18 Jan
2012
18 Jan
'12
6:35 p.m.
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0 t-shirt art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine
and their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot"
for us -- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
19 Jan
19 Jan
3:26 a.m.
On 19 January 2012 02:35, Evan Koblentz <evan at snarc.net> wrote:
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0 t-shirt
art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine and
their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot" for us
-- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
Liam Proven likes this.
I only wish I had a spare ?3000 or so, in order that I could afford to attend...
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6:46 a.m.
On 1/19/2012 6:26 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
On 19 January 2012 02:35, Evan Koblentz<evan at
snarc.net> wrote:
GBP 3000? Where the hell are you coming from? The moon?
I know it's not 2:1 anymore, but still $4600.00 USD is enough to fly
just about anyone from anywhere, lodging, food, entrance, etc.
Some hidden Visa fees, officials to bribe, or something?
Keith
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0
t-shirt art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine and
their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot" for us
-- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
Liam Proven likes this.
I only wish I had a spare ?3000 or so, in order that I could afford to attend...
8:15 a.m.
On 19 January 2012 14:46, Keith M <keithvz at verizon.net> wrote:
On 1/19/2012 6:26 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
Finger in the air guesstimate... But let's put it this way: if I were
going to fly 3,500 miles, I am not going to come in, go to the show
and go straight back. I'd make a trip of it. I've not left Europe
since 2001 and I quite like NYC so I'd probably take a week or so in
the big city and generally explore, take in a few gigs, go clubbing,
etc.
The air fare's cheaper than I thought - about ?500, so $700. But
still, there's getting to and from the airport, a hotel, food,
transport and travel. If I did it for under ?1,500 - call it $2,500 -
that would be a minor miracle.
And since at the moment I can't afford $250, and frankly $25 would be
a stretch on this month's finances, it's not going to happen. :?( I've
just returned home from a month's cat-sitting in Edinburgh to find a
final demand for a just-over-?1000 bill and I don't have the money for
that, let alone foreign holidays.
Ah well...
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On 19 January 2012 02:35, Evan Koblentz<evan at snarc.net> ?wrote:
GBP 3000? Where the hell are you coming from? The moon?
I know it's not 2:1 anymore, but still $4600.00 USD is enough to fly just
about anyone from anywhere, lodging, food, entrance, etc.
Some hidden Visa fees, officials to bribe, or something?
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0 t-shirt art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine
and
their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot" for
us
-- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
Liam Proven likes this.
I only wish I had a spare ?3000 or so, in order that I could afford to
attend...
26 Jan
26 Jan
6:43 p.m.
A small preview of the "VCF Bot" that George Beker designed exclusively
for the VCF East 8.0 t-shirts is posted on the event web sites at
http://www.vintage.org/2012/east/ andhttp://www.facebook.com/vcfeast8. The shirts will be
a light grey color.
George requested that this design NOT be used anyplace else. Please respect his wishes.
- Evan K.
6 Feb
6 Feb
1:28 p.m.
Liam Proven wrote:
On 19 January 2012 02:35, Evan Koblentz<evan at
snarc.net> wrote:
Why so much?
Peace... Sridhar
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0
t-shirt art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine and
their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot" for us
-- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
Liam Proven likes this.
I only wish I had a spare ?3000 or so, in order that I could afford to attend... 
19 Jan
19 Jan
6:34 a.m.
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012, Evan Koblentz wrote:
Here's something neat: the VCF East 8.0 t-shirt
art is being designed by
George Beker, who did all the robot art for Creative Computing magazine and
their "BASIC Computer Games" books. He's drawing a special "VCF
Bot" for us
-- and the ONLY way to get one is to attend the show.
I've heard of $100 hamburgers before, but never $700 t-shirts. :(
g.
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6:53 a.m.
On 1/19/2012 9:34 AM, Gene Buckle wrote:
I've heard of $100 hamburgers before, but never
$700 t-shirts. :(
I like fine dining, but I'd never pay $100 for a hamburger. At least not
in the US. Ok, maybe in Japan.
Had a (US) Kobe beef burger at Ditka's ($13-$15 burger), and it wasn't
great. Good, but not great.
We have a local place called Burgatory which gets tons of great reviews
--- that I haven't been to because it's always too busy.
http://www.burgatorybar.com/
for pictures.
Keith
7:12 a.m.
On Thu, 19 Jan 2012, Keith M wrote:
On 1/19/2012 9:34 AM, Gene Buckle wrote:
Keith, the "$100 hamburger" is kind of a joke. People with fresh
pilots'
licenses tend to make short hops in order to build hours - they typically
fly off to a field within roughly 50 or 100 miles of their home airfield
and have lunch. When you add up the aircraft rental and fuel, you've paid
about $100 (or more) to go get a hamburger. :)
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A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical
minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which
holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd
by the clean end.
I've heard of $100 hamburgers before, but
never $700 t-shirts. :(
I like fine dining, but I'd never pay $100 for a hamburger. At least not in
the US. Ok, maybe in Japan.
6:08 p.m.
Wow .... I posted about our keynote lectures that include the
co-inventor of BASIC and Apple's Dan Kottke ... no replies .... I posted
about this year's SEVEN hands-on classes .... no replies ... then I post
about the t-shirt art ... and ya'll come out of the woodwork to discuss
..... hamburgers! What the heck? :)
PS - Actually, I didn't post about the classes. My mistake. But we've
got 'em. Lookie here for details:
http://www.vintage.org/2012/east/session.php
20 Jan
20 Jan
5:26 a.m.
On 20 January 2012 02:08, Evan Koblentz <evan at snarc.net> wrote:
Wow .... I posted about our keynote lectures that
include the co-inventor of
BASIC and Apple's Dan Kottke ... no replies .... I posted about this year's
SEVEN hands-on classes .... no replies ... then I post about the t-shirt art
... and ya'll come out of the woodwork to discuss ..... hamburgers! ?What
the heck? ?:)
Sorry dude!
But TBH I do not read lots of info about events that I would like to
attend but know that I am unable to. It makes for depressing reading,
IYKWIM. I can't speak for anyone else, of course.
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2:02 p.m.
But TBH I do not read lots of info about events that I
would like to
attend but know that I am unable to. It makes for depressing reading,
IYKWIM. I can't speak for anyone else, of course.
THis may cheer you up a little...
I can't promise anything yet, but this year is 30 years of HPCC (Handheld
and Portable Computer Club), and it's very likely we'll be organising a 2
day conference to mark the occasion. This is not strictly a vitage
computer organisation, of course, but it's highly likely I'll br bringing
along some of my older HP desktop machines (say about 40 years old), and
will have them oprating and in bits (at different times, of course).
I am pretty sure that non-members (of HPCC) will be able to attend for a
nominal fee, and it'll be in London so you won't have transport or
accomodation problems.
-tony
21 Jan
21 Jan
12:19 a.m.
On 01/19/2012 09:53 AM, Keith M wrote:
We have a local place called Burgatory which gets tons
of great reviews
--- that I haven't been to because it's always too busy.
http://www.burgatorybar.com/
for pictures.
Mmmmm, Burgatory. Autumn and I have been there several times; we
usually go with Alex and Becky whom I believe you also met at the Faire.
Burgatory's burgers are fantastic, and unbelievably large. What's
even better, though, are their alcohol-laden milk shakes. Not the
normal "make a milk shake and throw a teaspoon of booze in it"
crap...I'm a big guy, and I have a very high alcohol tolerance, and ONE
of these things gives me a buzz. And they're tasty too!
Kinda pricey, but worth every penny, and worth the wait.
-Dave
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23 Jan
23 Jan
9:39 a.m.
On Jan 19, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Keith M wrote:
On 1/19/2012 9:34 AM, Gene Buckle wrote:
If you're ever in SW central Philadelphia (a neighborhood called Graduate Hospital,
just south of South), try the burgers at Grace Tavern. $9 for one of the best burgers
I've ever had, and the fries are pretty good, too. Plus, if you're into it,
there's a constantly rotating hoity-toity beer menu; we've never had to have the
same beer twice (though the beer is even better at Resurrection a few blocks away).
There are benefits to living in hipster neighborhoods... :-) Not too many vintage
computer connoisseurs around, though, as far as I can tell.
- Dave
I've heard of $100 hamburgers before, but
never $700 t-shirts. :(
I like fine dining, but I'd never pay $100 for a hamburger. At least not in the US.
Ok, maybe in Japan.
Had a (US) Kobe beef burger at Ditka's ($13-$15 burger), and it wasn't great.
Good, but not great.
We have a local place called Burgatory which gets tons of great reviews --- that I
haven't been to because it's always too busy. 
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