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What was he thinking on this one. Printers overall are bad- how would one even consider one from the 90's to be functional, let alone "usable" is a mystery to me.

LincCon 2024 is going to be October 4th-6th this year. I'll bug him to get his website updated. 😉

My lineup is probably going to be my usual set (plus or minus the Jaguar) unless there's something specific anyone wants to see. I'm just excited to hang out with you all and play some retro games! 😃

I've reached out to a couple libraries between Grand Chute up I-41 to Green Bay to see what may be doable. Fingers crossed we can get the ball rolling!

The Marathon County Historical Society has invited the Wisconsin Computer Club back to the museum for a retro game night! The event is on Friday from 5PM to 9PM. Anything goes as usual! Hope to see you there, should be a lot of fun!

First up! Tournaments! I love competitive gaming events. Even if the players aren't "pros" it's exciting for players to be "in the spotlight" and for spectators to watch something live unfurl. I think this is an experience that a lot of folks would enjoy, maybe not at our library format shows...

I just got back from the immense Midwest Gaming Classic show in Milwaukee. The Wisconsin Computer Club was offered a table for a display set if I agreed to volunteer, and I agreed to give it a go. It was a tremendous learning experience; it's not every day one gets the chance to learn from a...

I'm excited to bring new shows to new regions! I know we've had mixed success with libraries- some are very excited to work with us, while others are skeptical. I'm sure other communities have other venues available as well that might be conducive to what we do, so I'm open to any and all ideas! 😃

Very cool!

Hello all! We have an Open House show planned for Saturday, May 18th at the Marathon County Public Library's Wausau branch in downtown Wausau Wisconsin. The library is located at 300 north 1st Street, Wausau, WI, 54403. The show times will be 10AM-4PM, with time before and after for setup and...

Some more photos at random: The amazing IBM PC AT setup that @PS2it brought in with his collection. The PC XT is behind it. Th Compaq Contura Aero 4/330 that didn't want to boot until partway through the show for some reason. Scribbling in paint is tough with that little trackball built...

Another look at @DaveG's very cool Atari ST setup.

Part of our planned "feature" was the running of the gigantic U-Matic VCR. It had been tested as far as it appeared to be working, so I figured I'd gamble and bring it to the show to see what we could see. While it made a tremendous amount of noise, we weren't able to get anything off of it...

It was fun to get the Atari 5200 out again, though I think the controller is already misbehaving again. Starting on one end with the U-Matic VCR, Atari 5200, PlayStation 1, Atari 2600, Apollo 2001 Pong Console, Commodore 64, and Sega Genesis. In the background of this photo there's an Atari...

It was a good show! The Rapids Library usually doesn't get too busy which gave all of us in the club ore time to chat and play with the equipment ourselves. Mad props to all who came, including @PS2it @DaveG @DeanG @mikem Pat, Zach, and the other Alex. Can't wait for the next one! The library...

I really like the "retro" hardware Atari is releasing now. They've really leaned into the retro market, and it's very cool that some of these borderline forgotten machines are getting mini consoles. As with most "mini" consoles the Atari 400 mini has a smattering of games and not even the...

Many thanks all! The VCR's are all sent out and spoken for. We may have more in the future, you never know!

I will probably bring the Atari 5200 with the multicart and the other controller for those interested in giving some of it's other games a spin too.

We recently rescued this 27" Sharp Model 27SV65B set from getting crunched, and it's pretty nice. Available in the Central Wisconsin CRT Preserve for whoever wants it and can come pick it up.

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