VCF Midwest 20 drew what was likely the largest gathering of Timex/Sinclair enthusiasts in many years. More than a dozen members of the Timex/Sinclair Online User Group exhibited together in a coordinated display, and the group met new members at the show. What was exhibited Also at the show Carl Miles gave a presentation on…
event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.23.26
VCF East ran April 17–19 at the InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall, New Jersey — a Friday pre-show followed by two public days. The 2026 theme was “Dawn of the PC.” Sixty exhibits filled eight rooms and the lobby, alongside talks, computer classes, vendors, consignment, and a hardware workshop run by GlitchWorks. The…
event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.22.26
VCF Southwest ran May 29–31 at the Westin DFW Airport in Irving, Texas, across multiple show halls. Jeff Kuhlmann held a Timex/Sinclair table for all three days, with his friend Joseph helping. The anchor of Jeff’s display was a TS1000 running on a small black and white television. The machine had a Zebra Systems replacement…
event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.22.26
Tim Swenson had a presentation of Timex/Sinclair and Sinclair computers at this event.
event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.22.26
event, orig pub: 03.30.23, updated: 08.22.26
VCF West ran August 1–2 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The museum building was completed in 1995 for Silicon Graphics as its executive briefing center and showroom. The show occupied four distinct spaces. The main exhibit hall held the bulk of it, with tables around the perimeter and several clusters of…
event, orig pub: 08.22.26, updated: 08.22.26
Organized by Tim Swenson, the West Coast Sinclair Show was held in Union City, CA, on 5 June 1999, one week after the East Coast Sinclair Show. Vendors The key visitor to the show was the renowned author Stan Kelly-Bootle, writer of many computer books, including the “Devil’s DP Dictionary”, and the holder of the…
event, orig pub: 07.04.21, updated: 08.22.26
Fourth annual event. Held at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on August 28th and 29th. Tim Swenson hosted the first of several after-fest BBQs at his house in Dayton this year. Several of the attendees appear in the photos below.
event, orig pub: 03.30.23, updated: 02.24.24
Held at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio on August 29th and 30th.
event, orig pub: 03.30.23, updated: 07.10.23