Martin,
Thanks for sharing this information. I can't attend -
I live in Boston and I'm quite a tight budget - but I
think there's a way we can help each other.
I'm a reporter at eWeek (the ZD magazine formerly
called PC Week), and seperately, I'm writing a book
about the history of handheld computing. The slant
is, what can the history teach us about the future?
Obviously handheld electronic games count as handheld
computers. I'm well aware of the mainstream products,
like the mid-1970s Mattel games (spent many hours with
my football game as a child!), Gameboy/Lynx, etc. I
bought a copy of the book Supercade, but to my
disappointment it didn't focus much on handhelds.
In your opinion, what was the FIRST electronic
handheld game? What was the first to give users the
choice of many games in one? First to actual have
graphics? Color graphics? Did any systems have other
more computer-like software?
I'm interested in discussing this at length. If
you're still online though, perhaps we could chat now,
just to say hello and introduce ourselves: I always
enjoy meeting others who are into this stuff.
Thanks,
Evan Koblentz (617.461.7194)
--- Martin Scott Goldberg <wgungfu_at_csd.uwm.edu> wrote:
> Hope this is appropriate for here. I'm a vintage
> computer collector (as
> well as video game consoles and such), and
> co-organizer of the Midwest
> Classic (www.midwestclassic.net). We have three
> main areas (vintage
> video game consoles, vintage computers, and
> pinball).
>
> I'd like to build up the participation (displays,
> attendance, etc.) of
> people from the vintage computer scene. Beyond the
> 8 bit micro's that are
> already on display (my collection at last year's
> event can be seen here -
> http://www.goatstore.com/mwcp_mus.htm), I'd love to
> get some mini's there
> as well as more informative (and fun) displays, and
> anything else people
> would be willing to set up.
>
> The show itself is non-profit (though if you
> yourselves have equipment,
> software, etc. you want to sell, that's wonderful),
> and is on Saturday
> June 7th from 10am to 8pm. The location is:
> Nicolet High School
> 6701 North Jean Nicolet Road
> Glendale, Wisconsin 53217
>
> For those not familiar, Glendale is a suburb on the
> north side of
> Milwaukee.
>
>
> Feel free to contact me if you're intersted!
>
>
> Marty
> wgungfu_at_uwm.edu
>
> ClassicGaming.Com
>
> Atari Gaming Headquarters
> www.atarihq.com
>
> Museum of Home Video Gaming
> www.classicgaming.com/gamingmuseum
Received on Sun Mar 16 2003 - 23:44:00 GMT