RCR Episode 186 - The eBay-er Necessities
Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting) and Carrington Vanston (not hosting)
Topic: The eBay-er Necessities
For finding retrocomputing-related stuff, eBay is the main place to go. How does it work? How can you find things? What should you be careful about? Turns out, there's a lot to say about this.
Topic and feedback notes:
- PCW-8256: Guide for connecting a 3.5" drive"
- PCW-8256: Replacement disk drive belts"
- PCW-8256: Disk images
- Nerdly Pleasures blog
- PSA: Get your batteries out
Retro Computing News:
- New Hampshire to commemorate BASIC with historial marker
- Barbara Keremedjiev has re-opened the American Computer & Robotics Museum in Bozeman, MT, created by her late husband, George Keremedjiev
- Direct3D team office has a wall of GPU history
- Darkstar: Xerox Star emulator now available
- Introducing Darkstar
- ROMchip journal, call for submissions
- Apple Lisa turns 36
Upcoming Shows:
- CoCoFEST, Lombard Illinois, May 4-5, 2019
- VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ, May 3-5, 2019
- Fujiama 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany, August 26-September 4, 2019
Vintage Computer-related Commercial:
Retro Computing Gift Ideas:
Auction Picks:
- Carrington: Macintosh Color Classic with Mystic 040 board upgrade and Apple IIe card
- Paul: Popular Electronicses
Feedback/Discussion:
- @rcrpodcast on Twitter
- Vintage Computer Forum
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- Throwback Network
- Throwback Network on Facebook
Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link
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