Here’s a map of the event and where everything is:
Overview of swap meet Parking.
Vendors will be in 9032-A, 9001, 9010-D.
Free Pile is in 9010-D.
Food is 9010-C, but you must go into entrance of 9010-D and turn left.
Vendors drive through front gate and check in at 9032-A.
Buyers park in parking lot and walk through front gate.
Any more updates will be put onto swap meet web page: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/
VCF has collected several items over the last three years of events
that have not sold over multiple events which will be offered for free
in a “free pile” at this weekend’s Swap Meet and this is the last
opportunity to rescue these items as anything left will be recycled.
Sellers who have paid for a spot will have first opportunity access to
this “free pile” before the start of the event and in all cases items
are available on a strict first come first serve basis.
Additionally, both sellers and buyers are welcome to put items in this
“free pile” with the understanding of certain rules.
RULES FOR THE VCF FREE PILE:
1. Please ask a VCF staff member for permission at the event to put
any items in the free pile.
2. Please understand the policy for the free pile is that anything you
leave which remains at the end of the event must be taken home by you
(or someone you designate). VCF cannot be held responsible for storing
or recycling it.
Thanks and happy free hunting!
The VCF swap meet scheduled for Sat. Feb. 26 is getting into high gear as vendors are signing up and buyers are inquiring.
VENDOR SETUP at 7AM
GENERAL ADMISSION: 8AM until 2PM
There is still some spaces available, but pre-registration guarantees a space.
This is an indoor swap meet. It’s February after all and likely to be cold that day.
Location is inside InfoAge Science and History Museums campus
Food and drink on site.
Additional information about the swap meet is here
Look at the attached PDF for someone selling some nice Tektronix items.
Vintage Computer Federation will be doing another swap meet on February 26, 2022. This will be an indoor swap meet taking place in 3 rooms in two different buildings on InfoAge Science and History Museum’s campus in Wall, NJ. This time we are looking to sell food and drink items in our cafeteria in 9010-C. We are expecting a large turnout of 100 vendors and hundreds of people throughout the day.
Look here for more information about the swap meet: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/
There will be more than just the exhibits, classes, talks and consignment during VCF East 2021. There will also be the following:
GLITCHWORKS
Glitch will be selling and helping people to build various kits at his workshop in the CDL building Friday (10/8), Saturday (10/9) and Sunday (10/10) from 1PM to 5PM during VCF East.
Here is what he will be offering:
* XT-IDE rev 4A kits
* R6501Q SBC kits
* RAM expansion for R6501Q kits
* 8085 SBC rev 3 kits
* CF adapter boards (works with both R6501Q and 8085 SBC rev 3, but really for the 8085 SBC)
* 8255 parallel I/O and prototyping interfaces
* Blank prototyping cards
UNIVAC 1219B
We will demo this machine from 1 to 3PM Saturday and and Sunday in the VCF museum.
LEARN TO SOLDER
We will have someone teaching beginners how to solder in the CDL workshop area Saturday and Sunday from 8AM to 5PM
BOUNCE YOUR VOICE OFF THE MOON
Saturday and Sunday from 1PM to 5PM at the Diana site 2 tenths of a mile walk down the road from the InfoAge main building. ISEC has many exhibits to see and learn about:
Hello everyone,
We are *not* doing a swap meet at our event. There just aren’t enough volunteers and the show would be spread out too much. We are however doing consignment for anyone wishing to buy or sell items.
I’ve had some people who were having trouble finding the information about consignment on the website. So I added links to the website, but for convenience here is the main website for VCF East consignment. It’s helpful for us if everyone to filled out the Consignment Sale Sheet before they arrive.
Here are the instructions for filling it out. Here is an example sheet to understand how to fill it out.
Any questions? E-mail vcfeast AT vcfed.org
Ever wonder about the roots of today’s technological society?
Did you spend the Covid-19 lockdown nostalgically playing old video games from the past on an emulator?
Do you want to get hands-on with computers ranging from the 1960’s thru the late 1980’s?
Come to the Vintage Computer Festival East in Wall NJ on October 8th thru 10th, 2021!
On Friday, October 8th, there are classes in everything from CRT display repair to hands-on building your own Intel 8085 board set computer.
On Saturday and Sunday, join us for hands-on exhibits of vintage and classic computers along with talks from the people who were at the beginning of what makes today’s world of technology common place. Talks include Dr. Ted Nelson, the pioneer of hypertext, the building block of the World Wide Web.
Listen to stories from Scott Adams, who brought adventure gaming to personal computers and David Ahl, who literally wrote the book, “Basic Computer Gaming”, that fueled many early home computer purchases.
Hear stories from Bil Herd’s years at Commodore and get him to sign his new book!
Hear from Bill Mensch about how a small microchip company from Pennsylvania in the 1970’s created a 6502 microprocessor that would not only power the home computer and home video game revolution thru the 1980’s but is still in use today in consumer devices.
For tickets, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vintage-computer-festival-east-2021-tickets-157239897767?aff=affiliate1
Learn more about the Vintage Computer Festival East at https://vcfed.org/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east
Pictures from VCF East 2019: here and here
Click HERE to download our 8 & 1/2″ x 11″ flyer.
VCF Southeast is back!
August 20-22, 2021.
This year they’re at a NEW LOCATION!
They will be at the Marriott Renaissance Waverly in Atlanta, GA.
This year they’re co-located with the Southern Fried Gaming Expo (who are sponsoring their space!)
There will be Speakers, Exhibits, Hands-on Activities, Consignment, Vendors, Concessions,
For complete information, exhibit registration and updates, please follow this link: https://vcfed.org/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/
THE SWAP MEET IS A GO FOR SATURDAY APRIL 24!
GREAT WEATHER IS EXPECTED!
We are open from 1PM to 5PM: https://vcfed.org/vcf-museum
The Vintage Computer Federation Museum is located nearby the swap meet and is part of InfoAge Science and History museums.
InfoAge and VCF Museums are open every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday from 1PM to 5PM
InfoAge museums: infoage.org.
There were 5 designs submitted for this year’s Vintage Computer Festival t-shirt.
Please remember that these are only concept art and not the final product!
Please vote for the one that you like the best!
The one with the most votes will be selected as the new t-shirt design for 2021!
Go to this link to see the designs and to vote HERE
