31 Jul
2001
31 Jul
'01
2:50 p.m.
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Ernest wrote:
That sounds kind of sad but sort of cozy at the same
time. How was the
crowd? Were they in a fun, happy mood or did they just wander around
and leave? I could see how a small crowd in a deserted hotel might be
fun if they're a friendly and chatty bunch of folks. Was there much of
a flea market?
The turnout was actually very decent for the size of the room, but I
wanted it packed, and it was only "very populated" on day one and "a bit
sparse" on day 2. That was the really the only disappointing thing. The
turnout was far less than I expected. A lot of people who I'd expected to
see didn't show (including the Rhodes Island Computer Museum). Based on
the survey responses and the initial clamor for it, more people should
have come. Where were all the people wanting a VCF East last weekend?
Otherwise, the exhibition turnout was fantastic. A lot of VERY COOL
machines running VERY COOL programs were exhibited. I was even blown
away.
There could have been more vendors of course, but the vendors that were
there sold a very nice assortment of good stuff (and a whole lot of
vintage software). The consignment section had a terrific assortment of
items. I walked away at the end of the weekend with some very cool finds
(after I gave the attendees a chance to get all the good stuff first ;)
The main VCF is at least four times larger than VCF East was, and there's
no reason that VCF East can't be the same size. I know there are more
collectors on the east coast than bothered to show up.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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