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Australia’s Computing History - This Week In Retro 252
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- This Week in Retro
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- Jan 24, 2026
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Summary
Australia's rich history of technological innovation gets the spotlight this week as Chris explores The State of Electronics, a channel dedicated to computing Down Under. Jason looks through the history of Leader Board golf and a comprehensive analysis of the "sunset-and-grids" aesthetic which has come to symbolise the 1980s, poking fun at international interpretation of the iconic Trapper Keeper along the way. And a treasure trove of Amiga Format magazines shared on the This Week in Retro subreddit sparks a discussion led by Dave of the golden age of tech publications. We conclude with listener submissions for the best era of Sega and wrap up with a brand new Community Question of the Week. You can order the latest issue of Pixel Addict fresh and wrinkle free, with the optional physical cover-disk, direct from the source by visiting https://www.addict.media/ 00:00 - Show Opening 01:57 - Australian Computer History DocosStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/@StateofElectronics/videos 14:50 - Golf & GridsStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_bBkKo8b74 Additional links:https://bit.ly/TWIRGuide 31:46 - Housekeeping - News links found below 39:25 - Amiga DoormatStory Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/comments/1qdulaa/an_unexpected_find_during_my_evening_run_in/ 50:02 - Community Question of the Week 🏆Your monthly support helps us keep the retro news flowing!https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinretro 🕸 TWiR Sub Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekinretro/ Follow your hosts!Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/davevelociraptor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasoncompton.bsky.social Youtube:Chris - https://www.youtube.com/@005AGIMAJason - https://www.youtube.com/@jpcompton Audio Podcast:https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio ver…