This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro
Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
A Truck Sized Printer Or An Egg Sized Dave? - This Week In Retro 130
1 hour 7 minutes Posted Jul 1, 2023 at 9:00 am.
Show Opening
Trucking Printers
The Ultimate Easter Egg
V8 Apple II
Community Question of the Week
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Show notes
The merging of two technologies can sometimes create something wonderful, in this case it is dot matrix printer the size of a pickup truck, that you can drive and print messages as you go. Could this be the future of road signage? What is the first easter egg in a game that you remember finding? Can you use an Apple II to control a V8? You can if the V8 is made of Lego. 
All this plus the usual nonsense and the Community Question Of The Week.
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A500 Mini Housekeeping Link: https://gamingretro.co.uk/you-can-now-play-atari-st-emulator-games-on-a500-mini/
Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/06/22/is-this-the-worlds-largest-dot-matrix-printer/
Story Link: https://ultimacodex.com/2023/06/eating-magic-mushrooms-makes-you-fly-in-serpent-isle/
Additional Link 1: https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Easter_Eggs_and_Cultural_References#Ultima_VII
Additional Link 2: http://web.archive.org/web/20080307160850/http://www.geocities.com/hoki_dragon/u7-scientology.html
Story Link: https://www.thedrive.com/news/life-size-chevy-454-v8-made-of-lego-runs-on-ancient-8-bit-hardware
Full Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-x7YFMWnBQ
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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
Episode Credits
Parts of "Lego Chevy 454 V-8 Engine - Part 1" courtesy of TechnicallyEvan
Link to full video: https://youtu.be/F-x7YFMWnBQ
"Free vector tire tracks with grunge texture set" Image by macrovector on Freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/tire-tracks-with-grunge-texture-set_13153711.htm#query=tyre%20marks&position=0&from_view=keyword&track=ais