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

[Benjamin Krein]

Y'all are nerds! :D

(Hi pot, kettle here!)

On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 4:53 PM chrisjpf33--- via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> That’s what I am saying.
>
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> On Feb 5, 2024, at 2:00 PM, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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> It's a bit natural too, that VCF East has content heavy towards what was
> developed locally, hence heavy commodore and MOS technology inclusion.
> Fortunately there are foundational celebrities around locally to draw from
> for speakers and otherwise show up at our events.
>
> Other east coast things I can think of off hand of:
> We've had Franklin (sadly we lost Bob Applegate last year who would bring
> an extensive Franklin collection), AT&T computers, RCA 1802,
> and often a good bit of DEC. Likely more Data General coming in the
> fugure. I'm thinking most everything else locally developed is more
> obscure or in the enterprise realm rather than personal realm.
> But suggest away if we are missing opportunities.
>
>
> > On 2/5/2024 12:55 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > 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.
> >> Jim
> >>
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> >>
>
> --
> Douglas Crawford
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