Ron Richards (pinball, desktop publishing, BBS, and more) // Techsploder Podcast #4

From his childhood fascination with the Apple II Plus to publishing a zine and co-founding #iFanboy, Ron Richards opens up about his lifelong love for technology and how it has shaped his career, culminating in the development of the #Scorbit pinball app.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Interview begins
6:08 - Ron's early memories of technology that led him to the internet
10:40 - Discovering bulletin board systems (BBS) and computer game piracy
20:23 - Desktop publishing and creating a zine in college
32:47 - Discovering the pinball community and developing Scorbit
47:43 - The technology behind Disney's immersive experiences
53:33 - Final thoughts
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[@crawlin352]

Undeniably the best podcasting duo on the Internet since the beginning of AAA.

[@Techsploder]

Thank you! He truly is my brother in podcasting.

[@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo]

I love to hear Ron Richards talk about some of these Introductory topics a little more, he's a cool dude very interesting

[@phyllishauser3887]

This is a top notch episode. Ron Richards is smart and has such a thought provoking view of the things he shares. Jason and Ron have great chemistry. Two super smart people 😊

[@Techsploder]

We've been podcasting together for a very long time! haha Thank you!

[@MarkBonson]

Great conversation 👌 between friends

[@Techsploder]

Indeed. That's what I'm going for! yay!

[@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo]

Love the insights!

[@kplagr]

Growing up in India, I had a differnet timeline when it comes to interacting with the internet but very similar experiences. I still remember the first website that I visited, all the pirated games and movies. Thank you for sharing this conversation :) would love to hear Jason's career story as well someday! We already know who the best host for that conversation would be..

[@Techsploder]

Thanks for sharing. Jeff Jarvis has already offered to interview me on the show at some point. It'll be a while though, I want the show to establish itself before that happens!

[@ClintMcCollum]

Keep up the great work

[@Techsploder]

Thank you!

[@TrevorFosterTheFosterDojo]

Neeed to comment just to boost Jason's channel. You need at least 750K subs ;) haha

[@Techsploder]

I appreciate you!

[@SpawnWaveMedia]

Watching these awesome interviews remind me of different chapters in my own life as I watched all of you guys online for the last 20 years. I remember Ron from Ifanboy and Jason from Cnet, and then you guys came together. It really is a small world lol. Your channel is awesome Jason 👍

[@Techsploder]

It's a small world, it really is! Happy you are enjoying this!