April 2025 - vcf-midatlantic

But...Windows 95...
by Jeffrey Golas 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Anyone else that would have been mildly interested in the Win95 talk? Its turning 30 this year in August, is that retro yet? I know some have serious Winderz hate and thats ok, but I have fond memories waiting for it to boot on a 486 dx2 I got used and admiring the new graphics. Jeff

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OT for those that may be interested
by Sentrytv 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Membership and 20% discount
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hello Bob, For years there was no definition of what "being a member of MARCH/VCF" was. Starting with Steering Committee elections in 2020 we said being on the vcf-midatlantic discussion list meant that you were a member. Other organizations are clear in who is a member and who is not. So we wanted to do something a little more clear. The national board had been discussing how and what benefits for a membership for a few years before we decided in August 2022 to make a simple paid membership which had a simple benefit (for the time being). We also wanted membership to not just be a local (Wall, NJ) thing, but countrywide (worldwide?). Remember VCF isn't just a Wall, NJ thing. There is a VCF West show and a VCF Montreal show now. For your membership which is $25 a year or $100 for membership and you get 20% off events when paid through our vcf website. Does this mean that you can't participate in events? No Does it mean that you are excluded from anything? No. So to be very confusing there are paid members and non-paid members. If you are a non-paid member it means that you don't get 20% off VCF East tickets. Going forward this might change so that paid members get certain (additional) benefits and non-paid members don't get those benefits. Having paid membership brings us to the next level for our organization as well as funding to support all we do. If we were applying for a grant for example, how would we know how many members we have? How would we prove it? We are looking to renovate the 9010-B section to make a large museum space. How can we get $400,000 in funding? Through grants or corporate donations. The national board has a 5 year plan which includes a strategy to make us look like something that large corporations or grants would donate to us the money we need. Does that make sense? On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM Bob Aviles via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hi, > I have been a member for 20 years, but now you have changed to a payment > membership. I just want to know am I still a member or do I have to pay now > to be a member. > ThanksBobby > On Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 04:13:19 PM EDT, Jeffrey Brace via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Sorry for the confusion about the 20% discount with VCF East tickets. The > system was set up by others 3 years ago with little understanding of all > the functionality. I'm left to figure it out myself. > > There is a code that I can give you after I verify that you are a memer and > you will get the discount. > > If you have any questions, concerns, comments or problems, then please let > me know privately and I will take care of it. > > Jeff Brace > VCF East Showrunner > >

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VCF East 2025 - Free this year!
by Andrew Diller 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

I heard a rumor that VCF East was free this year- you just had to answer a small survey. Is this for real? -andy diller

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VCF Membership and 20% discount
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hello everyone, Sorry for the confusion about the 20% discount with VCF East tickets. The system was set up by others 3 years ago with little understanding of all the functionality. I'm left to figure it out myself. There is a code that I can give you after I verify that you are a memer and you will get the discount. If you have any questions, concerns, comments or problems, then please let me know privately and I will take care of it. Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR VCF EAST 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

For the last two weeks I have received a lot of angry responses after releasing the Program Book. I've received a lot of complaints about having too much Amiga. This stems from the great misconception that there are too many Commodore speakers at VCF East. They all said that they wanted more Windows 95. They said that Microsoft was a much more innovative and important company than Commodore and that the Amiga wasn't an important milestone. Not knowing what to do, I called my brother-in-law who has worked at Microsoft since 1987 and told him my problem. He told me that he knew the team that did Windows 95. In fact he was part of that project. I had no idea! He said that he had to keep it secret for a while until it wasn't relevant. So he was able to get me in touch with the entire Windows 95 team and they agreed to come to our show even on short notice. They were all retired, having gotten stock very early at Microsoft and therefore are independently wealthy. So in light of this I have cancelled all the Amiga talks and will replace them with Windows 95 talks. I will also change the theme of the show and art to Windows 95. I will have to trash all the t-shirts and program books, but my brother-in-law will pay for the artist and rush changes to get new t-shirts and program books. When money is no object you can get stuff done quickly! For the Amiga fans out there, don't worry! I will be scheduling the Amiga roundtables for May 4. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR VCF EAST 2025
by Benjamin Dressler 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

That'd definitely ruffle some Commodore fanboy feathers... :) Good one! On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 6:38 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > If it wasn’t April Fools’ Day, I’d say you were joking! > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 1, 2025, at 6:01 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > For the last two weeks I have received a lot of angry responses after > > releasing the Program Book. I've received a lot of complaints about > having > > too much Amiga. This stems from the great misconception that there are > too > > many Commodore speakers at VCF East. They all said that they wanted more > > Windows 95. They said that Microsoft was a much more innovative and > > important company than Commodore and that the Amiga wasn't an > > important milestone. Not knowing what to do, I called my brother-in-law > who > > has worked at Microsoft since 1987 and told him my problem. He told me > that > > he knew the team that did Windows 95. In fact he was part of that > project. > > I had no idea! He said that he had to keep it secret for a while until it > > wasn't relevant. > > > > So he was able to get me in touch with the entire Windows 95 team and > they > > agreed to come to our show even on short notice. They were all retired, > > having gotten stock very early at Microsoft and therefore are > > independently wealthy. So in light of this I have cancelled all the Amiga > > talks and will replace them with Windows 95 talks. I will also change the > > theme of the show and art to Windows 95. I will have to trash all the > > t-shirts and program books, but my brother-in-law will pay for the artist > > and rush changes to get new t-shirts and program books. When money is no > > object you can get stuff done quickly! > > > > For the Amiga fans out there, don't worry! I will be scheduling the Amiga > > roundtables for May 4. > > > > Take care! > > > > Jeff Brace > > VCF East Showrunner > >

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