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Testing out @virescent-phosphor 's exhibit at VCF West XVIII by speed running Putt-Putt Joins the Parade on 3DO

Get on my level

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My 11th PCB design just got sent off to the fab the other day. Designing PCBs is surprisingly fun when you get into the rhythm of it, and I blame Eric Schlaepfer for this.

You know, the guy who made the MOnSter 6502? The co-author of Open Circuits? It's his fault for helping me develop that skillset, and I've told him as much, both in person, and at VCF West.

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An IBM 1401 data cable from ~65 years ago vs a modern USB cable

Computer History Museum - Mountain View, CA

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Visiting the OG DG -- the Data General Nova SerNo. 1 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California

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My haul of stuff from the trip to California / VCF West XVIII

We got the shirts:

The video game stuff:

Books, magazines, manuals, records, and floppy disks.

Pins, patches, magnets, and other larger souvenirs:

Stickers and other mostly-paper souvenirs:

And lastly, the electronics! Components, computer parts, and a whole fucking minicomputer front panel!

I'd call that a damned good haul!

@virescent-phosphor is responsible for giving me more than a few of the items pictured -- thank you for the gifts!

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One of the Computer History Museum's IBM 1401 computers

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Trying out BASIC on an Acorn Electron

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Me playing Moon Cresta on a ZX Spectrum+2

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Retrotech Crew group photo at Vintage Computer Festival West XVIII - August 3rd, 2024

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A pair of Soviet computers spotted in consignment at VCF West XVIII

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Testing out Family BASIC on the Famicom, making Mario have a seizure at @virescent-phosphor 's VCF West XVIII exhibit was a fun new experience.

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The Computer History Museum's Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1 playing Space War!

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Took this out on the CHM's balcony during VCF West XVIII. I did not intend for it to look like the Retrotech Crew was about to drop the freshest album of the summer, but uh... yeah.

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Walkaround video from VCF West XVIII

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More scenes from Apex Electronics / Apex Surplus in Sun Valley, California. Thanks for taking us here, @virescent-phosphor! This place was a blast.

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Scenes from Apex Electronics / Apex Surplus in Sun Valley, California. So many gems here, I could spend like 3 hours here sifting through the shelves of stuff