[retrochallenge] FW: RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up 2008

  • From: "Goodwin, Greg P." <GoodwinG@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <retrochallenge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:16:05 -0600

Looks like fun.  Thinking about joining in with either my Atari 800 or
an Amiga.  Thinking on that.

The BBS you has an over sensitive response to return/enter keys.  I was
not able to get through the registration process.

Doc Clu


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Subject: [retrochallenge] RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up 2008

Subject: RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up 2008

Retrocomputing enthusiasts the World over are cordially invited to  
participate
in the 2008 RetroChallenge Winter Warm-up, commencing January 1, 2008.

RetroChallenge is an opportunity for fans of "obsolete" platforms to  
spend a
month pushing their retrocomputing limits in the company of like- 
minded geeks.
Participants set their own goal(s) and typically keep the community  
apprised of
progress via weblogs or on the Retro BBS.

Challenges are as unique as the individual RetroChallenger -- in the  
past
participants have programmed games; created music and video content;  
performed
dangerous hardware hacks or simply spent a month trying to get an old  
computer
to boot.

RetroChallenge is not so much about competing, as it is about  
sharing. Think of
it as an on-line show-and-tell for RetroGeeks. Because the individual  
challenges
are self-posed, the RetroChallenge is equally well-suited to hoary  
old wizards
and tender newbies alike. It's not about winning, but about *doing*.

RetroChallenge is open to *all* retrocomputing platforms. For the  
sake of
simplicity (and to avoid the usual endless debate), the criteria for  
what
constitutes a "retro system" is left up to the conscience of the  
participant.
Although it's very much a matter of perspective, we would hope that  
nobody's
going to bring their 5-year-old Dell to the games!

The Rules? Well... there really aren't any.
RetroChallenge runs from January 1st, 2008 to January 31st, 2008.  
Participants
are encouraged to announce their intentions prior to December 31st (but
stragglers, as always, will be accommodated). Other than that, have  
fun and try
to keep the platform wars to a minimum.

~LD8

Home page:  http://retrochallenge.net
Contact  :  retrochallenge@xxxxxxx
Retro BBS:  telnet://lorance.no-ip.org
RC Forum :  http://68kmla.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=18

Please feel free to post this announcement to appropriate blogs and  
forums.
http://retrochallenge.net/2008/winter/RCWW08PR.TXT


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