Please note that the Vintage Computer Festival is being held in
Parkside Hall, which is located at 180 Park Ave, right next to the
Tech Museum of Innovation. Parkside Hall is one building of the
greater San Jose Convention Center complex.
RESERVE A HOTEL ROOM
A hotel room block at the San Jose Convention Inn has been reserved
for Vintage Computer Festival attendees. The San Jose Convention
Inn is only about 4 blocks from Parkside Hall. To make a reservation,
please call +1 800 350 1113 (or +1 408 298 3500) and dial extension
'0'. Ask for the Vintage Computer Festival room rate, which is
$95 per night for singles and $105 per night for doubles.
We sincerely apologize for the lateness in making a room block
available this year.
SPEAKER SCHEDULE
The speaker schedule for VCF 4.0 is as follows:
Saturday, September 30
Name Time Topic
----------------------- ------ --------------------------
Jim Willing 10:00a In Search Of Old Computers
Curt Vendel 10:30a Atari Historical Society
Bill Godbout 11:00a Godbout, Before and After
Sellam Ismail 12:00p Miscellaneous Ramblings
Jim Warren/Larry Tesler 1:00p Computer Revolutionaries
Sunday, October 1
Name Time Topic
----------------------- ------ --------------------------
Jim Willing 10:00a This Old Computer
Dwight Elvey 10:30a Nicolet 1080 Restoration
Bob Brubaker 11:00a IBM 704/709
Christine Finn 12:00p Ada's Things
Mike Swaine 12:30p Fire in the Valley
Nerd Trivia Challenge! 1:00p Nerd Trivia!
VCF IN THE MEDIA
Be sure to catch these interviews with VCF Producer Sellam Ismail:
Tech News Today
Thursday, September 28
5:25am
KNTV (Channel 11 in the San Francisco Bay Area)
CNet Radio Midday Show
Friday, September 29
11:00am to Noon
910 AM in the San Francisco Bay Area
(Or over the web at http://www.cnet.com/cnettv/0-1519376.html)
APPLE-1 AUCTION!!!
The VCF is proud to be presenting for auction an original Apple-1
computer! This is very exciting as there are only about 200 of
these rare machines in existence today. If you'd like to get in
on the action, the VCF website has all the details at:
http://www.vintage.org/2000/apple-1.html
VCF AND CAEX2000 TOGETHER IN ONE VENUE!
The VCF is proud to announce it is being held in conjunction with
California Extreme 2000, the world's premier classic arcade game
extravaganza! Hundreds of classic arcade and pinball games beeping,
buzzing and booming. The VCF and CAEX2000 share the same venue,
making it easy to attend both events. Even better, admission is
reduced for those who do come to both events (details at the door)!
For complete details on California Extreme 2000 see:
http://www.caextreme.org
TELL A FRIEND! TELL A NEIGHBOR! TELL A STRANGER!
We really hope to see you at VCF 4.0! And remember, tell everyone
you bump into about the Vintage Computer Festival!
Vintage Computer Festival 4.0
September 30th through October 1st, 2000
San Jose Convention Center - Parkside Hall
San Jose, California
http://www.vintage.org
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