From: scraft@graphics.rent.com (Steve Craft)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: TCF
Date: 8 Apr 92 13:28:15 GMT
Organization: The Graphics BBS (2D,3D,GIF,Animation) +1 908/469-0049

It's a little late, but here's the TCF info for whoever asked:
                 The Trenton Computer Festival
                A Description and a Perspective
 
        The Trenton Computer Festival (TCF) is the oldest personal
computing show in the world. First held in May, 1976, TCF was held at
Trenton State College for the first fourteen years before moving across
town to Mercer County Community College in 1990.
 
        The commercial vendors with booths outside are not what makes
the Flea Market so interesting. What is so interesting is the wide
variety of stuff other, smaller vendors bring to TCF. I can best
illustrate this by relating a story that happened about ten years ago.
A friend of mine was making a fairly good living reselling used
minicomputers and terminals for a fairly large wholesaling firm. For
example, at that time terminals such as the LSI ADM-3a sold for $700.00
new and $500.00 used. This friend of mine looked down a row of PDP-11s
and Data General minicomputers for sale, all sitting out on the asphalt
with $5000.00 asking prices on them, sitting next to terminals priced
at $350.00, and printers selling for $500.00. Spotting me, knowing that
I was one of the organizers, he ran up to me and began screaming in my
face: "It's not fair! They shouldn't be allowed to do this! The prices
are too low! It's not right!"
 
        This past year you could see all kinds of stuff. Next to a Vax
11/780, the next guy was selling an endoscope. (Ever want to see
exactly what happens to that hamburger you just ate? You could find out
and look for ulcers too with your very own endoscope!)  Others were
selling just about every kind of computer and electronic device
imaginable. Buyer beware, of course. Usually the 30-30 guarantee
applies: 30 seconds or 30 feet.
 
        All in all, the variation of the vendors and the variety of the
attendees make the TCF Flea Market more interesting than the average
circus midway. If you get a chance to be in Trenton, New Jersey, the
weekend of April 11 & 12, 1992, stop by and be a part of the procession.
 
                        DIRECTIONS
 
Here's how to get to a parking space at TCF!
 
Guaranteed parking is available at Mercer County Park, which surrounds
the MCCC campus on three sides.  MCP has two entrances, one on Rt 535
(Edinburg Rd. or Old Trenton Rd., depending on whether you're north or
south of MCCC) and one on Hughes Drive.  My advice is to turn off at a
park entrance.  HOWEVER, if you're early or if you're daring, continue
past the park entrance to the College entrance.  If you're lucky, the
gendarmes will let you on campus to look for a parking space.  IF THEY
REFUSE YOU ACCESS, continue to the traffic light and turn (either LEFT
onto Old Trenton Rd. or RIGHT onto Hughes Drive.) and proceed to the
Park entrance.
 
FROM THE NORTH:
 
1) VIA U.S. 1: Go south on US 1 and take the Rt 533 South (Quakerbridge
Rd.) overpass.  After about two miles, turn left onto Hughes Dr.  The
Park entrance will be on your left in about a mile. The main entrance to
the college is reached by continuing on Hughes Drive to the intersection
of Old Trenton Rd. Turn left and follow the signs around the jughandle
turn into the campus.
 
2) VIA N.J. TURNPIKE: Go south to Exit 8 (Hightstown) and get on Rt 33
WEST.  In downtown Hightstown, turn right onto Rt 571 and follow.  Near
GE Astro, turn left onto Rt 535.  The Park entrance is about 4 miles down
the road on the right, with the College entrance about a mile further.
 
FROM THE SOUTH:
 
1) VIA U.S. 1: Go north on Rt. 1 and turn right onto Quakerbridge Rd (Rt
533 South). Then follow the instructions in (1) above.
 
2) VIA I-95: I-95 NORTH becomes I-295 SOUTH (don't ask!).  Take Exit 65A,
Sloan Rd and follow to the end (Sloan Rd. becomes Flock Rd. at the light 
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also don't ask!!).  Go left onto Old Trenton Rd.  The Campus entrance is
by a jughandle turn, about a mile up Old Trenton Rd.  The Park entrance
is on the left about a mile further up.
 
3) VIA I-295: Follow I-295 NORTH to Exit 65A, and then follow the
directions in (2) just above.
 
4) VIA N.J. TURNPIKE:  Take Exit 7A to I-195 WEST.  This becomes I-295
North. Take exit 65A and follow the directions in (2) just above.
 
                        OLD TRENTON RD.
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                        OLD TRENTON RD.
 
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        General Information
 
Tickets are sold ONLY at the door, on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday,
April 12.  Each ticket has a stub that can be entered into the door
prize drawing.  Usually, a prize is awarded each hour the festival is
open.
 
A ticket purchased on Saturday costs $7.00 and entitles the purchaser
to admission on both Saturday and Sunday.  A ticket purchased on Sunday
is available at a reduced price.  Also, senior citizens and students
are entitled to purchase reduced price tickets on Saturday.
 
There is no advanced ticket sale.
 
Banquet tickets cost $20 each. The banquet speaker is Mr. Paul Grayson
of Micrografx.
 
Exhibiting their latest wares will be: Adobe, Aldus, AST, Borland, 
Hewlett
Packard, Intel, Lotus, Micrografx, Microsoft, Symantec, Software 
Publishing,
Toshiba and Word Perfect.
 
If you would like to rent an indoor booth or a flea market spot, please
download the "vendors" file or call the number below for more 
information.
 
Any other questions, please call the number below or send email to
pjh@mccc.edu.
 
General information: The Concordia Group
                        (609) 655-4999
                        (609) 655-4989
 
Copyright (c) 1990, Robert H. Todd, All rights reserved. Reprinted by
permission from the NYACC News.

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