That sounds great! Would love to see those computers! I probably won’t be able to go (I’m busy around that time of year) but at least I can see them in the YouTube videos and livestreams. -Charlie :) On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 6:32 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
That's a great idea! It is definitely what the festival needs, We don't get to see too many of those systems.
Plus it would be great to just meet and say "Hi!".
On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 9:02 PM Chris Platts via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Hi all,
I’ve been sat in my spare room over several years fixing, restoring and
tinkering with old machines, usually with the likes of Adrian’s Digital Basement or Usagi Electric on the TV to keep me company.
I only really learnt about the VCF recently… but since then, I’ve got
the idea in my head of (carefully) throwing a bunch of my British home computers — and maybe an Atari or two — in a suitcase and flying over to the US to exhibit at VCF East 2024.
Does that sound like it’d be of interest? I’d bring all that I could —
a selection of BBC Micros, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad CPCs, etc. Whatever I could fit in 23 kilos! I’d happily let anyone have a play around on them and share whatever I know.
I suppose I’m asking where the ‘bar’ is for exhibiting. I’m certainly
no Adrian or David — just a guy with a soldering iron and an oscilloscope and too much time on his hands. But I do love these old machines and it’d be nice to share.
If it’s not quite what the festival needs, I’m still planning on flying
over in April to attend even if I don’t exhibit!
Any thoughts appreciated!
Cheers, Chris