RCR Episode 280: Cheap home computers

Retro Computing Roundtable

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Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: 1980

In 1980, Commodore introduced the VIC-20, Sinclair introduced the ZX80, Tandy introduced the Color Computer, and HP tried to breed a computer out of calculators. Also other things happened. Which we discuss!

Topic/Feedback links:

VIC-20
Sinclair ZX80
- See also: MicroAce (timexsinclair.com)
HP-85
- See also: Tandy PC-4
Tandy Color Computer
Intel 8087
Pac-Man
Epson MX-80

Retro Computing News:

Apple’s best keyboard reimagined (YouTube)
Update on the Business IIGS (original auction gone, but: Incider Jan 1989 cover)
Daily news from a dot matrix printer
APFram. APFram
Atari Portfolio
It was all Boris Vallejo

Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

Retro Computing Gift Idea:

Inflatable Pac-Man costume

Auction Picks:

Carrington:
- The Usurper, one of the last text adventures
- The Odyssey, one of the worst named adventure games
Paul:
- Apple-Cat II with expansion box
  - Starring the Computer: Vacation (1983)
- Apple IIGS upgrade (finished at $720, 11 bids)
- Blank floppies (finished at $111.50, 9 bids)
- Because we all want to be able to say “And over here, this is my Grundy NewBrain” (bought now at $850)
  - See also: Grundy NewBrain
- Timex/Sinclair 1000 with box (finished at $15, 1 bid)
- Because we all want to be able to say “And over here, this is my Jupiter Ace”
  - See also: Jupiter Ace
- A moment of silence for the keyboards that have been parted out
- OCC-2 (bought now at $499)
  - See also: OCC-2
- 16K RAM chips sans RAM

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Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X
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