We used to actually own our computers
Jeff Geerling
Oct 16, 2025 14:01
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Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 2025 was overwhelming (in a good way).
I'll tell you my favorite experiences and interactions with the vintage tech community in this video.
Some of the projects and products mentioned in this video:
- VCF Midwest: https://www.vcfmw.org
- yyzkevin PCMCIA Pico card: https://www.yyzkevin.ca/pico-pcmcia/
- Open Source CRT analog board: https://github.com/tdaede/td-crt
- Meshtastic 64 on C64: https://64jim64.blogspot.com/2025/09/meshtastic-64-meshtastic-radio-for.html
- Juicy Crumb Systems: https://juicycrumb.com
- Mac84 Video on Personics View Control System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41jCujsrHVg
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