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Flood damage at Retro Computer Museum, Leicester
« on: January 12, 2025, 06:13:30 PM »
Sadly the RCM, Leicester was affected by floods last Monday. It'll be closed for at least one more weekend. The main damage was to the arcade room including the Amiga-powered VR Virtuality machines.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7k4098x4o

Donations can be made online here: https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/donation/retro-computer-museum?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0AjYBpoUfaP8voLmMGAuqx6JGouUpyKbTJnkBsJNAuM1yYy894N3s27l4_aem_VQzJ7K_xsA7AK2Z1X5jI6g

I'm not associated with RCM but it's close to where I live and have been to a few events, and know what an awesome place it is
« Last Edit: January 12, 2025, 06:14:42 PM by AndyFC »
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Re: Flood damage at Retro Computer Museum, Leicester
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2025, 06:17:47 PM »
Thats bad news!   I hope the Amiga VR machines can be recovered.
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Offline TribbleSmasher

Re: Flood damage at Retro Computer Museum, Leicester
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2025, 07:50:03 PM »
Damn, really sad. i hope the machines can be salvaged and the museum can be reopened soon.
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Offline Minuous

Re: Flood damage at Retro Computer Museum, Leicester
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2025, 02:35:18 AM »
Very sad considering these machines are unemulated. It illustrates the point of why these need to be dumped and emulated ASAP, disaster can strike at any time :-(
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