Exciting news about ClassicCmp and the Vintage Computer Festival

Hi cctalk'ers, I don't usually send list-wide updates, but this is a special case. Without further comment, here are two articles from this week's issue of Computer Collector Newsletter. - Evan ----------------------------------------- New: The ClassicCmp Knowledge Base An extensive knowledge base is being added to classiccmp.org, the web presence behind the popular cctalk and cctech mailing lists. Users will populate the database with their own submissions, such as system information, technical tips, and advice for finding, repairing, restoring, displaying, and storaging vintage computers. All entries will be moderated, but registration won't be required. The database will be searchable by category and keyword. The database is located at http://www.classiccmp.org/kb and an email interface is being developed. There are already some starter entries based on the mailing list FAQ and independent contributions. Comments to these entries are encouraged, although the knowledge base is meant to augment, not replace, the mailing lists. - Jay West, classiccmp.org moderator --------------------------------------- VCF changes and new shows being planned Changes at the Vintage Computer Festival are creating new regional editions, starting with VCF Midwest 1.0 next month. We reported on Jan. 24 that VCF Midwest 1.0 was tentatively planned for late May at Purdue University. The details we expected for the following issue didn't materialize, but now the weekend of May 28-29 is a near-certainty, show planner Patrick Finnegan said. Whether it's a one- or two-day event is not yet determined. It will be held at Purdue's Stewart Center. (We'll share more details here are soon as they are available.) VCF Midwest 2.0, in 2006, may be held in the St. Louis, Missouri area. VCF East 3.0, originally planned for this summer in the Boston area, probably will be delayed until spring 2006. It may be organized by MARCH - Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists - which is a new club based online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midatlanticretro/ . VCF Europa 6.0 remains unchanged. It will be held April 30-May 1 in the Munich, Germany area. See http://www.vcfe.org/E/ for details. Our own Sellam Ismail, who founded the VCF in 1997, will continue to personally run the main VCF event each fall in Silicon Valley. - Evan Koblentz, editor ----------------------------------------- Evan Koblentz's personal homepage: www.snarc.net *** Tell your friends about the (free!) Computer Collector Newsletter - 700 readers and no spam / Publishes every Monday / Write for us! - Mainframes to videogames, hardware and software, we cover it all - W: http://news.computercollector.com E: news at computercollector.com