CoCoFEST! Main Hall almost Sold Out!
With less than 50 days remaining until our 2025 show, I see only 2 unclaimed tables in our main exhibit hall. I think that pretty much says it all :-). It’s going to be a great show this year, and Grant assures me that our speaker lineup is progressing well. A point to note for 2025, in case you didn’t notice. We’ve moved the show from Sat/Sun to Fri/Sat. Doing so assists those who need the bulk of Sunday for return travel arrangements. It’s an experiment, of a sort, so please let us know if you attend and have an opinion on it (did it help, hurt, doesn’t matter, etc.)
It’s probably also relevant to talk about the next month or two, since a few shows will be occurring in the next 60 days.
I’m not familiar with the Interim Computer Festival, but it sounds like it’s the old VCF-PNW show that’s regrouping. I know we have some Pacific Northwest folks (Hi Mark!) in our midst, so if you’re also in the area, block out March 21-23.
One of the older (maybe oldest) multi-platform shows, VCF East, kicks off April (April 4-6) at InfoAge in New Jersey. If you can make the trek, it’s a very impressive show as well as facility. The CoCo is represented, along with some of the other TRS-80 platforms, vying for attention alongside everything from the VAX to the Xerox Star. I try to attend with a table every other year (this one I’m sitting out), though I am confident some of our East Coast members will be there if you want to commune with other Glenside CoCo enthusiasts,
The following weekend, the Indianapolis Vintage Computer Club will host IndyClassic near the Indianapolis airport (April 12-13). I will be exhibiting at this show and would love for you to stop by and chat. I’d love to see more CoCo exhibits at this show, but I’ll ensure the platform and the club is represented.
And then, with 2 weeks to rest, it’s time to head to Wheaton for our show. I do hope you’re able to join us in person, as I do think that’s a preferred way to enjoy our show, but if not, I hope you can make it to one of the other shows and/or visit the fest online, as we’ll be streaming as in the past.
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