Vintage Computer Festival 4.0 Update

Vintage Computer Festival 4.0 September 30 through October 1, 2000 San Jose Convention Center San Jose, California http://www.vintage.org Mark your calendar! The fourth annual Vintage Computer Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 30th though Sunday, October 1st at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. The Vintage Computer Festival is a celebration of computers and their history. The event features speakers, a vintage computer exhibition, a vintage computer marketplace, and contests like The Nerd Trivia Challenge. We showcase all different types of computers for all differents kinds of platforms in all different shapes and sizes. REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE! Register by September 20th and pay only $25 per person! Your registration includes complete event access, including speakers, the exhibition and the marketplace. And just like last year, the first 32 registrants will receive a VCF t-shirt! Act fast to secure your early registration and a free VCF t-shirt. We've made it easier than ever for you register online as we are now accepting credit card payments. Visit the VCF website for complete details! VCF AND CAEX2000 TOGETHER IN ONE VENUE! The VCF is proud to announce it is being held in conjunction with California Extreme 2000, the world's premier classic arcade game extravaganza! Hundreds of classic arcade and pinball games beeping, buzzing and booming. The VCF and CAEX2000 share the same venue, making it easy to attend both events. Even better, admission is reduced for those who do come to both events (details at the door)! For complete details on California Extreme 2000 see: http://www.caextreme.org SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS Every year, the VCF assembles an amazing line-up of talks and workshops. This gives attendees an opportunity to interact with the people who laid the foundation for computing today, as well as those who are helping to document and preserve it. Our speaker roster so far includes: Bill Godbout Bill was the King of S-100 for well over a decade, providing kits, boards and complete systems for the hobbyist and businesses worldwide. Godbout and CompuPro products were a basic staple for computer hobbyist's throughout the late-70s and 80s. Jim Warren Jim was responsible for bringing about the West Coast Computer Faire, the seminal computing event of the 70s and 80s. Jim will be waxing poetic about the political activism that transmogrified into the microcomputer revolution of the 70s. Jim will be engaging in a roundtable discussion with fellow revolutionary Larry Tesler. Larry Tesler Larry has left his mark at two of the Silicon Valley's most hallowed institutions: Xerox PARC and Apple. But Larry's vision began well before he went on to help create the foundations of modern day computing. Larry will join Jim Warren in a roundtable discsussion. Paul Freiberger Sixteen years ago, Paul and Mike surveyed the Silicon Mike Swaine Valley and then wrote about it. Their tome, _Fire in the Valley_, has become a legend in its own right. Paul and Mike will be sharing what they learned in writing this biography of the center of the high tech world. Bring your own copy to have it signed! Christine Finn Christine is an archaeologist. So how did her research lead her to vintage computing? Christine is studying the Silicon Valley and the effects it has had in bringing about a global transformation in the way we live. Christine will tell us why it happened in the Santa Clara valley of California. Curt Vendel Curt is the founder of the Atari Historical Society. On his website (http://www.atari-history.com/) he documents the amazing ups and downs of one of computing's most celebrated and innovative companies. Curt will also be bringing along a great interactive Atari exhibit. Jim Willing Jim, our Official VCF Celebrity, is back to wow you with more amazing words of wisdom, incantations of innuendo and sentences of sarcasm. This year in two separate talks he takes on the topics of computer collecting and computer preservation: one is not exclusive of the other! Dwight Elvey Dwight has achieved the ultimate in computer restoration. He acquired a relatively unknown mini- computer from the early 70s, the Nicolet 1080, resurrected it, wrote a cross-compiler for it, and brought it back to life. This talk is perfect for those wishing to take on their own restoration projects but don't know where to start. More speakers to be announced soon! Check the VCF website for the latest updates: http://www.vintage.org/2000/speakers.html EXHIBIT YOUR VINTAGE COMPUTER Vintage Computer Collectors: we want you! Exhibit your favorite computer in the Vintage Computer Exhibition. Prizes will be awarded in 12 different categories, as well as a Best of Show prize which includes $50 cash! For complete details on the VCF Exhibition, visit: http://www.vintage.org/2000/exhibit.html To see the exhibits from VCF 3.0 go to: http://www.vintage.org/exhibit99.html BUY/SELL/TRADE AT THE VINTAGE COMPUTER MARKETPLACE Do you have some vintage computer items you'd like to sell? Whether you rent a booth or sell on consignment, the Vintage Computer Marketplace is the premier venue for selling old computers and related items. If you would like to rent a booth or inquire about consignment rates, please send e-mail to vendor(a)vintage.org for more information or visit: http://www.vintage.org/2000/vendor.html CHECK OUT THE NEW SITE! If you haven't visited the VCF website in a while, come on over and have a look at the completely new design. You'll find it easier to navigate and easier to find the information you're looking for. We've got plenty of good stuff to read and hundreds of new links to explore vintage computing on the web. We're constantly adding new content. Stop on by for a visit! TELL A FRIEND! TELL A NEIGHBOR! TELL A STRANGER! We really hope to see you at VCF 4.0! And remember, tell everyone you bump into about the Vintage Computer Festival! Vintage Computer Festival 4.0 September 30th through October 1st, 2000 San Jose Convention Center San Jose, California http://www.vintage.org