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    Show 119: Retro Roundup

    This podcast produced with WYHIWYG (what you hear is what ...

    This podcast produced with WYHIWYG (what you hear is what you get).Welcome to Show #119!  This episode's topic: Retro Roundup! The 8-bit TV Computer - 6502 based, Famicom/NES compatible, programmable, on the Maker Shed site...Playpower is...

    Apr 2, 2009 Read more
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    Show 118: The Commodore PET 2001

    (A)bort, (R)etry, (S)mash with large hammer? _Welcome to Show #118! ...

    (A)bort, (R)etry, (S)mash with large hammer? _Welcome to Show #118!  This week's topic: The Commodore PET 2001! Check out the Wiki page for the N8VEM single board computer, an exciting new CP/M system with lots of activity going on!The VICE...

    Mar 4, 2009 Read more
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    Show 117: The Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40

    "TI's new Compact Computer. It takes over your work, not ...

    "TI's new Compact Computer. It takes over your work, not your desk."(an ad from 1983)Welcome to Show #117!  This week's topic: The Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40! Radio Shack catalogs of the past!  Too cool!The Ultimate...

    Jan 22, 2009 Read more
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    Show 116: The Apple II, Part 3 (the Apple IIGS)

    The Apple IIGS - a computer with appeal.Welcome to Show ...

    The Apple IIGS - a computer with appeal.Welcome to Show #116!  This week's topic: The Apple II, Part 3 (the Apple IIGS)! A Commodore 65 prototype recently sold for over $9,000 on eBay!  Read about the elusive C65 at the Secret Weapons Of...

    Dec 22, 2008 Read more
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    Special Message: November 15, 2008

    Sorry for the delay! All work and no play makes ...

    Sorry for the delay!  All work and no play makes my podcast late...I'm caught in a work transition, and have been working a ton of hours.  The timing is a bit unfortunate, as I just got myself back in the driver's seat for my weekly schedule...

    Nov 15, 2008 Read more
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    Show 115: The Retro Spirit, Part II

    "What kind of man owns his own computer?"(Apple II ad, ...

    "What kind of man owns his own computer?"(Apple II ad, 1980)Welcome to Show #115!  This week's topic: The Retro Spirit - Part II! Check out the Pandora project - a handheld computing/gaming unit designed by the community!The...

    Oct 23, 2008 Read more
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    Show 114: The Retro Spirit

    I don't really want to "surf" the web. The idea ...

    I don't really want to "surf" the web.  The idea of the web crashing down on me is, honestly, frightening...Welcome to Show #114!  This week's topic: The Retro Spirit - Part I! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback...

    Oct 14, 2008 Read more
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    Show 113: The Apple II Part 2

    Computing is as computing does.Welcome to Show #113! This week's ...

    Computing is as computing does.Welcome to Show #113!  This week's topic: The Apple II - Part 2! A first-person perspective game on the Apple II, written in low-res graphics?  Yep, here's a YouTube video, and here's a link to the site where...

    Aug 9, 2008 Read more
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    Show 112: The Apple II - Part I

    I'm back!Welcome to Show #112! This week's topic: The Apple ...

    I'm back!Welcome to Show #112!  This week's topic: The Apple II - Part I! Want to build a digital computer with not much more than paper clips?  Have a look at these plans from June 1967...New development on the VIC-20?  Absolutely!...

    Jun 26, 2008 Read more
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    Show 111: The Epson HX-20 computer

    Binary - you either like it, or you don't.Welcome to ...

    Binary - you either like it, or you don't.Welcome to Show #111!  This week's topic: The Epson HX-20 portable computer! Have a look at this BBC article and video regarding the reunion of the creators of the BBC Micro!Using a PX-8 laptop as a...

    Apr 3, 2008 Read more
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