Tempest Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I figure I might as well post this here as well since it might get more some more eyeballs. Is anyone interested in trying to start a SE Michigan (Detroit area) vintage computer group? I dabble in just about every classic computer out there (from Atari 8-bits to the VideoBrain) so I'd be interested in meeting some like minded folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 You should just come down to our Indy club once we get it running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 You should just come down to our Indy club once we get it running Little far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozar Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Add me to your list, even though I'm two hours away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I'd probably be up for that. My first love is the A8s, but I'm also into Amiga, 99/4a, Apple II and Commodore 8-bits to one degree or another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Add me to your list, even though I'm two hours away. Where are you located? We can try and find a central location to meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhoney Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I wished I lived closer because I'd love to go to a user group meeting. Up here in Marquette MI we have nothing of the sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 I wished I lived closer because I'd love to go to a user group meeting. Up here in Marquette MI we have nothing of the sort. Yeah the whole UP is a little isolated when it comes to classic gaming. Marquette is a nice town though, I've been through it several times. So what kind of things would everyone like to do? Assuming we can get enough people we should probably meet somewhere and introduce ourselves. I'm not much of a planner unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerbob Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 How often would you meet? If you were going to try and do monthly even every other month I would not drop in often, but I would come by Quarterly or something. That would also give you more time to come up with stuff to make it worth the while in doing it? One of the things that I thought would be great to do a "meetings" is work bench stuff.. if there are those that want to try and fix items? or need to install a mod? need some soldering done.. or troubleshooting a bad item. Some of us are more hardware and others software - so this is something where the hardware guys can help out the software guys etc.. Also if the meetings were not too frequent then people would not mind loading some items in the car - as opposed to breaking rigs down every month etc.. James (Toronto area btw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 I was thinking of a monthly meeting, but if people could only attend every now and then that's not an issue. It's not like we're taking attendance or anything. Figuring out where to have a meeting is the issue though. Having a public place to meet would be ideal (like a maker space) or possibly having different people host it at their place each time so one person isn't always having to pull host duty. I'm open to suggestions on how to run this (or if someone else wants to be the person to set it up), I just thought I'd float the idea out there and see if there was even any interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx4us Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 I would like to meet up with some Atari fans in my neck of the woods Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Where are you located? So far we seem a little spread out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx4us Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Where are you located? So far we seem a little spread out. Like I said, that's my neck of the woods. So, I'm in the area Edit: More specifically, a bit north of the Detroit area. Edited January 16, 2017 by atx4us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 More specifically, a bit north of the Detroit area. Oh ok, that works. Well, if we all think we have enough people, I can try and set something up for next month. What kind of place would everyone want to meet? Eventually we can meet at a fixed place or in people's game rooms, but for the first few times I think meeting somewhere public and getting to know each other is probably a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikedRN Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm interested depending on my work schedule, not a M-F job, with every other weekend on. I'm near Ann Arbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syn Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 I'm in Auburn Hills and might be interested. With all the hotels along 75 & 94, there should be a business meeting room we could get for a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 What would be a good central place for everyone to meet? I don't mind driving a bit, but others may. So far we have: Auburn Hills Ann Arbor Flat Rock North of Detroit Detroit burbs East Lansing and the people way outside the area: Toronto Marquette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I'm near East Lansing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 I'm near East Lansing. I thought you might be interested but I didn't want to speak for you. Didn't you find a good place to meet in Ann Arbor? A maker space or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I'm in E.L. as well and could probably make it occasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobus Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 How often would you meet? If you were going to try and do monthly even every other month I would not drop in often, but I would come by Quarterly or something. That would also give you more time to come up with stuff to make it worth the while in doing it? One of the things that I thought would be great to do a "meetings" is work bench stuff.. if there are those that want to try and fix items? or need to install a mod? need some soldering done.. or troubleshooting a bad item. Some of us are more hardware and others software - so this is something where the hardware guys can help out the software guys etc.. Also if the meetings were not too frequent then people would not mind loading some items in the car - as opposed to breaking rigs down every month etc.. James (Toronto area btw) I'm the GTA as well (Oakville) ... would you be interested in sharing the drive? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 This maker space in AA has public hours on Saturday afternoons. Still we should ask them before dropping in with a bunch of old computers. http://www.allhandsactive.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 This maker space in AA has public hours on Saturday afternoons. Still we should ask them before dropping in with a bunch of old computers. http://www.allhandsactive.org/ Something like that could work, although the hours are pretty limited. Other than that I've considered possibly a public library meeting room or something like that, but bringing our equipment to something like that might be iffy. I'm super open to suggestions here. Also if someone else wants to try and plan these meet ups, feel free to speak up and take over. I'm not much of a planner, but I figured someone had to take the first step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRIBOT Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I'm interested! I haven't messed around with PET computers or Commodore 64's since the 80's, but all this retro stuff is coming back, and I'm happy that it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 If someone wants to try and resurrect the SE Michigan Computer Group I'm all for it. I'd love to be part of it, I just don't have to try to organize it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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