Retro Day at CT Hackerspace (Jan-2025)

Posted on by Rich

Every 4th Saturday is Retro Computer and Video Game Day at CT Hackerspace.

Retro Computing day!

This month we had some special hardware brought by the attendees:

Retro Computing day!

  • an Atari 7800 modded with composite video out,
  • a Compaq Pentium 1 Laptop running MS-DOS,
  • a Pocket 386 ‘laptop’ with a custom ISA16 breakout expansion board,
  • an Arduino-based memory tester for 4164 RAM chips (which will be used for an upcoming Colecovision RAM upgrade)
  • a PicoGUS, a modern replacement for the Gravis UltraSound soundcard based on the RaspPi Pico for vintage computers,

All this was in addition to our inhouse regularly available Atari 2600, CRT Game Station (Xbox, Wii, PS2, etc), and our retro computer collection that include an Apple IIgs and Commodore PET.

Retro Computing day!

There was a great turnout today with a lot of new faces. Everyone had a great time.

Retro Computing day!

All events at CT Hackerspace, including Retro Day, are listed on Meetup: CTH Meetup Page

Retro Computing day!