Floppy Days 163 - Interview with Charles Pfister, Apple 1 Case Designer

May 26, 2026

Floppy Days 163 - Interview with Charles Pfister, Apple 1 Case Designer

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• VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/ 

• CORGSCON - Columbus Ohio Retro Gaming Society - June 6-7 - Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH - https://www.corgscon.com/ 

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• KansasFest 2026 - July 14-19 - University of Illinois Springfield (in person) - July 31-Aug. 1 (virtual) - https://www.kansasfest.org/ 

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• Schedule Published on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub 

Interview Links

• EDI Insights (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/@EliteoneDesigns 

• Elite Designs (Facebook) - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100046369452863 

• Computer History Museum - https://computerhistory.org/