Jeff, I think Bill Mauchly would certainly be an excellent choice for a speaker. I know at least one of Bill's sisters is also nearby. Eckert's son Chris lives in GA, I believe, but I don't know if he'd be interested in giving a presentation. As for others, two of the authors of "ENIAC in Action," Tom Haigh and Mark Priestley do give talks on ENIAC, but I know that recently their work has been focused on other things. BLS On Thursday, October 15, 2020, 1:11:08 PM EDT, Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> wrote: Brian, I was unaware of that anniversary, but it is most welcome! In fact, I may ask Mauchly’s son to do a talk. Any other speakers that you recommend? Jeff On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 12:13 PM Brian L. Stuart <blstuart@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Though very few of us are quite old enough for it to be revisiting our youth, next year is also the 75th anniversary of the unveiling of the ENIAC. I don't know if there's room for observing the event in the formal proceeding, but I'm planning on another ENIAC-related exhibit for next year and if anyone else would like to do something along that theme, I'll be glad to work with you.
Thanks, BLS
On Monday, October 12, 2020, 2:45:25 PM EDT, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Our next show is planned for April 9, 10 & 11, 2021.
The theme is : 1) 4004/8080 microchip 2) Text adventure games
Everyone is free to do any (approved) exhibit outside of these themes. Some are doing the IBM PC 5150 anniversary Some are doing the USA release of the Commodore Vic-20
We have some exciting possibilities for speakers for this show. Michael Tomczyk - confirmed Bill Mensch - confirmed Harry Bawcome - not confirmed Scott Adams - not confirmed Willian Crowther - not confirmed David J. Bradley - not confirmed Ken Williams - not confirmed
More to come!
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