HEY, #Seattle #retrocomputing lovelies. It's almost that time of year again!

VINTAGE COMPUTER FESTIVAL: PACIFIC NORTH WEST IS BACK!

It's FREE to attend (though donations are appreciated)

Come see a bunch of old computer stuff and meet the cool folks behind them!

(Boosts greatly appreciated so we can get the word out! <3)

@CursedSilicon I’m in Cupertino so I'm not going. However, I’d like to donate $10. Y'all gotta form?

@netopwibby Check https://sdf.org/ !

(Also we'd love to have you next year!!)

SDF Public Access UNIX System - Free Shell Account and Shell Access

@CursedSilicon That guy is going to absolutely ruin his back!
@PastaThief @CursedSilicon Came here to say this. He looks like he's grimacing enough. Ah Compaq you stupid bastards, you killed us with your CRT monstrosity.

@TresFluke @PastaThief @CursedSilicon
@agnes

My dad had an early Compaq from work. He ran a PC users group once a month on Saturday morning. I went with him once and we brought that machine in its carrying case. As we were walking from the parking lot into the building, one of his associates sidled up to us and asked him, "Is that thing really portable?"
Dad looks at me holding it with a shoulder strap and replied, "It is if you have a teenage son"

@CursedSilicon I really wish I could go. Unfortunately have another convention that same weekend.
@ehurtley Always next year!
@CursedSilicon Hopefully it isn't another seven years!

@ehurtley The wonderful Stephen Jones (of SDF Public Access UNIX) has been running them every 6 months since around 2023!

He got handed the reins to take over VCF PNW and move it up here!

@CursedSilicon Someone needs to be on the lookout for a dead Compaq Presario 425/433/460 for me so I can steal the case that got damaged by TSA for mine.