488: "My Spectrum Caught Fire on Boxing Day!" - RetroBytes - The Retro Hour EP488

This week, we’re joined by John from the awesome YouTube channel RetroBytes - a creator who dives into the obscure corners of computing history. From his childhood memories of a flaming Spectrum, to restoring Unix workstations, the beauty of operating systems that time forgot, and why Gopher might’ve beaten the web, if not for one fatal mistake.

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Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:03 - RetroBytes Interview

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Show notes

Xbox Mass Lay Offs: tinyurl.com/47t45sum
New Jazz Mag: supercellphonegamer.com
GameCube to Switch 2 Dock: tinyurl.com/5k32x59t
Flipping Good Game: tinyurl.com/bddecmvz
3D Print with Accuracy: tinyurl.com/37t6zwsz