+bcombee Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I just got my acceptance to do a small booth showing off Atari 2600 homebrew programming at the one-day Austin Mini Maker Faire on May 12th. I did a little of this a couple of years ago at the NY Maker Faire as part of the NYC Resistor booth, but this year I'm on my own. My plan is to have a couple of Atari 2600's setup with monitors and a laptop running Harmony carts. I'll have Batari Basic running there with a mini-USB cable to reload the demo code onto the real device and the emulator running. I'm going to modify my NYCR demo into something Austin specific and try to also do some LED control directly off the second joystick port to show interfacing with hardware projects. I'm also thinking of printing up a few posters showing the Atari 2600 memory map, 6502 assembly, and how the video signal determine what's on your screen. I'll also have a display case with several of the homebrew carts I've bought over the years and some flyers to point people to AtariAge and various tools. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjoppen Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Show some demos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Bummer, already have plans for that weekend. I went to the full blown Maker Faire in Austin in 2007 and had a blast. Missed out when they came back to Austin the following year and they haven't been back since (must be my fault for not going in 2008 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 I like the idea of showing some demos. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hey Ben, long time no see. I'm planning to take the rail down there, now that they're running that thing on Saturdays. Even if they only stop at Lakeline (where I'm getting on) and the final downtown stop, that happens to be just right for where it's going to be this year. You really should put my Red Box demo in the pile of stuff you're showing off. It's small and maker-y. http://xi6.com/projects/ http://xi6.com/files...tone-dialer.zip http://www.atariage....showtopic=51163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hey, Bruce! Yeah, the Red Box app is definitely something I'll show. Hope to see you at the Faire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esplonky Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Im near San Antonio, I'm gonna see if I can come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esplonky Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I have my bB game on a cartridge also, if i come i'll bring it along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariTexas Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I'm about an hour from Austin,and not familiar with this event. What exactly is it? Sounds like you will have an interesting booth........might have to come check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 Details on the event are at http://austinmakerfaire.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Any other ideas? I'm sure we could get a loaner copy of Boulder Dash to you, to demo. If you're interested. Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was hoping to have my real copy by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Just got back from the Austin Maker Faire. The 2600 exhibit was very well received, with a lot of interest from pre-teen boys and their dads mostly. Of all the homebrew carts I showed off, Gunfight and Medieval Madness were the favorites due to their multiplayer nature. Juno First was also well received, and Duck Attack and Cave In got a bit of play. My Chumby-powered emulator box was a hit, and people really liked the Harmony cart I expect Fred will get a couple of sales out of the event. I printed out Spiceware's slides and had several people read all the way through them. Special thanks to Bruce Tomlin who showed up and hung out most of the day. He got to show off his Blue/Red Box carts a few times too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bcombee Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Of course, I meant "Medieval Mayhem"... it was a long day yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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