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Vintage Computer Festival East

VCF East 2022 will be a hybrid show (in-person and streaming online)!

THEMES FOR THIS YEAR:  1) Women in Computing, 2) Computers for the masses

DATES:  
April 22, 23, 24

WHERE: InfoAge Science and History Museums, 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719

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Updated April 19, 2022.

VCF East — Schedule

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THEMES FOR THIS YEAR:  1) Women in Computing, 2) Computers for the masses

Friday – VCF UNIVERSITY – April 22

Technical Talks – Classes – Consignment – Glitch Works – Apple 2 Classes

Location & Time Room 1 (9010-D) Room 2 (9059-classroom)
8:00 AM DOORS OPEN
8:30 AM to 9:30AM  Developing 8-bit Commodore programs using a modern IDE – Byron Stout See Apple 2 Class Schedule
9:45 AM -10:45AM (Class) Amiga 4091 SCSI Host Controller Reverse Engineering – Stefan Reinauer See Apple 2 Class Schedule
11:00 AM -12:00 PM (Class) Vintage Computing Development Tools – Burger Becky See Apple 2 Class Schedule
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM (Class) Commodore VIC chip: Bil Herd, Albert Charpentier, Stephen Edwards See Apple 2 Class Schedule
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Class) Commodore Amiga chips:  Dave Haynie, Andy Finkel, Stephen Edwards See Apple 2 Class Schedule
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM (Class) Writing an emulator – Mike McGann See Apple 2 Class Schedule
5:00 PM -6:00  PM (Class) Commodore 128 Reverse Engineering – Johan Grip
6:15 PM – 7:15  PM (Class) How the VICKY II works – Stefany Allaire (Virtual)
9:00 AM -5:00 PM CDL MAKERSPACE (Building 9059)

Glitch Works Kits (Right Door)
* 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

Apple 2 Classroom (Left Door)

Learn to program your Apple 2

DROP OFF ONLY!!!

5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

CONSIGNMENT is in 9010-C (the cafeteria down the hall from the talks) 

The consignment area allows people to buy and sell vintage computer related items during our VCF shows.

Main Consignment Page

Consignment Sales Sheet

Spreadsheet for Consignment (fillable)

9 AM TO 5PM Apple 2 Classes in Room 2 – CDL 9059
1PM TO 3PM Univac 1219 Demo – VCF Museum
5PM: DOORS CLOSE

SATURDAY – April 23

Talks – Exhibits – Consignment – Glitch Works – Apple 2 Classes

TIME SPEAKER (9010-D) TOPIC
8:00 AM DOORS OPEN
8:00 AM  EXHIBITS OPEN
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  Adrian Wilson (virtual) Quantel Paintbox
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Neil Harris Working for Commodore, Atari, Commodore Microcomputer magazine, Power/Play magazine
11:30 PM – 12:30 PM LUNCH BREAK LUNCH BREAK
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Commodore employees: Andy Finkel, Al Charpentier, Benny Pruden, Bil Herd, Bob Russell, Cary Sagedy, Dave Esposito, Dave Haynie, Hedley Davis, Joe Myshko, Neil Harris, Von Ertwine Remembering their days at Commodore
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM  Commodore 64’s – 40th Birthday Party! Birthday cake and share your personal story of the C64!
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM  Cynthia Solomon (Virtual) Origins of Logo
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM Stefany Allaire (Virtual) The C256 Foenix Gen X
9:00 AM -5:00 PM CDL MAKERSPACE (Building 9059)

Glitch Works Kits (Right Door)
* 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

Apple 2 Classroom (Left Door)

Learn to program your Apple 2

9:00 AM -5:00 PM CONSIGNMENT is in 9010-C (the cafeteria down the hall from the talks) 

The consignment area allows people to buy and sell vintage computer related items during our VCF shows.

Main Consignment Page

Consignment Sales Sheet

Spreadsheet for Consignment (fillable)

9 AM TO 5PM Apple 2 Classes in Room 2 – CDL 9059
1PM TO 3PM Univac 1219 Demo – VCF Museum
5PM: EXHIBITS CLOSE
5PM: DOORS CLOSE

SUNDAY – April 24

Talks – Exhibits – Consignment – Glitch Works – Apple 2 Classes

Location & Time SPEAKER (9010-D) TOPIC 
8:00 AM DOORS OPEN
10:00 AM EXHIBITS OPEN
09:00 AM -10:00 AM Valerie See (Virtual) Working at Tandy
10:00 AM -11:15 AM Kathy Kleiman Historian of the ENIAC Programmers: Screening her award-winning documentary, with Q&A and Discussion.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bonnie Norman (Virtual) Lasertrak Flight Planning System
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Margaret Morabito (Virtual) Editor at RUN magazine, Tutoring Center on Q-link, GEnie, Delphi, CompuServe, AppleLink, AOL, PCLink
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Burger Becky Listen to the tale of the first national video game tournament held, it’s problems, lack of foresight, and how Atari sent underage kids across the country to compete because they didn’t think a 16 year old would win a regional.
10AM TO 4PM Exhibits Open
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDL MAKERSPACE (Building 9059)

Glitch Works Kits (Right Door)
* 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

Apple 2 Classroom (Left Door)

Learn to program your Apple 2

9:00 AM -4:00 PM CONSIGNMENT is in 9010-C (the cafeteria down the hall from the talks) 

The consignment area allows people to buy and sell vintage computer related items during our VCF shows.

Main Consignment Page

Consignment Sales Sheet

Spreadsheet for Consignment (fillable)

10:30 AM TO 1PM Apple 2 Classes in Room 2 – CDL 9059
1PM TO 3PM Univac 1219 Demo – VCF Museum
4PM: EXHIBITS CLOSE
4PM: DOORS CLOSE
Updated April 17, 2022.

VCF East — Exhibits

VCF East homepage — VCF East Exhibit Registration — VCF East Exhibitor FAQ

Updated schedule

Exhibitor and Vendor Layout

Official exhibit registration is open as of January 1, 2022. If you want to do an exhibit, then please Click here to register for your exhibit. Exhibit registration closes April 1, 2022.

Current List of Exhibits

Compaq Portable – Ryan Burke

The 4 major revisions of the Compaq portable.

Making Tandy work for you – Adam Brisebois, Michael Casadevall

A selection of Tandy computers from early to late, connected via serial or dial-up to a Linux server, allowing them to be used for modern work. Browse the internet, visit a BBS, print a document, on computers from the 70s to 90s.

Japanese PC Gaming: Late 80s-Early 90s – Lawrence Costella

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the MSX2 and PC-98 derivatives were the most popular choice of personal computers for Japanese consumers. Both had their own unique hardware and software that were not compatible with PCs outside of Japan. The most popular games of the time were visual novels and shoot em ups. This exhibit will feature a PC-9821 running DOS/V from a CF card, an MSX2 in its original configuration, and an MSX2 running a custom Flash Cart that functions as an OS and a hard drive. Each computer will be running a variety of games such as Touhou 1-5, Aleste 1-2, Space Manbow, and perhaps a few all-ages Visual Novels.

The European Clone Invasion – Johan Grip

Johan Grip will show off his Commodore 128 PCB as well VIC-20, C64, C128 and MacSE clone boards to show. Maybe even a Mac SE/30.

Commodore Reborn – Stephen Mayo, Elizabeth Mayo

Experience recently created games and demos on modern reproductions and recreations of classic Commodore systems. Exhibit will include VIC-2020, C64 Reloaded, C64 Ultimate, and Amiga Vampire alongside original systems as a point of comparison.

Unique and Upgraded Vintage Apple Computers – Steven Matarazzo

We’ll be showing off some unique Apples as part of the “computers for the masses” subject. Some of these machines are rare clones, prototypes, or heavily-upgraded specimens that some people have never seen. Others are classic designs and products that many of us grew up using or had in our homes. These machines will be hands-on so people can experience what it was like using these computers back in the day! We’re showing that these old machines still have a lot of life left in them!

S-100 Revue – Mike Loewen

Before the IBM PC’s ISA bus, there was the S-100 bus. Originating with the Altair bus on the Altair 8800, it evolved to the S-100 bus, then the S-100 IEEE-696 bus. With a multitude of boards available from over 100 manufacturers, it offered a great deal of flexibility for systems for hobbyists, business and industry. Early systems were based on 8080, Z80 and 8085 CPUs, with 8088 and 8086 processors coming later. CP/M was probably the most common OS for these machines. On display will be several iconic S-100 systems, including an IMSAI 8080, Sol 20, and a Vector Graphic Vector 1.

Behind the Screens – Jesse Cardone

Our team is back with more reverse engineered shenanigans of obscure cable headend systems. The Weather Stars, developed by The Weather Channel, return to VCF East again, as well as new additions from Prevue Networks (later TV Guide). The Atari-powered EPG Jr and an Amiga-based Prevue Channel systems make their first-time appearance this year. The Weather Channel launched their TV network in 1982 with their newly developed WeatherSTAR system. These were specialized computer systems installed in television cable headends across the country, allowing viewers to get their local weather information, receive lifesaving alerts, and by extension, listen to that catchy smooth jazz. Early machines were custom designed 8-bit computers increasing in complexity with every generation, eventually moving to an SGI based system, then Pentium 4 and beyond. The United Video Satellite Group (UVSG) launched the Electronic Program Guide, the precursor to the Prevue Guide, in 1981. It provided a channel that allowed viewers to see the TV schedule, including current and upcoming programs for each channel in their cable system. In order to produce the channel, each cable headend installed a computer that received a data feed over satellite and generated video output in real-time to form the channel. In 1988, the channel evolved into the Prevue Guide, taking advantage of the unique genlock capability of the Amiga to incorporate video previews of upcoming shows, movies, and pay-per-view events.

Weird Macs and Extreme Resurrections – Michael Stroz

We will have a shared exhibit of some unusual Macs including a Powermac 6500 with every possible upgrade, a medical Quadra 650 in a custom case, and iMac with a voodoo card, a Mac clone or two, etc. The other part of the exhibit will be a small demonstration of resurecting very neglected computers. There will be a formerly mouse infested Apple III, a Mac SE that was left outside for a year, a Mac SE that has been buried in the ground for 6 months, and a Mac Classic that had been left in a dirty warehouse since new. CJ will be attempting to get these working again at the show.

PDP-8 Spacewar and other graphics – David Gesswein

PDP-8/I with AX08 ADC and point plot demoing spacewar and other graphics and signal processing.

Nova 1200: Data General’s Low Cost Minicomputer – Alexander ‘Z’ Pierson

Meet Data General’s third minicomputer: the Nova 1200. Released in 1970, the Nova 1200 embraced the new 74181 single chip ALU to reduce cost and complexity, allowing the machine to fit the entire CPU on one circuit board. Come try the Nova for yourself in Single User BASIC, marvel at the massive circuit boards that make it tick, or watch the beautiful blinkenlights on the front panel.

Fast from the past – Recreating the Amiga 4091 SCSI Host Controller – Stefan Reinauer

The Amiga A4091 is one of only two Zorro III SCSI controllers that was ever developed. Last fall, Chris Hooper and Stefan Reinauer started reverse engineering one of its rare specimen that was found in a lonely, forgotten eBay auction. Four months later, we have a working version of the “ReAmiga 4091”. The exhibition shows the result, and some highlights and lowlights of development.

Dial 1 for IT – Jason Perkins

Comdial PBX, Interchange Voicemail, Vintage Answering machines. See what is going on in the back end with those horrible phone trees. Call in at (732) 456-5010.

Xerox: 50 Years – System Source Museum machine – Robert Roswell, Ryan Burke, Zach Hardesty, museum staff

On exhibit working versions of the Alto, Daybreak, and 820.

Core Memory Interactive Core64 – Andy Geppert

Want to build and interact with your own Core Memory? This is the kit for you. With this kit you get to weave 64 bits of core memory and bring it to life with a magnetic stylus and a matrix of 64 RGB LEDs aligned behind the 64 cores.

TeleVideo – Networked CP/M – Patrick Finnegan

TeleVideo made CP/M based systems in the early 80s that booted off a network server. I will be displaying a couple of models of their system booted off of a modern replacement file server that was built from reverse engineering their system.

Foenix Retro Systems – Michael Weitman (surrogate for Stefany Allaire)

Calling all retro-enthusiasts to meet the newest Foenix systems including the Motorola 68040V-based A2560K system (announced @ VCF East this past October) and the soon-to-be-released dual-CPU capable C256 Gen-X. Foenix Systems is supported by a growing community of developers, users, and makers from across the globe. All Foenix machines feature Stefany’s penchant for classic chip-tune ICs, custom FPGA based tile/sprite multimode graphics and plenty of I/O. Whether you are rekindling retro from the 80’s and 90’s or new to the scene, there is something for you. Three systems, including the WDC 65C816 based C256U+ will there to play with.

Speech Synthesis on 8-bit computers – Eric Rangell

Explore early speech synthesizer hardware and software from the 1980s on the Apple II and TI 99/4a. Exhibits will include SAM (Software Automated Mouth), the Echo ||b, the Mockingboard speech chip, and software that uses the speech module for the TI 99/4a. Listen to demos of each program and make them say your own phrases.

Remembering the ENIAC – Brian Stuart

The ENIAC was an extremely influential system. Many of the women and men who built it and programmed it went on to play important roles in early computing. This exhibit includes scale models of the ENIAC accompanied by multiple simulations of the machine. Visitors are invited to come an carry out a computation on the simulated ENIAC.

Modern TRS-80 Game Development – Pete Cetinski, Alexander Cetinski

TRS-80 Model I computer with several games Pete has developed using modern toolchains. The games are RoundUp! and Breakdown. He will also show the development tools used on a modern MacBook Pro and offer ideas on how to develop your own modern TRS-80 games.

Venerable DEC PDP11/03 – Douglas Taylor

“Sturdy, reliable and flexible, the PDP11/03 was a mainstay in industrial and
research automation environments in the 1980’s. This base model could address
64KB of memory and could be configured with a wide variety of peripherals. This
RAM limitation was lifted when more advanced models of the DEC Qbus PDP11’s
were released. A working PDP11/03 is exhibited that has been configured to
boot from modern disk emulators.”

Vintage Handheld Computers – Dave Shevett

A collection of mobile computing starting with the first programmable calculators up through the smartphone revolution.

DECMate III – A lunch box sized PDP-8 – Stephen Jones

The concept of the original DECmate (1977) was reintroduced as part of Digital Equipment Corp’s Personal Computer Challenge project in 1980. It is one of 3 models offered as DEC’s strategy to compete in the personal computer market. This exhibit features the DECmate III (1984) running both CP/M Z80 and OS/278 6120 modes as well as a terminal mode allowing the DECmate to access remote systems.

Euro-Computer – Thierry Mazzoleni, Jérémy Marsin

Machines with weird keyboard layouts, speaking fluently RGB and eating high voltage for breakfast.

RR Auction Rare artifacts! – Jon Siefken, Bobby Eaton

An Original Enigma Machine and Early Apple Item(s). Other items TBD!

Commodore 1982 – Ethan Dicks

1982 was a big year for Commodore. The biggest news was the announcement and release of the Commodore 64, but it wasn’t the only machine they had. There were several models of PET available, and the VIC-20. This is a slice of what you could get from Commodore all in the that same year.

Selectric – William Donzelli

Selectric terminals that are not 2741s. Variants and weirdos.

Game Development, the computer and the console – Thomas Andrews

The primary focus will be various ways of using a computer to do game development. This will not be “here’s unity” but focusing on Dreamcast, PS1, Xbox 360, PS3 eras. It will use the software and toolchains they would have used. It will feature a very rare piece of gamecube development hardware as one of the main features. There will be rotating demos of hardware to keep the presentation fresh throughout.

We are actively hoping to get in touch with a developer to create some form of demo that’s more than something provided by the SDKs as well.

A Tale of Two Apples – Dan FitzGerald 

A demonstration of an Apple II Plus, an Apple Macintosh 512Ke, and an Apple ImageWriter II dot matrix printer, along with a description about the work that was done to restore those systems. For the Macintosh, a description of what I learned about working with the internal CRT and recapping parts of the board. For the Apple II Plus, I will talk about the condition the machine was found in, my first exploding RIFA, fixing the Disk II drive, my search for a CRT, and making working boot disk images from scratch. Both computers and the printer will be available for use by the general public.

“You can take it with you”: Meeting the IBM PC Portable (5155) – Dan FitzGerald 

This will be an IBM PC Portable (5155) connected to an IBM PC Graphics Printer (Epson MX-80). The exhibit will discuss the capabilities and history of the machine, the condition in which I found the machine, how I learned how to solder and solder my first PCB, and how the XT-IDE can be used to give this machine a 2GB solid state hard drive. This exhibit will be available as a continuous live demo, and people can use the software and the printer.

Early Power PC- Connor Krukosky and Ian Primus

Power Series IBM desktop running OS/2 Warp. All things PowerPC including the desktop, PowerPC based ThinkPad, various PowerPC macs, and other assorted PowerPC goodness.
There will also a BeBox will be on display.

Pimp Your Amiga – Amiga Bill

The Amiga community is thriving and there are numerous new modifications you can do to your Commodore Amiga computer. AmigaBill will demonstrate new cases, key caps, mechanical keyboard, SD card floppy drive replacement, the BiFrost LED project, the Solas LED project, TF1260 card, PiMiga 2.0 and more!

 FujiNet – Modern Connectivity for Vintage Computers – Jeff Piepmeier

FujiNet began as a network adapter for Atari 8-bit personal computers and has grown into a multiuse all-purpose peripheral targeting multiple vintage computers. The current hardware is based on the ESP32-WROVER module with a microSD card for holding disk images, configuration files, and pdf printer output. Firmware provides wireless access to disk images stored in the cloud using the TNFS protocol. Other “protocol adapters” provide a streamlined interface to telnet, http, ftp, etc. Units for Atari 8-bit (using SIO) and Coleco Adam (using AdamNet) computers have been released with open source hardware and software. The exhibit features hardware and software in active development targeting Apple II (using SmartPort/Protocol Converter) and a first time reveal of work on the Commodore 64 (using IEC).

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Any questions? Please email: vcfeast AT vcfed DOT org

Updated April 7, 2022.

VCF East — Classes (Friday)

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VCF East University Class of 2022 is on Friday, April 22 from 8:30 AM to 7:15 PM.
These technical classes are how-to classes ranging from programming to repair to informational.

For the schedule for the Apple 2 classroom CLICK HERE

List of Friday Classes

Developing 8-bit Commodore programs using a modern IDE – Byron Stout

While you can still program directly on the original hardware, it sure is nice to have the conveniences of a development environment running on a modern PC. Let’s use CBM PRG Studio to write BASIC and ML programs for Commodore machines. In addition to getting up and running, we will also talk about the built in character, sprite, and screen editors that help bridge the gap between your PC and real or emulated 8-bit hardware.

Byron Stout is currently the Director of Engineering at iCIMS – the Talent Cloud company – where he helps teams build software that enables companies to attract, engage, hire, and advance the best talent.  However, on Christmas Day 1983 he was among the thousands of children who received a Commodore 64 for the very first time.   From that first day typing in a program from the C64 User Manual to just yesterday, Byron continues to think about computer programming every day and remains a little bit amazed that he can make a living doing so.

Amiga 4091 SCSI Host Controller Reverse Engineering – Stefan Reinauer

The Amiga A4091 is one of only two Zorro III SCSI controllers that was ever developed. Last fall, Chris Hooper and Stefan Reinauer started reverse engineering one of its rare specimen that was found in a lonely, forgotten eBay auction. Four months later, we have a working version of the “ReAmiga 4091”. The class shows the result, and talks about some highlights and lowlights of development.

Stefan started his vintage computer life in 1985 on an ITT 3030 and was lucky to upgrade to an Amiga 500 in ’87. When moving to the United States in 2010, he gave all his vintage computer gear (Amiga, Alpha, SUN, DECstation, PowerPC,…) away to live a beach life as a firmware engineer working on coreboot. But during the pandemic, that silicon valley garage of his was begging for an Amiga, and then a soldering iron, and hot air, and … so it began. Two years later, that same garage looks like a small factory line with PCBs and components stuffed everywhere (come visit!). Stefan is a strong believer in Open Source and standing on the shoulders of giants!

Apple ][ programming – Burger Becky

Burger Becky will show you tips and tricks on how you program your Apple 2.

Commodore VIC and VIC II chips: Bil Herd, Albert Charpentier, Stephen Edwards

Albert Charpentier and Bil Herd will go into the technical details of the VIC and VIC-II microchips with Stephen Edwards moderating. Al was one of the creators of the Commodore VIC and VIC-II chips. Bil Herd gained detailed knowledge of the VIC-II chip in order to use them when he created the Commodore 128. Stephen Edwards is a computer science professor at Columbia University.

Commodore Amiga chips: Dave Haynie, Andy Finkel, Stephen Edwards

Dave Haynie and Andy Finkel will go into details of the Paula, Denise and Agnus Amiga microchips with Stephen Edwards. Dave Haynie was the hardware engineer for the Amiga 1200, 2000, 3000, 4000. Andy Finkel was the software engineer for the Amigas. Stephen Edwards is a computer science professor at Columbia University.

Writing an emulator – Mike McGann

An overview of the steps necessary to write a rudimentary emulator. Topics include: address/data bus management, memory mapping, basic run loop, CPU opcode implementation, functional addressing modes, testing/debugging, video display, and user input using SDL. Examples presented will draw upon my experience on writing an emulator for the Commodore 64 an an emulator for a Pac-Man arcade cabinet. Code can be found here: https://github.com/blackchip-org/retro-cs, and I gave a presentation on this topic at MAGFest 2020 which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO0rGXFjIA8

Commodore 128 reverse engineering – Johan Grip

Johan will talk about the Commodore 128 PCB and some of the custom chip reverse engineering that he’s been doing. He will first go over reverse engineering the PCB itself, then he will go into some of the work he has done on reverse engineering the silicon of some of the C128 chips. He will also talk about tools and techniques to create such a system.

Johan got his first own computer on his tenth birthday and been tinkering with them in all ways and forms ever since. He has worked in IT for the last 30 years primarily as a network engineer. He took his first computer, a C128, out of it’s storage box a few years ago and ended up having to repair it. This snowballed into a project to reverse engineer the C128 computer and eventually also it’s custom chips.

How the VICKY II works – Stefany Allaire (Virtual)

VICKY II is the core graphics engine of all Foenix New retro computers. Stefany, who is the designer of all the different Foenix computers, will go over the logical structure of the core and its layering system which include bitmaps, a tile map system, and sprites. She will explain how she went about dealing with the different challenges of each graphical element. If time permits, she will dive into the Verilog code to present and explain some of its functions.

If you have any questions, then please e-mail the showrunner at vcfeast AT vcfed DOT org

Last Updated: April 13, 2022.

VCF East — Apple 8Bit Classroom

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Apple 8-bit Classroom in Room 2 – CDL – 9059 Classroom

For the first time in the history of VCF East, we will be offering classes throughout the entire event (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). In honor of that, we will be setting up an entire classroom of Apple IIe computers allowing attendees to learn hands on Apple II topics ranging from absolute beginner to advanced.

FRIDAY – April 22, 2022

Apple 2 Classes – Room 2 (9059-classroom)

TIME TOPIC LEVEL INSTRUCTOR
9 AM to 9:50 AM  Modern Solutions for Apple II Beginner Tony Bogan
10:00 AM -10:50 AM Intro to 6502 Assembly Beginner Adam Michlin
11:00 AM -11:50 AM Retrobrite 101 Intermediate Javier Rivera
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM FREE PLAY OF APPLE II GAMES ALL STAFF
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM Apple II Joystick Repair Intermediate Javier Rivera
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM Advanced 6502 Assembly Advanced Stephen Edwards

SATURDAY – April 23, 2022

Apple 2 Classes – Room 2 (9059-classroom)

TIME TOPIC LEVEL INSTRUCTOR
9 AM to 9:50 AM  Apple II for Complete Beginners Absolute Beginner Tony Bogan
10:00 AM -10:50 AM AppleBASIC for Beginners Beginner Dean Notarnicola
11:00 AM -11:50 AM Intro to 6502 Assembly Beginner Adam Michlin
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM FREE PLAY OF APPLE II GAMES ALL STAFF
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM Advanced 6502 Assembly Advanced Stephen Edwards
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM Retrobrite 101 Intermediate Javier Rivera

SUNDAY – April 24, 2022

Apple 2 Classes – Room 2 (9059-classroom)

TIME TOPIC LEVEL INSTRUCTOR
10:30 AM to 11:20 AM  Apple II for Complete Beginners Absolute Beginner Tony Bogan
11:30 AM -12:20 AM Modern Solutions for Apple II Beginner Tony Bogan
12:30 PM -1:20 AM FREE PLAY OF APPLE II GAMES ALL STAFF
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Intro to 6502 Assembly Beginner Adam Michlin
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Last Updated:  April 1, 2022.

VCF East — Talks (Saturday and Sunday)

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      • Adrian Wilson –
        • Considered the first photographer to specialize in manipulation of images using a digital paint system. He began using a Quantel Paintbox in 1986 and his work was commissioned for 1980’s record covers, featured in Cleveland Gallery’s 1988 Art & Computers show and used in the 1989 Siggraph essay “Does ‘Computer Art’ Still Exist?”. Wilson had a 6 week solo show of his 1980’s Paintbox work at Blackpool School of Art earlier this year and owns one of only five Paintboxes in N. America, which has recently been restored to full working order.
        • Wilson will guide us over zoom through the Paintbox’s fantastic but unknown history, its technical and creative background, plus the plans for the future.
        • Adrian’s Biography
      • Neil Harris – One of the VIC-20 Commandos who worked on the highly successful marketing of the Commodore VIC-20. He will tell stories from his time at Commodore as well as Atari, Commodore Microcomputer magazine and Power/Play Magazine
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      • COMMODORE EMPLOYEE FIRESIDE CHAT
        • Albert Charpentier (VIC, VIC-II creator)
        • Andy Finkel (Software Engineer)
          • member of the VIC Commandos, was C64 developer software manager, head of the games group, software manager, Amiga software manager, then director of Amiga software, then CDTV consultant.
        • Benny Pruden
          • Commodore Cash Register firmware (including printer mechanism driver)
            Pet Business BASIC extensions
            CP/M, CP/M-86, & Concurrent CP/M BIOS(s) for Super Pet
            1541 C64 floppy firmware release
            C64 Cheap / Fast floppy disk
            Super Pet Kernel bank switching routines
            1541 C64 floppy disk cost reduction
            Z8 based Universal Format floppy driver
            Another Fast Floppy disk prototype (With H/W shift register acceleration)
            Universal Format floppy custom chip architecture & firmware driver
            Amiga evaluation & floppy tweak
        • Bil Herd (Hardware Engineer)
          • Co-creator of the Commodore 128, Plus/4, TED.
        • Bob Russell
          •  Pet Computer: 2nd Generation (4000 & 8000 series)
          • Original CBM dual floppy disk drive
          • VIC-20: Convinced Management to make this a ‘real computer’
          • P and B Series: Oversaw the Kernel development.
          • C-64 and MAX
          • 1541 Disk Drive: Software to work with the C-64 timing.
          •  Z8000 Business Machines
        • Cary Sagedy 
          • Amiga Genloc, Emmy winning Broadcast camera for RCA
        • Dave Esposito
          • Calma IC Layout at MOS
        • Dave Haynie (Hardware Engineer)
          • Co-creator of the TED chip, C128, Amiga 2000, 3000, 4000.
        • Hedley Davis
          • LCD, 1351 Mouse, A3000, The Hedley Davis Memorial Disk Drive, SX52, A2024 Hires Monitor, CDTV-CR., XBOX, 3DO, WebTV. Spinning globe demo, debugged TED cassette code, Hedley Hires display.
        • Joe Myshko
          • VAX system administrator
        • Neil Harris
          • One of the Vic-20 Commandos that successfully brought bring the Vic-20 to market.
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      • Cynthia Solomon (with Brian Silverman) –
      • Her focus has been on personally expressive and intriguing learning environments for children. In 1966 she began collaborating with Seymour Papert on developing Logo, the first programming language designed for children. Papert and she wrote a paper, “Twenty things to do with a computer,” describing a collection of possible projects motivated by their work with children; it included turtle graphics and music projects. She has continued creating and advocating for computer-based projects and ways for young people to design their own projects. Currently she is exploring Logo’s turtle geometry through TurtleStitch and computerized embroidery machines. In 2016 she was awarded both the National Center for Women & Information Technology Pioneer Award and the Constructionism Lifetime Achievement Award. She is also the recipient of the 2019 FabLearn Lifetime Achievement Award.Current books/papersTwenty things to do with a computer (1971) in Twenty Things to Do with a Computer: Forward 50 (2021)Inventive Minds: Marvin Minsky on Education (2019), co-editor.  https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4519/Inventive-MindsMarvin-Minsky-on-EducationHistory of Logo (2020), co-author, https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3386329.TurtleStitching: At Least Twenty Things to Do with a Computer and a Computerized Embroidery Machine (2022), co-author, at https://citejournal.org/volume-22/issue-1-22/seminal-articles/turtlestitching-at-least-twenty-things-to-do-with-a-computer-and-a-computerized-embroidery-machine/

      • Stefany Allaire – She will will go into detail about The C256 Foenix Gen X which has a Dual CPU system with a 65C816 System + an Edge Connector that where you can add module with a second CPU. She is an accomplished entrepreneur and engineer who owns a business creating and selling modern implementations of computers with vintage computer flavoring. She has spoken at previous Vintage Computer Festivals.

      • Valerie See – “Tales from the Silicon Prairie: Working at Tandy / Radio Shack 1984-1994”
        • Valerie See worked at Tandy / Radio Shack on their computer line from 1984 – 1994, starting as a field service representative in upstate New York, and ending up as the manager of Computer Support (Tech Support) at Tandy headquarters in Fort Worth. In this talk, she’ll share memories of her time at Tandy / Radio Shack, running the gamut from sharing details of the publications, software, and hardware that Tech Support produced, to stories from the trenches working on Tandy line computers in the field and at Tech Support. In this 10 year period, Tandy computers moved from the Z80A-based Model I and Model II to 80386 based systems like the Model 4000, and even the first licensed non-IBM microchannel system, the Model 5000.

      • Kathy Kleiman – a pioneering attorney, programmer and data security auditor, is a historian of the ENIAC programmers. She co-founded ICANN’s Noncommercial Users Constituency in 1998. As an attorney she founded one of the first Internet Law practices. After attending ENIAC’s 40th anniversary and meeting the ENIAC programmers, Kleiman felt compelled to tell the untold story of the six women who programmed ENIAC, the first all-electronic, programmable computer; thus, she founded the ENIAC Programmers Project. She will be showing part of the documentary created about these women.

      • Bonnie Norman
        • Will tell us about the Lasertrak Flight Planning system which provided CDs (Compact Discs) of data for flight navigation in U.S. military jets. Lasertrak was a box containing a printer & a CD-ROM drive and was the same size as a pilot’s chart case (so it would fit in the plane). It was one of the first CD-ROM databases, updated monthly with navigation data.
        • Part of her story will be about famous people that she knew including Evi Nemeth, John Atanasoff IV, and Donald Ervin Knuth.
      • Burger Becky
        • Technical talk (Friday)
          • Rebecca will show how Bard’s Tale III, Tass Times in Tonetown and Dragons Wars were created. The dev tools, and the game language what was created to author will be discussed and all the challenges in creating 6502 code that will run without modification on the Apple ][, Atari 800 and the C64.
        • Historical talk (Sunday)
          • Listen to the tale of the first national video game tournament held, it’s problems, lack of foresight, and how Atari sent underage kids across the country to compete because they didn’t think a 16 year old would win a regional.
Updated April 15 2022.

VCF East — Consignment

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The consignment area allows people to buy and sell vintage computer related items during our VCF shows. Here is the quick version on how it works:

DROP OFF:

FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022 5:00pm until 10:00pm. If you cannot make this time, you may also drop off during the time that consignment is open.

HOURS FOR CONSIGNMENT:

Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, 9:00am until 5:00pm

Sunday, April 24th, 2022, 9:00am until 4:00pm

Consignment will be located in the cafeteria of building 9010C. Entry is through the front door of building 9010D.

Here are links to the consignment sales forms, information on you, and how you wish to be paid:

Consignee Address and Payout Information

Consignment Sale Sheet (for you to fill out)

Instructions for using the spreadsheet are in the document.

Please fill out the consignment sale sheet, as soon as possible, with all of the items listed that you wish to consign. You may also email back the consignment sheets to:

consign-east AT vcfed DOT org

or you may deliver the spreadsheet (in electronic format, please!) to us when you drop off your items. Priority will be given to submissions received earlier.

You must collect all of your unsold items on Sunday afternoon at 4:00pm sharp. Failure to pick up your items may result in VCF withholding payment for other items sold.

Thanks!

    • Visitors to the show (other exhibitors included) will often stop by the consignment area looking for treasure. A VCF volunteer will handle the sales process. If your treasure sells, then VCF will keep 15% of the proceeds and pay the rest to you. The 15% commission goes to supporting VCF activities.
    • If there is a free pile, then you must let one of the volunteer stuff know that you are putting it there and take home the item(s) by the end of the show.
    • At the end of the show:
      • If your treasure sells we’ll pay you.
      • If your treasure does not sell you have to pick it up and take it home.

Tips for successful consignment sales:

  • Items should have prices clearly labeled.
  • Consignment sheets clearly filled out.
  • Please indicate if the item is working or not, and if there are any known flaws. Known working items will sell for more.
  • Consignment items are sold on an AS-IS basis, and the buyers will be made aware of that.
    Please price your items reasonably; if you price something too high you will probably have to carry it home.
  • We might have power available for testing or powering systems up. Assume that an interested buyer will want to power something up to see if it works. If you do not want power applied to an item please let us know.
Updated April 10, 2022.

VCF East — Vendors

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Does your business want to have a commercial sales booth at the VCF East?

The cost is $35 per table for two days: Saturday and Sunday and you can order as many tables as you want.

Click Here for Vendor Registration

Registering doesn’t mean you will be accepted. Deadline for registering to be a vendor is April 1, 2022. After that date, there is no guarantee of an available spot.
We are now allowing vendors to be mixed in with exhibitors to maximize visibility, traffic flow and the Festival spirit.

Show dates are:
Friday April 21, Saturday April 22 and Sunday, April 23

Look here for an updated schedule:

If you have any questions, please e-mail the showrunner at vcfeast AT vcfed DOT org

Note: Vendors are sellers of commercial products, while consignment is for individuals selling their personal vintage computer items.

CONFIRMED VENDORS:

    • Jeff’s Vintage Electronics
      • Tucson, AZ
      • E-mail: jeffs.vintage.electronics@gmail.com
      • S100 boards, 8 bit trainers, Apple ][ parts, computer terminals, electronic components, miscellaneous vintage computer parts.

    • Francis Bernier – Commodore 64 related accessories. Website: http://3dpxl.com/

    • Eli Tomlinson – Vintage computer software – C64, Amiga, Apple II, DOS. Website: https://elisoftware.org/

    • RETRO Innovations – Jim Brain – Contemporary Components for Classic Computers: Commodore, TI, TRS-80, and more. Website: https://store.go4retro.com/

    • Johan Grip – C128 Neo Website https://c128.se/

 

Updated April 15, 2022.

VCF East — Streaming

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Good news!
VCF East 2022 will be streamed live again this year! This will be still be a free stream. We will stream all three days: April 22, 23, 24. Our schedule is found here: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-schedule/

Our YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/c/VintageComputerFederation501c3

VCF East 2022 – Day 1 (Friday) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8YewJD8tqM
VCF East 2022 – Day 2 (Saturday) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz22j2QZftg
VCF East 2022 – Day 3 (Sunday) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULuIRI1L2wU

We will only be streaming the talks in Room 1 and not the rest of the show (i.e. Exhibits, Kit Workshops, Consignment, Apple 2 Classroom). After the show is over we will process the individual talks and post them in our channel a few weeks after the show.

Despite the increased costs of the show this year, we wanted to continue to fulfil the mission of the Vintage Computer Federation: To preserve computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration. We strive to accomplish this through family friendly hands-on activities at our museum, at regional and global events, and by fostering and nurturing the expansion of our on-line and in-person communities.

In order keep these live streams free, we need donations, please consider making a donation to our organization. In addition to supporting our festivals, any donations will support our ongoing museum projects.

We are currently raising funds for:

  • Construct climate control for storage warehouse.
  • Renovation of a our new larger museum space.
  • Operational costs of curation of our museum.
  • Operational costs of maintaining our warehouse.
  • Cost of running local events.

There are many ways that you can donate:
PayPal : paypal@vcfed.org
Check : P.O. Box 417, Eatontown, NJ 07724
Cash: In-person at any of our events.

Thanks you for your support!

Updated April 19, 2022.