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Sports sim pioneer Kevin Toms (Football Star* Manager) is in the guest chair as we talk about the incredible staying power of 1982's blockbuster computer launches, the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum, soon to be released in handheld format. We also look at the incredible R&D legacy of Xerox PARC, the impact of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, the latest from Commodore and FujiNet, a surprising workstation on FPGA, and a great deal more!
Check out Kevin's website for the latest Football Star* Manager info: https://kevintoms.games
00:00 - Show Opening
06:40 - 1982 In The Palm Of Your Hand
Story Link: https://www.timeextension.com
C64C Ultimate: https://commodore.net
33:27 - Zero For Xerox
Story Link: https://dfarq.homeip.net
Dramatization: https://youtu.be
43:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below
48:58 - The Trojan Mouse
Story Link: https://www.youtube.com
01:05:39 - Community Question of the Week
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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links
Open source PC-DOS 1.0: https://www.zdnet.com
The end of Ask: https://mashable.com
FujiNet firmware update: https://fujinews.substack.com
The 7th Guest remake trailer: https://www.youtube.com
Windows 9x Subsystem For Linux: https://codeberg.org
Apple Lisa on FPGA: https://www.youtube.com
Lego Sega Genesis: https://segabits.com
Galaxian3 emulator: https://www.youtube.com
Episode Credits
"Commodore 16" by Marcin Wichary is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org.
