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    Advice for selling off Mac collection in Boston

    Hello everyone, The American Computer and Robotics Museum in Bozeman, Montana is to take ownership of most of the rare/important/collectible items of Adam Rosen’s Macintosh/Apple collection… https://www.cultofmac.com/674574/american-computer-robotics-museum-adam-rosen/ ...but his family is...
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    "Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa" documentary film

    If you are interested or know someone who is, you can pre-buy and support the creation of the documentary film I'm producing, "Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa" on Indiegogo. Watch the teaser trailer! Thank you. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/before-macintosh-the-apple-lisa/x/16809515#/...
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    Lisa documentary Kickstarter is now online

    I hope you'll consider supporting this project, thanks! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dgreelish/before-macintosh-the-apple-lisa
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    Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 7.0 is next weekend!

    Just look at how many exhibitors we have this year! The VCFSE 7.0 will be the biggest and best show we've ever run. I hope some of you can make it. http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/vcf-se-exhibits/
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    Teaser trailer for the documentary, "Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa"

    The Kickstarter campaign will be starting very soon, to help fund the remaining necessary travel for interviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB2OizYxPJQ Best, David Greelish Computer Historian, Writer and Producer of the documentary film, "Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa" Fall 2019...
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    Any Lisa collectors in Rome, Italy area or Lindau, Germany?

    This is a bit of a long shot, but if anyone knows of a Lisa enthusiast in those greater areas, I would love to do a video interview with them during the first week of April. It will be for the Apple Lisa documentary, Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa. Thanks! Best, David Greelish Computer...
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    I need high quality/resolution Lisa 1 pictures

    Hello, Does anyone here own a Lisa 1 who can/would furnish me some quality pictures for use in my documentary? Thank you! Best, David Greelish Computer Historian, Writer and Producer of the documentary film, "Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa" due out in 2019. ClassicComputing.com
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    An Apple Lisa documentary in 2019?

    Hello everyone, I would like to formally announce my intention to begin the production of a documentary about the Apple Lisa. Yes, Douglas Engelbart's work and the Xerox Alto/Star workstations were the progenitors of the GUI, but the Apple Lisa was clearly the "grandmother" and foundation for...
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    MITS Altair 680 reproduction

    MITS Altair 680 reproduction "clone" Mini 681 I originally purchased this reproduction on eBay myself. It is in a wooden case, which I painted to display before a Vintage Computer Festival. This is per the creator: The Mini681 is a clone of the Mits 680b with added features. This computer does...
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    VCFSE 6.0, Who here is going?

    The show is in less than three weeks now, so just hoping to spread the word some more. It's our fifth anniversary and being held in a new venue, the upcoming, official location of the Computer Museum of America. It's just down the road about two miles or so from the original, former CompUSA...
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    Who's coming to VCFSE 6.0?

    http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ The exhibitor list is growing and this sixth show will be in a new venue. It's very exciting and we're expecting the biggest and best VCFSE show yet! Who else is going to exhibit? Who all plans to attend? Anyone...
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    Tour of Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 1.0 (VCFSE)

    I have uploaded the video segment of when I gave a tour of the first ever Vintage Computer Festival Southeast while hosting the Retro Computing Roundtable podcast. It's been five years, and show 6.0 coming up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqQpJ5wh-os Best, David Greelish Computer Historian...
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    The Jason Scott Documentary Three Pack on Kickstarter

    Well, what do you know, this came for me today. This was also my first Kickstarter SkydivinGirl! I have not been very happy either with how it was handled. The guy even showed the film at a few different shows and venues before ever allowing us financial supporters to see it. The posters were...
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    The Jason Scott Documentary Three Pack on Kickstarter

    Just wondering if anyone else here supported this Kickstarter, way back in 2011. Seems like Jason Scott receives no flack about the non-delivery of these projects, and he received over $118,000! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/textfiles/the-jason-scott-documentary-three-pack/comments
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    "Classic Computing" - Computer History Book, printed copies for sale

    My book will make a great gift for someone interested in technology and computer history! It's like the history of computer history nostalgia. All ten issues of the groundbreaking computer history "zine" (newsletter / magazine) Historically Brewed & Classic Computing - in one professionally...
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    Buy a copy of my computer history nostalgia book!

    This was the first fanzine for computer history enthusiasts and collectors. Read the first issue online free. Email me and mention you saw this in the forum and I'll throw in free Media Mail shipping! Best, David Greelish Computer Historian & Writer...
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    Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer audiobook podcast

    New chapter just uploaded for the Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer audiobook podcast! Read by Randy Kindig of Floppy Days. It's all about the Ohio Scientific line of microcomputers. http://www.classiccomputing.com/CCPodcasts/Stan_Veit/Entries/2017/9/30_Stan_Veit_8.html Best...
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    Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 5.0

    If you are attending, please help spread the word and let's make this the most successful VCFSE yet! If you're not attending, well... please still help spread the word, so we can... you know the rest. Saturday April 29, 2017, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday April 30 2017, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the...
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    Lots o' Macs discussed in podcast episodes...

    Hi everyone, just thought I'd share in here, as my cohost Jeff and myself have completed a second episode of our podcast where we talk about our own history of personal computer ownership. I am a long-time Mac owner, starting with a Lisa than ran MacWorks Plus. So, I talk a lot about my...
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    Listen to our special edition of The History of Personal Computing podcast

    We did a special podcast this time about our earliest purchased computers and the retail experience in getting them. Please check it out! http://www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com/podcast/episode-55-first-computers/ Download my computer history nostalgia book FREE...
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