Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Earl Evans Topic: 1989 Several things happened during the final year to begin prior to The Simpsons hitting the airwaves. For example, Sim City and PKZIP came out. Tim from CERN proposed an information sharing architecture. Everyone on the bus started playing with Game Boys. Topic/Feedback links: SimCity Mac Office (Word 4, Excel 2.2, PowerPoint 2.01, Mail 1.37) ZIP format introduced Phil Katz ARC Tim Berners-Lee proposed WWW Microsoft SQL Server announced Nintendo Game Boy Macintosh Portable Ejecting a disk in space RCR episode 89 Retro Computing News: MBASIC-2025: Modern MBASIC 5.21 Interpreter & Compilers Microsoft: the Zork source code is open sourced. Usagi Electric TI homebrew Rebecca Heineman (Burger Becky) Vintage Computer/discussion-related commercials: Wisk TRS-80 Model II SQL Server Retro Computing Gift Idea: Max Build More Retro Building Bricks Unboxing Toy Auction Picks: Earl: Atari 600 XL Home Computer Near Mint . Never Used. Was In Storage For 40 Years Paul: Myst board game Tandy 16B. TS1500 command cartridge player Timex Computer Corp Winter 1983 catalog Available cartridges included Supermath and Flight Simulator. TS 1500 in case TS 1500 in box TS 1500 description Closing notes: We’re covered in Compute’s Gazette Issue number 5, in Brian Cox’s Podcast Corner Other ways to experience this episode:
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