Like the concert at Max Yasgur’s farm, this was both a cultural vindication and a signal that the movement had gotten so big that it no longer belonged to its progenitors.The 2nd West Coast Computer Faire was held March 3–5, 1978,[8] at what was then the San Jose Convention Center.

The 3rd West Coast Computer Faire was held on November 3–5, 1978, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

[9] The 4th West Coast Computer Faire[10][11][12] returned to San Francisco in May 1979 at Brooks Hall and Civic Auditorium.

[13][14] At the 5th West Coast Computer Faire, held in March 1980, Microsoft announced their first hardware product, the Z-80 SoftCard, which gave the Apple II CP/M capabilities.

The 7th West Coast Computer Faire saw the introduction of the 5 MB Winchester disk drive for IBM PCs by Davong Systems.

That year's conference also featured a Saturday breakout session, titled "THE IBM PERSONAL COMPUTER", with eight talks delivered in a three-hour period.

One of these was (as listed in the program): At its peak, all available spaces for exhibits were rented out, including the balcony of Civic Auditorium, and the hallway to the restrooms in Brooks Hall (where Bob Wallace ("Quicksoft") introduced "PC-Write").

Subsequent West Coast Computer Faires were held in Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Without the giant booths from IBM, Apple, and AT&T, the Faire would have looked like any other small, local, end-user show.

[22] Fourth Personal Computer Faire, in San Francisco, was presented September 25–27, 1986, by The Interface Group, Needham, Mass.