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RetroTech Chris

Nov 18, 2024 • 11 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X

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Let's have a look at some pictures I took at today's Washington DC Area retro meetup. I'll make a thread!

First, a Packard Bell Legend 100CD with some nice expansion, and an IBM PS/1. Also, a Compaq Portable 286, an IBM NetVista and Compaq Deskpro!

Next, we have @retrobitstv who brought an EVO64 with TONS of cool sound options!

Next, we have a Replay 68060 from FPGAArcade. Yep, that's a real CPU in there. Very cool device.

Next, we have some Amigas, featuring some reproduction hardware. Commodore was very well represented today!

Apple II was in the house. We have a IIGS connected up via FujiNet and a very nice IIc

Were there Macs? Oh you know it! Color Classics are awesome, as are Macintosh TVs. And there was a Macintosh Portable as well!

Believe it or not, this Compaq LTE 5300 is not mine 😂

An Acorn A4000. Paging @NoodlesTech 😂

@NoodlesTech An Apple Pippin running System 7.5.2, I believe! That's pretty cool.

@NoodlesTech This MZ-700 is looking pretty Sharp 😂. And, look, an Atari STacy. No, it was not powered on.

@NoodlesTech And finally we'll wrap with a TI99/4A, a Commodore VIC-20 and 64, and.. .a Vectrex!!

Lots to see at this regional meetup of ours. Hope you enjoyed the pictures!

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