Saturday Apr 08, 2023

Is Everyone Going To Sue The Internet? - This Week In Retro 119

The Internet Archive is being sued, is it really the end of Moore's Law and the brand new ZX Spectrum which recreates the entire box fresh experience. 

All this and our community question of the week, will your answer be read out?

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00:00 - Show Opening

06:28 - Burning Books
Story Link: https://www.marketplace.org/2023/03/30/the-internet-archive-lawsuit-highlights-the-tricky-economics-of-e-books-and-libraries/
Additional Link: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/26/1166101459/internet-archive-lawsuit-books-library-publishers

24:22 - The Final End Of Moore’s Law
Story Link: Errr...

33:28 - Thinking Inside The Box
Story Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/03/26/recreating-the-zx-spectrum-unboxing-experience-by-manufacturing-a-new-boxed-one/
Additional Link: https://www.lostretrotapes.com/

53:05 - Community Question of the Week

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This Week in Retro is a weekly roundup of the hottest stories from the world of retro gaming and computing, voted on by you, the listener! Hosted by Neil from RMC, Chris from 005 AGIMA and Dave. Edited by Duncan Styles.

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