VCF East

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I just got home from VCF East in Wall NJ. Here’s a quick report.

 

We were able to have all three exhibits (Glenn Roberts & Mike Cassidy, Darrell Pelan & Joe Travis, and Alex Bodnar) co-located in one room (new location vs. past events). We had one other person there (Matt) whose presentation was on various flavors of BASIC. Mike Lowewen was there too (in the main demo room) with his awesome HP minicomputer exhibits and his (very cool) Burroughs/Electrodata B205 control console “blinkenlights.” (https://q7.neurotica.com/Prop_Console/)

 

I think overall the new room was a good solution. We were near the auditorium where the talks were held, and near the food! So we had a lot of traffic (especially Saturday).  Darrell and I did posters to put on the wall hear the entrance – that also helped draw people in. Visitors appreciated the range of equipment and ideas all the way from Joe’s EC-1 analog computer, through ET-3400, H11 (Alex and I both had working systems!), a number of H8s and our NC Super89 systems (plus all of Darrell’s great 3-D printing!).  Lots of traffic and lots of positive comments.  Common comments: “I don’t know Heathkit – I’m too young,” “I drooled over the catalog but could never afford it,” “My {father, cousin, uncle …} had one of those” etc. Mike was the newest member of our group and he was working hard at soaking in all the knowledge and expertise.

 

Here are some of my pictures (including a few from my ferry ride back to DE). I’m sure there will be more. Enjoy!

 

• Glenn

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tmCvrAe4kKkGEbtN8

[Joseph Travis]

Thanks Glenn!  I guess we got outta there at a good time...  They had to evacuate the buildings due to a bomb threat!  

BR,

Joe 

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[Fred G]

Loved the picture. I had no idea it was as large a show as it was.  Vintage computers are alive and well!

Thanks,

Fred

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[Mark Garlanger]

Did you pick up an Z-67?

 

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[Glenn Roberts]

The z67 is owned by Alex. He brought it so we could try to get it working. We did a rudimentary test (no smoke at least) but there wasn’t enough idle time to do a more in-depth investigation. It still had value though: when demonstrating the Z67-IDE+ I could point to the real thing and say that we had reduced it to a single 3.5” board!

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[norberto.collado koyado.com]

Love the Z-67, the poster "the old vs the new”, and all the pictures.

Great job in carrying all that heavy HW and performing great presentations.

Thanks,

Norby

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[Alexander 'Z' Pierson]

Y'all did a great job this year.  I spent most of my time over with the Ohio Scientific exhibits at the complete opposite end of campus, but I did venture through room G a few times to see the Heathkit stuff.

Thank you for sharing the photos you took from the event, I'll add them to the big directory of galleries: https://www.commodorez.com/vcfarcgal.html#26

-Z