[vcf-midatlantic] 40th's

william degnan billdegnan at gmail.com
Sat Dec 17 15:34:07 EST 2016


>
> > 3) We normally avoid exhibits solely of items  newer than 1990, I don't
> > think any exhibit with Xbox and a Game cube is on topic
> >
>
> It was more an example than anything else to drive home the point that
> since the 2600 microprocessors have been used in computers AND dedicated
> gaming consoles. The early consoles were ttl. I'm confident you are aware
> that the earliest consoles, like the earliest computers, are not the only
> things that would be considered vintage and fit within the time frame of
> prior to 1990. Besides, in referencing colecovision and Atari 2600 and 5200
> I fail to see where my comments could, even stretching to the limit, be
> construed as suggesting an exhibit of xboxes and gamecubes.
>
> <snip>
>
> If my comments made it sound like I was suggesting someone should have an
> exhibit of xboxes and gamecubes I apologize. Next time I will try to make
> the point of my emails less obfuscated.
> Tony


I was not responding to you I don't think, at least not intentionally.
Sorry about the confusion.

I think a 6502 exhibit, for example, with a little bit of console is just
fine with me.

Really I was saying IF you were to have consoles, don't include new ones.
I was not saying don't have consoles.  AND I was saying that not all
consoles have a microprocessor.  The old Odyssey pongs and such are
actually pretty cool vintage computing devices and I'd love to see an
exhibit like that, maybe teamed up with a tv typewriter or something.

Bill



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