Introducing VCF SoCal!

Introducing VCF SoCal!

We’re pleased to announce the newest addition to the Vintage Computer Festival lineup – VCF SoCal in Orange, California on Presidents’ Day weekend, February 17-18, 2024.

Tickets will be on sale shortly, but hotel rooms are available to be booked now. Visit VCFSoCal.com for more details.

The city of Orange is in the heart of Orange County, minutes from Disneyland, beaches and skiing – with easy access to John Wayne airport.

Reserve your spot at the retro-filled, inaugural weekend in SoCal!

Livestream talk 10/21 – Liza Loop, Jim Hall, Wil Lindsay & Byron Stout – on VCF’s YouTube channel

This Saturday at 6:30PM EDT, I’m going to livestream to VCF’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@vcfederation) a talk with Liza Loop, Byron Stout, Wil Lindsay and Jim Hall. Click here for the livestream link.
We will be talking about Educating today’s children with vintage computers.
We will take questions from the chat part of YouTube.
Future livestreams:
11/4 – Jim Hall – Linux like Unix
11/11 – Liza Loop, Cynthia Solomon, Brian Silverman & Margaret Morabito – Educating students with vintage computers over the decades.
I hope to see you there!

VCF Swap Meet – Wall, NJ – Oct. 28, 2023

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Same place as last time: in the big parking lot across from Brookdale. There will be food and drinks sold by the Southern Monmouth County Firehouse museum. This is a joint fundraiser by their museum and the Vintage Computer Federation Museum which are both under the umbrella of InfoAge Science and History Museums.

GPS Coordinates: 40°11’05.5″N 74°03’47.9″W

Click here for flyer

Click here for all the info

For Sale List

Want to Buy List

Updated 10-15-2023

VCF Livestream with Liza Loop, Cynthia Solomon, Margaret Morabito and Brian Silverman

Educational technology in the 70’s and 80’s.

Streaming Saturday, September 16 at 6:30PM EDT on VCF’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vcfederation. This will be a moderated discussion by Jeffrey Brace who will ask them questions about how they used early computers to teach students. Questions will be taken from the public.

Discord discussion: ed-tech (https://discord.gg/32maJ6gddU)
VCF’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vcfederation

System Source Swap Meet July 21 2023

System Source Swap Meet

System Source will be having a Swap Meet on July 22, 2023

Click HERE for Swap Meet Vendor Signup

Vendor Setup at 7AM
Vintage Computers & Electronics, Radios, TVs, Amateur Radio, Other Tech
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Rain Date: Sunday July 23, 2023
FREE GENERAL ADMISSION!
GENERAL ADMISSION @ 8AM until 2PM
ADDRESS:
*Outdoor swap Meet*
System Source Computer Museum
338 Clubhouse Rd
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
GPS locationGoogle Maps
EMAILmuseum@syssrc.com
PHONE: 410-952-9140
Flyer: Click Here!
VENDOR COST is per space. First space is $20, each additional space is $10.

This time it is an outdoor swap meet. Bring your own table or rent one for $15. Table isn’t required, but recommended.

A space is considered a 9 feet by 18 foot area (the general size of a parking space).
* Reservation doesn’t guarantee sales.
* System Source is only providing a space, vendors must bring their own tables.
* All items that you bring must be taken with you. No items are to be left behind.
* Inside bathrooms on site.
* No refunds.
* We will have sodas and Subway for sale
SELL LIST: Anyone interested in sharing what they will be bringing can list it HERE

WANT TO BUY LIST: Anyone interested in sharing what they want to buy can list it HERE

AFTER THE SWAP MEET, COME VISIT OUR System Source Museum!

We are open from 2PM to 5PM: https://museum.syssrc.com/

Bob Roswell

System-Source-Swap-Meet-Flyer-2023

VCF June 10 Swap Meet Update

Hello everyone,

After careful consideration, looking at the weather forecasts and Air Quality Index, we have chosen to go ahead with our swap meet as planned. We still recommend that everyone wear a high quality mask as a precaution. On the bright side, the temperature is expected to be about 76 degrees with 25% chance of rain. New this year is food for sale in the parking lot by a non-profit firehouse museum.

Vendor setup starts at 7AM and buyers can come starting at 8AM.

We are expecting 50 vendors with 75 spaces and 250 buyers. There was a huge demand for consignment at VCF East 2023 this year, therefore we are expecting a record number of buyers and sellers. Lots of people coming from near and far!

Information is on this webpage: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/

There is still plenty of spaces available for vendors, who can sign up here: https://forms.gle/aKopy6fQJk9K2PBp7

Thank you everyone for your patience as we evaluated our decision.

See you there on Saturday, June 10, 2023!

 

VCF Swap Meet June 10, 2023

VCF will be having another Swap Meet this coming June 10 from 8AM to 2PM for the general public and 7AM for vendors.

Signup here to reserve a spot.

Same place as the previous swap meets in the big parking lot on Monmouth Boulevard in Wall, NJ.

A change for this year is that we will have some food being sold by the South Monmouth Fire Museum. This will be a fundraiser for them and a welcome service for our attendees.

All the information that you need is here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/

VCF East 2023 is coming! April 14, 15, 16.

VCF East 2023 will be again at The InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall, NJ.

The dates are April 14, 15, & 16. Updated information can be found here: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/

We will have a great lineup of speakers and exhibitors!

Click here for the VCF East main page: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/

Exhibitor Registrationhttps://forms.gle/iKZNPqFPSeobjnau5
Vendor Registrationhttps://forms.gle/zGsPxCcuDQBXm3fb7
Volunteer Registration:  https://forms.gle/UEbiFYvgEiBk9MS27
Speaker Registrationhttps://forms.gle/yvV311ucBEWXzqpx9