ID: 026
Exhibit Title: Modern devices for vintage computing. Apple, Atari, C64, TRS-80, NABU
Description: Devices Apple, Atari, TRS-80, C-64, and other various vintage computers since 1983.
ID: 241
Exhibit Title: "The Evolution of PC Gaming"
Description: The Nostalgia Nexus presents "The Evolution of PC Gaming", focusing on the transition from the beige box PC's of the 1990s to modern day. Also, a selection of parts and sales items from our vast collection.
ID: 051
Exhibit Title: 12 Bits Are Best!
Description: HP Calculators, PDP-8, PiDP's (1, 8 & 11), Gimix 6809, electronics for sale.
ID: 231
Exhibit Title: 1980s General Motors car computer & dealership software
Description: See the inner-working of a GM Computer Command Control system on display with matching dealership training material. Print out your own build sheets, learn on the GM display center, or see the various other computers including a Digicom police car MDC, Altair 8800, and a Gridcase 1535.
ID: 275
Name: Jess Nelson
Exhibit Title: 4 Burroughs Adding Machines 1907-1932, my buddy might bring his adding machine too
Description: I'd like to bring my 4 mechanical adding machines and nerd out with folks.
ID: 172
Name: MicroRex
Exhibit Title: 50 Years of Exploring Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
Description: Showcase txtzyme, SIMPL, LISP languages. Demo of autonomous robotics and sensor applications.
ID: 082
Exhibit Title: 50 years of the RCA Studio II & 1802, Topo Androbots, Sales
Description: Displays celebrating 50 years of the RCA Studio II & 1802 cpu. Various systems, clones, games, computers & Ephemera all involving the 1802 cpu. Topo Androbots 1 & 2. Items for sale & trade to help support the museum.
ID: 267
Name: Dillon H Tracy
Exhibit Title: 8-bit ml
Description: Implementations of some basic machine learning on classic micros
ID: 162
Exhibit Title: 8-bit Shack - Apple II Games
Description: Showcasing brand new games for the Apple II.
ID: 239
Exhibit Title: 80th Anniversary of the ENIAC
Description: In 1946, the ENIAC was unveiled to be public, influencing the development of computers ever since. However, the full machine has not been operational since 1955. This exhibit features a full simulator of the ENIAC with multiple forms of visualation. It makes possible the closest experience available to the original ENIAC.
ID: 298
Name: John
Exhibit Title: 90's game consoles
Description: Mini CRT and mini LCD tv from early 2000's with multiple video game consoles hooked up with an AV switcher. Famicom, Super Famicom, Turbo grafx, 3DO, Sega Genesis, PSone slim, etc.
ID: 078
Name: Dana Does Stuff
Exhibit Title: 90s Desktop Publishing
Description: Experience desktop publishing the way we did it in the 90s!
ID: 170
Name: Retro Computer Alliance
Exhibit Title: A Chaos of Macintosh
Description: Macintosh stuff and things
ID: 109
Exhibit Title: A Memorial for Intel Macs
Description: Experience what Intel Macs had to offer from the very beginning to the end of the road. Several games and activities will be available for attendees to enjoy.
ID: 230
Exhibit Title: ACT Apricot, Amiga, and More
Description: Demoing a rare ACT Apricot Xi, Amiga video adapter & mouse, and a prototype MFM emulator.
ID: 152
Exhibit Title: Adventures in Spy Hunting and the Mach5
Description: TRS-80 Color Computer connected to original Spy Hunter arcade hardware running a custom port of the game (latest version). Exhibit discusses challenges involved with writing assembly code on early-eighties 6809 hardware. Additional demonstration (Speed Racer custom game) of Color Computer game control through cassette port audio input from a modern iPad/Phone.
ID: 131
Exhibit Title: All In ones and portables
Description: Gateway Astro, Compaq CDS, Spark and Goldstar laptop, NEC powermate, and more!
ID: 250
Name: Daniel Albaugh
Exhibit Title: All must go!
Description: Selling the remainder of my collection that I didn't have room to bring last time. Lots of goodies!
ID: 186
Name: BammerX
Exhibit Title: All Things Computing
Description: Purveyor of retro and semi-modern computer components.
ID: 042
Exhibit Title: All your favorite retro hardware needs and more!
Description: We make retro joysticks, joystick adapters, power adapters, multi-carts, along with a large amount of custom made items like coasters, magnets, light boxes and more.
ID: 032
Exhibit Title: Altair 680, SWTPC, PT68-1
Description: A display of an Altair 680 reproduction, SWTPC reproduction, 6800 and 6809 single board computers and a PT68K2 (68000 based) and PT68K5 (68020 based)
ID: 303
Exhibit Title: American Science & Surplus
Description: We have vintage electronics and components.
ID: 232
Exhibit Title: Amiga and Macintosh upgrades, BlueSCSI and Individual computers
Description: We will have vintage gear, tvs, monitors and upgrades for various computers
ID: 064
Name: Amiga Passion
Exhibit Title: Amiga Computers, Accessories and Upgrades
Description: A display of Commodore Amiga computers, along with modern accessories and upgrades for sale along with information that I can provide from 40 years of use, repairs, refurbishments, and collecting.
ID: 178
Exhibit Title: Amiga On The Lake LLC
Description: Amiga On The Lake LLC is a retailer of select upgrade items and software primarily for the Commodore classic computers (VIC-20, C-64, Amiga, etc.), and will be exhibiting some of our offerings, some new hardware in the works, and a few of our own personal machines. No sales are planned.
ID: 174
Exhibit Title: Amray Scanning Electron Microscope
Description: A hands-on chance to pilot a functional scanning electron microscope from 1984. Now with the ability to capture images!
ID: 290
Exhibit Title: Apple Servers 1996-2009
Description: Apple Servers from 1996-2009
ID: 136
Name: Joseph Graham
Exhibit Title: Aristotle. The Software Butler for the Apple II
Description: Before the internet came to your house, Apple was already networking schools and offices with an elegant, affordable system built right into the hardware. This session explores LocalTalk and AppleTalk from the ground up — and brings it all to life with a live demo of Airistotle, Apple's network menu software for the Apple II. The centerpiece of the session is a live demo of Airistotle, Apple's network menu software. Airistotle transformed the Apple II into a managed network workstation — presenting users with a clean, administrator-controlled menu of applications and resources rather than a raw ProDOS prompt. It was the solution that made Apple II computer labs actually manageable, and it's a fascinating piece of software history that most Apple II enthusiasts have never seen running.
ID: 266
Exhibit Title: Art Inspired by Vintage Technology
Description: I will be selling original artwork inspired by vintage technology including original paintings, fine art prints, postcard prints and stickers.
ID: 087
Exhibit Title: As Seen on Adrian's Digital Basement
Description: Come say hi and meet Adrian and Rammy from Adrian's Digital Basement! See some projects you may have seen on the channel, and chat about all things vintage tech.
ID: 085
Name: Stephen
Exhibit Title: Atari 8-bit
Description: Vintage Atari 8-bit computers showcasing modern upgrades and software
ID: 203
Name: Liam Coyne
Exhibit Title: Atari and Amiga: 16/32/64 bits of power
Description: A display of several rare late-era Atari and Amiga systems - Falcon 030, Mega STE, Jaguar, and Amiga 1200.
ID: 035
Exhibit Title: Atari BBS Gurus
Description: Keeping BBSing alive in the digital age. Interactive demos and some rare Atari related machines and devices.
ID: 115
Exhibit Title: Atari ST LAN Party
Description: Networked Atari ST computers playing Midi-Maze an FPS deathmatch-style game from the 80's
ID: 091
Name: Eric Mason
Exhibit Title: Back from the Dead: Repaired / Restored / Recapped computers. / Sales items.
Description: Back from the dead, featuring computers that have been restored, recapped, and repaired. There will also be some sales items, including built addons like Diego 500 boards (adds Zorro II slots to Amiga 500).
ID: 055
Name: Michael Gladson
Exhibit Title: Bead Sprites & Gaming
Description: I will be selling pixel art made with perler beads (beadsprites) and will have a tv with a console for people to play on.
ID: 164
Name: Richard Thomson
Exhibit Title: Beehive Bit Bunker
Description: Items on display from the bunker! Terminals, graphics and more!
ID: 011
Exhibit Title: Big Box Collecting and You: LucasArts 1985-1998
Description: An exploration of big box LucasArts collecting featuring games from 1985-1998. Also featuring Aaron Giles bespoke LucasArts emulator DREAMM (where people can test out everything!)
ID: 072
Exhibit Title: BitBinders - Modern components for Commodores
Description: Modern replicas and upgrades for vintage Commodore hardware — engineered, and made with precision in the USA
ID: 024
Exhibit Title: Bloop Museum
Description: We're a museum of things that go bleep-bloop, and that's what we'll be doing at VCFMW, with all of you!
ID: 120
Exhibit Title: BlueSCSI
Description: Celebrate and show off old SCSI systems using BlueSCSI. Get answers your SCSI voodoo and termination questions.
ID: 128
Name: Two British Geeks
Exhibit Title: British Micros & Teletext
Description: Get hands-on with two 80s British living room icons: a fully-expanded Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer) and a working recreation of the popular Teletext information service.
ID: 189
Exhibit Title: Build-a-Blinkie Learn-to-Solder workshop
Description: Participants build a simple LED Blinkie kit, learning how to solder by assembling the kit.
ID: 041
Exhibit Title: Can you build an AI on a DEC Microvax?
Description: A small language model AI running on a DEC Microvax with multiple terminals.
ID: 217
Exhibit Title: Can't Afford The Nice Stuff? You Might Have Had...
Description: This is a pair of setups that's actually seen use through the early 2000s, with some upgrades to the earlier one (namely an LCD monitor as an upgrade). The second setup is a Dell Inspiron 9300, which was by no means cheap in 2004, but it will display the struggles it has running tasks from even 5 years past its prime, ending in 2010.
ID: 244
Exhibit Title: CBM SX 64 Ultimax
Description: A larger than life tribute to the world's first portable color computer, the Commodore SX-64
ID: 068
Exhibit Title: CBMSTUFF.COM Products
Description: Selling Commodore related products!
ID: 202
Exhibit Title: Chicago Gamespace Classic Game Art Prints
Description: Admire artwork from classic Sierra games, editioned prints by acclaimed Prince of Persia artist Jordan Mechner, and PC game fan art by Jim Ferguson along with other game-related art and books.
ID: 307
Name: Chicken.Parts
Exhibit Title: Chicken.Parts
Description: Cleaning out my lair of retro and more recent tech.
ID: 010
Name: Chris Roth and Lauren Paugh
Exhibit Title: Chris Roth's British Micros and Lauren Paugh's Microsoft Train Simulator: Flight Simulator's Forgotten Sibling
Description: Chris's British Micros features home 8 bit microcomputers from the early 1980's UK. Lauren's exhibit features the long lost sibling of Microsoft Flight Simulator, Microsoft Train Simulator.
ID: 300
Exhibit Title: Classic Computer parts & accessories
Description: We sell classic computer parts and accessories, gifts and tsotschkies.
ID: 282
Exhibit Title: COCOMAN / Fairly Amused
Description: Tandy Radio Shack Color Computer, with some Apple 2 GS for taste
ID: 271
Exhibit Title: Commodore and friends + Asteroids 69 author and free play
Description: Commodore computers, Meshtastic 64, Asteroid 69 free play
ID: 073
Name: Paul Wilga
Exhibit Title: Commodore Music & Digitizing, Mattel Aquarius 8-Bit Fun, Mac Joy, plus Bargains!
Description: Unique Commodore demos including art pads, music, synth, digitizing, and guitar interfaces. Also, other 8-bit fun with Mattel Aquarius, as well as some Mac joy thrown in, with a little bit of retro gaming, and a few items for sale and various bargains!
ID: 074
Exhibit Title: CompurPro, PakuPaku and all things S-100
Description: New and old S-100 Hardware. Showcasing a 1980's Multiuser S-100 CompuPro 8-16 running a Multiuser PakuPaku game (similar to Pacman) were users on terminals can gang up on Paku! If you have a modem you can also call-in to talk to WOPR!
ID: 214
Exhibit Title: COMPUTE!'s Gazette Magazine
Description: Visit COMPUTE!'s Gazette — the legendary magazine that taught a generation to program is back in print! Stop by to browse current issues, pick up exclusive merch, and chat with the team bringing monthly retro computing coverage to Commodore, Atari, Apple II, Tandy, and beyond.
ID: 219
Exhibit Title: Computer Clan: Rare and Retro Tech
Description: Enjoy a collection of rare and retro computers, and other tech, from the Computer Clan YouTube channel.
ID: 108
Name: Ron III
Exhibit Title: Computer Sales
Description: Mostly 90s computers and accessories.
ID: 123
Name: Joshua L Caraway
Exhibit Title: Computer Sales
Description: Just selling various old desktop computers.
ID: 204
Exhibit Title: Core64 Interactive Core Memory and 6502
Description: This exhibit provides an opportunity to get your hands on with the most tangible form of computer memory called Core Memory. When you walk away, you’ll have a new appreciation and a better understanding of how Core Memory was foundational to computers of the 60s.
ID: 165
Name: Matthew Cribbs
Exhibit Title: Cribbs Vintage Computers
Description: Commodore, Apple, Macintosh, and other vintage computing systems
ID: 161
Exhibit Title: Custom Cases, Accessories, and Goodies for Apple II and Macintosh
Description: MacEffects & 8bit Stuff collaboration featuring creations from both!
ID: 127
Exhibit Title: Dayton Computer Museum Generations
Description: See operating examples from every generation of computers. Generation 0 Relay Computer, generation 1 C.E. Wynn-Williams 1931 and Joseph Desch-Robert Mumma 1941Thyratron Tube Counters-Calculators, generation 2 diode-transistor logic main frame Bell Labs GE645 of Multics-Unix fame 1967, generation 3 Com-Tran Ten TTL Logic Minicomputer Trainer 1972, generation 4 SCELBI 8B replica Intel 8008 based Microcomputer 1974-1975.
ID: 216
Name: jas1284, paganisrock
Exhibit Title: Digital Darkroom
Description: Early digital photography - DSLRs 1994-2004 incl. KodakDCS(many)
ID: 246
Name: Doug's Vintage Computing
Exhibit Title: Digital Equipment Corporation Workstations and Terminals
Description: Come see examples of Digital Equipment Corporation's terminals and workstations over the years, including a functional DEC VT05, VT420, Pro/350, Celebris 590, Venturis 4/66i, and two Windows PCs connecting to a Tru64 instance via XDMCP! Enjoy some classic games as well on all of the Windows PCs which are connected with DECNET, and visit the Garfield phone!
ID: 237
Name: sloopy malibu
Exhibit Title: Digital Glass Technical Services
Description: Repair and upgrade of 8 and 16bit computers.
ID: 215
Name: Corey Krause
Exhibit Title: Digital Thrift
Description: Games, software, hardware, old video game consoles, and more!
ID: 113
Exhibit Title: display and sales
Description: Demo GTE PC, and sale misc consoles, Atari 400/800 computers
ID: 253
Name: Steve and Andy
Exhibit Title: Display/sales
Description: Lots of Apple, Macintosh, Atari, IBM PC and clone stuff for sale. Plus a mix of parts, accessories, and software.
ID: 140
Exhibit Title: Displaying demo and selling cartridges of our new game!
Description: Come chat with us and play a demo of our new game Proxima B for the GameBoy Color. And for the first time ever you can purchase a physical, and/or digital, copy of the full game!
ID: 167
Name: Eric Hanchar
Exhibit Title: Divisive Dells Now w/ 100% More Dells!
Description: The clamshells return again! This time with (hopefully) new machines in the collection along with returning units to show off the engineering and design marvel that is the Dell clamshell desktops.
ID: 259
Exhibit Title: Dolch Computer Systems
Description: Various computers made by Dolch Computer Systems
ID: 159
Exhibit Title: Dungeon Plunder (8 bit machines)
Description: More computers running Dungeon Plunder and others. LNW-80, Sega SC-3000, Triumph Adler Royal Alphatronic PC. Also NEC PC-8001, Fujitsu FM-NEW 7.
ID: 269
Exhibit Title: Early Epson Micro Computers
Description: Check out some vintage (1980s) Epson computers! We will have a QX-10 and a QX-16 on display, as well as some early portable systems.
ID: 236
Exhibit Title: Early Microcomputers and more
Description: A variety of early systems demonstrating the evolution of computing
ID: 160
Name: Noah Burney
Exhibit Title: East German 8-Bits
Description: Explore East Germany's 8-bit computing heritage including the KC 85/3 and Robotron Z 9001. Will also have some MSX and other machines for sale.
ID: 147
Name: Ecotronix Recycling
Exhibit Title: Ecotronix Recycling
Description: Selling a little bit of everything.
ID: 211
Exhibit Title: Eight is Enough: SlorSoft Homebrews
Description: Homebrew software efforts for various 8-bit computers, especially those with 6502 and 6809 microprocessors.
ID: 112
Exhibit Title: Eli's Software Encyclopedia
Description: Commodore 64, PC DOS, Amiga, Atari ST retail box software.
ID: 018
Exhibit Title: Eric's Edge
Description: Eric's Edge Games is your Go To Shop for Apple HyperCard games. Last year's debut was Adventure! The Quack of Dawn a "mostly" text adventure game featuring your favorite Macintosh YouTube personalities. I am currently working on a new point-and-click game, Murder at Dawn on the Orient Star. Stop by my table to play Adventure! The Quack of Dawn, see preview design material for Murder at Dawn on the Orient Star, and talk about HyperCard!
ID: 138
Exhibit Title: Exploring Reality with Silicon Graphics
Description: Explore Reality with the Silicon Graphics Onyx2 with an interactive 3D world. Also try out an Octane2 workstation with stereographic glasses and several other Silicon Graphics workstations!
ID: 081
Exhibit Title: Exploring the Comdyna GP-6
Description: The exhibit will contain a demonstration of analog computing using the Comdyna GP-6.
ID: 047
Exhibit Title: Family of Eight Exhibits
Description: Exhibits of recent projects involving the PDP-8 folks and their gear.
ID: 023
Name: The Gennaria Brothers
Exhibit Title: First Laptops & Handheld Computing
Description: A selection of the first laptop models produced by famous and obscure computer brands and interesting early PDAs/Handheld devices.
ID: 037
Exhibit Title: FreeGeek Chicago
Description: FreeGeek Chicago is your home to find not only gently used computers, but vintage computer systems and parts!
ID: 130
Name: Sam Mijal
Exhibit Title: From Apple to Zenith and in-between!
Description: Mostly sales of extra equipment I've gathered over the past year. If I have the room, maybe one or two items for display, but we'll see!
ID: 180
Name: Borgmac
Exhibit Title: From Apple-1 to MacBook Neo
Description: Major functional Apple Computers from Apple-1 Replica to MacBook Neo (Mac 128k, Mac Plus, 1st Portable, TAM, PowerBook G4, Cube, SunnyFlower, Trashcan, MacBook Neo)
ID: 276
Exhibit Title: FujiNet Project
Description: FujiNet is a multi-peripheral emulator and WiFi network device for vintage computers connecting old machines to the modern internet
ID: 274
Exhibit Title: Fun Atari computer systems and oddities belonging to members of SCAT
Description: SCAT has been suburban Chicago's Atari computer users group since 1981. Whether you are just starting out or an experienced vintage computer enthusiast, we welcome all who are interested in Atari 8-bit or 16/32-bit computers, including the Atari 400/800/XL/XE and ST/Mega/Ste/TT/Falcon.
ID: 181
Name: Ted N KC9LKE Mike N
Exhibit Title: Future Ghost
Description: 6809 SS-50 Gimix Ghost Running Flex, OS-9 L1, L2, and Back to the Future Time Electronics
ID: 223
Exhibit Title: Gaming hardware and emulators
Description: Demonstrating everything from Apple II hardware to modded xbox hardware. Showcasing an entire arcade that fits in a Nintendo cartridge.
ID: 053
Exhibit Title: Genericable
Description: A collective of cable TV enthusiasts demonstrating an on-site cable TV headend including The Weather Channel's Weather Stars, various character generators, emergency alert system equipment, and more!
ID: 097
Name: Skye Janis
Exhibit Title: Get Funky With MIDI: Computers, Music, and FM Synthesis in the 80s and 90s
Description: A selection of 80s and 90s computer hardware paired with period-correct synthesizers, demonstrating video game music, music production, and a focus on FM synthesis. See the history that gave rise to the video game music you love.
ID: 248
Exhibit Title: Glitchbits
Description: Retro tech pins and stickers
ID: 098
Name: TechoThings
Exhibit Title: Golden-Era PC, NeXT, Macintosh and 486 forward
Description: 80’s-00’s PC and gaming hardware display and sales
ID: 213
Exhibit Title: Hacking the Free Pile
Description: Check out some and inspiration made with vintage stuff from the Free Pile and other similar sources.
ID: 240
Exhibit Title: Hard to find Amigas
Description: Will have for display an Amiga 3000 updated with new hardware and a CD 32 with zsX 1 expansion and harddrive
ID: 139
Exhibit Title: Hardware, software and parts
Description: We'll be selling vintage computer software and hardware and will have a bunch of parts available
ID: 046
Exhibit Title: Heathkit, Altair and COSMAC Elf Computers
Description: Early computer from the 1970s including RCA 1802 COSMAC Elf, the Altair 8800 and the Heathkit H8 and it's related accessories.
ID: 004
Exhibit Title: Historic Apples
Description: Title is a placeholder until I think of something better. I'll be setting up a display of vintage Macintosh systems alongside rare and often unseen documents, artifacts, and other things of interest to celebrate Apple's 50th year!
ID: 299
Name: Jarred Carter
Exhibit Title: Home Call Center in the 90's
Description: Come see (or call) a 90s Packard Bell operating as an answering machine, auto attendant, fax machine, etc. using the bundled software Faxworks Call Center.
ID: 143
Exhibit Title: Home of Retro Chip Tester Pro - The Swiss Army Knife for Retroist!
Description: Retro Chip Tester Pro, EVO64, The MechBoard64, The MechBoardZX, Commodore & ZX Spectrum Products, Replacement Parts & More!
ID: 285
Name: Chris and Gavin Tersteeg
Exhibit Title: Homebrew and SBCs
Description: Ferguson Big Board reproduction, Micro-Professor MPF-I, and a new PDP-9 compatible homebrew project. As usual lots of custom PCB projects, including Apple II, Atari, CoCo, and Adam FujiNet models.
ID: 190
Exhibit Title: Hooloovoo's calcs
Description: TI graphing calculators and old phones
ID: 003
Exhibit Title: i80386sx
Description: This table will feature my 80s and 90s Compaq portable products.
ID: 031
Name: Mike M
Exhibit Title: IBM AS/400 SRS BZNS and More
Description: Play in the weird world of AS/400 and more!
ID: 067
Name: Anne Barela and Amy Lendian
Exhibit Title: IBM PC Display and Sales
Description: Display of early IBM PCs, and sale of PS/2, PC memory, parts and more. Other technical goodies for sale.
ID: 268
Exhibit Title: IBM PC110 & PCMCIA
Description: This exhibit features the IBM PC110 alongside a selection of PCMCIA expansion cards, from classic 1990s adapters to the newly developed PicoPCMCIA.
ID: 084
Name: Jordan Graham
Exhibit Title: IBM/Compaq Portables and Apple 1 Portable
Description: IBM Personal Portable Computer, Compaq Portable 1and Apple 1 Portable project to get up close to and interact with.
ID: 157
Exhibit Title: INTERIM COMPUTER MUSEUM
Description: Our table will feature the on going restoration and emulation efforts of a DEC PDP-10 model KI10 as well as terminals to connect to our Remote Systems running in Seattle
ID: 049
Name: Jeff’s Vintage Electronics
Exhibit Title: Jeff’s Vintage Electronics
Description: Selling vintage computing items. S-100 boards, systems, PC components, vintage ICs, cables, etc along with Vintage Computer Artwork
ID: 001
Exhibit Title: Joe's Computer Museum
Description: Vintage Computer Parts and Upgrades
ID: 156
Exhibit Title: Jon Obst on YouTube
Description: I'll be showcase some of the computers featured on my channel, as well as some computer that have yet to make an appearance!
ID: 242
Exhibit Title: Joysticks and Controllers
Description: I've made a new joystick frame design I'd like to show off alongside some classic computers to play on (featuring old joysticks both good and horrible) and an arcade setup (bare boards on exhibit). I may also have some of my preferred toolkits available for sale.
ID: 075
Name: JuneBLUG
Exhibit Title: June's Music Room
Description: A sampler and synthesizer working in harmony, with an IBM PS/1 controlling it all! A representation of someone in the mid-90s using cheaper 'obsolete' studio equipment at home.
ID: 171
Name: Nick Melnick and Matt Schafer
Exhibit Title: Junk in our Trunk
Description: Computers, hardware, and software from the 8, 16, and 32 bit eras
ID: 212
Name: Jim O'Keefe
Exhibit Title: Jupiter Ace Clone
Description: Clone of the Jupiter Ace, the only micro whose operating system was in the Forth Language
ID: 205
Name: Jonathan D. Herr
Exhibit Title: Just rehoming PC hardware and other misc tech to new and appreciative homes! ;)
Description: Just rehoming PC hardware and other misc tech to new and appreciative homes! ;)
ID: 194
Exhibit Title: Kaypro: From NLS to CP/M to DOS
Description: Come see the history of Kaypro Computers. We will cover the Non-linear System Years, Early Kaypro machines with CP/M and the later machines that ran DOS.
ID: 014
Name: Ken Van Mersbergen
Exhibit Title: Ken’s tables of magic and wonder
Description: I will have the Coleco ADAM on display as well as its brother the TI-99 4/A. I’ll have items for sale as well.
ID: 043
Exhibit Title: LANCommander & The Digital-Analog Photographer
Description: Discover how to centralize your retro game library without the hassle of SMB, FTP, or swapping disk drives!
Learn about the 90's photographer's workflow when digital cameras weren't a thing and Photoshop just hit Windows!
ID: 034
Exhibit Title: Lantern - Retro Text Adventure IDE
Description: Lantern is a PC based development system which can export text adventure games to a varierty of 8 bit platforms.
ID: 295
Name: Awesome Dolphin
Exhibit Title: LeGame... electronic gaming without a computer
Description: Before computers were affordable, people still wanted to play. One of the offerings from this time was the first touch-screen game, LeGame. And, you programmed it yourself! Or, at least, that's what the marketing department said.
Plus, other items from my collection will be on display. Looking to build a COSMAC? I will have parts for sale. Plus, the latest version of Mega-AGI for the Mega65!
ID: 256
Exhibit Title: LGR x Polymatt: Chaplet Halikan Restored!
Description: Clint (LGR) and Matt (Polymatt) collaborated on restoring a rare Chaplet Halikan LA-30A from 1988 that was completely destroyed in shipping. We'll be showing off the new 3D printed system and generally hanging out to discuss whatever! Also selling some small LGR-related merchandise like stickers and shareware floppy disks.
ID: 294
Exhibit Title: Life Bar Arcade
Description: We'll be showcasing our local arcade bar (Life Bar Arcade) as well as selling refurbished Amiga 500s
ID: 044
Exhibit Title: Life on EDGE
Description: Talk like it's the early-2000s with this local cellular network comprised of EDGE-compatible GSM cellphones from the era. Featuring devices from Apple, Nokia, Blackberry, and Motorola; all active on the local network.
ID: 079
Exhibit Title: Light Pens
Description: On display will be a collection of light pens from a variety of classic home computer systems, and a working demo on a Tandy 1000 where passers-by can try their hand at painting with a high quality light pen and interface board. Experience what could have been, had the mouse never been invented!
ID: 017
Exhibit Title: LowSpecActionSquad
Description: Vintage systems sold on the cheap, with three systems being given away during the show!
ID: 126
Name: Chicago Retro Tech
Exhibit Title: Mac History and Digital Photography
Description: A collection of vintage Macintosh computers with interactive photobooth & ID card printer. Free 4x6 prints for anyone with a QuickTake or Sony Mavica! Sony Mavica cameras are for sale while supplies lasts.
ID: 207
Exhibit Title: Mac to the Future
Description: The lights dim. The audience erupts in applause. Jean-Louis Gassée takes the stage and unveils the next evolution in personal computing. These are the Macs from another timeline: upgraded, expanded, accelerated, and imagined as the future that almost was.
ID: 015
Exhibit Title: Macintosh Librarian - Retro Apple Fun!
Description: Join Kate Fox and the Macintosh Librarian crew for a hands-on look at the golden age of Apple computing. From the Apple II to classic Macintosh systems, this exhibit showcases restored hardware, vintage software, repair projects, and the personalities that make retro computing fun.
Meet our puppet friends Maccy (the talking Macintosh) and Twoee (the talking Apple IIe), learn how these machines are preserved and repaired, and discover why decades-old computers still inspire creativity today.
ID: 283
Exhibit Title: Macs, PCs, and Hi-Fi for Sale
Description: We have an assortment of Macs, PCs, and Hi-Fi equipment for sale and trade, come and check us out!
ID: 063
Exhibit Title: MaidenAriana of Retro Alcove
Description: The Retro Alcove exhibit will display period accurate hardware for attendees to interact with, invoking nostalgic gaming experiences. Also highlighted will be vintage computing restoration projects featured during MaidenAriana's Twitch workbench streams and published YouTube Videos.
ID: 006
Exhibit Title: Matthew Schreiner Computing
Description: Vintage computers and other technology for display and with vintage games/software.
ID: 119
Exhibit Title: MDCon Road Show
Description: Explore a diverse array of MiniDisc equipment and experience live demonstrations of this groundbreaking technology!
ID: 050
Name: Tim Neu
Exhibit Title: Mechanical computers
Description: Vintage Mechanical calculators
ID: 070
Exhibit Title: MEGA65
Description: The MEGA65 is a modern recreation of the Commodore 65, the unreleased successor to the Commodore 64 and 128. Over a decade in the making, the MEGA65 includes an authentic injection molded case, built-in 3-1/2" floppy drive, vintage and modern connectivity, and an active developer community with over 2,000 pages of documentation. Get your own today at: https://mega65.org/ Dan Sanderson is a software engineer and writer in Seattle, a member of the MEGA65 core team, and the author of Dan's MEGA65 Digest, a monthly newsletter on Commodore programming, now syndicating in Compute!'s Gazette magazine.
ID: 195
Exhibit Title: Memotech: Beyond the RAM Pack
Description: Most people have heard of Sinclair, Acorn and Amstrad, but far fewer remember the largely forgotten British computer company Memotech. Founded in Oxfordshire in 1981, Memotech transformed the ZX81 with RAM packs, "hi-res" graphics, interfaces and professional software before creating the ambitious MTX computer family, and its products remain among the most innovative to emerge from Britain’s home-computer boom - see working examples spanning the company’s history.
ID: 019
Name: Mike Connick
Exhibit Title: Michigan Vintage Finds
Description: Selling a wide variety of vintage Apple, Commodore, Tandy, Atari and other gear. Hardware, software, and miscellaneous items.
ID: 177
Exhibit Title: Midwest Computer Musuem
Description: Early home computer from the collection of Midwest Computer Musem
ID: 200
Exhibit Title: Millennia
Description: Experience the ultimate turn-of-the-century revival with Millennia. Connect your retro machines to our live, show-wide AIM network and chat like it's 1999! While you're here, check out our custom, modern hardware engineered to breathe new life into vintage computers!
ID: 058
Name: Joshua Oddo
Exhibit Title: Millennial Computing
Description: Late 90's and Early 00's computing and console gaming!
ID: 096
Name: INITECH
Exhibit Title: Milton made me do it
Description: Experience War Dialing like it was on an Apple II, C64 or PC in the 80’s ame 90’s and dial into some classic BBS’s and UNIX machines.
ID: 080
Exhibit Title: MN Retro Tech Club
Description: A computer club for vintage computer fans in Minnesota and the Twin Cities area
ID: 222
Exhibit Title: MoBATCH does a mainframe
Description: MoBATCH will present a mainframe on the show floor.
ID: 005
Exhibit Title: Modern accessories for IBM PS/1 and more
Description: I will have WiFi modems and power adapters for IBM PS/1 and maybe a SRAM tester kit.
ID: 277
Exhibit Title: Monster: a modern native assembly IDE for the Commodore Vic-20
Description: Experience Monster, a powerful IDE (editor, assembler, debugger) hands-on. Back this year and vastly improved with many new features and improvements.
ID: 116
Name: William Donzelli
Exhibit Title: More retrocoputing debris
Description: Various bits of retrocomputing junk.
ID: 145
Exhibit Title: n/a
Description: n/a
ID: 184
Name: Allan DeYong
Exhibit Title: N64 and PC Free Play
Description: N64 with a selection of games and 4 controllers! Also turn-of-the-millennium PC with games as well.
ID: 198
Name: Ronald Coon, Jr.
Exhibit Title: Never Never Land BBs and more!
Description: Showcasing 419's oldest BBS of 38 years! Along with several other BBSes, vintage computers and music!
ID: 148
Name: NK Tech Fix
Exhibit Title: NK Tech Fix Vintage Marketplace
Description: We sell all manner of vintage microcomputers, PC desktops, parts, and accessories. We aim to have rock-bottom pricing on rescued vintage tech.
ID: 196
Exhibit Title: Notebooks made out of discs and manuals!
Description: I make notebooks out of second hand materials. I'll be bringing notebooks made out of discs and old manuals that have seen better days.
ID: 124
Exhibit Title: Obscure Computers: From VideoBrain to The Sorcerer
Description: Come explore obscure computers from the late 70's and early 80's including the Umtech VideoBrain, Exidy Sorcerer, and Spectravideo SV-328.
ID: 155
Name: John Burch
Exhibit Title: old computers, test equipment, tools, etc
Description: Cleaning out the shop - Heathkit, Zenith, Radio Shack, Simpson, Epson, EPROMS, parts, software, etc.
ID: 090
Exhibit Title: Old School Gamer Magazine and more!
Description: Amazing US Published retro gaming and computing magazine, stop by for a free digitial aubscription and more!
ID: 093
Exhibit Title: Old Tandy Computers Demo and Retro Rummage Sale
Description: A selection of vintage Tandy 1000, IBM PCjr, and other retro computers. Plus a bunch of stuff I'm hoping to sell!
ID: 013
Name: Steve Mahoney
Exhibit Title: old tech and software sales
Description: I have several old boxed vintage pc and software to offer at.the convention.
ID: 129
Exhibit Title: One Maybe Two Retro - Back into Retro After 30 Years
Description: After a 30-year hiatus from retro and vintage computing, Aaron of One Maybe Two Retro is back at the workbench, rediscovering the machines that first sparked his passion. Follow his journey as he restores classic computer systems, explores modern hardware and software enhancements, and rebuilds the dream setups of the past for collectors, enthusiasts, and the retro computing community.
Featured on his YouTube channel (youtube.com/@1Maybe2Retro) Aaron's display showcases a curated collection of fully restored systems, innovative new hardware and software projects, and even the return of his original BBS from the early 1990s. Whether you're reliving old memories or discovering these iconic machines for the first time, there's something here for every retro computing fan.
ID: 040
Exhibit Title: Original modem-play multiplayer games for 8088 PCs
Description: I developed a pong clone for IBM PCs and compatibles that works over ANYTHING you can connect to a serial port. I will also be demoing a never-before-seen DOS game I developed that will make you say "Aww, why didn't I think of that?"
ID: 224
Name: Chris Sell & Andrew Gurney
Exhibit Title: OS 9 Bros
Description: Mac OS 9 enthusiasts who understand that sometimes .sit happens
ID: 228
Exhibit Title: OS-tans by Your Sinclair Art
Description: OS-tans are operating systems, software, and consumer electronics brought to life as cute humans! I'm selling my illustrations of both the classic OS-tan designs and some of my own concepts as stickers, posters and more.
ID: 016
Name: Joshua Conboy
Exhibit Title: OS/2 - A Warped Perspective
Description: OS/2: IBM’s Road Not Taken
Five working machines spanning the OS/2 era, loaded with more software than you can throw at an AS/400. Come see what the other half of the IBM-Microsoft partnership actually looked like running in the wild — plus a rotating magazine display covering the press coverage, hype, and eventual eulogy of one of computing’s great what-ifs. Hands-on welcome.
ID: 238
Exhibit Title: Osborne Computer Group
Description: Dedicated to the history and preservation of the Osborne computers
ID: 088
Exhibit Title: OSI's Legacy
Description: 50 years of Ohio Scientific! Come see the OSI-400 kit from 1976, an early 6502 system, featuring the new game Desert Miner. We're combining original and modern replacement parts as we keep the spirit of OSI alive!
ID: 056
Exhibit Title: P8UG.ORG - Prog8 User Group
Description: Knock the rust off your retro computer with Prog8, a modern compiled programming language for the classic 6502 CPU family designed to make retrocomputing projects faster and more productive. It provides structured syntax, optimized code generation, and convenient tooling for developing on machines like the Commodore 64, VIC-20, Commander X16, and other 6502-based systems. Visit our tables to learn more about Prog8 and discuss our various project demos. We'll also have various retro-related items for sale or trade.
ID: 149
Exhibit Title: Packet Radio / 3D Printing over the years
Description: BYTESHiFT shows data communication over ham radio and Laxeus shows a comparison of old/new 3D printing tech
ID: 245
Exhibit Title: Paper and Blinkenlights and Vacuum Tubes
Description: 1960s mainframe, read/write of paper tape and punch cards, assorted systems from the 70s/80s/90s
ID: 235
Exhibit Title: Pasokon Paradise - Japanese PCs from the 80s & 90s
Description: Check out different Japanese Personal Computers aka パソコン (Pasokon) from the 80s and 90s, and catch up on the latest Casio Loopy hardware and software. Japanese language skills not required!
ID: 076
Exhibit Title: Past Projects
Description: An interactive display of systems and hardware from prior YouTube episodes.
ID: 083
Name: Patrick Raynor
Exhibit Title: Pat’s Retro Collection
Description: 90s PC parts and pre-built machines
ID: 166
Name: Phonographs by Bridget
Exhibit Title: Phonographs by Bridget
Description: Phonographs from the roaring 20s, music of bygone era featuring Edison Cylinder Phonographs, antique turntables and a "Frankenmachine," a player of scavanged parts that somehow was made to work.
ID: 137
Exhibit Title: Pico Systems
Description: DEC uVAX running VMS, lots of DEC manuals and microfiche
ID: 009
Exhibit Title: PicoIDE and PicoGUS
Description: Showing off the PicoIDE HDD/optical disc emulator and PicoGUS ISA sound card emulator on 90s era PCs
ID: 033
Name: Scott Baret
Exhibit Title: Pittsburgh Classic Mac Lab
Description: Out there, it's 2026. In here, it's always 1992. Experience an authentic, original Mac lab, still in use as it was intended!
ID: 252
Name: Iowa Guys
Exhibit Title: Power Supplies & Misc Commodore
Description: Power Supplies & Misc Commodore
ID: 251
Exhibit Title: Prebuilds R Us
Description: Check out the different projects that I have been working on including USBODE, Classic Mac MiSTer FPGA Cores and Rusty Backup for your Vintage Computer filesystem needs
ID: 173
Exhibit Title: Prodigy Reloaded
Description: Prodigy Reloaded is a faithful re-implementation of the Prodigy online service backend, allowing the original client to work again. Experience the Prodigy service again, as you might have in 1989.
ID: 125
Exhibit Title: Products for sale from 8-Bit Classics plus some rarities to display.
Description: 8-Bit Classics will be selling our products including retro video cables, power adapters, and more for systems from Apple, Atari, Commodore, Tandy/Radio Shack, TI and more.
ID: 191
Name: RF Computers
Exhibit Title: Rare Computers And Unique Things For Sale
Description: On display, we will have a NeXTstation Turbo, Sony SMC-70, Amiga 4000, Bandai Pippin, and more. We will also have many unique items and computers for sale, come check us out!
ID: 280
Exhibit Title: Remembering Where It Began - Steve Jobs' Garage
Description: An exact replica of the assembly workbench at 2066 Crist Drive in 1986, complete with Apple I - come get your photo taken where it all began!
ID: 106
Name: Jaut-76
Exhibit Title: Research Machines. The UK’s CP/M boxes of the 70
Description: Research machines was the company of choice for computers in UK schools until the BBC micro came out. This table aims to show off the early RM 8bits of the late 70s
ID: 168
Exhibit Title: Restored vintage machines for sale
Description: Excess inventory of 1980s era computers for sale. Complete kits of Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore 8-bit available.
ID: 069
Exhibit Title: RETRO AI ANOMALY TASK FORCE
Description: The Retro AI Anomaly Task Force is an independent field organization dedicated to monitoring unusual artificial intelligence activity within legacy computer systems. Our agents investigate reports of unauthorized sentience, temporal computing anomalies, and other unexplained phenomena observed at retro computing events worldwide.
ID: 141
Exhibit Title: Retro Computers in TV Game Shows
Description: Texas Nerd House brings you Tic-Tac-Dough! See a recreation of the classic game show from 1978-1986, the first TV game show to use computer graphics.
ID: 036
Exhibit Title: Retro computing hardware and software sales
Description: Retro computing hardware and software. Mostly x86 hardware and software.
ID: 279
Exhibit Title: Retro game sales and more!
Description: JJGames has been the goto place for retro games for over 20 years. In 2022 it became part of the Midwest Gaming Classic family of companies that also include MGC Events and Milwaukee arcade. Come check out the games and gear for sale. Plus, you never know what interesting stuff we might be exhibiting.
ID: 104
Exhibit Title: RETRO Innovations
Description: Classic Systems, Contemporary Gear
ID: 226
Exhibit Title: Retro Japan Workshop
Description: We are back again displaying our mostly NEC PC-98 systems, and older NEC systems from the 80s. MSX, Famicom and Family Basic, return of Robopal, and a new feature this year, a retro Windows 7 build. Will have compatibility sweet-spot PC-98s for sale as well as lots of parts, cards, etc for these and AT systems.
ID: 153
Exhibit Title: Retro Kits from Adwater and Stir
Description: Travel back to the early days of personal computing with hands-on demonstrations of Altair 8800 and Altair 680 computer recreations. Adwater & Stir offers kits that let modern hobbyists experience the sights, sounds, switches, and blinking lights that launched the computer revolution.
ID: 092
Name: NightWolfx03
Exhibit Title: Retro PC Things
Description: Retro PC Things
ID: 102
Name: Retro Technology Group
Exhibit Title: Retro Technologies
Description: Antique Computers and Electronics from the 1950's - 1980's, and more!
ID: 187
Name: Mr.Great
Exhibit Title: Return of the Bit Lords
Description: A gloriously geeky celebration of 1970s & 1980s computing, where pixel pioneers and floppy-disk fanatics reunite to honor the mighty Apple & Commodore history
ID: 071
Exhibit Title: Richard Lorbieski
Description: We offer a range of Color Computer products, including the Boomerang 512K memory upgrades, Analog to Digital joystick adapters and Hitachi 6309 CPUs.
ID: 008
Name: Mark gladson
Exhibit Title: Sales
Description: Selling lots of commodore!!
ID: 132
Name: The Toy Coven
Exhibit Title: Sales
Description: Big box dos/windows computer games, vintage Apple computers, ibm parts, 286 386 486 commodore parts, Atari 400 & Atari 800 random stuff
ID: 089
Exhibit Title: Sales and some exhibit
Description: Mostly excess items from the BitHistory collection looking for new homes.
ID: 077
Name: Kitsonnet
Exhibit Title: Sales Items
Description: Retro hardware for sale.
ID: 254
Name: Ben Armstrong
Exhibit Title: Sales Random Vintage Electronics
Description: Sales Random Vintage computers, Video Games, and vintage electronics
ID: 221
Name: Maxx
Exhibit Title: Sales: mostly Mac
Description: Mostly Macs!
ID: 197
Exhibit Title: Sapient Technologies
Description: All things Lisa
ID: 030
Exhibit Title: Savvy Sage
Description: An interactive exhibit showcasing parts of my collection, including my Macintosh Classic and a Dell Dimension PC running You Don't Know Jack!
ID: 284
Name: sci-fun
Exhibit Title: sci-fun
Description: Old school software with serial number, handheld data collectors with sensors, atari odds & ends, IBM 3545-001 docking stations, pre-2000 robots, Bell & Howell computer, pxl2000
ID: 028
Exhibit Title: Scott's Gear - vintage phone and pda collection
Description: My collection of retro phones, PDAs and cameras from 1985 - 2005.
ID: 027
Exhibit Title: Seequa Computer Corporation
Description: On display will be a full setup of a Seequa Chameleon, a Chameleon Plus, advertising, manuals, a Tabor TC500 with 3.25" floppy disk, and the Cobra prototype. Live demonstrations on the Chameleon's dual processor magic will be available.
ID: 209
Exhibit Title: Shadytel Midwest Central Office
Description: Shadytel Midwest not only provides the telephone infrastructure for the show, but it is also a demonstration of telecom equipment from all eras that were used in business and central office telephone systems.
ID: 273
Name: Bridget
Exhibit Title: Showing off some demos
Description: Mostly just a display of some of my restoration projects. The systems will have demos running.
ID: 305
Exhibit Title: Shupty Treasures and Rare Funkos from the Free Pile!
Description: Join us as we work to jelq neat items we found from the free pile back into working again!
ID: 103
Name: Two Guys From Baileyville
Exhibit Title: Sierra (Back) On-Line & Retro PC/Peripheral/Software Extravaganza
Description: Two guys from Baileyville, a small town even more remote than Andromeda, are back bringing you all sorts of Sierra excitement. Featuring more New Sealed/Used Sierra Big Box titles, magazines, special promos, & swag than you can shake an Orat on a Stick at, you'll beg us to take your buckazoids. Play games on our Retro PCs. Retro PCs, peripherals, and non-Sierra software (many in original boxes) will also be present!
ID: 314
Name: Mark Martin (TSUG)
Exhibit Title: Sinclair QL, BBSes, and BeBox
Description: I'll be displaying several incarnations of the Sinclair QL. Hopefully with one of them running a bbs. I'll also be running T.A.G. bbs software and be showing a BeBox running some sort of spinning teapots.
It'll be a family affar.
ID: 301
Exhibit Title: Snow White Design Studio
Description: Period-accurate cases for BlueSCSI
ID: 183
Exhibit Title: Society of Eight Bit Heathkit Computerists
Description: Working examples of Heathkit PC Progression in the 1980's: H8 modular system, H89 All in One, Z100 Dual CPU (CP/M & MS-DOS) and finally retro systems integrated with today's technology
ID: 260
Name: Solomon and Wes
Exhibit Title: Solomon and Wes Microcomputer Extras
Description: We have a small selection of vintage computers and accessories, including several Apple devices and other computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. We also have some terminals and other rare computers set up for demonstration.
ID: 105
Exhibit Title: Some of Clark's cool computer stuff (mainly Atari!)
Description: Interesting items/computers from my personal collection (Clark Ablin) with the main focus being Atari computers and rare original Atari store display items.
ID: 025
Exhibit Title: South East Michigan Vintage Computer Club
Description: South East Michigan Vintage Computer Club - Club Information and Member Displays
ID: 163
Exhibit Title: Style & DLoC & ECCC
Description: C64 Stuff, Demos, Art, etc
ID: 133
Exhibit Title: System Sampler III: Pasokon Sampler
Description: Get hands-on and play with a variety of Japanese PCs from the 80s/90s! Everything from NEC to Fujitsu to Sharp (plus a few odds and ends).
ID: 199
Name: Neil's Computer Service
Exhibit Title: Tandy Sensation
Description: This year I'll be showcasing two "Tandy Sensation" computers. The very last personal computers designed in-house by Tandy before they exited the computer manufacturing business.
ID: 135
Name: Malcom Ramey
Exhibit Title: Tandy/TRS-80 & more
Description: Tandy and TRS-80 and other systems from my collection
ID: 169
Exhibit Title: Tech Surplus
Description: Computer, Electronics and Arcade Surplus & Collectibles
ID: 227
Name: Nevets01
Exhibit Title: Teletype Time
Description: A Western Union-owned Model 33ASR teletype, equipped with a Bell 101C modem. Other items TBD.
ID: 101
Exhibit Title: The Art of Computing
Description: Test your artistic eye with some of the earliest commercial examples of digital art hardware including the NewTek Video Toaster & Quantel Paintbox, and see rare examples of computer art created using prototype HDTV equipment. Limited event rental opportunities, capture services, and items available for sale.
ID: 142
Exhibit Title: The Ben Heck Experience
Description: Ben Heck shows off various classic computer and gaming projects
ID: 111
Exhibit Title: The CoCo Collector
Description: We carry a unique line of custom Tandy Color Computers and CoCo accessories.
ID: 249
Name: The Collective – Dr. Obsoleto and Dan Kovacs
Exhibit Title: The Collective - Classic Commodore Software
Description: Dr Obsoleto and I will be set up with 8-Bit Commodores and an Amiga 1200 with PiStorm demoing software and may have a release ready.
ID: 039
Name: Commodore Liggy
Exhibit Title: The Commodore Room
Description: Commodore stuff for display and fun
ID: 263
Exhibit Title: The Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
Description: The Common Desktop Environment was an effort to standardize the look and feel of Unix near the end of the Unix Wars in the late 1990s. Come and experience hands on three different CDE Implementations from Compaq (DEC), IBM, and Sun side by side.
ID: 193
Exhibit Title: The Forgotten Machines of the Knight Rider Semi
Description: Simulcast from the live reveal of the Knight Rider Semi restoration from Retrocon, featuring the Forgotten Machines (vintage computers) of the Knight Rider semi https://retrocons.com/2026/03/06/see-the-screen-used-knight-rider-flag-semi-at-retro-con/
ID: 262
Exhibit Title: The Glorious and Legendary VCFMW Free Pile
Description: The Rules of the Free Pile:
- The Thing that you take shall be the whole of the Thing; taking part of a Thing and leaving less desirable parts behind is unkind
- Don't block the aisles
- Nothing organic, no weird smells
- No uncool printers
- No additions after 1pm Sunday; if your item is still there, please take it back
- Don’t put anything down that you aren’t donating (it will disappear!)
ID: 045
Exhibit Title: The history of time on the Mac
Description: Explore the history of the humble clock and NTP support from the early days of the Finder up through Mac OS X. Accurate NTP timing services will be provided from a restored Xserve G5!
ID: 012
Name: Avery Grade
Exhibit Title: The incredible world of early paid TV and portable tape
Description: Netflix and prime video are not new concepts, Zenith television made a working pay tv in the 1940’s! See a working tv scrambler prototype from 1973! See a very rare Sony Pv-100 tape recorder from 1963!
ID: 272
Exhibit Title: The Intel Intellec
Description: Intel released a series of professional microcomputers called the Intellec MDS (Microcomputer Development System) in the early 1970s and 80s to aid developers in prototyping software for intel processors. These machines can be thought of as the professional versions of the IMSAI 8080 or Altair 8800, and notably the CP/M operating system was developed on one. We will have an Intel MDS series II all-in-one with an 8080 CPU and an Intel iPDS luggable with an 8085 at our table.
ID: 061
Exhibit Title: The Internet before it was Silent
Description: A hands-on 1980s and 1990s dial-up internet experience with real Commodore and PC hardware and a live, local dial-up server build like it's 1996.
ID: 258
Name: Woody LaPaige
Exhibit Title: The Mad Science Kid
Description: Refurbished and modified TRS80 III and Timex Sinclair 1500
ID: 066
Exhibit Title: The OPL Archive
Description: Before such fancy PC sound innovations as "wavetable" and "streaming audio", there was AdLib - the standard that brought FM synthesis to the masses. Explore the history of the Yamaha OPL-series chips that defined early PC music, and our effort to preserve as much music as possible for this family of music synthesis chips.
ID: 038
Exhibit Title: The Return of the Sampling Apple
Description: In the days before every computer was an instrument, digital sampling was a groundbreaking bit expensive enterprise. A few chaps from England moved to change that with the Greengate DS:3, a sampling software/hardware suite for the Apple IIe.
ID: 297
Exhibit Title: The Sprawl Technology Library
Description: The Sprawl Technology Library is a private library in Columbus Ohio dedicated to the preservation and study of older technology.
ID: 265
Exhibit Title: The Stop Bits
Description: The unofficial house band of VCFMW.
ID: 134
Name: Evan G. (MxArgent)
Exhibit Title: The System47 Showcase
Description: Explore a variety of RomWBW-based kit-built computers, and get hands on with MIT's ITS on a Obsolescence Guaranteed PiDP-10!
ID: 208
Exhibit Title: The Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Home Computer
Description: Stop by and chat with Chicago TI User Group members. Find out about the group's meetings and upcoming faire. interact with a few examples of the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Home Computer.
ID: 118
Name: Scott K
Exhibit Title: The Worst Games We Can Find
Description: The absolute worst computer games Scott can find for free play + garage sale.
ID: 176
Exhibit Title: TI-99/4A
Description: TI-99 and PC stuff
ID: 220
Exhibit Title: Timex/Sinclair Computers
Description: Timex Sinclair computers and community designed hardware/software.
ID: 114
Name: Matt Whitted
Exhibit Title: Token Ring LAN Party (plus cool stuff for sale!)
Description: Browse the vintage web and play games on classic systems connected with IBM’s Token Ring network topology. We’ll also have tons of great vintage parts and systems for sale.
ID: 281
Exhibit Title: UIUC RetroComputing
Description: Retrocomputing fans from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
ID: 192
Name: Underground Fixit
Exhibit Title: Underground Fixit
Description: Vintage electronics and more.
ID: 185
Exhibit Title: UNIX Gaming Lab / Chuck E. Cheese Computer
Description: UNIX Gaming Lab - Relive the experience of frittering your time away playing games on your University's UNIX systems. Chuck E. Cheese Computer - A display of the original Atari-designed animatronics control computer, used in Chuck E. Cheese restaurants.
ID: 201
Name: John Orwin
Exhibit Title: UNIX Workstations
Description: UNIX workstations, various
ID: 233
Exhibit Title: Upcycle your vintage iMac!
Description: Juicy Crumb designs custom PCB's in house to convert ageing iMacs into stunning external displays, no soldering required!
ID: 229
Name: Paul Anderson
Exhibit Title: Used DEC
Description: Used DEC
ID: 234
Exhibit Title: VCF around the world!
Description: We will be selling t-shirts as well as promoting Vintage Computer Festivals around the world.
ID: 261
Exhibit Title: VCFMW Central Command
Description: The mountain from atop which we run this thing. There are also T-shirts.
ID: 007
Exhibit Title: Veronica Explains tech from her youth
Description: Come see (and sign!) a guestbook, and chat on AIM, with Veronica!
ID: 054
Exhibit Title: Vintage Apple Products
Description: We will have classic 68k and PowerPC machines, as well as iPods and other Apple swag.
ID: 291
Name: Peter Balint
Exhibit Title: Vintage DEC
Description: DEC AlphaServer DS10 demo
ID: 188
Exhibit Title: Vintage electronic communication
Description: Vintage radio and related technology from the 1920’s to 1970’s
ID: 020
Name: Steve Hatle
Exhibit Title: Vintage Mac/Sun/Unix exhibits and sales
Description: Vintage Mac/Sun/Unix exhibits and sales
ID: 255
Name: danpoarch
Exhibit Title: Vintage Macs and Parts
Description: Selling the majority of my vintage Mac collection. Mostly 90s Beige 68k/PPC, some Intel.
ID: 100
Exhibit Title: Vintage Macs, PCs, Parts and Accessories
Description: Macs, PCs, Parts, Accessories, and randomness
ID: 151
Name: Jayden Sparks
Exhibit Title: Vintage Mechanical Keyboards and Peripherals Demo
Description: Demo of various vintage mechanical keyboards and other computer accessories.
ID: 121
Exhibit Title: Vintage Parts and Mods
Description: Designing replacement and modification parts for vintage computers to keep them working into the future.
ID: 218
Name: Will P
Exhibit Title: Vintage PC LAN Party
Description: Vintage PCs, networked together for LAN gaming. Games include Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, Halo, Starcraft, and many more. Plenty of computers are already available, but if you'd rather bring your own box, feel free to do so.
Full game list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FjVjNasWbjvj4Z1VgBGOZuFeCn4j6L2GgcXAmoW9mXA
ID: 287
Name: George Stephens
Exhibit Title: Vintage Tek scopes & audio/video reel to reel
Description: We will be exhibiting vintage Tektronix oscilloscopes and a rare Roberts AV using 1/4" reel to reel tape. A selection of vintage equipment will also be for sale.
ID: 144
Name: Stuart E Johnson
Exhibit Title: Vintage UNIX hardware for display and sale
Description: Sun, NeXT, Mac, Lisa
ID: 117
Exhibit Title: Vintage video gear from yesteryear.
Description: If you love old-school video gear, this exhibit is for you. Explore vintage camcorders, VCRs, and the technology that captured our memories.
ID: 110
Exhibit Title: Walker Computer Solutions
Description: Selling cutters, Proxmox cluster setups, and various computing items.
ID: 247
Exhibit Title: WCC Member Exhibits
Description: Wisconsin Computer Club member exhibits.
ID: 154
Name: Katherine Ahlskog & Mike Stroz
Exhibit Title: Weird Japanese Laptops
Description: A selection of ultraportable or otherwise weird Japanese laptops from the 90s onward.
ID: 107
Name: Karson
Exhibit Title: Whistler
Description: We will be running a small 360 Lan along with selling some stealth servers. We will also have a small PC exhibit hopefully a working sun or windows 2000 office network
ID: 029
Exhibit Title: WiFi retromodems, Terminals, and Blinkinlights
Description: replacement WiFi modems for your existing modem case. Mini VT100 terminal emulator. LED panels and LED clocks
ID: 099
Exhibit Title: Wildbits: The *un*productive computers for your soul
Description: Wildbits machines are masterful reimaginations of 8- and 16-bit home computers in the age of dull consumption devices that we now call PCs. They are spiritual successors to the C64, Atari 800 & Apple ][, inheriting their most important quality: they are good for your soul.
ID: 286
Name: Dash O’Pepper
Exhibit Title: World of Warcraft
Description: Playable World of Warcraft running locally on vintage (circa 2004) hardware.
ID: 048
Name: Gary Thompson
Exhibit Title: Wumpus Hunters
Description: Demoing TI-99/4a and possibly other TMS9900 machines
ID: 278
Exhibit Title: WynDec Systems
Description: WynDec Systems is a producer of retro-computer software and hardware for the vintage computer community. Creators of TRS-80 Color Computer Sprite Compiler, CoCo Floppy Disk Tools, and CoCo Joystick2USB & Keys2USB hardware products. We are also the producers of the Long Branch Never YouTube channel - a video blog to support our products and provide tutorials for the retro community.
ID: 122
Exhibit Title: Ye Olde Internet Terminals
Description: Experience the Internet the way it was before the days of graphical web browsers by connecting through DEC VT100 and VT420 terminals. Access text only web pages using lynx, use email through pine, access Usenet, IRC, and more.
ID: 021
Name: The Retrotech Crew (YesterGearPC)
Exhibit Title: YesterGear's PC's
Description: Showing off Multi-seat computing plus various items for sale from my collection.
ID: 289
Name: Debra Staples
Exhibit Title: You don't see these every day
Description: Pocket pc/PDAs, Byte magazines, books (flash, vb, c64/atari), Dell XPS m1730/m170
Say-it! Sam speech communicator, electric powered Lamborghini and Ferrari, atari items
ID: 057
Exhibit Title: zigzagjoe's hacks
Description: I design hardware and make silly modifications to macintoshes and whatever else strikes my fancy.
ID: 059
Exhibit Title: Z’s Retrotech Arcade
Description: A collection of toys collected by an elder nerd.