Nov 1, 2016
Welcome to Episode 66 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we try to relive our youth by talking about computers nearly as old as we are. Vintage Computer Festival Midwest #11 recently happened on Sep. 10 and 11, 2016 in Elk Grove Village, IL and I managed to find my way there again this year. Once again, I had an incredible time at the event and thought I’d share some of it with you. I managed to get a few interviews, meet several people I had never met before, catch up with old friends, and come home with far more items than I left with. So, I plan to give you a quick run-down of the event through my eyes and I hope you find this interesting.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
- my presentation, you can find it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTiEZl30Fg
- Edladdin controllers - http://www.edladdin.com
- Podcast on the Exidy Sorcerer - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-17-the-exidy-sorcerer-live-from-vcfse-20
- Peter Bartlett - http://bartlettlabs.com/
- Evan Wright - http://mrwrightteacher.net/
- Transkey II - http://ataribits.weebly.com/transkey-ii.html
- John Strong - http://strongware.net/
- Jim Brain - http://store.go4retro.com/
- Chicago TI-99/4A User Group - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage
- Cosmac Elf - http://www.cosmacelf.com/news/win-an-elf-at-vcfmw.html
00:00 Theme Song
01:20 Ads
01:49 Intro
02:34 CoCo Crew Ad
03:21 Presentations Discussion
05:53 My Presentation (audio)
27:56 My Exhibit
31:21 Intro to Peter Bartlett Interview
32:00 Peter Bartlett Interview
34:54 Intro to Evan Wright Interview
35:35 Evan Wright Interview
44:41 Intro to Simon Wells Interview
45:18 Simon Wells Interview
59:26 My Purchases
1:07:36 What I didn't buy, TI-99 UStream, and Cosmac Elf Exhibit
1:11:19 Conclusion