[atariparty] Atari Party 2016, less than 5 weeks away!

[Bill Kendrick]

On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 09:54:51AM -0700, Dan Kramer wrote:
>    Hi Bill,
>    I just got my room in Davis (Motel 6).

Hey, superb!


>     I will bring one 5200 system plus controller(s) and a PS2 with proto
>    pilot Reflex controller. Last time there was not much space for
>    memorabilia, but I always bring some sort of ephemera.

Awesome, sounds good, thanks!


>    See you 10 AM on Saturday July 30!
>    Any questions?

Just one, I think -- will you be bringing displays (TVs/etc.) for the
systems, or will you need to borrow any?  (</broken record>)

Thanks!  See you in a month!

-bill!

>    Dan Kramer
>    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
>      -------- Original Message --------
>      Subject: [atariparty] Atari Party 2016, less than 5 weeks away!
>      From: Bill Kendrick <nbs at sonic.net>
>      Date: Sun, June 26, 2016 5:00 pm
>      To: "Atari Party (announcements)" <atariparty-news at lists.sonic.net>
>      Cc: "Atari Party (discussion/planning)" <atariparty at lists.sonic.net>
> 
>      Atari Party is less than 5 weeks away! (12pm-5pm on Sat. July 30th)
> 
>      So far, 10 others are joining me in bringing video game and computer
>      systems from their personal collections, for you all to enjoy!
> 
>      Thanks to them, you're likely to see:
> 
>      * a wide variety of Ataris:
>      2600 (VCS), 5200 (SuperSystem), 7800 (ProSystem), Lynx (handheld),
>      Jaguar ("Do the math!"), 8-bit and 16-bit computers, and even
>      an Atari Portfolio handheld computer, a Video Music system,
>      and a "Centipede" arcade cabinet!
> 
>      * a number of non-Ataris will be there, mostly running Atari games
>      (published by Atarisoft, Tengen, Infogrames, etc.):
>      Apple II, Nintendo NES and GameBoy Advance, Sega Genesis,
>      Sony PlayStation and PS2, and modern Windows PC (running "Gauntlet")
> 
>      When you arrive at the show, you'll receive free raffle tickets to
>      take part in the free prize give-away. You'll have the chance to win
>      some amazing prizes:
> 
>      * Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
>      * Nintendo Wii + games (gently used)
>      * Edladdin "Super78" arcade controller (works with Ataris & friends,
>      but also modern PCs & Macs, via a number of adapters available)
>      * Books!
>      * "Terrible Nerd" by Kevin Savetz (of ANTIC, the Atari 8-bit Podcast)
>      * "Game Art - Art from 40 Video Games and Interviews with Their
>      Creators"
>      * "Python for Kids - A Playful Introduction to Programming"
>      * "The Manga Guide to the Universe"
>      * "Arduino Project Handbook - 25 Practical Projects to Get You Started"
>      * "Learn to Program with Minecraft - Transform Your World with the
>      Power of Python"
>      * ANTIC podcast interview recordings, on USB sticks; among the
>      interviewees:
>      * Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari
>      * Al Alcorn, Atari's first employee & designer of "Pong"
>      * Chris Crawford, game designer & founder of the Game Developers
>      Conference
>      * ...and a dozen more!
>      * T-shirts & tote-bags!
>      * Some shirts & tote-bags from No Starch Press (publisher of most of the
>      books being given away)
>      * A "Classic Gaming Quarterly" shirt
> 
>      Plus, if you happen to own an Atari 8-bit computer, you might want a
>      chance
>      to win:
> 
>      * "Blaster" game cartridge
>      * "MacRorie's R-Time 8 Replacement" realtime clock cartridge
> 
>      Finally, we've also got (or are getting) some books donated to the
>      Yolo County Public Library!
> 
>      Thanks to all of the volunteers & sponsors so far, for their time,
>      energy,
>      and donations! Andy O'Brien, Bill & John Demian, Chris Alaimo, Dan
>      DeVriend,
>      Greg Dodd, Mark Birsching, Marlin Bates, Michael Whipp, Molly Patton,
>      Briana Aea, Bob Woolley, No Starch Press, The Irving Family, Chris
>      Lambertus,
>      Edladdin Controllers & Ed Kelly, ANTIC podcast and Kevin Savetz, Eight
>      Bit Fix,
>      Player/Missile Podcast & Rob McMullen, Ian Bogost & Nick Montfort & The
>      MIT Press.
> 
>      Learn EVERYthing by browsing around the Atari Party 2016 website:
> 
>      http://newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2016/
> 
>      --
>      -bill!
>      Sent from my computer
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-- 
-bill!
Sent from my computer