About this episode
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
