Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and Carrington Vanston

Topic: 1978

In 1978, we got WordStar and LaserDisc. Not VisiCalc.

Topic/Feedback links:

• Wordstar (Wikipedia)





• VisiCalc (Wikipedia) almost!





• Laserdisc





• Exidy Sorceror lot discussed in episode 182, November 2018





• DEC VAX (Wikipedia) again?

Retro Computing News:

• Grace Hopper lecture found but can’t be released





• Living Computer Museum will start auctioning things





• Gen One (Christie’s)





• Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line





• Unboxing an Apple-1 (YouTube)





• Apple-1 number 18

Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

• Wordstar commercial (Computerland)





• Lotus 123 running alongside your good applications





• Coleco Adam scholarship

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• SC131
  
  
  
  • SC131 (YouTube)
  
  
  
  

Auction Picks:

• Carrington:
  
  
  
  • X*Press X*Change
  
  
  
  
  
  • Apple Bunny key repeater
  
  
  
  
  
  • Dancing Baby screensaver
  
  
  
  





• Paul:
  
  
  
  • Math Sequences
  
  
  
  
  
  • Fix your Apple Plotter (auction long gone)
  
  
  
  
  
  • FujiNet for Adam (different auction, and also ended)
  
  
  
  
  
  • Atari power cube
    
    
    
    • Apple //c power cube (mozzwald)
    
    
    
    
    
    • Another Atari power cube (mozzwlad)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  • NABU RomWBW option card (auction long gone, but see below)
    
    
    
    • NABU forums post about the RomWBW option card
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  • Newton 2000/20001 internal USB-C connectivity board (auction long gone, but see below)
    
    
    
    • Newtonsales
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  • Model 100/102 ROM
    
    
    
    • Model 200 ROM
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  • Atari 2600 power adapter
  
  
  
  
  
  • Model 100 set
  
  
  
  
  
  • July 1978 Disk II notes
  
  
  
  

A2Stream file:

• a2stream file for this episode: http://lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com/rcr278.a2stream

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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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