28 Oct
2002
28 Oct
'02
8:28 p.m.
Hi
Actually, I was bummed. I gave away about 1/2 lbs of candy
corn and hardly got any votes. Many walked by and looked
at my monitor and said " Ah, a Apple III." I finally had
to put a piece of paper over the label so people would
look a little closer. The monitor was just the first thing
I could find at the top of the pile that lit up.
I had a Poly-88 setup but I think only one in 10 noticed
and even then, I think only 2 in those ten knew what it was.
Of course, my display was all about tape recovery and not
the Poly-88. I don't think, maybe, 5 people all together
realized that.
It was partly my fault. My title was a little small and
I spent most of my time fighting with Larry over table space
instead of talking to people ( Larry was cheating with Tootsie
Pops! ). I had no cool graphics either.
Next year I'll have better candy and a bigger title!
Still, I had a great time. Thanks Sellam!!!
Dwight
From: "Sellam Ismail"
<foo(a)siconic.com>
On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
Anyone out there want to enlighten us poor slobs
stuck on the wrong side
of the continent? Anyone putting any pictures on the web?
It was a wholly awesome event. The most well-run VCF in the history of
the VCF (all talks on time and recorded and video taped). Nearly a
perfect exhibit (one problem with a circuit breaker on Sunday that was
promptly fixed) with Kraftwerk playing in the background, not to mention
the excellent exhibits themselves. We had broadband Internet access
in the Exhibit Hall plus a WAP. Plenty of good stuff in the vendor
area (much stuff for which I had to quell my impulse to buy, though I
did get a lot of keen donations). Lots of great literature at the
Propaganda Zone. Tours to the Computer History Museum, the California Air
and Space Center (which were only a short walk away) and an excursion to
the DigiBarn (http://www.digibarn.com). And the attendance was way
higher than expected (right up around 300).
In my opinion it was one of the best VCF's yet. Next year it will be even
bigger and better.
I will now turn my sights to VCF East 2.0.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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