Apple II convention – July 16–21, 2024
KansasFest 2013 videos are now available for viewing on the KFest YouTube channel. There are 17 videos with more to come. Big thanks go to Jeff Blakeney for shooting the footage and Mike Maginnis for video cleanup and post-processing. The sound isn’t great due to air-conditioning units in the background, but the the sound is …
KansasFest 2015, the 27th annual Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 14 –19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Rebecca “Burger Becky” Heineman, a prolific computer game programmer, designer, and industry veteran, will join us with a keynote presentation. Heineman learned programming at age 16 and gained fame in 1980 as the first National Space Invaders …
KansasFest 2015, which meets in Kansas City, MO from July 14-19, will open for registration in April. We have a fantastic speaker lined up, and the banner above provides a hint about his or her identity. Please check back for the announcement and registration date.
Bob Bishop, co-founder of Apple’s R&D lab and the keynote speaker at KansasFest 2011, passed away recently. You may learn more about his legacy through the Apple ][ History website or a recording of the keynote. In Bishop’s obituary, his colleague and friend Mr. Wozniak shared that “[Bob’s passing] indeed is VERY sad for me. …
KansasFest 2014, the Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 22 –27 in Kansas City, Missouri. Margot Comstock, co-founder and editor of the much-loved Softalk magazine, will join us with a keynote presentation. Comstock and Al Tommervik founded Softalk in 1980 to share the hardware, software, and people behind the Apple II. At its peak, …
In 1978, Wigginton was a brilliant young high school student working alongside Apple co-founder Wozniak. Wigginton was an early member of the famous Homebrew Computer Club, often caught rides to club meetings with Wozniak, and was there for the unveiling of the Apple I. At age 14, Wigginton started writing software for the Apple I. …
Randy Wigginton, Apple employee #6 and engineer, will be the keynote speaker at Apple II convention KansasFest 2013, July 23-28.
The Echoes of KFest video podcast presents David Szetela’s keynote at KansasFest 2007 on the legacy of John Sculley and Mike Harvey.