Jul 6, 2019
Hello, welcome to Floppy Days Podcast #92, coming to you in July, 2019. This month, I’m bringing to you an interview I’ve had in my backlog for almost 2 years now. Thank goodness, most of the information on Floppy Days is timeless, so the interview is just as relevant today as it was then. Anyway, I’m very happy to present an interview with Mr. Dave Lagerquist, who was the editor of both the CLOAD cassette magazine, which was produced for the TRS-80 Model I and Model III, and Chromasette cassette magazine, which was produced for the Tandy Color Computer.
As usual, I will cover a few new acquisitions, a run-down of upcoming shows and other news, a piece of feedback, and then we’ll get right into the meat of the interview.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
New Acquisitions
- C64 mini - https://www.amazon.com/C64-Mini-not-machine-specific/dp/B07GMV1X1K
- Atari 400/800 Programmer’s Guide Poster by Steve Boswell - https://www.redbubble.com/people/choccyhobnob/works/39504539-basic-programmers-guide-from-1981?asc=u&c=1128814-wall-art&p=poster&ref=work_collections_grid
- “Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook: 2019 Survival Edition” by Margaret G Morabito - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=vintage+commodore+128+personal+computer+handbook+2019&crid=1158ZFH5M3RKJ
- C64/128 composite/s-video cable - http://www.8bitclassics.com
- C64/128 composite/s-video to Commodore 1702 monitor cable - http://www.8bitclassics.com
- Atari USB power supply - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/32717
News
- Atari Projects - covering Floppy Days - http://atariprojects.org/2019/06/22/listen-to-the-floppy-days-podcast-1-4-hours
- vintage computer shows Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/
Upcoming Shows
- KansasFest, July 15-21, 2019, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/
- VCF West, Aug 3-4, Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/…/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/
- Commodore Vegas Expo, August 10-11, Plaza Hotel & Casino, Desert Wind Salon, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex
- Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK!). Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Lengenfeld, Germany. http://www.abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/
- VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/
- Tandy Assembly - Springfield, OH, Sep. 27-29, 2019 - http://www.tandyassembly.com
- Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com
- Chicago TI International World’s Faire - Nov 2, 2019 - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/ - The 37th annual Chicago TI International World Faire will take place on the weekend of November 2, 2019, in Evanston, IL
Feedback
- Anthony Beckett - www.thepcmuseum.com
- Andy Collins - YouTube video of prototype of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum donated to The Centre for Computing History by John and Kate Grant of Nine Tile Ltd. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPEclMvAA3A&t=340s
Interview