About this episode
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston
Topic: Little bit taller, COBOLler
We consider 1959, and mostly come up with COBOL, then spend some time in an engagement-generating excercise, not quite remembering a remarkable number of things.
Topic/Feedback links:
COBOL at Britannica.com
COBOL at Smithsonian.
Grace Hopper on Letterman
Gorilla Banana, a rebranded Seikosha GP-100 (same as VIC-1525)
Retro Computing News:
TRS-80 Model I/III diagnostic ROM
Behind the scenes at Berkeley Softworks
Open Apple #52
Hell’s Halls type-in program for TI-99/4A
Hells’ Halls cassette with game and variant
How Apple I video memory worked
Vintage Computer(-related) commercial:
Joust and Moon Patrol (Atari)
Commodore VIC-20
Retro Computing Gift Idea:
Joust board game
Auction Picks:
Carrington:
Playskool Play and Learn Computer
Avalon Hill Class Struggle game
See also: The Story of Class Struggle, America’s Most Popular Marxist Board Game
Paul:
Bell & Howell II+/-
Echo II set
Rocketry software
Griffin iMate selling for what no
