Listen "RCR Episode 267: Turtles all the way down"
Episode Synopsis
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Earl Evans, and Blake Patterson
Topic: 1967
1967 gave us Logo and the floppy disk, so we talk about that, and then many other things.
Topic/Feedback links:
Logo (Wikipedia)
LogoWriter tape 1 (The Daily Papert)
LogoWriter tape 1 (Vimeo)
Logo Week (ByteCellar)
TurtleSpaces
JSLogo
History of the Floppy Disk (Wikipedia)
Ejecting a floppy in space
Retro Computing News:
Chevy V8 engine replica built using LEGO & Apple II
Port of Space Taxi to the Atari 8-bit systems (VITNO)
Space Taxi (Wikipedia)
Myst demake
PETSCII BBS Builder
GEM ported to a Dana word processor
Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:
C64 between too expensive and too small
3M disks
C64 job interview
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
Turtle USB mouse
Auction Picks:
Blake:
IBM 7362149 83 Key Beamspring Keyboard For 5251 Display Station
See also: Beam spring (Deskthority)
Earl:
Commodore IEEE-488 Interface Cartridge for Commodore 64
Paul:
Memotech ZX81 keyboard
IIGS and Lego TC Logo setup
How to build a working digital computer out of paper clips
See also: How to build a working digital computer out of paper clips (archive.org)
Vintage tech that looks like Homer Simpson:
Exhibit A (Commodore 1541 drive)
Exhibit B (Power Mac 7100/80)
Exhibit B2 (Quadra 650)
The Controller
Pairs well with VisiCalc (Your Blood Pressure cassette)
Pie-Man from Bearware
See also: QVision Apple II Review 1983 video
See also: Bearware (MOCAGH)
A2Stream file:
a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr267.a2stream
Feedback/Discussion:
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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John XShow audio files hosted by CyberEars
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