This Week in Retro
This Week in Retro
Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles
THEA1200 Questions Answered - This Week In Retro 277
50 minutes Posted Jul 18, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Show Opening
Headset-ting The High ScoreStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-97U6fvwLHg
We Have Uranium-235 At HomeStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JSP_gVXZTsUpdate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiMzGRs8q2QRBMK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBMK
Housekeeping - News links found below
THEA1200 Q&AStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZFmK9aOCIDisk sizes explained: https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=79606Disk sizes explained, again: https://www.amigaforever.com/kb/16-120
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We're sharing gigawatts of retro tech news and discussion this week. Don your visor and get immersed in a virtual arcade courtesy of the Rave environment offering over 1,200 emulated titles. Learn the daily grind of an RBMK nuclear reactor operator through the extensive reproduction efforts of Chernobyl Family , and get the hosts' breakdown of Retro Games Ltd.'s unusual video FAQ for followers of THEA1200. Our newsbriefs are especially diverse, covering everything from the IBM System/360 to the Atari Jaguar and original PlayStation.
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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 Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.
News In Brief Links
Callback Accessibility: https://www.accessibility.org.au/opinion-commodore-callback-is-not-keeping-up-with-support-for-people-with-disability/
How Blind People Use An iPhone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtE2NfFZK2g
PS1 16Mb RAM Upgrade: https://www.generationamiga.com/2026/07/05/playstation-1-16mb-ram-upgrade-pushes-sonys-classic-console-beyond-its-original-limits/
RISCBoy Github: https://github.com/Wren6991/RISCBoy
Legacy Of The BBC Micro: https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/the-legacy-of-bbc-micro/
Atari Jaguar Run Linux: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/dev-ports-linux-to-ataris-notorious-jaguar-console-from-1993-the-first-64-bit-console-features-2mb-of-ram-13-3-mhz-cpu-and-tom-and-jerry-co-processors-the-jag-was-notoriously-difficult-to-program-and-flopped
Vic-20 Sabre Wulf: https://www.sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=11578
NEC CRT From Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk0Nk1KJuSc
IBM System/360 3D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0FY3CDCw1o