[dms-discuss] Nov ArtAbout due Fri

[jefftolentino]

Wow, all that sounds awesome!

I approve of the 13" monitor running an atari 8-bit, and similarly the 
compact Flashback.
I don't think we have any other TV sets at the space, and I ditched my 
own personal TV long ago, but if you want to bring in additional TV sets 
I'm fine with that too.

I don't think I've seen any of the other systems called out yet, so I 
think in as much you're willing to bring extra systems in, go nuts.

I was going to bring in my laptop and run, either Cave Story, or an 
SNES emulator on the overhead projector.  We could swap in an out on the 
projector as well, if you other people have eyes on it.

Jeff T.



On 2014-10-23 16:15, Bill Kendrick wrote:
> Ok, so how much space have I got, and what other things are people
> bringing? :)
>
> I'd like to bring one of my Atari 8-bit computers, and a 13" monitor
> to go with it.  I've got a small box of cartridges for it, and
> everything else is on a virtual, SD-card-based floppy drive
> (that Tim helped me fix a few months back, in fact).
>
> It would also make a lot of sense to bring an Atari 2600, since
> people expect to see those.  ;)  I've got a 7800 that'd do the trick,
> but it'll need a TV with RF input.  I've got a bunch of CRT ones,
> of various ages & sizes.  However, cartridges are bulky.
> I could simply bring my Atari Flashback, which is small, 
> self-contained
> (~40 built-in games), and hooks up via composite video.
> Considering the length of the event, the limited selection of games
> is probably not a problem.
>
> I also have two Atari Lynx handhelds, and would be happy to bring
> one or both; it's pretty rare to see them in the wild, despite how
> awesome they are.
>
> Outside of Atari, I have a variety of other systems that I could 
> bring,
> but I don't want to go overboard (for both you, and me), nor do I 
> want
> to end up bringing a bunch of redundant stuff.  So, considering 
> whatever
> else people are bringing, would any of these be interesting?
> (No guarantee I'll bring it; it can be a hassle to unhook & pack-up
> this stuff ;) )
>
>  * Nintendo NES
>  * Sega Genesis
>  * Sony PSX
>  * Sega Dreamcast
>  * Sony PS2
>  * Nintendo Wii
>
> Finally, I've been doing talks on "Scratch", the programming language
> for kids (these days used via Flash in a browser) -- I did one at
> LUGOD, and will be doing one in my older son's 2nd/3rd grade class 
> next
> Thursday, and possibly at a friend's daughter's after-school robotics
> club in Sacramento.  If you're interested in a presentation, I may be
> able to do a short demo of Scratch, to show folks who show up for
> the exhibit "look, you can do this stuff too!"
>
> Whew.  Thanks, lemme know!
>
> -bill!
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