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First post, by ScoutPilot19

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This year I decided to demonstrate some my vintage computers at an exhebition of vintage cars and other antiques, at the Sorokin's Oldtimer Gallery in Sokolniky Park, Moscow... Here are some pics...

http://imgur.com/gallery/FzWqL

Reply 2 of 7, by vladstamate

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I love your photographs, very well taken! Interesting stuff on display as well.

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7HbC_nq8t1S9l7qGYL0mTA
Collection: http://www.digiloguemuseum.com/index.html
Emulator: https://sites.google.com/site/capex86/
Raytracer: https://sites.google.com/site/opaqueraytracer/

Reply 3 of 7, by jesolo

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Same here. Photo's very well taken.
I must actually make an effort myself to go to these "vintage" exhibitions when they're in town.
Was quite nice to also see some vintage computers on display.

Reply 4 of 7, by KT7AGuy

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I like your pics! Thank you for posting them!

I wish there were some descriptions, though. I'm not well-versed in automobile history here in the USA, much less what is/was available in Russia. The cars are very nice looking and I would like to know more about them.

I especially like your picture of the Pedersen bike. How interesting to see it suspended, off the ground, as if it is too old/rare to be ridden anymore. From what I know of them, Pedersens have a cult-like following of owners who still ride them regularly. I would love the opportunity to own, or even just ride, a Pedersen bike. They are very cool, and very expensive.

What's the story behind the marching band? Is there a special significance to the uniforms they are wearing? What about the couple playing the accordian and guitar?

I love the reaction your display of vintage computers is getting, especially the one guy taking photos of your collection. I see you have a gamepad connected to at least one of them. Did you have some games set up for your guests to play? Which games did you make available? Were they running Win95/Win98?

Great post! I really enjoyed your photos! Thanks!

Edit: If you're into antique cars, Jay Leno has some really good YouTube videos of his collection of steam-powered vehicles:

1907 White Steamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKA4cdAzsco

1925 Doble Series E Steam Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACO-HXvrRz8

1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUg_ukBwsyo

Reply 5 of 7, by ScoutPilot19

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Thanks everebody for the good words about my pictures) I'm a photographer first of all, old computers and other old stuff it's my only hobby..)

About the event - the Sorokin's Oldtimer - it's an exhebition of retro cars and other antiques, which takes two times a year... It's founded by Ilia Sorokin, owner of a company, making auto tools and a retro car's collectioner. Every exposition has a topic - this time it was "the garage number one" - about the cars and other vehicles, that carried leaders and other top officials - from Czar Nikolas II and Lenin to the present rulers. The previous time exhebition was about racing cars, the one that before about the war machines and especially WWII vehicles - there was even a fighter plane in exhebition, found in a swamp few years ago...

the marching band - i'ts Kremlin official unit of military musicians. The couple, playing the guitar and accordeon - it's founders of the band, called Wallace Band, my friends - they are playing Celtic, Irish, Scottish, Tolkiniest and other fantasy folk-songs.

The games and other software I was demonstrating and let the visitiors to play - were:
QuakeII, Red Baron II, WIn 98 on P-II Dell.
DooM-I,Duke3d,Descent,Heretic,Lollypop,Hexen,Lost_Vikings,Win_95,Win311, ACDsee, Photoshop4,5 on P-I machines
Alley_Cat,Red_Baron_1,Duke_Nukum_1,Elf,Prince Of Persia,Stunts,Test Drive III,Arctic Fox, Win3_1 on 286 and 388SX machines.

Also there were two Macintosh laptops with OS 9.2...

Here are the pictures from the previous Olditmers from my blog -

http://iakov-khalip-jr.livejournal.com/82665.html
http://iakov-khalip-jr.livejournal.com/91308.html

About the bikes - it was the part of the greatest bike collectioner in the country, Andrey Miatiev.
He organises retro-bike events, This year this event is international...

Here are the pictures of such an event in the Sokolniki Park, in summer of 2014

http://iakov-khalip-jr.livejournal.com/85094.html

Reply 7 of 7, by KT7AGuy

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ScoutPilot19 wrote:
The games and other software I was demonstrating and let the visitiors to play - were: QuakeII, Red Baron II, WIn 98 on P-II Del […]
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The games and other software I was demonstrating and let the visitiors to play - were:
QuakeII, Red Baron II, WIn 98 on P-II Dell.
DooM-I,Duke3d,Descent,Heretic,Lollypop,Hexen,Lost_Vikings,Win_95,Win311, ACDsee, Photoshop4,5 on P-I machines
Alley_Cat,Red_Baron_1,Duke_Nukum_1,Elf,Prince Of Persia,Stunts,Test Drive III,Arctic Fox, Win3_1 on 286 and 388SX machines.

All great choices! I know I would have spent considerable time on your Red Baron displays. It's one of my favorites.

ScoutPilot19 wrote:
About the bikes - it was the part of the greatest bike collectioner in the country, Andrey Miatiev. He organises retro-bike even […]
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About the bikes - it was the part of the greatest bike collectioner in the country, Andrey Miatiev.
He organises retro-bike events, This year this event is international...

Here are the pictures of such an event in the Sokolniki Park, in summer of 2014

http://iakov-khalip-jr.livejournal.com/85094.html

All your pics are great, but I especially love your photos of this event! I love how folks are even wearing old-timey clothes to go along with their bikes. I would love to go to an event like this.

In your #2 and #4 pics there, the girl wearing the red hat is riding a bike that is similar to one coming back into production.

http://www.citylab.com/design/2016/02/balkan- … bulgaria/471432