{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Retro","slug":"this-week-in-retro-1052400","podcast_index_feed_id":1052400,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/TWIR/feed.xml","website_url":"https://TWIR.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14670378/This_Week_In_Retro_Podcast_Logo9mtfm.png","author":"Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers, Dave and Duncan Styles","episode_count":281,"summary":"Get up to speed with the hottest news in the world of retro gaming and computing. Submit your own stories and upvote your favourites at r/ThisWeekinRetro. Hosted by Chris from 005 AGIMA, Jason from The Retro Adventurers and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles. A relaxed and light hearted chat on the subjects that YOU choose on our Reddit page. With the occasional special guest and a Community Question Of The Week where you get to have your say and share stories.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:20:56.062979+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400"},"episode":{"title":"Pocket Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum - This Week In Retro 267","slug":"pocket-commodore-64-and-zx-spectrum-this-week-in-retro-267","published_at":"2026-05-09T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400/pocket-commodore-64-and-zx-spectrum-this-week-in-retro-267","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400","url":"https://TWIR.podbean.com/e/pocket-commodore-64-and-zx-spectrum-this-week-in-retro-267/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ezddx9x2p5hqc5wj/TWIR-Episode267.mp3","summary":"🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Sports sim pioneer Kevin Toms (Football Star* Manager) is in the guest chair as we talk about the incredible staying power of 1982's blockbuster computer launches, the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum, soon to be released in handheld format. We also look at the incredible R&D legacy of Xerox PARC, the impact of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, the latest from Commodore and FujiNet, a surprising workstation on FPGA, and a great deal more! Check out Kevin's website for the latest Football Star* Manager info: https://kevintoms.games/ 00:00 - Show Opening 06:40 - 1982 In The Palm Of Your HandStory Link: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/the-c64-and-zx-spectrum-are-being-reimagined-as-nintendo-style-clamshell-handheldsC64C Ultimate: https://commodore.net/c-you-soon-commodore-64-ultimate-line-up-expands-with-c64c-edition-later-this-year/ 33:27 - Zero For XeroxStory Link: https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-xerox-invented-the-gui-and-lost-it/Dramatization: https://youtu.be/VpY2fBitQcw 43:16 - Housekeeping - News links found below 48:58 - The Trojan MouseStory Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZjNHnYFqOA 01:05:39 - 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/@TheRetroAdventurers Audio Podcast:https://retroadventurers.podbean.com/ Subscribe to the audio version of the show!📻 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-retro/id152…","meta_description":"🛠 Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com/ for all your PCB needs! 🛠 Sports sim pioneer Kevin Toms (Football Star* Manager) is in the guest chair as we tal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4257,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-retro-1052400/episodes/pocket-commodore-64-and-zx-spectrum-this-week-in-retro-267/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-retro-1052400/pocket-commodore-64-and-zx-spectrum-this-week-in-retro-267.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}