The Arlington Museum of Information Technology (AMIT) is sponsoring the first annual
Vintage
Computer Fair Light - South to be held in conjunction with The 15th annual Antique
Science &
Retro-Tech Show And Swap Meet. The combined event will be held Saturday, March 14, 2009 at
the
Ramada Hotel, Irving, Texas, 4440 W. Airport Freeway. from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Admission
is $5.
AMIT Director Gil Carrick said that this combined event should attract many visitors who
are
interested in displaying their vintage computing artifacts or in buying, selling, swapping
or just
seeing these artifacts. Vintage Computer Fairs have been held in other parts of the
country, but
this will be the first one in the South. Since this is the first of these events in the
region, it
will not feature any speakers and will only last one day - hence the term
"lite."
Antique Science & Retro-Tech Show And Swap Meet organizer Skip Solberg said that for a
decade and a
half the event has been a favorite spot for fans of this antique gear to show, sell and
swap their
stuff.
Visitors interested in displaying or selling should contact Skip Solberg at 817-467-0368
or email
solberg2 at
airmail.net for pricing and availability of table space.
If you'd like more information about the Retro Tech Meet, or to talk with Skip
Solberg, please call
817-467-0368, email solberg2 at
airmail.net or see the web site at
http://www.slideruleguy.com/tx-1q09.htm.
If you'd like more information about the Vintage Computer Fair, or to talk with Gil
Carrick, please
call 817-994-9213, email amit at
tx.rr.com or see the web site at
http://amit-tx.org/.
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A. G. (Gil) Carrick, Director
Arlington Museum of Information Technology
1012 Portofino Drive
Arlington, TX 76012