VCF Midwest (Vintage Computer Festival) - Chicago
Posted: 08 Sep 2024 23:16
Just got back home from VCF midwest. The event was enormous, a massive conference hall filled with vintage computing awesomeness!
Had a pretty good set with a 520ST, Phoenix H5, STe rocking an STE536, Mega ST, Mega STe and a Falcon (PS3000 and SC1224 monitors). Yes, I did have some big LCDs too....
The STE536 was an all-star. I had it running pretty much from 8am - 10pm for two days or so. I had no unexpected issues. It was even surprisingly compatible with the Sidecart....which I hadn't tried at home because it "isn't expected to work on accelerated machines"....but it was flawless. I also ran more than a few demo's too.
I had a blast opening up the hood of the STe and showing folks how well it fit in the case. It really is a work of art. Hope it drums up some interest along with the H5!
Had the Falcon often running Basilisk and Warcraft II in demo mode...that would draw some interesting attention. I also found a new home for my DFB1 with one of the other Falcon owners there.
Got to meet some awesome members of the US Atari community and was set up right next to the Fujinet team...
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The STE536 was an all-star. I had it running pretty much from 8am - 10pm for two days or so. I had no unexpected issues. It was even surprisingly compatible with the Sidecart....which I hadn't tried at home because it "isn't expected to work on accelerated machines"....but it was flawless. I also ran more than a few demo's too.
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Had the Falcon often running Basilisk and Warcraft II in demo mode...that would draw some interesting attention. I also found a new home for my DFB1 with one of the other Falcon owners there.
Got to meet some awesome members of the US Atari community and was set up right next to the Fujinet team...
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