Willsy Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Who's going to the faire? I've just booked my flights and hotel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unhuman Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 New job is gonna keep me away. Maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+acadiel Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Perhaps a sticky with the date, time, etc, is in order in the forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Perhaps a sticky with the date, time, etc, is in order in the forum? It's already in the sticky Upcoming TI-99/4A events and projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyBritish Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I should be there complete with 3 TurboForth carts requiring 1.1 upgrades :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I am trying. Money and familial issues are the wild card right now. I have wanted to go to a Faire or AmiWest for a loooong time, but something always keeps me away. I would love to attend this year and pick up some stuff (TF cart, other odds-n-ends) and get to put some faces to names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I know exactly what you mean! Luckily, my other half has almost pushed me into it. I don't smoke, I don't drink etc, so her view is "why not?! Go for it!" It will be nice to shake people by the hand and put faces and names together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I plan to try and be there as well--assuming my other half doesn't throw a monkey wrench into it at the last minute. . .a very real possibility, knowing her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unhuman Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I know exactly what you mean! Luckily, my other half has almost pushed me into it. I don't smoke, I don't drink etc, so her view is "why not?! Go for it!" I guess she's okay with all the whoring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I know exactly what you mean! Luckily, my other half has almost pushed me into it. I don't smoke, I don't drink etc, so her view is "why not?! Go for it!" I guess she's okay with all the whoring? Oh dear. Looks like I'll need to bring some extra ca$h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I may be there---along with my other half. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'll be there and staying at the Best Western. Looking forward to seeing you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'd be going if I wasn't out of town again this year. Why does this always have to fall on/around my anniversary? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'll be there and staying at the Best Western. Looking forward to seeing you all I'm also at the Best Western - The Best Western University Plaza - I think it's a block or two from the Library...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I'll be there and staying at the Best Western. Looking forward to seeing you all I'm also at the Best Western - The Best Western University Plaza - I think it's a block or two from the Library...? Depends how much beer you have in you . 2 blocks is about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hmm, I decided some months ago that I would be skipping the Faire this year. I'm still not sure, kind on the fence right the moment. Does anyone have any interest in trying to "do something" Friday afternoon / evening, other than sitting around drinking? Personally I'd rather talk about hardware, hack on some software, discuss ideas, etc. Also, something similar on Saturday after the "main event" at the library (they kick us out at like 4 or 5pm.) Again, I'm not much interested in sitting around "socializing" and drinking. I'd rather retreat to a room full of gear, talk shop, learn, teach, hack code, etc. The Best Western is pretty much the alternative "affordable" hotel, so maybe we could get a small conference room to use? Or maybe they have large suites? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'd be completely up for that. I don't think I'll be able to make the 2012 Faire, so it would be nice to meet you in person if you can make it...! A hack fest is right up my street. I *might* nip out for a drink in the evening - I'm not a drinker at all, but this will be first time in the USA so it would be kind of dumb to go Chicago and only see the inside of a library conference room! However, I stress I'm not really a drinker. I'd be happy to sit in a corner somewhere with a beer, the ED/AS quick reference card and a notebook and just hack that shit right up! I reckon Bob C would be up for it too! I personally would be very interested to talk to you about programmable logic - in particular implementing simple processors in programmable logic... You can probably guess where I'm going with that...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hmm, I decided some months ago that I would be skipping the Faire this year. I'm still not sure, kind on the fence right the moment. Does anyone have any interest in trying to "do something" Friday afternoon / evening, other than sitting around drinking? Personally I'd rather talk about hardware, hack on some software, discuss ideas, etc. Also, something similar on Saturday after the "main event" at the library (they kick us out at like 4 or 5pm.) Again, I'm not much interested in sitting around "socializing" and drinking. I'd rather retreat to a room full of gear, talk shop, learn, teach, hack code, etc. The Best Western is pretty much the alternative "affordable" hotel, so maybe we could get a small conference room to use? Or maybe they have large suites? Thoughts? Come on Matt! You have to come! The Friday night get together is really a re-acquaintance with fellow TIers who haven't seen each other for at least a year, and having a beer or too during that time is fine but certainly not the purpose of the gathering. I would definitely be up to joining you and other hackers later on (like last year) to discuss tech topics. I'll even bring along my little ELF computer for show and tell as well as my CP/M card. If you guys are up to it, I can also bring a wargame to play. As for Sat night, well, the pub crawl is a crazy but beloved tradition, but one does not need to get drunk to still have fun. Besides, we can still have all sorts of interesting discussions during that time. I'll be happy to share the cost of a small conference room for Friday if you want to research it. Who else is interested in this other than you, Willsy and myself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'm trying to twist Tursi's arm too and drag him to Chicago! I suggest a multi-pronged pincer movement - if we all gang up on him, he'll have no choice but to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Cool. I'm down for a hack fest! First time in the U.S.?? Heh, well, you will be about a 45-minute drive (hauling ass) from downtown Chicago... The Faire is in Evanston, which is a suburb North of Chicago. I put in for the day off on the 4th, so once I get the "all clear" I'll reserve a room in the Best Western and plan to be there by early afternoon. Hopefully people will be arriving on Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wish I could go just like that, in and out, just to meet you guys and have a chitchat. But making such a long trip, I would want more - TI and otherwise. Well guys, have a good time and enjoy yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idflyfish Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wish I could go just like that, in and out, just to meet you guys and have a chitchat. But making such a long trip, I would want more - TI and otherwise. Well guys, have a good time and enjoy yourself. I'm sure there are some "ladies of the night" available if that is what you mean by "something more" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimes99er Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Wish I could go just like that, in and out, just to meet you guys and have a chitchat. But making such a long trip, I would want more - TI and otherwise. Well guys, have a good time and enjoy yourself. I'm sure there are some "ladies of the night" available if that is what you mean by "something more" Hehe, no, not really. I was thinking more about some sightseeing in general (on my own, with family or with some TI friends). But also much more TI arranged stuff, like code corners, concurrent presentation sessions to choose from, time for questions/evaluation, more days, better premises (3 or more rooms, coffee area), official plans/agenda available (maybe even a site - and some documentation of what happened etc.). Just off my head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kl99 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 i will be coming from europe (austria) to chicago, staying from 2nd of november to 7th in best western university plaza. hoping to meet some ti friends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Hehe, no, not really. I was thinking more about some sightseeing in general (on my own, with family or with some TI friends). But also much more TI arranged stuff, like code corners, concurrent presentation sessions to choose from, time for questions/evaluation, more days, better premises (3 or more rooms, coffee area), official plans/agenda available (maybe even a site - and some documentation of what happened etc.). Just off my head. Yeah, we talked about format after the Faire last year, and it stirs a lot of controversy and emotion. Hal runs the Faire the way he has been for the last 20 years, and he deserves a lot of credit for keeping it together. At this point though, there seems to be more "Faire" than "TI" in the event. As for more days, rooms, talks, etc., to do that stuff you would have to: 1. charge people (which just may kill the whole thing), and 2. get more people to come (which I don't see happening since we are already an extremely small community, and divided too.) Technically the Faire *is* three days... If you were to come and be around on Friday, then there will be TI stuff to do, at least this year there will be. Saturday is the main "event" at the library, and afterwards, personally, I'm planning on continuing the hacking sessions at the hotel. Sunday was typically the "everyone goes home" day, but if people wanted to continue with presentations, hacking, sessions, etc. then there is no reason not to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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