Vintage Computer Festival 9.0 Saturday, November 4 through Sunday, November 5 Computer History Museum Mountain View, California http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/ Howdy Folks! Just a few more days of meaningless toil and then you'll be in vintage computing heaven at VCF 9.0! Here are some new developments of which you might want to be aware... Workshop Schedule Correction The correct date for Vince Briel's Replica 1 SE Workshop is Saturday, November 4 at 10:00am. The workshop was previously listed as being on Sunday, November 5 on the workshop description page. We apologize if the misleading time has caused you any inconvenience. The reason we have the Replica 1 SE Workshop scheduled for Saturday at 10:00am is so that workshop attendees can have their completed Replica 1 SE ready to get signed by Woz after the Apple 30 Year Anniversary Celebration at 1:00pm on Saturday. The following workshop slots are still available: XGS Pico Edition Workshop - 5 COSMAC Elf 2000 Workshop - 6 Replica 1 SE Workhop - FULL Don't delay, sign up today! Slots are filling fast! http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/workshop.php Vintage Computer Film Festival This year we are launching the Vintage Computer Film Festival at the VCF. The VCFF is a showcase of films with a vintage computing or retro-technology theme. The screening schedule has been posted on the VCF 9.0 website: http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/film.php The Vintage Computer Film Festival is available to all VCF attendees as part of your regular admission. Sponsored by Oddball Film+Video: http://www.oddballfilm.com APL "1 CLEANSPACE" Anniversary Talk Added The APL BUG (APL Bay Area User's Group) in conjunction with the VCF is presenting a talk by Larry Breed on the origins of the programming language APL. The talk has been scheduled for 3:00pm on Saturday, November 4. APL BUG members wishing to attend only this session will not be required to pay admission to the VCF, though they are welcome to do so if they wish to enjoy the rest of the VCF festivities. Check the session schedule for complete session times and information: http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/session.php !!! Prizes and Giveaways !!! Processor Technology Sol-20 The Processor Technology Sol-20 "Terminal Computer", designed by Silicon Valley legend Lee Felsenstein, was one of the earliest fully integrated personal computers on the market, featuring the main processor, RAM, ROM, keyboard, video interface, serial and parallel ports, and cassette tape storage interface as standard features. Stan Sieler of Allego Consultants, a regular exhibitor, exhibit judge and VCF volunteer, has kindly donated a Sol-20 to give away at the Sol-20 celebration at 1:00pm on Sunday, November 5. Check the session schedule on the VCF 9.0 web pages for complete information. Located in San Jose, California, Allegro Consultants specializes in software, services, and consulting for clients with Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC based computers, the HP 3000 and HP 9000. http://www.allegro.com/ Briel Computers Replica 1 SE The Replica 1 SE is a functional clone of the original Apple 1 designed by Steve Wozniak. Vince Briel of Briel Computers has donated a Replica 1 SE to be given away at the Apple 30 Year Anniversary Celebration at 1:00pm on Saturday, November 4. Briel Computers offers more build-it-yourself vintage computer replica kits on their website: http://www.brielcomputers.com/ Minds On Toys Digi-Comp 1 (v2.0) Mechanical Computer Kit Tim Walker of Minds On Toys has created a build-it-yourself replica of the classic Digi-Comp 1, a 3-bit mechanical binary computer. The Digi-Comp 1 was originally sold in the 1960s and was made from cast plastic. The updated version sold by Minds On Toys is constructed Minds On Toys has donated a Digi-Comp 1 v2.0 to be given away at the VCF. Visit Minds On Toys on the web at: http://www.mindsontoys.com/kits.htm You Can Still Be An Exhibitor! Exhibit registration closes on November 1st. If you wanted to be an exhibitor at this year's VCF, now is the time to register before it's too late: http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/exhibit.php VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are in need of several volunteers for Friday evening setup and Sunday evening teardown. Setup on Friday begins at 8pm, and teardown on Sunday begins as soon as the VCF ends. Even if you can provide only fifteen minutes of your time, we can still use you. We've got a lot of work to do in a very short period of time this year so any help we can get would be greatly appreciated. We also need an audio/visual specialist to manage the projectors and recording equipment in the session chambers. This is a very important role so we need someone with experience working data projectors and MP3 players. We'll reward our gallant volunteer with free admission, t-shirts, and other goodies. To volunteer in any of these roles, please contact me directly (and soon) at <sellam at vintage.org>. Thanks! See You There! Complete information about VCF 9.0, including the speaker schedule, exhibit roster, end everything else can be found on the VCF 9.0 web pages: http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/ Best regards, Sellam Ismail Producer Vintage Computer Festival ;) -- 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 ]