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 ...
Thanks to the amazing Emma 02 emulator, it turns out it's possible and we were doing it wrong. We had no manual, though
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*: except for the last char position, for $reasons
The RCA1802 / Lee Hart mini retro computer table from VCF East 2025.
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
On the left are Lee Hart's tiny vintage kits: https://www.sunrise-ev.com/#microcomputers
VCF East 2025 took place April 4–6 at the InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall, NJ. Explore event highlights, vendor exhibits, and watch videos from one of the largest vintage computing events on the East Coast.
Such great camera work and editing on this tour of VCF East.
#retrocomputing #vcfeast2025
via AmigaBill
Inside Commodore Amiga's History: Stories, Secrets & Original Lorraine Prototype at VCF East 2025
LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_AYDkuMg-U
#commodore #amiga #commodoreamiga #VCFEast2025 #retrocomputing
I was happy to see @polpo again at #VCFEast2025. He had a Polaroid 100 land camera loaded with pack film. He shot this picture of me at my #PenPlotter exhibit. I fell so lucky that he used a shot on me— I’ll never forget. Thank you!
Back from a whirlwind of a weekend. Thank you to all that stopped by my #PenPlotter exhibit table at #VCFEast 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.
I gave away lots of postcards this year. If you got a plot or postcard, reply with a picture!
Final photos from #VCFEast2025 such a great group of nerds and all around nice people!
Stewart Russell
The Oasis BBS
Mark Krueger
nivs
paulrickards
AlanGrassia
Inverse Phase