This is an important message about the upcoming Vintage Computer
Festival 5.0.
Due to budget constraints, VCF 5.0 has been restructured. The event
will begin as scheduled with lectures beginning at 10:00am on Saturday,
September 15 at Parkside Hall in San Jose. All lectures will be given
on Saturday, ending at 3:00pm. At 4:00pm, the event moves to The Computer
Museum History Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View. There, the
Museum staff will host a tour and reception of the Museum's "Visible
Storage" warehouse. The tour and reception will last approximately
3 hours. After that time, attendees are welcome to return to Parkside
Hall to attend the California Extreme classic arcade show at a discount
VCF rate of $20 after 5:00PM or $15 after 7:00PM (with your VCF badge).
Please note that attendees wishing to visit The Computer Museum History
Center must register in advance in order to be allowed through the
security gate at Moffett Field, which is a United States military base.
Please continue reading for instructions on registering.
On Sunday, September 16, VCF 5.0 will continue at the Alameda County
Computer Resource Center (ACCRC) in Oakland, California. The ACCRC is
a non-profit organization that accepts donations of computers and
computer equipment, refurbishes old systems that are then donated to
schools and charities, and recycles the remainder to help protect our
environment.
All exhibits and vendors will be set up at the ACCRC's facility. The
ACCRC will also be selling a large amount of vintage computers that
they have accumulated over the years, as well as modern day PC and
Mac parts in their inventory. There will be tours of the facility
to demonstrate the various community projects that the ACCRC conducts.
The ACCRC is currently undergoing a budget crisis, so your attendance
on Sunday will help this fine organization that serves a worldwide
community keep its operation viable. All admission fees on Sunday
will be donated to the ACCRC. All paying attendees will receive a
donation receipt for their admission.
Admission for the lectures on Saturday is $12 per person at the door.
Tickets for a shuttle bus which will take attendees to The Computer
Museum History Center will be sold separately for $5 per person.
The bus is mostly intended to assist out of town guests without their
own transportation but any guest is welcome to ride the bus as well.
However, seats are limited and priority will be given to out of town
guests. Tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis.
Please continue reading for information on how to reserve a seat in
advance.
Admission to the exhibit and marketplace on Sunday, September 16, at
the ACCRC is $10 per person at the door for adults. Kids 17 and under
will be admitted free of charge. Parking is ample and free, but we
want to encourage attendees to use public transportation such as BART
to get to the event. The BART station nearest the ACCRC is the
Colesium/Oakland Airport station. Shuttle transportation between the
station and the ACCRC will be running every 15 minutes. Out of town
guests who will be staying in the San Jose area can use the bus to
get to the nearest BART station. If you wish to receive help in
planning the trip, please send e-mail to <vcf_at_vintage.org>.
Here is a breakdown of the new VCF 5.0 schedule:
Saturday, September 15
Time Where What
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10:00AM Parkside Hall in San Jose Lectures until 3:00PM
4:00PM The Computer Museum History A wonderful display of
Center in Mountain View historic computers and
computing artifacts
7:00PM Parkside Hall in San Jose Lots of fun at the
California Extreme
classic arcade show
Sunday, September 16
Time Where What
------- ------------------------------ -----------------------
10:00AM Alameda County Computer Classic computer and
Resource Center in Oakland ACCRC exhibits, old
computer marketplace
5:00PM VCF 5.0 ends
To register for the tour at The Computer Museum History Center,
please visit this address:
http://www.vintage.org/2001/main/tcmhc.php
For more information about The Computer Museum History Center,
please visit:
http://www.computerhistory.org/
For more information about the Alameda County Computer Resource
Center, including directions to their location in Oakland, please
visit:
http://www.accrc.org/
For information about the California Extreme 2001 classic arcade
show, please visit:
http://www.caextreme.org/
For information on local bus routes and schedules, visit the
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority website at:
http://www.vta.org/
For information on BART schedules and stations, please visit:
http://www.bart.gov/
The changes in this year's Vintage Computer Festival are the result
of budgetary constraints brought on in part by the sluggish Silicon
Valley economy. We hope to be back to normal next year. But for this
year, we believe we have put together an event that will still satisfy
our loyal VCF fans as well as first-time attendees. If you have any
questions, comments or suggestions about this year's event, please do
send them to <vcf_at_vintage.org>.
We hope to see you at this year's Vintage Computer Festival!
And remember, tell a friend!
A printable flyer in Word format can be downloaded here:
http://www.vintage.org/2001/main/vcf50.doc
Vintage Computer Festival 5.0
September 15th and 16th, 2001
http://www.vintage.org/2001/main/
Received on Sat Aug 25 2001 - 05:36:50 BST