Vintage Computer Festival East 6.0 - Sept. 12-13

[rbernardo]

It's that time of year for the Vintage Computer Festival East! As a former attendee at VCF East, I have not only seen various classic computers there but Commodore, too!

Sponsored by MARCH and VintageTech, the 6th annual Vintage Computer Festival East will be held on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, at the InfoAge Science Center in Wall, New Jersey.

Admission is $10 for one day, $15 for both days, and free for ages 17 and younger. Parking is free. Hours are 10am - 6pm on Saturday and 10am - 5pm on Sunday.

There will be lectures each morning, exhibits and live demos each afternoon, and special events throughout the weekend. A detailed schedule will be available soon.

Keynote: RCA Computers of the 1950s @ VCF East 6.0
Ted Hurewitz will discuss his role in the RCA Bizmac and RCA 501 computers designed in Camden, N.J. in the 1950s.

Vintage Computer Music Concert @ VCF East 6.0
There's a new attraction at the VCF East -- a vintage computer musical performance! Four artists from The Hacktory and 8static, along with MARCH's own Bill Degnan on the TTL theremin, will create live music and visuals. [Let's see if we can get some SID music in there.]

Build Your Own PockeTerm @ VCF East 6.0
Vince Briel, already famous among vintage computing enthusiasts for his Apple 1 and KIM-1 replica kits, will bring his latest design to VCF East 6.0: the PockeTerm. It's a small single-board terminal that attaches to most computers giving modern VGA text and PS/2 keyboard I/O just like the old terminals. Most of the VT-100 command set has been emulated and the pass-through serial port gives you the ability to transmit programs via a PC using a terminal emulator. The cost is just $60.

Vintage Computer Consignment Sales @ VCF East 6.0
Buy and sell vintage computer items at the VCF East! This year's edition will include a consignment area. VCF retains 15% of all sales. Buyers: get great deals on great stuff. Sellers: just fill out the form; we do the work.

Vintage Technology Book Sale @ VCF East 6.0
New to the VCF East -- the Vintage Technology Book Sale! We'll have a variety of old techie books available for your enjoyment. Pricing is simple: $5 per pound. Proceeds will benefit the sponsoring venue, the InfoAge Science Center.

Tour the InfoAge Science Center and MARCH Computer Museum @ VCF East 6.0
VCF East's venue is the InfoAge Science Center, which has a very rich history in technology going back to 1912. Before re-opening as a science museum, the campus served as a Marconi Wireless station, Navy communications lab, and Army Signal Corps base. Now it houses a computer museum, shipwreck museum, radio/TV museum, military technology museum, and much more. There will be guided tours throughout the VCF weekend, including a visit to the historic satellite dish.

For more information on any of the above, go to http://www.vintage.org/2009/east/

For more information, contact event producer Evan Koblentz at evan(at)snarc.net.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore/Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org/

[rbernardo]

Vintage Computer Music Concert @ VCF East 6.0
There's a new attraction at the VCF East -- a vintage computer musical performance! Four artists from The Hacktory and 8static, along with MARCH's own Bill Degnan on the TTL theremin, will create live music and visuals. (Let's see if we can get some SID music in there.)

CBM engineer, Dave Haynie, is likely to appear, and I'm going to have an informal exhibit on C64 SID music, specifically showing Cynthcart v1.2.4 (with C64 piano keyboard overlay) and Shredz64 (with Guitar Hero guitar and PSX64 adapter).

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore/Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org/