This is an important message about the upcoming Vintage Computer Festival 5.0. Due to budget constraints, VCF 5.0 has been restructured. The event will begin as scheduled with lectures beginning at 10:00am on Saturday, September 15 at Parkside Hall in San Jose. All lectures will be given on Saturday, ending at 3:00pm. At 4:00pm, the event moves to The Computer Museum History Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View. There, the Museum staff will host a tour and reception of the Museum's "Visible Storage" warehouse. The tour and reception will last approximately 3 hours. After that time, attendees are welcome to return to Parkside Hall to attend the California Extreme classic arcade show at a discount VCF rate of $20 after 5:00PM or $15 after 7:00PM (with your VCF badge). Please note that attendees wishing to visit The Computer Museum History Center must register in advance in order to be allowed through the security gate at Moffett Field, which is a United States military base. Please continue reading for instructions on registering. On Sunday, September 16, VCF 5.0 will continue at the Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) in Oakland, California. The ACCRC is a non-profit organization that accepts donations of computers and computer equipment, refurbishes old systems that are then donated to schools and charities, and recycles the remainder to help protect our environment. All exhibits and vendors will be set up at the ACCRC's facility. The ACCRC will also be selling a large amount of vintage computers that they have accumulated over the years, as well as modern day PC and Mac parts in their inventory. There will be tours of the facility to demonstrate the various community projects that the ACCRC conducts. The ACCRC is currently undergoing a budget crisis, so your attendance on Sunday will help this fine organization that serves a worldwide community keep its operation viable. All admission fees on Sunday will be donated to the ACCRC. All paying attendees will receive a donation receipt for their admission. Admission for the lectures on Saturday is $12 per person at the door. Tickets for a shuttle bus which will take attendees to The Computer Museum History Center will be sold separately for $5 per person. The bus is mostly intended to assist out of town guests without their own transportation but any guest is welcome to ride the bus as well. However, seats are limited and priority will be given to out of town guests. Tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis. Please continue reading for information on how to reserve a seat in advance. Admission to the exhibit and marketplace on Sunday, September 16, at the ACCRC is $10 per person at the door for adults. Kids 17 and under will be admitted free of charge. Parking is ample and free, but we want to encourage attendees to use public transportation such as BART to get to the event. The BART station nearest the ACCRC is the Colesium/Oakland Airport station. Shuttle transportation between the station and the ACCRC will be running every 15 minutes. Out of town guests who will be staying in the San Jose area can use the bus to get to the nearest BART station. If you wish to receive help in planning the trip, please send e-mail to <vcf(a)vintage.org>rg>. Here is a breakdown of the new VCF 5.0 schedule: Saturday, September 15 Time Where What ------- ------------------------------ ----------------------- 10:00AM Parkside Hall in San Jose Lectures until 3:00PM 4:00PM The Computer Museum History A wonderful display of Center in Mountain View historic computers and computing artifacts 7:00PM Parkside Hall in San Jose Lots of fun at the California Extreme classic arcade show Sunday, September 16 Time Where What ------- ------------------------------ ----------------------- 10:00AM Alameda County Computer Classic computer and Resource Center in Oakland ACCRC exhibits, old computer marketplace 5:00PM VCF 5.0 ends To register for the tour at The Computer Museum History Center, please visit this address: http://www.vintage.org/2001/main/tcmhc.php For more information about The Computer Museum History Center, please visit: http://www.computerhistory.org/ For more information about the Alameda County Computer Resource Center, including directions to their location in Oakland, please visit: http://www.accrc.org/ For information about the California Extreme 2001 classic arcade show, please visit: http://www.caextreme.org/ For information on local bus routes and schedules, visit the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority website at: http://www.vta.org/ For information on BART schedules and stations, please visit: http://www.bart.gov/ The changes in this year's Vintage Computer Festival are the result of budgetary constraints brought on in part by the sluggish Silicon Valley economy. We hope to be back to normal next year. But for this year, we believe we have put together an event that will still satisfy our loyal VCF fans as well as first-time attendees. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this year's event, please do send them to <vcf(a)vintage.org>rg>. We hope to see you at this year's Vintage Computer Festival! And remember, tell a friend! A printable flyer in Word format can be downloaded here: http://www.vintage.org/2001/main/vcf50.doc Vintage Computer Festival 5.0 September 15th and 16th, 2001 http://www.vintage.org/2001/main/