Tag: vintage computing

A look inside the Prototypes of Frog

Blake Patterson, author of the Byte Cellar blog has given us a look inside the prototypes of FROG Design Inc.  Many of the machines long only rumored to have existed are now available in full living color. Check out more at: http://www.bytecellar.com/2014/09/03/a-rare-glimpse-of-a-memorial-apple-prototype-display-at-frog/

8-Bit Exhibition, ERA domani, to take place in Trento, Italy

An 8-bit exhibition is scheduled to be put on by two Universita Degli Studi Di Trento professors from 18 April to 19 May in Trento Italy.  Professor Damiano Cavicchio and Professor Ugo Mase are the curators of the exhibition.  The exhibition will cover the entire history of the 8-bit computer, including the machines, the documentation, the advertisements and other related paraphernalia. The exhibition will be held at the Biblioteca Universitaria del Polo Scientifico “Fabio Ferrari” in Trento and will run…

Spring-Time Retro Computer Convention Scheduled for May 25-27

Payton Byrd has announced a new Spring Time Retro Computer Convention for Clarksville, Tennessee in lieu of this years C4 convention.  The announement in CSA2 placed the convention at the Riverview Inn (http://www.theriverviewinn.com/rvstie/ ]) in Clarksville. According to the announcement by Payton, “It would be the last weekend of May, (25-27) and we’d have the room for 48 hours.  It’s a very nice facility in a great location near the Cumberland River and just minutes from shopping, dining and recreation…

Beagle Bros website updated

The Beagle Bros Software Repository, managed and produced by A.P.P.L.E. Staff and Brian Wiser, have once again added a number of graphics images from the long defunct company.  Beagle Bros was one of the most popular Apple ][ software companies and had a large following due to their unique style of graphics According to the Beagle Bros website, “Thanks to the efforts of Brian Wiser, we now have two new graphics sections in the Beagle Bros Software Repository.  Sections 6…