Vintage Computer Festival 7.0 Saturday, November 6 through Sunday, November 7 Computer History Museum Mountain VIiew, California Since the last VCF, the trials and tribulations of daily life made their inevitability painfully attendant: bills came due, accidents happened, bad days at the office were had, arguments broke out, and the morning paper was thrown into the sprinklers yet again. Woe is us! But lo, a bright and shining beacon of nerdilicious salvation is on the horizon and draws nigh. The Vintage Computer Festival returns! Vintage Computer Festival 7.0 is right around the corner, taking place on November 6-7 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View in (still) sunny California. Flights are cheap and so is the admission, so you have little excuse to stay home cramped behind your computer trying in vain to craft that perfect Google search term. Just put all that nonsense behind you and join us for some fanatical Festival folly! We are honored to once again have the Computer History Museum as our sponsor! And as always, we bring you yet another wonderful line-up of speakers, exhibitors, and special events, including a 30th anniversary retro- spective of Maze War, the original "first-person shooter" videogame, plus so much more! In fact, we're planning so much for this year's event, it might possibly be even too much! Some of it we can't even mention yet because we're still in the middle of planning it. So come on out and watch us put on a gargantuan geek gala guaranteed to gasify your gall bladder...either that or watch us crash and burn in spectacular style. Either way, it's sure to be entertaining! Exhibitors Wanted!!! One of the best ways to enjoy the VCF is by participating directly. Be an exhibitor! As an exhibitor, you get to be a part of all the behind-the-scenes action. Plus you get a chance to show off your favorite computer and perhaps even win an award for an outstanding exhibit. The Best of Show award includes as a prize the Replica 1, a software compatible re-creation of the legendary Apple-1 computer, courtesy of its creator, Vince Briel. So don't delay, sign up today! http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/exhibit.php More information about Vince Briel's Replica 1 can be found on his website: http://home.comcast.net/~vbriel/ We've Got Lodging! For out of town guests, the VCF has arranged a hotel room block at the Residence Inn Palto Alto Mountain View, located within 3 miles of the Computer History Museum and featuing, among other fine amenities, an on-demand shuttle service between the Inn and the Computer History Museum. The special VCF rate is US$79 per night. Reservations must be made by October 15 to take advantange of this terrific rate so do not delay! Full details are available here: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/lodging.php Computer History Galore! The VCF speaker schedule has moved back to a "track" style this year. The talks are assembled into themes for the most part. We've got another terrific line-up! Check it out: Saturday, November 6 Track 01 Time Topic Speaker ------- ------------------------------------- ------------------- 10:00am Using Vintage Computers in Forensics Fred Cohen 11:00am Documenting the BBS Jason Scott 12:00pm The Art of Textmode Christian Wirth 1:00pm History of FidoNet Tom Jennings Track 10 Time Topic Speaker ------- ------------------------------------- ------------------- 11:30am Confessions of an Entrepreneur Dr. Robert Suding 12:30pm VCF Ramblings Sellam Ismail 1:00pm Computer History Museum Update CHM Staff Sunday, November 7 Track 01 Time Topic Speaker ------- ------------------------------------- ------------------ 10:00am Early IBM History John Sailors 11:00am The IBM 360 Evolution and Revolution Jerome Svigals 12:00pm Early Microprocessor Design Nick Tredennick 1:00pm Maze War Retrospective Panel Track 10 Time Topic Speaker ------- ------------------------------------- ------------------- 10:30am Things You May Not Know... Evan Koblentz 11:30am Tipping Sacred Cows Tom Jennings 12:30am The Art of Vintage Computers Christine Finn 1:30pm Neo-Retro: The XGameStation Andre LaMothe More information on the VCF 7.0 speakers can be found here: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/speaker.php BBS Documentary Screening Jason Scott, proprietor of textfiles.com--the Internet's largest collection of historic textfiles--has completed work on his BBS documentary. "BBS: The Documentary" spans across seven separate films which cover every aspect of the world of bulletin board systems, tracing the history of the BBS as well as the historic figures that made it a distinctly unique mode of digital communication. This will be the first public screening of the documentary, and audience input More information on the screening can be found here: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/screening.php Computer History Museum Tours As always, the Computer History Museum's terrific staff will be giving VCF attendees tours of the Museum's fantastic collection. Tours are held in the afternoon and run every half an hour. Tour information is available here: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/tours.php Buy, Sell and Trade at the VCF Marketplace As always, one of the most exciting aspects of the VCF is the Marketplace, where you can find a large and varied assortment of some of the most fantastical old computer thingies anywhere. Find that odd part you've been seeking out for your collection, then touch, smell, even taste it if you like, before haggling out a deal. There is simply no better place to buy and sell vintage computers than at the VCF Marketplace. Vendor booths are still available. For more information on selling at VCF 7.0, please visit: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/vendor.php The VCF 7.0 BBS is Live! Communicate with fellow VCF 7.0 attendees on the VCF 7.0 BBS! Set up trades and carpools, talk about exhibiting, and discuss generally anything about the upcoming Festival: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/bbs.php So Much More! Complete information about VCF 7.0, including the speaker schedule and exhibit roster, as well as lodging information and driving directions, can be found on the VCF 7.0 web pages: http://www.vintage.org/2004/main/ Keep in mind that the VCF will from now on be held during the first weekend in November. ;) -- Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org [ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ] [ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]