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Summary
Brad and Will recap recent trips, with Brad attending the Vintage Computer Festival West and Will visiting Disneyland. Brad highlights VCF exhibits, including recreations of AOL 2.5, the NABU online service, and a mysterious Japanese kiosk system, alongside hobbyist hardware like the Agon Lite. He also shares stories from talks on early Ethernet and a nostalgic Quake deathmatch on vintage iBooks. Will discusses Disney’s advanced ride technologies, such as motion tracking and trackless vehicles.
Topics discussed
Intro: Brad's return and early computing memories
Disney tech: Spider-Man ride and trackless vehicles
Vintage Computer Festival: Flea markets and exhibits
Recreating old online services: AOL, Prodigy, and NABU
Lost games and modern retro hardware projects
iBook LAN party: Playing Quake on vintage Macs
Ethernet history: Coaxial cables and network design
Atari 2600 development: Pitfall and Donkey Kong
VCF shopping: Rare terminals and IOmega products
Trip to LA: Object shows and animation
Disneyland rides: Mickey's Runaway Railway and Space Mountain
Star Wars food, audience Q&A, and Patreon outro
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