Tuesday 28 April 2020
April 2020 Meeting Report
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Status: Mission failed!
A glimmer of hope as conditions in Western Australia are starting to look up with news that groups of up to 10 people may be allowed again. Is anyone willing to go the distance and form a P.A.C.E. group? AKA Perth Atari Computer Enthusiasts. Just asking ;-)
Saturday 14 March 2020
March 2020 Meeting Report
Apologies to anyone who showed up at 10:00 AM as we didn't get all officially set up and doors open 'til 11:00 AM. This happens once in a blue moon. If we look for a possible cause, it was possibly a subconscious desire to spend daylight saving early while the world was in the grips of going mad yet again to the latest pandemic.
We do take this seriously, so please don't attend in person if you have symptoms (<-click the link to remind yourself. You are of course welcome via the commenting option on this page or other eForms providing you are not a malicious computer virus, etc.
Of course we are still a long way from injecting nanobots or even miniaturised medical teams as depicted in this video game adapted from a movie, into the blood stream to fight off nasties like coronavirus. So instead we watched video reviews of 3-D printers
This one gotta lot of views (click on the picture above to watch. Parental guidance recommended, this woman clearly needs a bigger table in my opinion)
I liked the brutal honesty of this slick production (enough said. Click on the picture above to watch).
And keep up to date by checking out melbpc.org.au & melcc.org.au for the latest until next month
We do take this seriously, so please don't attend in person if you have symptoms (<-click the link to remind yourself. You are of course welcome via the commenting option on this page or other eForms providing you are not a malicious computer virus, etc.
Of course we are still a long way from injecting nanobots or even miniaturised medical teams as depicted in this video game adapted from a movie, into the blood stream to fight off nasties like coronavirus. So instead we watched video reviews of 3-D printers
This one gotta lot of views (click on the picture above to watch. Parental guidance recommended, this woman clearly needs a bigger table in my opinion)
I liked the brutal honesty of this slick production (enough said. Click on the picture above to watch).
And keep up to date by checking out melbpc.org.au & melcc.org.au for the latest until next month
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Tuesday 18 February 2020
February 2020 Meeting Report
Alright so the Nintendo Owner showed up without switch, so it was back to Plan B which took the shape of the December Meeting & YouTube Kids and we ended up watching such screen gems as Mario Party 9, Zig & Sharko and Oggy and the Cockroaches on the big screen via projector.
Plus an array of classic Atari console games via emulation & the projector,etc.
Plus an array of classic Atari console games via emulation & the projector,etc.
Wednesday 5 February 2020
February 2020 teaser
No, this won't appear at the meeting. It's just a teaser!
(Screenshot from French Publisher Ackosoft.)
The plan this Meeting is to get a (ok! A little off topic here, it's not an Atari product) Nintendo Switch to run on the big screen. Yes, this product of Japan has been designed as a hybrid that can be used as a handheld a la Atari Lynx but can also be used on a big screen TV. Something that Atari Lynx's fan of the era would have loved to have but which would have been difficult to achieve as the Lynx's custom graphics chips were dedicated to driving it's in-built LCD display. The display was not limited to fixed frame rates & the Lynx custom chips could deliver a truly variable frame rate which could be set to say 60 fps but could be pushed as high as 78 fps
If you're an Atari Lynx hardware expert be sure & add a comment if you'd like to elaborate or if any of the above info is incorrect (I once posted on an Atari Lynx newsgroup that the card/cartridge size was 256K because I was going on my memory but the typical size is 128K with a few exceptions that are 512K such as Jimmy Connors' Tennis)
Yes, I've tried be Atari relevant!
Monday 20 January 2020
January BBQ 2020 Meeting Report
Nice one Gra!
While others of us were out subjecting ourselves to heatstroke at a Lake Reserve. Graham was planning a baseball adventure, contemplating the latest lego brick exhibition and swinging this one our way
https://youtu.be/ATwT4DwoXnM
Yes, more operating systems than you could POKE a stick at. And the Atari Falcon 32-bit OS GEM gets a mention
Not finding that Atari 400 that you want on the shelves of Myer Melbourne. One of the regulars at Science & Tech Projects Group shared the following with us
Click here! (Yes it is a long ULR isn't it)
<related pics? Maybe another member of MACE can give it a go & edit this post?>
While others of us were out subjecting ourselves to heatstroke at a Lake Reserve. Graham was planning a baseball adventure, contemplating the latest lego brick exhibition and swinging this one our way
https://youtu.be/ATwT4DwoXnM
Yes, more operating systems than you could POKE a stick at. And the Atari Falcon 32-bit OS GEM gets a mention
Not finding that Atari 400 that you want on the shelves of Myer Melbourne. One of the regulars at Science & Tech Projects Group shared the following with us
Click here! (Yes it is a long ULR isn't it)
<related pics? Maybe another member of MACE can give it a go & edit this post?>
Monday 13 January 2020
January 2020 teaser
Suggest a location for the annual MACE Barbecue!
Click on the No comments to post your answer
And you could become the involved in this mighty fine event...
bringing a salad is optional
Click on the No comments to post your answer
And you could become the involved in this mighty fine event...
| Screen shot from Beef Drop |
bringing a salad is optional
Monday 30 December 2019
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