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Stewart Russell<p>We spent the downtime at VCF East trying to get the COMX-35 to completely* fill the screen with randomly-placed asterisks. This was somewhat hampered by us having no COMX BASIC manual. We thought it couldn't be done ...</p><p>Thanks to the amazing Emma 02 emulator, it turns out it's possible and we were doing it wrong. We had no manual, though</p><p>-- <br>*: except for the last char position, for $reasons</p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/VCFeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFeast2025</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/RCA1802" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RCA1802</span></a></p>
Stewart Russell<p>The RCA1802 / Lee Hart mini retro computer table from VCF East 2025.</p><p>TBH, there's a bit too much going on here to describe fully. There's an early RCA Studio II video game system in the middle. There are a couple of Retro ELF machines with extreme blinky lights. Left of centre is an RCA VIP with dual sound cards. To the far right is a COMX-35, one of the few RCA1802-based home computers</p><p>On the left are Lee Hart's tiny vintage kits: <a href="https://www.sunrise-ev.com/#microcomputers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sunrise-ev.com/#microcomputers</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/VCFeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFeast2025</span></a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>VCF East 2025 Recap – Event Highlights, Exhibits, and Video Collection<br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/InfoAgeMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InfoAgeMuseum</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VCFEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VCFEast</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ConsignmentRoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsignmentRoom</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TechEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechEvent</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WallNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WallNJ</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VCFVideos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VCFVideos</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/c256foenix" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>c256foenix</span></a> <br /><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/vcf-east-2025-recap-event-highlights-exhibits-and-video-collection/?feed_id=2755&amp;_unique_id=67f9159bee67c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/vcf-east-2025-</span><span class="invisible">recap-event-highlights-exhibits-and-video-collection/?feed_id=2755&amp;_unique_id=67f9159bee67c</span></a></p>
Mark Krueger<p>Such great camera work and editing on this tour of VCF East.<br><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/vcfeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTxddKZbhA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=4BTxddKZbh</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
nivs<p>via AmigaBill</p><p>Inside Commodore Amiga's History: Stories, Secrets &amp; Original Lorraine Prototype at VCF East 2025 </p><p>LINK: <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AYDkuMg-U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=r_AYDkuMg-U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodoreamiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodoreamiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
paulrickards<p>I was happy to see <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@polpo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>polpo</span></a></span> again at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a>. He had a Polaroid 100 land camera loaded with pack film. He shot this picture of me at my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PenPlotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenPlotter</span></a> exhibit. I fell so lucky that he used a shot on me— I’ll never forget. Thank you!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast</span></a></p>
paulrickards<p>Back from a whirlwind of a weekend. Thank you to all that stopped by my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PenPlotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenPlotter</span></a> exhibit table at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast</span></a> this year. Was great to meet so many folks in person. And a huge thank you to all that purchased plots and floppies at consignment.</p><p>I gave away lots of postcards this year. If you got a plot or postcard, reply with a picture!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
The Oasis BBS<p>Inside VCF East 2025: Rare Amigas and Great Conversations with Chris Edwards<br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Amiga40th" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Amiga40th</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/VintageComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VintageComputers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AmigaPrototype" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmigaPrototype</span></a><br /><a href="https://theoasisbbs.com/inside-vcf-east-2025-rare-amigas-and-great-conversations-with-chris-edwards/?feed_id=2663&amp;_unique_id=67f51f7cb029a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theoasisbbs.com/inside-vcf-eas</span><span class="invisible">t-2025-rare-amigas-and-great-conversations-with-chris-edwards/?feed_id=2663&amp;_unique_id=67f51f7cb029a</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p>Final photos from <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> such a great group of nerds and all around nice people!</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@BigBadBiologist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BigBadBiologist</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@mac84tv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mac84tv</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bitbang.social/@polpo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>polpo</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Inverse Phase<p>made it home from <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/VCFeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFeast</span></a>! thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vcfed.org/@admin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>admin</span></a></span> for having me as a speaker, for everyone who met up with me, came to my talks, and picked up some music, and enabled this trip. more updates soon! <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/vcfeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast2025</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> Day 3 photo drop continues! Glad to see that no <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageMac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageMac</span></a> s were harmed while taking these photos. 🙃</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p>More photos from Day 3 of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p>Random photo drop from <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> Day 3!</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p>Made it home after <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> to find the new issue of Juiced.GS in the mailbox. 🙂</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageApple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageApple</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/AprilApples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AprilApples</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Appril2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appril2</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> Day 3! Let’s do this!!</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p>Fantastic talk by Brian Kernighan about the early days of Unix at <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Unix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unix</span></a></p>
Dan FitzGerald<p>Too many people here are named "Ian" or "Jeff". <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/vcfeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast2025</span></a></p>
greatquux<p>A selfie of me and a colleague checking out the Prevue Channel display at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vcfeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vcfeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast2025</span></a></p>
greatquux<p>Played Hunt the Whumpus on a Univac 1219 at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vcfeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast</span></a> ! Of course I fell into a cave on my FIRST MOVE which is highly improbable but hilarious. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vcfeast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vcfeast2025</span></a></p>
AlanGrassia<p>This old Apple II and Mac guy is really enjoying the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> panel discussion at <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VCFEast2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCFEast2025</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a></p>