The Vintage Computer Festival brings together vintage computer enthusiasts and their families, highlighting the intersection of past, present, and future technologies. The event includes exhibits, tours, talks, and a marketplace, featuring notable items like Apple 1 machines valued at nearly $10 million. Guests of all ages participate, with multi-generational attendance showcasing the joy of technology. Items such as a rare Apple 1 prototype, hand-soldered by Steve Wozniak, are auctioned for substantial amounts, illustrating the event's significance in the vintage tech community.
"We had to hire a security guy," said Dag Spicer, a Computer History Museum senior curator and member of the Vintage Computer Federation board. "That's just under $10 million worth of computers in a little space."
One of my favorite things is the interaction between the parents and their kids," said Erik Klein, president of the Vintage Computer Federation. To kids, Klein continued, computers are ubiquitous. They've got their phones, they've got their video games.
It's quite endearing in many ways," Spicer added. "It's wonderful to see these people, some of whom came from across the world, sharing their passion for vintage computers.
RR Auctions even showed up with a broken Apple 1 prototype hand-soldered by Steve Wozniak. It later ended up selling for nearly $700,000.
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