[vcf-midatlantic] Dave McMurtrie stated that Andy Finkel and Al Charpentier will be at VCF East

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On 2/5/2024 10:42 AM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > <bustin chops mode>
> >
> > GAH can we have something over more Commodore!
> >
> > </bustin chops mode>
> >
> > Sorry, okay not really. ;-)

>
> > Actually I'm quite happy, we're having an Atari Classroom this VCF. :-D
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> I like the humor, though I share the underlying concern, which might be
> ironic since I collect and sell new products for the platform.  It's not
> a hill I'd die on, since I know speaker and presentation topics are
> somewhat dictated by those who volunteer and commit to making the
> effort. I mainly just worry about the potential backlash.


I’ve heard this complaint before, “There’s too much Commodore at VCF East”.
That is a misperception. Look back at all the speakers from the last few
years and count how many are Commodore and how many are not. There are many
more that are not Commodore.

2024: 18 talks, 2 about Commodore. That’s 11%
2023: 19 talks, 2 about Commodore, That’s 10%
2022: 18 talks, 6 about Commodore. That’s 33%.
2021: 10 talks, 2 about Commodore. That’s 20%

You are misperceiving because they are more prominent.

I do my best to find speakers that are popular. They come from many
companies. Sometimes speakers are not available, not willing or don’t
remember anything.

If you want to help me find speakers, then step up. It takes a lot of time,
money and effort to find good speakers, ready willing and able.

Do you have an IBM speaker to refer me? Send me their contact info and I
will invite. We have one slot left.




>
> Has there ever been a good showing for IBM at the show, since they are
> also East Coast based?  I know DEC and other east coast companies have
> been covered in the past, but I don't recall a lot of IBM (370 and/or
> AS/400) representation.


Even if you are talking about exhibits, then there has been a good showing
of non-Commodore. I don’t have the time to calculate those percentages.
I’ve already got enough on my plate organizing the show with too little
volunteers helping to organize.



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