March Meeting Cancelled; Details to Follow Later
- Published on Friday, 13 March 2020 15:23
- Written by Mark Little
Unfortunately, due to the ongoing global concern over the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), there will be no meeting scheduled for tomorrow, March 14, 2020. AHCS President Earl Baugh will provide details at a future date about possibly scheduling an online “meeting.” Thank you.
-Mark
AHCS Meeting is This Saturday at 1pm
- Published on Wednesday, 11 March 2020 09:04
- Written by Mark Little
The next meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, March 14, 2020. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
The main topic of this month’s meeting will be to discuss and finalize details for this year’s Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 8.0, to be held in partnership with the Southern Fried Gaming Expo in July.
In addition, club member Mauricio Vives will host a presentation: “Operating Vintage Arcade Circuit Boards,” in which he will draw from his experience collecting these boards., many of which will be showcased at the meeting. All attendees are encouraged to stick around after the business of the meeting has concluded (usually we’re done with business around 3pm) to enjoy Mauricio’s presentation.
See you this Saturday!
Announcing Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 8.0!
- Published on Monday, 02 March 2020 17:25
- Written by Mark Little
This year, VCFSE 8.0 will be held at a NEW LOCATION:
The Marriott Renaissance Waverly
2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 953-4500
This year, VCFSE 8.0 will be co-located with the Southern Fried Gaming Expo
(who are sponsoring our space!). This will allow folks to enjoy two shows at the same time with LOTS of activities!!
Here are the dates and times:
Friday – July 10th, 2020
(3:00pm – Midnight)
Saturday – July 11th, 2020
(10:00am – Midnight)
Sunday – July 12th, 2020
(10:00am – 4:00pm)
More details about VCFSE 8.0 can be found HERE.
If you are planning to exhibit at this year’s VCFSE 8.0, please get the details of your exhibit submitted as soon as possible to help us promote the show.
There’s a quick link to allow you to submit your exhibit HERE.
We Need A Presenter for AHCS Meeting on March 14, 2020
- Published on Monday, 24 February 2020 11:22
- Written by Mark Little
The next meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
The main topic of this month’s meeting will be to finalize the venue for this year’s Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 8.0.
In addition, it is important that our club get back into having formalized presentations by its members during each monthly meeting. The presentation can be about any topic that is vintage computer-related; perhaps a history of one particular brand or type of computer (macro, mini, or micro); or perhaps a review of a certain type of vintage software (early productivity software, your favorite version of BASIC, etc.); or even maybe an in-depth look at a groundbreaking chip (6502, Z80, 68000, etc.). It can be about just about anything, as long as it relates to the club’s focus, historical computing. Obviously, visual aids such as examples of the item(s) being discussed, as well as any supplemental documents, would enhance the presentation and make it more engaging. Audio/visual equipment may also be available for those wanting to provide a projected Powerpoint presentation; just ask any club officer. The length of the presentation should run between 10 and 20 minutes. If you have a topic that would ideal for a presentation at one of the meetings, please contact Earl Baugh (President), Jon Guidry (Vice President), or Mark Little (Secretary), or reply to the posting at the AHCS groups.io page to schedule it for either this or a future meeting. Thanks.
See you March 14!
AHCS Meeting is This Saturday at 1pm
- Published on Monday, 06 January 2020 10:55
- Written by Mark Little
The next meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, January 11, 2020. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
The main topic of this month’s meeting will be to discuss and finalize the venue for this year’s Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 8.0. More info about the type of venues being explored and what members can do individually to help can be found HERE.
See you this Saturday!
Annual Holiday Potluck/Gaming Gathering This Saturday at 1pm
- Published on Monday, 09 December 2019 12:06
- Written by Mark Little
The next meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, December 14, 2019.
We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
This month we will celebrate the holiday season with our Annual Potluck/Gaming Gathering. Everyone is welcome to bring their vintage game systems and/or gaming computer systems for marathon gaming. Also, anyone with a favorite holiday side dish or dessert is encouraged to bring that along to share with everyone in the club. It will be a time of merriment for all…pew-pew-pew!
See you this Saturday!
AHCS Meeting is This Saturday at 1pm
- Published on Tuesday, 05 November 2019 10:08
- Written by Mark Little
The next meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, November 9, 2019. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
At this month’s meeting, the club will hold elections for officers for the coming year. Any interested members who are willing and able to serve are asked to let the club President, Earl Baugh, know.
The other main topic of this month’s meeting will be discussing venue options for next year’s Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 8.0 (Jim Miller Park is not available any weekends in 2020). Members are encouraged to assist in finding potential venues, making contacts, and doing the initial vetting of suitable places. More info about the type of venue needed and what members can do individually to help can be found HERE.
See you this Saturday!
AHCS Meeting is This Saturday at 1pm
- Published on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 09:37
- Written by Mark Little
The next meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, July 13, 2019. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
Thank you.
AHCS Monthly Meeting is This Saturday
- Published on Monday, 03 June 2019 14:52
- Written by Mark Little
The June meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, June 8, 2019. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend.
Thank you.
AHCS Monthly Meeting is This Weekend
- Published on Monday, 06 May 2019 11:14
- Written by Mark Little
The May meeting of The Atlanta Historical Computing Society will be held this Saturday, May 11, 2019. We will meet at the usual time (1pm-5pm) and meeting place (Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA). All current and prospective Atlanta Historical Computing Society members are encouraged to attend this first meeting after the big Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 7.0 show on April 27-28.
Thank you.
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KansasFest 2020 and COVID-19: The Committee does *not* have any plans to cancel this year’s event, but we are watching this constantly changing situation. Read more at https://www.kansasfest.org/. https://www.kansasfest.org/2020/03/kansasfest-2020-and-covid-19/
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Brand new show, brand new venue and a brand new partner! We are now a part of the Southern Fried Gaming Expo, @SFGamingExpo. They are already a great show, and we can only make it better! July 10-12. Make your plans now for the Atlanta area. http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/
VCF East 2020 will be POSTPONED (not cancelled) until October 10th through 12th, 2020. This is Saturday through Monday, Columbus Day.
http://vcfed.org/wp/2020/03/12/vcf-east-2020-update-postponed-till-october/
In Oct 1984 UNIX/WORLD magazine reviewed Sun-2 workstation with M68010 CPU @ 10 MHz, 4 Mb RAM, running SunOS based on 4.2BSD. The cost of a usable configuration was in excess of $20,000 (>$60,000 in today's money). The full review is reproduced here:
http://web.cuzuco.com/~cuzuco/sun2/
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