Saturday, October 28, 2023 10:00 am
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4:00 pm
EDT (GMT -04:00)
The Waterloo Computer Museum is hosting a hardware day at which a number of older computers will be on display and running.
The event also features presentations by Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Gregor Richards and Steven A. Garan, a Waterloo alumnus and the Director of Bioinformatics at the Center for Research & Education on Aging.
Schedule
- 10 a.m. — Doors open, people can be working on equipment
- 11 a.m. — Talk by Gregor Richards: “Unearthed or Exhumed? Obscure Computing and Gaming Trash and/or Treasure”
- 2 p.m. — Talk by Steve Garan: “How Silicon Valley became Silicon Valley”
- 4 p.m. — Wrap-up
Computers
- Apple ][ working, with various software to try
- Atari ST
- TRS-80 Model 100
- TRS-80 Model II
- Tele-Tainment device, a Pong clone
- Original IBM PC
- Panasonic Executive Partner
- MicroWAT
- A multi-format PC for reading/copying diskettes
- Sharp PC-7000
- NeXT Cube (if we can find an appropriate display cable)
- Texas Instruments terminal
- TRS-80 Micro Colour Computer
- Others!
Come out and meet other vintage computer enthusiasts and hear a couple of great talks!
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