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 BoxDemo of Bernoulli Box A220 Bernoulli Box brochure PCMag review of the Bernoulli Box MIDIANTIC interview 447: Robert Moore and Paul Rother (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate) ANTIC interview 448: Frank Foster (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate) Microsoft Multi-Tool WordMulti-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 WarGamesThe 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 BedrockBedrock (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

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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X

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