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by lancer21
Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: For new users - make a post or say hello
Replies: 66
Views: 30905

Re: For new users - make a post or say hello

Thanks! Sadly enough, I'm not Russian, I'm an expat. I know that there was an underground computer scene in the USSR, where rare examples of computers bought with personal money by people who travelled abroad were brought back home and reverse-engineeres (sometimes by amateurs! Electronics were taug...
by lancer21
Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:59 am
Forum: Collecting and History
Topic: Large Collection - Considering getting rid of it
Replies: 11
Views: 6331

Re: Large Collection - Considering getting rid of it

I feel your suffering, orion, I once had a large collection of East German militaria, sold all of it but 2-3 things with sentimental value because it had been gathering dust for 2 years (the local reenact/airsoft scene was garbage where I lived), and another year and a half later, I moved to another...
by lancer21
Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:38 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Growing the 8 Bit Generation Premiere (with Chuck Peddle!)
Replies: 2
Views: 1817

Re: Growing the 8 Bit Generation Premiere (with Chuck Peddle!)

Thank you from me as well, I had watched the film but never heard about this event, it's fascinating!
by lancer21
Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:17 am
Forum: Games
Topic: New Release: (vic 20 board game)
Replies: 8
Views: 3918

Re: New Release: (vic 20 board game)

I'll give it a try as soon as my Vic works again! It looks like it'd be a great tool for teaching kids/teenagers about computers that are older than they are :lol:
by lancer21
Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:30 pm
Forum: Announcement Board
Topic: For new users - make a post or say hello
Replies: 66
Views: 30905

Re: For new users - make a post or say hello

Hello everyone! I've created an account on this forum because I've gotten my hands on a VIC-20 for very specific reasons: I'm not a computer enthusiast but a historical reenactor, and with my group, we're working on a little "show and tell adventure" to give people at historical events a g...