Retro meets

Anything relating to non Sinclair computers from the 1980's, 90's or even before.
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This popped up in my feed
https://retro.directory/
To show where meets are planned 8-)
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Neat. It thins out a lot oop north, and most of them are shops, but that's still useful. I hadn't heard of the North West Computer Museum before. If the place itself is half as cool as the website it'll be worth a visit (and I don't know if that's the case because the website doesn't give much away!).
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Haven't got round to checking out Four Quarters yet (in BRISTOL!!, though I think it may be a chain?).

It's not far from me though.
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Nitrowing wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:00 am This popped up in my feed
https://retro.directory/
To show where meets are planned 8-)
This shows me a retro museum in Athens Greece. I'll be in Athens during Easter vacation and I'll try to visit it .

An exhibition that I liked was this in Thessaloniki (Greece) : https://www.noesis.edu.gr/en/connected-exhibition/

It will remain open until 30/6/2023.
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R-Tape wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:41 am Neat. It thins out a lot oop north, and most of them are shops, but that's still useful. I hadn't heard of the North West Computer Museum before. If the place itself is half as cool as the website it'll be worth a visit (and I don't know if that's the case because the website doesn't give much away!).
The website is a triumph. I'm making a note here, huge success.

There's some photos on TripAdvisor for an enjoyable game of spot the micro.
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Lovely map. Am I the only one unfamiliar with the noun "meet"?
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Lee Bee wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 6:08 pm Am I the only one unfamiliar with the noun "meet"?
It's short for "meatspace" ;)
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Is this a VR thing?
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Lee Bee wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:03 pm Is this a VR thing?
the physical world, as opposed to cyberspace or a virtual environment:
"I'd like to know a little more before we talk about a get-together in meatspace"

Via Google

Regarding meet, you need to be more down with the kids....

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dic ... ish/meet_2
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OK, please ignore me, thus stuff is over my head. I'm too old to know anything about modern technology, but too nerdy to know anything about sports :D
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Isn’t it a further contraction of “meet-up”?

(From “set a meeting up”)

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“due to Global Events putting my wetware at risk, I haven’t meatspaced in quite some time”
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clebin wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:18 pm The website is a triumph. I'm making a note here, huge success.
But will there be cake?
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The cake is a lie.
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Now that's a neat resource!

Pleased to see that my lot - the Greenford Computer Club - are up there.
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