[hackerspaces] HELP US FINDING VINTAGE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS!!!

[Volatile Compound]

There's a very large and active collector community for classic arcade
games. Between parts suppliers, other collectors, and Google you can find
pretty much anything to keep a game running.  Even CRT components are
readily-available; things that commonly get tricky are replacements for
custom ICs and unusual control devices (though many of those are
rebuildable or have reproduction parts available).

- skroo.
 On Jan 17, 2013 4:10 PM, "Matt Joyce" <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> There is a museum in Oakland CA called the made.  It focuses on
> preserving video game pieces.
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Along these same lines, I noted on my blog on Nov 30, 2012 (re-posted
> from
> > LaughingSquid.com)
> >
> http://laughingsquid.com/the-moma-acquires-video-games-for-a-new-category-of-artworks/
> > "The Museum of Modern Art [New York City] has currently acquired 14
> popular
> > video game titles from the past and present (with a total of about 40
> being
> > acquired in the future) to add into an upcoming new category of artworks
> in
> > their collection."
> >
> > So, my question is:  Who is going to maintain these machines and how?
> > Where do you find a Cathode-Ray Tube for a 1980 PacMac?  The High-voltage
> > section?
> > There are a bunch of parts in those things that just don't last very
> long,
> > and there are not many (if any?) still being made.
> >
> > And, this is, like a WHOLE new classification of Art Restoration that
> nobody
> > has thought of before,
> > I think.
> >
> > -Stewart, http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson
> > http://tech-knowledge.tumblr.com/page/3
> >
> >
> > On 1/17/13 3:23 PM, B F wrote:
> >>
> >> Have you contacted MARCH?
> >> http://www.midatlanticretro.org/
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 4:16 PM, asbesto<asbesto at freaknet.org>  wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Instead of talkin'bout FIREARMS, what about helping an
> >>> hackerspace / hacklab / bricolab / museum in the deep south of
> >>> Italy, in the middle of SICILIA?
> >>>
> >>> We're building a museum copy of an APPLE 1, using only vintage
> >>> components from 1976 era; we have almost anything, but we are
> >>> desperately searching:
> >>>
> >>>            TEXAS INSTRUMENTS LOW PROFILE IC SOCKETS
> >>>                     8, 14, 16 AND 24 PIN
> >>>
> >>>      for historical and museal purposes, they have to be
> >>>                  EXACTLY AS THIS PICTURE:
> >>>
> >>> http://museo.freaknet.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/P1010512.jpg
> >>> http://museo.freaknet.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/P1010513.jpg
> >>> (this is the 40 pin version)
> >>>
> >>> They came in blisters and have a mylar backside. They were very
> >>> cheap in 1976 but now they're out of production! Someone can
> >>> spot them in some old store or at flea markets or auctions or ...
> >>> boh?!?
> >>>
> >>>                    P l E a S e    help us!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> their product code are:
> >>>
> >>>   TI C8408-02  (we need about 20 of them)
> >>>   TI C8414-02  (we need about 60 of them)
> >>>   TI C8416-02  (we need about 200 of them)
> >>>   TI C8424-02  (we need about 50 of them)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> If you want to know more about our project, take a look here
> >>>
> >>> http://museo.freaknet.org/en/apple-1-creation/
> >>>
> >>> LESS FIREARMS, MORE TI IC SOCKETS FOR SICILY! \o/
> >>>
> >>> (p.s. we also need support, and donations are welcome to pay
> >>> bills! :)
> >>>
> >>>
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