Init Hello: A New Apple II Conference (Scope Creep Done Right) – Byte Cellar
A new conference called INIT HELLO celebrates the Apple II community and its retro computing culture. The event, which began as a small gathering, has grown into a larger celebration held at the System Source Computer Museum in Maryland. This year's conference will take place from June 19 to June 21, 2026, with registration open until May 24th.
- ▪INIT HELLO is an Apple II conference that started as an accidental gathering.
- ▪The conference will be held at the System Source Computer Museum in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
- ▪This year's event runs from June 19 to June 21, 2026, with registration open until May 24th.
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There is a new Apple II conference in town — figuratively and, for me, literally. It’s called INIT HELLO and it came together rather unexpectedly. From the INIT HELLO about page, INIT HELLO is “an accidental conference.” In 2025, community member Kate “Cat” Szkotnicki had the idea to “get some people together for a small weekend gathering in a hotel ballroom or party suite.” Well, scope creep happened, and INIT HELLO was born! INIT HELLO is another opportunity for members of the Apple II community to get together and celebrate our favorite retro computer! As for the name of the conference, “INIT HELLO” is the Apple DOS 3.3 command for formatting a floppy disk and the concept gelled with what the organizers had in mind with this new event. You have a diskette, and you want to start fresh.
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