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Highlights from our June 10, 2023 monthly meeting

Monday, 19 June 2023 20:51
Eric Lyons
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President Earl Baugh updated our VCF SE 10.0 speaker list. Scheduled to appear: Adrian Black from Adrian’s Digital Basement on YouTube, Tim Jensen and Adam Spring about the video toaster, Tandy engineer Paul Schreiber, and Mark Tessier presenting a new replica machine.

Welcomed two new members and the return of two old members. New and old members are welcome at our monthly meetings, our Discord channel, and our email list.

Highlighted active member projects. Repairs were made to a Compaq Plus Portable motherboard, a VGA monitor, a Macintosh SE, and an arcade game recused from a barnyard!

Counted 48 days until VCF SE 10.0. See us at the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo, July 28-30 at the Marriott Renaissance Waverly. More about VCF SE 10.0 at https://vcfed.org/events/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast. More about the expo at https://gameatl.com.

Join us at our next in-person monthly meeting Saturday, July 8. We meet from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church.

Highlights from our May 13, 2023 monthly meeting

Wednesday, 14 June 2023 20:32
Eric Lyons
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Patrick Wall of the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo provided an in-person VCF SE 10.0 update. Moving to the banquet room immediately to the right of the ticket booths. Filling 50 tables with vintage tech exhibits. Sharing space with indie game developers. More about the expo at https://gameatl.com/.

Earl Baugh updated the VCF SE 10.0 speaker list. Scheduled to appear: A prominent vintage tech YouTube celebrity, Mark Tessier announcing a new replica machine, Tandy engineer Paul Schreiber, and Tim Jensen and Adam Spring about the video toaster.

David Kuder updated progress on his VGA product line for Apple II computers. Announced: An Apple IIgs VGA peripheral card and an Apple IIc Raspberry Pi Pico VGA external adapter. Available Now: ∀2 Analog, an Apple II VGA peripheral card. Selling at VCF SE 10.0. More at https://v2retrocomputing.com/.

Counted 76 days until VCF SE 10.0. See us at the Southern-Fried Gaming Expo, July 28-30 at the Marriott Renaissance Waverly. More about VCF SE 10.0 at https://vcfed.org/events/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast. More about the expo at https://gameatl.com/.

Join us at our next in-person monthly meeting Saturday, June 10. We meet from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church

Meeting May 13th 2023

Wednesday, 10 May 2023 17:28
Earl Baugh
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Greetings, Current and Future AHCS Members!


Reminder: Monthly AHCS Meeting

When: This Saturday, May 13, 2023 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Where: Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, 1001 Duluth Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

What: Our monthly meetings run from 1pm to 5pm.

 
Club President Earl Baugh will preside over this month’s meeting. Normally club business is called to order at 2 pm and then adjourns an hour or so later. Members are asked to arrive early and to stay later to help set up and take down tables and chairs. And don’t forget to bring your name badge so that newcomers can identify our seasoned members. If you don’t have a name badge, please get with the club secretary, Mark Little, while at the meeting. Who: Anyone who is a past, current, or future member of the AHCS is welcome to attend!
 

CLUB BUSINESS:

VCFSE 10.0: July will be here before you know it, so this month the club will continue to discuss the planning for this year’s show, including (but not limited to) featured speakers, soldering workspace, member displays and exhibits, and how to market the show to a wider audience.
 

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE:

We need some help with our social media and “influencer” type of work; it’s too much work for one person. Discussion will be held and volunteers will be solicited to help get the website, Facebook, and Twitter accounts up-to-date and exciting.
 

DUES FOR 2023:

As always, we will continue to collect yearly dues from all members and potential members. Annual rate is $20 and will cover the dues up to August of 2023 when we hold officer elections.  Check with Josh if you need to pay.

 

PRESENTATIONS:

If any member or attendee would like to provide a brief presentation (15-20 minutes) at a future meeting about a vintage computer/subject that you are passionate about, simply let either Club President Earl Baugh or Club Secretary Mark Little know so that your presentation can be added to the agenda. A projector for PowerPoint presentations is also available; just let Earl know ahead of time so that he can bring it.

SHOW AND TELL:

 
Don’t forget to bring your vintage or retro computer projects so that you can utilize the technical and historical expertise our club members freely offer, as well as to show off what you have!
 
FREE TABLES:
 
Club members and attendees are encouraged to bring any old computer/electronic hardware or software, working or not, that they no longer want/need for placement on the Free Tables. And any items that anyone wants to offer at a reasonable price to any attendees are also welcome. We do ask that all members and attendees refrain from browsing the Free Tables while club business is being conducted.
 
Please plan to attend this important meeting. And we hope to see everyone there!
 
Mark Little AHCS Secretary
 

March Meeting Cancelled; Details to Follow Later

Friday, 13 March 2020 15:23
Mark Little
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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

Announcing Vintage Computer Festival SouthEast 8.0!

Monday, 02 March 2020 17:25
Mark Little
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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.