Floppy Days 149 - The HP97 Programmable Calculator - Part 2 - With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz

The HP97 Programmable Calculator - Part 2 - With Wlodek Mier-Jedrzejowicz

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Video version of the episode at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DQ3cyp8h373H0lXSJ8yqQ 

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New Acquisitions

• 1027 print heads - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/271589-revive1027-order-thread/ 

• ABBUC (Atari Bit-Byter Users Club) - https://www.abbuc.de 

• Best Electronics - https://www.best-electronics-ca.com/ 

• inexpensive keyboard available on Amazon (for domes) - https://amzn.to/3FU9ASx 

• "Atari 400/800 Student Pilot Reference Guide" by Atari - https://archive.org/details/atari_pilot-student-guide 

• PortaCoCo - https://portacoco.com/ 

• Tim Halloran video on making an adapter that allows you to run much of your CoCo off of battery - https://youtu.be/6UN1XvJG-bs 

• Ian Mavric's TRS-80 store - https://www.ebay.com/str/trs80universe 

Upcoming Shows

• Midwest Gaming Classic - April 4-6 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/

• VCF East - April 4-6, 2025 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org 

• Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 12-13 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ 

• The Commodore Los Angeles Super Show - April 26-27 - Burbank VFW Hall, Burbank, CA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=class:start 

• The 32nd Annual "Last" Chicago CoCoFEST! - May 2-3, 2025 - Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Carol Stream (Wheaton), Carol Stream, Illinois - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ 

• VCF Europe - May 3-4 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ 

• Retrofest 2025 - May 31-June1 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/ 

• Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 14 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html 

• VCF Southwest - June 20-22, 2025 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - June 20-22, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ 

• Pacific Commodore Expo NW v4 - June 21-22 - Old Rainier Brewery Intraspace, Seattle, WA - https://www.portcommodore.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=pacommex:start 

• KansasFest - July 18-20 - Virtual only - https://www.kansasfest.org/ 

• VCF Midwest - September 13-14, 2025 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ 

• Tandy Assembly - September 26-28 - Courtyard by Marriott Springfield - Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/ 

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 17-19 - Oregon Convention Cente