Userlandia Dan Vincent

Vintage Computer Festival East is back for 2024 with more to see than ever before. After a banner crowd in 2023 the show needed to make some adjustments in 2024 to account for more people. Were those changes a success? Join me for a tour of the east coast’s big retro tech expo.
Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/vcf-east-2024
-=- Chapters -=-
00:00 - Intro
00:18 - Exhibits, Vendors, and Things to See
13:51 - Panels & Events
20:04 - Consignment Considerations
30:15 - A Change Will Do You Good
-=- Links -=-
* The Vintage Computer Federation - https://www.vcfed.org
* InfoAge Science Museums - https://www.infoage.org
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Computer museums are a great place to check out the coolest of vintage tech. I’ve been to my share in America, but what about the rest of the world? Join me as I fly across the pond to check out some of the UK’s coolest collections of classic computers. There’s Sinclairs, Acorns, and Amstrads—oh my!
Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/british-computer-museums
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00:00 - Intro
00:18 - An American Tourist in King Retro’s Court
02:31 - The Centre for Computing History
12:51 - A Colossal Cave Adventure
23:11 - The Best of Britain
-=- Links -=-
* The Centre for Computing History - https://www.computinghistory.org.uk
* Retro Collective Site - https://www.retrocollective.co.uk
* Arcade Archive Site - https://www.retrocollective.co.uk/arcade-archive.php
* RMC The Cave - https://www.youtube.com/@RMCRetro
* Arcade Archive - https://www.youtube.com/@TheArcadeArchive
* The Sky Skipper Project - https://www.skyskipperproject.com
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Garmin iQue 3600
 
We take for granted that we can pull out a phone and get directions to almost anywhere on Earth. But years before Apple and Google gave us the tools to navigate our lives a GPS maker gave us the first pocketable personal digital assistant with an embedded GPS. Featuring dynamic turn-by-turn directions, the Garmin iQue 3600 built an amazingly powerful navigational tool on top of Palm OS. How did it stack up against the competition when it launched in 2003? Can I still get accurate directions from a device released two decades ago? And can I install up-to-date maps to make it even more accurate? Watch to see me put it to the test on today's streets.
Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/garmin-ique-3600
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - The First PDA with a GPS
05:40 - Inside the iQue
12:58 - Navigating with the iQue
21:23 - The iQue as a PDA
26:49 - Take the Long Way Home
-=- Links -=
* OpenMapChest - https://www.openmapchest.org/
* Replacing the Battery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw6cwDAdwjg
* iQue Setup CD-ROM image https://archive.org/details/ique-3600-setup
* PathAway GPS for Palm OS https://pathaway.com/PWPalmOS.php
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IBM was late to the 386 PC party, but when they finally arrived they made a statement about what they thought the future of computing would be. With a 32-bit Micro Channel bus and room for six drives IBM aimed this tower directly at the likes of Compaq. But what’s inside this monstrous machine and how can it be upgraded? And what can you do with an old boat anchor like this? Join me as I pull this PC apart to see what you got when you bought a $6,845 workstation in 1990. 
-=- Chapters -=-
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Adopting a Micro Channel PC
04:38 - The Case
07:35 - Drive Bays and Power Supply
09:30 - Disassembling the Model 80
13:35 - Micro Channel Slots and Cards
15:53 - Auxiliary Video Extension
18:38 - Token Ring Network Card
19:05 - IBM PS/2 SCSI Adapter
19:51 - IBM Enhanced 80386 Memory Adapter w/ ROM
23:12 - Programmable Option Select 
25:31 - Auto Configuration In Action
27:51 - Period Appropriate Productivity
29:15 - XGA-2 Graphics Adapter
34:21 - Conclusion & Outro
-=- Links -=
* Ardent Tool of Capitalism - https://www.ardent-tool.com
* Model 8580-081 Resources - https://www.ardent-tool.com/8580/Planar_T2.html
* Tube Time's MCA Tutorial: https://github.com/schlae/mca-tutorial
* The Micro Channel Architecture Handbook by Chet Heath and Winn Rosch: https://archive.org/details/microchannelarch00heat
* IBM Museum - https://www.youtube.com/@IBM_Museum/
* BOPT 16 MB Barrier Walkthrough: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware/c/SIRXr3RBBLM/m/4fDpZeg-YtkJ
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What was the first retro or vintage computer you collected? I saved an obsolete PS/2 Model 30 286 from the scrap heap back in 1997. This machine was a footsoldier in IBM’s war to reclaim their ownership of the PC platform they invented. But why did they bring out a machine featuring ISA after hyping up Micro Channel? And where do these machines fit in for the modern collector? Watch to find out.
Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/ibm-ps2-model-30-286
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00:00 Intro
00:28 The IBM PS/2 Model 30 286
10:18 Baud to the Bone
22:20 The Big Blue Meanies
37:28 Mr. Big Blue Sky
42:49 Outtro
-=- Links -=
Ardent Tool of Capitalism - https://www.ardent-tool.com
Tex-Elec - https://texelec.com
WinWorldPC AT Diagnostics - https://winworldpc.com/product/ibm-pc-diagnostics/advanced-102
CNet BBS Software for Amiga http://www.cnetbbs.net
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I’m back at the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest for another convention of old and obsolete technology. With tons of retro computers and video games it’s a celebration of old technology and the people that made them. VCF is bigger than ever in 2023, with more panels, more exhibitors, more vendors, and more attendees. But being bigger also means more challenges. Did VCFMW rise to the occasion and conquer the challenges, or did it crash like an old PC running Windows 95? You’ll have to watch to find out.
Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/vcf-midwest-2023
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00:00 Intro
00:40 VCF Midwest Returns
03:21 Exhibits and Ambiance
15:11 Testing the Limits
20:25 Let’s Make a Deal
29:24 People and Panels
35:12 The Vibe
46:46 Outtro
-=- Links -=
* VCF Midwest - https://www.vcfmw.org
* The VCF Midwest YouTube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@VCFMW
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