VINTAGE COMPUTER FESTIVAL EAST 1.0!!!

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                     Vintage Computer Festival East 1.0
                          July 28th and 29th, 2001
                     Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center
                         Marlborough, Massachusetts
                      http://www.vintage.org/2001/east/


The first Vintage Computer Festival for the east coast of the United
States is scheduled for the weekend of July 28th and 29th at the Best
Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

The Vintage Computer Festival is a celebration of computers and their
history.  The event features speakers, a vintage computer exhibition,
and a vintage computer marketplace.  We showcase all different types
of computers for all differents kinds of platforms in all different
shapes and sizes.

If you wish to pass the word about the VCF along to your co-workers,
a printable flyer in Word format can be downloaded here:

    http://www.vintage.org/2001/east/vcfeast.doc


SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS

We've got a terrific line-up of speakers at the inaugural VCF East.
The speakers include:

    Wayne Green

    Founder of Byte and 73 Magazine, among many other publications.
    The influence of Wayne's computer publications propelled the
    microcomputer revolution of the 70s and 80s.

    Eldon Hall

    The "Father" of the Apollo Guidance Computer, Eldon will discuss
    the development the computer that brought the first men to the
    moon.

    Christine Finn
          
    Christine is bringing the discipline of an archaeologist to the
    study of computer history.  She'll be discussing her upcoming
    book "Artefacts: The Material Culture of the Silicon Valley".

    Michael Nadeau

    Michael will be taking on the subject of determining the value
    of old computers for buying, selling and trading.  He's also
    writing a book on the topic.

    Megan Gentry

    Megan, a former DEC employee, will be giving a workshop that
    every beginning collector of DEC gear will want to attend.
    She'll also be exhibiting the PDP 11/73 that was used to control
    the heating and air systems at The Mill (DEC's former headquarters).

    Curt Vendel

    Curt founded the Atari Historical Society to spread the gospel
    of Atari's relatively short but significantly colorful history.
    He'll be giving a talk about Atari's history and the collection
    of Atari items he has in the AHS archives.


The speaker schedule can be found here:

    http://www.vintage.org/2001/east/speaker.php3


FABULOUS DOOR PRIZES!

Year after year, the VCF always has the best stuff to give away, and
this year is no different

    o Complete NeXT "Cube" to be awarded to one lucky attendee!
    o Mindset computer to be given away to the Best of Show Exhibit!

These prizes are being furnished by the Atari Historical Society.
Visit the AHS at:

    http://www.atari-history.org


VINTAGE COMPUTER EXHIBITION

Come see a room full of functioning computers going back three decades!
The VCF Exhibition is always an exciting place to learn about computer
history in a first-hand, hands-on manner.

Vote on your favorite exhibit and help the Best of Show exhibitor go
home with a Mindset computer.  The Mindset was hailed as a major
innovation when it debuted in 1983, with multimedia sound, graphics
and video editing features.

This machine is being provided by the Atari Historical Society:

    http://www.atari-history.org


BUY/SELL/TRADE AT THE VINTAGE COMPUTER MARKETPLACE

Looking for an old computer to add to your collection?  Have some
spare items you'd like to sell?  Want to meet other collectors to
trade with?  The VCF Marketplace is the best place on the planet to
do all these things.

You can still bring items to sell in the consignment section.  For
information please visit:

    http://www.vintage.org/2001/east/vendor.php3#consignment


TELL A FRIEND! TELL A FRIEND! TELL A FRIEND!

We really hope to see you at the first VCF for the east coast!  And
remember, tell your friends!!

A printable flyer in Word format can be downloaded here:

    http://www.vintage.org/2001/east/vcfeast.doc


                     Vintage Computer Festival East 1.0
                          July 28th and 29th, 2001
                     Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center
                         Marlborough, Massachusetts
                      http://www.vintage.org/2001/east/