Don't forget the IBM 7531 and 7532 which came out in 1985!
The Atari ST was also released in 1985.
> On Mar 19, 2025, at 11:54 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM Andrew Mattera <andrew.mattera@vcfed.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Jeff
>>
>
> Great questions! And only 2 weeks to go before the show starts. I can
> certainly change everything at this point.
>
>
>>
>> I thought the theme of this year was the "sound of vintage"? Why is it all
>> the way on the last page? Why's the Amiga on the front?
>>
>
> The Amiga's on the front to celebrate the 40th anniversary. There are many
> anniversaries including Microsoft's founding on April 4, 1975, The Altair,
> Windows 95, etc. I had to choose one. This is the graphic that will be on
> the t-shirt. The Sound of Vintage was chosen because it is a general theme
> for the exhibitors as well as the talks that can be done by a wide range of
> computers and devices.
>
>
>
>>
>> I get that the Amiga turns 40 this year. But if we're celebrating
>> anniversaries aren't we missing a big one? Win 95 turns 30 this year!
>>
>
> We can't celebrate *all *of the anniversaries. We have to pick one.
>
> Everyone is going to say why not this anniversary or that one. Well I had
> to pick one. In 5 or 10 years I can do Windows 95 and we can invite Bill
> Gates to come give a talk.
>
> Keep in mind that we are going to have a big Amiga presence at both VCF
> East and VCF West. Two Amiga roundtables at East. At West there will be a
> huge exhibit area and likely many Amiga speakers.
> How many people are interested in a Windows 95? I couldn't tell you, but
> it's likely far less than Amiga, Altar, etc. At least for now. That could
> change over time. We *do* have one exhibit with Windows 95 and we have one
> in our museum too.
>
>
>>
>> Just my 1.73 rupees ( or $0.02)
>>
>
> I only accept Brace Coins.
>
> If you'd like to be part of the planning, then come help me next year. I'm
> short on volunteers and long on outside opinions.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Braceman
>
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andrew Mattera
>>
>>> On Mar 19, 2025, at 08:07, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
>> vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> The VCF East 2025 program book is almost finished. This is the final
>> draft.
>>> It goes to the printers tonight (Wednesday 3/19) at 10PM. Please let me
>>> know what you think:
>>>
>> https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/vcfeast2025program_draft3.pdf
>>>
>>> Take care!
>>>
>>> Jeff Brace
>>> VCF East Showrunner
>>