Re: KFest!

["Jason Whorton" <jason at microxl.com>]

You lucky bastards.  :-)  Congratulations on getting to go.  It sounds
nice.

Thank you,
Jason Whorton



"Kirk Mitchell" <kmitchel@nyx.net> wrote in message
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> Jason Whorton <jason at microxl.com> wrote:
> : What exactly is KFest now?  I know it used to be bigger and better,
> : etc., but what is it all about the last few years?  I don't see many
>
> There are LOTS of macs, most of them with Airport wireless connections
and
> of course Bernie installed.  B-{)
>
> This year is the largest KFest in the 6 years I've been going with
about
> 60 hardware, software, and regular geeks abounding.  LOTS of bright
folks
> to talk to who share our interest in the Apple II.
>
> : Apple II's in all those pictures, but plenty of people with
Macintosh
> : notebooks.  Maybe they are runnning emulators.  :-)  Any guesstimate
on
> : % Apple II / % Macintosh.  Is it just a good old party?  :-)
>
> Judging from the number of computers that Woz signed this afternoon,
I'd
> guess it was about even.  I know I brought my Woz Limited Edition
(some
> limit... Woz said 50,000 were made) to get double Woz'ed, as well as
my
> daughters iBook so I could get online using the dorm's ethernet
network.
>
> BTW, Woz's keynote was excellent.  Earlier, he indicated that he'd be
> talking about an hour to an hour and a half, but he really got warmed
up
> and kept us at the edges of our seats for almost 2 and 1/2 hours!
Very
> entertaining!
>
> The cool thing is that now that he knows that the folks going to KFest
> aren't a bunch of wierdo's, it just possible that he'll return next
year.
> Business squeezed his time with us this year.  I'm keeping my fingers
> crossed!
>
> Of course, KFest isn't just about Woz.  It's seeing Bill, and Jay and
Todd
> and Richard and Ryan and Tony and....
>
>
>
> --
> Kirk