Room 404

Room 404 – Melissa Pierce

Creator of the award-winning film series Life In Perpetual Beta and (in her words) hundreds of other less well-known good ideas, it’s time for Melissa Pierce to join in with the increasingly popular Room 404. Which old gadgets, techs and principles would she like to see brought back into the modern world, and should anything we use today be banished to the room of things that time forgot? * The TRS-80 * The corded telephone * The difference engine * Reel to reel magnetic tape * GPS voices Life in Perpetual Beta [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082031/http://lifeinperpetualbeta.com/], Pierce’s documentary can be found online, and the rest of her online presence is noted at www.melissapierce.com [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082031/http://www.melissapierce.com/].  Listen to all our shows online at room404.thepodcastcorner.com [https://thepodcastcorner.com/show/room404/]. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-404/id1639452097], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vit9NpTC0Oz0hkNjZAPDo], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVwb2RjYXN0Y29ybmVyLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS9wb2RjYXN0cy9yb29tNDA0L2ZlZWQv], or in your favourite podcast app [https://podnews.net/podcast/ia2q0], to never miss an episode.

Room 404 – Sarah Blow

Sarah Blow heads into the depths of Room 404 this week, and she has a bundle of “education” to try and bring back for the rest of the world to enjoy once more. * Turtles and LOGO * Tomorrow’s World * The Sony Walkman * Speak ‘n’ Spell * Pink Gadgets Sarah’s on Twitter (as @GirlyGeekdom [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082031/http://www.twitter.com/girlygeekdom]) and you can start to follow her at www.sarahblow.com [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082031/http://www.sarahblow.com/], which links out to the rest of her online life. As for Room 404, you know the drill, head over to iTunes [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082031/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tpc-room-404/id421564717] to get the show every week! Listen to all our shows online at room404.thepodcastcorner.com [https://thepodcastcorner.com/show/room404/]. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-404/id1639452097], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vit9NpTC0Oz0hkNjZAPDo], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVwb2RjYXN0Y29ybmVyLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS9wb2RjYXN0cy9yb29tNDA0L2ZlZWQv], or in your favourite podcast app [https://podnews.net/podcast/ia2q0], to never miss an episode.

Room 404 – Sascha Pallenberg

This week it’s the turn of Sascha Pallenberg to be welcomed into the depths of Room 404 and try to bring back to the world the forgotten technology of the past. While Sascha today is focused on tablets and netbooks (at www.netbooknews.com [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082842/http://www.netbooknews.com/]) his wish list shows him to be more of a gamer and sharer. * The Competition Pro 5000 joystick * 300 baud modems * The Atari 2600 VCS * The geek culture of “Copy Parties“ * Bluetooth headsets You can follow Sascha online via Facebook [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082842/http://www.facebook.com/pallenberg] and his work at Netbook News [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082842/http://www.netbooknews.com/]. Listen to all our shows online at room404.thepodcastcorner.com [https://thepodcastcorner.com/show/room404/]. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-404/id1639452097], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vit9NpTC0Oz0hkNjZAPDo], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVwb2RjYXN0Y29ybmVyLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS9wb2RjYXN0cy9yb29tNDA0L2ZlZWQv], or in your favourite podcast app [https://podnews.net/podcast/ia2q0], to never miss an episode.

Room 404 – James Whatley

James Whatley (@whatleydude [http://www.twitter.com/whatleydude]) from 1000heads enters Room 404 this week, clutching a list of memories, gadgets, tech and TV shows that he wants to bring back to the public. Can he convince Ewan Spence of their merits? * The Nintendo GameCube GameBoy Advanced cable. * Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light * Knightmare * Hero Quest * The Xbox Kinect James spends his working day at 1000heads [http://www.1000heads.com/], and he lurks online mostly on Twitter as @WhatleyDude [http://www.twitter.com/whatleydude]. Listen to all our shows online at room404.thepodcastcorner.com [https://thepodcastcorner.com/show/room404/]. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-404/id1639452097], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vit9NpTC0Oz0hkNjZAPDo], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVwb2RjYXN0Y29ybmVyLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS9wb2RjYXN0cy9yb29tNDA0L2ZlZWQv], or in your favourite podcast app [https://podnews.net/podcast/ia2q0], to never miss an episode.

Room 404 – Kevin Marks

Kevin Marks has a big CV. From being one of the founders of microformats and sitting on the Advisroy council of ORG (the UK Digital Rights Group), to working for Technorati, Google and British Telecom, he has a rich history to pick from. Now he’ll attempt to bring back his favourite memories from Room 404, and replace them with some modern technology that he’d rather the world forgets. * Routeable IP addressess. * Kevin’s Commodore PET back-up tapes. * Any Mornington Crescent server. * GROGGS. * Big [data] buffers on the internet. Kevin is on the majority of online services as ‘KevinMarks’ (such as on Twitter [http://www.twitter.com/kevinmarks]), or at his blog, Epeus [http://epeus.blogspot.com/] Epigone [https://web.archive.org/web/20200919082842/http://epeus.blogspot.com/]. Listen to all our shows online at room404.thepodcastcorner.com [https://thepodcastcorner.com/show/room404/]. Follow the show on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-404/id1639452097], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3vit9NpTC0Oz0hkNjZAPDo], Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVwb2RjYXN0Y29ybmVyLmNvbS9jYXRlZ29yeS9wb2RjYXN0cy9yb29tNDA0L2ZlZWQv], or in your favourite podcast app [https://podnews.net/podcast/ia2q0], to never miss an episode.