Adelaide Retro Computing Group

The Little Corner That Changed Everything 💻❤️

From floppy disks and old-school computers to Windows 95 and today’s sleek laptop setup… this little corner grew up with us. 🥹

Hi all, being August it's that time of the year where memberships are up for renewal.

Perks of yearly memberships:
- The club exists !
- Your table is paid up so you don’t need to pay each month
- You unlock the free table DLC!

Yearly memberships begin 1st of September (1/9/2026 in this case) and end 31st of August (31/8/2027 in this case) each year.

Yearly fees will be due before the September meet commences

Yearly membership: $75
Casual guests (wanting to bring hardware): $10 for one night

How to pay:
Yearly memberships can be direct deposited to the ARC bank account:
BSB: 035213
Account: 459878
Description: Your full name.

Once paid, please email your name and the receipt number to [email protected]

** You MUST include your full name in the description of the payment and email or we may not be able to tie the payment to the person**

If you have any questions, feel free to get in contact with the team via messenger on this page, or via email!

In the meantime, see you all at September's meet!

💾🖥️ ARC Presents: Nostalgia Night! 🖥️💾

What was your first computer?

Was it a Commodore 64, Amiga, Apple II, TRS-80, ZX Spectrum, IBM Compatible, Macintosh, or something completely different?

Join us on Friday 10th July for Nostalgia Night, where we'll be celebrating the machines that started it all. Bring along:

🖥️ Your first computer
⭐ Your favourite machine from any era
📦 A recent restoration or project
🎮 A piece of hardware, software, game, peripheral or retro tech you'd like to show off
📖 Stories, memories and experiences from your computing journey

Whether you're a long-time collector, a first-time visitor, or just curious about retro technology, we'd love to see what made computing special for you.

📅 Date: Friday 10th July 2026
📍 Location: Unley Community Centre, 18 Arthur Street, Unley SA 5061
🕠 Time: From 5:30pm

All ages and experience levels are welcome. Bring something to share, or simply come along and enjoy the stories and displays from fellow enthusiasts.

📢 Looking ahead:
🎮 August 14th: 8-Bit Night
💩 September 11th: Shi-tember (bring your weirdest, worst, most questionable tech!)

We look forward to seeing everyone for another great night of retro computing, great conversations and plenty of nostalgia.

June Repairathon 12th june
Also holding the Annual AGM for all Committe members

Getting excited for next months -MAY-theme
This ones a star studded , laser beam , light saber , event …

FYI all, someone left their belongings tonight - they will be in the cupboard for collection at next meet.

Thanks,
ARC Admin

NB: DATE MOVED TO 16th JAN due to Unley Community Centre Closed for holidays.

Just a quick heads up that fees are almost due! Please read all the way through before making payment.

Perks of yearly memberships:
- The club exists !
- Your table is paid up so you don’t need to bring cash
- You unlock the free table DLC (free table access only available to yearly members)

Yearly memberships begin 1st of September (1/9/2025 in this case) and end 31st of August (31/8/2026 in this case) each year.

Yearly fees will be due before the September meet commences

Yearly membership: $75
Casual guests (wanting to bring hardware): $10 for one night

Visitors (without equipment): a donation appreciated from visitors who aren't bringing hardware.

How to pay:
Yearly memberships can be direct deposited to the ARC bank account:
BSB: 035213
Account: 459878
Description: Your full name.

Once paid, please email your name and the receipt number to [email protected]

** You MUST include your full name in the description of the payment and email or we may not be able to tie the payment to the person**

If you have any questions, feel free to get in contact with the team via messenger on this page.

In the meantime, see you all at September's meet!

Great turnout last night for gaming and computer consoles, handheld computers and gaming. Large crowd bringing lots of variety and colours of retro consoles and gameware. Lots of CRT TVs and monitors, just like it used to be played. Some real gems and vintage classics all working as they were back in the day. Great effort to all who brought in a timepiece of history. Pictures in no particular order, spot your favourite. I brought my original Pac-Man (Puck Monster) handheld, purchased in the 80's, and it still works like a charm. Love the classic Frogger handheld brought in by another member. Lots of Atari, Sega, Sony, Xbox, Commodore, Colecovision, Sharp, Amiga, Sega, Gameboy, Nintendo, and even a Phillips G7000.
Good effort all.