RCR Episode 211: Coprocessors (Part 1)

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Jack Nutting, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: Coprocessors (Part 1)

We all love coprocessors, but does anyone use them? Did you have any, did you use them? Do you have any, do you use them? What would you use them for now?

Topic/Feedback links:

• Jif peanut butter labels
• Unofficial Retrochallenge
• Retrochallenge (canonizing the unofficial one, happened after we recorded)

Retro Computing News:

• Swift on Mac OS 9
• More progress on Prince of Persia for Atari 8-bit computers
• ZX Spectrum prototype ROM available for download
• New Jersey urgently needs COBOL programmers

Vintage Computer-related Commercial:

• Power Macintosh (Windows/DOS compatibility)
• Grace Hopper at MIT (MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 25 April 1985)
• New Jersey and You

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

• Developers Developers Developers Developers shirt

Auction Picks:

• Carrington: Intacorp Button And Badge Maker for Apple II
  • Apple HD concept prototype
• Paul: Whistler TRS-80 X-10
  • Norton Utilities 3
  • Apple logo stuff
  • Super Elf
  • Digi-Comp I
  • See also: 3D-printable Digi-Comp I on Thingiverse
  • DOS compatibility card
  • Applied Concepts The Mate chess game
  • APMSX card
  • See also: apple2.net
  • See also: Review of APMSX on Finapple
  • TRS-80 Program pak file

Closing words links:

• Apple IIc Plus Accelerator Control
• Quinn Dunki: Spelunking the IIc Plus KansasFest 2016

Feedback/Discussion:

• @rcrpodcast on Twitter
• Vintage Computer Forum
• RCR Podcast on Facebook
• Throwback Network
• Throwback Network on Facebook

Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link
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