If you look deeper into the worlds of retrogames and classic computers, you just might find gems of events like the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest (VCFM). One of many of these events are held regionally in the United States and internationally. The midwestern U.S. version was held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel (in the Chicago, IL area) on September 7-8.
At VCFM, retro computer enthusiasts showed off some showcase-worthy examples of hardware and software from the early days of Apple, Atari, Commodore, among other computer and gaming brand names of the 70’s to the early 90’s era. And, interestingly, some new evolutions made possible by innovations, such as miniaturization, emulation, and more.
What really shows the goods, off, though, is an insightful video from the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest event itself. And luckily, we have one to share. From YouTube, RetroTV1 Tech presents their day one experience in a 45-minute walkthrough-style video.
This video begins with the process to enter the event, including how surprisingly shoulder-to-shoulder busy the event was as well. From there, the point of view transitions to the expo floor, which is not necessarily polished, but it’s jam-packed with retro computers; displays of game cartridges and discs; some excellent restorations; memorabilia, including advertisements from their era. Among the particularly interest demos was an attendee wearing a hardhat fitted with a display running the original Doom. (Is there anything that doesn’t run Doom anymore?)
While most of the footage was from the action-packed expo floor, around the 30 minute mark, for about five minutes snippets from a panel featuring tech and classic/vintage computing YouTubers was captured, followed a few minutes later by an auction showing off some of the vintage computing items up for bid.
Feel free to let us know in a comment below if you saw something particularly unique or special in the RetroTV1 Tech video, as there’s a lot to see! Regardless, there’s plenty to check out in this video, especially if you’re a fan of old school computers.
Whether you are an event coordinator, press, or general attendee, if you have an event video to share with us, please let us know and we’ll be happy to feature it!
