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Regarding Evan Koblentz and VCFed
by corey cohen 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

In my earlier email I mentioned the creation of a new VCFed steering committee managing the museum and the collection at InfoAge. Some of you have asked about Evan’s role in this transition. Evan has chosen to leave his official role at the Vintage Computer Federation. As a founder of our group we had hoped that Evan would continue in his role as Executive Director of the VCFed organization and as a member of the steering committee. Evan has chosen to not be a part of this new organization. We all recognize that, without Evan, there would likely not have been a VCF East. He was also responsible for so many of the artifacts in our collection that might have gone to the scrapper instead of being saved for future generations to appreciate and understand. Evan has been critical in getting out the word on our community and has been the “social media” face of VCFed. Evan has contributed so much more to our group and our hobby that it would be impossible to list it all. It is my hope that Evan will finally be able to enjoy attending VCF East instead of running it and that he will be able to exhibit his Lego robots there for us all to enjoy. We will miss Evan as we move VCFed to this new management structure and thank him for his years of service. We also would like to thank you, the members, as well for your understanding as we move forward with our commitment to being the world’s best grass roots forum for computer collectors and enthusiasts from around the world. Thank you, Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Vintage Computer Federation, a federal 501c3 designated charity 917-747-1408 mobile corey(a)vcfed.org www.vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Regarding Evan Koblentz and VCFed
by Michael Brutman 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

In the interest of keeping things from escalating further please refrain from further replies to this thread. People have a right to speak and a right to defend themselves. But I think everybody will agree that doing it by email while emotions are still raw is not a good way to do it. Let's at least have a cooling off period ... it's just too easy to yell past each other and do further damage. Mike

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Dirty Laundry
by David Riley 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

Could we not? I'm all for transparency, but batting recriminations back and forth doesn't move anything forward or fix anything that might be broken. Just my $0.02. - Dave

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Regarding Evan Koblentz and VCFed
by laurakid 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

Evan, I understand why you are angry and don’t disagree. I know you created this. But I also know (and so do you) that you are not one who is flexible to accepting others’ opinions. Now that VCF is what it is, and is bigger than you, that flexibility is required. I agree with those who ask that you try to roll with it and not take it as a coup. People want to work WITH you. It’s not just yours anymore and can’t grow if it is. You can’t manage it by yourself. And if you want the help of others you have to be willing to accept their input and be flexible to new ideas. In short, you have to be a team player. Respecfully and hopefully correctly understood, Laura Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, December 21, 2019, 7:19 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: There was no hack.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Regarding Evan Koblentz and VCFed
by Dave McGuire 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

On 12/21/19 5:57 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I advise everyone not to trust Jeff Brace. I did, and the result > is he goes on here and lies about me. Playing drama games has > always been his M.O., and I got a lot of complaints about him > from members in the last couple of years. At this point I'm guessing Evan did something with Windows and his email got hacked. This grammar and sentence structure doesn't even sound like him. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Regarding Evan Koblentz and VCFed
by Evan Koblentz 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

There was no hack.

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A top ten list
by Evan Koblentz 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Jeff said I abhor and resist change. - Starting VCF East in NJ: my idea - Adding the Friday classes: my idea - Exhibiting at HOPE: my idea - Exhibiting at Maker Faire: my idea - Getting support from ACM: my idea - Getting support from IEEE: my idea - Cozying up to Bell Labs: my idea - Becoming a real non-profit: my idea - Merging with VC Forum: my idea - Bringing back VCF West: my idea Bonus: the last thing I did before resigning was propose a radical rearranging of the museum exhibits. Dean can vouch for this. Does that all sound like someone who abhors and resists change?

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Regarding Evan Koblentz and VCFed
by Evan Koblentz 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

I advise everyone not to trust Jeff Brace. I did, and the result is he goes on here and lies about me. Playing drama games has always been his M.O., and I got a lot of complaints about him from members in the last couple of years.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I'm resigning
by David Riley 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

I’d second basically all of this. > On Dec 18, 2019, at 23:28, Bill Dromgoole via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Evan, I am sorry to hear that you have resigned. > I think we need you. > You are not unappreciated. > Please don’t be bitter. > Many people are used to not always getting their way. > We win some and lose some but we have to continue to fight on for our views. > Please reconsider. > How can you quit after fifteen years of struggle? > Try to adapt. > > Bill Dromgoole > > > > From: Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 4:28 PM > To: vcf-midatlantic > Cc: Evan Koblentz > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I'm resigning > > Fifteen years of blood, sweat, and digital tears ... totally unappreciated > by various people in recent changes to VCF so-called leadership. > > Ben, you changed my life for the better when you loaned your Lego robotics > kit. I thank you for that. > > Anyone can reach me at evan(a)snarc.net. > > Anyone who wants to know why I feel driven out could ask the other > "leaders" who think they know better than me. > > Basically there is no point in staying if it stopped being fun and too many > other people want to fuck with the vision. > > Maybe one day I will start a new endeavor. > >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 4:14 PM Ben Greenfield via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> Evan, >> >> This is horrible news and we deserve a better resignation/explanation then >> this. >> >> I have no doubt it was a lot of work… >> >> Thank you, >> >> Ben >> >>> On Dec 18, 2019, at 4:10 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>> >>> So long and thanks for all the fish. >> >> >

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VCF Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee
by Dean Notarnicola 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

All, As some of you already are aware from Corey's previous email and the Festivus announcement, VCF has formed a new governance and operations steering committee. This committee will be operating under a set of principles laid out in a charter that is under development and will be circulated to the list membership before the end of the year. With this new committee, our goal is to operate efficiently, openly and for the best interest of VCF, its membership and our visitors. The overarching goal of the committee is the care and maintenance of VCF-MA facilities and artifacts, in accordance with VCF’s overall mission of preservation and education. As well, we aim to operate as transparently as possible, communicating on a regular basis, as well as soliciting feedback, advice and critiques from our membership. The committee will initially consist of five members (four until we fill a currently vacant seat), including myself as committee chairman. At least two of these seats will come up for election next year, and we will invite the membership to nominate candidates at that time. For those of you unfamiliar, I'd like to introduce them to you here. They have all been active and significant contributors to VCF and will contribute even more in the coming year. Andrew Diller (andrew.diller(a)vcfed.org) is a technology professional living in Philadelphia, working for a large telecom firm while trying to balance family life and his obsession with Silicon Graphics workstations. He is committed to increasing member involvement in VCF events. Adam Michlin (adam.michlin(a)vcfed.org) serves as the Director of Technology and Computer Science Teacher at Golda Och Academy in West Orange, NJ and as an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Drew University in Madison, NJ. His interests in vintage computers are wide and varied, but his primary missions are to educate the next generation about vintage computers and to teach the world how to program in 6502 assembly. Tony Bogan (tony.bogan(a)vcfed.org) is a fourth generation boat captain at Bogan's Deep Sea Fishing Center in Brielle, NJ. His introduction to computers started in the late 70's with the arrival of his first Apple II, and his passion for vintage computers started when he attended his first VCF East in 2014 and realized his first computers, like himself, were now "vintage." He has been an active VCF member and museum docent for almost 6 years, during which time he has committed himself to expanding and improving the VCF museum, VCF as a whole, and the public's involvement with and interest in vintage computing. Dean Notarnicola (dean.notarnicola(a)vcfed.org) is Director of Solutions Architecture for Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. in Basking Ridge, NJ. His vintage computing background began in 1979 when he purchased a TRS-80 Model I for his 14th birthday, and his passion for vintage computers has continued ever since. Dean first joined VCF (formerly MARCH) in 2014 and joined the local chapter board in 2016. As mentioned above, we would like to hear any comments, concerns, questions and suggestions. Please feel free to email any or all of us directly. We have some ambitious projects lined up this year that we hope will improve the quality of the museum experience for everyone. To help do so, we sincerely ask for everyone's help and input. We have a great team, but what we can accomplish is nothing compared to what we can all do together. We look forward to a great year. Regards, Dean Notarnicola Committee chair, VCF-MA dean.notarnicola(a)vcfed.com

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