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  • My little Classic Computer Museum

    From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to All on Tue Apr 6 14:46:23 2021
    Hello there.

    My name is Andreas Zahrl from Kautzen/Austria.
    I opened a small computer museum here last year.
    Is a living museum so everyone can touch and use all the computers and
    consoles here.

    Our homepage is https://kcm.or.at (sorry but only in german) with infos about the systems we're showing.

    Newest ones are a BBC Micro and a Atari 800XL.
    I am trying to repair a Dragon 64 right now witch have some problems.

    It's cool to show people the history and see how they remember their times
    with Amiga, Commodore 64 etc. etc.

    Regards
    Andreas Zahrl

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to goto_KCM on Tue Apr 6 12:01:31 2021
    Hello goto_KCM,

    Tuesday April 06 2021 14:46, you wrote to All:

    I opened a small computer museum here last year.

    That's really neat that you were able to do that!

    Is a living museum so everyone can touch and use all the computers
    and consoles here.

    For some, that might be the only experience of using some of these computers.

    It would be good for a new generation to learn where it all came from.

    Our homepage is https://kcm.or.at (sorry but only in german) with
    infos about the systems we're showing.

    There's always Google Translate!

    It's cool to show people the history and see how they remember their
    times with Amiga, Commodore 64 etc. etc.

    How to get that cassette tape positioned just right to load your favorite program. :)

    -- Sean

    ... If you want to see a comic strip, you should see me in the shower.
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  • From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to Sean Dennis on Sat Apr 10 08:09:47 2021
    Hey there!
    Thanks for your reply.

    That's really neat that you were able to do that!
    Yes, it was a thing of hm surprise. I rebuilt the old cow barn in our
    old Farmers Haus (built 1804) for me as a Men Cave :-).

    I then setup all my computers and consoles there and whas happy to see them
    all working. But then i said to myself, nice but only for me is quite selfish and sad. I have so much fun with it why don't share it with others.

    So i started the idea to run a museum. When i told my wife about it, she was also up to it and so my whole family supported me. So in August 2020 we
    opened to public and since then some people and families came over to see
    that devices and play with them.

    And the best thing is when the eyes twinkle in happiness when they see the computer they had in their youth. Remembering the games and telling that to their kids.

    We're commission free and to see that is what pays me.

    For some, that might be the only experience of using some of these computers.

    Yes, it is.

    It would be good for a new generation to learn where it all came from.
    Yes, and that's the cause i work with the schools around to show the kids how all started.

    Regards
    Andreas

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    * Origin: KCM BBS (2:310/31.5)
  • From Richard Falken@1:123/115 to goto_KCM on Sat Apr 10 08:08:29 2021
    Re: Re: My little Classic Computer Museum
    By: goto_KCM to Sean Dennis on Sat Apr 10 2021 08:09 am

    So i started the idea to run a museum. When i told my wife about it, she was also up to it and so my whole family supported me. So in August 2020 we opened to public and since then some people and families came over to see that devices and play with them.


    It is great when your family supports you in such projects, You are a very lucky BBSer.

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  • From paul lee@1:227/702 to goto_KCM on Sat Apr 10 14:45:56 2021
    My name is Andreas Zahrl from Kautzen/Austria.
    I opened a small computer museum here last year.
    Is a living museum so everyone can touch and use all the computers and consoles here.
    Our homepage is https://kcm.or.at

    Your story is awesome, Andreas. Even tho I don't speak German, I'm poking around the site and learning about your collection. Great job opening it up for the public - I really think that is top notch, Sir.

    w00t w00t!

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to GOTO_KCM on Sat Apr 10 12:01:00 2021
    So i started the idea to run a museum. When i told my wife about it, she was also up to it and so my whole family supported me. So in August 2020 we opened to public and since then some people and families came over to see that devices and play with them.

    And the best thing is when the eyes twinkle in happiness when they see the computer they had in their youth. Remembering the games and telling that to their kids.

    We're commission free and to see that is what pays me.

    That's pretty neat! :)

    Mike


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  • From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to Richard Falken on Wed Apr 14 16:20:21 2021
    It is great when your family supports you in such projects, You are a
    very lucky BBSer.

    Yes i am :-)

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    * Origin: KCM BBS (2:310/31.5)
  • From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to paul lee on Wed Apr 14 16:21:08 2021
    Your story is awesome, Andreas. Even tho I don't speak German, I'm
    poking around the site and learning about your collection. Great job opening it up for the public - I really think that is top notch, Sir.

    Thank you!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: KCM BBS (2:310/31.5)
  • From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to Mike Powell on Wed Apr 14 16:23:32 2021
    That's pretty neat! :)

    Mike

    Thanks Mike!

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    * Origin: KCM BBS (2:310/31.5)
  • From Brad Hansen@1:340/400 to paul lee on Thu Apr 22 04:28:12 2021
    Re: Re: My little Classic Computer Museum
    By: paul lee to goto_KCM on Sat Apr 10 2021 02:45 pm

    I opened a small computer museum here last year.
    Is a living museum so everyone can touch and use all the computers and consoles here.
    Our homepage is https://kcm.or.at
    Your story is awesome, Andreas. Even tho I don't speak German, I'm poking around the site and learning about your collection. Great job opening it up for the public - I really think that
    is top notch, Sir.

    Hi, That was the pretty neat working Vintage Computer Collection I have ever seen.. Just missing the CoCo I, II, III.

    If you want to see the page in English. Goto go translate.google.com and put in https://kcm.or.net Google will translate it
    for you. I normally don't comment or post, but this one caught my eye. I wished we had something like that here..
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  • From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to Brad Hansen on Wed May 26 21:31:25 2021
    Your story is awesome, Andreas. Even tho I don't speak German, I'm poki
    around the site and learning about your collection. Great job opening it up for

    Thanks!

    -=Kautzner-Computer-Museum=-
    zahrl.ddns.net:2023
    https://kcm.or.at
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: KCM BBS (2:310/31.5)
  • From goto_KCM@2:310/31.5 to Richard Falken on Wed May 26 21:34:16 2021
    It is great when your family supports you in such projects, You are a
    very lucky BBSer.

    Yes, i am :-).

    Thanks!

    -=Kautzner-Computer-Museum=-
    zahrl.ddns.net:2023
    https://kcm.or.at

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    * Origin: KCM BBS (2:310/31.5)