I may not have been able to get to a VCF event overseas yet, but here in Australia we had VCF Down Under. This was the fourth Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition. A two day event with hands on exhibits, talks, and round-tables. Watch - youtu.be/_oV7j4zQzHw

I'll be at PAX Aus 2025, returning as a Content Creator, badge and all. 😎 Looking forward to being there in October, seeing the expo floor, panels, retro gaming and it all again... See you there! #paxaus

Setting up the Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition (VCF Down Under) is done for tonight. Saturday is the public day from 10am to 3pm. See you at Daramalan College! For those who can't make it, I'll be live streaming some of Saturday and Sunday's talks on my YouTube.

Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition (VCF Down Under) is on this weekend! We've prepared our exhibit, which we've previewed in this short. Looking forward to the talks, and playing with all the other retro computers & consoles. youtube.com/shorts/npijG...

Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition / VCF Down Under is happening in about a month's time here in Australia. Public day with hands on retro computer/consoles exhibits. Presentations. Followed by an enthusiasts' day with all that and more. Free entry. More details on the flyer and cbrvce.org

Making one nice looking and working Sharp X68000 Expert out of two. Setting up the SxSI boot loader and memory configs. Using a Centronics external BlueSCSI. All in a bit of a scuffed/trash to treasure for this Japanese computer. Watch - youtu.be/MXkSjoZP_bA

Pondering going to PAX Aus 2025? Or maybe just missing PAX and wanting a video to watch. Here's my experience of last year's #paxaus New and classic gaming, exhibits, panels, meetups... Watch - youtu.be/O9lCH8gCjiY

Trying out a new SD card & USB storage device on my Apple IIe and IIgs. XDrive, designed by JD Micro, which I bought from MacEffects. Loading software, upgrading the firmware, and fixing a problem which prevented me from using one of my SD cards. Watch - youtu.be/oPfhO4VEr7U

A talk by Lauren Glina at last year's VCF Down Under / Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition. Killer robots and death rays: Why I built them and how you can too. Or, Using old tech to inspire our kids to build a brighter future. Watch - youtu.be/jqIucYaOxTU

While in Melbourne, we visited the National Communications Museum in Hawthorne. Interactive displays, set up in an old (retired) working exchange building. Our communications history from an Australian perspective. Good fun, with a few surprises here and there. Watch - youtu.be/w1LdIt3_myU

After last night’s video upload, my main YouTube channel now has 100 videos 🥳

Star Wars Dark Forces is 30 years old! I look back at the original game on PC and Macintosh, which contains elements uncommon then in FPS games. Then check out two recent remasters. Watch - youtu.be/uX91Lvj764c

Happy Mar10 day 🍄🐢🌻🌟🪠

Took a while to get replacement parts and eventually get around to doing this... Fixing the memory fault on my Apple IIc that first appeared on the channel nearly 5 years ago. Tried a few different methods to make sure I fix the correct part, and can play some games. Watch - youtu.be/j9X-bXcKNPs

Playing games (including viewer requests) on the MSX 2 with Marc! www.twitch.tv/kman_aus

A discussion on the explosion in popularity of retro computing, what got us into the hobby, how you can today and where it’s headed. Hosted by @mrlurch.com with panelists Adrian ACMS / @juicy-crumb.bsky.social, Jeremy, Ian Mavric, myself, Pat and Tony @ozretrocomp.bsky.social youtu.be/axN5A6SgV08

Nothing like a Saturday night hanging out with a mate, having a beer and installing drivers for a non-PnP sound card in Windows 98. Wish us luck 🤞 #retrocomputing

Having fun doing some modern gaming on this Apple CRT from the 1980s for the lols. It doesn’t help my Fortnite OG gameplay but doesn’t hurt it as much as you’d expect either. Watch - youtu.be/CiIYHYWPWbY

Checking out some second hand stores and the Canberra Geek Markets in this thrifting video. Our last visits to The Green Shed. Plenty of Wii Fit boards, retro computers, old video games, consoles, musical instruments, random stuff... and our pick-ups. youtu.be/9EWxDHnQPRA

The forgotten 1977 Japanese microcomputer, and the original Japanese computer trinity of Sord, Hitachi and Sharp. A talk presented by Pat Breen at last year's Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers youtu.be/gVbohEQ27UM

Happy New Year 2025! 🥳

Merry Christmas! 🌟 I played some Christmas DOS games for #DOScember and went out to look at the Christmas lights around town. You can see it all in this very Christmasy video. 🎄 Watch - youtu.be/V841dwCqYnQ

While we still have the ships for free, our little team of three flies a Starlancer and then a Polaris to save Stanton. Doing combat and cargo missions at the end of #StarCitizen IAE 2954. Watch - youtu.be/z8NlVhBP8_E

Friend brought around his recently acquired HP Vectra Pentium III last night… We put in a sound card. Spent most of the night mucking around with drivers in Windows 98 before we actually got to play a game. Exactly how we remember it used to be. 😅 So nostalgic 😍

What to get when all you've got is just the computer? I add some mods that will let me play games while keeping the Amiga 500 "original" so to say. Its Mitsumi keyboard needs repairing, and I try some options before settling on the easiest / most effective. Then games! Watch - youtu.be/XDe5svy5Nx4

We have a look around the starships and vehicles on the RSI day of Star Citizen's IAE 2954. Then make use of the free hires to do some combat missions and we attempt to fly away in an even larger ship. #StarCitizen #IAE2954 Watch - youtu.be/-IJ7KJ1BSbE

Today I tried my first bubble tea. Bought by a workmate from a certain well known warehouse supermarket. I was warned not to determine if I like bubble tea based on this one. It was ok at best, and tasted more like cardboard as it went on 😕

Put a new PicoPSU based power supply into this FM Towns II …. and it works 😎 Time for some Tatsujin Oh #retrocomputer #fmtowns

Canberra Vintage Computer Exhibition 2024 was a great gathering of retro enthusiasts & people bringing their families along to play with the computers and consoles they grew up with. (I've also been uploading the talks to my channel) #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #retro 🦘 youtu.be/IZOe8oysz28

Figured since some people I follow elsewhere moved here, I might as well create an account to stay in touch 🤷‍♂️ 👋