Floppy Days Episode 6 - The Commodore PET
08/22/13 • 46 min
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
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
Previous Episode
Floppy Days Episode 5 - The American Computer Museum
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/
Next Episode
Floppy Days Episode 7 - Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 8.0
News and a completion discussion of VCF Midwest 8.0:
- personal memories
- feedback
- new acquisitions
- upcoming shows
- new vintage computer books
- overview of VCFMW
- interviews with attendees of the show (Jim Leonard and Jason Timmons)
Links Mentioned in the Show:
- VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org
- 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire
- World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/
- Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/
- Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml
- Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/
- KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/
- Suburban Chicago Atarians (SCAT) - http://www.scatarians.org/
- Toronto PET User's Group (TPUG) - http://www.tpug.ca/
- Southwest Regional Association of Programmers (SWRAP) - http://swrap.org/
- Glenside TRS-80 Color Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml
- CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net
- Cloud 9 CoCo Products - http://www.cloud9tech.com
- CoCo Book on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20
- "Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time." by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IMYW6T4/?tag=flodaypod-20
- PC Junior Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaLXHjI9VWM
- Retro Innovations (Jim Brain) - http://store.go4retro.com/
- Tandy Color Computer Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2jRuh1bAxw
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