A2 Retro Tech Meetup: May-nuals!
User Guide to the Official A2retrotech Monthly Procedure
By: You and the the monthly retrotech meetup
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You are the proud new owner of a Retrocomputer!!!
PREFACE
This May-nual our focus is on retrocomputer documentation. We retro people are looking back to the old-school May-nuals! You know, the photocopied 3-ring binders! The plastic circular-bound manuals. From the arcane, serious assembly language references... to the whimsical kid-oriented books that taught us how to write fun programs. The ones a family friend or teacher loaned us, the one we saved up to buy... or maybe they came from another place? Before the great homogenization of computing culture, obtaining manuals was not the predictable process it is today!
SECTION 1: RETROTECH MEETUP PROCEDURE
Step 1. RSVP for the Zoom Link
Step 2. Join the Zoom meeting on May 20, 2026 at 8:00pm EDT
Step 3. Be prepared to discuss and share your favorite retrocomputing manuals, documentation, tutorials, or job aids!
Join us for the evening as we share our stories of how we discovered and use our favorite (and perhaps most frustrating!) computer may-nuals!
APPENDIX
A2 Retro Tech is hosted through All Hands Active. AHA is dedicated to providing a safe and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, neurodiversity, body size, race, age, or religion. For complete details, please review All Hands Active Anti-Harassment Policy.
As is our tradition, we'll be fitting in as many lightning talks as we can until the end of the night. Everyone will have 5-10 minutes to share something about their favorite retro tech topic - all topics welcome!
If you're interested in presenting during the second hour of this meetup please contact Jame.
A2 Retro Tech is hosted through All Hands Active. AHA is dedicated to providing a safe and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, neurodiversity, body size, race, age, or religion. For complete details, please review All Hand's Active Anti-Harassment Policy.
Stay in Touch!
RSVP for the Zoom Link:
Join the Matrix Server (a bit like Slack) :
- Sign up at All Hands Active Matrix Server
- Join #RetroTech:allhandsactive.org