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VCF East 2020 Virtual Hybrid Show

10oct(oct 10)9:00 am11(oct 11)6:00 pmVCF East 2020 Virtual Hybrid ShowOctober 10-12, 2020

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VCF East is for everyone! Computer geeks, families/children, students, collectors, IT professionals, curious onlookers… #vcfeast VCF East will be a virtual hybrid show for 2020. The dates for the live show will be

Event Details

VCF East is for everyone! Computer geeks, families/children, students, collectors, IT professionals, curious onlookers… #vcfeast

VCF East will be a virtual hybrid show for 2020.

The dates for the live show will be October 10 & 11. Times will be released after we figure out the schedule, but expect a 9AM to 6PM time range for each day.

We already have exhibitors, class instructors and presenters signed up.

Exhibitors can submit a 5 to 10 minute video or show their exhibit in-person at InfoAge.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/24CeNpKFDwVmLeMR9

Class Instructors can submit a 30 minute video on their how-to class.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/kFhoGKuPBcSAWRHKA

I know that this will be a great disappointment to many. I had hoped that after 4 months that conditions would have improved to the point that the show could be in-person, but limitations in indoor capacity makes the effort to organize an in-person show prohibitive. We considered the time, effort, money and safety to make an in-person show.

But don’t despair! Our virtual hybrid show will still be a lot of fun!
We can still make the show great despite being a virtual hybrid.

VCF West, K-Fest and HOPE have shown that a fun show can still be created while being virtual. What do I mean “virtual hybrid”? Our plan is to have a two day event where there will be a mixture of pre-recorded videos as well as live demonstrations of exhibits. Live attendance at InfoAge will be limited to exhibitors and show administrators.

I see this event as an opportunity to show off exhibitors who normally wouldn’t be able to make the show due to distance or circumstances. I will be sending out more details about our plans as we develop them. In the meantime, I will be contacting exhibitors, class instructors and speakers to start making videos to send to me.


  • Saturday: 9:00am – 6:00pm (schedule to be determined)
  • Sunday: 9:00am-6:00pm (schedule to be determined)

Where: Vintage Computer Federation’s YouTube channel

Presenters:

  • Bill Mensch: The Commodore Years (Interviewed by Stephen Edwards) – Bill recounts his years at Commodore.
  • Stefany Allaire: The C256 Foenix. Description of the development of this retro computer based on the WDC 65C816 running @ 14Mhz.
  • Stephen Edwards: Inside the Apple II Circuit-level details of how video is generated, the limited I/O devices. A complement to his assembly language presentation at VCF West 2020
  • Bob Roswell: The Linotype Machine
  • Wil Lindsay: How to program a Virtual Machine from 1978. What contemporary game design students can learn from old technologies
  • Fred Carl: History of Camp Evans A synopsis of the interesting history of Camp Evans from the Marconi Tower to Camp Evans to the InfoAge science musuems.

Classes: Final schedule to be determined.

Exhibits: Exhibit registration is open. You will choose either a pre-recorded exhibit with Q&A afterwards or a in-person exhibit with Q&A afterwards. Please register now for an exhibit. Deadline for submitted videos is September 19.

Contact: Jeffrey Brace — jeffrey@vcfed.org

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Time

10 (Saturday) 9:00 am - 11 (Sunday) 6:00 pm EST(GMT-11:00)

Organizer

Vintage Computer Federation

Vintage Computer Federation is a user group for people who collect and restore historic computers. We’re a 501(c)3 non-profit. We evolved in autumn 2015 from the DNA of related groups.

Our mission is to preserve computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration. We strive to accomplish this through family friendly hands-on activities at our museum, at regional and global events, and by fostering and nurturing the expansion of our on-line and in-person communities. The Vintage Computer Federation is a 501(c)3 non-profit.

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