Retro Computing Roundtable Archive

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Michael Mulhern Topic: 60 years between Bell 103 and today” s InterNet In 1962, the world gained Spacewar! and the Bell 103 modem. Topic/Feedback links: Spacewar at masswerk.at Spacewar! History of Spacewar! Computer Space Bell 103 NCR CRAM NCR CRAM product brochure. BBC archive, speaking with … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/12/25/rcr-episode-262-60-years-between-bell-103-and-today-s-internet/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 262: 60 years between Bell 103 and today” s InterNet</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Cause the Commodordian Is Keeping Up With You 1961 was all fine and good, but someone has made an accordion out of two Commodore 64s and a bunch of floppy disks. Topic/Feedback links: Neural net on a C64. Minus zero at fourmilab OS 2200 Unisys … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/12/09/rcr-episode-261-cause-the-commodordian-is-keeping-up-with-you/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 261: Cause the Commodordian is Keeping Up With You</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: Recommended Standard 232 and Programmed Data Processor-1 1960 brought us RS-232 and the PDP-1, more COBOL, and curly braces. Topic/Feedback links: Recommended Standard 232 A proposal for character code compatibility. The great curly brace trace Demo of the Digirule 2A Digirule 2U Legacy … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/12/08/rcr-episode-260-recommended-standard-232-and-programmed-data-processor-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 260: Recommended Standard 232 and Programmed Data Processor-1</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Little bit taller, COBOLler We consider 1959, and mostly come up with COBOL, then spend some time in an engagement-generating excercise, not quite remembering a remarkable number of things. Topic/Feedback links: COBOL at Britannica.com COBOL at Smithsonian. Grace Hopper on Letterman Gorilla Banana, a rebranded … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/11/23/rcr-episode-259-little-bit-taller-coboller/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 259: Little bit taller, COBOLler</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Tron and Perceptron In 1958, the Perceptron arrived and Lisp was defined. We talk a bit about things we came across that were associated with 1958. Topic/Feedback links: Setting up Genera in Linux Bell Labs 101 modem Tennis For Two Perceptron Open Worm Deviant Oliam … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/10/09/rcr-episode-258-tron-and-perceptron/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 258: Tron and Perceptron</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: The dot matrix impact Spending some time revisiting the calmer, quieter days when our printing was done by forcefully slamming pins through an ink ribbon onto perforated paper, pushed along by rotating spikes. Topic/Feedback links: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration. Trailer Multimedia HyperGuide: A Windows … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/08/14/rcr-episode-257-the-dot-matrix-impact/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 257: The dot matrix impact</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Keep calm and carry on Episode 0 has arrived. Topic/Feedback links: The 6502 overflow flag explained The 6502 overflow flag explained mathematically The 6502 overflow flag explained at the silicon level ZX80 8K BASIC ROM upgrade Floppy Days 114: Howell Ivy, Exidy The … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/08/03/rcr-episode-256-keep-calm-and-carry-on/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 256: Keep calm and carry on</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson Topic: The One With All The Ones The Retrocomputing Roundtable has reached the end of its 8-bit run. Topic/Feedback links: Byte 8-bit computing Nibble Big boxes history video Traveler (Wikipedia) Traveler (Imperial Encyclopedia) Traveler (Mongoose Publishing) Mayday 2022 Manhunt Wonderful Things (story about Manhunt) … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/06/05/rcr-episode-255-the-one-with-all-the-ones/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 255: The One With All The Ones</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Fortran, for better or for worse The year 1954 brought us Fortran (not named after the year though) to help us with our math, and development of SAGE to scan the skies for threats. Topic/Feedback links: IBM 650 Drum memory Wurlizter SideMan (not … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/04/26/rcr-episode-254-fortran-for-better-or-for-worse/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 254: Fortran, for better or for worse</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Michael Mulhern, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Prebricked drives Episode 253 relates to 1953. Core memory begins its long dominance of the RAM space, the IBM 701 is introduced. A year that was kind of between things, so as one might expect the conversation keeps sliding into a discussion of … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/04/18/rcr-episode-253-prebricked-drives/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 253: Prebricked drives</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston Topic: UNIVAC liked Ike Episode 252 relates to 1952. The year when UNIVAC correctly called the election early and nobody believed it. The year the paper introducing the Huffman code compression algorithm was published. And the 50th anniversary of all the things that happened in 1902. … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/04/15/rcr-episode-252-univac-liked-ike/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 252: UNIVAC liked Ike</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Charles Mangin, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Memories of Whirlwind I It’s been 71 years since 1951. So, we talk about some things kind of loosely related to 1951, including computer music, the Whirlwind I, and memory technology. Topic/Feedback links: Whirlwind I Jim Butterfield C64 training tape David Ahl’s BASIC Computer Games, … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/03/27/rcr-episode-251-memories-of-whirlwind-i/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 251: Memories of Whirlwind I</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Computing Machinery and Intelligence It’s been 72 years since the year Turing published the paper that outlined the Turing test. So: Let’s talk about interactions we’ve had relating to artificial intelligence in some form or another. Topic/Feedback links: RetroMagazine issue 12, English version Total Replay … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/02/04/rcr-episode-250-computing-machinery-and-intelligence/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 250: Computing Machinery and Intelligence</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, Michael Mulhern, and Blake Patterson Topic: 2020 also We enter the third year of 2020. Yet another New Year’s, yet another opportunity to make the New Year’s resolution joke. Topic/Feedback links: Mega II project (single chip Apple II) Mega II project progress Acorn – a world in pixels (extended … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/01/31/rcr-episode-249-2020-also/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 249: 2020 also</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: So long, 2021 At the tail end of 2021, we talk about our retrocomputing-based adventures during the year, with a little bit of a look ahead at what might come after. Topic/Feedback links: Drop /// Inches, episode #11 (re: visiting Stanford archives) Mac networks game … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/01/19/rcr-episode-248-so-long-2021/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 248: So long, 2021</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: Computing 24/7 In honor of episode 247, we talk about stuff vaguely related to “all the time.” Mostly we wound up talking about whether we turned our computers off or not. Topic/Feedback links: RetroMagazineWorld #11 The World of Commodore 2021 event information The World of … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2022/01/13/rcr-episode-247-computing-24-7/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 247: Computing 24/7</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Data hoards and privacy Retrocomputing collectors often collect retrocomputers, which often have disks or hard drives, which might contain private data. Particularly as computers get recent enough to have hard drives. Particularly particularly in the future when retrocomputers might contain SSD drives. Topic/Feedback links: Retro … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2021/12/15/rcr-episode-246-data-hoards-musician-chords/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 246: Data hoards, musician chords</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Michael Mulhern, Blake Patterson, and Carrington Vanston Topic: End of line To the extent that you have physical objects, intellectual properties, accounts that host archives, what kind of plans do you have for when you are (possibly unexpectedly) no longer around? Or, what kind of plans do you plan … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2021/12/10/rcr-episode-245-end-of-line/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 245: End of line</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Earl Evans, and Carrington Vanston Topic: Lacking future relevance Sunk time – times you’ve spent learning (or learning how to do) something that has no future relevance. What did you do, what were you THINKING? Topic/Feedback links: Foone Turing explores the updated Twitter image posting/processing rules, for a very good reason … <a href="https://rcrpodcast.com/2021/12/09/rcr-episode-244-lacking-future-relevance/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">RCR Episode 244: Lacking Future Relevance</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>