Jeri’s story is awesome. I started out the same way in early grade school. Mowing lawns paid for my am transmitter in 5th grade. Still in electronics 55 years later. Jeri went further. Proud of her success.

@vcfederation

2 ай бұрын

She really is awesome! Such a great story!

@The_Real_Grand_Nagus

Ай бұрын

You guys are really smart. I am only 4 years her junior, but I also had one of those electronics kits but didn't understand it. Sometimes I feel like there's an inverse correlation between being entertained and being able to do these things.

Wow, that's a perfect autobiographical talk right there. Industry should be offering her large-conference closing keynote slots with commensurate honorariums. Go Jeri!

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Yes. A very good story.

Sounds like being in any way part of Jeri's life is a wild ride. What an amazing person.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She truly is amazing!

Jeri is such an impressive person. I got the fortune of meeting her at Quartzfest. She is as intelligent and engaging in person as she is on other mediums.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes. I love when she talks. Very entertaining!

@JustWasted3HoursHere

10 ай бұрын

Indeed. Someone should start a fundraiser to have a documentary made about her life. Truly a self-made inspiration.

This is so great. Jeri is a legend. That Mr. Bojangles reference unlocked a core memory. ROFL at shoving forks into the C64 cartridge port!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Kids do the darndest things!

10 years ago watched her first video n fall in love with her😍😊😊😊😊

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes! Still a great speaker and person and more story to tell 10 years later! Come see her at VCF West on Aug. 4, 2023!

The hidden picture is of Commodore legend Jim Butterfield and C64DTV software developer Adrian Gonzalez enjoying a couple beers at a Commodore event around Chicago (the predecessor to the VCFMW show) in the early 2000s :)

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Which hidden picture?

@8_Bit

11 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation The hidden picture in the C64DTV that Jeri mentioned in the talk somewhere around 40-45 minutes in.

Oh, this is wonderful - I already knew about a third of this stuff - but I had no idea Jeri was also a freaking Rocket Scientist.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She really has an amazing life story!

What an interesting person. Great talk.

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

We're glad that you liked our video!

Loved her anecdotes and ability to connect to all us old nerds. :) Jeri is an amazing person. So happy that all the computers she destroyed resulted in her contributing something that is cherished by so many retro computer enthusiasts. Her being a female is also a very awesome role model for young girls who otherwise might not pursue nerdy things, such as science, electronics and engineering. The world is a better place because of Jeri.

@vcfederation

9 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I've read this story before but it's fantastic to hear it told in Jeri's own voice. A national treasure

@vcfederation

8 ай бұрын

She is a wonderful story teller!

Amazing to hear this legend tell the story of her incredible journey!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes. Very exciting to hear her story!

such a heart-warming and inspirational talk. brought back so many memories of my own childhood listening to it.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes. A great talk!

Great talk, Jeri is super-cool, and people still only starting to scratch the surface of what's possible with the Tilt5 glasses.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes. She is a super cool person and speaker. She will be at VCF West this coming August 4, 2023.

I was the same. Took all my toys apart and made them into other things. One of my favs was turning a boring single channel r/c car into a remote control firework 🧨 lighter offer. Replacing the car motor with a relay and connecting a 9v and some nichrome wire to the relay. U push the button on the remote and kaboom 💥

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks crazy!

I’m in love!❤❤❤

@vcfederation

9 ай бұрын

As are many people!

I LOVE C64 ❤️❤❤ FOREVER ❤❤❤

@vcfederation

9 ай бұрын

We do too!

She did it good, but always spectacular.

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

She is a spectacular person!

Jeri’s story mirrors my own as a child including the old Weller solder gun.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

It seems that it mirrors a lot of people!

@6:30 OMG... those are fond memories for me too. When my parents would go to K*Mart back in the days I was saving up mowing yards for my C=64, I would go to the TI99/4A's, VIC-20's, Atari 400's... and just program in BASIC until they came around to drag me out. Good times.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Lots of fun memories of "back in the day"!

Terrific story ! Thanks a lot for sharing this! Very inspiring really and with a great sense of humor! I'm so glad this product had not been dropped and they made it. This is really great!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She is really a great storyteller!

Racing Cars ⁉I had NO idea. Jeri is a true polymath. Good at everything she commits to do. And she kicks ass in every conceivable way an artist and engineer like Jeri possibly could. 👍And I remember castAR, cool to know she's the one behind that company.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She is really incredible in her abilities!

Nice presentation. BTW, I still have the DTV64 hacked as a C64 with keyboard and port for disk drive. It was a fun project. 10 years ago I made a video about it showing it loading game from real disk drive.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@TheUtuber999

11 ай бұрын

Same here. I bought a project case for it from the now-shuttered Fry's in Fremont, CA. It was one of several that was showcased on David Murray's (also now-defunct) DTV web page. Jeri rocks.

@dh2032

11 ай бұрын

it on my list on thinks todo, only with flash/SD card drive emulator, did a hacked DTV 64 have USB, or more storage options than just adding classic c64 floppy drive

The One and Only Jeri Ellsworth.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely! A very unique individual!

As a kid I loved taking apart my toys, seeing how they worked, fixing them, and dreaming of improvements to their designs.

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Cool! Very much like Jeri.

That is am impressive presentation. Definitely worth watching.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

We agree whole-heartedly! Lots of people like this video.

I am still anxiously waiting for VCF to hit Florida !!! I do not believe there is a single vintage computer museum in the entire state. I have a nice collection of vintage computers and video game systems that I would love to display, but there is literally no place to do that here in Florida. Even with NASA and IBM being a big part of Florida.

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

There are plans in the works. Hopefully they will come to fruition!

@jeffnay6502

10 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation Keep me up to date. We could really use a Computer Museum someone here in Florida. I have always thought that St. Augustine would be a good place for a small vintage computer and video game system would be nice. There are a lot of tourist that walk downtown just about every day looking for something fun to do or interesting to see.

Wow. First thing I said/thought. The rest would fill a book. Thank you.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Very cool!

Great story, lot's of parallels!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

It seems that others have parallels to her story!

Wow! I knew Jeri was cool, but that is a phenomenal life story. Much respect!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She was cooler than even we realized!

This has been such a fantastic talk. Thank you for your passion and sharing it with us all

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She is a great speaker with a great story!

rock on

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah!

What a great life story. I did not expect the race car stuff but that was awesome stuff as well!

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Many smart people like her have a varied life history!

she's got the best glasses!! just not enough developers! every white collar office should have some! good luck!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She's certainly did a great job of creating a great product despite many obstacles.

This is so awesome! I loved the idea so much when it was first released. I somehow missed the memo that Jeri was at it again. I'm very glad she's working on it!

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

She never stopped working on something!

Jeri! So great to see you again!

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

It's always great to see her again!

A great talk by one of my inspirations, and a Fran-tastically fascinating entrepreneurship story :)

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes. I hope that she will inspire others!

Wow - what a truly amazing lady 😎

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

We totally agree!

VIC-20 was my first home computer .. good thing your dad didn't fall for that and got the C64 instead.. The VIC manuals really are an awesome introduction though .. what could be friendlier that a smiling anthropomorphic keyboard?

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Yep!

She is incredibly smart and always so cute and humble 😺

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Agreed!

I tried looking up her KZread channel, realized I already was subscribed from when I looked up magnetic loop antennas.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. She had mentioned in the roundtable that she hasn't posted there in a while and that she had to be careful what she posted these days.

Fantastic video 😀

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

We agree!

So amazing!

@vcfederation

9 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

Sadly I missed the event in Richardson. Jeri Ellsworth is someone I’d love the chance to meet. I’m a fan of Jeri.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Well you can have another chance to meet her at VCF West on August 4 & 5!

@jaspal666

11 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation I’ll check my schedule but sadly I doubt. Give Ms Ellsworth my regards and that I’ll see her back in Texas.

@jaspal666

11 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation Also, thanks for posting her presentation. Makes me more of a fan. Not in a weirdo way. Hate to have to say that!

Wow, I have wondered where and what Jeri has been up to? 😎 Thank you cool Jeri. PS When I was a kid, taking things apart was interesting. Then came Heathkits. 🥳

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. She has been busy for a while. We finally convinced her to come to our show!

Wow. Thanks! So many parallels to my life but without the success 😂 so for now i need to write for my living.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. Some of us are lucky with succeeding after many failures.

Well, there are so many touch points in Jeri’s presentation that I can relate to. I had the same crummy Radio Shack soldering irons. But she was much braver or something than I was. I never used an AC cord and wire wound resistor to solder. 😂

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Yeah. She was ambitious!

Real treat that again illustrate the requirement for a long learning curve , wide and deep knowledge base, focus on launch market and then once there is traction access to credit lines ( ideally from production partners ) to scale - all the best and the journey and overcoming hurdles is the big deal and seldom the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow as that is where the hyenas hang out.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Like many people you learn from your failures so that you will have future successes!

@hedleyfurio

11 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation yip , at 66 Im still at it , with an electronic design and manufacturing business , and the journey has been a wonderful experience where the real stress points just become milestones on the road behind you. My main learning has been to be extremely cautious of financiers who bring little more than ' others peoples money ' so it is critical to have documented and signed agreements to align expectations . Instruments like ' non refundable convertible loans ' are time bombs that ' often set the pace of the treadmill too high .

Wow..

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Exactly!

If she comes to vcf midwest I may have a chance to see her. She has a great way of storytelling. These stories really mesh with my own history.

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately she's not coming to VCF Midwest. She has already gone to VCF East, VCF SouthWest and VCF West.

@tolkienfan1972

10 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation that's a shame. Oh well. It'll be fun anyway.

I cut my electronics teeth on the Archer 150-in-One kit. I still pull it out once in a while and build a circuit or two.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Very cool!

16 minutes in, and this sounds a lot like my childhood.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

LOL!

I hope that everything works out for you.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

I'm sure it will. She is a survivor!

The TI-99/4A was the first 16bit personal computer years before the IBM company brought out a home computer and anyway the TMS9900 should have had a 24Bit Address Bus and a 16Bit Data Bus but was not to be but if it had it would have taken off like wildfire.

@vcfederation

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. So many companies were way ahead of IBM.

Wait, she worked with Steam? So cool!

@vcfederation

9 ай бұрын

Yeah! Very cool! But isn't Steam hot? ;)

@RaveYoda

9 ай бұрын

@@vcfederation 🤣🤣 Touche

From experience, I can say that the "finger debugger" is not a good tool for TV diagnosis.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

LOL! Yeah, doesn't sound very safe!

Some really familiar origin stories to all electronics nerds out there. 😅

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. Great story. Unique story. Entertaining story.

Computers still a big investment, a decent PC costs around the same as a used car :-D

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yeah. Still pretty expensive relatively.

very lucky to have mentors.. none for most.. plus being a fellah, you get an entire life of being fobbed off. but you - well done girl, love your work

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Yes. It is nice to have a mentor!

What's your favorite game?

@vcfederation

11 күн бұрын

@scottholmes4388: Jeri loves pinball!

Can't see the slides in the first few minutes unfortunately.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

OK. Maybe we can get her slides and put a link here.

My curiosity brought on the wrath of my siblings - I took everyone’s toys apart to understand how they worked.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

That curiously is healthy and helps one to learn how things work.

gee how many time is she gonna tell her story

@vcfederation

10 ай бұрын

As many times as she wants. As long as people keep listening, she will keep telling her story!

Cheer up Jeri. That’s the saddest YT thumbnail I’ve ever seen.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

That's just her personality: down-to-earth and calm.

@wm6h

11 ай бұрын

Ah, a new thumbnail. That the Jeri we know.

#JeriEllsworth why don't you purchase VALVE Corp.

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

You should come ask her yourself at VCF West on August 4 & 5!

Is jeri single

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Nope!

copying succs

@vcfederation

11 ай бұрын

Agreed!