[vcf-midatlantic] 40th's

[Joseph Oprysko]

I know that I'm "pushing" the vintage console front, but likely, with the
Apple Mega exhibit, it's likely that I wouldn't be able to do one this year
either. My main point is that unlike appliances that used microprocessors
(scopes, meters, manufacturing control systems). Gaming consoles have
always been "computers".  Not just a computerized component of a larger
device.

Yes, just because something has a microprocessor in it doesn't make it a
computer. But that's more seen in more modern appliances, TV's, Air
Conditioners, refrigerators, even coffee makers. Now even light bulbs have
processors in them. But I wouldn't call my GE Wink LED bulb a "computer".
But would I call my PS4/XBOX a computer?  Yes. But again, far from
vintage..


On Saturday, December 17, 2016, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

>
> On Dec 17, 2016, at 11:09 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> >>> 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.
> >
> > Yes; what I'm saying is an exhibit about * only * game consoles wouldn't
> fit in. There has to be more to it than "it used a microprocessor and
> computer people like games".
>
> If someone else is interested, one of my ideas for my personal exhibit
> this coming VCF was to show computers and consoles that shared the same (or
> the same family) processors. Partly to show the different things done with
> them and partly to show how the same Processors were used in more than one
> type of appliance and to show the different directions the home electronics
> went in (computers vs dedicated gaming consoles)
>
> hell right through the PowerPC from '92 (relevant to vintage computing
> still....somewhat...:-)
> You have variants of the PowerPC running GameCube, Xbox 360, PS3 all the
> way back to Zilog z80 in the colecovision, 6502 in The Atari 5200 (the 2600
> was a 650x something too wasn't it?)
>
> You get the point. I was trying to think of a way to combine my passion
> for computers and consoles into a display.
>
> Anyone wants to run with the idea I'll gladly donate hardware if I have
> it. (Computers and consoles)
> The Mega Apple Display is likely going to preclude me from doing a
> personal exhibit because of time and hardware constraints.
> Tony



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