Listen "RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME"
Episode Synopsis
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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