Re: KFest!

[Kirk Mitchell <kmitchel@nyx.net>]

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