ECD Micro-Mind and Vintage Computer Festival 9.0

[Steve]

Sure.

But who has an ECD Micro-Mind?; best of them all.

Steve


Sellam Ismail wrote:

>                    TEN YEARS AGO,  a typical home
>                    computer  system  might   have
>                    been  a  box  with  an   Intel
>                    processor  inside  running   a
>                    Microsoft  operating   system.
>                      And there were a few Macs.
>
>                    Today, a typical home computer
>                    system might be a box with  an
>                    Intel processor inside running
>                    a Microsoft operating  system.
>                      And there are a few Macs.
>
>                            What a crock.
>
>              Give me them old timey computers, damn it!
>
>
>                     VINTAGE COMPUTER FESTIVAL 9.0
>                          November 4-5, 2006
>                        Computer History Museum
>                       Mountain View, California
>                   http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/
>
>
>Make an entry in your PDA!  It is time once again to shun your modern
>day computing monstrosity and spend a weekend with its venerable
>ancestors at the ninth annual Vintage Computer Festival.  VCF 9.0
>takes place on the weekend of November 4-5 at the Computer History
>Museum in Mountain View, California.
>
>Highlights of this VCF event include:
>
>* A celebration of the 30th anniversary of Apple Computer
>
>  Apple didn't want to do it, so we will!  Hosted by Bruce Damer of
>  the DigiBarn, this gala event will feature a bevy of early Apple
>  founders, including the big man himself, Woz!
>
>* A reprise of the original Sol-20 prototype
>
>  Nine years ago, at the very first Vintage Computer Festival, Lee
>  Felsenstein and Bob Marsh reunited after many years to jointly
>  present the original prototype of the Sol-20, which hadn't been seen
>  in public for over 20 years.  This year, Lee and a gaggle of
>  Processor Technology alumni will bring back the venerable grand-
>  daddy of all Sol-20s to celebrate this ground-breaking personal
>  computer.
>
>  By the way, coverage of the first Sol-20 reunion can be found here:
>
>     http://www.vintage.org/vcf98/vcfpics3.htm
>
>* The first Vintage Computer Film Festival
>
>  That's right, a film festival dedicated to movies and documentaries
>  that have a vintage computing theme!  At the past two VCF events
>  we've screened Jason Scott's "BBS Documentary" and Greg Maletic's
>  "The Future of Pinball", as well as "Walking Rainbow", a remembrance
>  of Homebrew Computer Club co-founder Fred Moore.  We've decided to
>  take these screenings a step further and turn them into a full-blown
>  film festival to coincide with the VCF.  Film buffs will definitely
>  want to take note and stay tuned for further announcements.
>
>* Hands-on Build-It-Yourself workshops
>
>  The VCF is proud to debut the first Build-It-Yourself workshops,
>  featuring the hottest retro-computing and retro-gaming kits out
>  there, including Andre' LaMothe's XGameStation Pico Edition and
>  Bob Armstrong's Cosmac ELF.  More details to come soon.
>
>* Speakers, Exhibits, and the VCF Marketplace
>
>  Of course, no VCF would be complete without a terrific line-up of
>  amazing and interesting speakers.  This year's bunch includes Paul
>  Saffo of the Institute for the Future, microcomputer historian C.
>  Murray McCullough, Archaeologist and VCF Fellow Christine Finn,
>  and more to come with new speakers being added weekly.
>
>  We're also receiving submissions for some phenomenal and exciting
>  exhibits.  Perhaps you've got a computer you'd like to bring along
>  to show to the world?  Sign up to be an exhibitor!  Go here:
>
>     http://www.vintage.org/2006/main/exhibit.php
>
>  And of course we have the ever-fabulous VCF Marketplace featuring
>  hard-to-find items that will start your adrenaline pumping.  Bring
>  cash.  Lots of cash.
>
>* more, More, MORE!
>
>  Another fantastic celebration is in the works, and I don't think
>  we're done just yet, so watch for upcoming announcements to litter
>  your inbox and check the website for more exciting details to be
>  revealed in the coming hours, days and weeks!
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Sellam Ismail
>Producer
>Vintage Computer Festival
>http://www.vintage.org/
>
>P.S. The Macs were then, and are now, much cooler than the PCs ;)
>
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