12th Vintage Computing Festival Berlin (VCFB) – Call for participation

29th November 2025

We are looking for people who would like to contribute short presentations about the following topics:

Historical computers: minicomputers, microcomputers, workstations, vacuum tube computers, … everything that is both interesting and older than 10 years
Historical software: operating systems, programming environments, games, demos, CAD software, …
Historical computation equipment: calculating machines, slide rules, disk calculators, pocket calculators, …
Repairs of historical computers or the like: common defects, advice for repairs, understanding measurement results, test tools, …
Would you like to do a short presentation about something that doesn't quite fit these categories? Shoot us an email to info@vcfb.de and we'll talk about it.

Registration opens on 5th November 2025. The registration will close on 21st November 2025.

The short presentations will take place in a video conference room on our BigBlueButton server (BBB server). To participate with a PC, tablet or smartphone, all you need is a web browser, no programmes need to be installed. We are happy to assist you with the usage.
The slots for presentations are 10 minutes long. Presentations may be recorded and streamed live on platforms like media.ccc.de, YouTube, Twitch etc. In this case, the recordings will be published on the internet under a Creative Commons license.
Please note the privacy policy for participants (German).

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