Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 13, Chicago, IL, September 15-16
Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 13 (VCFMW13), Sept 15-16, 2018
First a little background about the event and what they do. Vintage Computer Federation is a user group for people who collect and restore historic computers. VCF Midwest is an independent event organized by Chicago Classic Computing and the Emergency Chicagoland Commodore Convention.
It is true that I have enough vintage electronics and classic computers to open a private museum, but I don’t classify myself as a computer collector or the hobbyist. I go to these events to meet the original visionaries of the technology.
First a quick view of the event
Highlight video - Work in Progress
below is the link to the presentation (youtube playlist, 7 videos - press the 3bar icon on the upper left corner to pick from the list )
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE-Iywr9LQERoM2Iy6EeO9ln5SdFnmnsW
National Drive Electric Week 2018 - Naperville/Chicago, IL
As I am starting my research to pursue an Electric Vehicle (EV) project in 2019, I found an EV event at Naperville, IL. National Drive Electric Week event was held in Naperville (Chicago) today sponsored by the Fox Valley Electric Auto Association (FVEAA). There were lots of commercial EVs including lots of Tesla models. They also provided an opportunity for people to test drive the EVs. What caught my attention was the classic vehicles that were converted to EV. It was a great opportunity to see the modern EVs first hand as well as seeing different converted EVs. Awsome!
Below is the Youtube video highlighting the event. Enjoy!
