Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:41:12 -0700
From: Sellam Ismail <sellam>
Subject: Vintage Computer Festival 9.0
TEN YEARS AGO, a typical home
computer system might have
been a box with an Intel
processor inside running a
Microsoft operating system.
And there were a few Macs.
Today, a typical home computer
system might be a box with an
Intel processor inside running
a Microsoft operating system.
And there are a few Macs.
What a crock.
Give me them old timey computers, damn it!
VINTAGE COMPUTER FESTIVAL 9.0
November 4-5, 2006
Computer History Museum
Mountain View, California
http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/
Make an entry in your PDA! It is time once again to shun your modern
day computing monstrosity and spend a weekend with its venerable
ancestors at the ninth annual Vintage Computer Festival. VCF 9.0
takes place on the weekend of November 4-5 at the Computer History
Museum in Mountain View, California.
Highlights of this VCF event include:
* A celebration of the 30th anniversary of Apple Computer
Apple didn't want to do it, so we will! Hosted by Bruce Damer of
the DigiBarn, this gala event will feature a bevy of early Apple
founders, including the big man himself, Woz!
* A reprise of the original Sol-20 prototype
Nine years ago, at the very first Vintage Computer Festival, Lee
Felsenstein and Bob Marsh reunited after many years to jointly
present the original prototype of the Sol-20, which hadn't been seen
in public for over 20 years. This year, Lee and a gaggle of
Processor Technology alumni will bring back the venerable grand-
daddy of all Sol-20s to celebrate this ground-breaking personal
computer.
By the way, coverage of the first Sol-20 reunion can be found here:
http://www.vintage.org/vcf98/vcfpics3.htm
* The first Vintage Computer Film Festival
That's right, a film festival dedicated to movies and documentaries
that have a vintage computing theme! At the past two VCF events
we've screened Jason Scott's "BBS Documentary" and Greg Maletic's
"The Future of Pinball", as well as "Walking Rainbow", a remembrance
of Homebrew Computer Club co-founder Fred Moore. We've decided to
take these screenings a step further and turn them into a full-blown
film festival to coincide with the VCF. Film buffs will definitely
want to take note and stay tuned for further announcements.
* Hands-on Build-It-Yourself workshops
The VCF is proud to debut the first Build-It-Yourself workshops,
featuring the hottest retro-computing and retro-gaming kits out
there, including Andre' LaMothe's XGameStation Pico Edition and
Bob Armstrong's Cosmac ELF. More details to come soon.
* Speakers, Exhibits, and the VCF Marketplace
Of course, no VCF would be complete without a terrific line-up of
amazing and interesting speakers. This year's bunch includes Paul
Saffo of the Institute for the Future, microcomputer historian C.
Murray McCullough, Archaeologist and VCF Fellow Christine Finn,
and more to come with new speakers being added weekly.
We're also receiving submissions for some phenomenal and exciting
exhibits. Perhaps you've got a computer you'd like to bring along
to show to the world? Sign up to be an exhibitor! Go here:
http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/exhibit.php
And of course we have the ever-fabulous VCF Marketplace featuring
hard-to-find items that will start your adrenaline pumping. Bring
cash. Lots of cash.
* more, More, MORE!
Another fantastic celebration is in the works, and I don't think
we're done just yet, so watch for upcoming announcements to litter
your inbox and check the website for more exciting details to be
revealed in the coming hours, days and weeks!
Best regards,
Sellam Ismail
Producer
Vintage Computer Festival
http://www.vintage.org/
P.S. The Macs were then, and are now, much cooler than the PCs
