Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 16
Presentation Schedule
SATURDAY
| TIME | EVENT | PRESENTER | INFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Show Opens | Your VCFMW Hosts | The fun starts here |
| 10:00 | |||
| 11:00 | How the 8-Bit Demoscene Works | David Murray | Pull back the curtain and see how the magic tricks are performed. David will explain in layman's terms how these demos work using the Commodore 64 as the primary example system. |
| 12:00 | LUNCH HOUR+ | The Bistro Cafe and Many Fine Local Eateries | Be back by 13:30! |
| 13:30 | Vintage Computer YouTubers Discussion Panel | 8-Bit Guy, LGR, and Ken from Computer Clan | A 90-minute discussion panel with some of the most recognizable vintage technology YouTubers. Confirmed to participate are LGR, The 8-Bit Guy and Computer Clan. Half the panel is dedicated to questions from the audience, so if you've ever wanted the inside scoop on making vintage tech successful on YouTube, here's your chance. |
| 15:00 | [Auction Setup Intermission] | Your Hard-Working VCFMW Setup Team | Auction starts at 16:00! |
| 16:00 | Silent700 and Friends | Bid, bid, bid! | |
| 19:00 | Dinner Break | Lou's sure is good | You made it through the auction! Go eat. |
SUNDAY
| TIME | EVENT | PRESENTER | INFO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Show Opens | Your VCFMW Hosts | The fun resumes here | ||
| 10:00 | |||||
| 11:00 | TeleVideo Rises Again: Recreating a lost machine | Pat Finnegan | After years of no success in finding a whole machine, in early 2020 a bare PCB came up on eBay that appeared to be for TeleVideo's first networked diskless Z80 system, the TS-80. This talk will detail the process of going from a blank PCB with design errors and no schematics or instructions to recreating the system from the PCB up through boot code to run TeleVideo's CP/M-based networking environment, MmmOST. | ||
| 12:00 | LUNCH HOUR+ | Try the hotel cafe, please | |||
| 13:00 | |||||
| 14:00 | |||||
| 15:00 | TIME TO PACK UP! | ||||
| 16:00 | SHOW'S OVER! | ||||
All times are subject to change
Speaker Bios
| Name | INFO |
|---|---|
| David Murray | David Murray, age 46, has worked at numerous noteworthy companies in the past, including Mouser Electronics, AST Computer, AT&T, among others. Now he runs a full-time YouTube show about vintage computers. |
| Pat Finnegan | As well as being the founder of VCF Midwest, Patrick Finnegan is the Data Center Architect for Purdue University's Research Computing. He has many years of experience in tinkering with electronics and classic computers. |
Last update: 08/25/2021
