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The news/media account for the Wisconsin Computer Club. Serving the entire state of Wisconsin, with events every month. Join the club (it's free!) and join the fun!
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Probably the most ominous looking retro tech box in the whole club. 😬
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Probably the most ominous looking retro tech box in the whole club. 😬
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Stocking stuffer ideas for your retro collector:
-Amtech flux
-Solder braid
-Sharp tweezers
-Flush cutter
-Machined dip sockets 8 up to 40pin
-Ceramic capacitor assortment up to 10uF
-Eye loupes
-Magic erasers
-kynar wire
-DeoxIT with needle dispenser
-Polypropylene safety cap assortment up to 1uf
-Amtech flux
-Solder braid
-Sharp tweezers
-Flush cutter
-Machined dip sockets 8 up to 40pin
-Ceramic capacitor assortment up to 10uF
-Eye loupes
-Magic erasers
-kynar wire
-DeoxIT with needle dispenser
-Polypropylene safety cap assortment up to 1uf
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Stocking stuffer ideas for your retro collector:
-Amtech flux
-Solder braid
-Sharp tweezers
-Flush cutter
-Machined dip sockets 8 up to 40pin
-Ceramic capacitor assortment up to 10uF
-Eye loupes
-Magic erasers
-kynar wire
-DeoxIT with needle dispenser
-Polypropylene safety cap assortment up to 1uf
-Amtech flux
-Solder braid
-Sharp tweezers
-Flush cutter
-Machined dip sockets 8 up to 40pin
-Ceramic capacitor assortment up to 10uF
-Eye loupes
-Magic erasers
-kynar wire
-DeoxIT with needle dispenser
-Polypropylene safety cap assortment up to 1uf
Nice!
Spent some time testing new 8-bit Atari equip. Have an 800XL I picked up recently with a stuck key. Fixed by cleaning mylar. Also got an Indus GT working that I picked up at VCFMW for $50. Cleaned the head & greased the rails. All working great! #atari #atari8bit #retrocomputing #indusGT
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Nice!
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It’s done! Much more effort than I anticipated but it turned out nicely, if I may say so myself. Very pleased with it. Video coming soon! #SNEStoration #Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES
November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s done! Much more effort than I anticipated but it turned out nicely, if I may say so myself. Very pleased with it. Video coming soon! #SNEStoration #Nintendo #SuperNintendo #SNES
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I have several old monitors with this ripple on the left side. (All to varying degrees) I have never been able to figure out which part is responsible for damping this... Does anyone have any ideas?
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have several old monitors with this ripple on the left side. (All to varying degrees) I have never been able to figure out which part is responsible for damping this... Does anyone have any ideas?
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We raised £1,132.92 for charity! That's almost $1,500 USD! Thanks to everyone who came to the show and donated!
November 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
We raised £1,132.92 for charity! That's almost $1,500 USD! Thanks to everyone who came to the show and donated!
It was a busy weekend for retro tech here in Wisconsin!
November 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
It was a busy weekend for retro tech here in Wisconsin!
The full photo gallery for today's library show is at the WCC website, as well as all of our archived events! 😃
Janesville Pop Up Museum Show
There, I've stopped calling them Open House Shows, seamless transition! 😅 We're headed back to the Hedberg Library in Janesville on Saturday, November 8th, 2025! The library doors open at 10AM, for th...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The full photo gallery for today's library show is at the WCC website, as well as all of our archived events! 😃
We had a great time in Janesville today! Many thanks to all of our exhibitors and everyone who came to game with us! 🥳
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
We had a great time in Janesville today! Many thanks to all of our exhibitors and everyone who came to game with us! 🥳
The retro game night at the museum was a big success!
If you're reading this on 11.8.25, stop by the Hedberg library in Janesville for an even bigger WCC event!
If you're reading this on 11.8.25, stop by the Hedberg library in Janesville for an even bigger WCC event!
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The retro game night at the museum was a big success!
If you're reading this on 11.8.25, stop by the Hedberg library in Janesville for an even bigger WCC event!
If you're reading this on 11.8.25, stop by the Hedberg library in Janesville for an even bigger WCC event!
Have a peek at this!
Vectrex Mini
The best vector console is back!
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November 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Have a peek at this!
Many thanks to all who came to our show at the Wausau library today! We'll be back in Wausau on Friday, November 7th at the Historical Society museum for their last retro game night of 2025- hope to see you there! 😃
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Many thanks to all who came to our show at the Wausau library today! We'll be back in Wausau on Friday, November 7th at the Historical Society museum for their last retro game night of 2025- hope to see you there! 😃
It's hard work, but it has some beautiful results. Props to those that save battery bombed systems!
Watching Adrian begin to scope the amount of work he's got going on that Lisa's I/O board reminds me of the job I had to do a few years back where it was easier to just strip that corner of the board, remove the failing masking and replace traces and sockets as per the schematic.
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It's hard work, but it has some beautiful results. Props to those that save battery bombed systems!
If you need help or are in a position to help your friends, neighbors, and community during the impending SNAP cut, it is tremendously appreciated. One tool to help find your local food banks is at www.feedingamerica.org and if you can, please get involved. Together, we can make a difference!
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October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you need help or are in a position to help your friends, neighbors, and community during the impending SNAP cut, it is tremendously appreciated. One tool to help find your local food banks is at www.feedingamerica.org and if you can, please get involved. Together, we can make a difference!
I love it when that one random thing finally comes in clutch!
Repair of the century right here. The one part in my stash I've had since a kid has finally proved useful... Fixed the Macintosh portable inverter with a transformer from a scanner
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I love it when that one random thing finally comes in clutch!
We're off to Janesville on Saturday, November 8th! We'll be at the Hedberg Public Library at 11AM onward in the big room- stop on by for some retro tech fun with us!
October 27, 2025 at 10:41 PM
We're off to Janesville on Saturday, November 8th! We'll be at the Hedberg Public Library at 11AM onward in the big room- stop on by for some retro tech fun with us!
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This is peak retro home media tech. My HDDVD player is running through my BetaMax player.
October 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is peak retro home media tech. My HDDVD player is running through my BetaMax player.
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Commodore Amiga CD32
October 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Commodore Amiga CD32
We knew this game was "bad" before giving it a whirl but wow, it really is an atrocious thing to suffer through. Condolences to the kids who had this to play with.
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
We knew this game was "bad" before giving it a whirl but wow, it really is an atrocious thing to suffer through. Condolences to the kids who had this to play with.
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We recently did a demo on RCA CED SelectaVision, and it worked... bizarrely good? Like, these disks are physically deteriorating year on year, but somehow this ancient press of the Rankin Bass "Hobbit" looked and sounded great... not at all the usual CED experience! 😅
October 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We recently did a demo on RCA CED SelectaVision, and it worked... bizarrely good? Like, these disks are physically deteriorating year on year, but somehow this ancient press of the Rankin Bass "Hobbit" looked and sounded great... not at all the usual CED experience! 😅
The obsessive hunt for literally any more information on the elusive Canon VP 3000 word processor continues! We have a new lead with a new weird Japanese machine that sheds a bit more light on the lost history of Canon's word processor era. All on the WCC forums!
Canon VP 3000 Word Processor
Got an email from eBay that was pretty exciting. Someone is selling the manual for our mystery machine HERE.
I was excited for a moment thinking it "might" have disks, but it doesn't appear to- and...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The obsessive hunt for literally any more information on the elusive Canon VP 3000 word processor continues! We have a new lead with a new weird Japanese machine that sheds a bit more light on the lost history of Canon's word processor era. All on the WCC forums!
A big question at the WCC forums, what's the LAST piece of retro tech you'd ever consider taking out to a public event? Our members have some answers, and we'd love to hear yours!
Worst Machine for a Show?
I've been looking over some of the hardware I still have, and I've been trying to figure out what I've got that would be the "last pick" so to speak for a show. Like in a hypothetical "deploy EVERYTHI...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
A big question at the WCC forums, what's the LAST piece of retro tech you'd ever consider taking out to a public event? Our members have some answers, and we'd love to hear yours!