Date   : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:10:06 -0000
From   : dm.hunt@... (David Hunt)
Subject: VCF update

Hi folks,

This is an update to the Vintage Computer Festival (UK)

Of special interest to the Beeb list; the attendance of Sophie Wilson - one
of the architects of the BBC Micro and the ARM processor.

Cheers

Dave

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One of the leading innovators of British microchip and computing technology
will be a special guest at Britain?s first Vintage Computer Festival to be
held at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park on 19-20 June
2010.

Sophie Wilson, co-designer of the BBC micro ? the machine that introduced
computing to a generation ? and developer of the RISC/ARM processor ? the
chip at the heart of over 90% of mobile phones ? will talk about her time
and experiences at Acorn, when British brains led the world in the
microcomputer revolution.

?We are thrilled to have Sophie Wilson as a key speaker at this first
British Vintage Computing Festival,? said Simon Hewitt, VCF Programme
Co-ordinator at TNMOC. ?Anyone whose first computing experience was on a BBC
B, and anyone who uses a mobile phone will be familiar with her work. This
is a rare opportunity to hear her speak.?

Hewitt continued: ?The list of exhibitors, speakers and special guests is
growing rapidly and we have some excellent surprises in store. Tickets,
costing only ?10, will be going on sale in April and we will be releasing
more news as speakers and exhibitions are confirmed.?

Already other confirmed speakers include Christine Finn, print and broadcast
journalist, and author of ?Artifacts: an archaeologist's year in Silicon
Valley?, ZX Spectrum expert and former games developer Chris Smith, and Karl
Pantling-James from the Retro Computer Museum. TNMOC?s own system
restoration experts including Tony Sale, leader of the Colossus rebuild
project, and Tony Frazer, project manager of the Harwell/WITCH computer
restoration, will also be in the line-up.

One of the largest exhibitors will be Acorn World which will also be there
in force with a display including Acorn micros through the ages, BBC games,
a fully working Domesday system, new and retro software and even a Beeb
repair centre where visitors can bring faulty BBC Micros in hope and
expectation of a quick fix.

Retro-gamers will be in their element at the Retro Computer Museum with an
eclectic display of hands-on systems, consoles and a special gaming
competition. Other exhibitors include Amiga and Atari user groups, the
SpectraNet project, the Sundown Demoparty team, and the MK Amateur Radio
Society.

To keep up-to-date with the rapidly expanding programme, see
http://tnmoc.org/39/section.aspx/124.

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