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MARCH Shows off Apple 1 replica at HOPE 9 and it makes SLASHDOT

Posted on August 5, 2012 by admin

MARCH (MidAtlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists) showed of their Apple 1 replica and the people at Slashdot.org picked up on it Here is link to he article http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/07/31/2319249/march-presents-apple-i-reproduction-in-action-at-hope-9

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30 Years ago the Commodore 64 was released to the public

Posted on August 5, 2012 by admin

Yes, 30 years ago Commodore International started to ship the Commodore 64 to the public. It was announced at the 1982 Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in Jan 1982. What they didn’t know was the icon that they created.. The … Continue reading →

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Evan Koblentz & Corey Cohen on CNN talking about the Apple I Auction

Posted on June 16, 2012 by admin

MARCH Members Evan Koblentz & Corey Cohen were on CNN to talk about the Apple I as a recent auction of a Apple I went for $375.000

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An interesting story on the history of Project Marklar (The Intel version of the Mac Operating System)

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin

Kim Scheinberg wrote an interesting post on quora.com about Apple’s Secrecy by telling a story on how her husband John Kullman ported the Mac OS to the Intel x86 platform. To make a long story short, Around June of 2000 … Continue reading →

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The Hardware Project, a place to find documentation

Posted on June 10, 2012 by admin

The Hardware Project www.thehardwareproject.org is a site that has all sorts of documentation for all sorts of computers and they are looking for more. I give them credit. It’s not easy gathering, cataloging and posting all that documentation. You should really check … Continue reading →

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Lee Felsenstein is coming to InfoAge in NJ on July 1st 2012

Posted on June 10, 2012 by admin

Lee Felsenstein will be visiting the MidAtlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists over at the Infoage Science History Museum and Learning Center in NJ on Sunday July 1st 2012 around 10:30am. He will be giving a small lecture and hopefully answer some questions. Lee Felsenstein is … Continue reading →

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Inventor Portrait: Ralph Baer by David Friedman

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin

Photographer David Friedman has a series of videos titled Inventor Portraits. In this video he interviews Ralph Baer inventor of the Magnavox Odyssey and the electronic game Simon. Inventor Portrait: Ralph Baer from David Friedman on Vimeo.

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The art of modern retro: how indies can create wonderful pixel art

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin

I really enjoy Pixel Art.. Penny Arcade has a great article on Pixel Art and tips for people who want to create pixel art. Link to the article penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/the-art-of-retro-on-modern-hardware

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BBC Micro live shows off the Amiga 1000 back in 1985

Posted on March 7, 2012 by admin

Someone posted this in the Vintage Computing area on reddit.com

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Classic Gaming Expo August 11-12, 2012

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

So Classic Gaming Expo is back for 2012. I have always wanted to go to this in years past but I was never able to so I cannot give an opinion but I found some other people who have and … Continue reading →

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