R N R Does Stuff

R N R Does Stuff

Rich and Ryan Does Stuff. We explore vintage computers, Electronics, Board game fun and just generally talk about interesting events in our lives Vintage computers are not limited to but target Commodore computers.

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Jun 8, 2026

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Episodes

From mad science to Amiga and what gets swapped 08.06.2026

Episode 54: Ryan heads to System Source for their swap meet. Rich goes to an Amiga meetup. Rich is in the lab what C64 experiment does he do? Links:

VCF East 2026 03.05.2026

Episode 53: Rich and Ryan went to VCF East 2026! We saw Planes, Trains and Automobiles on this adventure. Links: B and O Railroad - https://www.borail.org/ Bell Works - https://bell.works/new-jersey/explore/ VCF East - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/

Happy Valentines Day 2026 23.03.2026

Episode 52: Rich and Ryan are in love with Tech! Come see what is getting big hugs from us this time. Links: MyHouse.wad - https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/134292-myhousewad/ Rich YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@highshelfrich Retro Hour Podcast - https://theretrohour.com/

Welcome 2026 01.02.2026

Episode 51: We are back for 2026! Rich talks about his trip to Germany and Ryan has played with some hardware. Links: Berlin Museum - https://www.computerspielemuseum.de/en/Museum/46-Special-Exhibition.htm AMail - https://bluewizardnet.itch.io/amail

Swap Meet Galore 2025 09.12.2025

Episode 50: Ryan and Rich go hunting at some swap meets. What did we find? Wait Ryan found a Tandy? Rich picks up another C64? Are there Amigas? Links: Info Age - https://vcfed.org/swap-meet/ System Source - https://museum.syssrc.com/ AmiWest - https://amiwest.net/

AmiWest 2025 24.11.2025

Episode 49: Ryan drags Rich to an Amiga convention! What did we find?? Links: AmiWest - https://amiwest.net/ Sacramento RailRoad Museum - https://www.californiarailroad.museum/ Old Sacramento - https://www.oldsacramento.com/ Gino Beyond the Boing - https://www.youtube.com/@GhettofingerGaming

Texas Two Step 09.11.2025

Episode 48: Ryan, Amy and Larry go to visit Rich and Rob in Texas for some good time partying. Links: Escape Room - https://worldofescapes.com/mckinney/quests/escapology-mckinney-the-code Cowboys Tour - https://attstadium.com/tours/ NVM - https://nvmusa.org/ Traintopia - https://www.historictrains.org/traintopia Bu - es - https://buc-ees.com/locations/ Time Rift - https://timeriftarcade.com/ AMail...

Midwest 2025 17.10.2025

Episode 47: Rich and Ryan head off the VCF Midwest 2025! Links: VCFMW - https://vcfmw.org/ C64OS - https://c64os.com/ Galloping Ghost - https://www.gallopingghostarcade.com/ Packet radio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4YSBxFHyzs BFG9060 - https://gitlab.com/tkurbad/amiga-hardware-info/-/blob/master/BFG9060/README.md

New stuff in the Mail 30.09.2025

Episode 46: Rich and Ryan talk about what all comes in the Mail. What did we do and create? Links: Ryan’s Craigslist find - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZvznlPhLcg AMail - https://bluewizardnet.itch.io/amail

Back in a in action to settle again 15.09.2025

Episode 45: Rich can print! Ryan makes progress on an A4000. Talk a little about the new A1200 as what we know and the Commodore 64 Ultimate. Rich gets logical. Links: A1200 - https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/full-sized-a1200-amiga-remake-spotted-on-display-a1200-mini-will-come-with-a-port-of-the-settlers-2-which-took-30-years-and-a-working-keyboard Commodore - https://www.com...

The roads we are traveling 04.09.2025

Episode 44: * We talk about future shows * AMail updates * Rich continues his Micro Adventures Links: VCFMW - https://vcfmw.org/ AmiWest - https://amiwest.net/ Ultimate - https://ultimate64.com/ DMVVCM - https://www.bluewizard.net/dmvvcm/vintagecomputermeetup/ AMail July 2025 Update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIH_mG8azJA

GenCon 2025 17.08.2025

Episode 43: * Ryan heads to GenCon 2025 * We both talk about used games Links: Gencon - https://www.gencon.com/ True Dungeon - https://truedungeon.com/ Shuffle Dungeons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421831/shuffle-dungeons GamingEtc - https://www.gamingetc.com/ Horrified DnD - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/437705/horrified-dungeons-and-dragons Freeblades - https://warpfireminis.com/f...

The Answer 04.08.2025

Episode 42: * Rich and Ryan talk about Amiga, C64, Programming and some places we have been. Links: Maritime Museum - https://www.littlerock.com/directory/arkansas-inland-maritime-museum/ Amiga Lincoln Center - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDXlZfbE-6U Mac email client - https://jcs.org/2024/02/20/carl

Programming and Adventures 22.07.2025

Episode 41: * Rich takes another adventure to some neat Retro adventures. * Ryan works on some hardware and software. Links: Retro Rick - https://www.youtube.com/@retroricksgamepoint Micro Adventure - https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Books/Micro%20Adventure%20No.%201%20-%20Space%20Attack%20(Eileen%20Buckholtz%20and%20Ruth%20Glick).pdf Be Quiet 600w power supply - https://www.bequiet...

Adventuring outside 09.07.2025

Episode 40: * Rich talks about some Vintage Computers while Ryan is off on an adventure to Origins! Links: Origins - https://www.originsgamefair.com/ VCFSW - https://www.vcfsw.org/ VCFSW YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@VCFSW True Dungeon - https://www.truedungeon.com/

Adventuring inside 30.06.2025

Episode 39: * Rich and Ryan have some Adventuring with RPGs. * Ryan has updates on AMail * Rich is going to build a Cyberdeck Links: Cyberdecks - https://hackaday.io/project/183892-cyberdeck1 AI Dungeon Master - https://www.hyperwriteai.com/aitools/ai-dungeon-master AI Realm - https://airealm.com/ DnD 4th Wiki - https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_4th_edition

The computer is in the Mail 08.06.2025

Episode 38: * Rich and Ryan use the mail to its fullest. * See what we mail around? * What is being mailed? Links: A600 Blog - https://www.bluewizard.net/blog/amiga-600/ Amiga Tool Jam 40 - https://itch.io/jam/amiga-tools-jam-2025 Claude - https://chat.chatbotapp.ai/claude RnRDoes stuff You tube - https://www.youtube.com/@R-n-RDoesStuff Ryan Meetup - https://www.bluewizard.net/dmvvcm/ Ryan YouTube...

A shootout at OK Chantilly 26.05.2025

Episode 37: * Ryan hosts another meetup in Chantilly and there be some good battling. * Rich has some great updates on his SX-64! * We both buy some new toys. Links: DMVVCM - https://www.bluewizard.net/dmvvcm/vintagecomputermeetup/ A30000UX - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_3000UX Pig Quest - https://www.indieretronews.com/2023/02/a-pig-quest-incredible-commodore-64128.html MiSTER Pi - https:/...

Rich Goes To Washington 11.05.2025

Episode 36: * Rich goes for an adventure in the DMV. * Museums, Computers and BBQ Oh My! Links: System Source Museum - https://museum.syssrc.com IBM Mainframe Original Blog - https://www.ibm360.co.uk/ USMC Museum - https://www.usmcmuseum.com/ NRA Museum - https://www.nramuseum.org/ Willards BBQ - https://dcbbq.com/ Hammerdown BBQ - https://hammerdownbbq.com/ Mission BBQ - https://mission-bbq.com/l...

Woes Fun and Cars 01.05.2025

Episode 35: * Ryan talks about his Amiga 600. * Rich share SX-64 challenges. * Ryan gets ready for his meetup. * Rich does some programing but does he do it in his VW? Links: DMVVCM - https://www.bluewizard.net/dmvvcm/vintagecomputermeetup/ C64 Games Book - https://archive.org/details/commodore-64-games-book Whdload - https://whdload.de/ System Source - https://museum.syssrc.com/

Creation and Cleanup 13.04.2025

Episode 34: * How is Rich’s SX64 going? * Ryan digs into the A4000 from TX what did he find? * Can Rich balance his budget on his C64? * Is Ryan a Mad scientist find out here. Links: City of Atlantis REAL Version - https://www.lemon64.com/game/city-of-atlantis MegaBall v4.0 (AGA) - https://archive.org/details/megaball-v4

Happy Pi Day 30.03.2025

Episode 33: Ryan finally posts more info about his A1000. Rich started digging into his SX64. Ryan is having another meetup in Northern VA! Ryan is off for a fund raising walk. Rich is sad about an ending convention. Links: A1000 Part 2 - https://www.bluewizard.net/blog/amiga-1000-part2/ DMVVCM - https://www.bluewizard.net/dmvvcm/vintagecomputermeetup/ Crohn’s Walk (Wizard of IBD) - https://takest...

Craigslist finds 19.03.2025

Episode 32: Rich and Ryan both pick up some new projects and wow are they dirty! Lets see what they found? Links: Atari Trackball - https://atariage.com/2600/controllers/con_AtariTrakball.jpg

Travels and Adventures 04.03.2025

Episode 31: Does Rich finally make a DFW Retro Meetup? Ryan talks about his programming challenge? Uh oh Rich had a sad day with his VW. Ryan and Rich talk about some upcoming projects. VCF East folks are doing a hack a thon! Links: Commodore SX 64 Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SANxdUeXVqQ Hack A Thon - https://vcfed.org/2025/02/13/march-hack-a-thon/

Building for the New Year 21.01.2025

Episode 30: What have the mad scientists been up to over the holiday break? There are activities going on in the lab what are they? Links: Freeze64 - https://freeze64.com/ Amiga 500+ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R73OmF1LHXE VoyagerLaunch Text Adventure - https://github.com/HighShelfRich/VoyagerLaunch

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