RCR Episode 283: A STRANGE GAME

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Kay Savetz, and Carrington Vanston

Topic: 1983

In 1983, Apple gave us Lisa, the ImageWriter, and the Apple //e. Atari gave us the XL line, Microsoft gave us (Multi-Tool) Word, Lotus gave us 1-2-3, David Lightman gave us wardialing. The era of it being always DNS began.

Topic/Feedback links:

• Apple Lisa
• Apple ImageWriter
• iOMEGA Bernoulli Box
  • Demo of Bernoulli Box A220
  • Bernoulli Box brochure
  • PCMag review of the Bernoulli Box
• MIDI
  • ANTIC interview 447: Robert Moore and Paul Rother (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate)
  • ANTIC interview 448: Frank Foster (Hybrid Arts MIDIMate)
• Microsoft Multi-Tool Word
  • Multi-Tool Word in Infoworld May 30, 1983
  • Microsoft Word in PC World Nov 1983
• Lotus 1-2-3
• TRS-80 Model 100
• Apple //e
• Atari 1200XL
• DNS
• It’s always DNS
• MSX
• WarGames
  • The WarGames IMSAI etc.
  • History Lesson

Retro Computing News:

• Z80-sans
• 50 years of Oregon Trail
• Angry Robots! New puzzle game for 68K Macs
• Bill Atkinson accidentally doxxed Douglas Adams on The Computer Chronicles
• FlatMac (Hackaday)
  • FlatMac build video

Vintage Computer(-related) commercials:

• Lotus 1-2-3