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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.Our show is sponsored by Pixel Addict Magazine. The next issue is just about ready to print so we should have some new articles to talk about soon. In the meantime we hope you will head over to https://www.pixel.addict.media/ and subscribe.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_VIIAdditional Link 2: http://web.archive.org/web/20080307160850/http://www.geocities.com/hoki_dragon/u7-scientology.htmlStory Link: https://www.thedrive.com/news/life-size-chevy-454-v8-made-of-lego-runs-on-ancient-8-bit-hardwareFull Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-x7YFMWnBQ🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro☕Or just buy us a coffee!https://ko-fi.com/thisweekinretro🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/Follow your hosts!Twitter:https://twitter.com/rmcretroYoutubehttps://youtube.com/rmcretrohttps://www.youtube.com/005agimaTwitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/rmcretroSubscribe to the audio version of the show!📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id1526487568?uo=4📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OPQ3cADaB92E9SpRdTe5y📻 Deezer: www.deezer.com📻 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZjQ5ODlmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw📻 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2f4989f8/podcast/rss📻 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFMx-JitepTttWc-ABHhu8A/📻 All other services: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretroThis 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 CreditsParts of "Lego Chevy 454 V-8 Engine - Part 1" courtesy of TechnicallyEvanLink 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

