VCF East Saturday Schedule

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SATURDAY – April 18

TalksExhibitsConsignmentGlitch WorksComputer Classroom

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.

08:00 – 08:50
Location 5
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 Classes 

Computer Workshop 
(GlitchWorks) 

Learn to Program 

 

Location 3 (Right Door)

Location 3 (Left Door)

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.

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 

  • Computer Museum
  • Military Technology Museum
  • Radio Technology Museum
  • Shipwreck Museum
  • Model Railroad Museum
  • Space Exploration Center
Location: Campus wide

Pick up an InfoAge campus map from the Merch Shop in the Lobby.

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
Updated March 13, 2026.