I had a similar experience at VCF Midwest where the line voltage was as
low as 90 VAC. My area was without power for about 2 hours during setup.
On 5/2/2024 11:01 AM, Douglas Taylor via cctalk wrote:
I learned at VCF East this year that I should have brought an UPS to
make sure that my vintage equipment had good, clean AC power. My
PDP11 kept on resetting during the show.
Doug
On 5/1/2024 9:53 PM, Brad H via cctalk wrote:
Just reaching out to anyone who has exhibited at a vintage computing
festival before. After years of only being able to watch others
attend the
ones that happen in the US, we are finally getting one in BC here.
Super
excited. I was invited both to speak and to exhibit, and they even
got me
two tables which is awesome.
Like, how do you prepare for these things? What things that you didn't
think of going into your first show do you wish you had?
I have a pretty eclectic collection, and some really rare stuff (like my
Mark-8s) that I'd love to bring but am hesitant about due to the
risks of
transportation damage and theft (from the car mostly, not the convention
itself). Just trying to decide what to bring and how focused to be
in terms
of theme.
Brad
