Paul was also a member of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club and attended the West Coast Computer Faire.  He was involved in the development of both the Exidy Sorcerer and BYT-8 computers and he later went on to start ComputerMania Inc. which was a chain of computer stores created with the purpose of renting computers and software. This guy has had an amazing career and I am truly honored to be able to bring you a series of interviews with Paul for the podcast.  Paul and I will be covering his entire career, from his early beginnings, thru the Byte Shop years and his time with the nascent Apple Computer, and beyond.  This first segment is a sort of overview leading up to Paul’s time involved with Exidy and the Exidy Sorcerer computer.  You’ll hear a small bit about Bill Gates, the early Micro-soft, the Byte Shop, the early Apple, the Homebrew Computer Club, the West Coast Computer Faire and a whole lot more.  Later episodes will be focused primarily on a single topic, such as the Sorcerer, the Byte Shop, etc. Paul first contacted me after the interview I had with Howell Ivy and Howell’s involvement and remembrances of the Exidy Sorcerer.  He really liked Howell’s interview and wanted to add a few details and give his perspective on the Sorcerer.  As we talked further, Paul decided he would really really like to be able to talk about his incredible career in its entirety, more than just the time with Exidy, and I of course was ecstatic that he decided my humble podcast could be a good medium for that. I really hope you enjoy the series in general, and this short episode should give you a taste of the things to come! What I’ve Been Up To and New Acquisitions <ul> <li> Console5 (cap kit for Osborne) - <a href="http://www.console5.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.console5.com</a> </li> <li> “The Commodore Room” YouTube Channel - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554</a> </li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li> Kickstart Amiga UK Expo - July 1-2 - Nottingham, UK - <a href="https://www.amigashow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amigashow.com/</a> </li> <li> KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 (in-person) - July 29–30, 2023 (virtual) - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li> Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - <a href="https://gameatl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gameatl.com/</a> </li> <li> Atari Buy/Sell/Swap/Trade Event - August 5th 10am-2pm - 15 miles SE of Charlotte, NC - <a href="https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352517-atari-buysellswaptrade-event-august-5th-10am-2pm-15-miles-se-of-charlotte-nc/</a> </li> <li> ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - <a href="https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/</a> </li> <li> Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - <a href="https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se</a> </li> <li> Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - <a href="http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> </li> <li> Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a> </li> <li> Amiga38 Germany - Oct. 6-7 - Das Rote Krokodil - Kunstwerk Mönchengladbach - <a href="https://amigaevent.de/WB.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amigaevent.de/WB.html</a> </li> <li> AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - <a href="https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net</a> </li> <li> Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - <a href="https://retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retrogamingexpo.com/</a> </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/</a> </li> <li> World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - <a href="http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html</a> </li> <li> Facebook show schedule - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/</a> </li> </ul> Paul Terrel Interview <ul> <li> Paul on LinkedIN - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-terrell-2441a17/details/experience/</a> </li> <li> Paul on Facebook -  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/paul.terrell.92/</a> </li> <li> Paul at WikiPedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Terrell</a> </li> <li> Interview with Paul at NextShark - <a href="https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple</a> </li> <li> “Today in Apple history: The Byte Shop, Apple’s first retailer, opens” by Cult of Mac - <a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cultofmac.com/457420/byte-shop-opens-tiah/</a> </li> <li> “The Man Who Jump-Started Apple by Harry McCracken”, August 23, 2007, PC World - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://web.archive.org/web/20110511184229/http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/005240.html</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 127 - James Shackel Estate Haul and Paul Terrell Intro

Bob Frankston

Floppy Days 126 - Interview with Bob Frankston, Co-developer of Visicalc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Sponsors:   8-Bit Classics    Arcade Shopper   Hello, everyone!  Welcome to episode 126 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with yours truly, Randy Kindig, as the host. Everyone, and I mean everyone, listening to this podcast has surely heard of the ground-breaking application (for its time) Visicalc.  Visicalc was the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979.  It is considered the killer application for the Apple II, turning the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and then prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years later.  More than 700,000 copies were sold in six years, and up to 1 million copies over its history.   Initially developed for the Apple II computer, VisiCalc was ported to numerous platforms, both 8-bit and some of the early 16-bit systems, such as the Commodore PET, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 (TRSDOS), CP/M, MS-DOS, and even the HP Series 80. VisiCalc was later replaced in the market by Lotus 1-2-3 and eventually by Microsoft’s Excel, which is the dominant spreadsheet today.  Spreadsheets, along with word processors, and presentation tools are still today considered one of the key applications for computing. Bob Frankston, along with Dan Bricklin, are the co-inventors of VisiCalc.  This month, we have an interview with the aforementioned Bob Frankston.  Bob was kind enough to take time to talk with me about what it was like to create such a ground-breaking tool. Before doing that, I have a few new acquisitions to discuss and I’ll tell you about upcoming computer shows. New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To   Retro Innovations    Lige and the YouTube show “The Commodore Room” - https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554    Console5 (cap kits)    Upcoming Shows   The 64 bits or less Retro Gaming Festival - June 3-4 - Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon (sponsored by the Portland Retro Gaming Expo) - https://www.64bitsorless.com/    Boatfest Vintage Computer Exposition - June 23-25 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info    VCF Southwest - June 23-25 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX - http://vcfsw.org    Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA -  https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start    Kickstart Amiga UK Expo - July 1-2 - Nottingham, UK - https://www.amigashow.com/    KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 (in-person) - July 29–30, 2023 (virtual) - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/    Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/    ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/    Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se    Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/    VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/    Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/    AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net    Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/    Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/   World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/    http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html    Facebook show listings - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/    Interview   Bob’s Website - https://www.frankston.com/    New York Times article on Bricklin and Frankston joining Lotus (acquisition) -  https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/10/business/business-people-former-friendly-rivals-joining-forces-at-lotus.html    Bob interview on TwitTV - https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/4   

Floppy Days 126 - Interview with Bob Frankston, Co-developer of Visicalc Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> Sponsors: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8-Bit Classics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arcade Shopper</a> </li> </ul> Hello, everyone!  Welcome to episode 126 of the Floppy Days Podcast, with yours truly, Randy Kindig, as the host. Everyone, and I mean everyone, listening to this podcast has surely heard of the ground-breaking application (for its time) Visicalc.  Visicalc was the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979.  It is considered the killer application for the Apple II, turning the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and then prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years later.  More than 700,000 copies were sold in six years, and up to 1 million copies over its history.   Initially developed for the Apple II computer, VisiCalc was ported to numerous platforms, both 8-bit and some of the early 16-bit systems, such as the Commodore PET, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 (TRSDOS), CP/M, MS-DOS, and even the HP Series 80. VisiCalc was later replaced in the market by Lotus 1-2-3 and eventually by Microsoft’s Excel, which is the dominant spreadsheet today.  Spreadsheets, along with word processors, and presentation tools are still today considered one of the key applications for computing. Bob Frankston, along with Dan Bricklin, are the co-inventors of VisiCalc.  This month, we have an interview with the aforementioned Bob Frankston.  Bob was kind enough to take time to talk with me about what it was like to create such a ground-breaking tool. Before doing that, I have a few new acquisitions to discuss and I’ll tell you about upcoming computer shows. New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.go4retro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Retro Innovations</a> </li> <li> Lige and the YouTube show “The Commodore Room” - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@thecommodoreroom4554</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://console5.com/store/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Console5</a> (cap kits)  </li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li> The 64 bits or less Retro Gaming Festival - June 3-4 - Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon (sponsored by the Portland Retro Gaming Expo) - <a href="https://www.64bitsorless.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.64bitsorless.com/</a> </li> <li> Boatfest Vintage Computer Exposition - June 23-25 - Hurricane, WV - <a href="http://boatfest.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://boatfest.info</a> </li> <li> VCF Southwest - June 23-25 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX - <a href="http://vcfsw.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfsw.org</a> </li> <li> Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start</a> </li> <li> Kickstart Amiga UK Expo - July 1-2 - Nottingham, UK - <a href="https://www.amigashow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amigashow.com/</a> </li> <li> KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 (in-person) - July 29–30, 2023 (virtual) - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li> Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - <a href="https://gameatl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gameatl.com/</a> </li> <li> ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - <a href="https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/</a> </li> <li> Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - <a href="https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se</a> </li> <li> Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - <a href="http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> </li> <li> Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a> </li> <li> AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - <a href="https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net</a> </li> <li> Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - <a href="https://retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retrogamingexpo.com/</a> </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire - October 14, 2023 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/</a> </li> <li> World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - <a href="http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html</a> </li> <li> Facebook show listings - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/</a> </li> </ul> Interview <ul> <li> Bob’s Website - <a href="https://www.frankston.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.frankston.com/</a> </li> <li> New York Times article on Bricklin and Frankston joining Lotus (acquisition) - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/10/business/business-people-former-friendly-rivals-joining-forces-at-lotus.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/10/business/business-people-former-friendly-rivals-joining-forces-at-lotus.html</a> </li> <li> Bob interview on TwitTV - <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation/episodes/4</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 126 - Bob Frankston - VisiCalc

PJ Evans

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays  Sponsors:   8-Bit Classics    Arcade Shopper   Welcome to Floppy Days #125 for April, 2023.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently in the year 1982 for home computers.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Sinclair ZX Spectrum through all the usual topics.  This is the seventh of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, the fourth being the interview with the author of the terrific book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”, Mr. Chris Smith, the fifth covering tech specs for the Speccy with Chris, and the sixth covering the topics peripherals, using the machine, and magazines with PJ Evans, Tour Guide and Sinclair curator at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park in the U.K. The topics covered in this episode include books, software, ads, modern upgrades, emulation, buying one today, community, and Web sites.  Once again, my co-host will be PJ Evans, who did a wonderful job last episode.  This will be the final episode covering the ZX Spectrum, after setting the record in terms of number of episodes on Floppy Days about a single machine. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on any new acquisitions that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware. Before we get started I want to mention the show sponsors for Floppy Days. https://www.8bitclassics.com, run by my friend Corey Koltz, is a great place to get vintage computer items.  This includes video cables, power supplies, PC boards, cartridges, upgrades and more for a wide variety of vintage computer platforms.  In the New Acquisitions section I cover each month on this show, often one of the items I talk about has been ordered from 8-Bit Classics.  Corey has been a friend of the show for some time and I really appreciate his support of the podcast.  Check out the site… he has some great stuff. https://www.arcadeshopper.com, run by my friend Greg McGill, is another terrific site to get vintage computer items.  Greg has a wide variety of hard-to-find items for a large number of platforms.  This is another site that I do and have done a lot of shopping at and have mentioned numerous times on Floppy Days.  If anything shows out of stock, just ping Greg through the contact form and he can check whether he has or can get more of the item for you. I also wanted to mention those listeners who appreciate the show enough to donate through patreon.com.  This includes Chris Petzel, Tony Cappellini, laurens, Richard Goulstone, Josh Malone, Andy Collins, Simon McCullough, Jason Moore, Quentin Barnes.  I really appreciate you guys and it helps offset the cost of running the podcast. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To   Amiga 500 Parceiro - amiga.parceiro@outlook.com    Atari XEP80-II Case -  https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/xep80-ii-by-mytek    FD sign and shirt - http://www.vistaprint.com    book - Over the Spectrum - https://amzn.to/3AmFaSZ    ZXPand+ Case - http://www.sellmyretro.com    Upcoming Shows   Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/    The 64 bits or less Retro Gaming Festival - June 3-4 - Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon (sponsored by the PortlandRetro Gaming Expo) - https://www.64bitsorless.com/    Boatfest Vintage Computer Exposition - June 23-25 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info    VCF Southwest - June 23-25 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX - http://vcfsw.org    Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA -  https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start j   KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/    Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/    ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/    VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/    Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/    AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net    Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/    World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/    Books   books listed at World of Spectrum - https://worldofspectrum.org/archive/books    Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner by William Tang 2020 - https://amzn.to/3Ix6mn3 (Retro Reproductions)   Over the Spectrum by Philip Williams 2020 - https://amzn.to/3YFsbGu (Retro Reproductions)    Spectrum Games Bible 1982-1984 Paperback – June 11, 2008 by P Johns - https://amzn.to/3KfL0vy    ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn Paperback – November 23, 2015 by Gary Plowman  (Author) - https://amzn.to/3EgSFGk    Spectrumpedia by Alessandro Grussu (2 volumes) - https://www.alessandrogrussu.it/sp.html     Volume I (English) - https://amzn.to/3Ek9boX    Volume II (English) - https://amzn.to/3IGVwet     The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more Paperback – Illustrated, December 8, 2018 by Gary Plowman - https://amzn.to/3Klsan7    The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer Illustrated Edition by Christopher David Smith - https://amzn.to/3IwGgjU    Sinclair ZX Spectrum : A Visual Compendium -  https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/by-system/products/sinclair-zx-spectrum-a-visual-compendium    Software   archive at World of Spectrum - https://worldofspectrum.org/archive    TOSEC at archive.org by Lady Eklipse -  https://archive.org/details/zx-spectrum-tosec-set-v-2020-02-18-lady-eklipse    Top 10 games -  https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/30-best-zx-spectrum-games-594151     1. Elite – Firebird Games   2. R-Type – Electric Dreams Software   3. Chuckie Egg - A'n'F Software   4. Manic Miner - Bug-Byte Software Ltd   5. Knight Lore - Ultimate Play The Game   6. Back to Skool - Microsphere   7. Football Manager - Addictive Games Ltd   8. Lunar Jetman - Ultimate Play The Game   9. Horace Goes Skiing – Beam Software   10. Boulder Dash – Front Runner    Productivity and Education Software from Sinclair Catalog (all cassette) -  https://archive.org/details/sinclair-research/ZX%20Spectrum%20Software%20Catalog/mode/2up    Ads and Appearances   Starring the Computer - http://www.starringthecomputer.com/    Ad - http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum    Modern Upgrades   ZX-AY external stereo audio interface for all ZX Spectrum models -  https://www.bytedelight.com/?product=zx-ay-external-stereo-audio-interface-for-all-zx-spectrum-models    ZX-HD HDMI Interface -  https://www.bytedelight.com/?product=zx-hd-hdmi-interface-with-ulaplus    DIVMMC - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/sinclair/divmmcfuture.html   SpectraNet -  https://www.bytedelight.com/?product=spectranet-internet-interface-with-closed-case    Emulation   Emulator list at World of Spectrum - https://worldofspectrum.net/emulators/    Spectaculator (paid) https://www.spectaculator.com/    Fuse:    Windows -  https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-emulator/files/fuse-utils/1.4.3/fuse-utils-1.4.3-win32.zip/download    macOS - https://fuse-for-macosx.sourceforge.io/   Linux - http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/     Speccy - https://fms.komkon.org/Speccy/    Eighty One - https://www.aptanet.org/eightyone/    Retro Virtual Machine (RVM) - https://www.retrovirtualmachine.org/    ZEsarUX - https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/    ZX Spectrum 4 Android - https://www.zxspectrum4.net/android/    QAOP (browser-based) - http://torinak.com/qaop   JSSpeccy (browser-based) - https://jsspeccy.zxdemo.org/    Community   Facebook    Spectrum Forever - https://www.facebook.com/groups/491247224287188    Spectrum for Everyone - https://www.facebook.com/groups/400461880300289    World of Spectrum - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1571053279836005    ZX Spectrum - https://www.facebook.com/groups/164156683632183     Twitter    ZX Spectrum Code Club - https://twitter.com/zxspectrum_club     Mastodon    Sinclair ZX Spectrum Bot - https://oldbytes.space/@zxspectrumbot@mastodon.cloud    Spectrum User - https://oldbytes.space/@spectrumuser@toot.wales     Forums    AtariAge - https://www.atariage.com    https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/    https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/forums/index.php    https://www.sinclairzxworld.com/viewforum.php     Podcasts    Our Sinclair: A ZX Spectrum Podcast by Amigos Retro Gaming -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-sinclair-a-zx-spectrum-podcast/id1454120857     Reddit    https://www.reddit.com/r/zxspectrum/     Web Sites   Byte Delight shop -  https://www.bytedelight.com    The Future Was 8bit shop - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/    Power supplies for Spectrum machines at Retro Games Supply - https://en.retrogamesupply.com/collections/other    Dr. Steve Vickers at YouTube - https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~sjv/    “The first ZX Spectrum prototype laid bare” article about John Grant -  https://www.theregister.com/2019/03/05/the_first_zx_spectrum_prototype_laid_bare/    The official world archive for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum - https://worldofspectrum.org/    The Spectrum Show by Paul Jenkinson - https://m.youtube.com/user/BuckingTheTrend2008    The MagPi - https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/issues/67   Interview with Steve Vickers &amp; Richard Altwasser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLnuY3EKnWE    References   Retro 8-bit Computers - http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/    Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum    Old-Computers.com museum - https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp   https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/  

Floppy Days 125 - ZX Spectrum Part 7 With PJ Evans

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays  Sponsors:   8-Bit Classics    Arcade Shopper   Welcome to Floppy Days #124 for March, 2023.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  This is the sixth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, the fourth being the interview with the author of the terrific book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”, Mr. Chris Smith, and the sixth covering tech specs for the Speccy with Chris. The topics covered in this episode include peripherals, using the machine, and magazines.  Next episode we will complete the ZX Spectrum coverage, by talking about books, software, ads, modern upgrades, emulation, buying one today, community, and Web sites. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on any new acquisitions that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. Before we get started I want to mention that I now have some show sponsors for Floppy Days. https://www.8bitclassics.com, run by my friend Corey Koltz, is a great place to get vintage computer items.  This includes video cables, power supplies, PC boards, cartridges, upgrades and more for a wide variety of vintage computer platforms.  In the New Acquisitions section I cover each month on this show, often one of the items I talk about has been ordered from 8-Bit Classics.  Corey has been a friend of the show for some time and I really appreciate his support of the podcast.  Check out the site… he has some great stuff. https://www.arcadeshopper.com, run by my friend Greg McGill, is another terrific site to get vintage computer items.  Greg has a wide variety of hard-to-find items for a large number of platforms.  This is another site that I do and have done a lot of shopping at and have mentioned numerous times on Floppy Days.  If anything shows out of stock, just ping Greg through the contact form and he can check whether he has or can get more of the item for you. I also wanted to mention those listeners who appreciate the show enough to donate through patreon.com.  This includes Chris Petzel, Tony Cappellini, laurens, Richard Goulstone, Josh Malone, Andy Collins, Simon McCullough, Jason Moore, Quentin Barnes.  I really appreciate you guys and it helps offset the cost of running the podcast. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To   Amiga 1000 - amiga.parceiro@outlook.com    Commodore SX-64 repair video by The Commodore Room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flsn_FD2zpA    Upcoming Shows   Midwest Gaming Classic - March 31-April 2 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/    VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/    The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 15-16, 2023 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start    31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/    Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/    The 64 bits or less Retro Gaming Festival - June 3-4 - Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon (sponsored by the PortlandRetro Gaming Expo) - https://www.64bitsorless.com/    Boatfest Vintage Computer Exposition - June 23-25 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info    VCF Southwest - June 23-25 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX - http://vcfsw.org    Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA -  https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start j   KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/    Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/    ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/    VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/    Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - http://www.tandyassembly.com/    AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net    Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/    World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/    Feedback   Claus, webmaster at www.mtxworld.dk    Using the Machine   http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum    Popular Magazines/Newsletters   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ZX_Spectrum_magazines    https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp   Crash    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)    Modern Crash - https://fusionretrobooks.com/collections/crash-magazine    articles for Crash written by Paul Evans -  https://www.google.com/search?domains=www.crashonline.org.uk&amp;sitesearch=www.crashonline.org.uk&amp;q=paul%20evans     Your Sinclair     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Sinclair    Current blog - https://www.ys3.org/     Sinclair User    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_User     https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine?&amp;sort=-week&amp;page=2     Spectrofon    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrofon     Sinclair Programs    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Programs     https://archive.org/search?query=Sinclair+Programs&amp;and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22     ZX Magazin    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Magaz%C3%ADn     References   Retro 8-bit Computers - http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/    Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum    Old-Computers.com museum - https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp    https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/   

Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays </a> Sponsors: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8-Bit Classics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arcade Shopper</a> </li> </ul> Welcome to Floppy Days #124 for March, 2023.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  This is the sixth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, the fourth being the interview with the author of the terrific book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”, Mr. Chris Smith, and the sixth covering tech specs for the Speccy with Chris. The topics covered in this episode include peripherals, using the machine, and magazines.  Next episode we will complete the ZX Spectrum coverage, by talking about books, software, ads, modern upgrades, emulation, buying one today, community, and Web sites. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on any new acquisitions that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. Before we get started I want to mention that I now have some show sponsors for Floppy Days. <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.8bitclassics.com</a>, run by my friend Corey Koltz, is a great place to get vintage computer items.  This includes video cables, power supplies, PC boards, cartridges, upgrades and more for a wide variety of vintage computer platforms.  In the New Acquisitions section I cover each month on this show, often one of the items I talk about has been ordered from 8-Bit Classics.  Corey has been a friend of the show for some time and I really appreciate his support of the podcast.  Check out the site… he has some great stuff. <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.arcadeshopper.com</a>, run by my friend Greg McGill, is another terrific site to get vintage computer items.  Greg has a wide variety of hard-to-find items for a large number of platforms.  This is another site that I do and have done a lot of shopping at and have mentioned numerous times on Floppy Days.  If anything shows out of stock, just ping Greg through the contact form and he can check whether he has or can get more of the item for you. I also wanted to mention those listeners who appreciate the show enough to donate through <a href="http://patreon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com</a>.  This includes Chris Petzel, Tony Cappellini, laurens, Richard Goulstone, Josh Malone, Andy Collins, Simon McCullough, Jason Moore, Quentin Barnes.  I really appreciate you guys and it helps offset the cost of running the podcast. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li> Amiga 1000 - <a href="mailto:amiga.parceiro@outlook.com">amiga.parceiro@outlook.com</a> </li> <li> Commodore SX-64 repair video by The Commodore Room - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flsn_FD2zpA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flsn_FD2zpA</a> </li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li> Midwest Gaming Classic - March 31-April 2 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - <a href="https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/</a> </li> <li> VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - <a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/</a> </li> <li> The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 15-16, 2023 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start</a> </li> <li> 31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - <a href="https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/</a> </li> <li> Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - <a href="https://indyclassic.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://indyclassic.org/</a> </li> <li> The 64 bits or less Retro Gaming Festival - June 3-4 - Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis, Oregon (sponsored by the PortlandRetro Gaming Expo) - <a href="https://www.64bitsorless.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.64bitsorless.com/</a> </li> <li> Boatfest Vintage Computer Exposition - June 23-25 - Hurricane, WV - <a href="http://boatfest.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://boatfest.info</a> </li> <li> VCF Southwest - June 23-25 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX - <a href="http://vcfsw.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfsw.org</a> </li> <li> Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start</a> j </li> <li> KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li> Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - <a href="https://gameatl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gameatl.com/</a> </li> <li> ZZAP! Live 2023 - August 12 - The Holiday Inn, Kenilworth, CV8 1ED - <a href="https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fusionretroevents.co.uk/category/zzap-live/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> </li> <li> Tandy Assembly - Sep. 29-Oct. 1 - Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield, Ohio - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a> </li> <li> AmiWest - October 14-15 - Sacramento, CA - <a href="https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retro.directory/browse/events/4/AmiWest.net</a> </li> <li> Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - <a href="https://retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retrogamingexpo.com/</a> </li> <li> World of Commodore - Dec. 2-3, 2023 - Admiral Inn Mississauga, Mississauga, ON - <a href="http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.worldofcommodore.ca/</a> </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li> Claus, webmaster at <a href="http://www.mtxworld.dk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mtxworld.dk</a> </li> </ul> Using the Machine <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum</a> </li> </ul> Popular Magazines/Newsletters <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ZX_Spectrum_magazines" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ZX_Spectrum_magazines</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp</a> </li> <li> Crash </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(magazine)</a> </li> <li> Modern Crash - <a href="https://fusionretrobooks.com/collections/crash-magazine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fusionretrobooks.com/collections/crash-magazine</a> </li> <li> articles for Crash written by Paul Evans - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?domains=www.crashonline.org.uk&amp;sitesearch=www.crashonline.org.uk&amp;q=paul%20evans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.google.com/search?domains=www.crashonline.org.uk&amp;sitesearch=www.crashonline.org.uk&amp;q=paul%20evans</a> </li> </ul> <li> Your Sinclair  </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Sinclair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Sinclair</a> </li> <li> Current blog - <a href="https://www.ys3.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ys3.org/</a> </li> </ul> <li> Sinclair User </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_User" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_User</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine?&amp;sort=-week&amp;page=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine?&amp;sort=-week&amp;page=2</a> </li> </ul> <li> Spectrofon </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrofon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrofon</a> </li> </ul> <li> Sinclair Programs </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Programs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Programs</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://archive.org/search?query=Sinclair+Programs&amp;and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/search?query=Sinclair+Programs&amp;and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22</a> </li> </ul> <li> ZX Magazin </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Magaz%C3%ADn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Magaz%C3%ADn</a> </li> </ul> </ul> References <ul> <li> Retro 8-bit Computers - <a href="http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.retro8bitcomputers.co.uk/</a> </li> <li> Wikipedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://Old-Computers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Old-Computers.com</a> museum - <a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.old-computers.com/museum/default.asp</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 124 - ZX Spectrum Part 6 with PJ Evans

Floppy Days 123 - Amiga 1000, Parceiro and Podcast Tenth Anniversary! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays  Sponsors:   8-Bit Classics    Arcade Shopper   Welcome to episode 123 of Floppy Days for February, 2023, where classic computers are all the rage and we lovingly take you back to the days when computers were simpler and we were younger. This is a special show for me, because this month (Feb. 17 was the publish date) marks the 10th anniversary of publishing this podcast!  Man, oh, man, where has the time gone?!  This podcast itself has become vintage, depending on your definition of vintage. My original intent was to continue the coverage of the ZX Spectrum this month, but my special co-host for that show was unable to record this month.  I decided this was the perfect opportunity to have a special show to in some way commemorate the 10-year anniversary. My co-host and I have scheduled the recording for the Spectrum show for early March, so I’ll publish that as early in March as I can.  In the meantime, for this show I wanted to talk about how the show has changed and grown over the years and what my plans are for the future. I apologize for not having one of my two typical formats (machine coverage or interview)  for this show.  Not to worry though, I’ve got what I think is an interesting story around my recent work to test and set up some Amiga 1000s that have come my way; including some information about a great upgrade for the A1000 called Parceiro II. I do also want to mention that I now have some show sponsors for Floppy Days. https://www.8bitclassics.com, run by my friend Corey Koltz, is a great place to get vintage computer items.  This includes video cables, power supplies, PC boards, cartridges, upgrades and more for a wide variety of vintage computer platforms.  In the New Acquisitions section I cover each month on this show, often one of the items I talk about has been ordered from 8-Bit Classics.  Corey has been a friend of the show for some time and I really appreciate his support of the podcast.  Check out the site… he has some great stuff. https://www.arcadeshopper.com, run by my friend Greg McGill, is another terrific site to get vintage computer items.  Greg has a wide variety of hard-to-find items for a large number of platforms.  This is another site that I do and have done a lot of shopping at and have mentioned numerous times on Floppy Days.  If anything shows out of stock, just ping Greg through the contact form and he can check whether he has or can get more of the item for you. I also wanted to mention those listeners who appreciate the show enough to donate through patreon.com.  This includes Chris Petzel, Tony Cappellini, laurens, Richard Goulstone, Josh Malone, Andy Collins, Simon McCullough, Jason Moore, Quentin Barnes.  I really appreciate you guys and it helps offset the cost of running the podcast. On a sad note, one other thing I wanted to talk about was the passing of a good friend in the community, James Shackel (aka Airshack).  James passed from this earth in January of this year due to illness, and it was a shock to me to realize I would no longer have James to talk to.  James came from the TI community, but was interested in a lot of the vintage machines.  Over the years, I traded a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A to him for a TIPI network card for the TI99 and James sent me things numerous times, such as books or software.  Most recently, just 3 months ago, I traded a Commodore 128 to him for an Atari 1200XL he had.  He also had been a patreon donator for Floppy Days for some time.   He pinged me all the time to discuss ANTIC or Floppy Days or just to let me know about some new vintage computer thing he came across.  I saw James at Tandy Assembly in October last year, just the second time I had ever seen him in person, but he never told me he was ill. James had a singular sense of humor and I will miss it, and him, very much.  It reminds me that we need to appreciate the people around us while we can, as we don’t know how long they will be around.  James, I will truly miss you.  Ok, let’s get on with the show.  I hope you find something interesting out of this episode.  Here’s to 10 more years of Floppy Days! Intro   James Shackel passed away -  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/james-shackel-obituary?id=39585348    New Acquisitions   computer trading cards - https://www.8bitkick.cc/home-computers.html    Yamaha MSX AX-150 Computer - https://www.msx.org/wiki/Sakhr_AX-150    memory mapper + SD card interface -  Arcade Shopper    Amiga 1000 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000    Parceiro II by David Dunklee:     https://bytecellar.com/2021/12/13/parceiro-an-extraordinary-upgrade-for-amiga-1000-users/    amiga.parceiro@outlook.com to order one    Upcoming Shows   Midwest Gaming Classic - March 31-April 2 - The Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/    VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/    The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 15-16, 2023 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start    31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/    Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/    Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA -  https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start    KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/    Southern Fried Gaming Expo - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/    Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/    http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html    10th Anniversary Special Content   OldComputers.net timeline - http://oldcomputers.net   

Floppy Days 123 - Amiga 1000, Parceiro and Podcast Tenth Anniversary! Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> Sponsors: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">8-Bit Classics</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arcade Shopper</a> </li> </ul> Welcome to episode 123 of Floppy Days for February, 2023, where classic computers are all the rage and we lovingly take you back to the days when computers were simpler and we were younger. This is a special show for me, because this month (Feb. 17 was the publish date) marks the 10th anniversary of publishing this podcast!  Man, oh, man, where has the time gone?!  This podcast itself has become vintage, depending on your definition of vintage. My original intent was to continue the coverage of the ZX Spectrum this month, but my special co-host for that show was unable to record this month.  I decided this was the perfect opportunity to have a special show to in some way commemorate the 10-year anniversary. My co-host and I have scheduled the recording for the Spectrum show for early March, so I’ll publish that as early in March as I can.  In the meantime, for this show I wanted to talk about how the show has changed and grown over the years and what my plans are for the future. I apologize for not having one of my two typical formats (machine coverage or interview)  for this show.  Not to worry though, I’ve got what I think is an interesting story around my recent work to test and set up some Amiga 1000s that have come my way; including some information about a great upgrade for the A1000 called Parceiro II. I do also want to mention that I now have some show sponsors for Floppy Days. <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/?ref=Floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.8bitclassics.com</a>, run by my friend Corey Koltz, is a great place to get vintage computer items.  This includes video cables, power supplies, PC boards, cartridges, upgrades and more for a wide variety of vintage computer platforms.  In the New Acquisitions section I cover each month on this show, often one of the items I talk about has been ordered from 8-Bit Classics.  Corey has been a friend of the show for some time and I really appreciate his support of the podcast.  Check out the site… he has some great stuff. <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.arcadeshopper.com</a>, run by my friend Greg McGill, is another terrific site to get vintage computer items.  Greg has a wide variety of hard-to-find items for a large number of platforms.  This is another site that I do and have done a lot of shopping at and have mentioned numerous times on Floppy Days.  If anything shows out of stock, just ping Greg through the contact form and he can check whether he has or can get more of the item for you. I also wanted to mention those listeners who appreciate the show enough to donate through <a href="http://patreon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com</a>.  This includes Chris Petzel, Tony Cappellini, laurens, Richard Goulstone, Josh Malone, Andy Collins, Simon McCullough, Jason Moore, Quentin Barnes.  I really appreciate you guys and it helps offset the cost of running the podcast. On a sad note, one other thing I wanted to talk about was the passing of a good friend in the community, James Shackel (aka Airshack).  James passed from this earth in January of this year due to illness, and it was a shock to me to realize I would no longer have James to talk to.  James came from the TI community, but was interested in a lot of the vintage machines.  Over the years, I traded a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2A to him for a TIPI network card for the TI99 and James sent me things numerous times, such as books or software.  Most recently, just 3 months ago, I traded a Commodore 128 to him for an Atari 1200XL he had.  He also had been a patreon donator for Floppy Days for some time.   He pinged me all the time to discuss ANTIC or Floppy Days or just to let me know about some new vintage computer thing he came across.  I saw James at Tandy Assembly in October last year, just the second time I had ever seen him in person, but he never told me he was ill. James had a singular sense of humor and I will miss it, and him, very much.  It reminds me that we need to appreciate the people around us while we can, as we don’t know how long they will be around.  James, I will truly miss you.  Ok, let’s get on with the show.  I hope you find something interesting out of this episode.  Here’s to 10 more years of Floppy Days! Intro <ul> <li> James Shackel passed away - <a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/james-shackel-obituary?id=39585348" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/james-shackel-obituary?id=39585348</a> </li> </ul> New Acquisitions <ul> <li> computer trading cards - <a href="https://www.8bitkick.cc/home-computers.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.8bitkick.cc/home-computers.html</a> </li> <li> Yamaha MSX AX-150 Computer - <a href="https://www.msx.org/wiki/Sakhr_AX-150" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.msx.org/wiki/Sakhr_AX-150</a> </li> <li> memory mapper + SD card interface - <a href="https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/store/#!/MSX-SD-memory-mapper-and-512k-ram/p/130300531" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Arcade Shopper</a> </li> <li> Amiga 1000 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000</a> </li> <li> Parceiro II by David Dunklee: </li> <ul> <li> <a href="https://bytecellar.com/2021/12/13/parceiro-an-extraordinary-upgrade-for-amiga-1000-users/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://bytecellar.com/2021/12/13/parceiro-an-extraordinary-upgrade-for-amiga-1000-users/</a> </li> <li> <a href="mailto:amiga.parceiro@outlook.com">amiga.parceiro@outlook.com</a> to order one </li> </ul> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li> Midwest Gaming Classic - March 31-April 2 - The Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - <a href="https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/</a> </li> <li> VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - <a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/</a> </li> <li> The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 15-16, 2023 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start</a> </li> <li> 31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - <a href="https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/</a> </li> <li> Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - <a href="https://indyclassic.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://indyclassic.org/</a> </li> <li> Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start</a> </li> <li> KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li> Southern Fried Gaming Expo - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - <a href="https://gameatl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gameatl.com/</a> </li> <li> Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - <a href="https://retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retrogamingexpo.com/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html</a> </li> </ul> 10th Anniversary Special Content <ul> <li> <a href="http://OldComputers.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OldComputers.net</a> timeline - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 123 - Amiga 1000, Parceiro, and Podcast Tenth Anniversary!

NEC TREK PC-6001, Part II Please donate at: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays.  Welcome to Floppy Days #122 for January, 2023.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  As regular listeners will know, we’ve been covering the ZX Spectrum and the myriad of information about that machine.  While we still have more information to cover, such as emulation, Web sites, and a lot more, we are currently taking a tiny step back to pick up coverage of a machine that I recently acquired and wanted to talk about, but which came out in very late 1981.  That machine is the Nippon Electric Company (NEC) PC-6001 and its US variation, the PC-6001A, or NEC-TREK.  It actually was released in November, 1981 in Japan.  Thus, you can see that this is really a very tiny detour to go back and pick up this machine.  It’s one I didn’t know about, honestly, and when I acquired a very clean, boxed version in the Great Barn Find of 2022, not only did I decide to keep the machine but also to cover it on Floppy Days.  I hope you can forgive me this minor detour off the path of covering the machines in the approx. order they were released.  I think you’ll find this machine interesting, as I did, and enjoy hearing about it. This is the second episode of a 2-part arc on this machine, due to the amount of material we were able to pull together and length of time it took to go through it.  Last episode we covered history and tech specs (as well as a brief interview with my co-host), and this month we will cover the remaining usual topics. With me this month again to provide the co-hosting duties will be Carlos Camacho.  Carlos lived in Japan for a while and has a great perspective on this line of computers, as well as a lot of experience and knowledge around Japanese computers in general, which I think you’ll find interesting.  The research he did on the PC-6000 line a few years ago was a tremendous help in pulling together information for this show.  At the end of the day, if you have an interest in acquiring anything for this platform, you’ll need the information that Carlos provides on how to navigate the Japanese vintage computer market.  I know I learned a ton from Carlos. Very soon we’ll return to ZX Spectrum coverage. As usual, I will also talk a bit about a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. I hope you enjoy the show! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions  IBM PC5140 Display Adapter - http://ohlandl.ipv7.net/5140/5140.html#CRT_Display  Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner by William Tang - https://amzn.to/3Y1p8rq  C128D JiffyDOS -  https://store.go4retro.com/jiffydos-kernal-rom-overlay-ic/  Atari Fast BASIC - https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic   Upcoming Computer Shows  VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ -  https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/  The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 15-16, 2023 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA -  https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start  31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/  Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/  Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA -  https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start j KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - https://www.kansasfest.org/  Southern Fried Gaming Expo - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center - https://retrogamingexpo.com/   Feedback  Khalid Yousif  NEC PC-6001 MkII SR FM synth music capability - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVq8MHoybA  Khalid’s website to document and archive findings on the Iraqi Warkaas - https://warkaa.org/   YouTube Playlist by Todd Geiger -  Computers - In Their Own Words  Byte High No Limit Podcast - https://sunspotstories.podbean.com/   Popular Magazines/Newsletters   PC-6000, 6600 information magazine SAVE, produced by Hokuten (owner of pc-6001.net) - http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/save/index.html  Oh, PC! - all NEC models -  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Issue_of_Oh!PC.jpg  I/O Magazine - https://archive.org/details/iomagazine  PIO Magazine - https://archive.org/details/PioVol.1   Books  PC-6000,6600 related book list -  http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/syoseki/index.html  Amazon Japan - to get books in Japanese   Software  TOSEC: NEC PC 6001 (archive.org) -  https://archive.org/details/NEC_PC_6001_TOSEC_2012_04_23  Software Compilation Neo Kobe - NEC PC-6001 (archive.org) -  https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-6001_2016-02-25   Ads and Appearances  https://oldcomputers.net/nec-pc-6001.html  video ad - (Japanese with English subtitles)    https://archive.org/details/necpapikonpc6001acomputercommercial1981subsvtcdvplemfm  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCdVPlemFM    Emulators   https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/12241/how-do-i-use-nec-pc-6001-p6-or-cas-files  PC6001V - http://papicom.net/p6v/  PC6001VW - http://p6ers.net/bernie/develop/pc6001vw3.html  iP6 and iP6 Plus  Windy’s Room - http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~windy/index.html  iP6 home page - http://www.retropc.net/isio/ip6/   VNECTREK - October 27, 2009 in the Wayback Machine -  https://web.archive.org/web/20091027114600/http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/  MAME/MESS - https://www.mamedev.org/   Buying One Today  freight forwarding companies   buyee  zenmarket   Jauce    Community  Facebook - Japanese Vintage Computer Users -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/japanesevintagecomputers  Forums  AtariAge -  https://forums.atariage.com/forum/116-classic-computing-discussion/  VC Federation - https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?forums/other/  PC-6000,6600 information bulletin board at pc-6001.net - http://www.pc-6001.net/cgi/p6bbs/imgbbs.cgi   Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/pc6001/   Current Web Sites  Purchasing today at The Beep Shop - https://www.beep-shop.com/list/pc60_c.html  Write-up of the PC-6001 at the  1982 Consumer Electronics Show in the May, 1982 Byte Magazine (archive.org) Write-up of the PC-6001 in the March, 1983 Byte Magazine (archive.org)  https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-03-rescan/page/n503/mode/2up?view=theater&amp;q=6000  NEC PC-6001 search at archive.org -  https://archive.org/search.php?query=nec+pc-6001&amp;sin=  Obscure Systems Showcase: 10 Games For The NEC PC6001 by Sharopolis (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREmdyXXLhE  The PC-6001: NEC's home challenger by Re:Enthused  (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYfC3YwvGLA  PC-6001 series portal site - http://p6ers.net/  some PC-6001 software (WAV for real machine and .P6 for emulator) - http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/  iP6 information and links at retropc.net - http://www.retropc.net/isio/2ndindex.html  PC-6001 World - http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/index.html  http://vector.co.jp  - download site   References  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-6000_series  NEC Retro - https://necretro.org/   https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=177&amp;st=1  GiantBomb.com - https://www.giantbomb.com/nec-pc-6001/3045-115/  OldComputers.net - https://oldcomputers.net/nec-pc-6001.html  https://www.wikiwand.com/en/PC-6000_series   https://forums.atariage.com/topic/233915-i-now-own-and-am-baffled-by-a-japanese-nec-pc-6001/   Co-host  The Color Computer Store - https://twitter.com/trs80cocostore, @TRS80CocoStore, https://www.ebay.com/usr/colorcomputerstore 

NEC TREK PC-6001, Part II Please donate at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a>.  Welcome to Floppy Days #122 for January, 2023.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  As regular listeners will know, we’ve been covering the ZX Spectrum and the myriad of information about that machine.  While we still have more information to cover, such as emulation, Web sites, and a lot more, we are currently taking a tiny step back to pick up coverage of a machine that I recently acquired and wanted to talk about, but which came out in very late 1981.  That machine is the Nippon Electric Company (NEC) PC-6001 and its US variation, the PC-6001A, or NEC-TREK.  It actually was released in November, 1981 in Japan.  Thus, you can see that this is really a very tiny detour to go back and pick up this machine.  It’s one I didn’t know about, honestly, and when I acquired a very clean, boxed version in the Great Barn Find of 2022, not only did I decide to keep the machine but also to cover it on Floppy Days.  I hope you can forgive me this minor detour off the path of covering the machines in the approx. order they were released.  I think you’ll find this machine interesting, as I did, and enjoy hearing about it. This is the second episode of a 2-part arc on this machine, due to the amount of material we were able to pull together and length of time it took to go through it.  Last episode we covered history and tech specs (as well as a brief interview with my co-host), and this month we will cover the remaining usual topics. With me this month again to provide the co-hosting duties will be Carlos Camacho.  Carlos lived in Japan for a while and has a great perspective on this line of computers, as well as a lot of experience and knowledge around Japanese computers in general, which I think you’ll find interesting.  The research he did on the PC-6000 line a few years ago was a tremendous help in pulling together information for this show.  At the end of the day, if you have an interest in acquiring anything for this platform, you’ll need the information that Carlos provides on how to navigate the Japanese vintage computer market.  I know I learned a ton from Carlos. Very soon we’ll return to ZX Spectrum coverage. As usual, I will also talk a bit about a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. I hope you enjoy the show! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li>IBM PC5140 Display Adapter - <a href="http://ohlandl.ipv7.net/5140/5140.html#CRT_Display" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ohlandl.ipv7.net/5140/5140.html#CRT_Display</a> </li> <li>Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner by William Tang - <a href="https://amzn.to/3Y1p8rq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3Y1p8rq</a> </li> <li>C128D JiffyDOS - <a href="https://store.go4retro.com/jiffydos-kernal-rom-overlay-ic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://store.go4retro.com/jiffydos-kernal-rom-overlay-ic/</a> </li> <li>Atari Fast BASIC - <a href="https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic</a> </li> </ul> Upcoming Computer Shows <ul> <li>VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - <a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/</a> </li> <li>The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 15-16, 2023 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start</a> </li> <li>31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - <a href="https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/</a> </li> <li>Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 29 &amp; 30 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - <a href="https://indyclassic.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://indyclassic.org/</a> </li> <li>Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 24-25 - “Interim” Computer Museum, Seattle, WA - <a href="https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start</a> j</li> <li>KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 18-23, 2023 - Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li>Southern Fried Gaming Expo - July 28-30 2023 - Atlanta, GA - <a href="https://gameatl.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gameatl.com/</a> </li> <li>Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center - <a href="https://retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retrogamingexpo.com/</a> </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>Khalid Yousif</li> <ul> <li>NEC PC-6001 MkII SR FM synth music capability - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVq8MHoybA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvVq8MHoybA</a> </li> <li>Khalid’s website to document and archive findings on the Iraqi Warkaas - <a href="https://warkaa.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://warkaa.org/</a> </li> </ul> <li>YouTube Playlist by Todd Geiger - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhCrPMt-yJFAUYkA3sKCr8Yy7ZDGi8S--" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Computers - In Their Own Words</a> </li> <li>Byte High No Limit Podcast - <a href="https://sunspotstories.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sunspotstories.podbean.com/</a> </li> </ul> Popular Magazines/Newsletters  <ul> <li>PC-6000, 6600 information magazine SAVE, produced by Hokuten (owner of <a href="http://pc-6001.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pc-6001.net</a>) - <a href="http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/save/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/save/index.html</a> </li> <li>Oh, PC! - all NEC models - <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Issue_of_Oh!PC.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Issue_of_Oh!PC.jpg</a> </li> <li>I/O Magazine - <a href="https://archive.org/details/iomagazine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/iomagazine</a> </li> <li>PIO Magazine - <a href="https://archive.org/details/PioVol.1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/PioVol.1</a> </li> </ul> Books <ul> <li>PC-6000,6600 related book list -  <a href="http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/syoseki/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/syoseki/index.html</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Japan</a> - to get books in Japanese </li> </ul> Software <ul> <li>TOSEC: NEC PC 6001 (<a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archive.org</a>) - <a href="https://archive.org/details/NEC_PC_6001_TOSEC_2012_04_23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/NEC_PC_6001_TOSEC_2012_04_23</a> </li> <li>Software Compilation Neo Kobe - NEC PC-6001 (<a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archive.org</a>) - <a href="https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-6001_2016-02-25" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/Neo_Kobe_NEC_PC-6001_2016-02-25</a> </li> </ul> Ads and Appearances <ul> <li><a href="https://oldcomputers.net/nec-pc-6001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://oldcomputers.net/nec-pc-6001.html</a> </li> <li>video ad - (Japanese with English subtitles) </li> <ul> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/necpapikonpc6001acomputercommercial1981subsvtcdvplemfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/necpapikonpc6001acomputercommercial1981subsvtcdvplemfm</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCdVPlemFM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTCdVPlemFM</a> </li> </ul> </ul> Emulators <ul> <li><a href="https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/12241/how-do-i-use-nec-pc-6001-p6-or-cas-files" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions/12241/how-do-i-use-nec-pc-6001-p6-or-cas-files</a> </li> <li>PC6001V - <a href="http://papicom.net/p6v/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://papicom.net/p6v/</a> </li> <li>PC6001VW - <a href="http://p6ers.net/bernie/develop/pc6001vw3.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://p6ers.net/bernie/develop/pc6001vw3.html</a> </li> <li>iP6 and iP6 Plus</li> <ul> <li>Windy’s Room - <a href="http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~windy/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~windy/index.html</a> </li> <li>iP6 home page - <a href="http://www.retropc.net/isio/ip6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.retropc.net/isio/ip6/</a> </li> </ul> <li>VNECTREK - October 27, 2009 in the Wayback Machine - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091027114600/http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://web.archive.org/web/20091027114600/http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/</a> </li> <li>MAME/MESS - <a href="https://www.mamedev.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mamedev.org/</a> </li> </ul> Buying One Today <ul> <li>freight forwarding companies</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://media.buyee.jp/guide/buyee04/en/?lang=en?mrc1=listing&amp;mrc2=Google&amp;mrc3=US00001en-00001_Buyee-Brand-en&amp;rc=US00001en-00001_Google_listing&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAqt-dBhBcEiwATw-ggLedSX_DEVun8AxpEfCU4Zh2R64eTn_YMrTKoJtFDE_lFa4qRbDjyxoCmMUQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> buyee</a> </li> <li><a href="https://zenmarket.jp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">zenmarket</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.jauce.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAqt-dBhBcEiwATw-ggP_cIzFCk0eNd1re2y3K1ybOhBl61rpT57Bu5-2vVgL7dmN9QHxOZxoCsf0QAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Jauce</a> </li> </ul> </ul> Community <ul> <li>Facebook - Japanese Vintage Computer Users - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/japanesevintagecomputers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/groups/japanesevintagecomputers</a> </li> <li>Forums</li> <ul> <li>AtariAge - <a href="https://forums.atariage.com/forum/116-classic-computing-discussion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://forums.atariage.com/forum/116-classic-computing-discussion/</a> </li> <li>VC Federation - <a href="https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?forums/other/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?forums/other/</a> </li> <li>PC-6000,6600 information bulletin board at <a href="http://pc-6001.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pc-6001.net</a> - <a href="http://www.pc-6001.net/cgi/p6bbs/imgbbs.cgi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pc-6001.net/cgi/p6bbs/imgbbs.cgi</a> </li> </ul> <li>Reddit - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/pc6001/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/pc6001/</a> </li> </ul> Current Web Sites <ul> <li>Purchasing today at The Beep Shop - <a href="https://www.beep-shop.com/list/pc60_c.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.beep-shop.com/list/pc60_c.html</a> </li> <li>Write-up of the PC-6001 at the <a href="https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1982-05-rescan/1982_05_BYTE_07-05_Japanese_Computers#page/n109/mode/2up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 1982 Consumer Electronics Show</a> in the May, 1982 Byte Magazine (<a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archive.org</a>)</li> <li>Write-up of the PC-6001 in the March, 1983 Byte Magazine (<a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archive.org</a>) <a href="https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-03-rescan/page/n503/mode/2up?view=theater&amp;q=6000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-03-rescan/page/n503/mode/2up?view=theater&amp;q=6000</a> </li> <li>NEC PC-6001 search at <a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archive.org</a> - <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=nec+pc-6001&amp;sin=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://archive.org/search.php?query=nec+pc-6001&amp;sin=</a> </li> <li>Obscure Systems Showcase: 10 Games For The NEC PC6001 by Sharopolis (YouTube) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREmdyXXLhE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREmdyXXLhE</a> </li> <li>The PC-6001: NEC's home challenger by Re:Enthused  (YouTube) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYfC3YwvGLA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYfC3YwvGLA</a> </li> <li>PC-6001 series portal site - <a href="http://p6ers.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://p6ers.net/</a> </li> <li>some PC-6001 software (WAV for real machine and .P6 for emulator) - <a href="http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://inufuto.web.fc2.com/8bit/</a> </li> <li>iP6 information and links at <a href="http://retropc.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">retropc.net</a> - <a href="http://www.retropc.net/isio/2ndindex.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.retropc.net/isio/2ndindex.html</a> </li> <li>PC-6001 World - <a href="http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pc-6001.net/p6/index.html</a> </li> <li><a href="http://vector.co.jp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vector.co.jp</a>  - download site </li> </ul> References <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-6000_series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-6000_series</a> </li> <li>NEC Retro - <a href="https://necretro.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://necretro.org/</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=177&amp;st=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=177&amp;st=1</a> </li> <li><a href="http://GiantBomb.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GiantBomb.com</a> - <a href="https://www.giantbomb.com/nec-pc-6001/3045-115/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.giantbomb.com/nec-pc-6001/3045-115/</a> </li> <li><a href="http://OldComputers.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OldComputers.net</a> - <a href="https://oldcomputers.net/nec-pc-6001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://oldcomputers.net/nec-pc-6001.html</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.wikiwand.com/en/PC-6000_series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wikiwand.com/en/PC-6000_series</a> </li> <li><a href="https://forums.atariage.com/topic/233915-i-now-own-and-am-baffled-by-a-japanese-nec-pc-6001/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://forums.atariage.com/topic/233915-i-now-own-and-am-baffled-by-a-japanese-nec-pc-6001/</a> </li> </ul> Co-host <ul> <li>The Color Computer Store - <a href="https://twitter.com/trs80cocostore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/trs80cocostore</a>, @TRS80CocoStore, <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/colorcomputerstore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/usr/colorcomputerstore</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 122 - NEC PC-6001 and Japanese Computers with Carlos Camacho - Part II

Please donate at: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays.  Welcome to Floppy Days #121 for December, 2022.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig.  Happy holidays to all! We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  As regular listeners will know, we’ve been covering the ZX Spectrum and the myriad of information about that machine.  While we still have more information to cover, such as emulation, Web sites, and a lot more, we’re going to take a tiny step back and pick up coverage of a machine that I recently acquired and wanted to talk about, but which came out in very late 1981.  That machine is the Nippon Electric Company (NEC) PC-6001 and its US variation, the PC-6001A, or NEC-TREK.  It actually was released in November, 1981 in Japan.  So, you can see that this is really a very tiny detour to go back and pick up this machine.  It’s one I didn’t know about, honestly, and when I acquired a very clean, boxed version in the Great Barn Find of 2022, not only did I decide to keep the machine but also to cover it on Floppy Days.  I hope you can forgive me this minor detour off the path of covering the machines in the approx. order they were released.  I think you’ll find this machine interesting, as I did, and enjoy hearing about it. With me this month to provide the co-hosting duties will be Carlos Camacho.  Carlos lived in Japan for a while and has a great perspective on this line of computers, as well as a lot of experience and knowledge around Japanese computers in general, which I think you’ll find interesting.  The research he did on the PC-6000 line a few years ago was a tremendous help in pulling together information for this show. This will be a 2-part episode, due to the amount of material we were able to pull together and length of time it took to go through it. After that, we’ll return to ZX Spectrum coverage. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  On that topic, I do intend to beef up the various Floppy Days offerings, including some additional content depending on the donation level at Patreon.  Look for that as soon as I’ve figured out what I want to offer and how to manage it.  I do want to send out a heart-felt thank you for everyone who has already contributed and continues to contribute! I hope you enjoy the show! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions  Tandy M100/T102 items from http://www.ArcadeShopper.com   Inside Commodore DOS by Richard Immers and Gerald G. Neufeld   The Personal Computer BASIC S Reference Manual by Donald A. Sordillo  An Introduction to Electronic Data Processing by Roger Nett and Stanley A Hetzler  Principles of Compiler Design by Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman  A Comparative Study of Programming Languages by Bryan Higman  Assembly Language Programming for the IBM Personal Computer by David J. Bradley   Upcoming Computer Shows  VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ -  https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/  31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/  Indy Classics presented by Indy Vintage Computer Club - late April - near Indy airport - TBA  Feedback  Byte High No Limit Podcast episode -  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/byte-high-no-limit/id1649091845?i=1000590462992  You can play the Elite game yourself here - https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/teletext_elite.html   Co-host Interview  The Color Computer Store - https://twitter.com/trs80cocostore, @TRS80CocoStore, https://www.ebay.com/usr/colorcomputerstore  

Please donate at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a>.  Welcome to Floppy Days #121 for December, 2022.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig.  Happy holidays to all! We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  As regular listeners will know, we’ve been covering the ZX Spectrum and the myriad of information about that machine.  While we still have more information to cover, such as emulation, Web sites, and a lot more, we’re going to take a tiny step back and pick up coverage of a machine that I recently acquired and wanted to talk about, but which came out in very late 1981.  That machine is the Nippon Electric Company (NEC) PC-6001 and its US variation, the PC-6001A, or NEC-TREK.  It actually was released in November, 1981 in Japan.  So, you can see that this is really a very tiny detour to go back and pick up this machine.  It’s one I didn’t know about, honestly, and when I acquired a very clean, boxed version in the Great Barn Find of 2022, not only did I decide to keep the machine but also to cover it on Floppy Days.  I hope you can forgive me this minor detour off the path of covering the machines in the approx. order they were released.  I think you’ll find this machine interesting, as I did, and enjoy hearing about it. With me this month to provide the co-hosting duties will be Carlos Camacho.  Carlos lived in Japan for a while and has a great perspective on this line of computers, as well as a lot of experience and knowledge around Japanese computers in general, which I think you’ll find interesting.  The research he did on the PC-6000 line a few years ago was a tremendous help in pulling together information for this show. This will be a 2-part episode, due to the amount of material we were able to pull together and length of time it took to go through it. After that, we’ll return to ZX Spectrum coverage. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  On that topic, I do intend to beef up the various Floppy Days offerings, including some additional content depending on the donation level at Patreon.  Look for that as soon as I’ve figured out what I want to offer and how to manage it.  I do want to send out a heart-felt thank you for everyone who has already contributed and continues to contribute! I hope you enjoy the show! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li>Tandy M100/T102 items from <a href="http://www.arcadeshopper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ArcadeShopper.com</a> </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Inside_Commodore_Dos_1984_Datamost" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Inside Commodore DOS</a> by Richard Immers and Gerald G. Neufeld </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/Personal_Computer_Basic_Reference_Manual_1983_Prentice_Hall" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Personal Computer BASIC S Reference Manual</a> by Donald A. Sordillo </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/introductiontoel00nett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Introduction to Electronic Data Processing</a> by Roger Nett and Stanley A Hetzler </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/principlesofcomp0000ahoa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Principles of Compiler Design</a> by Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/comparativestudy0000higm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Comparative Study of Programming Languages</a> by Bryan Higman </li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/assemblylanguage0000brad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assembly Language Programming for the IBM Personal Computer</a> by David J. Bradley </li> </ul> Upcoming Computer Shows <ul> <li>VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - <a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/</a> </li> <li>31st Annual “Last” CocoFest - April 22-23, 2023 - Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Chicago, Carol Stream, IL - <a href="https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/</a> </li> <li>Indy Classics presented by Indy Vintage Computer Club - late April - near Indy airport - TBA</li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>Byte High No Limit Podcast episode - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/byte-high-no-limit/id1649091845?i=1000590462992" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/byte-high-no-limit/id1649091845?i=1000590462992</a> </li> <li>You can play the Elite game yourself here - <a href="https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/teletext_elite.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/teletext_elite.html</a> </li> </ul> Co-host Interview <ul> <li>The Color Computer Store - <a href="https://twitter.com/trs80cocostore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/trs80cocostore</a>, @TRS80CocoStore, <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/colorcomputerstore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/usr/colorcomputerstore</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 121 - NEC PC-6001 and Japanese Computers with Carlos Camacho - Part I

Chris Smith

Dontate at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays Welcome to Floppy Days #120 for November, 2022.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig.  I hope everyone is well. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  I’m still unsure how many episodes we’re going to end up with in this arc.  There’s so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable people on the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy Days record for the number of episodes about a single machine. This is the fifth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, and the fourth being the interview with the author of the terrific book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”; Mr. Chris Smith. As I don’t know of anyone who knows more about the internals of this machine than Chris, as evidenced by his book, other than maybe the original designers, Chris continues to help me with this episode and we cover the tech specs of the Spectrum. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  On that topic, I do intend to beef up the various Floppy Days offerings, including some additional content depending on the donation level at Patreon.  Look for that as soon as I’ve figured out what I want to offer and how to manage it.  I do want to send out a heart-felt thank you for everyone who has already contributed and continues to contribute! Before we get started, I want to apologize for the lateness of this episode.  It’s being published a couple days into December due to my son having been in the hospital the past week.  However, I’m happy to report that he’s home now and I’m delighted to be able to get this to you now.  I hope you enjoy it. Links Mentioned in the Show: Upcoming Shows  World of Commodore = Dec. 3-4. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada -  https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022 - Virtual and Physical! VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ -  https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/  Indy Classics presented by Indy Vintage Computer Club - late April - near Indy airport  Feedback  Josh Renaud blog -  https://breakintochat.com/blog/2022/11/26/bringing-dry-bones-back-to-life-the-kirschen-software-collection/   Tech Specs  The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer (ZX Design Retro Computer) Illustrated Edition by Christopher David Smith (Author) -  https://www.amazon.com/ZX-Spectrum-Ula-Microcomputer-Computer/dp/0956507107  

Dontate at Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> Welcome to Floppy Days #120 for November, 2022.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig.  I hope everyone is well. We are currently covering the very productive year for home computers of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  I’m still unsure how many episodes we’re going to end up with in this arc.  There’s so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable people on the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy Days record for the number of episodes about a single machine. This is the fifth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu, and the fourth being the interview with the author of the terrific book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”; Mr. Chris Smith. As I don’t know of anyone who knows more about the internals of this machine than Chris, as evidenced by his book, other than maybe the original designers, Chris continues to help me with this episode and we cover the tech specs of the Spectrum. As usual, I will also talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware and share any feedback I’ve gotten. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  On that topic, I do intend to beef up the various Floppy Days offerings, including some additional content depending on the donation level at Patreon.  Look for that as soon as I’ve figured out what I want to offer and how to manage it.  I do want to send out a heart-felt thank you for everyone who has already contributed and continues to contribute! Before we get started, I want to apologize for the lateness of this episode.  It’s being published a couple days into December due to my son having been in the hospital the past week.  However, I’m happy to report that he’s home now and I’m delighted to be able to get this to you now.  I hope you enjoy it. Links Mentioned in the Show: Upcoming Shows <ul> <li>World of Commodore = Dec. 3-4. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - <a href="https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022</a> - Virtual and Physical!</li> <li>VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - <a href="https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/</a> </li> <li>Indy Classics presented by Indy Vintage Computer Club - late April - near Indy airport</li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>Josh Renaud blog - <a href="https://breakintochat.com/blog/2022/11/26/bringing-dry-bones-back-to-life-the-kirschen-software-collection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://breakintochat.com/blog/2022/11/26/bringing-dry-bones-back-to-life-the-kirschen-software-collection/</a> </li> </ul> Tech Specs <ul> <li>The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer (ZX Design Retro Computer) Illustrated Edition by Christopher David Smith (Author) - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ZX-Spectrum-Ula-Microcomputer-Computer/dp/0956507107" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/ZX-Spectrum-Ula-Microcomputer-Computer/dp/0956507107</a> </li> </ul>

Floppy Days 120 - ZX Spectrum Part 5 - Tech Specs with Chris Smith

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays  Welcome to Floppy Days #119 for October, 2022.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig.  I hope everyone is safe and sound... We are currently covering the prolific year (for home computers) of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  I don’t even know yet how many episodes we’re going to end up in this arc.  There’s so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable people on the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy Days records for the number of episodes about a single machine. This is the fourth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, and the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu. In this episode, I talk with the author of the wonderful book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”; Mr. Chris Smith.  I don’t know of anyone who knows more about the internals of this machine than Chris, as evidenced by his book, other than maybe the original designers.  In this episode, I interview Chris about him, his book, his collection and other topics. As usual, I will talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, attendance at a computer show, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  Thank you so much everyone who has contributed and continues to contribute! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To  Apple GS monitor connector for CoCo - Mike Rojas, Facebook - (https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/392874865780089/?ref=share_attachment)  GFA BASIC - http://gfabasic.net/  “GFA BASIC Training Reboot Camp - A Beginning Tutorial for the GFA BASIC Interpreter” - https://docs.dev-docs.org/  “GFA BASIC Book - An intermediate programming tutorial for GFA BASIC” - https://docs.dev-docs.org/  GFA BASIC Atari Reference Manual  Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com  Vintage is the New Old with Paulo Garcia - https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/  Jeff Birt’s Website at Tindie - https://www.tindie.com/stores/hey_birt/  Upcoming Shows  Chicago TI International Worlds Faire = Oct. 29, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/  World of Commodore = Dec. 3-4. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada -  https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022 - Virtual and Physical!   Interview with Chris Smith  The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer (ZX Design Retro Computer) Illustrated Edition  Chris’ Web site - http://www.zxdesign.info/indexPage.shtml  Harlequin -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ZX_Spectrum_clones#Harlequin  ZX Spectrum 30-year Anniversary event -  http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/23039/Celebrating-30-Years-of-the  MicroMen:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1459467/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIcAyFVK0gE   

Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> Welcome to Floppy Days #119 for October, 2022.  And I’m your host, Randy Kindig.  I hope everyone is safe and sound... We are currently covering the prolific year (for home computers) of 1982.  This episode is the continuation of a multi-episode arc that covers the Spectrum through all the usual topics.  I don’t even know yet how many episodes we’re going to end up in this arc.  There’s so much to talk about and so many knowledgeable people on the subject, that the Spectrum is probably going to set the illustrious Floppy Days records for the number of episodes about a single machine. This is the fourth of those, with the first having been the interview with John Grant of Nine Tiles, and the second and third being coverage of the history of the Spectrum with Alessandro Grussu. In this episode, I talk with the author of the wonderful book “The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer”; Mr. Chris Smith.  I don’t know of anyone who knows more about the internals of this machine than Chris, as evidenced by his book, other than maybe the original designers.  In this episode, I interview Chris about him, his book, his collection and other topics. As usual, I will talk a bit about what I have been up to, including an update on the The Great Barn Find of 2022, attendance at a computer show, as well as a few new acquisitions (beyond the barn find) that have come my way.  In addition, I’ll briefly tell you about upcoming shows of which I’m aware. Finally, while I usually abstain from talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you to help if you have the  inclination.  I have a page set up at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays</a> where you can donate.  Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to  talk about.  Thank you so much everyone who has contributed and continues to contribute! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li>Apple GS monitor connector for CoCo - Mike Rojas, Facebook - (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/392874865780089/?ref=share_attachment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/392874865780089/?ref=share_attachment</a>) </li> <li>GFA BASIC - <a href="http://gfabasic.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://gfabasic.net/</a> </li> <li>“GFA BASIC Training Reboot Camp - A Beginning Tutorial for the GFA BASIC Interpreter” - <a href="https://docs.dev-docs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://docs.dev-docs.org/</a> </li> <li>“GFA BASIC Book - An intermediate programming tutorial for GFA BASIC” - <a href="https://docs.dev-docs.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://docs.dev-docs.org/</a> </li> <li>GFA BASIC Atari Reference Manual </li> <li>Tandy Assembly - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com</a> </li> <li>Vintage is the New Old with Paulo Garcia - <a href="https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/</a> </li> <li>Jeff Birt’s Website at Tindie - <a href="https://www.tindie.com/stores/hey_birt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tindie.com/stores/hey_birt/</a></li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li>Chicago TI International Worlds Faire = Oct. 29, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/</a> </li> <li>World of Commodore = Dec. 3-4. - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - <a href="https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore/world-of-commodore-2022</a> - Virtual and Physical! </li> </ul> Interview with Chris Smith <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/3sInvBq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The ZX Spectrum Ula: How to Design a Microcomputer (ZX Design Retro Computer) Illustrated Edition</a> </li> <li>Chris’ Web site - <a href="http://www.zxdesign.info/indexPage.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.zxdesign.info/indexPage.shtml</a> </li> <li>Harlequin - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ZX_Spectrum_clones#Harlequin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ZX_Spectrum_clones#Harlequin</a> </li> <li>ZX Spectrum 30-year Anniversary event - <a href="http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/23039/Celebrating-30-Years-of-the" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/23039/Celebrating-30-Years-of-the</a> </li> <li>MicroMen:</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1459467/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1459467/</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIcAyFVK0gE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIcAyFVK0gE</a> </li> </ul> </ul>

Floppy Days 119 - ZX Spectrum Part 4 - Interview with Chris Smith

The information presented is great. Meanwhile the execution is awful. Countless times you’ll hear the host opening wrappers, moving paper, or just making noise while his guest is talking. Not to mention you can skip the first 30-40 minutes of every episode because it’s just the one guy talking about his equipment. Also, one episode a month is hard to get past. That being said the content itself is pretty decent

With the good come the bad

Perfect podcast for learning the ins and outs of many different vintage computers.  Great work!

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Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

I’m particularly excited to be bringing you this 2-part episode because I will be covering the Atari 400 &amp; 800 computers.  This first episode will cover the history of these machines and next month I will cover Web sites, emulation, books, software, magazines, tech specs, and much more.  Even more exciting, for both episodes I have several special guest hosts helping me cover these topics.  I think you’re going to enjoy these.   Links Mentioned in the Show:   New Acquisitions   Raspberry Pi - http://www.raspberrypi.org/   A2CLOUD - http://appleii.ivanx.com/prnumber6/category/a2cloud/   A2SERVER - http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/   Apple II Pi - http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/   Arduino - http://www.arduino.cc/   “Collectible Microcomputers” by Michael Nadeau - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764316001/?tag=flodaypod-20   Network cartridge for the Atari 8-bits by Mark Dusko and Dan Winslow - Antic Interview #21 - (http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-21-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-dan-winslow-mark-dusko-atari-8-bit-ethernet-project   “Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictoral History” by Peggy A. Kidwell and Paul E. Ceruzzi - http://www.amazon.com/LANDMARKS-DIGITAL-COMP-PB-KIDWELL/dp/1560983116   Paul Ceruzzi in episode 30 of Floppy Days - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-30-paul-ceruzzi-smithsonian   “Apple Assembly Language Programming” by Malcolm Whapshott - http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Assembly-Language-Programming-Wapshott/dp/0810471205   News   Electric Dreams BBS Podcast - http://www.edbbspodcast.com/ - Mike Whalen and Jeff Salzman   From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1195082866/from-bedrooms-to-billions-the-amiga-years?ref=nav_search   Upcoming Shows   Midwest Gaming Classic - http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ April 11 &amp; 12, 2015, Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel   VCF East X - http://www.vintage.org/2015/east/April 17-19, 2015, Wall, New Jersey   The 24th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ April 25 &amp; 26, 2015, Heron Point Convention Center, 645 West North Avenue, Lombard, IL   VCF SE 3.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2015/southeast/ - Saturday, May 2 &amp; Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kings Market Shopping Center, Roswell, Georgia   Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex July 18-19, 2015, Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.   27th Annual KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/  July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri.   Amiga 30th Anniversary Event https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california Saturday, July 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Kickstarter runs until April 18   VCF Midwest 10 - http://vcfmw.org/ August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL   Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL   References   Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family   “Atari Inc.:Business is Fun” by Marty Goldberg and Curt Vendel - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985597402/?tag=flodaypod-20 

I’m particularly excited to be bringing you this 2-part episode because I will be covering the Atari 400 &amp; 800 computers.  This first episode will cover the history of these machines and next month I will cover Web sites, emulation, books, software, magazines, tech specs, and much more.  Even more exciting, for both episodes I have several special guest hosts helping me cover these topics.  I think you’re going to enjoy these. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li> Raspberry Pi - <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.raspberrypi.org/</a> </li> <li> A2CLOUD - <a href="http://appleii.ivanx.com/prnumber6/category/a2cloud/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://appleii.ivanx.com/prnumber6/category/a2cloud/</a> </li> <li> A2SERVER - <a href="http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/</a> </li> <li> Apple II Pi - <a href="http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/</a> </li> <li> Arduino - <a href="http://www.arduino.cc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.arduino.cc/</a> </li> <li> “Collectible Microcomputers” by Michael Nadeau - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764316001/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0764316001/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Network cartridge for the Atari 8-bits by Mark Dusko and Dan Winslow - Antic Interview #21 - (<a href="http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-21-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-dan-winslow-mark-dusko-atari-8-bit-ethernet-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-21-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-dan-winslow-mark-dusko-atari-8-bit-ethernet-project</a> </li> <li> “Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictoral History” by Peggy A. Kidwell and Paul E. Ceruzzi - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LANDMARKS-DIGITAL-COMP-PB-KIDWELL/dp/1560983116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/LANDMARKS-DIGITAL-COMP-PB-KIDWELL/dp/1560983116</a> </li> <li> Paul Ceruzzi in episode 30 of Floppy Days - <a href="http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-30-paul-ceruzzi-smithsonian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-30-paul-ceruzzi-smithsonian</a> </li> <li> “Apple Assembly Language Programming” by Malcolm Whapshott - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Assembly-Language-Programming-Wapshott/dp/0810471205" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Assembly-Language-Programming-Wapshott/dp/0810471205</a> </li> </ul> News <ul> <li> Electric Dreams BBS Podcast - <a href="http://www.edbbspodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.edbbspodcast.com/</a> - Mike Whalen and Jeff Salzman </li> <li> From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years! - <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1195082866/from-bedrooms-to-billions-the-amiga-years?ref=nav_search" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1195082866/from-bedrooms-to-billions-the-amiga-years?ref=nav_search</a> </li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li> Midwest Gaming Classic - <a href="http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/</a> April 11 &amp; 12, 2015, Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel </li> <li> VCF East X - <a href="http://www.vintage.org/2015/east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintage.org/2015/east/</a>April 17-19, 2015, Wall, New Jersey </li> <li> The 24th Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST - <a href="http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/</a> April 25 &amp; 26, 2015, Heron Point Convention Center, 645 West North Avenue, Lombard, IL </li> <li> VCF SE 3.0 - <a href="http://www.vintage.org/2015/southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintage.org/2015/southeast/</a> - Saturday, May 2 &amp; Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kings Market Shopping Center, Roswell, Georgia </li> <li> Commodore Vegas Expo - <a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex</a> July 18-19, 2015, Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. </li> <li> 27th Annual KansasFest - <a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kansasfest.org/</a>  July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri. </li> <li> Amiga 30th Anniversary Event <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california</a> Saturday, July 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Kickstarter runs until April 18 </li> <li> VCF Midwest 10 - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire - <a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a> October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL </li> </ul> References <ul> <li> Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family</a> </li> <li> “Atari Inc.:Business is Fun” by Marty Goldberg and Curt Vendel - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985597402/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985597402/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 33 - The Atari 400/800, Part I

News, upcoming vintage computer shows, feedback.  Special co-host Jim Battle of compucolor.org and audio clips from Graham and Garry Epps!   Main topic: The CompuColor II   Links Mentioned in the Show:   What I’ve Been Up To/New Acquisitions   VCF Midwest -  http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/, https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/   TI CC-40 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_Compact_Computer_40   TI PC-200 Printer - http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Galaxy/PC-200.htm     News   Kickstarter Funded ‘Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium’ Hits Online Stores - http://www.funstock.co.uk/commodore-64-a-visual-commpendium-c64-book   SpeccyJam website - http://www.speccyjam.com/   SpeccyJam 2014 Games page - http://www.speccyjam.com/games/   The Living Computer Museum is hiring a Sr. Vintage Software Developer - http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=45   Reddit’s Retrobattlestations BASIC week is back on its 3rd edition - http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2fn1zq/basic_week_3_under_the_sea/   Dartmouth BASIC Simulator - http://dtss.dartmouth.edu   Glenside Color Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml   Dartmouth BASIC Contest initial information - http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2ee4l5/cocofest_dartmouth_time_sharing_system_contest/   Amstrad CPC-464 Contest happening in Spain - http://concursocpc.byterealms.com/concurso2014/   Vintage Is The New Old - http://www.vintageisthenewold.com or http://www.vitno.net   Commodore is Awesome - http://awesome.commodore.me   History of Personal Computing Podcast - http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/   32nd Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire   VCF East 10.0 - http://www.midatlanticretro.com/     Emulation   JavaScript CompuColor II Emulator by Jim Battle - http://compucolor.org/emu/ccemu.html   MESS (emulation) - http://www.mess.org/      Current Web Sites/Links/Mail Lists   Computer Closet - http://www.computercloset.org/CompuColorII.htm   OldComputers.com - http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=560&amp;st=1   OldComputers.net - http://oldcomputers.net/compucolor-ii.html   Instruction Manual - http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Instruction-Manual.pdf   Programming and Reference Manual - http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Prog-Ref-Manual-rev-1.pdf   Software Library Newsletter - http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Library-Newsletters.pdf   ComputerWorld, May15, 1978 - http://books.google.com/books?id=ycJb-Oo9BoIC&amp;lpg=PA73&amp;ots=7ZVosHzlhr&amp;dq=compucolor%20georgia&amp;pg=PA73#v=onepage&amp;q=compucolor%20georgia&amp;f=false   CompuColor.org - A tribute to the CompuColor II (Jim Battle) - http://www.compucolor.org/   CompuColor II video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg   CompuColor ad at vintagecomputing.com - http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/580/retro-scan-of-the-week-compucolor-ii   Earl Evans’ episode about the CompuColor II on the Retrobits podcast - http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-092-a-close-encounter-the-compu-color-ii   Chess on the CompuColor at the Chess Programming Wiki - https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Compucolor+Chess   DiskVacuum project reads and explores Compucolor II disks (Jim Battle) - http://www.gadgetfactory.net/2014/01/diskvacuum-project-reads-and-explores-compucolor-ii-disks/   THE GIANNA GIAVELLI BLOG - interesting discussion on why the Apple II succeeded and the CompuColor failed - http://thegiannagiavelliblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/apple-falling-apart-without-jobs.html   CompuColor’s used at the EPCOT Universe of Energy for Ride Operator Consoles - http://progresscityusa.com/energy/tech_console.htm     References   Wikipedia - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compucolor_II     Closing   Throwback Network - http://www.throwbacknetwork.net     Jim Battle Links   Two videos Jim recorded to help sell his compucolor on ebay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkjYM2bXhrM     Longer tour of the machine- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibRA6fcwBpc     Demonstration of what it looks like when you delete a file - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RNl5C_4ZGY     ISC portion of bitsavers.org - http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/intelligentSystemsCorp/     Jim Battle website, with email link and links to his other vintage computer sites - http://www.thebattles.net     Page with all Jim’s vintage computer stuff - http://thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html   Jim’s Wang 2200 Site - http://www.wang2200.org 

News, upcoming vintage computer shows, feedback.  Special co-host Jim Battle of <a href="http://compucolor.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">compucolor.org</a> and audio clips from Graham and Garry Epps! Main topic: The CompuColor II Links Mentioned in the Show: What I’ve Been Up To/New Acquisitions <ul> <li> VCF Midwest -  <a href="http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/</a> </li> <li> TI CC-40 - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_Compact_Computer_40" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_Compact_Computer_40</a> </li> <li> TI PC-200 Printer - <a href="http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Galaxy/PC-200.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Galaxy/PC-200.htm</a> </li> </ul> News <ul> <li> Kickstarter Funded ‘Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium’ Hits Online Stores - <a href="http://www.funstock.co.uk/commodore-64-a-visual-commpendium-c64-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.funstock.co.uk/commodore-64-a-visual-commpendium-c64-book</a> </li> <li> SpeccyJam website - <a href="http://www.speccyjam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.speccyjam.com/</a> </li> <li> SpeccyJam 2014 Games page - <a href="http://www.speccyjam.com/games/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.speccyjam.com/games/</a> </li> <li> The Living Computer Museum is hiring a Sr. Vintage Software Developer - <a href="http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=45</a> </li> <li> Reddit’s Retrobattlestations BASIC week is back on its 3rd edition - <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2fn1zq/basic_week_3_under_the_sea/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2fn1zq/basic_week_3_under_the_sea/</a> </li> <li> Dartmouth BASIC Simulator - <a href="http://dtss.dartmouth.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dtss.dartmouth.edu</a> </li> <li> Glenside Color Computer Club - <a href="http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml</a> </li> <li> Dartmouth BASIC Contest initial information - <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2ee4l5/cocofest_dartmouth_time_sharing_system_contest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2ee4l5/cocofest_dartmouth_time_sharing_system_contest/</a> </li> <li> Amstrad CPC-464 Contest happening in Spain - <a href="http://concursocpc.byterealms.com/concurso2014/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://concursocpc.byterealms.com/concurso2014/</a> </li> <li> Vintage Is The New Old - <a href="http://www.vintageisthenewold.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintageisthenewold.com</a> or<a href="http://www.vitno.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vitno.net</a> </li> <li> Commodore is Awesome - <a href="http://awesome.commodore.me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://awesome.commodore.me</a> </li> <li> History of Personal Computing Podcast - <a href="http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/</a> </li> <li> 32nd Chicago TI International World Faire - <a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a> </li> <li> VCF East 10.0 - <a href="http://www.midatlanticretro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.midatlanticretro.com/</a> </li> </ul> Emulation <ul> <li> JavaScript CompuColor II Emulator by Jim Battle - <a href="http://compucolor.org/emu/ccemu.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://compucolor.org/emu/ccemu.html</a> </li> <li> MESS (emulation) - <a href="http://www.mess.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mess.org/</a> </li> </ul> Current Web Sites/Links/Mail Lists <ul> <li> Computer Closet - <a href="http://www.computercloset.org/CompuColorII.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.computercloset.org/CompuColorII.htm</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://OldComputers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OldComputers.com</a> - <a href="http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=560&amp;st=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=560&amp;st=1</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://OldComputers.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OldComputers.net</a> - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/compucolor-ii.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net/compucolor-ii.html</a> </li> <li> Instruction Manual - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Instruction-Manual.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Instruction-Manual.pdf</a> </li> <li> Programming and Reference Manual - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Prog-Ref-Manual-rev-1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Prog-Ref-Manual-rev-1.pdf</a> </li> <li> Software Library Newsletter - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Library-Newsletters.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Library-Newsletters.pdf</a> </li> <li> ComputerWorld, May15, 1978 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ycJb-Oo9BoIC&amp;lpg=PA73&amp;ots=7ZVosHzlhr&amp;dq=compucolor%20georgia&amp;pg=PA73#v=onepage&amp;q=compucolor%20georgia&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://books.google.com/books?id=ycJb-Oo9BoIC&amp;lpg=PA73&amp;ots=7ZVosHzlhr&amp;dq=compucolor%20georgia&amp;pg=PA73#v=onepage&amp;q=compucolor%20georgia&amp;f=false</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://CompuColor.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CompuColor.org</a> - A tribute to the CompuColor II (Jim Battle) - <a href="http://www.compucolor.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.compucolor.org/</a> </li> <li> CompuColor II video on YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg</a> </li> <li> CompuColor ad at <a href="http://vintagecomputing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vintagecomputing.com</a> - <a href="http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/580/retro-scan-of-the-week-compucolor-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/580/retro-scan-of-the-week-compucolor-ii</a> </li> <li> Earl Evans’ episode about the CompuColor II on the Retrobits podcast - <a href="http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-092-a-close-encounter-the-compu-color-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-092-a-close-encounter-the-compu-color-ii</a> </li> <li> Chess on the CompuColor at the Chess Programming Wiki - <a href="https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Compucolor+Chess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Compucolor+Chess</a> </li> <li> DiskVacuum project reads and explores Compucolor II disks (Jim Battle) - <a href="http://www.gadgetfactory.net/2014/01/diskvacuum-project-reads-and-explores-compucolor-ii-disks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.gadgetfactory.net/2014/01/diskvacuum-project-reads-and-explores-compucolor-ii-disks/</a> </li> <li> THE GIANNA GIAVELLI BLOG - interesting discussion on why the Apple II succeeded and the CompuColor failed - <a href="http://thegiannagiavelliblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/apple-falling-apart-without-jobs.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thegiannagiavelliblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/apple-falling-apart-without-jobs.html</a> </li> <li> CompuColor’s used at the EPCOT Universe of Energy for Ride Operator Consoles - <a href="http://progresscityusa.com/energy/tech_console.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://progresscityusa.com/energy/tech_console.htm</a> </li> </ul> References <ul> <li> Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compucolor_II" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compucolor_II</a> </li> </ul> Closing <ul> <li> Throwback Network - <a href="http://www.throwbacknetwork.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.throwbacknetwork.net</a> </li> </ul> Jim Battle Links <ul> <li> Two videos Jim recorded to help sell his compucolor on ebay - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkjYM2bXhrM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkjYM2bXhrM</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Longer tour of the machine- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibRA6fcwBpc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibRA6fcwBpc</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Demonstration of what it looks like when you delete a file - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RNl5C_4ZGY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RNl5C_4ZGY</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> ISC portion of<a href="http://bitsavers.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> bitsavers.org</a> - <a href="http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/intelligentSystemsCorp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/intelligentSystemsCorp/</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Jim Battle website, with email link and links to his other vintage computer sites - <a href="http://www.thebattles.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thebattles.net</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> Page with all Jim’s vintage computer stuff - <a href="http://thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html</a> </li> <li> Jim’s Wang 2200 Site - <a href="http://www.wang2200.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wang2200.org</a> </li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 24 - The CompuColor II

Welcome to part 2 of the now 3 part episode covering the Atari 400 &amp; 800 computers.  This episode will cover Web sites, emulation, books, software, magazines, tech specs, and much more.  I’m very happy to have pretty much the entire Atari 8-bit podcasting group as special guest hosts helping me cover these topics.  This includes Wade from Inverse Atascii, Rob of Player/Missile, Jack of RCR, Kevin from Antic, and Brad from Antic.  We also have memories from Bill of Antic.  Enjoy!!   Links Mentioned in the Show:   New Acquisitions   MCX-128 for MC-10 (YouTube, FozzTexx) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5d5C2F-88   CoCo List - coco@maltedmedia.com   “Z80 Microcomputer Handbook” by William Barden, Jr. - http://www.amazon.com/Z-80-Microcomputer-Handbook-William-Barden/dp/0672215004   Juiced.GS (Quarterly Apple II Journal) - https://juiced.gs/   “Fundamentals of TI-99/4A Assembly Language” by M.S. Morley - http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-TI-99-4A-assembly-language/dp/0830617221   News   Fahrfall - new cartridge game developed for the CoCo by John Linville - http://fahrfall.blogspot.com/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5do3j7eb4     VCF SE 3.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2015/southeast/ - Saturday, May 2 &amp; Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kings Market Shopping Center, Roswell, Georgia   Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex July 18-19, 2015, Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.   27th Annual KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/  July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri.   Amiga 30th Anniversary Event https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california Saturday, July 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Kickstarter runs until April 18   VCF Midwest 10 - http://vcfmw.org/ August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL   Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL   Feedback   Rama operating his computer (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPR76sWm8U8   Andy Collins blog - www.randomorbit.co.uk   Peripherals   Cassette Specs/Usage - http://www.atariarchives.org/dere/chaptC.php   SIO Specs - http://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/asio.html   Disk Specs - http://www.atarimax.com/ape/docs/DiskImageFAQ/   Magazines   Atari User - http://atariuser.com/portal/   AtariMagazines.com - http://atarimagazines.com   for more, see http://playermissile.com/magazines.html 

Welcome to part 2 of the now 3 part episode covering the Atari 400 &amp; 800 computers.  This episode will cover Web sites, emulation, books, software, magazines, tech specs, and much more.  I’m very happy to have pretty much the entire Atari 8-bit podcasting group as special guest hosts helping me cover these topics.  This includes Wade from Inverse Atascii, Rob of Player/Missile, Jack of RCR, Kevin from Antic, and Brad from Antic.  We also have memories from Bill of Antic.  Enjoy!! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li> MCX-128 for MC-10 (YouTube, FozzTexx) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5d5C2F-88" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5d5C2F-88</a> </li> <li> CoCo List - <a href="mailto:coco@maltedmedia.com">coco@maltedmedia.com</a> </li> <li> “Z80 Microcomputer Handbook” by William Barden, Jr. - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Z-80-Microcomputer-Handbook-William-Barden/dp/0672215004" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Z-80-Microcomputer-Handbook-William-Barden/dp/0672215004</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://Juiced.GS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juiced.GS</a> (Quarterly Apple II Journal) - <a href="https://juiced.gs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://juiced.gs/</a> </li> <li> “Fundamentals of TI-99/4A Assembly Language” by M.S. Morley - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-TI-99-4A-assembly-language/dp/0830617221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-TI-99-4A-assembly-language/dp/0830617221</a> </li> </ul> News <ul> <li> Fahrfall - new cartridge game developed for the CoCo by John Linville - <a href="http://fahrfall.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fahrfall.blogspot.com/</a> , <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5do3j7eb4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k5do3j7eb4</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> VCF SE 3.0 -<a href="http://www.vintage.org/2015/southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vintage.org/2015/southeast/</a> - Saturday, May 2 &amp; Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kings Market Shopping Center, Roswell, Georgia </li> <li> Commodore Vegas Expo -<a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex</a> July 18-19, 2015, Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. </li> <li> 27th Annual KansasFest -<a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.kansasfest.org/</a>  July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri. </li> <li> Amiga 30th Anniversary Event<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california</a> Saturday, July 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Kickstarter runs until April 18 </li> <li> VCF Midwest 10 -<a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfmw.org/</a> August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire -<a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a> October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li> Rama operating his computer (YouTube) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPR76sWm8U8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPR76sWm8U8</a> </li> <li> Andy Collins blog - <a href="http://www.randomorbit.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.randomorbit.co.uk</a> </li> </ul> Peripherals <ul> <li> Cassette Specs/Usage - <a href="http://www.atariarchives.org/dere/chaptC.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atariarchives.org/dere/chaptC.php</a> </li> <li> SIO Specs - <a href="http://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/asio.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/asio.html</a> </li> <li> Disk Specs - <a href="http://www.atarimax.com/ape/docs/DiskImageFAQ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimax.com/ape/docs/DiskImageFAQ/</a> </li> </ul> Magazines <ul> <li> Atari User - <a href="http://atariuser.com/portal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atariuser.com/portal/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://AtariMagazines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AtariMagazines.com</a> - <a href="http://atarimagazines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atarimagazines.com</a> </li> <li> for more, see <a href="http://playermissile.com/magazines.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://playermissile.com/magazines.html</a> </li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 36 - The Atari 400/800, Part II

Neil Harris

Interview with Neil Harris, Member of the Vic Commando Team Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast, where classic computers will always have a home.  My name is Randy Kindig.  This is the final of four consecutive episodes where I talked to gentlemen who were either involved with the development of the historically significant Commodore Vic-20, or who have written books on its history.  In this episode Neil Harris is my guest.  Neil was a key member of the Vic Commando Team within Commodore, the team that was responsible for the introduction of the Vic-20 and helping it to become the first home computer to sell 1 million units.  Neil also later worked for Atari, when the Tramiels left Commodore and purchased Atari from Warner.  Neil helps me walk through the history of the Vic through the eyes of someone on the front line.  I think you’ll find this interesting. Before we get to that, I have a few housekeeping items to cover and then we’ll get into the meat of the podcast. Web site: http://floppydays.com email: floppydays@gmail.com Twitter: @floppydays Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays on iTunes and Stitcher (www.stitcher.com) part of the Throwback Network (www.throwbacknetwork.net ) Google Play:  https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions  VTech PreComputer 1000 - http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/324  News  Upcoming Shows   VCF Southeast 5.0 - April 29 &amp; 30, 2017, Roswell, GA -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ TI Fest West - Saturday April 29th from 9 am to 5 pm,  Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland, Washington -  http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/ Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/ KFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, July 18th-23rd Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Vintage Computer Festival West - August 5-6, 2017, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/ VCFMW - September 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ , https://www.facebook.com/events/805945506224113/ Tandy Assembly - October 7-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/ Chicago TI International World’s Faire - October 15, Evanston, IL - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire World of Commodore - first weekend in December - Toronto - http://www.tpug.ca/    Feedback  Bally Alley Astrocast Podcast (Adam Trionfo and others) - http://www.ballyalleyastrocast.libsyn.com/  Interview  Neil Harris interview for the Antic Podcast -  http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-188-neil-harris-commodore-atari-genie 

Interview with Neil Harris, Member of the Vic Commando Team Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast, where classic computers will always have a home.  My name is Randy Kindig.  This is the final of four consecutive episodes where I talked to gentlemen who were either involved with the development of the historically significant Commodore Vic-20, or who have written books on its history.  In this episode Neil Harris is my guest.  Neil was a key member of the Vic Commando Team within Commodore, the team that was responsible for the introduction of the Vic-20 and helping it to become the first home computer to sell 1 million units.  Neil also later worked for Atari, when the Tramiels left Commodore and purchased Atari from Warner.  Neil helps me walk through the history of the Vic through the eyes of someone on the front line.  I think you’ll find this interesting. Before we get to that, I have a few housekeeping items to cover and then we’ll get into the meat of the podcast. Web site: <a href="http://floppydays.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://floppydays.com</a> email: <a href="mailto:floppydays@gmail.com">floppydays@gmail.com</a> Twitter: @floppydays Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays</a> on iTunes and Stitcher (<a href="http://www.stitcher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stitcher.com</a>) part of the Throwback Network (<a href="http://www.throwbacknetwork.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.throwbacknetwork.net</a> ) Google Play: <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast</a> Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li>VTech PreComputer 1000 - <a href="http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/324" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/324</a></li> </ul> News <ul> <li>Upcoming Shows</li> <li> <ul> <li>VCF Southeast 5.0 - April 29 &amp; 30, 2017, Roswell, GA - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/</a></li> <li>TI Fest West - Saturday April 29th from 9 am to 5 pm,  Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland, Washington - <a href="http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/</a></li> <li>Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/</a></li> <li>KFest - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a>, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, July 18th-23rd</li> <li>Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - <a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex</a></li> <li>Vintage Computer Festival West - August 5-6, 2017, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/</a></li> <li>VCFMW - September 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/805945506224113/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/805945506224113/</a></li> <li>Tandy Assembly - October 7-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/</a></li> <li>Chicago TI International World’s Faire - October 15, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a></li> <li>World of Commodore - first weekend in December - Toronto - <a href="http://www.tpug.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tpug.ca/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>Bally Alley Astrocast Podcast (Adam Trionfo and others) - <a href="http://www.ballyalleyastrocast.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ballyalleyastrocast.libsyn.com/</a></li> </ul> Interview <ul> <li>Neil Harris interview for the Antic Podcast - <a href="http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-188-neil-harris-commodore-atari-genie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-188-neil-harris-commodore-atari-genie</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 72 - Neil Harris, Vic-20 Commando Team

Everett Kaser

Vassilis Prevelakis

Welcome to episode 62 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where a little smoke once in a while is a hazard of the hobby.  In the vintage computer timeline, we are still in the 1979 to 1980 timeframe.  This month we are covering the HP-85 desktop computer, or actually the entire series of which the HP-85 was a part known as the HP Series 80. I struck gold when I found the two gentlemen who are co-hosting this episode with me.  First is Everett Kaser, who worked for HP for 20 years and was intimately involved in the development and support of the HP-85.  Secondly, we have Vassilis Prevelakis, who runs one of the best resources about the HP Series 80 in existence today, hpseries80.org.  Once we started talking, and I interviewed the two gentlemen, I realized we were going to need a multi-part show to cover the large amount of information and history around this significant platform.  So, the first show will be the interview with Everett and Vassilis and next month we will get into history, tech specs, emulation, Web sites, and all of the other information I like to cover. Before we get into that, however, I will cover new acquistions, a little news, and some feedback I’ve received. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To  American Computer Museum, Bozeman, MT - http://www.compustory.com/ Micropendium (TI99 Magazine) Site - http://www.99er.net/micropendium.html HP41 PPC ROM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3SI5jRHv8 HP Calculator Poster at VCALC.NET - http://vcalc.net/#posters Museum of HP Calculators - Museum Document Sets on Flash Drive - http://www.hpmuseum.org/cd/cddesc.htm  News  VCF West - August 6-7, 2016, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/ VCFMW - September 10-11, 2016, Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village, IL -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/independent-festivals/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/ Chicago International Faire - Saturday, October 15th, Evanston Public Library - Contact Faire Chairman Hal Shanafield for more info. VCFe-CH - Vintage Computer Festival Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, November 19-20, 2016 - http://vcfe.ch  Feedback  List of modules for the HP-41 - http://www.hp41.org/LibView.cfm?Command=View&amp;ItemID=1232  Interview  Everett Kaser Website - http://www.kaser.com/hp85.html Vassilis Prevelakis Website - http://series80.org 

Welcome to episode 62 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where a little smoke once in a while is a hazard of the hobby.  In the vintage computer timeline, we are still in the 1979 to 1980 timeframe.  This month we are covering the HP-85 desktop computer, or actually the entire series of which the HP-85 was a part known as the HP Series 80. I struck gold when I found the two gentlemen who are co-hosting this episode with me.  First is Everett Kaser, who worked for HP for 20 years and was intimately involved in the development and support of the HP-85.  Secondly, we have Vassilis Prevelakis, who runs one of the best resources about the HP Series 80 in existence today, <a href="http://hpseries80.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hpseries80.org</a>.  Once we started talking, and I interviewed the two gentlemen, I realized we were going to need a multi-part show to cover the large amount of information and history around this significant platform.  So, the first show will be the interview with Everett and Vassilis and next month we will get into history, tech specs, emulation, Web sites, and all of the other information I like to cover. Before we get into that, however, I will cover new acquistions, a little news, and some feedback I’ve received. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li>American Computer Museum, Bozeman, MT - <a href="http://www.compustory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.compustory.com/</a></li> <li>Micropendium (TI99 Magazine) Site - <a href="http://www.99er.net/micropendium.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.99er.net/micropendium.html</a></li> <li>HP41 PPC ROM - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3SI5jRHv8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3SI5jRHv8</a></li> <li>HP Calculator Poster at <a href="http://VCALC.NET" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VCALC.NET</a> - <a href="http://vcalc.net/#posters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcalc.net/#posters</a></li> <li>Museum of HP Calculators - Museum Document Sets on Flash Drive - <a href="http://www.hpmuseum.org/cd/cddesc.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hpmuseum.org/cd/cddesc.htm</a></li> </ul> News <ul> <li>VCF West - August 6-7, 2016, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/</a></li> <li>VCFMW - September 10-11, 2016, Holiday Inn Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village, IL - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/independent-festivals/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/independent-festivals/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/</a></li> <li>Chicago International Faire - Saturday, October 15th, Evanston Public Library - Contact Faire Chairman Hal Shanafield for more info.</li> <li>VCFe-CH - Vintage Computer Festival Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, November 19-20, 2016 - <a href="http://vcfe.ch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfe.ch</a></li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>List of modules for the HP-41 - <a href="http://www.hp41.org/LibView.cfm?Command=View&amp;ItemID=1232" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hp41.org/LibView.cfm?Command=View&amp;ItemID=1232</a></li> </ul> Interview <ul> <li>Everett Kaser Website - <a href="http://www.kaser.com/hp85.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kaser.com/hp85.html</a></li> <li>Vassilis Prevelakis Website - <a href="http://series80.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://series80.org</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 62 - The HP85B Computer, with Everett Kaser and Vassilis Prevelakis

Richard Nelson

Gene Wright

Hello, all, and welcome to the next installment of the podcast that says “vintage electronics: I WANT IT”.  I’m Randy Kindig and I’m your host.  This episode is the first of a 2-parter on the Hewlett Packard HP-41 line of programmable calculators.  The HP-41 is a seminal example of programmable calculators from the late 70’s and into the 80’s and is still very desirable and sought after today.  I was lucky enough to find 2 gentlemen to co-host who are well-known among the active HP calculator community that exists today: Richard J. Nelson, who has written, edited, and published as much HP-41 material as anyone ever.  And Gene Wright who is on the HP Handheld Conference Committee and he was a TI fan before becoming “hooked” on the HP-41.  In this first part on the HP-41, I interview the co-hosts and then we cover the history of the calculator line in detail.  Next month, with the same co-hosts, we will cover Web sites, emulation, software, and much more. To start out, as usual, I will cover my new vintage computer acquisitions, a little news, and some feedback. I hope you enjoy this and please let me know what you think. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions  Kim UNO - http://obsolescence.wix.com/obsolescence SpartaDOS X Supercart - https://www.bitsofthepast.com/?product=super-spartados-cartridge  News  New TI Newsletter - Yesterdays News by Ralph Rees -  http://atariage.com/forums/topic/251850-yesterdays-news/?hl=%2Byesterdays+%2Bnews#entry3507067 https://storybundle.com/tech - “Nerd History Bundle” A Microsoft Life by Stephen Toulouse -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0557735297/?tag=flodaypod-20 Gates by Stephen Manes and Paul Andrews -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671880748/?tag=flodaypod-20 Fire in the Valley by Michael Swaine and Paul Freiberger -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071358927/?tag=flodaypod-20 Terrible Nerd by Kevin Savetz -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939169003/?tag=flodaypod-20 Irregularity by Jared Shurin -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0992817218/?tag=flodaypod-20 The Google Way by Bernard Girard -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/1593271840/?tag=flodaypod-20 Priming the Pump by David Welsh and Theresa Welsh -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979346800/?tag=flodaypod-20 Book site for Priming the Pump - http://www.microcomputerpioneers.com/  Upcoming Shows  Last Chicago CocoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ April 23 &amp; 24, 2016, Heron Point Convention Center, Lombard, IL KansasFest  - July 19-24, 2016 - https://www.kansasfest.org Atari Party - Saturday, July 30, at 12 PM - 5 PM in PDT, Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis, California 95616 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1069851796370777/ VCF west - Aug 6-7 -  http://www.vintagecomputerfederation.org/uncategorized/vcf-west-is-back/ VCF midwest — Sep 10-11, Elk Grove Village, IL -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/ PRGE Oct 21-23 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com TI International World’s Faire - Sat. Oct. 15 at Evanston Public Library  Feedback  a two-minute pitch video for The Secret History of Gaming on the Mac being written by Richard Moss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tL2kC3QqeU The Secret History of Gaming on the Mac Web site - https://unbound.co.uk/books/macgaming  Interview and History  Gene’s TI-58/59 Failures and Maintenance Tips Web site - http://www.rskey.org/gene/calcgene/59diag.htm Contains probably the most information about the HP 41 series out there:   http://hp41.org/ The HP 41CL replacement CPU board web page:  http://www.systemyde.com/hp41/ Keith Jarett, "HP 41 in Orbit," Personal Computing (October/November 1984), pp. 50-54. -  http://web.archive.org/web/20000621003759/http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/dsh/artifacts/GC-hewlett-.htm HHC (HP Handheld Computer) Conference - http://hhuc.us/  References  “The HP-41 System – 30 Years Old” by Richard J Nelson -  http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/The%20HP-41%20System%20V3.pdf Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C 

Hello, all, and welcome to the next installment of the podcast that says “vintage electronics: I WANT IT”.  I’m Randy Kindig and I’m your host.  This episode is the first of a 2-parter on the Hewlett Packard HP-41 line of programmable calculators.  The HP-41 is a seminal example of programmable calculators from the late 70’s and into the 80’s and is still very desirable and sought after today.  I was lucky enough to find 2 gentlemen to co-host who are well-known among the active HP calculator community that exists today: Richard J. Nelson, who has written, edited, and published as much HP-41 material as anyone ever.  And Gene Wright who is on the HP Handheld Conference Committee and he was a TI fan before becoming “hooked” on the HP-41.  In this first part on the HP-41, I interview the co-hosts and then we cover the history of the calculator line in detail.  Next month, with the same co-hosts, we will cover Web sites, emulation, software, and much more. To start out, as usual, I will cover my new vintage computer acquisitions, a little news, and some feedback. I hope you enjoy this and please let me know what you think. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li>Kim UNO - <a href="http://obsolescence.wix.com/obsolescence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://obsolescence.wix.com/obsolescence</a></li> <li>SpartaDOS X Supercart - <a href="https://www.bitsofthepast.com/?product=super-spartados-cartridge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bitsofthepast.com/?product=super-spartados-cartridge</a></li> </ul> News <ul> <li>New TI Newsletter - Yesterdays News by Ralph Rees - <a href="http://atariage.com/forums/topic/251850-yesterdays-news/?hl=%2Byesterdays+%2Bnews#entry3507067" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://atariage.com/forums/topic/251850-yesterdays-news/?hl=%2Byesterdays+%2Bnews#entry3507067</a></li> <li><a href="https://storybundle.com/tech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://storybundle.com/tech</a> - “Nerd History Bundle”</li> <li>A Microsoft Life by Stephen Toulouse - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0557735297/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0557735297/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>Gates by Stephen Manes and Paul Andrews - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671880748/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671880748/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>Fire in the Valley by Michael Swaine and Paul Freiberger - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071358927/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071358927/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>Terrible Nerd by Kevin Savetz - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939169003/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939169003/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>Irregularity by Jared Shurin - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0992817218/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0992817218/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>The Google Way by Bernard Girard - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1593271840/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1593271840/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>Priming the Pump by David Welsh and Theresa Welsh - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979346800/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979346800/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>Book site for Priming the Pump - <a href="http://www.microcomputerpioneers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.microcomputerpioneers.com/</a></li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li>Last Chicago CocoFest - <a href="http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/</a> April 23 &amp; 24, 2016, Heron Point Convention Center, Lombard, IL</li> <li>KansasFest  - July 19-24, 2016 - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org</a></li> <li>Atari Party - Saturday, July 30, at 12 PM - 5 PM in PDT, Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis, California 95616 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1069851796370777/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1069851796370777/</a></li> <li>VCF west - Aug 6-7 - <a href="http://www.vintagecomputerfederation.org/uncategorized/vcf-west-is-back/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vintagecomputerfederation.org/uncategorized/vcf-west-is-back/</a></li> <li>VCF midwest — Sep 10-11, Elk Grove Village, IL - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-midwest/</a></li> <li>PRGE Oct 21-23 <a href="http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.retrogamingexpo.com</a></li> <li>TI International World’s Faire - Sat. Oct. 15 at Evanston Public Library</li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>a two-minute pitch video for The Secret History of Gaming on the Mac being written by Richard Moss - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tL2kC3QqeU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tL2kC3QqeU</a></li> <li>The Secret History of Gaming on the Mac Web site - <a href="https://unbound.co.uk/books/macgaming" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://unbound.co.uk/books/macgaming</a></li> </ul> Interview and History <ul> <li>Gene’s TI-58/59 Failures and Maintenance Tips Web site - <a href="http://www.rskey.org/gene/calcgene/59diag.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rskey.org/gene/calcgene/59diag.htm</a></li> <li>Contains probably the most information about the HP 41 series out there:   <a href="http://hp41.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hp41.org/</a></li> <li>The HP 41CL replacement CPU board web page:  <a href="http://www.systemyde.com/hp41/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.systemyde.com/hp41/</a></li> <li>Keith Jarett, "HP 41 in Orbit," Personal Computing (October/November 1984), pp. 50-54. - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000621003759/http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/dsh/artifacts/GC-hewlett-.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://web.archive.org/web/20000621003759/http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/dsh/artifacts/GC-hewlett-.htm</a></li> <li>HHC (HP Handheld Computer) Conference - <a href="http://hhuc.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hhuc.us/</a></li> </ul> References <ul> <li>“The HP-41 System – 30 Years Old” by Richard J Nelson - <a href="http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/The%20HP-41%20System%20V3.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/The%20HP-41%20System%20V3.pdf</a></li> <li>Wikipedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 59 - The HP41C Calculator, Part I, History with Richard Nelson and Gene Wright

Main Topic: The TRS-80 Model II   At this point in the podcast run, we are still in the late 1970’s time frame, and the TRS-80 Model II falls into that time frame for its release.  As usual, we’ll cover the history, technical specs, peripherals, Web sites, books, emulation and much, much more.  I am joined by special guest host Myles Wakeham who will help me cover this machine.  But first, I’ll cover new acquisitions, news, feedback, and an interview with Myles before diving into the TRS-80 Model II. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions   Holmes Engineering IM-2 TRS-80 Model I Memory Upgrade - http://www.trs-80.org/holmes-internal-memory/   News   CoCo Coding Contest - http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/CoCoCoding_1980_Contest   The MISE Project - http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/   DynoSprite - https://www.github.com/richard42/dynosprite   RetroChallenge - http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/   VCF East X - http://www.vintage.org/2015/east/exhibit.php   Feedback   OSI Challenger advertisement on the back cover of the Dec 1980 Byte magazine - https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n403/mode/2up   Magazines/Newsletters/Books/Manuals   manual for the TRS 80 Model II in PDF - http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/doc/Model_2_Operation_Manual_(19xx)(Tandy).pdf   Trs-80 Means Business: Trs-80 Model II, With 64K (Diskette and Book) Hardcover – July, 1982 by Ted G. Lewis - http://www.amazon.com/Trs-80-Means-Business-Model-Diskette/dp/0471875651   User's Handbook to the Trs-80 Model II Computer Paperback – June, 1983 by Jeffrey R. Weber - http://www.amazon.com/Users-Handbook-Trs-80-Model-Computer/dp/0938862014/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418176303&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=trs-80+model+II   VisiCalc for the TRS-80 model II and model 16 computers (Microcomputer power series) 1982 by Edouard J Desautels - http://www.amazon.com/VisiCalc-TRS-80-model-computers-Microcomputer/dp/0697099555/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418176303&amp;sr=1-7&amp;keywords=trs-80+model+II   Ads   Marketing brochure for the Model II - http://www.trailingedge.com/trs80/TRS80Mod2.pdf   Modern Upgrades   FreHD hard drive emulator - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator   Emulation   MESS - http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=trs80m2   Videos   Model II  Ramblings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG0ABstKl4Q   Unboxing a TRS-80 Model II by Devin2277 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTc7ceIwREA   Reassembling the TRS-80 Model II (4 parts) by Devin2277 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKtbOwDVed0   Current Web Sites   oldcomputers.net - http://oldcomputers.net/trs80ii.html   home page of Kees Stravers - http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/cm/modelii.html   Ira Goldklang’s TRS-80 Revived Site @ trs-80.com - http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/trs-80-computer-line/model-ii/   VanNatta Computer History - http://www.vannattabros.com/history2.html   old-computers.com - http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=243   Dave’s Old Computers - http://classiccmp.org/dunfield/trs80/index.htm   Digibarn Computer Museum - http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/trs80-model2/   PDF documentation for the Tandy TRS-80 model II - http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/doc/index.html   Bill Degnan’s Model II Restoration Project - http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=184   Computer Museum of FJKraan (Yet Another Computer Museum) - http://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/   References  Wikipedia - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80#Model_II_and_12

Main Topic: The TRS-80 Model II At this point in the podcast run, we are still in the late 1970’s time frame, and the TRS-80 Model II falls into that time frame for its release.  As usual, we’ll cover the history, technical specs, peripherals, Web sites, books, emulation and much, much more.  I am joined by special guest host Myles Wakeham who will help me cover this machine.  But first, I’ll cover new acquisitions, news, feedback, and an interview with Myles before diving into the TRS-80 Model II. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li> Holmes Engineering IM-2 TRS-80 Model I Memory Upgrade - <a href="http://www.trs-80.org/holmes-internal-memory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.trs-80.org/holmes-internal-memory/</a> </li> </ul> News <ul> <li> CoCo Coding Contest - <a href="http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/CoCoCoding_1980_Contest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/CoCoCoding_1980_Contest</a> </li> <li> The MISE Project -<a href="http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/</a> </li> <li> DynoSprite - <a href="https://www.github.com/richard42/dynosprite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.github.com/richard42/dynosprite</a> </li> <li> RetroChallenge - <a href="http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/</a> </li> <li> VCF East X - <a href="http://www.vintage.org/2015/east/exhibit.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintage.org/2015/east/exhibit.php</a> </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li> OSI Challenger advertisement on the back cover of the Dec 1980 Byte magazine - <a href="https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n403/mode/2up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n403/mode/2up</a> </li> </ul> Magazines/Newsletters/Books/Manuals <ul> <li> manual for the TRS 80 Model II in PDF -<a href="http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/doc/Model_2_Operation_Manual_(19xx)(Tandy).pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/doc/Model_2_Operation_Manual_(19xx)(Tandy).pdf</a> </li> <li> Trs-80 Means Business: Trs-80 Model II, With 64K (Diskette and Book) Hardcover – July, 1982 by Ted G. Lewis - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trs-80-Means-Business-Model-Diskette/dp/0471875651" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Trs-80-Means-Business-Model-Diskette/dp/0471875651</a> </li> <li> User's Handbook to the Trs-80 Model II Computer Paperback – June, 1983 by Jeffrey R. Weber - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Users-Handbook-Trs-80-Model-Computer/dp/0938862014/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418176303&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=trs-80+model+II" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Users-Handbook-Trs-80-Model-Computer/dp/0938862014/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418176303&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=trs-80+model+II</a> </li> <li> VisiCalc for the TRS-80 model II and model 16 computers (Microcomputer power series) 1982 by Edouard J Desautels - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/VisiCalc-TRS-80-model-computers-Microcomputer/dp/0697099555/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418176303&amp;sr=1-7&amp;keywords=trs-80+model+II" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/VisiCalc-TRS-80-model-computers-Microcomputer/dp/0697099555/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1418176303&amp;sr=1-7&amp;keywords=trs-80+model+II</a> </li> </ul> Ads <ul> <li> Marketing brochure for the Model II - <a href="http://www.trailingedge.com/trs80/TRS80Mod2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.trailingedge.com/trs80/TRS80Mod2.pdf</a> </li> </ul> Modern Upgrades <ul> <li> FreHD hard drive emulator - <a href="http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator</a> </li> </ul> Emulation <ul> <li> MESS - <a href="http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=trs80m2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.progettoemma.net/mess/system.php?machine=trs80m2</a> </li> </ul> Videos <ul> <li> Model II  Ramblings - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG0ABstKl4Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG0ABstKl4Q</a> </li> <li> Unboxing a TRS-80 Model II by Devin2277 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTc7ceIwREA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTc7ceIwREA</a> </li> <li> Reassembling the TRS-80 Model II (4 parts) by Devin2277 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKtbOwDVed0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKtbOwDVed0</a> </li> </ul> Current Web Sites <ul> <li> <a href="http://oldcomputers.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oldcomputers.net</a> - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/trs80ii.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net/trs80ii.html</a> </li> <li> home page of Kees Stravers - <a href="http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/cm/modelii.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://home.iae.nl/users/pb0aia/cm/modelii.html</a> </li> <li> Ira Goldklang’s TRS-80 Revived Site @ <a href="http://trs-80.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">trs-80.com</a> - <a href="http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/trs-80-computer-line/model-ii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/trs-80-computer-line/model-ii/</a> </li> <li> VanNatta Computer History - <a href="http://www.vannattabros.com/history2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vannattabros.com/history2.html</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://old-computers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">old-computers.com</a> - <a href="http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=243" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=243</a> </li> <li> Dave’s Old Computers - <a href="http://classiccmp.org/dunfield/trs80/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://classiccmp.org/dunfield/trs80/index.htm</a> </li> <li> Digibarn Computer Museum - <a href="http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/trs80-model2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/trs80-model2/</a> </li> <li> PDF documentation for the Tandy TRS-80 model II - <a href="http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/doc/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://electrickery.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/doc/index.html</a> </li> <li> Bill Degnan’s Model II Restoration Project - <a href="http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=184" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=184</a> </li> <li> Computer Museum of FJKraan (Yet Another Computer Museum) - <a href="http://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/trs80m2/</a> </li> </ul> References <ul> <li>Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80#Model_II_and_12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80#Model_II_and_12</a></li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 28 - TRS-80 Model II

Third part on the Apple II:   News   New acquisitions   Feedback   Books, Software, Modern Upgrades, Online Stores, Emulation, Current Web Sites   Special guest host Carrington Vanston!!   Items mentioned in this episode: News   Throwback Network - http://www.throwbacknetwork.net   “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20   “West Of Eden, The End of Innocence at Apple Computer" by Frank Rose - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615278841/?tag=flodaypod-20   "Ready Player One: A Novel” by Ernest Cline - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=flodaypod-20   New Acquisitions   “Color Computer Graphics” by William Barden, Jr. - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Y3B06/?tag=flodaypod-20   “Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9” by Dale Puckett and Peter Dribble   Vintage Computer Shows   Vintage Computer Festival East:    http://www.midatlanticretro.org/   http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/VCF-East2014/   http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/VCFE91/   http://www.go4retro.com/2014/04/11/back-from-the-vintage-computer-festival-east-9-1/    Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml   Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/   Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/   KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/   VCF Midwest 9.0 Website - http://www.vcfmw.org/   VCF Midwest 9.0 More Info - http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/   VCF Midwest Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/    Books   Compute’s First, Second and Third Book of Apple   Apple II User’s Guide by Lon Poole   Programming Surprises &amp; Tricks for your Apple II/IIe Computer by David L. Heiserman   AppleSoft Tutorial from Apple, Inc. - based on Apple II BASIC Programming Manual by Jef Raskin; rewritten for AppleSoft by Caryl Richardson   Beneath Apple DOS by Don Worth and Peter Lechner - Beneath Apple DOS is intended to serve as a companion to Apple's DOS Manual, providing additional information for the advanced programmer or the novice Apple user who wants to know more about the structure of diskettes.   Apple II/IIe Computer Graphics by Ken Williams, founder and CEO of Sierra On-Line Inc   AppleSoft BASIC Toolbox by Larry Wintermeyer   Apple Graphics Games by Paul Coletta   Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield   Micro Adventure is the title of a series of books for young adult readers, published by Scholastic, Inc.   Golden Flutes &amp; Great Escapes by Delton Horn   Sophistication and Simplicity, the Life and Times of the Apple II Computer by Steve Weyhrich, 2013 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20   The New Apple II User’s Guide by David Finnegan, 2012 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615639879/?tag=flodaypod-20   iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It,  by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith, 2006 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393061434/?tag=flodaypod-20   Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, 2011 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451648537/?tag=flodaypod-20   WOZPAK Special Edition - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1304231321/?tag=flodaypod-20   What’s Where in the Apple by Prof. William F. Luebbert - http://www.whatswhereintheapple.com/   Software   VisiCalc - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visicalc   AppleWorks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleWorks   Apple Writer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Writer   ProTerm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterm   Zork Series - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork   Apple Invaders - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5JZulzFQE   Modern Upgrades &amp; Connectivity Options   ADT Pro - http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/   Apple II Game Server - http://sourceforge.net/projects/a2gameserver/   CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net/   Apple II Pi - http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/?p=167, https://ultimateapple2.com/   A2Server - http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/   A2Cloud - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYkOxe4mjHg   RaspApple - http://appleii.ivanx.com/   Uthernet Card - http://a2retrosystems.com/   a2mp3 card - http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=21   Nishida Radio http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html   SDFloppy II from Bulgaria http://www.ebay.com/bhp/apple-disk-ii   Online Stores   16sector - http://16sector.com   Ultimate Apple II - https://ultimateapple2.com/   Option8 - https://www.tindie.com/stores/option8/   Nishida Radio http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html   Syndicomm - http://store.syndicomm.com/   Emulation   Virtual II - http://www.virtualii.com/   Open Emulator - https://code.google.com/p/openemulator/   AppleWin - http://applewin.berlios.de/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/applewin.berlios/?source=recommended   JACE - http://sourceforge.net/projects/java-ace/   Virtual Apple II - Apple II in a browser - http://www.virtualapple.org/   MESS/JSMESS - Multi-Emulator Super System http://jsmess.textfiles.com/messloader.html?module=apple2e&amp;scale=2   Current Web Sites &amp; Other Forums   Terry Stewart video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENno_zzst2U   A2Central - http://www.a2central.com   MacGUI - http://www.macgui.com/   comp.sys.Apple2 - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.sys.apple2   Facebook group Apple II Enthusiasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/   IRC chat - http://widget02.mibbit.com/?server=irc.a2central.com:6667&amp;channel=%23a2c.chat   Apple Fritter - http://www.applefritter.com/   Open Apple Podcast - http://www.open-apple.net/   Apple Archives - http://applearchives.com/   Apple II Scans - http://www.apple2scans.net/   Apple II Game Server Online - http://asciiexpress.net/gameserver/   Apple II Disk Server - http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/   Brutal Deluxe Software - http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/index.html   Every Apple Ad - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JtADjbou7JBD9Ly_w3Mz9RTVVY2T_hy   Apple II Online - http://apple2online.com/index.php   The A2 Home Page for Apple II downloadable software! - http://www.a2-web.com/a2netsoft.html   Archive.org Apple II Disk Image Collection - https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-disk-collection   The Apple II Lost Classics Project - http://lostclassics.apple2.info/   Asimov software repository - http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/   Other Books/Sites Used for Reference   Apple II on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii   “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20   Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site -http://apple2history.org 

Third part on the Apple II: <ul> <li> News </li> <li> New acquisitions </li> <li> Feedback </li> <li> Books, Software, Modern Upgrades, Online Stores, Emulation, Current Web Sites </li> <li> Special guest host Carrington Vanston!! </li> </ul> Items mentioned in this episode: News <ul> <li> Throwback Network - <a href="http://www.throwbacknetwork.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.throwbacknetwork.net</a> </li> <li> “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> “West Of Eden, The End of Innocence at Apple Computer" by Frank Rose - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615278841/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615278841/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> "Ready Player One: A Novel” by Ernest Cline - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> </ul> New Acquisitions <ul> <li> “Color Computer Graphics” by William Barden, Jr. - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Y3B06/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Y3B06/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> “Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9” by Dale Puckett and Peter Dribble </li> </ul> Vintage Computer Shows <ul> <li> Vintage Computer Festival East: </li> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.midatlanticretro.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.midatlanticretro.org/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/VCF-East2014/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/VCF-East2014/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/VCFE91/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/VCFE91/</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.go4retro.com/2014/04/11/back-from-the-vintage-computer-festival-east-9-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.go4retro.com/2014/04/11/back-from-the-vintage-computer-festival-east-9-1/</a> </li> </ul> <li> Chicago CoCoFest -<a href="http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml</a> </li> <li> Vintage Computer Festival Europa -<a href="http://www.vcfe.org/E/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vcfe.org/E/</a> </li> <li> Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - <a href="http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/</a> </li> <li> KansasFest -<a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest 9.0 Website - <a href="http://www.vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vcfmw.org/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest 9.0 More Info - <a href="http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/</a> </li> </ul> Books <ul> <li> Compute’s First, Second and Third Book of Apple </li> <li> Apple II User’s Guide by Lon Poole </li> <li> Programming Surprises &amp; Tricks for your Apple II/IIe Computer by David L. Heiserman </li> <li> AppleSoft Tutorial from Apple, Inc. - based on Apple II BASIC Programming Manual by Jef Raskin; rewritten for AppleSoft by Caryl Richardson </li> <li> Beneath Apple DOS by Don Worth and Peter Lechner - Beneath Apple DOS is intended to serve as a companion to Apple's DOS Manual, providing additional information for the advanced programmer or the novice Apple user who wants to know more about the structure of diskettes. </li> <li> Apple II/IIe Computer Graphics by Ken Williams, founder and CEO of Sierra On-Line Inc </li> <li> AppleSoft BASIC Toolbox by Larry Wintermeyer </li> <li> Apple Graphics Games by Paul Coletta </li> <li> Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield </li> <li> Micro Adventure is the title of a series of books for young adult readers, published by Scholastic, Inc. </li> <li> Golden Flutes &amp; Great Escapes by Delton Horn </li> <li> Sophistication and Simplicity, the Life and Times of the Apple II Computer by Steve Weyhrich, 2013 - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> The New Apple II User’s Guide by David Finnegan, 2012 - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615639879/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615639879/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It,  by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith, 2006 - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393061434/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393061434/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, 2011 - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451648537/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451648537/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> WOZPAK Special Edition - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1304231321/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1304231321/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> What’s Where in the Apple by Prof. William F. Luebbert - <a href="http://www.whatswhereintheapple.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.whatswhereintheapple.com/</a> </li> </ul> Software <ul> <li> VisiCalc - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visicalc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visicalc</a> </li> <li> AppleWorks - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleWorks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleWorks</a> </li> <li> Apple Writer - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Writer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Writer</a> </li> <li> ProTerm - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterm</a> </li> <li> Zork Series - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork</a> </li> <li> Apple Invaders - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5JZulzFQE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5JZulzFQE</a> </li> </ul> Modern Upgrades &amp; Connectivity Options <ul> <li> ADT Pro - <a href="http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/</a> </li> <li> Apple II Game Server - <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/a2gameserver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/a2gameserver/</a> </li> <li> CFFA3000 - <a href="http://www.dreher.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.dreher.net/</a> </li> <li> Apple II Pi - <a href="http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/?p=167" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/?p=167</a>, <a href="https://ultimateapple2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ultimateapple2.com/</a> </li> <li> A2Server - <a href="http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/</a> </li> <li> A2Cloud - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYkOxe4mjHg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYkOxe4mjHg</a> </li> <li> RaspApple - <a href="http://appleii.ivanx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://appleii.ivanx.com/</a> </li> <li> Uthernet Card - <a href="http://a2retrosystems.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a2retrosystems.com/</a> </li> <li> a2mp3 card - <a href="http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=21</a> </li> <li> Nishida Radio <a href="http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html</a> </li> <li> SDFloppy II from Bulgaria <a href="http://www.ebay.com/bhp/apple-disk-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/bhp/apple-disk-ii</a> </li> </ul> Online Stores <ul> <li> 16sector - <a href="http://16sector.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://16sector.com</a> </li> <li> Ultimate Apple II - <a href="https://ultimateapple2.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ultimateapple2.com/</a> </li> <li> Option8 - <a href="https://www.tindie.com/stores/option8/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tindie.com/stores/option8/</a> </li> <li> Nishida Radio <a href="http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html</a> </li> <li> Syndicomm - <a href="http://store.syndicomm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://store.syndicomm.com/</a> </li> </ul> Emulation <ul> <li> Virtual II - <a href="http://www.virtualii.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.virtualii.com/</a> </li> <li> Open Emulator - <a href="https://code.google.com/p/openemulator/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://code.google.com/p/openemulator/</a> </li> <li> AppleWin - <a href="http://applewin.berlios.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://applewin.berlios.de/</a>, <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/applewin.berlios/?source=recommended" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/applewin.berlios/?source=recommended</a> </li> <li> JACE - <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/java-ace/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/java-ace/</a> </li> <li> Virtual Apple II - Apple II in a browser - <a href="http://www.virtualapple.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.virtualapple.org/</a> </li> <li> MESS/JSMESS - Multi-Emulator Super System <a href="http://jsmess.textfiles.com/messloader.html?module=apple2e&amp;scale=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://jsmess.textfiles.com/messloader.html?module=apple2e&amp;scale=2</a> </li> </ul> Current Web Sites &amp; Other Forums <ul> <li> Terry Stewart video on YouTube - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENno_zzst2U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENno_zzst2U</a> </li> <li> A2Central - <a href="http://www.a2central.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.a2central.com</a> </li> <li> MacGUI - <a href="http://www.macgui.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.macgui.com/</a> </li> <li> comp.sys.Apple2 - <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.sys.apple2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.sys.apple2</a> </li> <li> Facebook group Apple II Enthusiasts - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/</a> </li> <li> IRC chat - <a href="http://widget02.mibbit.com/?server=irc.a2central.com:6667&amp;channel=%23a2c.chat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://widget02.mibbit.com/?server=irc.a2central.com:6667&amp;channel=%23a2c.chat</a> </li> <li> Apple Fritter - <a href="http://www.applefritter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.applefritter.com/</a> </li> <li> Open Apple Podcast - <a href="http://www.open-apple.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.open-apple.net/</a> </li> <li> Apple Archives - <a href="http://applearchives.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://applearchives.com/</a> </li> <li> Apple II Scans - <a href="http://www.apple2scans.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apple2scans.net/</a> </li> <li> Apple II Game Server Online - <a href="http://asciiexpress.net/gameserver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://asciiexpress.net/gameserver/</a> </li> <li> Apple II Disk Server - <a href="http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/</a> </li> <li> Brutal Deluxe Software - <a href="http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/index.html</a> </li> <li> Every Apple Ad - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JtADjbou7JBD9Ly_w3Mz9RTVVY2T_hy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JtADjbou7JBD9Ly_w3Mz9RTVVY2T_hy</a> </li> <li> Apple II Online - <a href="http://apple2online.com/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://apple2online.com/index.php</a> </li> <li> The A2 Home Page for Apple II downloadable software! - <a href="http://www.a2-web.com/a2netsoft.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.a2-web.com/a2netsoft.html</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://Archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archive.org</a> Apple II Disk Image Collection - <a href="https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-disk-collection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-disk-collection</a> </li> <li> The Apple II Lost Classics Project - <a href="http://lostclassics.apple2.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lostclassics.apple2.info/</a> </li> <li> Asimov software repository - <a href="http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/</a> </li> </ul> Other Books/Sites Used for Reference <ul> <li> Apple II on Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii</a> </li> <li> “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich -<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site -<a href="http://apple2history.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://apple2history.org</a> </li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 16 - The Apple II (Part III)

Michael Tomczyk

Interview with Michael Tomczyk, Vic-20 Commando Team Leader at Commodore Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcasts, where old computers are the best computers and new old computers are even better.  Last month, I covered the history of the Vic-20 computer with the help of Neil Harris, Brian Bagnall, and Michael Tomczyk.  Although I used some audio clips from each of those gentlemen to walk through the history timeline, I actually have a full-blown interview with each that I want to share with you over the span of three episodes.  For this episode, I will be publishing the interview with Michael Tomczyk.  Michael was with Commodore for some time, was an assistant to none other than Jack Tramiel, and was the leader of the team known as the Vic Commando Team.  He was happy to talk about his time at Commodore and turned out to be a very interesting interview and a great guy with which to talk. Before we get to that, I do have a few housekeeping items to cover, such as a few new acquisitions, some brief news, and a bit of feedback. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions  Ultimate 1MB - http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67 “Atari DOS 2.5:1050 Disk Drive Owner’s Manual” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_DOS “Art of Atari” book by Tim Lapetino - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524101036/?tag=flodaypod-20  News  BASIC 10-liners contest -  http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017 RetroChallenge 2017/04 - http://retrochallenge.tuxdriver.com/ Upcoming Shows   VCF East -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/, March 31-April 2, 2017, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ CoCoFest - April 22 &amp; 23, 2017 - Lombard, IL - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml VCF Southeast 5.0 - April 29 &amp; 30, 2017, Roswell, GA -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ TI Fest West - Saturday April 29th from 9 am to 5 pm,  Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland, Washington -  http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/ Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/ KFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, July 18th-23rd Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Vintage Computer Festival West - August 5-6, 2017, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/ VCFMW - September 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ , https://www.facebook.com/events/805945506224113/ Tandy Assembly - October 6-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/ Chicago TI International World’s Faire - October 15, Evanston, IL - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire World of Commodore - first weekend in December - Toronto - http://www.tpug.ca/    References  “The home computer wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel” by Michael Tomczyk -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20 “The First Home Computer: 30 Years Later” by Michael Tomczyk -  http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later 

Interview with Michael Tomczyk, Vic-20 Commando Team Leader at Commodore Welcome to the Floppy Days Podcasts, where old computers are the best computers and new old computers are even better.  Last month, I covered the history of the Vic-20 computer with the help of Neil Harris, Brian Bagnall, and Michael Tomczyk.  Although I used some audio clips from each of those gentlemen to walk through the history timeline, I actually have a full-blown interview with each that I want to share with you over the span of three episodes.  For this episode, I will be publishing the interview with Michael Tomczyk.  Michael was with Commodore for some time, was an assistant to none other than Jack Tramiel, and was the leader of the team known as the Vic Commando Team.  He was happy to talk about his time at Commodore and turned out to be a very interesting interview and a great guy with which to talk. Before we get to that, I do have a few housekeeping items to cover, such as a few new acquisitions, some brief news, and a bit of feedback. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li>Ultimate 1MB - <a href="http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67</a></li> <li>“Atari DOS 2.5:1050 Disk Drive Owner’s Manual” - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_DOS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_DOS</a></li> <li>“Art of Atari” book by Tim Lapetino - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524101036/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1524101036/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> </ul> News <ul> <li>BASIC 10-liners contest - <a href="http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017</a></li> <li>RetroChallenge 2017/04 - <a href="http://retrochallenge.tuxdriver.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://retrochallenge.tuxdriver.com/</a></li> <li>Upcoming Shows</li> <li> <ul> <li>VCF East - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/</a>, March 31-April 2, 2017, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ</li> <li>CoCoFest - April 22 &amp; 23, 2017 - Lombard, IL - <a href="http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml</a></li> <li>VCF Southeast 5.0 - April 29 &amp; 30, 2017, Roswell, GA - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/</a></li> <li>TI Fest West - Saturday April 29th from 9 am to 5 pm,  Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland, Washington - <a href="http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/</a></li> <li>Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/</a></li> <li>KFest - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a>, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, July 18th-23rd</li> <li>Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - <a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex</a></li> <li>Vintage Computer Festival West - August 5-6, 2017, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/</a></li> <li>VCFMW - September 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/805945506224113/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/805945506224113/</a></li> <li>Tandy Assembly - October 6-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/</a></li> <li>Chicago TI International World’s Faire - October 15, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a></li> <li>World of Commodore - first weekend in December - Toronto - <a href="http://www.tpug.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tpug.ca/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> References <ul> <li>“The home computer wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel” by Michael Tomczyk - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>“The First Home Computer: 30 Years Later” by Michael Tomczyk - <a href="http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 70 - Michael Tomczyk (Vic-20)

Welcome to part 3 of the now 3 part episode covering the Atari 400 &amp; 800 computers.  This episode will cover Web sites, emulation, books, software, modern upgrades, connectivity to modern computers, and much more.  I’m very happy to have pretty much the entire Atari 8-bit podcasting group as special guest hosts helping me cover these topics.  This includes Wade from Inverse Atascii (http://inverseatascii.info/ ) , Rob of Player/Missile (http://playermissile.com/ ), Jack of RCR (http://rcrpodcast.com/ ), Kevin from Antic (http://ataripodcast.com/ ), and Brad from Antic (http://ataripodcast.com/ ).  Enjoy!!   Links Mentioned in the Show:   New Acquisitions   “Atari Player-Missile Graphics in BASIC” by Philip C. Seyer - http://www.amazon.com/Atari-player-missile-graphics-BASIC-Philip/dp/0835901122   “All About the Commodore 64, Volume Two” by Craig Chamberlain - http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Commodore-Craig-Chamberlain/dp/0942386450   “Inside Atari DOS” Compiled by Bill Wilkinson, OSS - http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Atari-DOS-Bill-Wilkinson/dp/0942386027   “Presenting the Atari ST, Volume I” - http://www.amazon.com/Presenting-the-Atari-St/dp/091643933X   “The VisiCalc Book, Atari Edition” by Donald H. Beil - http://www.amazon.com/Visicalc-Book-Donald-H-Beil/dp/0835983943   BASIC XL for the Atari - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Basic%20XL   Action! for the Atari - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ACTION     News   Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex July 18-19, 2015, Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.   27th Annual KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/  July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri.   Amiga 30th Anniversary Event https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california Saturday, July 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Kickstarter runs until April 18   VCF Midwest 10 - http://vcfmw.org/ August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL   Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL   Interview transcript site (Kevin Savetz) - http://computingpioneers.com     Feedback   “32 Basic Programs for the Apple Computer” by Tom Rugg - http://www.amazon.com/32-BASIC-programs-Apple-computer/dp/0918398347     Books   PDFs of so many Atari 8-bit books - http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html   Atari Inc. Business is Fun - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985597402/     User Groups and Shows   SPACE: St Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts - http://www.spaceweb.us/wiki/Main_Page   Circa 1994 list of user groups - http://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/6.16and32-BitComputersSupportArea/3.ReferenceDesk/35UserGroupListing.php   big list of newsletters from various clubs - http://mcurrent.name/magslist.html   400/800 debut announcement in Winter 1979 - http://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/wci_games.html   Atari Bit Byter User Club (ABBUC) - http://www.abbuc.de/     Modern Upgrades   Ultimate 1MB - http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67   4MB Flash Megacart - http://herale.org/4MB_FLASH_MEGACART   8-bit stereo upgrade - http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=45   Dragon cart - http://www.atari8ethernet.com   Randy’s review of all the storage alternative options on Antic Episode 17 - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episode-17-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-holiday-special   Side 2 - Compact Flash cartridge - http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=68   SIO2SD - SD interface - http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=49   MyIDEII - CF cartridge from AtariMax - http://www.atarimax.com/     Connectivity to Modern Computers   SIO2PC (AtariMax) - http://www.atarimax.com/sio2pc/documentation/   SIO2PC (Lotharek) - http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=98   Contiki for Atari - http://sourceforge.net/projects/ataricc65lib/   Contiki configurator / image download - dsk format - http://contiki.cbm8bit.com   Wades ASP Server source for Null modem connection - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/222959-xm301-modem-to-x86-pc-for-file-transfer/?p=2959967     Emulation   Windows: Altirra - http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html or Atari800 - http://atari800.sourceforge.net/   Mac: Atari800MacX - http://www.atarimac.com/   Linux: Atari800   Android: Colleen   iOS: see iOS Atari Emulation Guide at Antic site by Chris Olsen - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/webpage/category/IOS%20Atari%20Emulation%20Guide   In Browser - https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari     Web Sites   Vendors    BEST Electronics (Brad Koda) - http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/   B&amp;C ComputerVisions (Bruce Carso) - http://www.myatari.com/   Video 61 &amp; Atari Sales (Lance Ringquist) - http://members.tcq.net/video61/index.html   Eight-Bit Fix (Paul Westphal) - http://www.eightbitfix.com/    Others    AtariMania (books, magazines, software) - http://www.atarimania.com/   AtariAge (news, forums) - http://www.atariage.com   Archive.org - https://archive.org/   AtariArchives (books, magazines) Kevin Savetz - http://www.atariarchives.org/   Atari FTP Archive (software) - http://ftp.pigwa.net/   Fandal (software) - http://a8.fandal.cz/   Atari Museum (Curt Vendel) - http://www.atarimuseum.com/   Bits of the Past - http://www.bitsofthepast.com/ RAM upgrades, 4-in-1 OS adapter boards   Atari 8-bit FAQ (Michael Current) - http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/atari-8-bit/faq.html   Atari 8-bit FTP Search Engine (Bill Kendrick) - http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/xlsearch/   Atari 8-bit at Reddit - http://www.reddit.com/r/atari8bit   Atariteca (Spanish) - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/   Atari 8-bit Forever (Bostjan Gorisek from Slovenia) - http://gury.atari8.info   Atari.org, the Definitive Atari Resource - http://www.atari.org/   8-bit GUI project, The Last Word, and more (Jonathan Halliday) - http://atari8.co.uk/   WUDSN IDE for 8-bit development (Peter Dell) - http://www.wudsn.com/index.php/ide   USB Joystick - http://www.syzygycompany.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&amp;product_id=50   Atari 800 Best Game Pack - http://atari800.tistory.com/category/Download  

Welcome to part 3 of the now 3 part episode covering the Atari 400 &amp; 800 computers.  This episode will cover Web sites, emulation, books, software, modern upgrades, connectivity to modern computers, and much more.  I’m very happy to have pretty much the entire Atari 8-bit podcasting group as special guest hosts helping me cover these topics.  This includes Wade from Inverse Atascii (<a href="http://inverseatascii.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://inverseatascii.info/</a> ) , Rob of Player/Missile (<a href="http://playermissile.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://playermissile.com/</a> ), Jack of RCR (<a href="http://rcrpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://rcrpodcast.com/</a> ), Kevin from Antic (<a href="http://ataripodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ataripodcast.com/</a> ), and Brad from Antic (<a href="http://ataripodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ataripodcast.com/</a> ).  Enjoy!! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li> “Atari Player-Missile Graphics in BASIC” by Philip C. Seyer - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atari-player-missile-graphics-BASIC-Philip/dp/0835901122" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Atari-player-missile-graphics-BASIC-Philip/dp/0835901122</a> </li> <li> “All About the Commodore 64, Volume Two” by Craig Chamberlain - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Commodore-Craig-Chamberlain/dp/0942386450" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/All-About-Commodore-Craig-Chamberlain/dp/0942386450</a> </li> <li> “Inside Atari DOS” Compiled by Bill Wilkinson, OSS - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Atari-DOS-Bill-Wilkinson/dp/0942386027" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Atari-DOS-Bill-Wilkinson/dp/0942386027</a> </li> <li> “Presenting the Atari ST, Volume I” - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Presenting-the-Atari-St/dp/091643933X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Presenting-the-Atari-St/dp/091643933X</a> </li> <li> “The VisiCalc Book, Atari Edition” by Donald H. Beil - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Visicalc-Book-Donald-H-Beil/dp/0835983943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Visicalc-Book-Donald-H-Beil/dp/0835983943</a> </li> <li> BASIC XL for the Atari - <a href="https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Basic%20XL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Basic%20XL</a> </li> <li> Action! for the Atari - <a href="https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ACTION" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ACTION</a> </li> </ul> News <ul> <li> Commodore Vegas Expo -<a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex</a> July 18-19, 2015, Plaza Hotel &amp; Casino, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. </li> <li> 27th Annual KansasFest -<a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.kansasfest.org/</a>  July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri. </li> <li> Amiga 30th Anniversary Event<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/890300835/amiga-30th-anniversary-in-california</a> Saturday, July 25 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.  Kickstarter runs until April 18 </li> <li> VCF Midwest 10 -<a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfmw.org/</a> August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire -<a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a> October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL </li> <li> Interview transcript site (Kevin Savetz) - <a href="http://computingpioneers.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://computingpioneers.com</a> </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li> “32 Basic Programs for the Apple Computer” by Tom Rugg - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/32-BASIC-programs-Apple-computer/dp/0918398347" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/32-BASIC-programs-Apple-computer/dp/0918398347</a> </li> </ul> Books <ul> <li> PDFs of so many Atari 8-bit books - <a href="http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html</a> </li> <li> Atari Inc. Business is Fun - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985597402/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985597402/</a> </li> </ul> User Groups and Shows <ul> <li> SPACE: St Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts - <a href="http://www.spaceweb.us/wiki/Main_Page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.spaceweb.us/wiki/Main_Page</a> </li> <li> Circa 1994 list of user groups - <a href="http://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/6.16and32-BitComputersSupportArea/3.ReferenceDesk/35UserGroupListing.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/6.16and32-BitComputersSupportArea/3.ReferenceDesk/35UserGroupListing.php</a> </li> <li> big list of newsletters from various clubs - <a href="http://mcurrent.name/magslist.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mcurrent.name/magslist.html</a> </li> <li> 400/800 debut announcement in Winter 1979 - <a href="http://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/wci_games.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mcurrent.name/atarihistory/wci_games.html</a> </li> <li> Atari Bit Byter User Club (ABBUC) - <a href="http://www.abbuc.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.abbuc.de/</a> </li> </ul> Modern Upgrades <ul> <li> Ultimate 1MB - <a href="http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67</a> </li> <li> 4MB Flash Megacart - <a href="http://herale.org/4MB_FLASH_MEGACART" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://herale.org/4MB_FLASH_MEGACART</a> </li> <li> 8-bit stereo upgrade - <a href="http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=45" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=45</a> </li> <li> Dragon cart - <a href="http://www.atari8ethernet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atari8ethernet.com</a> </li> <li> Randy’s review of all the storage alternative options on Antic Episode 17 - <a href="http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episode-17-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-holiday-special" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episode-17-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-holiday-special</a> </li> <li> Side 2 - Compact Flash cartridge - <a href="http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=68" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=68</a> </li> <li> SIO2SD - SD interface - <a href="http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=49" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=49</a> </li> <li> MyIDEII - CF cartridge from AtariMax - <a href="http://www.atarimax.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimax.com/</a> </li> </ul> Connectivity to Modern Computers <ul> <li> SIO2PC (AtariMax) - <a href="http://www.atarimax.com/sio2pc/documentation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimax.com/sio2pc/documentation/</a> </li> <li> SIO2PC (Lotharek) - <a href="http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=98" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=98</a> </li> <li> Contiki for Atari - <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ataricc65lib/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/projects/ataricc65lib/</a> </li> <li> Contiki configurator / image download - dsk format - <a href="http://contiki.cbm8bit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://contiki.cbm8bit.com</a> </li> <li> Wades ASP Server source for Null modem connection - <a href="http://atariage.com/forums/topic/222959-xm301-modem-to-x86-pc-for-file-transfer/?p=2959967" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atariage.com/forums/topic/222959-xm301-modem-to-x86-pc-for-file-transfer/?p=2959967</a> </li> </ul> Emulation <ul> <li> Windows: Altirra - <a href="http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html</a> or Atari800 - <a href="http://atari800.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atari800.sourceforge.net/</a> </li> <li> Mac: Atari800MacX - <a href="http://www.atarimac.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimac.com/</a> </li> <li> Linux: Atari800 </li> <li> Android: Colleen </li> <li> iOS: see iOS Atari Emulation Guide at Antic site by Chris Olsen - <a href="http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/webpage/category/IOS%20Atari%20Emulation%20Guide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/webpage/category/IOS%20Atari%20Emulation%20Guide</a> </li> <li> In Browser - <a href="https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari</a> </li> </ul> Web Sites <ul> <li> Vendors </li> <ul> <li> BEST Electronics (Brad Koda) - <a href="http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/</a> </li> <li> B&amp;C ComputerVisions (Bruce Carso) - <a href="http://www.myatari.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myatari.com/</a> </li> <li> Video 61 &amp; Atari Sales (Lance Ringquist) - <a href="http://members.tcq.net/video61/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://members.tcq.net/video61/index.html</a> </li> <li> Eight-Bit Fix (Paul Westphal) - <a href="http://www.eightbitfix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.eightbitfix.com/</a> </li> </ul> <li> Others </li> <ul> <li> AtariMania (books, magazines, software) - <a href="http://www.atarimania.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimania.com/</a> </li> <li> AtariAge (news, forums) - <a href="http://www.atariage.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atariage.com</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://Archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archive.org</a> - <a href="https://archive.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/</a> </li> <li> AtariArchives (books, magazines) Kevin Savetz - <a href="http://www.atariarchives.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atariarchives.org/</a> </li> <li> Atari FTP Archive (software) - <a href="http://ftp.pigwa.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ftp.pigwa.net/</a> </li> <li> Fandal (software) - <a href="http://a8.fandal.cz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a8.fandal.cz/</a> </li> <li> Atari Museum (Curt Vendel) - <a href="http://www.atarimuseum.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimuseum.com/</a> </li> <li> Bits of the Past - <a href="http://www.bitsofthepast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bitsofthepast.com/</a> RAM upgrades, 4-in-1 OS adapter boards </li> <li> Atari 8-bit FAQ (Michael Current) - <a href="http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/atari-8-bit/faq.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/atari-8-bit/faq.html</a> </li> <li> Atari 8-bit FTP Search Engine (Bill Kendrick) - <a href="http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/xlsearch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/xlsearch/</a> </li> <li> Atari 8-bit at Reddit - <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/atari8bit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.reddit.com/r/atari8bit</a> </li> <li> Atariteca (Spanish) - <a href="http://atariteca.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atariteca.blogspot.com/</a> </li> <li> Atari 8-bit Forever (Bostjan Gorisek from Slovenia) - <a href="http://gury.atari8.info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://gury.atari8.info</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://Atari.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Atari.org</a>, the Definitive Atari Resource - <a href="http://www.atari.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atari.org/</a> </li> <li> 8-bit GUI project, The Last Word, and more (Jonathan Halliday) - <a href="http://atari8.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atari8.co.uk/</a> </li> <li> WUDSN IDE for 8-bit development (Peter Dell) - <a href="http://www.wudsn.com/index.php/ide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wudsn.com/index.php/ide</a> </li> <li> USB Joystick - <a href="http://www.syzygycompany.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&amp;product_id=50" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.syzygycompany.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&amp;product_id=50</a> </li> <li> Atari 800 Best Game Pack - <a href="http://atari800.tistory.com/category/Download" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atari800.tistory.com/category/Download</a> </li> </ul></ul>

Floppy Days 40 - The Atari 400/800, Part III

Earl Evans

The Sinclair ZX-80 Hello and welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast for May, 2018, where we remind everyone of the days when everyone knew how to program a computer, not just use it for social media.  My name is Randy Kindig and I host this podcast. We are coming near the end of the computers to be covered on this podcast that were introduced at the beginning of the 8-bit era, when things really started to take off, that being the year 1980.  This month, we will be talking about a limited, inexpensive, but definitely historically significant line of computers known as the Sinclair Z80, ZX81, and Timex Sinclair 1000 and 1500. I was very happy to get an old friend, and vintage computer podcasting legend, Earl Evans to help me host this episode.  Earl does a great job of researching and discussing vintage computers and his help was great. In addition, I was able to get some members of the Sinclair ZX80/81 community to provide memories and to help provide information, as well as assisting with going through the topic of emulation.  As a result, there turned out to be so much information to present that it turned into 2 episodes. So, this month we will cover the history of the ZX80 computer line and tech specs and next month we will cover the remaining topics such as peripherals, software, emulation, magazine &amp; newsletters, Web sites and more.  I’m also working on a special interview with someone key to the development of the ZX80 that I’m hoping will come to fruition. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To  VCF Southeast 6 -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ Streaming video and audio on an Atari 8-bit (from Nir Dary) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ9RllBv1pg Michael Tomczyk interview on Floppy Days -  http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-70-michael-tomczyk-vic-20 Sofia RGB board for Atari 8-bit -  http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258702-new-development-gtia-in-cpld/page-1 F18A (TI-99) -  http://codehackcreate.com/store#!/F18A-V1-8-Video-Board/p/14022176/category=0  Upcoming Shows  Pacific Commodore Expo NW - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex - June 9-10, Living Computers: Museum + Labs, Seattle, Washington KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ , July 17-22, 2018, Kansas City, Missouri VCF West -  https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ , August 4-5, 2018 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA Commodore Vegas Expo v14 -  http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=12676 , Aug. 11-12, 2018, Las Vegas, NV VCF Midwest - http://www.vcfmw.org/ - September 15-16, 2018, Elk Grove Village, IL Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ - Oregon Convention Center on October 19-21, 2018 Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com , Nov. 10-11, Springfield, OH TI International World’s Faire - http://ctiug.sdf.org/ - Nov. 10, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL World of Commodore - https://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ - December, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  Feedback  Memotech MTX sites from Claus Baekkel   www.mtxworld.dk http://www.nyangau.org/memotech/memotech.htm http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/mtx/mtx512.htm http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/cpm/cpm.htm    Interview with Earl Evans  Pi1541 - https://cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com/  History  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81 

The Sinclair ZX-80 Hello and welcome to the Floppy Days Podcast for May, 2018, where we remind everyone of the days when everyone knew how to program a computer, not just use it for social media.  My name is Randy Kindig and I host this podcast. We are coming near the end of the computers to be covered on this podcast that were introduced at the beginning of the 8-bit era, when things really started to take off, that being the year 1980.  This month, we will be talking about a limited, inexpensive, but definitely historically significant line of computers known as the Sinclair Z80, ZX81, and Timex Sinclair 1000 and 1500. I was very happy to get an old friend, and vintage computer podcasting legend, Earl Evans to help me host this episode.  Earl does a great job of researching and discussing vintage computers and his help was great. In addition, I was able to get some members of the Sinclair ZX80/81 community to provide memories and to help provide information, as well as assisting with going through the topic of emulation.  As a result, there turned out to be so much information to present that it turned into 2 episodes. So, this month we will cover the history of the ZX80 computer line and tech specs and next month we will cover the remaining topics such as peripherals, software, emulation, magazine &amp; newsletters, Web sites and more.  I’m also working on a special interview with someone key to the development of the ZX80 that I’m hoping will come to fruition. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li>VCF Southeast 6 - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/</a></li> <li>Streaming video and audio on an Atari 8-bit (from Nir Dary) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ9RllBv1pg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ9RllBv1pg</a></li> <li>Michael Tomczyk interview on Floppy Days - <a href="http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-70-michael-tomczyk-vic-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-70-michael-tomczyk-vic-20</a></li> <li>Sofia RGB board for Atari 8-bit - <a href="http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258702-new-development-gtia-in-cpld/page-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258702-new-development-gtia-in-cpld/page-1</a></li> <li>F18A (TI-99) - <a href="http://codehackcreate.com/store#!/F18A-V1-8-Video-Board/p/14022176/category=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://codehackcreate.com/store#!/F18A-V1-8-Video-Board/p/14022176/category=0</a></li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li>Pacific Commodore Expo NW - <a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex</a> - June 9-10, Living Computers: Museum + Labs, Seattle, Washington</li> <li>KansasFest - <a href="https://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kansasfest.org/</a> , July 17-22, 2018, Kansas City, Missouri</li> <li>VCF West - <a href="https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/</a> , August 4-5, 2018 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA</li> <li>Commodore Vegas Expo v14 - <a href="http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=12676" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&amp;t=12676</a> , Aug. 11-12, 2018, Las Vegas, NV</li> <li>VCF Midwest - <a href="http://www.vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vcfmw.org/</a> - September 15-16, 2018, Elk Grove Village, IL</li> <li>Portland Retro Gaming Expo - <a href="http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/</a> - Oregon Convention Center on October 19-21, 2018</li> <li>Tandy Assembly - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com</a> , Nov. 10-11, Springfield, OH</li> <li>TI International World’s Faire - <a href="http://ctiug.sdf.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ctiug.sdf.org/</a> - Nov. 10, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL</li> <li>World of Commodore - <a href="https://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/</a> - December, Toronto, Ontario, Canada</li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>Memotech MTX sites from Claus Baekkel</li> <li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.mtxworld.dk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mtxworld.dk</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nyangau.org/memotech/memotech.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nyangau.org/memotech/memotech.htm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/mtx/mtx512.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/mtx/mtx512.htm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/cpm/cpm.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/cpm/cpm.htm</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Interview with Earl Evans <ul> <li>Pi1541 - <a href="https://cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com/</a></li> </ul> History <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 84 - The Sinclair ZX80 with Earl Evans

Welcome to Episode 66 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we try to relive our youth by talking about computers nearly as old as we are.  Vintage Computer Festival Midwest #11 recently happened on Sep. 10 and 11, 2016 in Elk Grove Village, IL and I managed to find my way there again this year.  Once again, I had an incredible time at the event and thought I’d share some of it with you.  I managed to get a few interviews, meet several people I had never met before, catch up with old friends, and come home with far more items than I left with.  So, I plan to give you a quick run-down of the event through my eyes and I hope you find this interesting. Links Mentioned in the Show:  my presentation, you can find it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTiEZl30Fg Edladdin controllers - http://www.edladdin.com Podcast on the Exidy Sorcerer -  http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20 Peter Bartlett - http://bartlettlabs.com/ Evan Wright - http://mrwrightteacher.net/ Transkey II - http://ataribits.weebly.com/transkey-ii.html John Strong - http://strongware.net/ Jim Brain - http://store.go4retro.com/ Chicago TI-99/4A User Group -  http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage Cosmac Elf - http://www.cosmacelf.com/news/win-an-elf-at-vcfmw.html  00:00 Theme Song 01:20 Ads 01:49 Intro 02:34 CoCo Crew Ad 03:21 Presentations Discussion 05:53 My Presentation (audio) 27:56 My Exhibit 31:21 Intro to Peter Bartlett Interview 32:00 Peter Bartlett Interview 34:54 Intro to Evan Wright Interview 35:35 Evan Wright Interview 44:41 Intro to Simon Wells Interview 45:18 Simon Wells Interview 59:26 My Purchases 1:07:36 What I didn't buy, TI-99 UStream, and Cosmac Elf Exhibit 1:11:19 Conclusion

Welcome to Episode 66 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we try to relive our youth by talking about computers nearly as old as we are.  Vintage Computer Festival Midwest #11 recently happened on Sep. 10 and 11, 2016 in Elk Grove Village, IL and I managed to find my way there again this year.  Once again, I had an incredible time at the event and thought I’d share some of it with you.  I managed to get a few interviews, meet several people I had never met before, catch up with old friends, and come home with far more items than I left with.  So, I plan to give you a quick run-down of the event through my eyes and I hope you find this interesting. Links Mentioned in the Show: <ul> <li>my presentation, you can find it on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTiEZl30Fg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTiEZl30Fg</a></li> <li>Edladdin controllers - <a href="http://www.edladdin.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.edladdin.com</a></li> <li>Podcast on the Exidy Sorcerer - <a href="http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20</a></li> <li>Peter Bartlett - <a href="http://bartlettlabs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bartlettlabs.com/</a></li> <li>Evan Wright - <a href="http://mrwrightteacher.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mrwrightteacher.net/</a></li> <li>Transkey II - <a href="http://ataribits.weebly.com/transkey-ii.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ataribits.weebly.com/transkey-ii.html</a></li> <li>John Strong - <a href="http://strongware.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://strongware.net/</a></li> <li>Jim Brain - <a href="http://store.go4retro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://store.go4retro.com/</a></li> <li>Chicago TI-99/4A User Group - <a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage</a></li> <li>Cosmac Elf - <a href="http://www.cosmacelf.com/news/win-an-elf-at-vcfmw.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cosmacelf.com/news/win-an-elf-at-vcfmw.html</a></li> </ul> 00:00 Theme Song 01:20 Ads 01:49 Intro 02:34 CoCo Crew Ad 03:21 Presentations Discussion 05:53 My Presentation (audio) 27:56 My Exhibit 31:21 Intro to Peter Bartlett Interview 32:00 Peter Bartlett Interview 34:54 Intro to Evan Wright Interview 35:35 Evan Wright Interview 44:41 Intro to Simon Wells Interview 45:18 Simon Wells Interview 59:26 My Purchases 1:07:36 What I didn't buy, TI-99 UStream, and Cosmac Elf Exhibit 1:11:19 Conclusion

Floppy Days 66 - VCFMW 11 Live Event Diary

Welcome to episode 60 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where vintage in the term vintage computers simply means “cool”.  My name is Randy Kindig.  I am happy to bring you this month the follow-up or second of two episodes on the HP41C programmable calculator.  Once again, I have two stellar members of the HP41 community, Richard J. Nelson and Gene Wright, with me to bring you all the information you care to know about the HP41.  That includes a wrap-up to the history of the machine, tech specs, books, software, newsletters, modern upgrades, emulation, current Web sites, and so much more.  Before that, I do want to discuss a few new acquisitions that have come my way, as well as some feedback I’ve received from listeners. Links Mentioned in the Show: Books  “Easy Course in Programming The HP-4”1 by Ted Wadman and Chris Coffin, illustrated by Robert Bloch -  http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Course-Programming-HP-41/dp/0931011094 “Programming the TI-59 and HP-41 Calculators” by Paul Garrison -  http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Ti-59-Hp-41-Calculators-Garrison/dp/0830624422 “Extend Your HP-41” by W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz -  http://www.amazon.com/Extend-Your-Hp-41-W-Mier-Jedrejowicz/dp/0951073303 A Guide to HP Handheld Calculators and Computers by W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz  Modern Upgrades  The new HP 41CL webpage:  http://www.systemyde.com/hp41/ Clone Calculators - http://www.swissmicros.com/ HHP-16K EPROM Emulator -  http://www.embeddedcomponents.com/blogs/category/component-projects/hp-41-ppc/  Emulation  emulation site - http://www.hp41.org/Emulation.cfm V41 (Windows) by Warren Furlow - https://www.educalc.net/326089.page SIM41W (Windows) by Alvaro Gerardo Suárez VB41CX .NET (Windows) by Ron van Tilburg i41CX and i41CX+ (iOS) by Antonio Lagana on Apple App Store Calc41C (iOS) by Jonathan Watmough on Apple App Store X-41 (Mac OS X) by Frederic Bronner - https://sourceforge.net/projects/x-41/ GENESIS-41 (Mac OS X)  by Laurent Spohr -  http://www.laurent-spohr.com/Main/HP-41CX_Emulator.html my41cx (Mac OS X) by Miroslav Perovic -  http://www.my41cx.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/1-my41cx-microcode-emulator Android 41CV by Martin Hansen go41c (Android) by Olivier De Smet    Web Sites  HHC (HP Handheld Computer) Conference - http://hhuc.us/ TI-58/59 Failures and Maintenance Tips Web site (Gene Wright) - http://www.rskey.org/gene/calcgene/59diag.htm “The HP-41 System – 30 Years Old” by Richard J Nelson -  http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/The%20HP-41%20System%20V3.pdf Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C HP41.org - http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfm by Warren Furlow HP site by Matthias Wehrli - http://www.hp-collection.org/ a lot of information about accessories for the HP-41 HP-41 Scientific Calculator Fan Club on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hp41fanclub/ HPCC.org - http://www.hpcc.org/calculators/hp41.html HP Calculator Repairs - http://www.fixthatcalc.com/index1.php Rick Furr’s vcalc.net Calculator Reference - http://www.vcalc.net - has purchaseable “Calculators of HP” poster for $25 with shipping in the U.S. Retrobits Podcast on the HP-41C by Earl Evans -  http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-070-the-hp-41c-programmable-calculator Jake Schwartz’ PAHHC Handheld Electronics - http://www.pahhc.org/ - has HP calculator calendars for sale, PPC DVD Jean-Marc Baillard’s HP-41C programs - http://hp41programs.yolasite.com Programmable calculators (Victor Toth) - http://www.rskey.org/CMS/ The Museum of HP Calculators (Dave Hicks) - http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp41.htm  Museum Document Sets - http://www.hpmuseum.org/cd/cddesc.htm

Welcome to episode 60 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where vintage in the term vintage computers simply means “cool”.  My name is Randy Kindig.  I am happy to bring you this month the follow-up or second of two episodes on the HP41C programmable calculator.  Once again, I have two stellar members of the HP41 community, Richard J. Nelson and Gene Wright, with me to bring you all the information you care to know about the HP41.  That includes a wrap-up to the history of the machine, tech specs, books, software, newsletters, modern upgrades, emulation, current Web sites, and so much more.  Before that, I do want to discuss a few new acquisitions that have come my way, as well as some feedback I’ve received from listeners. Links Mentioned in the Show: Books <ul> <li>“Easy Course in Programming The HP-4”1 by Ted Wadman and Chris Coffin, illustrated by Robert Bloch - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Course-Programming-HP-41/dp/0931011094" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Course-Programming-HP-41/dp/0931011094</a></li> <li>“Programming the TI-59 and HP-41 Calculators” by Paul Garrison - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Ti-59-Hp-41-Calculators-Garrison/dp/0830624422" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Ti-59-Hp-41-Calculators-Garrison/dp/0830624422</a></li> <li>“Extend Your HP-41” by W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Extend-Your-Hp-41-W-Mier-Jedrejowicz/dp/0951073303" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/Extend-Your-Hp-41-W-Mier-Jedrejowicz/dp/0951073303</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.hpcalculatorguide.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Guide to HP Handheld Calculators and Computers</a> by W.A.C. Mier-Jedrzejowicz</li> </ul> Modern Upgrades <ul> <li>The new HP 41CL webpage:  <a href="http://www.systemyde.com/hp41/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.systemyde.com/hp41/</a></li> <li>Clone Calculators - <a href="http://www.swissmicros.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.swissmicros.com/</a></li> <li>HHP-16K EPROM Emulator - <a href="http://www.embeddedcomponents.com/blogs/category/component-projects/hp-41-ppc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.embeddedcomponents.com/blogs/category/component-projects/hp-41-ppc/</a></li> </ul> Emulation <ul> <li>emulation site - <a href="http://www.hp41.org/Emulation.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hp41.org/Emulation.cfm</a></li> <li>V41 (Windows) by Warren Furlow - <a href="https://www.educalc.net/326089.page" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.educalc.net/326089.page</a></li> <li>SIM41W (Windows) by Alvaro Gerardo Suárez</li> <li>VB41CX .NET (Windows) by Ron van Tilburg</li> <li>i41CX and i41CX+ (iOS) by Antonio Lagana on Apple App Store</li> <li>Calc41C (iOS) by Jonathan Watmough on Apple App Store</li> <li>X-41 (Mac OS X) by Frederic Bronner - <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/x-41/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sourceforge.net/projects/x-41/</a></li> <li>GENESIS-41 (Mac OS X)  by Laurent Spohr - <a href="http://www.laurent-spohr.com/Main/HP-41CX_Emulator.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.laurent-spohr.com/Main/HP-41CX_Emulator.html</a></li> <li>my41cx (Mac OS X) by Miroslav Perovic - <a href="http://www.my41cx.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/1-my41cx-microcode-emulator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.my41cx.com/index.php/2-uncategorised/1-my41cx-microcode-emulator</a></li> <li>Android 41CV by Martin Hansen</li> <li>go41c (Android) by Olivier De Smet  </li> </ul> Web Sites <ul> <li>HHC (HP Handheld Computer) Conference - <a href="http://hhuc.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hhuc.us/</a></li> <li>TI-58/59 Failures and Maintenance Tips Web site (Gene Wright) - <a href="http://www.rskey.org/gene/calcgene/59diag.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rskey.org/gene/calcgene/59diag.htm</a></li> <li>“The HP-41 System – 30 Years Old” by Richard J Nelson - <a href="http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/The%20HP-41%20System%20V3.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/The%20HP-41%20System%20V3.pdf</a></li> <li>Wikipedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C</a></li> <li><a href="http://HP41.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HP41.org</a> - <a href="http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hp41.org/Intro.cfm</a> by Warren Furlow</li> <li>HP site by Matthias Wehrli - <a href="http://www.hp-collection.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hp-collection.org/</a> a lot of information about accessories for the HP-41</li> <li>HP-41 Scientific Calculator Fan Club on Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/hp41fanclub/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/hp41fanclub/</a></li> <li><a href="http://HPCC.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HPCC.org</a> - <a href="http://www.hpcc.org/calculators/hp41.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hpcc.org/calculators/hp41.html</a></li> <li>HP Calculator Repairs - <a href="http://www.fixthatcalc.com/index1.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fixthatcalc.com/index1.php</a></li> <li>Rick Furr’s <a href="http://vcalc.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vcalc.net</a> Calculator Reference - <a href="http://www.vcalc.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vcalc.net</a> - has purchaseable “Calculators of HP” poster for $25 with shipping in the U.S.</li> <li>Retrobits Podcast on the HP-41C by Earl Evans - <a href="http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-070-the-hp-41c-programmable-calculator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-070-the-hp-41c-programmable-calculator</a></li> <li>Jake Schwartz’ PAHHC Handheld Electronics - <a href="http://www.pahhc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.pahhc.org/</a> - has HP calculator calendars for sale, PPC DVD</li> <li>Jean-Marc Baillard’s HP-41C programs - <a href="http://hp41programs.yolasite.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hp41programs.yolasite.com</a></li> <li>Programmable calculators (Victor Toth) - <a href="http://www.rskey.org/CMS/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rskey.org/CMS/</a></li> <li>The Museum of HP Calculators (Dave Hicks) - <a href="http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp41.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp41.htm</a></li> </ul> Museum Document Sets - <a href="http://www.hpmuseum.org/cd/cddesc.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hpmuseum.org/cd/cddesc.htm</a>

Floppy Days 60 - The HP41C Calculator, Part II, with Richard Nelson and Gene Wright

Second part on the Apple II:   New acquisitions   News   Tech specs, peripherals, magazines, user groups, shows   Special guest host Carrington Vanston!!    Items mentioned in this episode:  New Acquisitions   CoCo SDC card - http://cocosdc.blogspot.com/   Review of CoCo SDC card - http://tandycoco.com/blog/archives/401   80 Micro’s Review Guide - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0913531006/?tag=flodaypod-20    Radio Shack BASIC Computer Language by David Lien - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VA0WF2/?tag=flodaypod-20    TRS-80 User’s Manual for Level 1 by David Lien - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00072VR44/?tag=flodaypod-20    TRSDOS &amp; Disk BASIC Reference Manual   Machine Language Disk I/O and Other Mysteries by Michael J. Wagner   BASIC Computer Games TRS-80 Edition by David Ahl - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWUL8WI/?tag=flodaypod-20    The Custom TRS-80 and Other Mysteries by Dennis Kitsz - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200022/?tag=flodaypod-20    TRSDOS 2.3 Decoded and Other Mysteries by James Farvour - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200073/?tag=flodaypod-20    Microsoft BASIC Decoded and Other Mysteries by James Farvour - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200014/?tag=flodaypod-20    Juiced GS - http://juiced.gs    Vintage Computer Shows   Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/   Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml   Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/   Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/   KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/    Magazines   A+   Compute! Apple   InCider   Nibble - http://www.nibblemagazine.com/   SoftDisk   SoftTalk - http://www.softalkapple.com/   Apple Assembly Line - http://www.txbobsc.com/aal/   Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine/newsletter - http://www.callapple.com/    Juiced GS - http://juiced.gs    User Groups   Washington Apple Pi - http://www.wap.org/   A.P.P.L.E. - Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange  - http://www.callapple.com/    Shows   Kansasfest - http://www.kansasfest.org/   Oz Kfest - http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6314728/www/ozkfest.net/The_Event.html    Other Books/Sites Used for Reference   Apple II on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii   “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20   Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site - http://apple2history.org 

Second part on the Apple II: <ul> <li> New acquisitions </li> <li> News </li> <li> Tech specs, peripherals, magazines, user groups, shows </li> <li> Special guest host Carrington Vanston!! </li> </ul> Items mentioned in this episode: New Acquisitions <ul> <li> CoCo SDC card - <a href="http://cocosdc.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cocosdc.blogspot.com/</a> </li> <li> Review of CoCo SDC card - <a href="http://tandycoco.com/blog/archives/401" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tandycoco.com/blog/archives/401</a> </li> <li> 80 Micro’s Review Guide - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0913531006/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0913531006/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Radio Shack BASIC Computer Language by David Lien - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VA0WF2/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VA0WF2/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> TRS-80 User’s Manual for Level 1 by David Lien - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00072VR44/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00072VR44/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> TRSDOS &amp; Disk BASIC Reference Manual </li> <li> Machine Language Disk I/O and Other Mysteries by Michael J. Wagner </li> <li> BASIC Computer Games TRS-80 Edition by David Ahl - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWUL8WI/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EWUL8WI/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> The Custom TRS-80 and Other Mysteries by Dennis Kitsz - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200022/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200022/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> TRSDOS 2.3 Decoded and Other Mysteries by James Farvour - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200073/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200073/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Microsoft BASIC Decoded and Other Mysteries by James Farvour - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200014/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0936200014/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Juiced GS - <a href="http://juiced.gs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://juiced.gs</a> </li> </ul> Vintage Computer Shows <ul> <li> Vintage Computer Festival East -<a href="http://www.midatlanticretro.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.midatlanticretro.org/</a> </li> <li> Chicago CoCoFest -<a href="http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml</a> </li> <li> Vintage Computer Festival Europa -<a href="http://www.vcfe.org/E/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vcfe.org/E/</a> </li> <li> Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - <a href="http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/</a> </li> <li> KansasFest -<a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> </ul> Magazines <ul> <li> A+ </li> <li> Compute! Apple </li> <li> InCider </li> <li> Nibble - <a href="http://www.nibblemagazine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nibblemagazine.com/</a> </li> <li> SoftDisk </li> <li> SoftTalk - <a href="http://www.softalkapple.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.softalkapple.com/</a> </li> <li> Apple Assembly Line - <a href="http://www.txbobsc.com/aal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.txbobsc.com/aal/</a> </li> <li> Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine/newsletter - <a href="http://www.callapple.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.callapple.com/</a> </li> <li> Juiced GS - <a href="http://juiced.gs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://juiced.gs</a> </li> </ul> User Groups <ul> <li> Washington Apple Pi - <a href="http://www.wap.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wap.org/</a> </li> <li> A.P.P.L.E. - Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange  - <a href="http://www.callapple.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.callapple.com/</a> </li> </ul> Shows <ul> <li> Kansasfest - <a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> <li> Oz Kfest - <a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6314728/www/ozkfest.net/The_Event.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6314728/www/ozkfest.net/The_Event.html</a> </li> </ul> Other Books/Sites Used for Reference <ul> <li> Apple II on Wikipedia - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii</a> </li> <li> “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich -<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site -<a href="http://apple2history.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://apple2history.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://apple2history.org</a> </li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 13 - The Apple II (Part II)

Ken Gagne

Bonus episode this month. Interview with Apple II Enthusiast Ken Gagne about KFest, Open Apple Podcast, Juiced.GS and more.    Open Apple Podcast - http://www.open-apple.net/ KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/ Juiced.GS - https://juiced.gs/

Bonus episode this month. Interview with Apple II Enthusiast Ken Gagne about KFest, Open Apple Podcast, <a href="http://Juiced.GS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juiced.GS</a> and more. <ul> <li>Open Apple Podcast - <a href="http://www.open-apple.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.open-apple.net/</a></li> <li>KansasFest - <a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kansasfest.org/</a></li> <li><a href="http://Juiced.GS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Juiced.GS</a> - <a href="https://juiced.gs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://juiced.gs/</a></li></ul>

Floppy Days Episode 19 - Interview with Apple II Fan Ken Gagne

The Epson HX-20 Part 1 Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 94 of the Floppy Days Podcast for October, 2019, where this month we will be talking about one of the world’s first portable computers: The Epson HX-20.  Thank you, Terry Stewart, for your thoughts about the HX-20 to lead off the show. For those that want more information from Terry, check out his Website and Youtube channel where he has a terrific video on the HX-20, as well as lots of information on other vintage computers. I’m extremely happy to announce that my good friend, and one of the godfathers of vintage computer podcast, Mr. Earl Evans, will be my co-host for this topic.  It’s always a thrill to have Earl join me on this podcast as he and his Retrobits podcast were the inspiration for Floppy Days. It turned out that Earl not only knows the gentleman I interviewed last month, Chris Rutkowski, but he also used to work for Epson and supported the HX-20 and its successor the PX-8.  He also owns a couple of machines. As a result, Earl is able to provide great insights into the HX-20 and is a perfect color commentator for this topic. I know you’ll enjoy Earl’s contributions to this show. It turned out we have so much material to cover that I’m breaking this topic into 2 parts.  This month will be part 1, and Earl and I will cover HX-20 history, tech specs, and peripherals.  Next month will be part 2, in which Earl and I will continue coverage by discussing how to use the machine, emulators, software, ads and appearances, modern upgrades, Web sites and more.  In addition, I was able to get interviews with a couple of gentlemen who have done recent work around the HX-20 in the areas of emulation and modern upgrades. So, we have a lot to cover and a short time to get there! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To  Atari 8-bit modern power supplies and video cables from Corey Koltz - https://www.8bitclassics.com/  Nu-Brick power supplies (Kevin Ottum) - Facebook Tandy PC-1 LCDs by Robert Baruch -  https://www.tindie.com/products/halfbakedmaker/lcd-replacement-for-trs-80-pc-1-sharp-pc-1211/  Commodore The Amiga Years by Brian Bagnall - https://amzn.to/2WocDrz  Electronic Dreams by Tom Lean -  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Dreams-Britain-Learned-Computer/dp/1472918339  101 Programming Tips for the TI99 by Len Turner - https://amzn.to/2q1ylpe  TI’s Compute Collection Vol. I by Compute - https://amzn.to/31WpG4F  Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more by Gary Plowman - https://amzn.to/2NnerNl  Atari Projects by Jason Moore -  http://www.lulu.com/shop/jason-moore/atari-projects/paperback/product-24223087.html  SDrive Max cases (1050 and 810) from Steve Boswell - https://atari8bit.net/sdrive-max-cases/   Upcoming Shows (https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows)  Nov 2, 2019, Chicago TI International World’s Faire, Evanston, IL -  http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/  Dec 7, 2019, World of Commodore 2019, hosted by the Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) at the Admiral Inn Mississauga -  https://www.tpug.ca/2019/09/announcement-world-of-commodore-2019 March 21 &amp; 22, 2020, Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest, Living Computers:Museum+Labs in Seattle,Washington -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest April 24-26, 2020, Vintage Computer Festival East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east  October 30 - November 1, 2020, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com 

The Epson HX-20 Part 1 Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 94 of the Floppy Days Podcast for October, 2019, where this month we will be talking about one of the world’s first portable computers: The Epson HX-20.  Thank you, Terry Stewart, for your thoughts about the HX-20 to lead off the show. For those that want more information from Terry, check out his Website and Youtube channel where he has a terrific video on the HX-20, as well as lots of information on other vintage computers. I’m extremely happy to announce that my good friend, and one of the godfathers of vintage computer podcast, Mr. Earl Evans, will be my co-host for this topic.  It’s always a thrill to have Earl join me on this podcast as he and his Retrobits podcast were the inspiration for Floppy Days. It turned out that Earl not only knows the gentleman I interviewed last month, Chris Rutkowski, but he also used to work for Epson and supported the HX-20 and its successor the PX-8.  He also owns a couple of machines. As a result, Earl is able to provide great insights into the HX-20 and is a perfect color commentator for this topic. I know you’ll enjoy Earl’s contributions to this show. It turned out we have so much material to cover that I’m breaking this topic into 2 parts.  This month will be part 1, and Earl and I will cover HX-20 history, tech specs, and peripherals.  Next month will be part 2, in which Earl and I will continue coverage by discussing how to use the machine, emulators, software, ads and appearances, modern upgrades, Web sites and more.  In addition, I was able to get interviews with a couple of gentlemen who have done recent work around the HX-20 in the areas of emulation and modern upgrades. So, we have a lot to cover and a short time to get there! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li>Atari 8-bit modern power supplies and video cables from Corey Koltz - <a href="https://www.8bitclassics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.8bitclassics.com/</a> </li> <li>Nu-Brick power supplies (Kevin Ottum) - Facebook</li> <li>Tandy PC-1 LCDs by Robert Baruch - <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/halfbakedmaker/lcd-replacement-for-trs-80-pc-1-sharp-pc-1211/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.tindie.com/products/halfbakedmaker/lcd-replacement-for-trs-80-pc-1-sharp-pc-1211/</a> </li> <li>Commodore The Amiga Years by Brian Bagnall - <a href="https://amzn.to/2WocDrz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2WocDrz</a> </li> <li>Electronic Dreams by Tom Lean - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Dreams-Britain-Learned-Computer/dp/1472918339" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Dreams-Britain-Learned-Computer/dp/1472918339</a> </li> <li>101 Programming Tips for the TI99 by Len Turner - <a href="https://amzn.to/2q1ylpe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2q1ylpe</a> </li> <li>TI’s Compute Collection Vol. I by Compute - <a href="https://amzn.to/31WpG4F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/31WpG4F</a> </li> <li>Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more by Gary Plowman - <a href="https://amzn.to/2NnerNl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2NnerNl</a> </li> <li>Atari Projects by Jason Moore - <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/jason-moore/atari-projects/paperback/product-24223087.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.lulu.com/shop/jason-moore/atari-projects/paperback/product-24223087.html</a> </li> <li>SDrive Max cases (1050 and 810) from Steve Boswell - <a href="https://atari8bit.net/sdrive-max-cases/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://atari8bit.net/sdrive-max-cases/</a> </li> </ul> Upcoming Shows (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows</a>) <ul> <li>Nov 2, 2019, Chicago TI International World’s Faire, Evanston, IL - <a href="http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/?fbclid=IwAR16JsOgMpWwVf91kyVAxymVTv8QuwgE724tXnwIwbpNp6reDxTdw9DmNZU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/</a> </li> <li>Dec 7, 2019, World of Commodore 2019, hosted by the Toronto PET Users Group (TPUG) at the Admiral Inn Mississauga - <a href="https://www.tpug.ca/2019/09/announcement-world-of-commodore-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.tpug.ca/2019/09/announcement-world-of-commodore-2019</a></li> <li>March 21 &amp; 22, 2020, Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest, Living Computers:Museum+Labs in Seattle,Washington - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest</a></li> <li>April 24-26, 2020, Vintage Computer Festival East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - <a href="http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east</a> </li> <li>October 30 - November 1, 2020, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 94 - The Epson HX-20 Part 1, with Earl Evans

Steve Weyhrich

  First part on the Apple II:     Personal memories of the Apple II.    New acquisitions.    News.    Feedback.    History of the Apple II.    Special guest host Steve Weyhrich, the man who literally wrote the book on Apple II history!!   Links mentioned in this episode:  New Acquisitions     “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon -   http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20     “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon -   http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20     BASIC Faster and Better and Other Mysteries -  http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/books/#andothermysteries     Compute’s Atari Collection, Book 1 -    http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html    Vintage Computer Shows     Vintage Computer Festival East -  http://www.midatlanticretro.org/     Chicago CoCoFest -  http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml     Vintage Computer Festival Europa -  http://www.vcfe.org/E/     Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0 -  http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/     KansasFest -http://www.kansasfest.org/    Feedback     World of Commodore -  http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/     Paul Quirk Blog Covering World of Commodore -   http://blog.retro-link.com/2013/12/world-of-commodore-2013.html      Other News     David Greelish Historically Brewed ebook -   http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html    History   Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site -  http://apple2history.org 

First part on the Apple II: <ul> <li> Personal memories of the Apple II. </li> <li> New acquisitions. </li> <li> News. </li> <li> Feedback. </li> <li> History of the Apple II. </li> <li> Special guest host Steve Weyhrich, the man who literally wrote the book on Apple II history!!</li> </ul>  Links mentioned in this episode:  New Acquisitions <ul> <li> “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> BASIC Faster and Better and Other Mysteries - <a href="http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/books/#andothermysteries" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/books/#andothermysteries</a> </li> <li> Compute’s Atari Collection, Book 1 - <a href="http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html</a> </li> </ul>  Vintage Computer Shows <ul> <li> Vintage Computer Festival East - <a href="http://www.midatlanticretro.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.midatlanticretro.org/</a> </li> <li> Chicago CoCoFest - <a href="http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml</a> </li> <li> Vintage Computer Festival Europa - <a href="http://www.vcfe.org/E/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vcfe.org/E/</a> </li> <li> Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0 - <a href="http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/</a> </li> <li> KansasFest -<a href="http://www.kansasfest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.kansasfest.org/</a> </li> </ul>  Feedback <ul> <li> World of Commodore - <a href="http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/</a> </li> <li> Paul Quirk Blog Covering World of Commodore - <a href="http://blog.retro-link.com/2013/12/world-of-commodore-2013.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://blog.retro-link.com/2013/12/world-of-commodore-2013.html</a> </li> </ul> Other News <ul> <li> David Greelish Historically Brewed ebook - <a href="http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html</a> </li> </ul> History <ul> <li> Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site - <a href="http://apple2history.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://apple2history.org</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days Episode 10 - The Apple II, Part I, History with Steve Weyhrich

Boisy Pitre

Tandy CoCo

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Floppy Days, the show about home computers of the late 70’s through the 80’s.  The next machine up to cover on the timeline is the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer, affectionately known as the CoCo.  Since there’s SOO much information to cover about this interesting machine, it will be a multi-parter, with the first episode covering the history of the CoCo.  I was lucky enough to get one of the authors of THE CoCo history book, my good friend Boisy Pitre, to come on the show and co-host this with me.  We’re going to cover the history of the CoCo from before its inception, through its introduction, until its eventual cancellation.  Boisy provides a fantastic perspective on the life and career of this machine and I think you’ll enjoy it.   Before delving into the main part of the show, I’ll cover a little bit of news, new acquisitions and feedback. Links Mentioned in the Show:   New Acquisitions   FreHD - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator   BEST Electronics - http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/   News   Uthernet II Order Page - http://www.a2retrosystems.com/order.htm   Uthernet II FAQ - http://www.a2retrosystems.com/support.htm#faq   Video from Terry Stewart on the Amstrad CPC 464 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOuPuE194fo&amp;feature=em-subs_digest   VCF Midwest 10 - August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://vcfmw.org/   Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL    Feedback   WinUAE - http://www.winuae.net/   picture of Brent Santin’s Vic-20 setup - http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/images/d/d4/VIC-20_80_column_setup.jpg   VIC-20 information Wiki - http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=DenialWIKI_Home   VIC-20 Mega-Cart - http://mega-cart.com   Doug Crawford’s blog for vintage activities: https://abitoutofplace.wordpress.com/   Tomy Tutor Information - http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/    The Trash Compactor - http://www.trs-80.org/norcom-tc-iii/     Interview with Co-host Boisy Pitre   CoCoRx  - https://github.com/boisy/CoCoRX   “Swift for Beginners: Develop and Design” by Boisy Pitre - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0134044703/?tag=flodaypod-20   Twitter - @boisypitre    Email - coco@toughmac.com   “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer” by Boisy G Pitre, Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20   Boisy’s Blog - http://latenightcoco.blogspot.com 

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Floppy Days, the show about home computers of the late 70’s through the 80’s.  The next machine up to cover on the timeline is the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer, affectionately known as the CoCo.  Since there’s SOO much information to cover about this interesting machine, it will be a multi-parter, with the first episode covering the history of the CoCo.  I was lucky enough to get one of the authors of THE CoCo history book, my good friend Boisy Pitre, to come on the show and co-host this with me.  We’re going to cover the history of the CoCo from before its inception, through its introduction, until its eventual cancellation.  Boisy provides a fantastic perspective on the life and career of this machine and I think you’ll enjoy it. Before delving into the main part of the show, I’ll cover a little bit of news, new acquisitions and feedback. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li> FreHD - <a href="http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator</a> </li> <li> BEST Electronics - <a href="http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/</a> </li> </ul> News <ul> <li> Uthernet II Order Page - <a href="http://www.a2retrosystems.com/order.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.a2retrosystems.com/order.htm</a> </li> <li> Uthernet II FAQ -<a href="http://www.a2retrosystems.com/support.htm#faq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.a2retrosystems.com/support.htm#faq</a> </li> <li> Video from Terry Stewart on the Amstrad CPC 464 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOuPuE194fo&amp;feature=em-subs_digest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOuPuE194fo&amp;feature=em-subs_digest</a> </li> <li> VCF Midwest 10 - August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a> </li> <li> Chicago TI International World Faire -<a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a> October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li> WinUAE - <a href="http://www.winuae.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.winuae.net/</a> </li> <li> picture of Brent Santin’s Vic-20 setup - <a href="http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/images/d/d4/VIC-20_80_column_setup.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/images/d/d4/VIC-20_80_column_setup.jpg</a> </li> <li> VIC-20 information Wiki - <a href="http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=DenialWIKI_Home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=DenialWIKI_Home</a> </li> <li> VIC-20 Mega-Cart - <a href="http://mega-cart.com/?ckattempt=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mega-cart.com</a> </li> <li> Doug Crawford’s blog for vintage activities:<a href="https://abitoutofplace.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://abitoutofplace.wordpress.com/</a> </li> <li> Tomy Tutor Information - <a href="http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/ </a> </li> <li> The Trash Compactor - <a href="http://www.trs-80.org/norcom-tc-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.trs-80.org/norcom-tc-iii/</a> </li> </ul> Interview with Co-host Boisy Pitre <ul> <li> CoCoRx  - <a href="https://github.com/boisy/CoCoRX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/boisy/CoCoRX</a> </li> <li> “Swift for Beginners: Develop and Design” by Boisy Pitre - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0134044703/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0134044703/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Twitter - @boisypitre </li> <li> Email - <a href="mailto:coco@toughmac.com">coco@toughmac.com</a> </li> <li> “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer” by Boisy G Pitre, Bill Loguidice - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20</a> </li> <li> Boisy’s Blog - <a href="http://latenightcoco.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://latenightcoco.blogspot.com</a> </li></ul>

Floppy Days 44 - Tandy CoCo, Part 1, History with Boisy Pitre

Paul Hagstrom

Floppy Days Episode 88 - The Apple III - Part 2 Hi, all, and welcome to Floppy Days #88 for December, 2018.  I’m your host, Randy Kindig, and it’s hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end.  I hope you all had a great year! As stated in the last show, we are into the year 1981 for computer introductions and we are covering the Apple II’s more powerful sibling, the Apple III.  This is part 2 of the 2-part series and will again have Paul Hagstrom, prolific podcaster himself, to help me cover this machine. We will continue where we left off the last show, and will cover magazines, books, software, emulators, Web sites and a whole lot more.  Stay tuned to learn more than you ever wanted to know about the Apple III. New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To  Tandy Assembly 2018 - http://www.tandyassembly.com/index.html Bartlett Labs (Peter Barlett) - MISE/M3SE/MIRE - http://bartlettlabs.com/ Ian Mavric - The Right Stuff - http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianmav/trs80/ Peter Cetinski - http://pski.net/category/retro/ Brendan Donahe - CoCoVGA - http://www.cocovga.com/ Jim Brain - Retro Innovations - http://store.go4retro.com/ Thomas McLaren - Digital Dinos - http://www.digitaldinos.com/ ZZap!64 Annual 2019 book -  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/zzap-64-annual-2019-the-next-chapter TI-59 &amp; gummy wheel repair kit -  https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEXAS-INSTRUMENTS-TI-59-CALCULATOR-CARD-READER-GUMMY-WHEEL-REPAIR-KIT/264101043234 Soldering Station - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D57JT3F Atari 8-bit SIO cables - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128 Atari 8-bit SIO2SD p https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=58 Atari 8-bit S-Drive Max - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EUVJYME Atari 410 Cassette Drive belt -  https://www.ebay.com/itm/123508444012?ViewItem=&amp;item=123508444012 Pi1541 -  https://www.ebay.com/itm/PiDRIVE-Raspberry-Pi-HAT-1541-1581-Commodore-64-128-Vic-20-Emulator-OLED-Pi1541-/332860073409 Amiga External Drive Cable and Boot Selector -  http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?88687-Gotek-Floppy-Drive-External-ROUND-cables  Upcoming Shows  The Southern California Commodore &amp; Amiga Network will have three tables at the second annual Retro City Festival, taking place January 5-6, 2019 at the famous Fairplex, Expo Hall 9, 1101 W McKinley Ave. in Pomona, California (east of Los Angeles). - http://retrocityfestival.com - a yearly celebration of video game history VCF Pacific Northwest 2019 will take place March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington.  Details can be found at http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw.  Feedback  “Sophistication and Simplicity: The Life and Times of the Apple II Computer” by Steven Weyhrich -  https://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278 Jupiter Ace resources - https://jupiter-ace.co.uk  Popular Magazines/Newsletters  Apple III Dimensions (Apple) -  https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/apple-dimensions/ - 4 issues (tied to the recall/upgrade program) OnThree - https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/on-three/ - ‘83 to ‘90 - Bob Consorti put in link to interview on Drop III Inches Open Apple Gazette -  https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/open-apple-gazette/ - ‘82 to ‘84 Apple Orchard - http://yesterbits.com/scans/apple-orchard-magazine/ - ‘80 to ‘84 Call-A.P.P.L.E. - https://www.callapple.org - ‘78 to (‘90, ‘02 to ‘11, ‘15 to) present Softalk - https://archive.org/details/softalkapple - ‘80 to ‘84 Washington Apple Pi Journal - https://www.wap.org/journal/showcase/ -‘79 to ‘94  Books  Osborne-McGraw Hill Guide to your Apple III - Stanley M. Miastkowski -  http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/osborne-mcgraw-hill-guide-to-your-apple-iii/ Exploring Business BASIC - an almost-book by Taylor Pohlman:  http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/exploring-business-basic/ "Using Apple Business Computers" by Kenniston Lord Jr -  https://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Operating-Programming-Apple-III-Computers-rare-book-on-the-Apple-III-/252985598982 Business BASIC for the Apple III by Eddie Adamis -  https://www.amazon.com/Business-BASIC-Apple-Eddie-Adamis/dp/0471883883 —  http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/business-basic-for-the-apple-iii/ BASIC Keywords for the Apple III also by Eddie Adamis -  http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/basic-keywords-for-the-apple-iii/ [nearly identical to other Adamis book, just sorted differently]  Software  Resource Guide for Apple III and Apple III Plus Harware and Software (Apple):  http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/resource-guide-for-apple-and-apple-plus-hardware-and-software/ Software - http://apple3.org/iiisoftware.html  Ads &amp; Appearances   Night Shift (1982) - Chuck, the morgue night attendant, uses Visicalc on an Apple III to keep his girls' finances in order. Dick Cavett TV ads - Apple IIII easy to use -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOk-gA_j_Cw Dick Cavett TV Ad - Electronic Worksheet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk80YJ0H-ZU -  Modern Upgrades  CFFA2 / CFFA3000 -  http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&amp;c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php , http://dreher.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&amp;t=490 Floppy Emu - https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/ SD Floppy II -  http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&amp;product_id=124 X/ProFile - Profile/Widget Emulator Board for Apple Lisa&amp;Apple3 -  https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-ProFile-Profile-Widget-Emulator-Board-Apple-Lisa-Apple3-Hundreds-SOLD-/202428018286 - $369.99 APPLE III PROFILE INTERFACE - (this is a vintage era card) -  http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-profile-interface-p-170.html  Emulators  Sara - http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html MESS/MAME - https://www.mamedev.org/release.html See also: apple3rtr https://github.com/datajerk/apple3rtr “Ready to Run” Open Emulator -  https://github.com/OpenEmulatorProject/OpenEmulator-OSX , Unofficial snapshot builds: https://archive.org/details/OpenEmulatorSnapshots  Buying One Today  Interview with Bob Cook, Founder and former President of Sun Remarketing -  https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-classic/classiccomputingcom-bob-cook-fmin7S5wdps/  Community  Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/groups/appleiii/   Twitter   Drop III inches (podcast twitter feed): https://twitter.com/drop_iii_inches   Forums   Applefritter - https://www.applefritter.com/forum/84 - Apple II and III forum   Podcasts   Drop III Inches - http://drop-iii-inches.com Open Apple - http://www.open-apple.net - Apple II podcast but with occasional Apple III mentions    Current Web Sites  Centre for Computing History -  http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/210/Apple-III/ Vintage Micros - http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-c-29.html Apple3.org - http://www.apple3.org/ - Documents, magazines, software, emulators, ads Washington Apple Pi Apple III FAQ - https://www.wap.org/a3/a3library/a3faq.html Yesterbits Apple III Software and Scans -  https://yesterbits.com/topics/apple-iii-software-and-scans/ Mike Maginnis 6502Lane - http://www.6502lane.net/ David T. Craig scans of a vast amount of material, internal documentation - https://archive.org/search.php?query=dtca3%2A Apple ///: A New Beginning by Apple Computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7HRyXgeek Why I Failed with the Apple III and Steve Jobs Succeeded With the Macintosh -  https://blog.aha.io/why-i-failed-with-the-apple-iii-and-steve-jobs-succeeded-with-the-macintosh/ by David Fradin, Apple III Product Manager https://twitter.com/davidfradin1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfradin/ The One Thing Melinda Gates Will Keep Forever Is an Apple III -  https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a22824572/melinda-gates-apple-iii Archive.org - https://archive.org/search.php?query=apple+iii Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/?s=apple+iii Digibarn -  http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/appleIII/index.html - Apple III documentation, manuals, interviews, photos  References   https://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2007-07-14/apple-iii-and-apple-iie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III  http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/archives/appleii/0002.php  http://lowendmac.com/2015/apple-iii-chaos-apples-first-failure/ http://www.applelogic.org/AIIIDesignBugs.html 

Floppy Days Episode 88 - The Apple III - Part 2 Hi, all, and welcome to Floppy Days #88 for December, 2018.  I’m your host, Randy Kindig, and it’s hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end.  I hope you all had a great year! As stated in the last show, we are into the year 1981 for computer introductions and we are covering the Apple II’s more powerful sibling, the Apple III.  This is part 2 of the 2-part series and will again have Paul Hagstrom, prolific podcaster himself, to help me cover this machine. We will continue where we left off the last show, and will cover magazines, books, software, emulators, Web sites and a whole lot more.  Stay tuned to learn more than you ever wanted to know about the Apple III. New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To <ul> <li>Tandy Assembly 2018 - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/index.html</a></li> <li>Bartlett Labs (Peter Barlett) - MISE/M3SE/MIRE - <a href="http://bartlettlabs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bartlettlabs.com/</a></li> <li>Ian Mavric - The Right Stuff - <a href="http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianmav/trs80/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://members.iinet.net.au/~ianmav/trs80/</a></li> <li>Peter Cetinski - <a href="http://pski.net/category/retro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pski.net/category/retro/</a></li> <li>Brendan Donahe - CoCoVGA - <a href="http://www.cocovga.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cocovga.com/</a></li> <li>Jim Brain - Retro Innovations - <a href="http://store.go4retro.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://store.go4retro.com/</a></li> <li>Thomas McLaren - Digital Dinos - <a href="http://www.digitaldinos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.digitaldinos.com/</a></li> <li>ZZap!64 Annual 2019 book - <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/zzap-64-annual-2019-the-next-chapter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/47744432/zzap-64-annual-2019-the-next-chapter</a></li> <li>TI-59 &amp; gummy wheel repair kit - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEXAS-INSTRUMENTS-TI-59-CALCULATOR-CARD-READER-GUMMY-WHEEL-REPAIR-KIT/264101043234" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEXAS-INSTRUMENTS-TI-59-CALCULATOR-CARD-READER-GUMMY-WHEEL-REPAIR-KIT/264101043234</a></li> <li>Soldering Station - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D57JT3F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D57JT3F</a></li> <li>Atari 8-bit SIO cables - <a href="https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128</a></li> <li>Atari 8-bit SIO2SD p <a href="https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=58" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=58</a></li> <li>Atari 8-bit S-Drive Max - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EUVJYME" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EUVJYME</a></li> <li>Atari 410 Cassette Drive belt - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/123508444012?ViewItem=&amp;item=123508444012" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ebay.com/itm/123508444012?ViewItem=&amp;item=123508444012</a></li> <li>Pi1541 - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/PiDRIVE-Raspberry-Pi-HAT-1541-1581-Commodore-64-128-Vic-20-Emulator-OLED-Pi1541-/332860073409?nordt=true&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ebay.com/itm/PiDRIVE-Raspberry-Pi-HAT-1541-1581-Commodore-64-128-Vic-20-Emulator-OLED-Pi1541-/332860073409</a></li> <li>Amiga External Drive Cable and Boot Selector - <a href="http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?88687-Gotek-Floppy-Drive-External-ROUND-cables" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?88687-Gotek-Floppy-Drive-External-ROUND-cables</a></li> </ul> Upcoming Shows <ul> <li>The Southern California Commodore &amp; Amiga Network will have three tables at the second annual Retro City Festival, taking place January 5-6, 2019 at the famous Fairplex, Expo Hall 9, 1101 W McKinley Ave. in Pomona, California (east of Los Angeles). - <a href="http://retrocityfestival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://retrocityfestival.com</a> - a yearly celebration of video game history</li> <li>VCF Pacific Northwest 2019 will take place March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington.  Details can be found at <a href="http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw</a>.</li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>“Sophistication and Simplicity: The Life and Times of the Apple II Computer” by Steven Weyhrich - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278</a></li> <li>Jupiter Ace resources - <a href="https://jupiter-ace.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://jupiter-ace.co.uk</a></li> </ul> Popular Magazines/Newsletters <ul> <li>Apple III Dimensions (Apple) - <a href="https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/apple-dimensions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/apple-dimensions/</a> - 4 issues (tied to the recall/upgrade program)</li> <li>OnThree - <a href="https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/on-three/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/on-three/</a> - ‘83 to ‘90 - Bob Consorti put in link to interview on Drop III Inches</li> <li>Open Apple Gazette - <a href="https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/open-apple-gazette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.apple2scans.net/magazines/open-apple-gazette/</a> - ‘82 to ‘84</li> <li>Apple Orchard - <a href="http://yesterbits.com/scans/apple-orchard-magazine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yesterbits.com/scans/apple-orchard-magazine/</a> - ‘80 to ‘84</li> <li>Call-A.P.P.L.E. - <a href="https://www.callapple.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.callapple.org</a> - ‘78 to (‘90, ‘02 to ‘11, ‘15 to) present</li> <li>Softalk - <a href="https://archive.org/details/softalkapple" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/softalkapple</a> - ‘80 to ‘84</li> <li>Washington Apple Pi Journal - <a href="https://www.wap.org/journal/showcase/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wap.org/journal/showcase/</a> -‘79 to ‘94</li> </ul> Books <ul> <li>Osborne-McGraw Hill Guide to your Apple III - Stanley M. Miastkowski - <a href="http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/osborne-mcgraw-hill-guide-to-your-apple-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/osborne-mcgraw-hill-guide-to-your-apple-iii/</a></li> <li>Exploring Business BASIC - an almost-book by Taylor Pohlman: <a href="http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/exploring-business-basic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/exploring-business-basic/</a></li> <li>"Using Apple Business Computers" by Kenniston Lord Jr - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Operating-Programming-Apple-III-Computers-rare-book-on-the-Apple-III-/252985598982" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-Operating-Programming-Apple-III-Computers-rare-book-on-the-Apple-III-/252985598982</a></li> <li>Business BASIC for the Apple III by Eddie Adamis - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Business-BASIC-Apple-Eddie-Adamis/dp/0471883883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Business-BASIC-Apple-Eddie-Adamis/dp/0471883883</a> — <a href="http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/business-basic-for-the-apple-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/business-basic-for-the-apple-iii/</a></li> <li>BASIC Keywords for the Apple III also by Eddie Adamis - <a href="http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/basic-keywords-for-the-apple-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/basic-keywords-for-the-apple-iii/</a> [nearly identical to other Adamis book, just sorted differently]</li> </ul> Software <ul> <li>Resource Guide for Apple III and Apple III Plus Harware and Software (Apple): <a href="http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/resource-guide-for-apple-and-apple-plus-hardware-and-software/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-iii-documents/resource-guide-for-apple-and-apple-plus-hardware-and-software/</a></li> <li>Software - <a href="http://apple3.org/iiisoftware.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://apple3.org/iiisoftware.html</a></li> </ul> Ads &amp; Appearances <ul> <li><a href="http://www.starringthecomputer.com/feature.html?f=444" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Night Shift (1982)</a> - Chuck, the morgue night attendant, uses Visicalc on an Apple III to keep his girls' finances in order.</li> <li>Dick Cavett TV ads - Apple IIII easy to use -  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOk-gA_j_Cw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOk-gA_j_Cw</a></li> <li>Dick Cavett TV Ad - Electronic Worksheet - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk80YJ0H-ZU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk80YJ0H-ZU</a> -</li> </ul> Modern Upgrades <ul> <li>CFFA2 / CFFA3000 - <a href="http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&amp;c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&amp;c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php</a> , <a href="http://dreher.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&amp;t=490" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dreher.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&amp;t=490</a></li> <li>Floppy Emu - <a href="https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/</a></li> <li>SD Floppy II - <a href="http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&amp;product_id=124" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&amp;product_id=124</a></li> <li>X/ProFile - Profile/Widget Emulator Board for Apple Lisa&amp;Apple3 - <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-ProFile-Profile-Widget-Emulator-Board-Apple-Lisa-Apple3-Hundreds-SOLD-/202428018286" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.ebay.com/itm/X-ProFile-Profile-Widget-Emulator-Board-Apple-Lisa-Apple3-Hundreds-SOLD-/202428018286</a> - $369.99</li> <li>APPLE III PROFILE INTERFACE - (this is a vintage era card) - <a href="http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-profile-interface-p-170.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-profile-interface-p-170.html</a></li> </ul> Emulators <ul> <li>Sara - <a href="http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html</a></li> <li>MESS/MAME - <a href="https://www.mamedev.org/release.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mamedev.org/release.html</a> See also: apple3rtr <a href="https://github.com/datajerk/apple3rtr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/datajerk/apple3rtr</a> “Ready to Run”</li> <li>Open Emulator - <a href="https://github.com/OpenEmulatorProject/OpenEmulator-OSX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://github.com/OpenEmulatorProject/OpenEmulator-OSX</a> , Unofficial snapshot builds: <a href="https://archive.org/details/OpenEmulatorSnapshots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/OpenEmulatorSnapshots</a></li> </ul> Buying One Today <ul> <li>Interview with Bob Cook, Founder and former President of Sun Remarketing - <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-classic/classiccomputingcom-bob-cook-fmin7S5wdps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-classic/classiccomputingcom-bob-cook-fmin7S5wdps/</a></li> </ul> Community <ul> <li>Facebook</li> <li> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/appleiii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/appleiii/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Twitter</li> <li> <ul> <li>Drop III inches (podcast twitter feed): <a href="https://twitter.com/drop_iii_inches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/drop_iii_inches</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Forums</li> <li> <ul> <li>Applefritter - <a href="https://www.applefritter.com/forum/84" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.applefritter.com/forum/84</a> - Apple II and III forum</li> </ul> </li> <li>Podcasts</li> <li> <ul> <li>Drop III Inches - <a href="http://drop-iii-inches.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://drop-iii-inches.com</a></li> <li>Open Apple - <a href="http://www.open-apple.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.open-apple.net</a> - Apple II podcast but with occasional Apple III mentions</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Current Web Sites <ul> <li>Centre for Computing History - <a href="http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/210/Apple-III/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/210/Apple-III/</a></li> <li>Vintage Micros - <a href="http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-c-29.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vintagemicros.com/catalog/apple-c-29.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://Apple3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple3.org</a> - <a href="http://www.apple3.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apple3.org/</a> - Documents, magazines, software, emulators, ads</li> <li>Washington Apple Pi Apple III FAQ - <a href="https://www.wap.org/a3/a3library/a3faq.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wap.org/a3/a3library/a3faq.html</a></li> <li>Yesterbits Apple III Software and Scans - <a href="https://yesterbits.com/topics/apple-iii-software-and-scans/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://yesterbits.com/topics/apple-iii-software-and-scans/</a></li> <li>Mike Maginnis 6502Lane - <a href="http://www.6502lane.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.6502lane.net/</a></li> <li>David T. Craig scans of a vast amount of material, internal documentation - <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=dtca3%2A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/search.php?query=dtca3%2A</a></li> <li>Apple ///: A New Beginning by Apple Computer - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7HRyXgeek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY7HRyXgeek</a></li> <li>Why I Failed with the Apple III and Steve Jobs Succeeded With the Macintosh - <a href="https://blog.aha.io/why-i-failed-with-the-apple-iii-and-steve-jobs-succeeded-with-the-macintosh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://blog.aha.io/why-i-failed-with-the-apple-iii-and-steve-jobs-succeeded-with-the-macintosh/</a> by David Fradin, Apple III Product Manager <a href="https://twitter.com/davidfradin1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/davidfradin1</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfradin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfradin/</a></li> <li>The One Thing Melinda Gates Will Keep Forever Is an Apple III - <a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a22824572/melinda-gates-apple-iii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a22824572/melinda-gates-apple-iii</a></li> <li><a href="http://Archive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archive.org</a> - <a href="https://archive.org/search.php?query=apple+iii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/search.php?query=apple+iii</a></li> <li>Cult of Mac - <a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/?s=apple+iii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cultofmac.com/?s=apple+iii</a></li> <li>Digibarn - <a href="http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/appleIII/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.digibarn.com/collections/systems/appleIII/index.html</a> - Apple III documentation, manuals, interviews, photos</li> </ul> References <ul> <li><a href="https://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2007-07-14/apple-iii-and-apple-iie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.mac-history.net/computer-history/2007-07-14/apple-iii-and-apple-iie</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/archives/appleii/0002.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/archives/appleii/0002.php</a></li> <li><a href="http://lowendmac.com/2015/apple-iii-chaos-apples-first-failure/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://lowendmac.com/2015/apple-iii-chaos-apples-first-failure/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.applelogic.org/AIIIDesignBugs.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.applelogic.org/AIIIDesignBugs.html</a></li> </ul>

Floppy Days 88 - The Apple III, Part 2 with Paul Hagstrom

The Commodore Vic-20, Part II Web site: http://floppydays.com email: floppydays@gmail.com Twitter: @floppydays Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays on iTunes and Stitcher (www.stitcher.com) part of the Throwback Network (www.throwbacknetwork.net ) Google Play:  https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions  Vic-20 Final Expansion -  http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&amp;sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3 Vic-20 Cartzilla! -  http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html Amiga mouse - new mint from MyAtari (B&amp;C ComputerVisions, Atari Sales &amp; Service) - http://myatari.com/ Amiga power supply - Ray Carlsen - http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/ Amiga emulator - Amiga Forever 7 - https://www.amigaforever.com/  News  VCF Midwest 12 - http://vcfmw.org/ Evan Wright - http://mrwrightteacher.net/index.php Evan Wright’s Cross Platform Text Adventure Generator - https://github.com/evancwright/Lantern Upcoming Shows   Tandy Assembly - October 7-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/ 35th Chicago TI International World’s Faire - October 14, Evanston, IL Public Library, 9-4 - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire World of Commodore - December 9-10, 2017 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - http://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore-2017/about/    Feedback  Museum of Computing History's Retrofest -  http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/43210/Retro-Computer-Festival-2017-16th-17th-September-2017/ Classic Game Fest - http://classicgamefest.com/  Magazines  Commodore Free - http://www.commodorefree.com/  Books  “Commodore, A Company on the Edge” by Brian Bagnall -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973864966/?tag=flodaypod-20 “The home computer wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel” by Michael Tomczyk -  http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20 “The First Home Computer: 30 Years Later” by Michael Tomczyk -  http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later  Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History by Giacomo Vernoni (Kickstarter)  Software  (R) VIC-20 Cartridge Rarity &amp; Gameplay listing by Ward Shrake and Paul LeBrasse -  http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartlist.html (R) VIC-20 Cartridge Software Reviews a.k.a. Cartzilla! -  http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html  User Groups and Shows  World of Commodore - World of Commodore - December 9 &amp; 10 - Toronto - http://www.tpug.ca/ CommVex - Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada -  http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/  Modern Upgrades  VIC-VODER (Raspberry Pi) Jim Brain’s memory card - UltiMem VIC-20 Memory Expansion Cartridge -  http://store.go4retro.com/ultimem-vic-20-memory-expansion-cartridge/ Vic-20 Mega-Cart -  https://www.commodoreserver.com/CommodorePhotoDetails.asp?PID=55CD0F98F23E440782584E4E6C807A82 Behr-Bonz cart - http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56288 Final Expansion cart -  http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&amp;sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3 Penultimate Cart -  https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/penultimatecart Vic-20 Midi cartridge (Jim Brain) - http://store.go4retro.com/vic-20-midi-cartridge/ Commodore VIC-20 Expansion Port Cart Breadboard Breakout for Development -  http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-Expansion-Port-Cart-Breadboard-Breakout-for-Development/332147938040 Commodore VIC-20 VIC20 cartridge development board-Atmel/Microchip/Arduino -  http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-VIC20-cartridge-development-board-Atmel-Microchip-Arduino/332146114579 Commodore User Port Breadboard Breakout for C64 VIC-20 Development -  http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-User-Port-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC-20-Development-/332147938038 Joystick Breadboard Breakout for C64 VIC20 Atari 2600 VCS Development -  http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development-/332147938039  Connectivity to Modern Computers  Chris Osborne Raspberry Pi 1541 Emulator - http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/208/C64PiVideo Chris Osborne Teensy XUM1541 -  http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/201/turning-a-teensy-into-a-floppy-controller UNO2IEC -  https://github.com/Larswad/uno2iec/wiki/About-Uno2IEC,-the-Arduino-1541-emulator-Wiki-and-HowTo C64HDD - https://www.64hdd.com/index_en.html X1541 - http://sta.c64.org/xcables.html  Emulation  VICE - http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/ - VICE is now considered by many to be the best VIC 20 emulator available.  Windows, OSX, DOS Javascript Vic-20 by Matt Dawson -  https://www.mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php MESS (Multi-Emulator Super System)/MAME - http://www.mess.org/ Power20 - Mac - shareware - http://www.infinite-loop.at/Power20/index.html  Community  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/commodoreVIC20/ Forums   AtariAge -  http://atariage.com/forums/forum/172-commodore-8-bit-computers/ http://www.sleepingelephant.com/denial/ - forums, wiki, software Lemon64 - http://www.lemon64.com/ Melon64 - http://www.melon64.com Vintage Computing Forum - http://www.vcfed.org/forum   Podcasts   Chicken Lips Radio - http://www.chickenlipsradio.org/ Press Play on Tape - https://pressplayontape.podbean.com/ The Immortal C64 - http://www.akumadesigns.com/ic64/    Web Sites  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vic20 Zimmers.net (pictures, software, list of all carts and tapes, tons of information) - http://www.zimmers.net/commie/index.html Vic-20 Listings - http://www.vic20listings.freeolamail.com/index.html “The Commodore Vic-20: A First Look”, COMPUTE! ISSUE 11 / APRIL 1981 / PAGE 26 -  http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue11/12_1_THE_COMMODORE_VIC-20_A_FIRST_LOOK.php Commodore Vic-20 Tribute Page by Rick Melick - http://www.geocities.ws/cbm/ - history, interviews, magazine indexes and companion disks, documentation and manuals Starring the Computer -  http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=65 - The Vic-20 was in shows/movies like The Philadelphia Experiment, What Waits Below, Airplane II (running Mission Control), Knight Rider The Ultimate Vic-20 Website - http://vic-20.appspot.com/ - geared towards information about Vic-20 emulation  References  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20  http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=VIC-20 

The Commodore Vic-20, Part II Web site: <a href="http://floppydays.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://floppydays.com</a> email: <a href="mailto:floppydays@gmail.com">floppydays@gmail.com</a> Twitter: @floppydays Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/groups/floppydays</a> on iTunes and Stitcher (<a href="http://www.stitcher.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stitcher.com</a>) part of the Throwback Network (<a href="http://www.throwbacknetwork.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.throwbacknetwork.net</a> ) Google Play: <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://play.google.com/music/m/I5bhao6ixoxkzq52qlku5mfb43q?t=FloppyDays_Vintage_Computing_Podcast</a> Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions <ul> <li>Vic-20 Final Expansion - <a href="http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&amp;sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&amp;sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3</a></li> <li>Vic-20 Cartzilla! - <a href="http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html</a></li> <li>Amiga mouse - new mint from MyAtari (B&amp;C ComputerVisions, Atari Sales &amp; Service) - <a href="http://myatari.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://myatari.com/</a></li> <li>Amiga power supply - Ray Carlsen - <a href="http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/</a></li> <li>Amiga emulator - Amiga Forever 7 - <a href="https://www.amigaforever.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amigaforever.com/</a></li> </ul> News <ul> <li>VCF Midwest 12 - <a href="http://vcfmw.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vcfmw.org/</a></li> <li>Evan Wright - <a href="http://mrwrightteacher.net/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mrwrightteacher.net/index.php</a></li> <li>Evan Wright’s Cross Platform Text Adventure Generator - <a href="https://github.com/evancwright/Lantern" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://github.com/evancwright/Lantern</a></li> <li>Upcoming Shows</li> <li> <ul> <li>Tandy Assembly - October 7-8, 2017 - Chillocothe, OH - <a href="http://www.tandyassembly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tandyassembly.com/</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/</a></li> <li>35th Chicago TI International World’s Faire - October 14, Evanston, IL Public Library, 9-4 - <a href="http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire</a></li> <li>World of Commodore - December 9-10, 2017 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - <a href="http://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore-2017/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tpug.ca/world-of-commodore-2017/about/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Feedback <ul> <li>Museum of Computing History's Retrofest -  <a href="http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/43210/Retro-Computer-Festival-2017-16th-17th-September-2017/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/43210/Retro-Computer-Festival-2017-16th-17th-September-2017/</a></li> <li>Classic Game Fest - <a href="http://classicgamefest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://classicgamefest.com/</a></li> </ul> Magazines <ul> <li>Commodore Free - <a href="http://www.commodorefree.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.commodorefree.com/</a></li> </ul> Books <ul> <li>“Commodore, A Company on the Edge” by Brian Bagnall - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973864966/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0973864966/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>“The home computer wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel” by Michael Tomczyk - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0942386752/?tag=flodaypod-20</a></li> <li>“The First Home Computer: 30 Years Later” by Michael Tomczyk - <a href="http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.academia.edu/2242039/The_First_Home_Computer_30_Years_Later</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/958354463/commodore-vic-20-a-visual-history-hardback-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Commodore VIC 20: A Visual History</a> by Giacomo Vernoni (Kickstarter)</li> </ul> Software <ul> <li>(R) VIC-20 Cartridge Rarity &amp; Gameplay listing by Ward Shrake and Paul LeBrasse - <a href="http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartlist.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartlist.html</a></li> <li>(R) VIC-20 Cartridge Software Reviews a.k.a. Cartzilla! - <a href="http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.commodore.ca/manuals/funet/cbm/vic20/Cartzilla.html</a></li> </ul> User Groups and Shows <ul> <li>World of Commodore - World of Commodore - December 9 &amp; 10 - Toronto - <a href="http://www.tpug.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tpug.ca/</a></li> <li>CommVex - Commodore Vegas Expo v13 - July 29-30, 2017, California Hotel &amp; Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada - <a href="http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex</a></li> <li>Pacific Commodore Expo at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle on June 10-11 2017 - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/1171192169619276/</a></li> </ul> Modern Upgrades <ul> <li><a href="http://www.geocities.ws/cbm/vic-voder/vic-voder.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">VIC-VODER</a> (Raspberry Pi)</li> <li>Jim Brain’s memory card - UltiMem VIC-20 Memory Expansion Cartridge - <a href="http://store.go4retro.com/ultimem-vic-20-memory-expansion-cartridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://store.go4retro.com/ultimem-vic-20-memory-expansion-cartridge/</a></li> <li>Vic-20 Mega-Cart - <a href="https://www.commodoreserver.com/CommodorePhotoDetails.asp?PID=55CD0F98F23E440782584E4E6C807A82" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.commodoreserver.com/CommodorePhotoDetails.asp?PID=55CD0F98F23E440782584E4E6C807A82</a></li> <li>Behr-Bonz cart - <a href="http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56288" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56288</a></li> <li>Final Expansion cart - <a href="http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&amp;sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65219&amp;sid=967941d7fa89090f137792181226c3b3</a></li> <li>Penultimate Cart - <a href="https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/penultimatecart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/penultimatecart</a></li> <li>Vic-20 Midi cartridge (Jim Brain) - <a href="http://store.go4retro.com/vic-20-midi-cartridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://store.go4retro.com/vic-20-midi-cartridge/</a></li> <li>Commodore VIC-20 Expansion Port Cart Breadboard Breakout for Development - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-Expansion-Port-Cart-Breadboard-Breakout-for-Development/332147938040" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-Expansion-Port-Cart-Breadboard-Breakout-for-Development/332147938040</a></li> <li>Commodore VIC-20 VIC20 cartridge development board-Atmel/Microchip/Arduino - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-VIC20-cartridge-development-board-Atmel-Microchip-Arduino/332146114579" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-VIC-20-VIC20-cartridge-development-board-Atmel-Microchip-Arduino/332146114579</a></li> <li>Commodore User Port Breadboard Breakout for C64 VIC-20 Development - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-User-Port-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC-20-Development-/332147938038" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Commodore-User-Port-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC-20-Development-/332147938038</a></li> <li>Joystick Breadboard Breakout for C64 VIC20 Atari 2600 VCS Development - <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development-/332147938039" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development-/332147938039</a></li> </ul> Connectivity to Modern Computers <ul> <li>Chris Osborne Raspberry Pi 1541 Emulator - <a href="http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/208/C64PiVideo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/208/C64PiVideo</a></li> <li>Chris Osborne Teensy XUM1541 - <a href="http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/201/turning-a-teensy-into-a-floppy-controller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/201/turning-a-teensy-into-a-floppy-controller</a></li> <li>UNO2IEC - <a href="https://github.com/Larswad/uno2iec/wiki/About-Uno2IEC,-the-Arduino-1541-emulator-Wiki-and-HowTo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://github.com/Larswad/uno2iec/wiki/About-Uno2IEC,-the-Arduino-1541-emulator-Wiki-and-HowTo</a></li> <li>C64HDD - <a href="https://www.64hdd.com/index_en.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.64hdd.com/index_en.html</a></li> <li>X1541 - <a href="http://sta.c64.org/xcables.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sta.c64.org/xcables.html</a></li> </ul> Emulation <ul> <li>VICE - <a href="http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/</a> - VICE is now considered by many to be the best VIC 20 emulator available.  Windows, OSX, DOS</li> <li>Javascript Vic-20 by Matt Dawson - <a href="https://www.mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.mdawson.net/vic20chrome/vic20.php</a></li> <li>MESS (Multi-Emulator Super System)/MAME - <a href="http://www.mess.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mess.org/</a></li> <li>Power20 - Mac - shareware - <a href="http://www.infinite-loop.at/Power20/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.infinite-loop.at/Power20/index.html</a></li> </ul> Community <ul> <li>Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/commodoreVIC20/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/commodoreVIC20/</a></li> <li>Forums</li> <li> <ul> <li>AtariAge - <a href="http://atariage.com/forums/forum/172-commodore-8-bit-computers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://atariage.com/forums/forum/172-commodore-8-bit-computers/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.sleepingelephant.com/denial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sleepingelephant.com/denial/</a> - forums, wiki, software</li> <li>Lemon64 - <a href="http://www.lemon64.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lemon64.com/</a></li> <li>Melon64 - <a href="http://www.melon64.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.melon64.com</a></li> <li>Vintage Computing Forum - <a href="http://www.vcfed.org/forum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vcfed.org/forum</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Podcasts</li> <li> <ul> <li>Chicken Lips Radio - <a href="http://www.chickenlipsradio.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chickenlipsradio.org/</a></li> <li>Press Play on Tape - <a href="https://pressplayontape.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pressplayontape.podbean.com/</a></li> <li>The Immortal C64 - <a href="http://www.akumadesigns.com/ic64/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.akumadesigns.com/ic64/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> Web Sites <ul> <li>YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vic20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vic20</a></li> <li><a href="http://Zimmers.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zimmers.net</a> (pictures, software, list of all carts and tapes, tons of information) - <a href="http://www.zimmers.net/commie/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.zimmers.net/commie/index.html</a></li> <li>Vic-20 Listings - <a href="http://www.vic20listings.freeolamail.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vic20listings.freeolamail.com/index.html</a></li> <li>“The Commodore Vic-20: A First Look”, COMPUTE! ISSUE 11 / APRIL 1981 / PAGE 26 - <a href="http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue11/12_1_THE_COMMODORE_VIC-20_A_FIRST_LOOK.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue11/12_1_THE_COMMODORE_VIC-20_A_FIRST_LOOK.php</a></li> <li>Commodore Vic-20 Tribute Page by Rick Melick - <a href="http://www.geocities.ws/cbm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.geocities.ws/cbm/</a> - history, interviews, magazine indexes and companion disks, documentation and manuals</li> <li>Starring the Computer - <a href="http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=65" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=65</a> - The Vic-20 was in shows/movies like The Philadelphia Experiment, What Waits Below, Airplane II (running Mission Control), Knight Rider</li> <li>The Ultimate Vic-20 Website - <a href="http://vic-20.appspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vic-20.appspot.com/</a> - geared towards information about Vic-20 emulation</li> </ul> References <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20</a></li> <li><a href="http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=VIC-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://sleepingelephant.com/denial/wiki/index.php?title=VIC-20</a></li> </ul>

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