Speaker Schedule
Speaker Schedule
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Featured Speaker
Horst Zuse - Horst, the eldest son of early digital computer pioneer Konrad Zuse, will be giving a lecture on his late father's machines and will focus on the computer businesses that Konrad later founded to market his ideas. |
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Featured Speaker
Jon Titus - Who can forget one of the earliest of kit microcomputers, the Mark-8? Jon designed the Mark-8 around Intel's 8008 microprocessor and wrote the construction article that appeared in the July 1974 issue of Radio Electronics--a milestone in microcomputer history. |
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Featured Speaker
Todd Fischer - Todd bought the assets of IMSAI after their bankruptcy and continued to manufacture and sell IMSAI products under the Fischer-Frietas Corporation. Todd consulted with MGM for the movie "War Games" and, as a treat, will be bringing along for show and tell the actual IMSAI 8080 computer that co-starred in the film. |
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Featured Speaker
Mike Wise - Mike contends that his Sphere Computer circa 1975 is in fact the first integrated "Personal Computer". Some people think he has a valid claim to that title. Come hear his story and decide for yourself. |
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Ed Kramer - Ed has been creating computer graphics since the days when it was done using mainly analog video devices. Today he's a Sequence Supervisor for Industrial Light & Magic doing computer generated graphics and special effects for such films as "Deep Impact", "The Mummy" and "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace". |
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Jim Willing - Our admired and beloved VCF Celebrity, Jim will wax philosophic on various themes of stupendous relevance. This year, Jim will help the aspiring vintage computer collector restore their machines to operating condition with "Debugging for Dummies", and will also give you tips to help you revive ancient copies of your favorite computer games in "Dead Media Society". |
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Liza Loop - Liza heads up the LO*OP Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving education through innovative thinking. Liza introduced the first Apple into public schools in 1976 (in fact the first Apple 1, given to her by Steve Wozniak) and the world has never been the same since. Liza will be bringing along the Apple 1 and other historic machines for show and tell. |
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Eugene Kim - Eugene recently left Dr. Dobb's Journal as Senior Technical Editor to start his own consulting firm. He'll be giving a lecture on the history of free software, a very relevant topic considering the free-software movement is in full force in today's computing arena as evidenced by the escalating adoption of GNU/Linux. |
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Roger Sinasohn - Roger is an avid collector of early portable computers and will be giving a talk on the history of the Kyocera 85, a.k.a. the Tandy Model 100, a.k.a. the Olivetti M10, a.k.a. the NEC PC-8201A. |
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Doug Salot - Doug's research has uncovered what he believes to be the first "personal computer". Forget the Apple ][, the Altair or even the Alto. Doug's pick as first PC goes all the way back to the 1950's. Designed by Edmund Berkeley, an unsung hero of computer history, Doug intends to win Berkeley the prominence and praise that he feels is much deserved by this virtually unknown computer visionary. |
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Parallax BASIC Stamp Seminar
Parallax BASIC Stamp Seminar - Learn the essentials of I/O control and microcontroller interfacing. |
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9:00
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VCF 3.0.1 Starts! | |
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9:00 - 9:50
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Eugene Kim | Room 0 |
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10:00 - 10:50
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Liza Loop | Room 0 |
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11:00 - 11:50
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Michael Wise | Room 0 |
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12:00 - 12:50
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Jim Willing | Room 0 |
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12:00 - 12:50
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Parallax Workshop | Room 1 |
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1:00 - 1:50
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Jon Titus | Room 0 |
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6:00
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VCF 3.0.1 Ends |
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9:00
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VCF 3.0.2 Starts! | |
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9:00 - 9:50
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Roger Sinasohn | Room 0 |
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9:00 - 9:50
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Doug Salot | Room 1 |
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10:00 - 10:50
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Ed Kramer | Room 0 |
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11:00 - 11:50
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Horst Zuse | Room 0 |
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12:00 - 12:50
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Jim Willing | Room 0 |
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12:00 - 12:50
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Parallax Workshop | Room 1 |
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1:00 - 1:50
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Todd Fischer | Room 0 |
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2:00 - 2:50
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Nerd Trivia Challenge! | Room 0 |
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6:00
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VCF 3.0.2 Ends |
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