I’m considering to run another retronetworking exhibit at Classic Computing 2024, after our exhibit there last year. Is anyone else willing to co-host the exhibit again? Last year I fell ill so it was a lot of burden on @manawyrm - let’s hope this year I’m able to take more shifts at the event itself.
I’ve meanwhile bought a number of “Aufsteller” (those stand-up displays for one A4 page providing information about an exhibit).
Things that we need to improve upon, IMHO:
- more things to demo, like a local BBS?
- a solution (with 5G router or the like) to avoid dependency on potentially crappy internet connectivity at the event
- maybe less exhibits, but more things to demo?
- make sure we submit our exhibit descriptions in time to be part of the catalogue
My thinking is along the lines of:
- ISDN video phones [again]
- maybe two fax machines [even G4?] so people can send Faxes from A to B?
- Modem + RIPterm setup to remote BBS
- Modem + TELIX setup for [local, in case of internet trouble?] ANSI-BBS
- A BTX-Terminal?
- A few ancient analog phones, maybe at different locations at the venue, each with a small printed directory of numbers that one can call?
- An accoustic coupler
- having a flyer that people can take with them on the project and how to connect