The lure of retro computing

From	RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	The lure of retro computing
Date	2014-05-06 18:40 +0000
Organization	solani.org
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From the «8 bits are good enough for anybody» department:
Title: The Lure of Retro Computing
Author: zafiro17@pipedot.org
Date: Mon, 05 May 2014 21:12:09 -0400
Link: http://pipedot.org/story/2014-05-06/the-lure-of-retro-computing

What's the best computer you ever owned? Step aside with your Core Duo, son,
and make some room for the gentleman who wants to tell you about his
Commodore 64[1] . Or Sinclair ZX[2] . Or DEC Terminal[3] .Retro computing is
hotter than ever, attracting the interest of a whole new generation who takes
interest in the machines of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. You may have missed the
Retro Computing Fair[4] in East Philadelphia last month, but that doesn't
mean you're out of luck. Roswell, Georgia is hosting a Vintage Computing
Festival[5] next month, and museums dedicated to classic hardware are
springing up everywhere, like this one[6] in Ramsgate, UK. Most of them are
the product of their passionate founders who have opened up their personal
collections.Can't make it anywhere? It's still not too late to play some
classic Commodore 64 games[7] courtesy of a Raspberry Pi and some clever
emulation.That's the thing about bits. Eight of 'em should've been enough for
anybody.

Links:
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64 (link)
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_ZX81 (link)
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT100 (link)
[4]: http://articles.philly.com/2014-04-06/news/48891140_1_computers-vintage-car-show-antique-cars (link)
[5]: http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-COMMUNITY-NEWS-c-2014-05-01-203603.114126-sub-Computer-museum-unveils-new-exhibit.html (link)
[6]: http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/New-Micro-Museum-opens-Ramsgate/story-21046799-detail/story.html (link)
[7]: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/miss-8-bit-gaming-revive-80s-commodore-64-computer-using-raspberry-pi-1444753 (link)

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The lure of retro computing RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-05-06 18:40 +0000
  Re: The lure of retro computing Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-06 19:41 +0000
  Re: The lure of retro computing Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-05-06 22:59 +0300
    Re: The lure of retro computing despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) - 2014-05-06 16:19 -0400
      Re: The lure of retro computing Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-05-07 00:19 +0300
    Re: The lure of retro computing "G. Paul Ziemba" <paul+usenet@w6yx.stanford.edu> - 2014-05-07 06:06 +0000
    Re: The lure of retro computing Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-05-07 07:10 +0000
    Re: The lure of retro computing David Harmon <source@netcom.com> - 2014-05-08 20:38 -0700
      Re: The lure of retro computing Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-05-09 10:28 +0300
      Re: The lure of retro computing Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-09 10:08 +0100
  Re: The lure of retro computing Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-05-06 21:09 +0000
  Re: The lure of retro computing Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-06 22:29 +0000
  Re: The lure of retro computing Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-05-07 06:39 -0700
  Re: The lure of retro computing Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-08 18:14 +0000
    Re: The lure of retro computing Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2014-05-09 13:34 +0000
      Re: The lure of retro computing Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-09 14:39 +0000
      Re: The lure of retro computing Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-05-09 14:40 +0000

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