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

Other ways to experience this episode:

• a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr283.a2stream
• YouTube episode

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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X

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