Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Vintage Computer Federation is leveraging the classic parking lot swap meet to help fund their primary mission of preserving computer history. This bi-annual event takes place next to the InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall, New Jersey, and gives tech enthusiasts an opportunity to buy and sell everything from ham radios to 3D printers.
We talk with VCF Vice President Jeffrey Brace about the origins and growth of the event, and how its continued success directly supports the Federation's ongoing efforts to expand their operations.
Read the story on Hackaday:
hackaday.com/2023/06/29/vcfs-swap-meet-experiment-helps-support-expansion
The Vintage Computer Federation is leveraging the classic parking lot swap meet to help fund their primary mission of preserving computer history. This bi-annual event takes place next to the InfoAge Science and History Museums in Wall, New Jersey, and gives tech enthusiasts an opportunity to buy and sell everything from ham radios to 3D printers.
We talk with VCF Vice President Jeffrey Brace about the origins and growth of the event, and how its continued success directly supports the Federation's ongoing efforts to expand their operations.
Read the story on Hackaday:
hackaday.com/2023/06/29/vcfs-swap-meet-experiment-helps-support-expansion
![Supercon 2022: [Liz McFarland] Builds Golden Wings, Shows You How](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mRPpeI6e95o/mqdefault.jpg "Supercon 2022: [Liz McFarland] Builds Golden Wings, Shows You How
Are you, by any chance, wondering about giving yourself wings? You should listen to [Liz McFarland] sharing her experience building a Wonder Woman suit, and not just any - the Golden Eagle suit from Wonder Woman 1984, adorned with a giant pair of wings. If a suit like that is in your plans, youll be warmly welcomed at a cosplay convention - and [Liz] had her sights on the San Diego Comic Con. With an ambitious goal of participating in the Comic Cons cosplay contest, the suit had to be impressive - and impressive, it indeed was, not just for its looks, but for its mechanics too.
Read more about it on Hackaday: https://hackaday.com/2023/06/13/supercon-2022-liz-mcfarland-builds-golden-wings-shows-you-how/")
