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

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 >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org > > * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com * > >