The Vintage Computing Festival Berlin (VCFB) is an event about historic computers and computing technology. This year the participants from all over Germany and beyond present many different aspects of Vintage Computing in virtual exhibitions, presentations and workshops. In addition to retro computers, also historical operating systems, programming languages, network technology as well as pocket and mechanic calculators will be shown. Most of the exhibited devices are in working condition. This time the virtual VCFB even makes it possible to show exhibits that normally can't be brought because of their size or fragility.
The VCFB 2020 is going to take place in a wiki and a video conference system. The presentations will be streamed as usual. After each presentation the presenters will be available for a Q&A session in individual video conference rooms. The exhibitions will be presented in the wiki, the exhibits are shown in more detail in video conference rooms in which the audience can interact with the exhibitors.
Admission is free! To visit the event only a webbrowser is required, no software needs to be installed.
| Saturday, October 10th | 10:00 - 20:00 | Exhibitions |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 - 19:45 | Presentations and workshops (Stream) | |
| 20:00 - 24:00 | Musical educational event | |
| Sunday, October 11th | 10:00 - 20:00 | Exhibitions |
| 10:30 - 19:15 | Presentations and workshops (Stream) |
In addition to dozens of exhibitions, presentations and workshops, the programme has even more to offer:
If you want to participate in the VCFB as an exhibitor or presenter you will find all information needed on this page.
If you want to help with preparations or running the virtual event as a volunteer, send an email to info@vcfb.de and subscribe to our volunteer mailing list.
The VCFB 2020 takes place on the internet.
Wiki: wiki.vcfb.de/2020/en:start
Video conference: bbb.vcfb.de
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