Fork Bomb - Technology and Other Nerdy Retro Stuff

Euro and Chris went to VCF (Vintage Computer Festival) East !   Email: forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

Remember Hotline? Neither did Chris, but Euro did! Then Chris discovered it and asked, "You ever hear of hotline?" Then this podcast episode happened. We hope you enjoy it!   General Hotline info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotline_Communications The Mobius Hotline server that Chris is running: https://github.com/jhalter/mobius Hotline clients for MacOS  7-9 and OS X: https://macintoshgarden.or...

No topic! Just waffling about and having a good time. Maybe you'll enjoy hearing this and maybe you won't! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

Another guest star! This time, Matt (aka wicknix) of PowerPC web browser fame and other fascinating projects. He's is probably best known at this point for providing updated builds of TenFourFox in the form of InterWebPPC . Not only is he active and helpful on the MacRumors PowerPC Forums , he was also kind enough to spend some time with us on here on the show. Thanks again, Matt, for the great co...

On this episode we discuss Wine and CodeWeavers. Wine allows you to run Windows applications under Linux and Unix like OSes including MacOS all without emulation! We also have another interview again! This time with James Ramey, president of CodeWeavers! CodeWeavers is the company that creates CrossOver™️, worked with Valve on implementing Steam Proton (allows you to play thousands of Windows game...

Another interview! This time with Sean of ActionRetro YouTube channel! It's the home of cursed Macs, insane upgrades, and old Macs running Minecraft despite being built a decade or more before the game ever came out. Give a listen and find out more! Thanks, Sean, for your time and for fun interview! ActionRetro: https://www.youtube.com/c/ActionRetro   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  h...

And now for something completely different! In this episode, we interview Will from the up and coming Youtube channel, RetroTechBytes! His channel has tons of high quality content covering all things retro PC related. Thanks, Will, for your time and for the engaging interview! RetroTechBytes: https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroTechBytes   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebo...

In this episode we look at something modern for a change: Garuda Linux! Garuda is an Arch Linux based distribution. It's easy to install, rolling release, and very beautiful inside and out. Garuda Linux: https://garudalinux.org   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a messag...

We did something insane on this one. This entire episode was created on PowerPC Macs from the early 2000s. Audio chat, recording, editing, and even uploading it to PodBean. Why? Because we could! Euro and Chris talk about the history of the PowerPC processor and their experiences using PowerPC based macs in 2021. Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast...

Euro and Chris talk about their home labs! What is a home lab? Why have one? What do you do with them? Stay tuned and find out! Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

Euro and Chris talk about something modern for a change; Pop!_OS, a slick Linux distribution by System 76! Pop!_OS: https://pop.system76.com Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

Euro and Chris talk about their adventures with PCem and 86Box, two emulators designed to emulate a wide array of retro x86 PCs. PCEm: https://pcem-emulator.co.uk/ 86Box: https://86box.github.io Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

It's the Covid-19 apocalypse. Euro and Chris pass the time by talking about their retro machines! Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

Fork Bomb is back and we're trying something different! We have a debate on the positive and negative aspects of automation and machine learning and what they mean for us and society. The Economics of Automation | What Does Our Machine Future Look Like? Do You Trust This Computer Alpha Go documentary The Age of A.I. Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodc...

Euro and Chris use, work and game on FreeDOS, the open source DOS compatible operating system! FreeDOS: https://www.freedos.org/ Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

A new episode. Twenty five times we have talked. This time on Haiku.   https://www.haiku-os.org/ Show notes with Haiku screenshots Interesting Haiku window management Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

In this episode, Euro, Eric, and Chris look at ReactOS, and open source clone and re-implementation of Window. Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!   ReactOS:  https://reactos.org/

Welcome to your Doom...mods! Euro and Chris look at many modified versions of Doom, the iconic first person shoot person shooter! Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below! The Doom mods we covered: 10 Sectors Eternal Doom   Hell Revealed D...

Part 2 of our look at the history of the TRS-80 line of computers. In this episode we explore the TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo).   The 8-Bit Guy's  restoration of a TRS-80 Color Computer   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

In this episode we go back to the before time and the long long ago to discuss the original TRS-80 line of computers. Get ready for monochrome screens and dancing demons! Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

David Murray, A.K.A, "The 8-Bit Guy", has graciously joined us for an interview! For those that haven't heard of him, he creates great content about retro computing, vintage gaming, music, cats, and a plethora of other fun and interesting things! Thank you, David!   The 8-Bit Guy YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww The 8-Bit Guy Patreon Account: https://www.pa...

What if we told you that there were other version of DOS? Well there were! Euro and Chris researched them and are back after a long break to talk about everything they learned!   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

Euro and Chris research, play on, and discuss their experiences with Atari 8-bit computers!   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

In this episode we discuss how prevalent open source software is and how much we wouldn't have without it.   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!

A special thanks to Jamie Bainbridge for suggest the topic for this episode! We discuss our favorite tech documentaries! Show Notes: Triumph of the Nerds Nerds 2.0.1 Code Rush Revolution OS   Email:  forkbombpodcast@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/forkbombpodcast/ Twitter: @forkbombpodcast  https://twitter.com/forkbombpodcast Or leave us a message in the comments section below!