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Special offers only at KansasFest

Special offers only at KansasFest

KansasFest is a great opportunity to meet some of the vendors who support our community.  You’re able to ask questions, get help, and sometimes get special deals.  Here are some of the KansasFest-only special offers with more sure to come: Assembly Lines: The Complete Book, by Roger Wagner, edited by Chris Torrence. Chris will have …

Early-bird registration ends May 31

Early-bird registration ends May 31

Discounted early-bird registration for KansasFest 2016, the 28th annual Apple II convention, ends May 31.  On June 1, prices rise $55, so reserve your spot now.  Official KansasFest shirts are extra and optional and must be ordered by June 22; registration for staying on-site closes July 1. Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited …

Call for Sessions

Call for Sessions

Sessions are the lifeblood of KFest’s daytime hours. We get to see the magic that our Apple II comrades have conjured up around this amazing machine. Proposals for sessions that you would like to share are due by May 31. Please don’t delay and submit your proposal today. If you need some ideas, check out …

KansasFest 2016 opens for registration

KansasFest 2016 opens for registration

KansasFest 2016, the 28th annual Apple II convention, is now open for registration.  Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie. Mike Harvey, a business executive, salesperson, …

Mike Harvey

Mike Harvey of Nibble magazine to deliver keynote

KansasFest 2016, the 28th annual Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 19 – 24 in Kansas City, Missouri. Mike Harvey, a business executive, salesperson, technologist, project manager, entrepreneur, programmer, and best known in the Apple community as the founder and publisher of Nibble magazine, will join us with a keynote presentation. Harvey started his …

Garage Giveaway 2015

Garage Giveaway

Sean’s Garage Giveaway (GG) is one of the most popular events at KansasFest. Sean, James, and other dedicated community members have been freely giving away vintage Apple computers, peripherals, books, magazines, and software (and much more) for several years now. Many of the items Sean redistributes come from other retro Apple enthusiasts collections, typically because …

HackFest 2015

HackFest 2015

HackFest is an Apple II programming competition held over the course of KansasFest every year and open to all attendees.  Please see here for rules and past entries.  This year gave us a bumper crop of excellent software.  Our judges, Quinn Dunki, Michael J Mahon, and James Littlejohn, had a tough time selecting the winners.  …