RCR Episode 285: You’ll Have Mail

About this episode

The episode discusses significant events in computing from 1985, including the arrival of the Amiga and the founding of NeXT.

Panelists: Paul Hagstrom (hosting), Quinn Dunki, and Blake Patterson Topic: 1985 The year of the Amiga arrives, NeXT is founded, the first .com site appears, Quantum Computer Services begins its journey toward becoming AOL. Topic/Feedback links: Commodore Amiga Installing FS-UAE on Mac Amiga Forever Ample NeXT symbolics.com symbolics.com museum Symbolics Aldus PageMaker Apple LaserWriter Enterprise Super Mario Bros Microsoft Windows 1.0 Quantum Computer Services founded, which became AOL GameLine GameLine (eBay) Atari Compendium: Longevity (mentions Supercharger) Arcadia/Starpath Supercharger (eBay) A modern news story on AOL Retro Computing News: The First Perfect Computer (upgrading an Amiga 1000) INIT HELLO Computer Museum at System Source National Electronics Museum Bloop Museum CuriousMarc visits System Source Usagi Electric visits System Source Usagi Electric gets a Bendix G15 to run the first half of a test program DigiBarn The SuperFo Harlequin 128 The Leningrad-1 Original Soviet key cap kit Vintage Computer(-related) commercials: America Online Enterprise 128 Super Mario 2 Retro Computing Gift Idea: Commodore4ever VertiPort Auction Picks: Blake: Vintage Olympia EX 100…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Hagstrom

Guests: Quinn Dunki, Blake Patterson

Topics covered

• history of computing
• 1985 technology milestones
• Commodore Amiga
• NeXT foundation
• AOL origins
• retro computing news

Keywords

• Amiga
• NeXT
• AOL
• Quantum Computer Services
• retro computing
• 1985
• Super Mario
• DigiBarn
• System Source

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Commodore, NeXT, Quantum Computer Services, AOL, Apple, Microsoft, DigiBarn, Usagi Electric, System Source, Bloop Museum

Products: Amiga 1000, PC-8001, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 2, Olympia EX 100 Typewriter, Arcadia/Starpath Supercharger, Commodore4ever

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