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>Maybe PC collecting, restoring etc. will be as big a deal but it's just early on the curve still It is a fairly big deal for a lot of us, just in this room I'
by ryanmercer 6y ago
>Maybe PC collecting, restoring etc. will be as big a deal but it's just early on the curve still
It is a fairly big deal for a lot of us, just in this room I'm sitting in I've got 3 vintage machines from the late 70s to early 80s, and 3 generations of Windows machines (95, 98, XP), alongside my work and personal computers. There are vintage computer fairs the world around, there are vintage computer clubs (ours here in the general Indy area meets monthly) the world around, there are numerous podcasts and some sizable YouTube content creators too.
There is even a healthy level of developing new software and hardware for vintage computers and consoles.
https://atariage.com/ https://atariage.com/ is a quick look at (mostly, but not exclusively) Atari related for example. Then you have
YouTube creators like:
- LGR https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLx053rWZxCiYWsBETgdKrQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLx053rWZxCiYWsBETgdKrQ
- Gaming Historian https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbvPS_rXp4PC21PG2k1UVg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbvPS_rXp4PC21PG2k1UVg
- Modern Vintage Gamer https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernVintageGamer https://www.youtube.com/c/ModernVintageGamer
- Adrian's Digital Basement https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE5dIscvDxrb7CD5uiJJOiw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE5dIscvDxrb7CD5uiJJOiw
- 8Bit Guy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9Ww
- Nostalgia Nerd https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qPftDWPw9XuExpSgfkmJQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qPftDWPw9XuExpSgfkmJQ
- This Does Not Compute https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp20NgOZHmgWdbQdHSxgjw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp20NgOZHmgWdbQdHSxgjw
- Noel's Retro Lab https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-SP1bYi3ueKlVU7I75wFw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-SP1bYi3ueKlVU7I75wFw
- RMC - The Cave https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave
- My Life in Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/mylifeingaming https://www.youtube.com/c/mylifeingaming
etc. A lot of the above channels have videos restoring vintage hardware, or doing dream builds with vintage hardware.
Podcasts like:
- ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/ https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/
- Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast https://floppydays.libsyn.com/ https://floppydays.libsyn.com/
- Amigos Retro Gaming Network https://player.fm/series/amigos-retro-gaming-network-amigos-everything-amiga-arg-presents-sprite-castle-pixel-gaiden https://player.fm/series/amigos-retro-gaming-network-amigos-...
- Retro Computing Roundtable http://rcrpodcast.com/ http://rcrpodcast.com/
- Sprite Castle https://podcast.robohara.com/category/spritecastle/ https://podcast.robohara.com/category/spritecastle/
- RetroMacCast https://retromaccast.libsyn.com/ https://retromaccast.libsyn.com/
etc
Hardware and software developers/stores like:
- https://retroradionics.co.uk/ https://retroradionics.co.uk/ (bought a brand spankin' new Joystick for my Atari machines from them in December, it's very nice)
- https://atariage.com/store/ https://atariage.com/store/ (you say you want to play Halo on your 2600?)
- https://lotharek.pl/ https://lotharek.pl/
- https://www.atarimax.com/ https://www.atarimax.com/
- https://newstuffforoldstuff.com/index.py https://newstuffforoldstuff.com/index.py
etc
There is also a very healthy vintage computer preservation community on the Internet Archive - preserving magazines, zines, newsletters, manuals, schematics, software, etc.
- https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware https://archive.org/details/vintagesoftware
- https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_library https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_library
- https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_c64 https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_c64
- https://archive.org/details/commodore_c64_manuals https://archive.org/details/commodore_c64_manuals
etc.
- mparramon 6y agoDon't forget foone: https://twitter.com/Foone https://twitter.com/Foone >Hardware / software necromancer, collector of Weird Stuff, maker of Death Generators. (they/them) Their threads about obscure hardware are always a joy to read.
- masswerk 6y agoI may add the Retro Computing Forum (unofficial successor to the G+ groups "Retro Computing" and "Computer History"): https://retrocomputingforum.com/ https://retrocomputingforum.com/
- ffwd 6y agoGreat list thanks, I love LGR. If you don't mind my asking - do you know any channels or places that do full longplays of games on original hardware with no emulation? I try my best to find walkthroughs on games on youtube but they very rarely specify that it is using the original hardware. And Xbox og/360 longplays are the easiest because they haven't been emulated properly so almost all videos are on the hardware afaik. Looking for 1997-2006 PC gaming and PS1/PS2. I guess I just like videos that aren't emulated and people like LGR only provide clips:P
- timbit42 6y agoI've heard of people doing this on Twitch.tv but I'm not sure how many are using emulators.
- timbit42 6y agoHere are some more retro-computing/gaming channels: 8-Bit Show and Tell: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3gRBswFkuteshdwMZAQafQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3gRBswFkuteshdwMZAQafQ 8-Bit Show and Tell 2: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAgWzEh5c8391eJnELDy9OA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAgWzEh5c8391eJnELDy9OA Ms. MadLemon: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSlMemxuBOFu6Rz_Al02nHQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSlMemxuBOFu6Rz_Al02nHQ Retr0b1ts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnua6gZFiw77kxwNChkXGuw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnua6gZFiw77kxwNChkXGuw Tech Time Traveler: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0UflzOybq16vw7b638_-pg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0UflzOybq16vw7b638_-pg GroundhogGrafix Retro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69FZpaObtyLkOoupq5ocPw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69FZpaObtyLkOoupq5ocPw Jan Beta: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftUpOO4h9EgH0eDOZtjzcA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftUpOO4h9EgH0eDOZtjzcA Vintage Computer Federation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdBVD2wVUkuJQZhxGvVr0Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdBVD2wVUkuJQZhxGvVr0Q Brian's Man Cave: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCox4nRDv3CMfTsz5drF64lg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCox4nRDv3CMfTsz5drF64lg Kay Savetz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgtj2VfQ6MvKRn3Gr_OGykA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgtj2VfQ6MvKRn3Gr_OGykA tschak909: https://www.youtube.com/user/tschak909/featured https://www.youtube.com/user/tschak909/featured 10 Minute Amiga Retro Cast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSWXB7cc8mAtCjK8iXAJc1A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSWXB7cc8mAtCjK8iXAJc1A 8-Bit and More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyydM9_kZHk49GXC4r-FKw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyydM9_kZHk49GXC4r-FKw Retro Recollections: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxB8deF5Z_mV1U7ey4tszA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxB8deF5Z_mV1U7ey4tszA Modern Classic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLccjs6jbHa4soeYDgbKTg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLccjs6jbHa4soeYDgbKTg Dan Wood: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nYiUwSqo220UNT1xrpZ_Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4nYiUwSqo220UNT1xrpZ_Q Todd's Nerd Cave: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh8xnRFb7pkMOj50QtDVkgg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh8xnRFb7pkMOj50QtDVkgg Digilogue Collection: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7HbC_nq8t1S9l7qGYL0mTA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7HbC_nq8t1S9l7qGYL0mTA Amiga Love: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RmsVU5hpLoHXgmzKav4Gg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_RmsVU5hpLoHXgmzKav4Gg The Modern Atari 8-Bit Computer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzjD_biYJ5hQf-MoK9Ztcw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmzjD_biYJ5hQf-MoK9Ztcw 8-Bit Keys: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTt3O4_IW5gnA0c58eXshg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTt3O4_IW5gnA0c58eXshg Mind Flare Retro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbbiZC2YodIp2Pi-lywG-A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbbiZC2YodIp2Pi-lywG-A hellfire64: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxHPs5AGBwzXQHjSUS1wHA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxHPs5AGBwzXQHjSUS1wHA