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 Seikosha GP-100 (same as VIC-1525)

Retro Computing News:

TRS-80 Model I/III diagnostic ROM
Behind the scenes at Berkeley Softworks
Open Apple #52
Hell’s Halls type-in program for TI-99/4A
Hells’ Halls cassette with game and variant
How Apple I video memory worked

Vintage Computer(-related) commercial:

Joust and Moon Patrol (Atari)
Commodore VIC-20

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

Joust board game

Auction Picks:

Carrington:

Playskool Play and Learn Computer
Avalon Hill Class Struggle game
See also: The Story of Class Struggle, America’s Most Popular Marxist Board Game


Paul:

Bell & Howell II+/-
Echo II set
Rocketry software
Griffin iMate selling for what now?
Brand new IBM PC, moldy box



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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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