RCR Episode 282: End of Line

23/05/2025 1h 43min
RCR Episode 282: End of Line

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Michael Mulhern, and Kay Savetz



Topic: 1982



In 1982, Commodore launched the Commodore 64, GCE launched the Vectrex, Brøderbund launched a rescue helicopter. Computers reached TV, and Flynn drove a light cycle.



Topic/Feedback links:




Commodore 64



MAX Machine in Japan (Ultimax elsewhere), formerly VICKEY



Spawned RUN magazine, but people failed to follow this advice in droves



Tron

Apple III





Choplifter

Choplifter: The Complete History (YouTube, Slopes Game Room





Pitfall!

Classic game postmortem GDC 2011





Vectrex



The Computer Programme (10 part BBC series) first broadcast in January 1982

The Computer Programme BBC archives



Bits & Bytes



Computer Chronicles IBMS PS/2 (1987)





Minitel



NABU



The Sketch Show, Secretary, series 1 episode 2

The Sketch Show






Retro Computing News:




AltStore



Mini vMac4ios



Action Retro installs Mini vMac4ios



The Commodore Thermostat (Commodore History, YT)

Commodore Thermostat on eBay





A 9958 in your C64

The V9958 is a bad design. No, really (Andy Hu, YT)





http://bsky.app










Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:




Timex/Sinclair 1000



Tron sweepstakes



Vectrex




Retro Computing Gift Idea:




Atari joystick decanter set

Atari 2600+



Atari 400 mini



Atari 7800+



Plaion



ANTIC interview 439: Making modern Atari hardware






Auction Picks:




Michael:

Four APC magazines





Paul:

MAX Machine

On Mercari via buyee



On Mercari via Zenmarket





Apple II+ from Pirates of Silicon Valley



QX-16 (not QX-10 as labeled) (auction long gone)



Epson QX-10



Softside 1983, Relaaax issue (auction long gone)

Softside 1983 Relaaax on IA








Closing notes:




ANTIC interview 446 Mary Eisenhart (Microtimes magazine)

ANTIC Mary Eisenhart interview, video version   





Homeputerium 10 line programming contest




A2Stream file:




a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr282.a2stream



YouTube episode




Feedback/Discussion:




[email protected]



[email protected] on Mastodon



rcrpodcast.com on bluesky



Vintage Computer Forum



RCR Podcast on Facebook



RCR Podcast on YouTube




Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X



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