{"id":26193,"date":"2026-09-11T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?p=26193"},"modified":"2026-09-11T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T20:25:24","slug":"carleton-vintage-computing-50-years-of-apple-hands-on-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/2026\/carleton-vintage-computing-50-years-of-apple-hands-on-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Vintage Computing 50 years of Apple hands-on event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Vintage Computing 50 years of Apple hands-on event\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All Vintage Computing volunteers come and meet on Thu. September 24, 2026 from 1-4pm in HP4155 as we celebrate <strong>50 years of Apple<\/strong> with an afternoon devoted to uncovering, organizing, cleaning, documenting, testing, and restoring our Apple collection. <\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/Apple-50-year-anniversary.jpg\" alt=\"50 years of Apple CVC Event\" class=\"wp-image-26192\" style=\"width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/Apple-50-year-anniversary.jpg 653w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/Apple-50-year-anniversary-512x441.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/Apple-50-year-anniversary-320x276.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will be using the <strong>entire HP4155 September 24th from 1:00\u20134:00 p.m.<\/strong> as a temporary Apple workshop. About 30 computers and a huge assortment of software, floppy disks, manuals, keyboards, mice, monitors, power supplies, cables, adapters, cards, and mystery accessories that will be brought out for the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-goal\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help us turn a collection of boxes, systems, and peripherals into a clearer, better-documented, and more usable Apple history collection. Some machines may be ready for a startup chime; others may need cleaning, have missing parts, software sorted, or repairs before they can return to service. Every task helps preserve these systems for future displays and demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1364\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-1024x1364.jpg\" alt=\"Apple II c gaming\" class=\"wp-image-26196\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7507364685004436;width:260px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-1024x1364.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-512x682.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-320x426.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260904_195319733-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"jobs-for-the-afternoon\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jobs for the afternoon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be plenty to do across the room:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify working and non-working computers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sort computers, manuals, disks, software, accessories, and parts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Match keyboards, mice, monitors, power bricks, cables, and adapters with the appropriate Apple systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photograph computers, peripherals, labels, accessories, and interesting discoveries for the collection record.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep-clean cables, keyboards, mice, cases, and equipment so items are ready for storage, display, or testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify mystery connectors, expansion cards, adapters, and peripherals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Label items and help build a useful inventory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test computers, monitors, disk drives, software, and accessories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Load games, launch demos, and run classic applications to put working systems through their paces.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help troubleshoot, repair, and restore systems that need attention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare working machines and supporting materials for future events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"cvc-apple-event\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">CVC Apple event <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When:<\/strong> 1:00\u20134:00 p.m.<br><strong>Where:<\/strong> Entire HP 4155<br><strong>Theme:<\/strong> 50 Years of Apple<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sort it. Clean it. Photograph it. Document it. Test it. Play it. Fix it. Preserve it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Apple ][+ Beyond Wolfenstein\" class=\"wp-image-26148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260910_173133197-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We will be using the entire HP4155 September 24th from 1:00\u20134:00 p.m. as a temporary Apple workshop. About 30 computers and a huge assortment of software, floppy disks, manuals, keyboards, mice, monitors, power supplies, cables, adapters, cards, and mystery accessories that will be brought out for the occasion. The goal Help us turn a collection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":591,"featured_media":26192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vintage-computing"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/591"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26193"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26197,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26193\/revisions\/26197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}