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VCFe-CH 2018 !

Vintage Computer Festival #VCFeCH2018 #Zurich #18 is happening 24./25.11. 2018 10:00-17:00 at Rote Fabrik Zürich by Vintagebytes.ch & Dock18

Call for exhibits!

Hands-on demonstrations of historic computing are the heart of the VCFe series. If you’d like to show your vintage stuff, be very welcome! Read more about the process and how to register your exhibit.

Festival Program 2018

Currently confirmed exhibits:
New exhibits will be added regularly - please revisit this page from time to time

  • Commodore PETs galore.
  • The IBM PC: early IBM personal computer.
  • Friden desktop calculator from the 60's
  • 1970's DIY desktop computer, built from single transistors.
  • Commodore 64 demos and repair service.
  • Commodore 64: SID chip special.
  • Modern replicas on Raspberry Pi of old systems: PiDP8, PiDP11
  • PDP11 Unibus access under Linux
  • Calculator kit from around 1980
  • New developments in Commodore Amiga & C64
  • Workstations in scientific computing
  • UNIX on pizza boxes
  • Paper tape reader and writer.
  • Hommage to the Z80
  • LAN party 1990
  • Gigatron DIY computer based on TTL chips.
  • Early Virtual Reality systems
  • Papertape: the last human-readable storage medium
  • Datapoint 2200 and ICL-1501: personal computer older than the microprocessor.
  • DIY PDP11/73
  • RPC-4000
  • Videogames of the last 30 years. Play them yourself!
Currently confirmed presentations:
Held parallel to the exhibition
  • Sat 13:00 Demo RPC-4000 replica / Jürgen Müller
  • Sat 14:00 SID demo / Andrej Westermann
  • Sat 15:00 Gigatron DIY TTL computer / Marcel van Kervinck
  • Sat 16:00 Silicon Planar Technology / Robert Weiss
  • Sun 14:00 PDP11 hack on J11 basis / Peter Schranz
  • Sun 15:00 Gigatron DIY TTL computer / Marcel van Kervinck
  • Sun 16:00 Silicon Planar Technology / Robert Weiss

Activities:
Held parallel to the exhibition
  • C64 repair service! Please pre-register.
  • Read and duplicate paper tapes you bring along.
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VCF in Thun on the 17 & 18 March

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Participants :

VCFe-CH 2017 is over!

Exhibitors, supporters and organisers of the 2017 event:


Organisers and Robert Weiss:


from the left to the right: Martin Decurtins, Daniel Savi, Jos Dreesen, Oscar Vermeulen, Rob Clarke, Robert Weiss, Tormod Volden, Mario Purkathofer, Sven Hürlimann






For the fourth time, there will be a Vintage Computer Festival Europe in Switzerland: November 18/19 2017.
Like last year, the event will take place in the Rote Fabrik, Zurich.

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VCFe Schweiz 4 (2017)

Our mission is to encourage the preservation of obsolete computer hard- and software of years past, to promote interest in researching and documenting the history of the computer age … and to have fun playing with old iron. The Vintage Computer Festival is not only a fixed entry in the Silicon Valley timetable, but it has also become a European event, celebrating our computer heritage. Let us return to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when geeks were geeks and floppies were really floppy.
Play hands-on with some of the most important computer systems from the 50s down through the 90s and see the evolution of computing. Play the earliest video games on Old Iron and vintage arcade machines, try operating a Blinkenlights front panel and relive the home computer boom of the Eighties. Presentation sessions will complement the exhibits, explaining the stories of machines both famous and long forgotten.

Programme 2017 in PDF format: Programmheft

When Where
18 November 2017: 10:00-18:00
Rote Fabrik, Seestrasse 395, Zurich

19 November 2017: 10:00-17:00
Tickets: Fr. 5 per day, children <12y free

Contact for any further information: info@vcfe.ch

Festival Program 2017

Below is a summary of the currently confirmed exhibits, loosely sorted in historical order. See also the full exhibit and presentation descriptions.
To add your own exhibit to the show, see here

Currently confirmed exhibits:
New exhibits added regularly - please check back soon


  • Apple I (1:1 clone)
  • Open Source Replicas of Historical Computers
  • The DIY PDP-8 !
  • We will show some Commodore Machines
  • Reviving an IBM System 360/30
  • MS-DOS: IBM’s revolution that came to dominate them all
  • Olivetti the computer pioneers
  • Tektronix 4014 / Tektronix 4052
  • Dragon - new tricks for the old beast
  • Paper Tape on USB
  • MSX systems
  • ...and lotsa vintage games !...
Currently confirmed presentation sessions:
Held in parallel with the exhibition

  • Building bridges over 30 years o technological development
  • Game development
  • Logarithms in calculators
  • Programming 8008/8080/Z80

Activities:
Held in parallel with the exhibition
  • 8-bit Mixtape
  • Solder workshop
  • Read and duplicate your punched tapes
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Call for exhibits!

Hands-on demonstrations of historic computing are the heart of the VCFe series. If you’d like to show your vintage stuff, be very welcome!
Read more about the process and how to register your exhibit.



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Located on a unique scenic spot on the shores of Lake Zurich, the Rote Fabrik cultural center offers a rich variety of cultural programs. The Rote Fabrik is always on the move. It picks up new trends and offers a platform for creativity in different cultural genres.

Dock18 Raum für Medienkulturen der Welt ist abwechselnd und von Zeit zu Zeit simultan unabhängiger Kunstraum, TV Studio, Medienlabor, Meeting Point, Bar, Club, Tanzboden und interaktiver Nährboden für verschiedene Medienkulturen der Welt.
VCF Europa.org – Our mission is to encourage the preservation of obsolete computer hard- and software of years past, to promote interest in researching and documenting the history of the computer age … and to have fun playing with old iron.
External Link VCFED (US) – Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 non-profit educational organization existing for and led by computer history hobbyists. Activities include online discussion, events, local user groups, and a bricks-and-mortar museum. We can also assist with film/TV props, media interviews, research projects, data/drive recovery services, patent/prior art projects, and more.
. VintageBytes.ch - association of vintage computer enthusiasts in Switzerland

Labor Luzern - Learning community for contemporary media. The LABOR Luzern invites to DIY and do-it-together! Our Hackspace downtown Luzern offers a creative environment for innovation and creativity!


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