Re: News from Oz Kfest - Mt Keira Fest

[PZ <skierpaul@yahoo.com>]

On Jul 26, 8:59 pm, Polymorph <polymorp...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Well, the 1st Mt. Keira Fest has come and gone in the blink of an eye.
> However, some cool stuff was witnessed, and on behalf of everyone in
> attendance, I think I can safely say that everyone had a good time and
> either learnt something new, saw something new, or dreamt up something
> new.  ;-)
>
> I was particularly impressed by David Morrisons ATAPI driver (TRON)
> which allows any Apple II read access to regular ATAPI CD and DVD
> readers. Also impressive was a demo performed by David Wilson showing
> off an upcoming piece of hardware designed by Ferdinand Meyer-Hermann
> which allows you to attach a regular HD 3.5" floppy drive to an Apple
> II (with Prodos and DOS3.3 support). But there was plenty of other
> cool things witnessed and details will be posted soon.
>
> If no one beats me to it, I'll attempt to recap the goings on at Mt.
> Keira Fest tonight when I get home. However, until then, you can scan
> the Mt. Keira Fest twitter page to get an idea of the stuff we got up
> to:http://twitter.com/mtkeirafest
>
> I thanked them in person, but I'll do so again now - thanks to Andrew
> Roughan and David Wilson who did most of the organisation of the
> event, and also thanks to Jonno Downes whose idea it was in the first
> place. Thanks guys!
>
> Over and out.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike