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  ;-)

April 2020 teaser

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  Mission:  Save the World!

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

March 2020 teaser

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Looks like an stub  :(

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. 

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!

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?>

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...

Screen shot from Beef Drop

bringing a salad is optional

December 2019 Meeting Report

This one's for the kids!

December 2019 teaser

This is officially the last one for 2019

So let's make it a good one!

Movember 2019 Meeting Report

This Month it's ST.Em vs. S.T.E.M.

Sixteen-bit, Thirty-two bit technology versus Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Movember 2019 teaser

  No it's not a typo. 

  Another short entry for those still in bed and not yet on their way to the meeting! 

October 2019 Meeting Report

I can say we watched the following (18 mins 41 secs) which is comfortably under 20 mins

  

Hey!  Is that a small moon I see before me?

October 2019 teaser

We are having short film screens this month and next - your fav short film, possibly from YouTube  Nothing over 15 mins (could be longer depending how good it is, maybe 20 mins but I'm more likely to go along with 15 mins 2 secs.  Which is most likely where we'll stop it no matter how brilliant it is). Home made short films are also most welcome (Oh Man!  I think the worm video ended up in the bin with the cat but I hear that the cat is ok!)

So we'll have Part I this Month & Part II next Month...

And remember it’s not a competition - no one is voting.  It’s just a bit of fun!  :-)

  

Actually I don't think it has to be on film either.  Have fun!

September 2019 Meeting Report

Philosophy?  Did we go over the top?

Probably...

  

See you at the meeting next month  :)

September 2019 teaser

What's the "Skype" this month?

This?  Will help you get here, if you can't Skype

 

Okay, so we're gunna have a play 'round with Skype.  I hope.

Plus the usual sessions!

August 2019 Meeting Report

It seems like this Month's MACE Meeting will be playing out over 2 Sundays at two different locations (I was going to put it as locals but hey Internet is global, which is hardly local is it?)

This tech crawl is starting today at Moorabbin (Which is, I'm sure, just a short helicopter ride from the centre of Melbourne.  None of us actually own a helicopter.  Which is probably safer anyway.).  And may well end up finishing in Kilsyth in a more or less social fashion.  Let's play it by ear (Thanx Tom, the legacy lives on!  Thanks to everyone involved!)

 

Just 1618 points away my intended score for this pic!

To be continued(?)...

August 2019 teaser

Have your say on where we Host the next MACE Meeting;

Too Hot or Cold?

 

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July 2019 Meeting Report

 

Click the Link to discover a favorite Atari 2600 (Console) emulator.  Damn missed it by 9 Days!!!!  :(

Maybe we'll get a version for Android, I virtually do all my debugging by hand using the dodgy old Quickoffice app that is no longer supported!  But then how much support do you need to create a text file?  On my mobile phone

July 2019 teaser

  <Insert busy bee image here!>  <hehe>