Category: KFest
There will be another rendition of the OZ KFest this year. The austrailian compoinent of the Apple II fans has once again decided to have their get together to coincide with the Kansas City based event. According to the press release from Andrew Roughan, one of the event’s organizers, “The Australian retro computing gathering, OzKfest, will be happening in Brisbane, Australia, July 26-28. That’s just 6 weeks away. Steve Kazoullis and I would like you join us for a few…
KansasFest, the 25th annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 23, through Sunday, July 28, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. The week kicks off with keynote speaker Randy Wigginton, Apple employee #6, who worked on the Disk ][ disk drive, Apple DOS, and Applesoft BASIC. Wigginton will be…
The KansasFest comittee has announced that the 2013 rendition of KansasFest will be held from July 23 to July 28. KansasFest or Kfest as it is known, is the only remaining Apple II specific convention and draws programmers and hobbyists from around the globe. This year will mark the 25th year of the event and is expected to be one of the largest in more than a decade. For more information, check out the KansasFest 2013 page at: http://www.kansasfest.org/2012/11/kansasfest-2013-scheduled-for-july-23-28/
KANSAS CITY, MO — March 7, 2012 — KansasFest, the 23rd annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 22, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. The week kicks off with a keynote speech John Romero, co-founder of id Software and creator of Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous…
A press release this morning from the KansasFest organization announces that John Romero, whose programming legacy is set over 97 titles, will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Kansasfest. The event which will run July 17 to July 22, 2012 is the annual gathering of Apple ][ enthusiasts, hobbyists, hackers and others. Each year the event draws about 50 people and is always high spirited and full of computing surprises. For more on this event, we include the press…
An announcement from Ken Gagne of the Kansas Fest committee on CSA2 Specifies the 2012 rendition of KFEST. “KansasFest 2012 will be held at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 22. Note that these dates do NOT conflict with Comic-Con… they finally realized the juggernaut they were up against and moved their event! :- D So any geeks interest in both events can have their cake and eat it, too. More details will…
KANSAS CITY, MO — March 30, 2011 — KansasFest, the 22nd annual convention dedicated to the Apple II computer, is now open for registration. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, 2011, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. The week kicks off with keynote speaker Bob Bishop, co-founder of Apple’s R&D lab alongside Steve Wozniak and creator of many…
Ken Gagne, owner of Juiced GS Magazine has announced the release of the new and improved Kansas Fest website. The gathering which brings Apple ][ enthusiasts together from all corners of the earth, is held every july in Kansas City, Missouri. With attendance at around 50 members each year, new items related to Apple ][ computing are announced each year, making this one of the must attend conventions for any Vintage computing fan. According to the press release from Ken…
