Apple II convention – July 16–21, 2024
KansasFest 2013 videos are now available for viewing on the KFest YouTube channel. There are 17 videos with more to come. Big thanks go to Jeff Blakeney for shooting the footage and Mike Maginnis for video cleanup and post-processing. The sound isn’t great due to air-conditioning units in the background, but the the sound is …
Who goes to KansasFest? A series of short interviews published on Computerworld from Ken Gagne tries to answer this question. Through these videos, you’ll meet some diverse and interesting guys and gals who attended KansasFest 2013. When you’re done with those, enjoy three bonus interviews. Thank you to Ken for planning, recording, and publishing all …
What did you miss at KansasFest? Even if you were there, you probably slept at least once and missed something exciting. Many people have shared their photos. The PDF of the booklet you received is online. Many presentations and related files are getting archived and shared. HackFest winners are listed, and some entries are posted. …
We had seven HackFest participants this year. The judges were Eric Shepherd, Eric Rucker, and James Littlejohn. Competitors were, in order of placing: Margaret Anderson: Won a Raspberry Pi kit. Her project was a nifty Eamon mapper. Geoff Weiss: He donated his prize back to the committee for re-use. He fixed a Teach bug with …
Thanks to those who have taken advantage of the HelpKFest.org link, Amazon has paid us $135 in the past 7 months, which is being used to help with expenses associated with planning, advertising, and hosting the event. We appreciate the support of the Apple II community for using this simple, no-cost link.
The Structris championship match’s pivotal moment: At the end of level 9, Carrington’s blip was trapped and in the deep decent of doom. Believing this was the end, he looked away from the screen to curse the stars. The level had, in fact, completed in the nick of time. But it was too late to …
Since 2010, the KansasFest Committee has recognized members of the Apple II community who have made significant contributions to the Apple II, either in promoting or developing for the platform during its active years, or in helping to advance or preserve the Apple II since its production had been discontinued. I’m pleased to announce the …
A2Central has a fantastic summary of the KFest happenings. Also, check out the Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ links to the left.