KansasFest 2014

The 26th annual Apple II convention, held July 22–27, 2014, at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.

  1. Here's the best reason to attend KansasFest.
  2. Jason Scott - Timeline Photos | Facebook
    Jason Scott - Timeline Photos | Facebook
  3. The group was eager for their annual reunion.
  4. Got most of the computers (all but the RPi, really) set up at #A2KFest.
  5. Installing Rasapple II in preparation for KFest. Ivan Drucker rocks. #a2kfest
  6. Celebrating today my 16th anniversary at #a2kfest. Oops or yeaaah? Probably both :) I'll make it up when back home.
  7. Some year I will go to #A2KFest having banked some sleep. This year is not that year.
  8. Soon it was time for the first official session: the keynote speech by Margot Comstock, editor of Softalk Magazine.
  9. #a2kfest When Softalk ran contests, the winner got to pick a prize from ads in the magazine.
  10. #a2kfest Softalk insisted that companies give the name of the software's creator for their Bestseller List.
  11. #a2kfest Bill Budge was in several masthead photos accompanying the Beginners' Corner column in Softalk.
  12. #a2kfest Margot: "Richard Gariott was taught assembly by Ken Williams."
  13. Top 30 list from Softalk issue 2 (Oct 1980). Margot Comstock pointed out  it had 3 by @BillB via California Pacific. http://t.co/P4DFL4Zpqm
    Top 30 list from Softalk issue 2 (Oct 1980). Margot Comstock pointed out it had 3 by @BillB via California Pacific. pic.twitter.com/P4DFL4Zpqm
  14. #a2kfest Prentice-Hall once offered $6 million to buy Softalk.
  15. #a2kfest Softalk even published fiction (short stories).
  16. #a2kfest When Jobs was close to releasing the Mac, he poo poo'd Softalk because it "wasn't a business magazine."
  17. Fun Fact: Margot Comstock & Alexi Tommervik had cameos in The Coveted Mirror! h/t to John Lane #a2kfest @kansasfest http://t.co/CR0n0Cow6j
    Fun Fact: Margot Comstock & Alexi Tommervik had cameos in The Coveted Mirror! h/t to John Lane #a2kfest @kansasfest pic.twitter.com/CR0n0Cow6j
  18. Well earned Apple II Forever awards to Margot Comstock and Al Tommervik.
  19. There were plenty of other fun activities at KansasFest.
  20. Considering how much stuff vital to my intended vintage computing projects I left at home this year, I'm having a fabulous time at #a2kfest.
  21. Down the hall at #A2KFest, an Apple ///plus is telling me why I should buy one. http://t.co/HYxKcY6fYx
    Down the hall at #A2KFest, an Apple ///plus is telling me why I should buy one. pic.twitter.com/HYxKcY6fYx
  22. I wish I could've made @kansasfest this year. I bet there's a ton of wild Apple II's there running with their tops off.
  23. And tons of great sessions.
  24. Sometimes, being the dumbest guy at the table is an incredible benefit. #ListeningToSmartPeopleTalk #a2kfest
  25. Today at #a2kfest, Mark Pilgrim demonstrated an Apple II floppy disk image that, when booted, knows what emulator it's booting in. MAESTRO
  26. "Who needs minecraft when you have brickout?" :) #a2kfest
  27. Who needs diet coke and mentos when you can have an Apple ii powered bottle rocket launcher? :) #a2kfest
  28. #a2kfest We played Jungle Adventure with human parser Ken, and won! http://t.co/Hsn67XgOf4
    #a2kfest We played Jungle Adventure with human parser Ken, and won! pic.twitter.com/Hsn67XgOf4
  29. About to see Chris Maker's lost program! :) #a2kfest
  30. I just had a conversation with an old computer program :) #a2kfest
  31. Since I'm at @kansasfest I'm all about doing cute tiny hacks. So! Watch the screenshotter in action (auto-refreshes):  http://fos.textfiles.com/zxstatus/ 
  32. A stranger asked to recommend a Kansas City steakhouse. I'm a vegetarian Bostonian—yet I knew exactly where to send her. #A2KFest
  33. @teggas Thanks! If you stop by you can read the other door hanger options. :)
  34. @swkowk Darn, I forgot to stop by and see the others. "Never trust anyone over 256K"?
  35. @teggas I will send you pics when I am further along unpacking. :)
  36. "Being the Internet's hard drive is a tough job—and being the Internet's backup drive is an even tougher job." @textfiles at #A2KFest
  37. "Access drives preservation. Preservation isn't just having the Indiana Jones room full of boxes." @textfiles at #A2KFest
  38. Thanks to the Apple II enthusiasts at #KansasFest providing their Apple IIgs s/n. Curent production count is 2,138,476
  39. @tenpencearcade Lots of podcasters here, for one thing. We recorded a 9-person mega-podcast tonight. Super fun. #A2KFest
  40. @holykin @carrington Our #A2KFest podcast should show up in several feeds—definitely @FloppyDays & probably @RCRPodcast too.
  41. One hour to go before my #A2KFest presentation. I'm as prepared as always. Which means: not at all. But that's part of the fun.
  42. #a2kfest One of the first Japanese programs for the Apple IIgs (for typing recipes) http://t.co/V3FMwC4v1H
    #a2kfest One of the first Japanese programs for the Apple IIgs (for typing recipes) pic.twitter.com/V3FMwC4v1H
  43. Jeremy Rand's HackFest entry was a port of 2048 to the Apple II. There goes my life. #A2KFest http://t.co/QMRXj2osFA
    Jeremy Rand's HackFest entry was a port of 2048 to the Apple II. There goes my life. #A2KFest pic.twitter.com/QMRXj2osFA
  44. Watch coder Martin Haye demo upcoming Apple II RPG Lawless Legends live right now!  http://ustream.tv/channel/ulteriormodern  #A2KFest
  45. Content from KansasFest 2014
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  47. And these videos!
  48. 5.25" Floppy Disk in a Microwave