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    1982 Vectrex: A Vector-based Home Game Console

    I've always been intrigued by the Vectrex console but until this year never had one of my own. It is one of those systems that is hard to appreciate without witnessing it on the original hardware. The system is driven by a 9" X/Y black and white CRT so it has more in common with oscilloscopes...
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    Visit to Midwest Gaming Classic 2022 - My Highlights

    I spent three days at MGC in Milwaukee for the first time in six years. They've improved a lot since then (when it was run at a hotel and the entire vendor area was under tents outside...now it's at the Wisconsin Center across three entire floors). Here are a few highlights. I was one of 30...
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    Apple IIgs (Obscure Upgrade Model from IIe)

    Apparently I never posted this before, but it is for sure my top acquisition this year. Received by pure chance through a friend of a friend who was otherwise going to take it to an electronic recycling event 😲. This is the rare IIG Upgrade Edition, which was an official Apple service and...
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    Atari XE Clean-up and Restoration

    Last month I acquired a box of some Atari computer equipment, including a 400 and an XE. Everything had been in an open cardboard box for many years, condition unknown but very dirty. I spent yesterday afternoon cleaning up the XE as a first effort. Didn't document too much of the process but...
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