RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Kay Savetz, and Carrington Vanston



Topic: 1983



In 1983, Apple gave us Lisa, the ImageWriter, and the Apple //e. Atari gave us the XL line, Microsoft gave us (Multi-Tool) Word, Lotus gave us 1-2-3, David Lightman gave us wardialing. The era of it being always DNS began.



Topic/Feedback links:




Apple Lisa



Apple ImageWriter



iOMEGA Bernoulli Box

Demo of Bernoulli Box A220



Bernoulli Box brochure



PCMag review of the Bernoulli Box





MIDI

ANTIC interview 447: Robert Moore and Paul Rother (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate)



ANTIC interview 448: Frank Foster (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate)





Microsoft Multi-Tool Word

Multi-Tool Word in Infoworld May 30, 1983



Microsoft Word in PC World Nov 1983





Lotus 1-2-3



TRS-80 Model 100



Apple //e



Atari 1200XL



DNS



It’s always DNS



MSX



WarGames

The WarGames IMSAI etc.



History Lesson






Retro Computing News:




Z80-sans



50 years of Oregon Trail



Angry Robots! New puzzle game for 68K Macs



Bill Atkinson accidentally doxxed Douglas Adams on The Computer Chronicles



FlatMac (Hackaday)

FlatMac build video










Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:




Lotus 1-2-3 rocks



Atari XL home computer



TRS-80 Model 100




Retro Computing Gift Idea:




Brew Atari




Auction Picks:




Carrington:

Portal (different auction)





Kay:

TELEVIDEO 990 Terminal 63 Units (in a field!)



TEC Micro-Tec Model 70 X CRT VDT Terminal





Paul:

Keep your vintage computers from looking crappy by using dust covers



Symantec Bedrock

Bedrock (framework)





Inside NeXT 2024 edition



This Apple-1 tape does not look authentic to me



Bernoulli Box 10+10






Closing notes:




ANTIC interview: Robert Leyland: AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, Murder on the Zinderneuf, The Dragon’s Eye




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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X



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