Wed, 25 June 2008 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... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Thu, 3 April 2008 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! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Fri, 14 March 2008 There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.Welcome to Show #110! This week's topic: My Scott Adams Adventure Adventure! Check out the Scott Adams official site, where you can download Scott Adams adventure games to play on your Windows system! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 19 February 2008 Binary - for those who try a bit harder.Welcome to Show #109! This week's topic: Building Blocks! An Apple //c, new in the box? And now it's opened? Here are the pictures... Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Fri, 1 February 2008 DOWN WITH CYBERCRUD!!!Welcome to Show #108! This week's topic: Book Review: What The Dormouse Said Vintage Technology Magzine, exploring vintage computers, calculators, watches, and more!Want to put a breadboarded circuit directly into a card slot of your Apple II? Then have a look at the LittleProto II... Here is the Amazon link to "What The Dormouse Said". And here is the YouTube link to Doug Englebart's "Mother of all demos" (video will play when link is clicked). Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 22 January 2008 C:\>WINWelcome to Show #107! This week's topic: Windows 3.0! If you're a Spectrum enthusiast, then be sure to check out the update of the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (FUSE), hosted at SourceForge!Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Thu, 10 January 2008 HAPPY Y2K8!Welcome to Show #106! This week's topic: Random Bits (a variety show)! JoyBubbles, one of the first phone "phreaks", passed away in August of 2007. Here's a New York Times article about him, as well as the Wikipedia page.See Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of electronic TV, in his only personal TV appearance (warning, YouTube video will start playing immediately). Here's the Wikipedia page on Farnsworth - he was one impressive inventor! The SIMH simulator can simulate a lot of systems! Definitely worth a look... Here is the home page of RetroChallenge - a way for retro enthusiasts to challenge themselves (and share their experience with other like-minded folks). This year's "Winter Warmup" is happening right now! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Thu, 20 December 2007 Happy Birthday C64! Many happy returns...Welcome to Show #105! This week's topic: The 68000 Microprocessor! The Commodore 64 gets some mainstream press on CNN! Happy birthday C64!And to commemorate 25 years of the C64, here is page including a video (warning, 200 Mb) for a Computer History Museum celebration event which included, among other notable figures, Jack Tramiel! Here's a YouTube posting of the same video. Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Fri, 30 November 2007 cat retrobits.txt > /dev/listenerWelcome to Show #104! This week's topic: The Unix Operating System! RetroGamer Magazine caters to the vintage gamer - have a look at their web site!A Computer Called LEO - a business thinking about automation - in the 1930s? Here's an Amazon link for the book... Virtual II, an Apple II/II+/IIe emulator for Mac OS, has just released a new version! Haven't heard about the SCO/Linux controversy? You can read about it at Wikipedia... Wikipedia also has a very comprehensive article on Unix itself! Check out the home page of one of Unix's creators - Dennis Ritchie... And here is the promised link on the Unix timeline! Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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Tue, 13 November 2007 Amiga gives you a creative edge. (From a 1985 ad...)Welcome to Show #103! This week's topic: The Commodore Amiga! How did we view computers in the 1960s? Not too much differently than today! See for yourself in this YouTube video...(will start playing on launch of the URL). Be sure to send any comments, questions or feedback to retrobits@gmail.com. For online discussions on Retrobits Podcast topics, check out the Retrobits Podcast forum on the PETSCII Forums page! Our Theme Song is "Sweet" from the "Re-Think" album by Galigan. Thanks for listening! - Earl This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License.
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