[vcf-midatlantic] 40th's

[Dean Notarnicola]

I would say that it would be very cool to have an Atari exhibit, and the
2600 world not be completely out of place from a historic context, as the
technology in it (in particular, the TIA) was the progenitor of the Atari
400/800 and Amiga.  But significant as it was, it would not be part of the
"Trinity".


On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 10:55 AM Joseph Oprysko via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

> Well, the other thing is that "about" 11 video game consoles came out in
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> 1977.  Though many of them were little more than variations on the various
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> pong type machines. But there were a couple expandable (aka Cartridge
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> based) consoles that came out in 1977.  The Atari 2600 and the RCA Studio
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> II, the Fairchild Channel F actually came out in 1976.
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> In regards to the hobby being bigger than ours in some ways, most
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> collectors of game consoles don't have a physical venue to display their
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> systems. The majority of events where vintage gaming is seen tend to be
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> sales. So instead of people hobbyists displaying exhibits, you have vendors
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> selling them. Often knowing very little about them short of the price
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> they're selling for on eBay. So there is a significant difference between
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> the type of venues.
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> On Saturday, December 17, 2016, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
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> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
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> > >> An example could be like when I did my "Basically it's BASIC" exhibit.
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> > The
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> > Atari 2600 does have a cartridge version of BASIC, that people could
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> > programs with. Or maybe an exhibit "Flight Simulators throughout the
> years"
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> > as an example, and have a mixture of both game consoles and computer
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> > systems.
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> > I agree, but those are examples where the 2600 is one part of a exhibit
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> > a different theme.
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> > >> But no matter how one looks at it, gaming consoles have been integral
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> > the development and popularity of computers.
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> > Of course.
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> > What we're avoiding are exhibits devoted entirely or mostly to console
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> > gaming. That's a whole other hobby (bigger than ours in some ways). Just
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> > because they used microprocessors is not enough -- so did a lot of
> products.
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> --
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> Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot.
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> Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do.
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> Normal Person: So you go surfing?
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> Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a
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> lot...
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> Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level.
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> Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?
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