+Lathe26 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 For the folks in Seattle, there is a Retro Gaming meeting at the Seattle's Living Computer Museum on Thursday, April 18th. While the focus is post-1983 crash, this is a chance for local folks to meet other retro collectors. https://www.showclix.com/event/living-with-tech-retro-gaming 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Here's some image from the event and from the Living Computer Museum https://livingcomputers.org/ Note: there is a LOT of cool hardware on display, including mainframes, PDP-11s, as well as many 1980s computers you can sit down at and use. Half of the event was a panel discussion on Retro Gaming: Ben Redder from Cinerama Robert Schmuck from Seattle Retro Gaming Expo http://seattleretro.org/ Kinsey Burke, Retro Gaming Youtuber (30K subscribers) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMJHi4vvNu-mETdZokpj8A John Morris, creator of Applesauce, an advanced Apple // disk copier bit of hardware https://applesaucefdc.com/ Anyone else have memories of school rooms like this? Small arcade (MS Pac-Man is off camera) Mocked up early 1980s living room Did anyone else know that LEGO made hardware for the Apple II ?!? I would have LOVED this back in the day! ... close up of the Apple II board. It has a 6522 VIA chip (2 GPIO, 2 16-bit timers, 8-bit shift register), a 74LS245 (8x bus transceiver), 74LS74 (2x D-type flip-flops). These parts are on par for what is necessary to interface with the Apple II's bus. One last image... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Pretty sure your new nickname is ice lolly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Pretty sure your new nickname is ice lolly. Bahahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Is the computer museum worth a visit? I visit Seattle first for a few days before I drive down to Portland for PRGE this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Is the computer museum worth a visit? I visit Seattle first for a few days before I drive down to Portland for PRGE this year. Yes, it is definitely worth a visit. Here some thoughts on it: Expect to spend a 1-2 hours just checking out the exhibits with computers from the 1960s onward. Expect to spend more towards 2 hours with the exhibits if there are tour guides. These include mainframes, PDP-11s, teletype machines, etc. You'll also see a Xerox Alto (the GUI that started it all) and an Altair 8800 (the 1st home computer). Many of these you can operate yourself. Allot additional time if you decide to sit down at some of the 1980s computers and play around. These include Apple IIe, Commodore 64, Commodore PET, TRS-80, TI-99/4A, etc, etc, etc. Be sure to get to the 2nd floor with most of the exhibits I mentioned above. The 1st floor has some exhibits but is more of an open space for events. All my photos, except the LEGO one, are from the 1st floor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Teams Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Purple Helmet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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