Special Bonus episode!  Interview with Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice about their new book "CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer."

Links:

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20
• CoCo book Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cocobook/

1 year anniversary of Floppy Days!!  Special Bonus Episode!  I talk with Evan Koblentz of MARCH, who gives us a preview of the upcoming VCF East 9.1.

Links and Info:

VCF East 9.1 - http://www.midatlanticretro.org
Evan Koblentz email - evan@snarc.net

NOTE: Evan misspoke about Bil Herd's Friday session. It is not just CRT repair. It's overall video issues, of which CRT is just one part.

First part on the Apple II:

• Personal memories of the Apple II.

• New acquisitions.

• News.

• Feedback.

• History of the Apple II.

• Special guest host Steve Weyhrich, the man who literally wrote the book on Apple II history!!

Links mentioned in this episode:

New Acquisitions

• “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20

• BASIC Faster and Better and Other Mysteries - http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/books/#andothermysteries

• Compute’s Atari Collection, Book 1 - http://www.atarimania.com/documents-atari-atari-400-800-xl-xe--books_1_8.html

Vintage Computer Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/

• KansasFest -http://www.kansasfest.org/

Feedback

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Paul Quirk Blog Covering World of Commodore - http://blog.retro-link.com/2013/12/world-of-commodore-2013.html

Other News

• David Greelish Historically Brewed ebook - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html

History

• Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site - http://apple2history.org

The intro theme song is a parody of the Happy Days theme (all rights reserved) sung and produced by Dr. Steven Weyhrich.  The lyrics were developed jointly by Steve and Randy.

Altair, Apple, Floppy Days,

Commodore, Tandy, Floppy Days,

Atari, TI, Floppy Days,

The weekend comes, the disk drive hums

Ready to code for you!

These days were all

Happy and free (those floppy days)

The games we played,

You shared with me (those days)

Motorola, Intel, 6502

Graphics and text are there to view

Composite color or RGB

Program fun for you and me!

(instrumental)

IMSAI, PC, Floppy Days,

ST, Amiga, Floppy Days,

Junior, Sinclair, Floppy Days

Classic days, micro ways

Geekin' all week with you!

These days were all,

Happy and free (those floppy days)

The games we played

You shared with me (those days)

These Floppy Days are yours and mine

(These Floppy Days are yours and mine)

Floppy Days!

This schedule is subject to change

January, 2014 - Apple II (Part I)

February, 2014 - Apple II (Part II)

March, 2014 - VideoBrain Family Computer

April, 2014 - CompuColor II

May, 2014 - VCF East 9.1

June, 2014 - Exidy Sorcerer

July, 2014 - TRS-80 Model II

August, 2014 - Atari 400/800

September, 2014 - TI-99/4A

October, 2014 - VCF Midwest

November, 2014 - TRS-80 Color Computer

December, 2014 - HP-41C

Second part on the TRS-80 Model I:

• Personal memories from Terry Stewart (Tezza).

• Second part on the history of the machine, beginning with its introduction.

• Second part of the interview with David and Theresa Welsh of Priming the Pump.

• News, tech specs, peripherals, software, books, magazines, emulation, Web sites, modern-day upgrades.

• Special guest host Earl Evans!!

Links mentioned in this episode:

New Acquisitions

• CFFA3000 CF interface for the Apple II - http://www.dreher.net

• SIDE 2 CF interface for Atari 8 bits - http://www.lotharek.pl

• MyIDE II CF interface for Atari 8 bits - http://www.atarimax.com

Vintage Computer Shows

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

Other News

• “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478

• “Vintage Volts” Podcast by Jeff Salzman - http://vintagevolts.com

Magazines

• TRS8BIT - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_2x.html

Books

• “Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution” by Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2011-02-23).  The Seeker Books.  Priming the Pump Web Site - http://www.microcomputerpioneers.com/

Modern Upgrades

• SVD, Semi Virtual Diskette - http://www.thesvd.com/SVD/index.php

• Model I System Expander (MISE) - http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/

• FreHD TRS-80 Hard Drive Emulator  - http://www.vecoven.com/trs80/trs80.html

• Ian Mavric’s TRS-80 Store http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator

• Alan Page Using the Raspberry Pi to emulate the TRS-80 floppy drive - http://virtualfloppy.blogspot.com/

Emulators

• TRS32 - http://www.trs-80emulators.com/

• XTRS - http://www.tim-mann.org/xtrs.html

• SDLTRS - http://sdltrs.sourceforge.net/index.html

Popular Websites

• Terry Stewart Model I video on YouTube - http://youtu.be/wgKWV8C3e7M

• Ira Goldklang's TRS-80 Revived Site - http://www.trs-80.com

• The Humongous TRS-80 Archive - http://www.classiccmp.org/cpmarchives/trs80.php

• Newsletter and manual downloads at TRS-80.ORG.UK - http://trs-80.org.uk/Tandy_Page_1x.html

• TRS-80.ORG - http://trs-80.org

• PlanetEmu TRS-80 Software Site - http://www.planetemu.net/roms/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-1

• MarmotKing TRS-80 Software Site - http://vintage.marmotking.com/trs80_m1/categories.html

• OLDCOMPUTER.COM - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=Tandy-Radio-Shack/TRS-80-Model-I/Various/

Other Sites Used for Reference

• TRS-80 Model I on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Model_I

News, reviews, and a discussion of the TRS-80 Model I:

• personal memories

• history up to its introduction

• interview with David and Theresa Welsh (Part I), authors of "Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Start the PC Revolution"

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org

• 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

• CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net

• “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” Book by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478

• "Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time." by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton - http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Game-Consoles-Commodore-Platforms/dp/0415856000

• TRS-80 Model I Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psA0vmQOoCI

• Computer Timeline @ OldComputers.net - http://www.oldcomputers.net

• F18A Graphics Board for TI-99/4A - http://codehackcreate.com/archives/30

• TurboForth for the TI-99/4A - http://www.turboforth.net/

• Forth Warrior for the TI-99/4A - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/213150-a-new-fun-way-to-learn-forth-forth-warrior/

• TI-99/4A Game Shelf - http://tigameshelf.net/

• TRS-80 Model III Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR7R42S31xs

• “Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution” by Welsh, Theresa; Welsh, David (2011-02-23).  The Seeker Books.  Priming the Pump Web Site - http://www.microcomputerpioneers.com/

News and a completion discussion of VCF Midwest 8.0:

• personal memories

• feedback

• new acquisitions

• upcoming shows

• new vintage computer books

• overview of VCFMW

• interviews with attendees of the show (Jim Leonard and Jason Timmons)

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org

• 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire

• World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/

• Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/

• Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml

• Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/

• KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

• Suburban Chicago Atarians (SCAT) - http://www.scatarians.org/

• Toronto PET User's Group (TPUG) - http://www.tpug.ca/

• Southwest Regional Association of Programmers (SWRAP) - http://swrap.org/

• Glenside TRS-80 Color Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml

• CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net

• Cloud 9 CoCo Products - http://www.cloud9tech.com

• CoCo Book on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/CoCo-Colorful-History-Underdog-Computer/dp/1466592478

• "Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time." by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton -http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Game-Consoles-Commodore-Platforms/dp/0415856000

• PC Junior Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaLXHjI9VWM

• Retro Innovations (Jim Brain) - http://store.go4retro.com/

• Tandy Color Computer Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2jRuh1bAxw

News, reviews, and a discussion of the Commodore PET:

• history

• peripherals

• tech specs

• books/magazines/software

• emulation

• user groups

• current Web sites

Links mentioned in the show:

• Better World Books - http://www.betterworldbooks.com

• VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org

• 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire

• World Longest Yard Sale - http://www.127sale.com

• Historically Brewed book by David Greelish - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html

• The Commodore Pet at wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_pet

• Commodore's version of PET history - http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm

• Book, Commodore a company on the edge by Brian Bagnall - http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Company-Edge-Brian-Bagnall/dp/0973864966

• VICE Emulator - http://sourceforge.net/projects/vice-emu/?source=directory

• Chicago B128 Users Group (CBUG) software archive - http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/b/CBUG/

• Toronto PET User's Group - http://www.tpug.ca/

• World of Commodore – http://www.worldofcommodore.ca

• Terry Stewart (Tezza) video demonstration of PET 2001 -  http://youtu.be/bBJNSX_DKvo

• Port Commodore - http://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=larry:comp:commodore:pet:start

• Edward Shockley's Pet B&P-series Website - http://www.insectria.org/b128.html

• CBM Pet File Archive - http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/pet/index.html

• PET Index at 6502.org - http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html

New podcasts, upcoming vintage computer shows, new additions to my vintage computer collection, listener feedback, my stories about the American Computer Museum, and an interview with George Keremedjiev (director of the American Computer Museum)

Links mentioned in the show:

• ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/

• Next Without For Podcast (Earl Evans) -http://www.cyberears.com/podcasts/podcast_6066.xml

• Chicken Lips Radio Podcast (Earl Evans) -http://www.cyberears.com/podcasts/podcast_6067.xml

• 2013 KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/

• 2013 Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=commvex:start

• 2013 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 8.0 - http://vcfmw.org/

• 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire

• Indiana Computer Museum on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IndianaComputerMuseum?hc_location=stream

• Indiana Computer Museum Indiegogo Campaign - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indiana-computer-museum/

• Apple II History Websiste - http://apple2history.org/

• Book “ Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer" by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278

• MyTechBrief - http://www.mytechbrief.com/hardware/vintage-computers

• American Computer Museum - http://www.compustory.com/

• American Computer Museum - http://www.compuseum.org/

• American Computer Museum at Bozemannet.com - http://www.bozemannet.com/history_museums/computer_robotics_museum.php

• Forbes Interview with George Keremedjiev Concerning an Apple 1 Auction - http://www.forbes.com/sites/lynndouglass/2013/06/24/first-apple-computer-expected-to-sell-for-at-least-500000/