Fond Du Lac Open House Show 6.28.25
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Gordon Fecyk
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What can I bring that others aren’t already bringing?
Performa
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Whatever you like, shout it out here and it's yours.
Gordon Fecyk
Member
Well if we have an Atari 8-bit presence I could bring my usual Commodore suspects. I’m growing a considerable CBM 8-bit collection.
CatsWithMatches
New member
Hi, I'm new here, and FDL-adjacent. Is there going to be any Silicon Graphics representation at this event? I have a fully functional O2 and Octane that I'd be willing to show off if there's open table space.
Performa
Member
We will be happy to make space for you!
Performa
Member
Many thanks to all who came out to the show and all who came out to exhibit with us! Photos below!
First, the SGI setup by Mat Ciesla. This was really, really cool.
A UNIX system! I know this!
Video Sports came out to play.
Folks at the show.
First, the SGI setup by Mat Ciesla. This was really, really cool.
A UNIX system! I know this!
Video Sports came out to play.
Folks at the show.
Performa
Member
Can you believe it's more photos?
Some of the usual suspects. Left to right, the Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx 16, Nintendo Virtual Boy, and Amiga 500.
Crash Bandicoot takes a leap of faith on the PS1, on the Quasar TV we got from the nursing home in Wausau.
Most haven't had a chance to experience the TurboGrafx 16, and I'm keen to fix that when I can.
The old Amiga 500, signed by Greg Berlin!*
*Friend of the club Greg Berlin
Some of the usual suspects. Left to right, the Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx 16, Nintendo Virtual Boy, and Amiga 500.
Crash Bandicoot takes a leap of faith on the PS1, on the Quasar TV we got from the nursing home in Wausau.
Most haven't had a chance to experience the TurboGrafx 16, and I'm keen to fix that when I can.
The old Amiga 500, signed by Greg Berlin!*
*Friend of the club Greg Berlin
Performa
Member
Mr. Ciesla was kind enough to show off some of the unusual features of the SGI machines:
The SGI O2 computer has some ports on the side of the case for audio.
As an expensive, high end workstation for critical applications at the time, the O2 is very easy to take apart and service. The whole motherboard assembly slides right out with the pull of a lever (the black semicircle on the left of the module).
The specialized hard drives in the SGI Octane are supposed to have some proprietary brackets to hold them in place, but here a strategically placed towel does the job just fine.
The back of the Octane, showing it's big power supply and room for expansions. It also has quite a few options for video and sound, including SPDIF TOSLINK fiber optic audio, which was a surprise!
The SGI O2 computer has some ports on the side of the case for audio.
As an expensive, high end workstation for critical applications at the time, the O2 is very easy to take apart and service. The whole motherboard assembly slides right out with the pull of a lever (the black semicircle on the left of the module).
The specialized hard drives in the SGI Octane are supposed to have some proprietary brackets to hold them in place, but here a strategically placed towel does the job just fine.
The back of the Octane, showing it's big power supply and room for expansions. It also has quite a few options for video and sound, including SPDIF TOSLINK fiber optic audio, which was a surprise!
Performa
Member
Finally, a look at the building itself.
The community room is on the lower level, but it was a fairly busy show (several mentioned they saw the Reddit thread) with folks in and out throughout.
The FDL library has indicated they're interested in having us back at some point in the future, which sounds good to me!
The community room is on the lower level, but it was a fairly busy show (several mentioned they saw the Reddit thread) with folks in and out throughout.
The FDL library has indicated they're interested in having us back at some point in the future, which sounds good to me!
Jasper
Well-known member
That rules!Many thanks to all who came out to the show and all who came out to exhibit with us! Photos below!
First, the SGI setup by Mat Ciesla. This was really, really cool.
A UNIX system! I know this!
Video Sports came out to play.
Folks at the show.