The early HOPEs were true hacker parties, anti-corporate. Really high energy indie feel with home-made hacking zines hardware and software trading everywhere. When the phone system was still a thing and the web got by with trust and minimum security. Bill On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM Joseph Giliberti via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I don't remember the year, but I attended The Last HOPE when I was still in high school. It's where I bought my first buttinsky phone
On Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 7:49 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I had reserve duty but had I known Lee Felenstein was there I would have driven out after liberty. The last time I saw him was when he made a trip to NJ and spoke to us about his plans. I forgot what year that was.
I volunteered at the first HOPE and still have my red T-shirt.