2025 EXHIBITORS / VENDORS
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Exhibit: The Southern Amis Projects (Sponsor)
Amis
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The Southern Amis Projects designs, restores, preserves, and runs Atari Bulletin Board Systems. Supporting a strong community of enthusiasts, built around the AMIS (Atari Message Information System) legacy, providing a retro to modern experience.
https://www.southernamis.com
Exhibit: Atari Robotics (Sponsor)
Jason Moore
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This exhibit will demonstrate how to control a modern robot from an Atari 8-bit home computer. Robots such as the Axlon Andy were available for the Atari in the 1980s and were controlled through the joystick port.
http://atariprojects.org
Exhibit: The VintNerd Wall of DOOM (Sponsor)
The VintNerd
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Anything and everything I can get to run Doom - the first-person shooter game from the early 90's. There will be hands-on playable systems for everyone to enjoy, as well as additional devices on display running Doom.
https://www.youtube.com/TheVintNerd
Exhibit: Levi’s Retro Bridge (Sponsor)
Levi
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Explore the fascinating intersection of old and new technology at Levi’s Retro Bridge! Blending vintage computing with modern innovation, this year, Levi is showcasing a dynamic video wall of CRTs, classic machines –like the Apple IIGS and Commodore 64 – and modern, connections and displays that create a bridge between the nostalgic charm of the past and the cutting-edge possibilities of technology today.
https://www.levimaaia.com
Exhibit: Maker Faire Orange County (Sponsor)
Ethan Coulter
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Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.
We call it the Greatest Show (& Tell) on Earth - a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Glimpse the future and get inspired!
https://oc.makerfaire.com
Vendor: Aquarius+ (Sponsor)
Aquarius+
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Aquarius+ systems (new) and original, refurbished original Mattel Aquarius computers
https://aquarius.1stage.com
Vendor: Reimplementing the TRS-80 Model 1: A RetroStack Replica (Sponsor)
RetroStack LLC
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Step into the legacy of the TRS-80 Model 1 with RetroStack’s faithful 1:1 reimplementation, capturing every aspect of this classic computer. This exhibit showcases a trace-by-trace reproduction of the main board, alongside recreated plastic parts, replica MX keyboard with custom keycaps, and a fully replicated case. Most parts on display will also be available for purchase, offering enthusiasts a unique chance to own a modern piece of computing history.
https://www.retrostack.org
Vendor: MDCon (Sponsor)
MDCon
California Foyer
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MDCon is dedicated to preserving and promoting MiniDisc technology through engaging, in-person gatherings around the world.
https://mdcon.live
Vendor: Comics & Video Games (Sponsor)
Ray's Comics & Collectibles
Consignment Area
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Comic Books, Video Games and Disney Collectibles
https://www.instagram.com/rayscomics
Vendor: Learn to Solder Booth!
FutureVision Research
Main Foyer
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FutureVision Research provides electronic kits for students and hobbyists. Stop by our soldering area, purchase a VCF SoCal keytag and learn how to solder - we'll have all the tools needed. Check out our take-home learn to solder kits, too!
Vendor: FujiNet Sales
FutureVision Research
Main Foyer
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FutureVision Research is a fabricator of FujiNet interface devices. FujiNet’s for multiple platforms will be available for sale, including versions for the Atari 8-bit, Apple II & III, Coleco ADAM, and Tandy CoCo 1, 2, & 3.
Vendor: Vintage Computer Parts & Accessories
Jeff’s Vintage Electronics
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Vintage chips, Apple ][ parts, PC parts, cables and other vintage goodies.
Vendor: Advanced Commodore Accessories
BitBinders
Exhibit Hall
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Commodore accessories with style and sophistication! We produce the most beautiful Commodore 1581 replica floppy drives including 100% compatible single and dual 1581 drives and the most advanced power supplies for Commodore 64, 128 and Amiga computers. Seeing is believing!
Vendor: Modern Storage Solutions for Retro Machines
Rabbit Hole Computing
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Rabbit Hole Computing will be displaying its latest SCSI, IDE, and SATA-based storage solutions, including our 32-bit PCI SATA Hard Card and ZuluIDE, our new ATAPI CD-ROM/Optical Disc Emulator, as well as various other retrocomputing accessories we've designed and manufactured.
https://shop.rabbitholecomputing.com
Vendor: Vintage Computers and Parts for Builders and Hobbyists
Vintage Collectibles
Exhibit Hall
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To Be Determined
Vendor: Subscriptions
Old School Gamer
Exhibit Hall
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Subscriptions to our magazine.
http://www.oldschoolgamer.com
Exhibit: Librascope/General Precision LGP-21
Usagi Electric
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This is a Librascope LGP-21 computer from 1963. It is a fully transistorized, cost-reduced version of the Librascope LGP-30 vacuum tube computer from the 1950s. Instead of a rotating drum memory, it utilizes a "RAM disk," essentially a hard disk platter with fixed heads that works as the Random Access Memory.
Exhibit: FujiNet - Networking for Retrocomputing Enthusiasts
Thomas Cherryhomes
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FujiNet is a versatile network adapter for your Atari 8-bit, Apple ][, TRS-80 Color Computer, Coleco Adam, and many more systems providing the ability to load software off the Internet, but also a virtual printer which renders to PDF, a MODEM, a Network Adapter with protocol offloading for a whole new class of networking applications, and much more!
https://fujinet.online
Exhibit: Project IVY
Katarina Melki
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I am an avid collector and restorer of IBM ThinkPads. My collection includes the very first ThinkPad notebook, the 700C. The famous "Butterfly", the 701C. The rare and early 2-in-1 notebook/tablet, the 360P. The strange mashup of subnotebook and writing pad, the ThinkPad Transnote. The cute and tiny, Japan-exclusive, IBM Palm Top PC 110. I also have a small collection of other non-IBM palm top PCs. Stop on by to try all these machines out and see what other weird and wonderful machines I come across.
https://me.katarinamelki.net
Exhibit: Commander X16
Troy Ablan
Exhibit Hall
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Two Commander X16 (modern 65C02/65C816-based) systems, small MIDI keyboard controller, computer keyboards, mouse, LCD (19") and CRT (15"). small sound bars.
https://commanderx16.com
Exhibit: Retro Acceleration
Michael J Conrad
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Will show and demonstrate several Macintosh SE and SE/30 machines running various vintage accelerators from 5+ vendors. Additionally will show some other Macs running accelerators as well.
Lastly, will show and demonstrate Windows 11 and Haiku-OS computers sharing files via freeware I developed with retro Macintosh computers using AppleShare IP.
Exhibit: History of the CMA
Computer Museum of America - San Diego
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Photos, videos, and CMA-logo items from the gift shop illustrating the history of the Computer Museum of America in San Diego, from its founding by Jim & Marie Petroff in the 1980s to having its own building downtown, to its eventual demise - and potential future in the San Diego State University library.
http://www.computer-museum.org
Exhibit: Old parts/New design. MetalLevel's 8-bit digital synthesizer
MetalLevel
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A new modular computer built using Motorola's 6800 family of 8-bit ICs from the 1970's. Stop by and play the synth with a midi piano keyboard and see how a digital synthesizer could have sounded in 1974.
https://metallevel.jagmod.com
Exhibit: SoCal Vintage Computer Gaming Group
Steven Hertz
Exhibit Hall
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SCVCGG meets 3 times a year at the Claremont Packing House in Claremont, CA
Exhibit: The C64T - A Mini-tower Commodore 64 (And Other Weirdness)
John Riney III
Exhibit Hall
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Based on a concept image by Nanoraptor, a mini-tower Commodore 64 is a idea so silly, I HAD to bring it into existence. Using an ATX C64 motherboard, custom-mixed paint for maximum beigeness, and a truly excessive amount of RGB lighting, the C64T is the best Business Machine Commodore never made. Also, I'll have other Commodore surprises to be determined.
https://8bithe.art
Exhibit: Amiga Video Toaster
Marc Rifkin
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The Video Toaster combines digital effects, titling, graphics and 3d animation. Its Lightwave 3D software has been used for CGI in many famous TV shows and movies. Also showing other cool Amiga technology.
Exhibit: Sideburn Mods and Restorations
Sideburn Studios
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I will be showcasing some of my vintage computer restorations, modifications and inventions I have made out of vintage electronics. Including things done with mini CRT's and Nixie tubes. I will be displaying my recent Atari XE computer to laptop conversion as well as an original Ohio Scientific Superboard II that I have converted to a "portable" computer inspired by the Apple Macintosh Portable.
https://youtube.com/sideburn
Exhibit: Vintage Computers on Film
The Paul Gray Personal Computing Museum
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For this year's exhibit, the Paul Gray PC Museum will focus on computers on film. We'll be bringing some highlights from our collection (including a GRiD Compass) and spotlighting their appearances in iconic movies and TV shows to take a look at the intersections of genre, nostalgia, and vintage computing!
https://research.cgu.edu/paul-gray-pc-museum/
Exhibit: Atari Video Music (1977) Display
Craig
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The Atari Video Music is a music visualization component that Atari released in 1977. The Atari Video Music system allowed users to visualize and interact with their music by connecting the device to a television and audio source.
The hardware responds to music's frequency and amplitude, creating a series of graphical patterns and effects that are displayed on a television, creating a visual representation of the music being played.
Though an innovative concept, it failed to gain widespread popularity, and production was discontinued after less than a year on the market.
Retail Price in 1977: $169.95
Inflation Adjusted: $905.95(!)
https://www.youtube.com/@AtariVideoMusic
Please Note: The lists, dates, and times of Exhibitors, Vendors, Speakers, and Other Activities can change depending on the different participant's own personal situations, festival changes, and other circumstances.