RCR Episode 266: The Apple II Age

Retro Computing Roundtable

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, with guest Laine Nooney

Topics: 1966, and The Apple II Age

Two topics this time: First, some things from 1966, and then, a discussion with Laine Nooney on their newly published book The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal.

Topic/Feedback links:

• The Apple II Age: How the Computer Became Personal (University of Chicago Press, 2023, Laine Nooney)
• Laine Nooney
• Don’t Copy That Floppy: The untold history of Apple II software piracy (Excerpt from the book)
• Carterfone
• Hush-a-Phone (1921) (eBay)
• ELIZA—A Computer Program For the Study of Natural Language Communication Between Man and Machine, Joseph Weizenbaum, Communications of the ACL, 1966.
• Apollo Guidance Computer (Wikipedia)
• BIT-C-128 Video DAC

Retro Computing News:

• A2VGA – Pico IIe Card
• Appril2
• CrossRunner (a new IIGS emulator)
• Jordan Mechner, Replay
• Deep dive into a Sol-20
• New 386 DOS PCs in 2023?

Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

• Danny Ross presents Timex/Sinclair 1500 and 2068 at Boston Computer Society, October 26, 1983
• Apple IIGS commercial

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Opis 192 Cable C Candlestick phone

Upcoming (or recent) gatherings:

• VCF Midwest (Sep 9-10, 2023, Elmhurst, IL)
• Tandy Assembly (Sep 29-Oct 1, 2023, Springfield, OH)

Auction Picks:

• Blake:
  • Timex/Sinclair 1500
  • Another Timex/Sinclair 1500
• Paul:
  • Seiko SmartPad
  • See also: Seiko SmartPad2
  • See also: SmartPad2 in action
  • MacroMind-Paracomp MacRecorder Sound Studio Pro
  • Breakout II

A2Stream file:

• a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr266.a2stream

Feedback/Discussion:

• [e-mail] on Mastodon
• Vintage Computer Forum
• RCR Podcast on Facebook
• Throwback Network
• Throwback Network on Facebook

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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