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SATURDAY – April 18Talks – Exhibits – Consignment – Glitch Works – Computer Classroom |
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| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |
| 07:30 | DOORS OPEN | ||
| 07:30 | BREAKFAST served in the cafeteria |
Location 7 | |
| 08:00 | Signup for Classes
Put your name on the sign-up sheet in the Lobby, to attend any of the 1-hour Learn to Program sessions. |
Lobby | |
| 08:00 – 17:00 | EXHIBITS OPEN | ||
| 08:30 | STAMP HUNT OPEN
Win a vintage computing prize! The Stamp Hunt is a challenge to find four Stamp Stations located somewhere around the 2026 Festival. The stations are not hidden – they are located in physically disparate locations on campus. Answer a computer history question at each station and stamp your game card. |
Location: Campus wide.
Find the Stations! Answer the Questions! Win the Prize! Drop your card in the jar at Location 1 before 4:00 pm today. Winner drawn at 4:50 PM in the Talks Room – Location 5. |
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| 08:00 – 08:50 |
Location 5
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| 09:00 – 09:50 | FPGA-based PDP-11 I/O board – Mike Rieker
Design and implementation of an FPGA-based PDP-11/34 Unibus board for I/O and memory. |
Location 5 | |
| 09:00 to 17:00 | Learn to Solder! (Adults Only) |
Location 2D | |
| 09:00 – 17:00 |
Computer Workshop Learn to Program |
Location 3 (Right Door) Location 3 (Left Door) |
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| 09:00 – 17:00
(CLOSED: 13:00-14:00) |
CONSIGNMENT Open. Location 4
The consignment room is where you can buy and sell vintage computer related items. |
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| 10:00 – 10:50 | PDP-8 meets Python and POSIX — Curating old Software with modern tools – William Catey
Scripting languages and collaboration environment for PDP-8 software evolution, with demo. |
Location 5 | |
| 10:00 – 18:00 | VCF Museum Open | Location 8 | |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Ask Questions! Virtual session with Ken and Roberta Williams | Location 5 | |
| 11:30 – 14:30 | LUNCH served in the cafeteria | Location 7 | |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 12:00 – 17:00 | InfoAge Museums Open
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Location: Campus wide
Pick up an InfoAge campus map from the Merch Shop in the Lobby. |
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| 13:00 – 13:50 | Once Upon a Time in ComputerLand – My first 46 Years selling microcomputers – Bob Roswell | Location 5 | |
| 14:00 – 14:50 | 50 years of Z80 – Jeff Jonas
The Z80 debuted in 1976 and was the dominant 8 bit microprocessor for years. |
Location 5 | |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Podcaster Roundtable – Dan Woods, Kay Savetz, Pete Cetinski, Earl Evans | Location 5 | |
| 16:00 | Stamp Hunt CLOSES | ||
| 16:50 – 17:00 | Stamp Hunt Winner Drawing | The winning card will be drawn. You must be present in Location 5 | |
| 17:00 – EXHIBITS CLOSE | |||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | 6502: After Commodore – Bill Mensch | Location 5 | |
| 18:30 – DOORS CLOSE | |||