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10th May 2025 54 min

Thank you for joining us once again for another look at some up to date news for out of date tech. Jason joins us and has selected a story about distraction free computing using DOS. Chris returns and looks at a fantastic video about gaming in the year 2000. Dave's interest was piqued by the news that an anti-piracy campaign itself used pirated content...

All this and the Community Question Of The Week

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00:00 - Show Opening

04:33 - Anti-Piracy Piracy

Story Link: https://news.sky.com

Additional Link: https://torrentfreak.com

13:39 - What A Time To Be Alive

Story Link: https://www.youtube.com

Additional Link: https://www.eurogamer.net

24:37 - Dave's Housekeeping - News links found below

29:55 - Weren’t Writers Antisocial Enough Already?

Story Link: https://www.theregister.com

45:25 - 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.

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