RCR Episode #289: ZIP me down to Maxis Sim City. Recorded back in November. This time: Some things of 1989. Like PKZIP, like SQL Server. Also: Microsoft seems to own Zork, MBASIC, Tandy 16B, and the Myst board game. rcrpodcast.com/2026/07/08/r...

And before episode 289 even hits the feed, we're gearing up to record episode 292. About an an hour from when these words were typed (4pm east coast North American time), you can join us here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iutV... — Today's topic: INIT HELLO, V2. And the usual eBay/news nonsense.

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Gearing up to record episode 291, topic: 1991. 4pm eastern North American time, like 2.5 hours from me typing this now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMml... — and, yeah. 289-290 are still coming soon!* to an audio RSS feed. *actual soonness may vary.

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We'll be recording Retrocomputing Roundtable episode #290 here at 4pm eastern North American time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvp0... — that's a little over an hour from this posting. (And, yes, episode 289 should make it to the audio feed... soon.)

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RCR Episode #288: NeXT, Sound Blaster, and IRC. Indulge your nostalgia for the weather from October. We cover 1988, Amstrad, Akalabeth, Altos, Apple IIc Plus, Adventure International, and also additional areas. Possibly we misunderstood what "bring your A-game" meant. rcrpodcast.com/2026/01/25/r...

RCR Episode #287: Eureka! Things from 1987 included the IBM PS/2, VGA, Perl, GIF. Acorn introduced ARM2 in the Acorn Archimedes. And more discussion of the Commodore Colt than on any other leading brands! rcrpodcast.com/2026/01/09/r...

RCR Episode #286: Somehow all Myst. We try to talk about the things of 1986 (IIGS, IDE, IMAP, and also some other stuff that does not begin with I), but everything keeps coming back to Myst. rcrpodcast.com/2025/11/25/r...

Also, episode 286 should be hitting the audio feed later tonight.

Retrocomputing Roundtable #289 will be recorded at 4pm eastern North American time (an hour from when this was posted) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwNA... — join us as we gather round the table to feast on the bounties of 1989.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable #288 will be recorded at 4pm eastern North American time (a little over a half hour from when this was posted) here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3HW... — hear the tablers discuss approximately the same amount of 1988-related stuff as you can shake a stick at.

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Retrocomputing Roundtable #287 will be recorded here at 4pm eastern North American time. Like an hour from this posting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7u... — 1987!

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Retrocomputing Roundtable #286 will be recorded here at 4pm eastern North American time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utxt... — join us as we try to think of something momentous that happened in 1986.

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INIT HELLO at System Source Computer Museum, as discussed in episode 285.

INIT HELLO@init-hello.org · last yr.

INIT HELLO registration closes June 30, deadlines for hotel blocks and shirts are sooner. Details at the link below about what we're planning, what the deadlines are, how to sign up for space. We hope to see you in July! init-hello.org/2025/06/have...

Commodore4ever VertiPort, gift idea from episode 285. www.commodore-4ever.com/products/ver...

VertiPort - vertical port adapter for Expansion and User ports

Hey Commodore fans! Ever struggled with those hard-to-reach ports on your C64? I have too. That’s why I created VertiPort X (for the expansion port) and VertiPort U (for the user port)—sturdy, no-fuss...

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For posterity, images from the Olympia EX 100 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/39645331...

For posterity, the images from the PC-8001 auction discussed in episode 285. www.ebay.com/itm/38817173...

RCR episode #285: You'll Have Mail. In 1985, the Amiga arrived, NeXT was founded, Quantum Computer Services began its journey to becoming AOL. We also talk INIT HELLO and System Source, ZX-Spectrum clones, MIDI, and more! rcrpodcast.com/2025/06/04/r...

Hmm. Bandwidth on lo-fi.rcrpodcast.com spiked in April and it's not relenting. (Over 1TB a month now, was under the 100GB free threshold before April). Must be some rogue auto-downloader, but these bandwidth costs are unsustainable. Will need to turn off lofi/a2stream downloads and assess options.

Photos from Paul's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Front panel from a disk drive. www.ebay.com/itm/19723481...

Photos from Kay's auction pick from episode 284, for posterity. Almost certainly a Sofcast Shuttle Communicator. www.ebay.com/itm/20530979...

RCR episode #284: Hammer time. In 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh and the Apple //c, IBM introduced the PCjr, HP introduced the LaserJet, FidoNet began distributing mail. 🌮 rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/26/r...

To record for posterity photos of Kay's auction pick in episode 283, here are a couple of shots of the TEC Micro-Tec Model 70X terminal. www.ebay.com/itm/35620110...

RCR episode #283: A STRANGE GAME. In 1983, the era of it being always DNS began. From Atari, the XL; from Apple, the Lisa, ImageWriter, and //e; from Radio Shack, the Model 100; from Lotus, 1-2-3; from David Lightman, wardialing. rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/23/r...

Go for the cheap computer, just in case it turns out that you hate computing. And, to maximize the chances that you will. (One of the ads in episode 282.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XiV...

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘅 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 (Timex Sinclair, USA 1983) [Commercial/Advert]

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The number of people who understand why this is funny is by now quite small. The Sketch Show, series 1 episode 2. Also as mentioned in episode 282. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_On...

The Sketch Show Secretary

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As mentioned in episode 282.

Kay Savetz@savetz.bsky.social · 2y ago

This week's interview! Mary Eisenhart was editor of MicroTimes, a free, advertising-supported magazine in California. The first issue was May 1984, and Mary remained at the magazine until 1998, producing more than 180 issues. They're available on Internet Archive now. youtu.be/oysXRGhQf0s

RCR episode #282: End of Line. Kick back and relaaax with us as we toast the highlights of 1982, including Tron, WarGames, C64, Vectrex, Choplifter, Pitfall!, The Computer Programme. rcrpodcast.com/2025/05/23/r...

Episode 285 will be recorded here in a little over an hour, 4pm eastern NA time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIWr... — Amiga, NeXT, Windows 1.0, Brazil. Join us, (still) preoccupied with 1985.

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David Greelish talked with Allan Pincus, one of the creators of the Computer Junkyard game, available here: youtu.be/qCrPH-vh3ds...

Interview with the creator of the Computer Junkyard game

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Computer Junkyard, a board game soon to launch as a Kickstarter. Seems cool, seems like I'm in the target audience. Seems... a little like escaping everyday concerns by playing The Game Of Life. www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

Coming soon: Computer Junkyard

The Best Computer Game Not Played on the Computer: A board game where you build a vintage computer & install an old software game!

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