Welcome back to the Man Cave Basement! It is Mother's Day weekend, so we are dropping a special vault rerun to celebrate the moms while we spend time with our families. Averagetrav is navigating the chaos of being a 40 something dad of four kids and bringing his IT Director perspective to 90s computing history. Meanwhile, travel chef and former Food Network contestant Foodie Mike C learns about the dark secrets hidden inside early software downloads. Crack open a cold Shiner Bock, pull up a chair, and let us get into it.00:00 to 01:54 Mother's Day weekend rerun introduction and It's Always Sunny orange juice mixer trivia.01:54 to 06:40 Nerd News covers the 1991 CERN HTML server, 1994 ANSI ATA standards, and 1996 hard drive prices.06:40 to 11:14 Looking back at the 1998 launch of ZDTV, Tech TV, and installing huge subwoofers in 90s hatchbacks.11:14 to 16:49 The 2001 DVD RW Alliance, burning CDs, AI limitations, and Windows 2000 bug fixes.16:49 to 19:19 The Cartridge Conundrum asks about a groundbreaking 1998 PlayStation racing simulator.19:19 to 25:40 Comparing Xbox and PlayStation sales in 2003, digital versus physical games, and New Super Mario Bros on the DS.25:40 to 31:10 GTA 4 breaks records in 2008, Minecraft launches in 2009, and Mark Zuckerberg's birthday.31:10 to 37:48 Shrek wins an Academy Award, plus a deep dive into Star Wars Episode 2 and Ewan McGregor.37:48 to 43:47 The weekly sports betting recap featuring FanDuel, NHL, and MLB wagers.43:47 to 53:09 What Would Trav Do features a disastrous Star Wars Fortnite match where Trav abandons his squad.53:09 to 58:34 Breaking Trav exposes the LimeWire spyware virus and investigates a bizarre forearm mole conspiracy.We love keeping things rooted in our local Midwest stomping grounds. We are laughing through the gritty reality of growing up retro right here in the 620 area code, whether we are talking about local computer repair shops in Wichita or catching movies at the Regent Theater in Wellington.Retro Computing: We expose the truth behind 1990s technology, starting in 1991 when the very first web server ran HTML at the CERN Institute. We cover the glory days of 1996 when a massive 3.1 gigabyte Western Digital hard drive cost 550 dollars. We also explore the dawn of tech television with the 1998 launch of ZDTV and beloved shows like The Screen Savers.Gaming History: We revisit the explosive 2008 launch of Grand Theft Auto 4, which raked in 310 million dollars on its very first day and beat Halo 3. We also look back at Minecraft releasing to the public in 2009, eventually becoming the best selling video game of all time.LimeWire Secrets: We expose the truth behind LimeWire, which secretly installed spyware called Lime Shop on all of our desktops. The software monitored our online purchases and caused massive headaches on our family computers.Fortnite Fails: We laugh at Trav's di

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