6 Jun
1998
6 Jun
'98
6:06 p.m.
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| H | | The Premier Event for Computer Enthusiasts is Back! | \ \__ |
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| H o | V I N T A G E C O M P U T E R F E S T I V A L |__ \ o |
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| H \ - VCF2 - | \ `-o |
| H | |\ `----o |
| H | September 26-27, Santa Clara Convention Center | `-------o |
| H / Santa Clara, California | |
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| H | Speakers, Exhibit and Flea Market | |
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| H | O http://www.siconic.com/vcf | |
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| H o \_____|____|___________________ || |
| H ____________________________ | | || |
| H | | | The S P E A K E R S | || |
| `=| Why would YOU come to the | __| |___|| |
| _| Vintage Computer Festival? | | | | |
| | |____________________________| |-David Rutland | | |
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| ________________________ ___| On the National Bureau of |__ | |
| | || || || | / | Standards Western Automatic | | |
| .-| To Learn the History |--' | Computer (SWAC). Mr. Rutland | | |
| | |__||_||_||______________| | worked under Harry D. Huskey | | |
| o ________________________ ___| to create the control unit |____| |
| | || || || | / | for this little known but | |
| o-| For the Nostalgia |--' | historically significant | |
| |__||_||_||______________| | computer. | |
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| `-| To Hear the Speakers |-._____| FEATURED SPEAKER | o |
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| ________________________ ____|-Ray Holt |___/ |
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| .-|To Buy Vintage Computers|-------| Who really invented the |-----o |
| | |__||_||_||______________| | first microprocessor? Guess | |
| o ________________________ ______| again. The answer will stun |_____ |
| | || || || |/ | you. This designer of the | | |
| o-|For the Games & Contests|--. | JOLT and developer of the | | |
| |__||_||_||______________| \___| classic Synertek SYM-1 sin- | | |
| ________________________ __| gle-board computer will re- |_____| |
| | || || || | | veal why computer history | | |
| o-|To Meet Other Collectors|-o | may need to be re-written. | | |
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| ________________________ \___| |__o | |
| | || || || | | * speaker list as of 6/1/98 | | |
| o-| To Meet the Pioneers |---. | ____ O | | |
| |__||_||_||______________| \ |____________/ \____________| | |
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| .-| For the Prizes! |----. \________________________________o | |
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| H ___________|________ \ \___| The W O R K S H O P S |___| | |
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| H \ Philosophy of the / \ | | | |
| H | Vintage Computer |___ \___|-Tom Geller |_____| |
| H | Festival... | \ | | |
| H / \ \ | Whether you're into game | |
| H | The main mission | \_____| consoles, handheld devices, |____o |
| H | of the Vintage | | arcade machines or personal | |
| H | Computer Festival | | computers, there's a Mac- | |
| H | is to promote the |__________| based emulator for you. |____o |
| H | preservation of | | | |
| H | "obsolete" compu- | | | |
| H | ters by offering- | ___| * workshop list as of 6/1/98 |_____ |
| H | attendees a chance | / | ____ O | H |
| H | to experience the | / |____________/ \____________| H |
| H | technologies, peo- | / H |
| H | ple and stories | | H |
| H | that embody the- | | H |
| H | remarkable tale of | | __ ___ __________________ H |
| H | the computer revo- | | | |__| | | H |
| H | lution. | | | |Someone lucky will|==-----H |
| H |____________________| | | | go home with an | H |
| H | / | _ | | H |
| H o o_/ | (_) | IMSAI 8080 |==--o H |
| H _________________________ | | | H |
| H o__| VCF2 S P O N S O R S | | | See the VCF web | H |
| H | www.haggle.com | | __ | page for details |==--o H |
| H____| Dr. Dobb's Journal | |__| |___|__________________| H |
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| V2.0 rev 1 http://www.siconic.com/vcf (C) SICONIC 1998 |
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Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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Ever onward.
September 26 & 27...Vintage Computer Festival 2
See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!
[Last web page update: 05/30/98]