Michael Dwyer

I spent MAR10-day celebrating with the @mediaarchaeologylab

I can't get the words together to say how amazing the experience was. Their collection is broad, deep, and varied. Yes, I got my obligatory game of Super Mario Brothers, but I also played with a collection of cell phones, old typewriters, all generations of Apple devices, a PDP/8, and so much else.

Colorado, did you even know this collection was in your own backyard??

#retrotech

Mar 10 at 10:28pmTusky
Show threadmedia archaeology labMar 11
@mdwyer so so glad you were able to stop by! and we really appreciate the kind words!
Show threadComputeforloot Mar 11
@mdwyer @mediaarchaeologylab wow! So cool and the PDP-8 was the first DEC system I worked on!!!
Show threadMichael DwyerMar 11

@Computeforloot @mediaarchaeologylab

Have you seen the Obsolescence Guaranteed models? I don't have an 8, but I've got two others. They are 6:10 scale and are actually Raspberry Pi running simh.

These were the computers I saw as a kid, and I'm still disappointed in how few switches and lights and dials modern machines have. 😛

https://obsolescence.dev/

Show threadComputeforloot Mar 11
@mdwyer @mediaarchaeologylab I have not seen these - I’ll need to take a look! I still remember flipping switches on the front panel to load the boot loader and then loading paper tape!! Good times 😂