RCR Episode 281: The IBM PC and its sticks of ennui

Retro Computing Roundtable by Earl Evans and Carrington Vanston

Jan 26, 20252:05:19Technology

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1981 In 1981, we started communicating with AT commands and Kermit. Timex/Sinclair released the 1000/ZX-81. We got the BBC Micro and the ABC 800...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Retro Computing Roundtable.

RCR Episode 290: MiniDisc vs. 8-track

Aug 11, 2026 - 1:53:01

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Kay Savetz Topic: 1990 1990 saw a decline of various...

RCR Episode 289: ZIP me down to Maxis Sim City

Jul 8, 2026 - 1:46:57

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Earl Evans Topic: 1989 Several things happened durin...

RCR Episode 288: NeXT, Sound Blaster, and IRC

Jan 25, 2026 - 2:06:33

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Earl Evans Topic: 1988 In 1988, NeXT introduced its...

RCR Episode 287: Eureka!

Jan 9, 2026 - 1:49:14

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1987 The Acorn Archimedes bec...

RCR Episode 286: Somehow all Myst

Nov 25, 2025 - 2:12:42

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Jack Nutting, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1986 IDE, IMAP,...

RCR Episode 285: You’ll Have Mail

Jun 4, 2025 - 2:21:00

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1985 The year of the Amiga ar...

RCR Episode 284: Hammer time

May 26, 2025 - 1:51:51

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson, and Kay Savetz Topic: 1984 Apple introd...

RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME

May 23, 2025 - 1:22:52

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Kay Savetz, and Carrington Vanston Topic: 1983 In 1983, Apple gave us...