# ReactOS Joins VCF Southwest for the First Time

DevFeed: [ReactOS Joins VCF Southwest for the First Time](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reactos-joins-vcf-southwest-for-the-first-time-33049.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://reactos.org/blogs/vcfsw-2026/>)

Published: 2026-06-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Front Page on ReactOS Website](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/front-page-on-reactos-website.md>)

Topics: [ReactOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactos.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xbox.md>)

Tags: [boot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/boot.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [friendly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/friendly.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [os](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/os.md>), [react](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react.md>), [reactos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reactos.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>), [win32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/win32.md>), [winapi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/winapi.md>), [xbox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xbox.md>)

## AI overview

A first-person account of ReactOS's first VCF Southwest booth, covering the last-minute preparation, community support, booth materials, and efforts to run ReactOS on vintage hardware.

## Source excerpt

Our first VCF Southwest booth I had no idea how unprepared I was until it was too late to back out. I had just set up my booth, with nothing to show off. Bracing for the worst, I reached out to strangers who quickly became friends. I expected to confidently show off ReactOS but instead found a resourceful and friendly community willing to help me when my plans fell apart.