Oct 4, 2014
News, upcoming vintage computer shows, feedback. Special co-host Jim Battle of compucolor.org and audio clips from Graham and Garry Epps!
Main topic: The CompuColor II
Links Mentioned in the Show:
What I’ve Been Up To/New Acquisitions
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VCF Midwest - http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/, https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/
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TI CC-40 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_Compact_Computer_40
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TI PC-200 Printer - http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Galaxy/PC-200.htm
News
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Kickstarter Funded ‘Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium’ Hits Online Stores - http://www.funstock.co.uk/commodore-64-a-visual-commpendium-c64-book
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SpeccyJam website - http://www.speccyjam.com/
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SpeccyJam 2014 Games page - http://www.speccyjam.com/games/
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The Living Computer Museum is hiring a Sr. Vintage Software Developer - http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/TemplateMain.aspx?contentId=45
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Reddit’s Retrobattlestations BASIC week is back on its 3rd edition - http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2fn1zq/basic_week_3_under_the_sea/
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Dartmouth BASIC Simulator - http://dtss.dartmouth.edu
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Glenside Color Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml
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Dartmouth BASIC Contest initial information - http://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/2ee4l5/cocofest_dartmouth_time_sharing_system_contest/
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Amstrad CPC-464 Contest happening in Spain - http://concursocpc.byterealms.com/concurso2014/
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Vintage Is The New Old - http://www.vintageisthenewold.com or http://www.vitno.net
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Commodore is Awesome - http://awesome.commodore.me
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History of Personal Computing Podcast - http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/
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32nd Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
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VCF East 10.0 - http://www.midatlanticretro.com/
Emulation
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JavaScript CompuColor II Emulator by Jim Battle - http://compucolor.org/emu/ccemu.html
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MESS (emulation) - http://www.mess.org/
Current Web Sites/Links/Mail Lists
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Computer Closet - http://www.computercloset.org/CompuColorII.htm
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OldComputers.com - http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=560&st=1
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OldComputers.net - http://oldcomputers.net/compucolor-ii.html
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Instruction Manual - http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Instruction-Manual.pdf
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Programming and Reference Manual - http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Prog-Ref-Manual-rev-1.pdf
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Software Library Newsletter - http://oldcomputers.net/Compucolor-II-Library-Newsletters.pdf
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ComputerWorld, May15, 1978 - http://books.google.com/books?id=ycJb-Oo9BoIC&lpg=PA73&ots=7ZVosHzlhr&dq=compucolor%20georgia&pg=PA73#v=onepage&q=compucolor%20georgia&f=false
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CompuColor.org - A tribute to the CompuColor II (Jim Battle) - http://www.compucolor.org/
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CompuColor II video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg
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CompuColor ad at vintagecomputing.com - http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/580/retro-scan-of-the-week-compucolor-ii
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Earl Evans’ episode about the CompuColor II on the Retrobits podcast - http://retrobits.libsyn.com/show-092-a-close-encounter-the-compu-color-ii
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Chess on the CompuColor at the Chess Programming Wiki - https://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Compucolor+Chess
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DiskVacuum project reads and explores Compucolor II disks (Jim Battle) - http://www.gadgetfactory.net/2014/01/diskvacuum-project-reads-and-explores-compucolor-ii-disks/
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THE GIANNA GIAVELLI BLOG - interesting discussion on why the Apple II succeeded and the CompuColor failed - http://thegiannagiavelliblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/apple-falling-apart-without-jobs.html
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CompuColor’s used at the EPCOT Universe of Energy for Ride Operator Consoles - http://progresscityusa.com/energy/tech_console.htm
References
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Wikipedia - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compucolor_II
Closing
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Throwback Network - http://www.throwbacknetwork.net
Jim Battle Links
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Two videos Jim recorded to help sell his compucolor on ebay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_jWcgwgmwg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkjYM2bXhrM
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Longer tour of the machine- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibRA6fcwBpc
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Demonstration of what it looks like when you delete a file - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RNl5C_4ZGY
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ISC portion of bitsavers.org - http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/intelligentSystemsCorp/
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Jim Battle website, with email link and links to his other vintage computer sites - http://www.thebattles.net
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Page with all Jim’s vintage computer stuff - http://thebattles.net/jimsjunk.html
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Jim’s Wang 2200 Site - http://www.wang2200.org