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The next Tallahassee Vintage Computer Club meeting will be on April 12th, 2025 from 1pm to 4pm again at the Making Awesome community maker space.

Everyone is welcome. Feel free to come and go as you wish. Our number one goal is to have fun, share stories and talk tech. I encourage everyone to bring their favorite piece of vintage tech to share, whether it was a VIC-20, a Gamecube or a Tiger Electronics handheld. Chances are it was someone else's favorite to.

See you there!

Come join the discussion on our Facebook group!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tallahasseevintagecomputerclub

My name is David and I’m based in the Florida Panhandle. I’ve been working with computers for over 30 years.

I’ve been actively repairing and restoring vintage computers and other electronics for the past 15 years and have worked on everything from Atari 2600s to the latest high performance rack servers.

If you’ve got a retro computing repair or restoration project that you’d like a little help with, click on the “Hire Me!” link in the menu or shoot me an email. I’d be happy to put my expertise and experience towards reaching your retro goal.

info@retrotechrestoration.com

Here are some tips and tricks for protecting yourself from older electronic devices and keeping them safe from you!

- DO NOT plug an older device into an electrical outlet "just to see if it works." Energizing worn out or broken components can cause permanent, unrepairable damage. Or worse yet, improperly grounded devices can give you a dangerous electrical shock.
- REMOVE batteries from any device that may sit unused for more than a few weeks. Some batteries can leak corrosive material, damaging the device and some batteries (particularly lithium-based ones) can swell or combust in certain situations.
- Protect plastics from UV (sun) light. While some discoloration can be corrected with retrobrighting, UV can cause plastics to become brittle and disintegrate. The less sunlight and heat a device is exposed to, the longer it will last.
- Another obvious enemy to electronics is humidity. An air conditioned room will protect a device much better than an attic or a garage.