{"id":436,"date":"2016-02-12T07:09:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T12:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=436"},"modified":"2016-02-12T10:59:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T15:59:34","slug":"special-episode-interview-with-evan-koblentz-of-the-vintage-computer-foundation","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/special-episode-interview-with-evan-koblentz-of-the-vintage-computer-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Episode: Interview with Evan Koblentz of the Vintage Computer Federation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/vcf-logo_125x1251.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-438 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/vcf-logo_125x1251.png\" alt=\"VCF Logo\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been to a Vintage Computer Festival? Have you ever wanted to? Well, they\u2019ve been around for a long time, starting with the first west coast VCF in 1997, then the VCF Europa in 2000, then the East in 2001 and many others. Our special guest in this episode will tell us more about the shows, a change in organization, and more.<\/p>\n<p>David and Jeff interview\u00a0Evan Koblentz, Cofounder and President of the Vintage Computer Federation which is a 501(c)3 educational non-profit. VCF organizes the Vintage Computer Festival conferences, hosts the Vintage Computer Forum discussion site, incubates and assists regional user groups, and fosters collaboration between computer museums including the official VCF museum co-located at the InfoAge Science Center in Wall, N.J. 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