The main event days will be Sat 11th and Sun 12th July 2015 (10am till late on Saturday, 10am till 5pm on Sunday).
There is no cost for this event!
If you would like to register your attendance, please post in this thread and drop me a PM for location details. If you would like to come but cannot commit 100%, then please state that your interest is tentative.
If you need somewhere to stay, then Holiday Inn Bolton is just around the corner (about half a mile away) , to keep costs down you could always share a twin with another member: http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb ... oteldetail
This meetup was earmarked as 'Homebrew Gaming Weekend #5' but we've opened it up to all stardot members so it is now a joint ABug and Homebrew Gaming Weekend. ABug meetups are open to enthusiasts of the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Atom and Archimedes/RISC OS machines - and typically involve:
- members bringing their own hardware to set up and show off**
- time spent working on hardware and programming/games projects
- exchange of ideas/knowledge
- upgrade and repair of poorly Acorn machines
- collaborative work on community projects, such as software preservation, preparation/planning for displays at events etc.
- sale of items by members (not guaranteed, but there are often opportunities to buy bits)
- general socialising, food/drink and the odd hi-score competition!
The room contains ...
- Lots of spare monitors/screens (including cables) which members can borrow if they do not have the capability to bring a screen with them. There are also lots of rare and unusual pieces of Acorn hardware and accessories lurking underneath the tables, and practically anything that works can be set up upon request.
- Super-fast free internet (both wireless and wired) for all visitors, via the dedicated ABug Wifi Network:
- Complimentary soft drinks, tea/coffee and snacks; all courtesy of our host, Gary:
Thanks to Beebmaster, JGH and Ian Stocks, we now have an Econet setup consisting of an A5000 fileserver, A3020 and BBC Master fileserver. At the July event we hope to add an A440/1 and a couple of Model B BBCs to the Econet network.
CONFIRMED
TENTATIVE
- Gar2293 (Gary) Arriving Friday afternoon, leaving Sunday evening
- Arcadian (Dave) Arriving Friday afternoon, leaving Sunday evening
- Ian Stocks (Ian)
- jbnbeeb (Jason)
- Sydney (Simon) Arriving Saturday morning, leaving Sunday evening
- Billy Humphreys (Billy)
- UKRetroGamer (Mark)
- jgharston (Jonathan)
- Retrific (Doug)
- daveejhitchins (Dave)
- Prime (Phill)
- flaxcottage (John)
- billcarr (Michael) Fleeting visit!
- Dave Footitt (Dave)
- Dylan Smith (Dylan)
- Stephen Wileman (Stephen)
- Andy Ford (Andy)
- Rob Hewson (Rob)
- Steven Chester (Steven)
- Daniel Jameson (Daniel)
- davidb (david)