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Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 13.0 2026 Brings Retro Computing Back to Atlanta
#VintageComputerFestival #VCFSoutheast #VCFSoutheast2026 #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #ComputerHistory #AtlantaEvents #SouthernFriedGamingExpo
https://theoasisbbs.com/events/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-13-0-2026-brings-retro-computing-back-to-atlanta/?fsp_sid=10781

Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 13.0 2026 Brings Retro Computing Back to Atlanta
#VintageComputerFestival #VCFSoutheast #VCFSoutheast2026 #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #ComputerHistory #AtlantaEvents #SouthernFriedGamingExpo
https://theoasisbbs.com/events/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-13-0-2026-brings-retro-computing-back-to-atlanta/?fsp_sid=10781

30 years after the only time i saw one, today i'm re-united with a treasure of my childhood: a Datatrain 272A amber monochrome monitor

datatrain was a canadian monitor company back in the 80s and early 90s, that, afaik never made it outside of the country. i've only ever seen datatrain monitors used in two places: banks and grocery store checkouts. they were invariably monochrome (MDA) and almost always amber or green phosphors - although they did sell white variants.

these are, in fact, rebadged and redesigned Amdek monitors. the rear of the monitor reads "Datatrain: A Division of Roland DG Canada".... (!) I had not realized roland (the synth company) had bought Amdek/Datatrain back in the day. wild.

one thing i've never seen mentioned is that the phosphors used in "amber" monitors varies *widely* between manufacturers. this is a very warm blood-orange monitor, compared to the canary yellow used in my 6-inch Hyperion monitor.

if you've never seen a monochrome monitor in-person, here are a few phenomenological details i'm surprised by:

- the picture is warm, crisp, and *bright*. the camera is cutting out so much out of the contrast by design, so you're seeing what amounts to a washed-out image.

- i was expecting the usual CRT whine/hum and/or degaussing gong at startup. it is dead silent

- there's no static on the front of the glass! i'm used to brushing my fingertips along and feeling snappy static electricity, and this is completely static-free

- it's easy on the eyes, in a way that CRTs rarely are. i'm not sure if it's the specific phosphor used, or relatively low radiation, but it's so comfy to start at

- til the Tandy 1000 TL/2 can auto-boot in monochrome mode by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Shift-V at POST! there's a helpful sticker on the back of the machine with instructions.

also: til my Tandy 1000 TL/2's little Western Digital MFM drive seems to have died :\ it's not booting at all, so i'm reduced to using the built-in-ROM DeskMate shell which is kinda cute

#retrocomputing #canada #computerHistory #tandy #vintageComputers

30 years after the only time i saw one, today i'm re-united with a treasure of my childhood: a Datatrain 272A amber monochrome monitor

datatrain was a canadian monitor company back in the 80s and early 90s, that, afaik never made it outside of the country. i've only ever seen datatrain monitors used in two places: banks and grocery store checkouts. they were invariably monochrome (MDA) and almost always amber or green phosphors - although they did sell white variants.

these are, in fact, rebadged and redesigned Amdek monitors. the rear of the monitor reads "Datatrain: A Division of Roland DG Canada".... (!) I had not realized roland (the synth company) had bought Amdek/Datatrain back in the day. wild.

one thing i've never seen mentioned is that the phosphors used in "amber" monitors varies *widely* between manufacturers. this is a very warm blood-orange monitor, compared to the canary yellow used in my 6-inch Hyperion monitor.

if you've never seen a monochrome monitor in-person, here are a few phenomenological details i'm surprised by:

- the picture is warm, crisp, and *bright*. the camera is cutting out so much out of the contrast by design, so you're seeing what amounts to a washed-out image.

- i was expecting the usual CRT whine/hum and/or degaussing gong at startup. it is dead silent

- there's no static on the front of the glass! i'm used to brushing my fingertips along and feeling snappy static electricity, and this is completely static-free

- it's easy on the eyes, in a way that CRTs rarely are. i'm not sure if it's the specific phosphor used, or relatively low radiation, but it's so comfy to start at

- til the Tandy 1000 TL/2 can auto-boot in monochrome mode by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Shift-V at POST! there's a helpful sticker on the back of the machine with instructions.

also: til my Tandy 1000 TL/2's little Western Digital MFM drive seems to have died :\ it's not booting at all, so i'm reduced to using the built-in-ROM DeskMate shell which is kinda cute

#retrocomputing #canada #computerHistory #tandy #vintageComputers

RE: https://mastodon.social/@keyboards/116995129919638355

Do you remember the days when, amid all that tech-beige, black computers were badass?

#vintage #VintageComputers

RE: https://mastodon.social/@keyboards/116995129919638355

Do you remember the days when, amid all that tech-beige, black computers were badass?

#vintage #VintageComputers

PCjs Machines

https://www.pcjs.org/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48992323

#HackerNews #PCjs #Machines #retrocomputing #technology #nostalgia #programming #vintagecomputers

PCjs Machines

https://www.pcjs.org/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48992323

#HackerNews #PCjs #Machines #retrocomputing #technology #nostalgia #programming #vintagecomputers

ABQ Retro Computers

Johnny Tapia Community Ceter, Saturday, August 1 at 10:00 AM MDT

ABQ Retro Computers on Instagram: "SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST ABQ Retro Computers returns with a vengeance! Join us at Johnny Tapia Community Center for a celebration of old school tech and blood pumping action! The history of home computing LIVE and HANDS-ON. 10AM - 2PM FREE ENTRY . . . #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #vintageapple #retrocomputing #langaming"

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dayg9okqpSy/

https://burque.fun/event/abq-retro-computers

ABQ Retro Computers

Johnny Tapia Community Ceter, Saturday, August 1 at 10:00 AM MDT

ABQ Retro Computers on Instagram: "SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST ABQ Retro Computers returns with a vengeance! Join us at Johnny Tapia Community Center for a celebration of old school tech and blood pumping action! The history of home computing LIVE and HANDS-ON. 10AM - 2PM FREE ENTRY . . . #vintagecomputing #vintagecomputer #vintageapple #retrocomputing #langaming"

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dayg9okqpSy/

https://burque.fun/event/abq-retro-computers

Amiga 3000T Audio Repair Reveals a Factory Fault
#Amiga3000T #AmigaRestoration #JanBeta #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #AmigaRepair
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-3000t-audio-repair-reveals-a-factory-fault/?fsp_sid=9780

Amiga 3000T Audio Repair Reveals a Factory Fault
#Amiga3000T #AmigaRestoration #JanBeta #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #AmigaRepair
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-3000t-audio-repair-reveals-a-factory-fault/?fsp_sid=9780

Games That Weren’t: Two Long Lost Commodore PET Adventures Recovered After 45 Years. “The original Commodore PET editions of Brian Cotton’s Catacombs and Goblin Towers, published by Supersoft back in 1981, have been recovered after being considered lost for around 45 years thanks to Marcel Lansing.”

Games That Weren’t: Two Long Lost Commodore PET Adventures Recovered After 45 Years. “The original Commodore PET editions of Brian Cotton’s Catacombs and Goblin Towers, published by Supersoft back in 1981, have been recovered after being considered lost for around 45 years thanks to Marcel Lansing.”

RE: https://mastodon.social/@vintageapparatus/116873591609544273

They're stil cool after 26 years.#palm #handspring #vintagecomputers

RE: https://mastodon.social/@vintageapparatus/116873591609544273

They're stil cool after 26 years.#palm #handspring #vintagecomputers

Amiga Tower Repair: Chris Edwards Tackles a Rotted A3000T
#Amiga #Amiga3000T #ChrisEdwardsRestoration #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaRepair #VintageComputers
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-tower-repair-chris-edwards-tackles-a-rotted-a3000t/?fsp_sid=9343

Amiga Tower Repair: Chris Edwards Tackles a Rotted A3000T
#Amiga #Amiga3000T #ChrisEdwardsRestoration #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #AmigaRepair #VintageComputers
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-tower-repair-chris-edwards-tackles-a-rotted-a3000t/?fsp_sid=9343

June Retro Weekend Brings PaCommEx v7 and RetCon 2026 to Fans
#JuneRetroWeekend #PaCommEx #RetCon2026 #Commodore #Amiga #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #ClassicHardware #VintageComputers
https://theoasisbbs.com/june-retro-weekend-brings-pacommex-v7-and-retcon-2026-to-fans/?fsp_sid=8650

June Retro Weekend Brings PaCommEx v7 and RetCon 2026 to Fans
#JuneRetroWeekend #PaCommEx #RetCon2026 #Commodore #Amiga #RetroComputing #RetroGaming #ClassicHardware #VintageComputers
https://theoasisbbs.com/june-retro-weekend-brings-pacommex-v7-and-retcon-2026-to-fans/?fsp_sid=8650

👴💻 A tale of epic proportions: one man's quixotic journey to revive a saltwater-soaked relic, because apparently, there's a shortage of working tech from this millennium. 😅⚡ Imagine spending more time and money on a corroded, ancient computer than on therapy—oh wait, it's the same thing. 🙃🛠️
https://jerrylparker.com/blogs/posts/sx-64.html #techrestoration #quirkyjourney #vintagecomputers #hackernews #humor #HackerNews #ngated

👴💻 A tale of epic proportions: one man's quixotic journey to revive a saltwater-soaked relic, because apparently, there's a shortage of working tech from this millennium. 😅⚡ Imagine spending more time and money on a corroded, ancient computer than on therapy—oh wait, it's the same thing. 🙃🛠️
https://jerrylparker.com/blogs/posts/sx-64.html #techrestoration #quirkyjourney #vintagecomputers #hackernews #humor #HackerNews #ngated

Retrofest 26 and Zzap! Live - A Fortnight of Retro FUN!

Special thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video. https://www.pcbway.com/

Join me for the highlight of the year, Retro Fest! It’s an incredible weekend packed with vintage computing, rare hardware, and the amazing retro community.

Before diving into the main event, we take a quick look back at my recent trips to Zapp! Live, a fantastic Commodore-focused event where I spotted a brilliant “Amiga in an Amiga” mini build, and then off to the Retro Collective Museum.

Once we hit the show floor at Retro Fest, the sheer variety of retro tech is staggering. We get up close with some truly fascinating machines and modifications, including:
• A 4G-connected OPL browsing Ceefax
• A vintage PERQ 2 graphical workstation from 1984
• A Victor 9000 business computer • A Sun SPARC industrial ATX board running inside a mid-2000s gaming PC case
• An incredible custom ZX Spectrum video chip upgrade capable of 848x480 resolution
• A beautifully engineered Z80 CP/M pocket calculator
• A 1958 Siemens T100 Telex machine operating on the modern i-Telex network

A massive thank you to Tony and Pete from Short Circuit for organizing such a stellar event, and to everyone who stopped to chat. I walked away with some amazing new project pieces to tackle in future videos, including a Jupiter Ace recreation, an Acorn Electron reproduction board from Mark71, and a stack of RM 380Z boards from the RM User Group. I also managed to get a special signature from Lemmings creator Mike Dailly!

Be sure to check out Seb’s Place TV for more on the Roaming Spectrum featured in this video. https://youtu.be/uOpcmWpkS4o

Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next one!

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If you’d like to help keep the lights on (and the tools plugged in), my Patreon is the best way to do it. Patrons get ad-free early access to videos, behind-the-scenes updates, and entry to a super secret Discord channel — plus my sincere gratitude, which is worth roughly what you’d expect.

▸ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/morefunmakingit

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I also have another channel called More Fun Fixing It, where I try to coax life back into things instead of building them from scratch. Same shed, different end of the workbench.

▸ More Fun Fixing It: https://www.youtube.com/@morefunfixingit

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There’s also the Retro Hardware Discord, where people who enjoy this sort of thing gather to talk about it. It’s better than it has any right to be.

▸ Retro Hardware Discord: https://discord.gg/ChH726tbbF

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Majenko has just gone live on #twitch: https://twitch.tv/majenkotech - Today's stream title is: You asked for it: More Poopwise! | #VintageComputers #VMS #UNIX #VAX #PDP-11 #RetroComputing

Majenko has just gone live on #twitch: https://twitch.tv/majenkotech - Today's stream title is: You asked for it: Poopwise! | #VintageComputers #VMS #UNIX #VAX #PDP-11 #RetroComputing

Retrofest 26 and Zzap! Live - A Fortnight of Retro FUN!

https://makertube.net/w/9SYgVSHobjEt9dJR53KSye

Retrofest 26 and Zzap! Live - A Fortnight of Retro FUN!

https://makertube.net/w/9SYgVSHobjEt9dJR53KSye

Majenko has just gone live on #twitch: https://twitch.tv/majenkotech - Today's stream title is: Assorted Repairs | #VintageComputers #VMS #UNIX #VAX #PDP-11 #RetroComputing

I'm in a nerd-rock band with other YouTubers. Now you can download our music!

https://makertube.net/w/tHx7vGF9Kg7jaWejUn3B5K

I'm in a nerd-rock band with other YouTubers. Now you can download our music!

https://makertube.net/w/tHx7vGF9Kg7jaWejUn3B5K

Joyful chaos: Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2023

https://makertube.net/w/vBkfvNN2f6VCD3cVgoYfhu

Joyful chaos: Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2023

https://makertube.net/w/vBkfvNN2f6VCD3cVgoYfhu

Majenko has just gone live on #twitch: https://twitch.tv/majenkotech - Today's stream title is: Fresh 95 install on Woody | #VintageComputers #VMS #UNIX #VAX #PDP-11 #RetroComputing

Me faltaba probar la SVI-728 con el módem wifi y Retroterm. ¡Funciona perfecto! La calidad de video es muy buena, incluso mejor que otras máquinas MSX1. 😎 #commodore64 #c64 #sinclairspectrum #zx48k #vintagecomputers #8bit #homecomputer #retrocollection #retrocomputacion #atari #msx #msx2 #svi728

Me faltaba probar la SVI-728 con el módem wifi y Retroterm. ¡Funciona perfecto! Tiene un teclado robusto pero demasiado tosco (me parece mejor el de la SVI-738 X'press) pero la calidad de video es muy buena, incluso mejor que otras máquinas MSX1.

#commodore64 #c64 #sinclairspectrum #zx48k #retrogaming #vintagecomputers #retrocomputer #8bit #homecomputer #retrocollection #classicvideogames #retrogamer #retrocomputacion #atari #msx #msx2 #svi728

Retroterm en su máximo esplendor. Conexión simultánea a RetroBBS de las 3 versiones: Timex Sinclair, MSX y Commodore. 😍😎 #commodore64 #c64 #sinclairspectrum #retrogaming #vintagecomputers #homecomputer #retrocollection #retrocomputacion #msx #svi738 #timexsinclair #ts2068 #retroterm #retroBBS

Retroterm en su máximo esplendor. Conexión simultánea a RetroBBS de las 3 versiones: Timex Sinclair, MSX y Commodore. 😍😎

#commodore64 #c64 #sinclairspectrum #zx48k #retrogaming #vintagecomputers #retrocomputer #8bit #homecomputer #retrocollection #classicvideogames #retrogamer #retrocomputacion #atari #msx #msx2 #svi738 #timexsinclair #ts2068 #retroterm #retroBBS

Home Computer Setup #1: AMSTRAD CPC 464 ❤️🕹

Así quedó el setup de mi primera Amstrad, la CPC 464. Carga de juegos gracias al Maxduino de Diego De Franceschi, cable RGB-Scart y mod de audio gracias a Pablo Marcos. El setup se completa con un joystick 125, el libro de Atila Merino "Amstrad Eterno" y el artículo de tapa de Retro Gamer por los 40 años de la Amstrad CPC. 😍

#commodore64 #c64 #sinclairspectrum #zx48k #retrogaming #vintagecomputers #retrocomputer #8bit #homecomputer #retrocollection #classicvideogames #retrogamer #retrocomputacion #atari #msx #amstrad #cpc464