{"id":1173,"date":"2015-04-16T09:14:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T13:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2015-04-16T09:14:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T13:14:14","slug":"vintage-computer-festival-east-10-april-17-19-wall-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2015\/04\/16\/vintage-computer-festival-east-10-april-17-19-wall-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Computer Festival East 10, April 17-19; Wall, New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick heads-up that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Computer Festival East<\/a> (VCF East) will be held April 17-19 in Wall, New Jersey. Celebrating its tenth birthday, VCF East is a hands-on, family-friendly celebration of computer history. 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