Rich and Ryan Does Stuff. We explore vintage computers, Electronics, Board game fun and just generally talk about interesting events in our lives Vintage computers are not limited to but target Commodore computers.
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Join Ryan and Rich as they discuss their lives and the adventures they go on this week it is all about Retro Computing and a quick introduction. Links: VCF website https://vcfed.org/ VCF East https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ C64 Labs and Panel Links https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vcf+east+2023 Museum for VCF Location https://www.infoage.org/
Rich and Ryan review and go over the VCF swap meet and Ryan’s visit to the System Source Museum! Hot takes this episode boxes and old cables :) Plus fun projects living on our workbenches. Links: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/ https://museum.syssrc.com/ https://www.microcenter.com/ https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/ https://www.gencon.com/ http://www.teamhassenplug.org/ https://truedungeon.com/
Links: Gencon - https://www.gencon.com/ High Shelf Collective - https://www.youtube.com/c/HighShelfGaming Covid - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Lorcana - https://www.disneylorcana.com/en-US
Links: Gencon cards - https://gizmodo.com/gencon-2023-convention-card-theft-lorcana-ravensburger-1850710603 Super Robo Rally - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AActnkYyaV4 Escape Room - https://escaperoomusa.com/in/indianapolis/adventures/dark-wyvern-mining Ryans World - http://www.bluewizard.net/
Ryan and Rich are back to the lab with retro computer updates. Ryan is busy in the guts of his projects soldering and replacing old parts with new items. Rich is testing and testing away and loving his little Plus 4. We explore AI in the world of retro computing and its impact in general. Links: Mouser Electronics - https://www.mouser.com/ Gencon Thieves - https://www.polygon.com/23860343/gen-con-magic-the-gathering-felony-theft-charges Rich’s Plus 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q97cof0T2Vw C64 Programming Book - https://archive.org/details/creating-adventures-on-your-commodore-64/mode/2u
Rich and Ryan are discussing their respective Commodore adventures along with the info on their upcoming Corewar challenge, Crimecon and a special Retro topic... a VW Bus has joined one of our families! Links: CoreWars - https://corewars.org/ Dwarf Warrior - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Core_War/Dwarf Techmoan - https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan Hackerboxes - https://hackerboxes.com/ CrimeCon - https://www.crimecon.com/CC24 1978 VW Westfalia - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%2778_Volkswagen_Westfalia_(Auto_classique_VAQ_St-Lambert_%2712).jpg
Ryan heads to Texas to see what trouble he can get into with Rich. We have plenty to talk about with BGGCon, BBQ and Vintage Computers! We also have a stop to see some Elephants, hear more about the VW and some great rolls at Cinnaholics. Links: BGGcon - https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.con-2023 National VideoGame Museum - https://nvmusa.org/ Dallas Zoo - https://www.dallaszoo.com/ Escaply - https://escapely.com/
Rich and Ryan train their warriors to battle. How do their warriors do??? Talk a little bit how things work and then let the battles begin! Links: Video of the PodCast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6FOgCfhiwU Core War Strategies - https://corewar-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/corewar/strategies/ Core War Guide - http://corewars.org/docs/guide.html
Rich and Ryan talk about the holidays. The projects we have been working on and Rich has an adventure. Links: C16 Unboxing - https://youtu.be/chhW1-4E2MQ Ryan’s BLOG - http://www.bluewizard.net/blog/ Chris Edwards - https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Oscilloscope build - https://hackerboxes.com/products/hackerbox-0064-scope Germany Computer Museum - https://www.hnf.de/en/home.html
Join Ryan and Rich as they talk about upcoming conventions Magfest, VCF get togethers and dumb stuff Rich buys a new fun segment. Links: Magfest - https://www.magfest.org/ System Source - https://museum.syssrc.com/ DFW Retro Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/350060128451803 HighShelfCollective - https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollective Amiga Bill - https://www.twitch.tv/highshelfcollective
How do you retro? Ryan and Rich review their individual preferences for restoring retro equipment .. and guess what they do not agree. Keyboards and those magical input devices are so amazon but such a pain when they do not work but repair is half the fun. CrimeCon @ AwesomeCon experience. Links: Thingverse gotek 3d print - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2745095 Pcb way and the mitsumi membrane - https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/KEYBOARD_MEMBRANE_REPLACEMENT_PCB_FOR_AMIGA_500_8b2bb6a4.html Diag Kit Scource- https://github.com/svenpetersen1965/C64-Diagnostic-Rev.-586220-Harness Re
Ryan and Rich jump on making a podcast on the way back from VCF East. Listen to our adventures on Day 1 and 3. Day 2 will be .. to be con Links: VCF East - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Industrious Rabbit - https://theindustriousrabbit.com/ The Coal House - https://www.thecoalhouseseagirt.com/ Rice Asian Cuisine - https://www.riceasiancuisinenj.com/
Ryan and Rich jump on making a podcast on the way back from VCF East. Listen to our adventures on Day 2. Links: VCF East - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Industrious Rabbit - https://theindustriousrabbit.com/ Silverball Museum - https://www.silverballmuseum.com/asbury-park/ Amiga Bill - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-47s6C6w5NOvQzJLWpJf3w
How do we connect our vintage machines to modern displays? We have pixels and how do we show them? Rich and Ryan talk about some of the devices they use to bring their pixels to life. These range from DIY to Plug and Play. Rich and Ryan also talk about our favorite monthly get together. Links: GBS in general link - https://ramapcsx2.github.io/gbs-control/Wiki/ GBS control github - https://github.com/ramapcsx2/gbs-control Ossc link - https://junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php/OSSC Vtd links - https://truedungeon.com/ RetroTink - https://www.retrotink.com/
Rich and Ryan return to talk about VCF East 2024. What did we bring back? Did it all fit? Links: Ryan’s Blogs - https://www.bluewizard.net/blog/ WHDload - http://www.whdload.de/ Rich Video Haul Review - https://youtu.be/6paLP0LvZQQ Amiga PCB Explorer - http://amigapcb.org/
We talk about what motivates us to share on social media? Some of our projects and where we can be found. Links: Minipro - https://davidgriffith.gitlab.io/minipro/ Ryan Homepage - www.bluewizard.net AmigaOS 3.2 - https://www.hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/news/1-latest-news/290-amigaos-42-for-all-classic-amigas-released-and-available Rich YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@HighShelfRich
Episode 17: Ryan and Rich talk about some updates on some previous projects. How did they turn out? Where are they now? Links: Castle Assault game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154674/castle-assault Finger Nail Polish - https://www.cvs.com/shop/sally-hansen-hard-as-nails-xtreme-wear-nail-color-prodid-7200157?skuId=379351 Manassas VA Hamfest - https://w4ovh.net/welcome-to-manassas-hamfest/
Episode 18: Rich and Ryan talk about some projects they are working on and talk about some of their mistakes. We follow up with a little bit of a rabbit hole discussion. What happens to the C64? Can Ryan fix an Amiga Tank Mouse? What has Rich bought now? Can Ryan fix an Amiga 4000 Desktop? Listen to see! Links: Salvation Army 64 - https://youtu.be/Pq8mU97PLh8 Chris Edwards - https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisEdwardsRestoration 703S OScope - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806804656247.html
Episode 19: Ryan catches up with Rich after a long 18 day trip on the road in his electric car! All the places he saw and the fun he had with other peeps in the friend group. Hold on this will be an all over the place episode. Links: Air Force Museum - https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ Columbus Zoo - https://www.columbuszoo.org/ Cinci Zoo - https://cincinnatizoo.org/ Indy Zoo - https://www.indianapoliszoo.com/ Elephant Experience - https://www.wilstem.com/
Episode 20: Ryan and Amy goto Origins and who do the find there? What did they do? How was it? Rich and Ryan are off to Gencon! What kind of adventures do we get into at GenCon? What was GenCon 2024 like? The gang sees some Magic do we disappear? Someone makes a guest appearance who could that be? Links: Origins - https://www.originsgamefair.com/ Donuts - https://www.destinationdonuts.com/ GenCon - https://www.gencon.com/ Escape Room - https://escaperoomusa.com/in/indianapolis Magician - https://calebwiles.com/
Episode 21: Rich goes on a cruise. Does he get attacked by Pirates? Does he have to walk the plank? Who knows? When Rich makes it back from his cruise we find out how his VW is going? What challenges does he face? Rich also works on his c64c to make a game? How does that go? Links: Rich's Dark Forest - https://github.com/HighShelfRich/DarkForest Vice C64 Emulator - https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/
Episode 22: Ryan is back to upgrading his Amiga 2000 what does he do now? Ryan picks up a new Pi where is that going to go? Rich expands his soldering skills. What does he make? Can Rich have a part of history? All of these and more in our adventures to the past once again. Links: Frog Find - http://www.frogfind.com/ SMD - https://hackerboxes.com/products/hackerbox-0098-escape Paul Allen - https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/lots/3726 703S OScope - https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806804656247.html
Episode 23: What did Rich buy now? What did Ryan make? What neat find did Ryan find locally? Rich saves what? All of these will be answered and more in this episode. Links: SX64 Keyboard - http://www.geocities.ws/ntb4real/c64/sxkhack.htm Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/@rich_wisneski Jclpcb - https://jlcpcb.com/ Pistorm - https://github.com/captain-amygdala/pistorm
Episode 24: Rich goes to Germany on an adventure. Does he find any retro items? Does he come back alive? Ryan starts working on his Amiga 1000. Links: Zeppelin Museum - https://www.zeppelin-museum.de/en Phono Museum - https://deutsches-phonomuseum.de/ Record Shop - https://www.facebook.com/SchallplattenAugsburg/reviews/ Amiberry - https://amiberry.com/
Episode 25: How is Ryan’s progress of his A1000 going? Rich is going on an adventure does he get lost? What did Ryan Pickup lately? Oh what special thing did Ryan get in the mail? Will there be BBQ in our future? Check out this episode to answers of all these questions and more! Links: Pi Storm - https://github.com/captain-amygdala/pistorm A314 - https://github.com/niklasekstrom/a314 A1000 Backplane - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5377289 Atari - https://dfarq.homeip.net/original-atari-2600-heavy-sixer/ Book - https://lookbehindyou.de/en/product/amigaos32-manual/ Amiga Game - https://lookb
