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Re: KFest 2005 report
Thurday:
Breakfast again. Same menu. Perhaps I'll tire of bacon... B-{)
First session, Ryan Suenaga showed a Computer Chronicals video about
the Apple II C+ and the GS. There was another video after that, but I
bailed out.
Second session, Austin Phelps demonstrated PearPC, running Mac OS X on
Windows XP. In a word... Slow. Like two days to install Mac OS X.
Still, it was an interesting session.
Lunch was good. I had the stir fry.
Next session was mine, where we attempted to get the ground work
established to start an Apple II Hall of Fame. Lots of good ideas, an
about 8 names of folks who are willing to be on the committee. I'll
try to get a summary for csa2 if anyone here would also like to join
up. I think we'll try to keep in touch with a google groups mailing
list.
Greg Nelson and I did the next session, where we demonstrated how to
reset and configure a GatorBox CS to allow a GS to used older Macs as
file servers, and also to share a cable modem/DSL connection using
MacIP and Marinetti 3.
Ryan Suenaga did a great session on Marinetti Programming in
ORCA/Pascal for Dummies. Very well organized and presented. I want
his source code. B-{)
Supper was roast pork, or stuffed shell, or egg plant something. Well
prepared.
After supper, we went to the soccer field to try a new event. The
Discathalon. Rather than continue the older and more dangerous Disk
Ninja event that has left several participants bloodied and exhausted
on the carpet (I'm one such victim), we tossed floppy disks and CD's
from the top of the bleachers onto the field below, trying for distance
and accuracy. Of course, we didn't behave very well, and accuracy was
determined by how close we could get to hitting someone. B-{) One
victim, although there was no loss of blood. Sorry, Austin.
We went for a Krispy Kreme donut run about 10:00 pm, which turned into
a scenic tour of KC, but did finally bag our quarry, and return to the
hungry mob.
The video projector was used to show a movie on a large whiteboard, and
most of use shuffled off to bed at around 2:30 am.
Quite an eventful day!
Kirk