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HOLLYWOOD COMPUTER CLUBHOLLYWOOD, FLEST. FOR PEOPLE WHO STILL LIKE MACHINES
A monthly/quarterly gathering for hobbyists, enthusiasts, engineers, collectors, and anyone who wants to revel in computer nostalgia.
Hollywood Computer Club
Hollywood Computer Club is a local meetup in Hollywood, Florida for people who like computers as objects, tools, instruments, puzzles, history, and culture.
The room is for old tech, new projects, half-working projects, strange interfaces, recovered machines, useful hacks, forgotten manuals, and the stories behind all of it. If you have ever wanted to boot an old Macintosh, inspect an arcade PCB, debug something for fun, swap notes with other computer people, or talk about the internet before it became smooth, this is for you.
Where We Meet
Meetings are held in Hollywood, Florida at the Lippman Center. Exact dates, room details, and any special setup notes should be checked with the organizer before hauling in heavy equipment.
| Venue | Lippman Center |
|---|---|
| City | Hollywood, FL |
| Cadence | Monthly / quarterly |
| Format | Show-and-tell, demos, conversation, repairs, nostalgia |
What Shows Up
- Retro Macintosh, beige boxes, weird laptops, UNIX workstations
- Arcade boards, consoles, controllers, CRTs, repairs, restorations
- Homebrew software, small hardware projects, demos, talks, war stories
- Manuals, zines, disks, ROMs, BBS memories, and practical nostalgia
Who It Is For
You do not need a collection, a perfect restoration, or a finished project. The club is for people who are curious, generous with what they know, and interested in comparing notes in person.
Bring a machine, bring a story, bring a question, or just show up and listen. The best meetings usually have a mix of experts, beginners, collectors, builders, and someone trying to identify a cable, board, disk, or mystery port.
Contact
Questions, demo ideas, organizing help, and presentation proposals should go to Max at hollywoodcomputerclub@gmail.com.
Reach out if you want to bring something unusual, need a hand planning a setup, want to help run a future meeting, or have a short talk, repair session, restoration story, software demo, or hardware show-and-tell for the next gathering.
Local Notes
- Bring curiosity. Beginners, collectors, engineers, artists, and tinkerers are welcome.
- Show-and-tell is encouraged. Working hardware is excellent; broken hardware is also interesting.
- Questions are welcome. If you are not sure whether your project fits, ask Max.
- Respect the venue, the gear, and the people. Ask before touching someone else's machine.
- Meetings are monthly or quarterly depending on schedules and room availability.
Bulletin Board
Want to give a short demo, bring a project, help organize, or announce a repair night? Send a note to Max before the next gathering.
CONTACT: hollywoodcomputerclub@gmail.com / STATUS: accepting demos / collecting old hardware stories / checking extension cords