If you hear of any good chicago spots, pls let me know (I live in the chicago
area and am still looking for good spots..haven't found any).
-Bob
>Distance perception is very strange. My Mom thinks nothing of driving from
>the Detroit area to northern Michigan (5 1/2 hour trip) for a vacation, but
>refuses to drive to Chicago (4 hours) I try to do something nice for her
>and...
>
>Speaking of which, I'm vacationing in Chicago at the end of the month,
>anyone know any good retrocomputing spots there? I already know about
>American Science and Surplus, they've had a few interesting things but
>usually used completed electronic assemblies there are overpriced.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
>To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 5:54 PM
>Subject: Re: Why Worcester was chosen for VCF East 1.0
>
>
> >
> > --- Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I've gotten some griping about my selection for the location of the
>first
> > > VCF East.
> >
> > I haven't been griping, but I probably won't go, either. My loss.
> >
> > > I received over 150 responses to the VCF East survey. Here is a summary
> > > of the results:
> >
> > > State Count
> > > ----- -----
> > > OH 5
> >
> > Woohoo! We are number six! We are number six! (Sorry...) I just read
>in
> > the paper that as of the latest census, Columbus is the 15th largest city
> > in the U.S. (city only, metro areas don't count in the census).
> >
> > > There was also a strong desire to keep the event close to the Rhodes
> > > Island Computer Museum and the Retro-Computing Society of Rhodes Island
>so
> > > that tours to those facilities could be organized.
> >
> > That's a sound reason. I've always wanted to see the RCS/RI (ob. nit
> > pick: Rhode Island is singular. The island of Rhodes is in the
>Mediterranean)
> >
> > > Worcester is still within only a few hours of where most of the
>potential
> > > attendees will be coming from. I don't know how you east coast folks
> > > perceive distance, but I've lived in California all my life and a 6-hour
> > > drive from the San Francisco bay area to the Los Angeles area is no big
> > > deal to me. I made the round-trip in one day a couple weekends ago to
> > > pick up an old computer. Driving a couple to three hundred miles should
> > > not be a major ordeal for most folks.
> >
> > Most folks around here won't go two hours to Cleveland (jokes about
>Cleveland
> > unnecessary here). In six hours, I can almost get to D.C. (it's under
>seven).
> > St. Louis is just a little farther than that. Massachusetts is way too
>far to
> > drive for a weekend. Flying would be required, as for VCF-West.
> >
> > As to East Coast distance perception, think of England - it's a country
> > smaller than most U.S. states. They think 100 miles is the ends of the
> > Earth. My experience is the smaller the state, the greater the distance
> > perception. Lotsa small states once you get East of the Mississippi.
> >
> > Feel free to disagree as you wish.
> >
> > -ethan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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bbrown_at_harper.cc.il.us #### #### Bob Brown - KB9LFR
Harper Community College ## ## ## Systems Administrator
Palatine IL USA #### #### Saved by grace
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