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Presented by the Vintage Computer Federation, this annual event will take visitors back in time, before AI, the cloud, and even social media, to when computers were often big, boxy — and balky, to boot — but all they might make possible was also just coming into focus. The event features historical hardware from the 1960s through the ’90s. See hands-on demos of old-school tech from Apple, Atari, Commodore and others. The festival takes place over two days and also features speakers on everything from the Apple Lisa (a precursor to the Mac) to the challenges of restoring vintage machines.
Speaking of retro tech, a visit to the festival also offers access to the Computer History Museum’s exhibitions, which includes a last chance to check out the vintage gaming exhibit, “Retro Games: From Atari to Xbox,” which closes on Sunday. The exhibit offers a look at consoles, game cartridges and even TV ads from back in the day. Visitors can also take a few arcade games for a spin.
Aug. 2-3, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. $11.50-$35 single day admission/$23-$70 two-day admission. computerhistory.org.