Floppy Days 153 - Interview with Chuck Mauro, Apple Employee 57, Entrepreneur and Author

Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

Floppy Days 153 - Interview with Chuck Mauro, Part 1

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New Acquisitions and What I’ve Been Up To

• KFest - https://www.kansasfest.org

• CoCo 5V USB adapter - Tim Halloran:

• Tryout Cable at GitHub - https://github.com/hallorant/bigmit/tree/master/coco2usb#trying-out-the-usb-mod-with-the-tryout-cable

• Tim did a talk at Tandy Assembly 2021. You can find the slides here - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19PG-rJjY0_h8iO4LEgI_-lZHJsW6ekmSQ-hHDLxJ2CU/edit?usp=sharing

• Video of USB Conversion by Tim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfa4Db2OwE8

Upcoming Vintage Computer Shows

• VCF West - August 1-2 - Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/2025/03/05/vcf-west-2025-save-the-date/

• 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 Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/

• Chicago TI International World Faire - October 25 - Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - https://www.chicagotiug.org/home

• Schedule Published on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub

Order Chuck’s book - https://books.by/Chuck-Mauro