Open Hardware is changing retro computing.
Keynote Theatre | Fri 23 Jan 1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m.
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Been a systems administrator for over 30 years covering covering industries from Power generation to Security communication and cloud computing. Thats the boring part. How ever that last 6 years I have been playing around with retro computers. From restoring 80's and 90's enterprise computers to fixing and playing with my favorite retro home computer. I also love to assemble low cost single board computer as well as building replicas of some of the more notable historical ones.
Been a systems administrator for over 30 years covering covering industries from Power generation to Security communication and cloud computing. Thats the boring part. How ever that last 6 years I have been playing around with retro computers. From restoring 80's and 90's enterprise computers to fixing and playing with my favorite retro home computer. I also love to assemble low cost single board computer as well as building replicas of some of the more notable historical ones.
Abstract
With cheap printed circuit board prototype manufacturing, entry level to both simple and complex computer hardware design has made it considerably easier for hobbyists to create useful and inspiring projects. This talk will try to explain why it is a boon in the retro computing community and describe some of the ways in which open hardware has help restore some of the most memorable home computers and brought some important parts of computing history
It will cover the open software used to design and create printed circuit boards, to the companies who have helped make this part of the community possible and how these come together to produce some very cool bits of kit.
With cheap printed circuit board prototype manufacturing, entry level to both simple and complex computer hardware design has made it considerably easier for hobbyists to create useful and inspiring projects. This talk will try to explain why it is a boon in the retro computing community and describe some of the ways in which open hardware has help restore some of the most memorable home computers and brought some important parts of computing history It will cover the open software used to design and create printed circuit boards, to the companies who have helped make this part of the community possible and how these come together to produce some very cool bits of kit.