Floppy Days 66 - VCFMW 11 Live Event Diary

Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast

Welcome to Episode 66 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we try to relive our youth by talking about computers nearly as old as we are. Vintage Computer Festival Midwest #11 recently happened on Sep. 10 and 11, 2016 in Elk Grove Village, IL and I managed to find my way there again this year. Once again, I had an incredible time at the event and thought I’d share some of it with you. I managed to get a few interviews, meet several people I had never met before, catch up with old friends, and come home with far more items than I left with. So, I plan to give you a quick run-down of the event through my eyes and I hope you find this interesting.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• my presentation, you can find it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTiEZl30Fg
• Edladdin controllers - http://www.edladdin.com
• Podcast on the Exidy Sorcerer - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20
• Peter Bartlett - http://bartlettlabs.com/
• Evan Wright - http://mrwrightteacher.net/
• Transkey II - http://ataribits.weebly.com/transkey-ii.html
• John Strong - http://strongware.net/
• Jim Brain - http://store.go4retro.com/
• Chicago TI-99/4A User Group - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage
• Cosmac Elf - http://www.cosmacelf.com/news/win-an-elf-at-vcfmw.html

00:00 Theme Song

01:20 Ads

01:49 Intro

02:34 CoCo Crew Ad

03:21 Presentations Discussion

05:53 My Presentation (audio)

27:56 My Exhibit

31:21 Intro to Peter Bartlett Interview

32:00 Peter Bartlett Interview

34:54 Intro to Evan Wright Interview

35:35 Evan Wright Interview

44:41 Intro to Simon Wells Interview

45:18 Simon Wells Interview

59:26 My Purchases

1:07:36 What I didn't buy, TI-99 UStream, and Cosmac Elf Exhibit

1:11:19 Conclusion