Oops... Another one to the collection. Philips vg-8020/00
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Small update, the a2088 didn't survive the cleaning MOS5718 died :/ ,but i got scsidayna working.
Come see us light up the Thinking Machines CM-2 on Thursday October 2nd just before the Interim Computer Festival weekend!
I do love that @janbeta posts new videos for me to enjoy over dinner 
Fun stuff: Windows 3.x allowed using bitmaps as menu items.
I think it's not possible in Visual Basic but available to native apps written in C/C++.
Image source: Programming Windows 3.1 (Third edition) by Charles Petzold, pages 375-376.
We’re working hard to set up the large systems gallery this week in time for our October 2nd members event to unveil our Thinking Machines CM2! 4:30pm - 8:30pm book your arrival time today and stay as long as you’d like.
Will you join us? Thank you for the support!
New video! A reasonable person would've thrown this out. I am not a reasonable person! Full Restoration of a rusty Commodore 1702:
Our precursor tech room features electromechanical machines from the 1950s and 1960s
What time is it?
The i-telex people also provide a printed numbers directory for participants of their network. Note the date, it’s from July 2025.
Real communication makes noise.
#vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #classiccomputing2025 #classiccomputing #itelex #telex
»In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland verhinderte die Gebührenpolitik der Bundespost das Aufkommen von Time-sharing-Rechenzentren. Der Erwerb einer eigenen kleinen Rechenanlage war für viele Firmen billiger, als es die Leitungskosten zu einem Rechenzentrum waren.«
Aus: Werner Heine – Die Hacker (Rowohlt Taschenbuch, 1985)
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One completely cleaned and lubed. And it's even working. 2 to go
SGI once had an espresso machine (SGI Espressigo), Commodore is providing proper coffee mugs. Seen last weekend at Classic Computing 2025 in Hof (Germany). #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #classiccomputing #classiccomputing2025 #commodore #sgi
Mark your calendar! Next Vintage Computer Festival in Munich takes place from May 1st to May 3rd, 2026. Yes, its one of those rare three day VCFe, because of public holiday on May 1st. Website updates will start early 2026 as usual. #VCFe #VCFe25.0 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing
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"oh, it's quite yellowed. Might need to retrobright it". No, it's just very dirty. Only cleaned 1 half.
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Oh my..... That's a lot of nicotine infused dust......
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She's getting there. Still a lot of cleaning to do.
Mark your calendar! Next year Classic Computing will be from October 8th to 11th, 2026. See you in Celle then. #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #classiccomputing2025 #classiccomputing