Portland Retro Gaming Expo

Posted by MechanicJay@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 33 comments

Look at the spread we’ve got at the the PRGE this weekend. Stop by booth E-1001 and say hi!

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jamesbest7@reddit

This must be Portland, Maine. Everyone knows Portland, OR is burning to the ground thanks to the naked terrorists biking around the city like they own the place. 🤣

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MechanicJay@reddit (OP)

lol. We did get the Portland Bagpiper riding and playing through the convention hall at one point!

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uberRegenbogen@reddit

It's nice to see Tennis For Two represented.

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It was fun to see people sit down and really play it. As I was say all weekend, "Tennis for Two is a great testament to the fact that people have been using very expensive scientific equipment to play games for 70 years!"

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uberRegenbogen@reddit

That's going into my quotes file. ☺

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Apprehensive-Page-96@reddit

Really wish I could go. This looks so cool.

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RicardoDawson@reddit

Anyone knows what the last computer with the big keyboard in the video is?

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MechanicJay@reddit (OP)

Televideo TS803. Runs CP/M.

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RicardoDawson@reddit

Thanks!! I remember using CP/M on my Commodore 128D to learn Pascal programming.

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Maklarr4000@reddit

Fantastic stuff!

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No_Independence_1089@reddit

Miss this period

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Careful-Tonight-69@reddit

Nice

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Swimming-Twist-3468@reddit

Where is it in Poland?

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DrFrancisBGross@reddit

It isn't Poland. It's Oregon. USA.

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Long-Description-434@reddit

It's amazing to see those equipments alive and kicking!

Oh, and I wonder if the two PC with Doom were ready for some Deathmatch, hehe...

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MechanicJay@reddit (OP)

Ha! That was the whole point of those two Win98 boxes, to have folks play Doom DeathMatch. I'd set it all up, and the first thing people would do when they sat down was exit and start a new single player game. lol

A few times I was able to convince people to do some real multiplayer, but it turns out most people just weren't that into it. Oh well!

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MechanicJay@reddit (OP)

If anyone is in the Puget Sound region, you can come check some of these out in person at the museum in Tukwila. Http://icm.museum

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IAmTheFishiestFish@reddit

I have the same oscilloscope seen at 0:14 from the end. It needs some work to get it operational, but it's so cool to see one working

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onlinedisguise@reddit

I can smell this room

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unrealgeforce@reddit

This is so freaking cool.. I would spend so much time there gawking over everything lol

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mrspelunx@reddit

🥲 I love this.

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UnderstandingFlat407@reddit

I was there. That one guy was selling an Atari 1040st in box. I was so close to buying it. But I loved all the old computers

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catsynth@reddit

Damn, an Atari ST is one I am actually looking for, as a musician interested in old computers from my youth.

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UnderstandingFlat407@reddit

Thought it was a great deal at 260 but already spent to much there. I’ve been wanting one with matching monitor

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catsynth@reddit

That sounds like a good price to me. But I totally get the "having spent too much" at a convention. I was recently at one for modular synthesizers and spent a fair amount there and in the aftermath.

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