
Floppy Days Episode 5 - The American Computer Museum
07/15/13 • 45 min
New podcasts, upcoming vintage computer shows, new additions to my vintage computer collection, listener feedback, my stories about the American Computer Museum, and an interview with George Keremedjiev (director of the American Computer Museum)
Links mentioned in the show:
- ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/
- Next Without For Podcast (Earl Evans) - http://www.cyberears.com/podcasts/podcast_6066.xml
- Chicken Lips Radio Podcast (Earl Evans) - http://www.cyberears.com/podcasts/podcast_6067.xml
- 2013 KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/
- 2013 Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=commvex:start
- 2013 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 8.0 - http://vcfmw.org/
- 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
- Indiana Computer Museum on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IndianaComputerMuseum?hc_location=stream
- Indiana Computer Museum Indiegogo Campaign - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indiana-computer-museum/
- Apple II History Websiste - http://apple2history.org/
- Book “ Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer" by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278
- MyTechBrief - http://www.mytechbrief.com/hardware/vintage-computers
- American Computer Museum - http://www.compustory.com/
- American Computer Museum - http://www.compuseum.org/
- American Computer Museum at Bozemannet.com - http://www.bozemannet.com/history_museums/computer_robotics_museum.php
- Forbes Interview with George Keremedjiev Concerning an Apple 1 Auction - http://www.forbes.com/sites/lynndouglass/2013/06/24/first-apple-computer-expected-to-sell-for-at-least-500000/
New podcasts, upcoming vintage computer shows, new additions to my vintage computer collection, listener feedback, my stories about the American Computer Museum, and an interview with George Keremedjiev (director of the American Computer Museum)
Links mentioned in the show:
- ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/
- Next Without For Podcast (Earl Evans) - http://www.cyberears.com/podcasts/podcast_6066.xml
- Chicken Lips Radio Podcast (Earl Evans) - http://www.cyberears.com/podcasts/podcast_6067.xml
- 2013 KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/
- 2013 Commodore Vegas Expo - http://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=commvex:start
- 2013 Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 8.0 - http://vcfmw.org/
- 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
- Indiana Computer Museum on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IndianaComputerMuseum?hc_location=stream
- Indiana Computer Museum Indiegogo Campaign - http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indiana-computer-museum/
- Apple II History Websiste - http://apple2history.org/
- Book “ Sophistication & Simplicity: The Life & Times of the Apple II Computer" by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/Sophistication-Simplicity-Times-Apple-Computer/dp/0986832278
- MyTechBrief - http://www.mytechbrief.com/hardware/vintage-computers
- American Computer Museum - http://www.compustory.com/
- American Computer Museum - http://www.compuseum.org/
- American Computer Museum at Bozemannet.com - http://www.bozemannet.com/history_museums/computer_robotics_museum.php
- Forbes Interview with George Keremedjiev Concerning an Apple 1 Auction - http://www.forbes.com/sites/lynndouglass/2013/06/24/first-apple-computer-expected-to-sell-for-at-least-500000/
Previous Episode

Floppy Days Episode 4 - The Apple 1
Links mentioned in the show:
- wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I
- Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer, by Stan Veit - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1566640237
- Fire in the Valley, The Making of the Personal Computer, by Freiberger & Swaine - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071358927
- Steve Wozniak talks Apple I (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cpgwcQCYc
- Leo Laporte & Sellam Ismail highlight the Apple I (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNd9t0oLtFk
- (Cnet.com) Wozniak: $666.66 seemed like a good idea - http://news.cnet.com/1606-2-5937610.html
- Briel Computers Replica 1 - http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=30
- MESS Emulator - http://www.mess.org/
- OpenEmulator - http://www.openemulator.org/
- Mike Willegal's Apple I Registry - http://www.willegal.net/appleii/apple1-originals.htm
- Mike Willegal's Mimeo Replica - http://www.willegal.net/appleii/apple1-kit.htm
- Mike Willegal's Apple I Information Website - http://www.willegal.net/appleii/apple1.htm
- Book: iWoz by Steve Wozniak - http://www.amazon.com/iWoz-Computer-Invented-Personal-Co-Founded/dp/0393330435
- Book: Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage by Tom Owad and Steve Wozniak - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/193183640X/applefritter-20
- Apple I Auctions (Computer World) - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9238865/Rare_working_Apple_1_computer_to_hit_auction_block_this_month
- May, 2013 Apple I Auction (NPR) - http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/05/26/186710754/apple-1-computer-fetches-671-000-at-auction
- Classic Computing Blog (David Greelish) - Lonnie Mims Interview - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/Blog/Entries/2012/12/10_Record_Breaking_Price_Paid_At_Auction_For_First_Apple_Computer_-_But_This_Collector_Owns_Two_Of_Them!.html
- CFFA1 Compact Flash Interface - http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforApple1&c=projects/CFforApple1/definition.php
- Apple I Owner's Club - http://www.applefritter.com/apple1
- Joe Torzewski's Apple I Page - http://torzewski.tripod.com/apple1computer/
Next Episode

Floppy Days Episode 6 - The Commodore PET
News, reviews, and a discussion of the Commodore PET:
- history
- peripherals
- tech specs
- books/magazines/software
- emulation
- user groups
- current Web sites
Links mentioned in the show:
- Better World Books - http://www.betterworldbooks.com
- VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org
- 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
- World Longest Yard Sale - http://www.127sale.com
- Historically Brewed book by David Greelish - http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html
- The Commodore Pet at wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_pet
- Commodore's version of PET history - http://www.commodore.ca/products/pet/commodore_pet.htm
- Book, Commodore a company on the edge by Brian Bagnall - http://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Company-Edge-Brian-Bagnall/dp/0973864966
- VICE Emulator - http://sourceforge.net/projects/vice-emu/?source=directory
- Chicago B128 Users Group (CBUG) software archive - http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/b/CBUG/
- Toronto PET User's Group - http://www.tpug.ca/
- World of Commodore – http://www.worldofcommodore.ca
- Terry Stewart (Tezza) video demonstration of PET 2001 - http://youtu.be/bBJNSX_DKvo
- Port Commodore - http://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=larry:comp:commodore:pet:start
- Edward Shockley's Pet B&P-series Website - http://www.insectria.org/b128.html
- CBM Pet File Archive - http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/pet/index.html
- PET Index at 6502.org - http://www.6502.org/users/andre/petindex/index.html
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