#VCFSW

R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵 :MiraLovesYou:rl_dane@polymaths.social
2025-04-14

@mos_8502

What if we looked at it as a type of "retro hardware restoration spectrum?"

software emulation -> FPGA reproduction -> ASIC reproduction -> new-run (near-)identical hardware -> restored original hardware

Look at something like the VIC chip in the VIC-20. There's no new parts to reproduce it, but I had the pleasure of meeting a gentleman that created an FPGA reproduction of the VIC at #VCFSW a couple years back.

Someone might rightly say "Ok, an FPGA's better than nothing, but a reproduction of the original is what I really want!" Fine! Then the community (or one really bored nerd with the requisite skills 😁) decides to eventually reproduce the VIC in ASIC form, or even a brand new identical open source VIC chip. Problem solved! But until then, the FPGA reproduction is darn nice to have!

Also, there's value in having per-chip FPGA reproductions, as opposed to an entire FPGA-SoC: you can just replace a single broken component.

Tim Clevenger :donor:timjclevenger@infosec.exchange
2024-09-12

@sinza I bought a Netra T1 AC200 for $60 at #vcfsw. I was pleasantly surprised by the quiet fans, hotswap drives and 40 watt consumption.

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2024-07-10

I was expecting this 1541 that I got off the free table at to burst into flames but it turns out all it needs is a head alignment

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2024-06-29

It was brought up that me and my friend Andy was caught in the background of LGR's latest video doing nerd things. That's pretty awesome.

2024-06-20

THANK YOU to VCF SW for asking me to moderate the Streamers Panel, and to all the Panel Participants for making it fun & easy.

#VCFSW #VCFSouthwest #VCF #StreamersPanel #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd

2024-06-20

Enjoyed representing VCF SoCal at the VCF Southwest Showrunners Panel in Dallas this past weekend. Thanks Kyle! -Micki

#VCFSW #VCFSouthwest #VCF #ShowrunnersPanel #VCFSoCal #Festivals #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #FUN

TJBChrisTJBChris
2024-06-17

Got my name in lights on the side of Tandy Center, talked Tandy, played with computers, met some of my YouTube subscribers, and met lots of great Tandy folks at I had so much fun!

TJBChris presenting in a seminar about Tandy computers.TRS-80 Network 3 exhibit.TJBChris standing next to a model of Tandy Center with his name spelled out in lights.
2024-06-17

So I had a great time at #VCFSW this year @tschak gave a great talk on Atari Coin-Op Development this weekend. Excited for the Commodore version of #FujiNet.

Tim Clevenger :donor:timjclevenger@infosec.exchange
2024-06-16

The good news: Windows 98 runs properly on a SunPCi card on an Ultra 10. The bad news: Doom does not. I still have some things to try but it's time to pack up and head out. #VCFSW

Rob Norristpolecat
2024-06-16

Ok, back home. First up from the free pile is this Compaq tape drive in a lovely cabinet, which I'm repurposing to hold a pair of half-height floppies. Perfect fit, but the lower screw holes don't line up and there aren't any upper screw holes. I'll need to uh, engineer something.

An open DLT drive cabinet on a workbench, with two half-height 5.25" floppy drives inside, stacked one on top of the other.
Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2024-06-16

haul!

Action Retro :apple_inc:ActionRetro@bitbang.social
2024-06-16

I’m doing computer things #VCFSW

Badly written Russian saying “I’m action retro” “I love computer” and “I have three cats”
Tim Clevenger :donor:timjclevenger@infosec.exchange
2024-06-16

Okay, Solaris 8 is done so my harebrained idea for tomorrow: get Softwindows and/or the SunPCi running Win98 on the Ultra 10, install VirtualPC with Win98 on the three Macs, and try to get Doom or Duke3D deathmatch going over IP or IPX. #VCFSW

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2024-06-15

VCFSW!

Tim Clevenger :donor:timjclevenger@infosec.exchange
2024-06-15

Yak shaving part 1: Bought and broke into a $20 Windows 7 laptop so we can burn the Solaris 8 installers to some CD-Rs I bought with a $2 bill from a guy in the parking lot. #VCFSW

Ice Breakerparticlesbbs
2024-06-15

today! See you in some hours if you’re there.

Rob Norristpolecat
2024-06-15

I'm up in Dallas for and there's a lot of cool stuff. I love these space-age Entrex terminals. I scored some old Heathkit test equipment from the free pile, so there's two more projects right there.

2024-06-14

Are you at#VCFSW? Stop by @Maclibrarian's table to see some cool retro Apple and Macintosh computers and BlueSCSI's in action.

If you're not at VCF SW checkout her YouTube channel - it's pretty great -
youtube.com/macintoshlibrarian

#retrocomputing #vintagemac #BlueSCSI #VCFSW

Macintosh Librarian at her booth at VCF SW with an Apple II, and a few Mac SE/30s.
2024-06-13

Excited to be moderating the Streamers Panel this weekend at VCF Southwest! We'll laugh. We'll cry. We might even get to questions 😆

#VCFSW #VCFSouthwest #VCF #StreamerPanel #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd

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