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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MS 50th anniversary
by Dean Notarnicola 11 Apr '25

11 Apr '25

Fixed link: https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/celebrating-30-years-of-windows-95/ On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I can't take all the credit, that was very much a collaboration between > Katherine and myself. In fact, alot of people seemed to be really > surprised when I told them what we were exhibiting. We had been planning > the concept since some time in 2023 (probably on our road trip to VCFSW), > and doing the prep work for what felt like 6 months. We borrowed equipment > from a number of generous folks because neither of us had suitable working > 90s-era VGA CRTs to use. We also borrowed a Pentium 1 desktop from Glitch, > which ended up being one of the more popular machines. > > It made perfect sense to be placed right next to Bill's excellent > Altair/S-100 exhibit to show just how much had changed in the intervening > 20 years with regards to what Microsoft was programming. > > Seems we got a HaD article for our trouble: > https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/celebrating-30-years-of-windows-95/ > -Alexander > <https://hackaday.com/2025/04/06/celebrating-30-years-of-windows-95/-Alexand…> > 'Z' Pierson >

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MS 50th anniversary
by Bill Degnan 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

Apparently Microsoft is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Did VCF East have anything about it this year? Sorry I was not able to attend. Bill

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VCF East 2025: The Verge Video and article
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

https://youtu.be/4BTxddKZbhA?si=oLVqiQTKrBzQDapc https://www.theverge.com/video/646507/vintage-computer-festival-east-2025 Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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ANONYMOUS SURVEY: VCF EAST 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Please take a few minutes to complete this anonymous survey about VCF East 2025. Your feedback is important and helps us in planning the next event. https://bit.ly/vcfe2024post Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East - thanks and suggestions
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Bernie, It was great to see you! Thank you for your feedback. In the future, it would be more efficient to e-mail these to vcfeast(a)vcfed.org instead of the public discussion list. On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM bernieS via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Thanks to everyone (too many to name!) for another excellent VCF > East. The talks, exhibits, management, and so much more were great. I > have some suggestions: > > Food: Having a decent onsite food vendor with a variety of edibles > for everyone was well-received by many, and it kept people from > leaving the event for food. Their prices were kinda high, but I doubt > we could do much better. More vegetarian food options (veggie > hoagies, veggie burgers?) would be welcome. > It took five years to convince a food truck to be there. We now have the numbers to convince them. We kept the menu options limited so that they would reduce waiting time which was the biggest complaint last year. The prices are reasonable for a food truck and in fact they are lower from their original quote that they gave us. The best thing was that they took care of everything and we were not involved other than turning on fridge, freezer, setting up tables. > > Consignment: Despite some bugs in the Nexopos label-printing system > (which I reported last week; maybe they can be fixed for next year) We will work on bug fixes. > > my overall impression is the larger space with lots of tables and > shelves was way better than before. The space was filled with people > and tons of vintage equipment! Next year having even more tables and > shelving units would be prudent, because word will spread and more We had more tables that we could have used and un-built shelving, but didn't want to make the space too crowded. > > sellers and buyers will come next year. Allowing everyone to look up > what's for sale in Nexopos would be nice, so it would be more like an > Easter egg hunt. > We are working on this. > Preventing items from 'walking away' without being paid for is > We will improve security next year. > > I think it would be good to have a 'public' computer there running > I agree. > Sellers: Not everyone can come to VCF multiple days. I could only > A payout time on Saturday is possible. We will discuss it in our postmortem. Post event survey is coming soon! Jeff Brace

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Anyone in NoVA have a SN76489 IC to sell?
by Ethan O'Toole 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Have an event Friday thru Sunday and looking to source a SN76489 sound IC. Pulled out my old colecovision and no sound from the coleco side. I tested it at the IC pin 7 by feeding that into the RCA audio in on monitor and nada. 2600 VCS adapter audio works fine, futzed with the RF modulator, all that. Going to hit up eStarland around noon and see if they have anything but figured I would ask here. - Ethan

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VCF East - thanks and suggestions
by bernieS 09 Apr '25

09 Apr '25

Thanks to everyone (too many to name!) for another excellent VCF East. The talks, exhibits, management, and so much more were great. I have some suggestions: Food: Having a decent onsite food vendor with a variety of edibles for everyone was well-received by many, and it kept people from leaving the event for food. Their prices were kinda high, but I doubt we could do much better. More vegetarian food options (veggie hoagies, veggie burgers?) would be welcome. Consignment: Despite some bugs in the Nexopos label-printing system (which I reported last week; maybe they can be fixed for next year) my overall impression is the larger space with lots of tables and shelves was way better than before. The space was filled with people and tons of vintage equipment! Next year having even more tables and shelving units would be prudent, because word will spread and more sellers and buyers will come next year. Allowing everyone to look up what's for sale in Nexopos would be nice, so it would be more like an Easter egg hunt. I had a ZEBRA/MOTOROLA TC510K 'walk away'. But an alert and thoughtful consignment staffer noticed it abandoned where buyers line up to pay and he looked up the label info in the system and called my mobile phone to tell me about it. So I was able to come and get it back. Bravo! Preventing items from 'walking away' without being paid for is challenging. Having items checked against a receipt at the exit could work, but would cause a bottleneck and other problems. RFID tags with a de-activator at POS and a sensor/alarm at the exit would be costly, and thieves could simply remove the RFID tag. Maybe some overhead cameras and a DVR could record who's walking out with what for later review. We could have Security volunteers (who don't look like volunteers) walking around covertly watching for 'shrinkage'. I think it would be good to have a 'public' computer there running the Nexpos system for folks to enter items they brought in at the last minute and didn't have time to enter. I brought in my modified Tandy 102 w/TPDD2 drive and a 1974 Commodore RPN calculator at the last minute, but didn't have time to enter them into the system beforehand. Someone asked me, but selling stuff 'under the table' would've deprived VCF of a commission. Speaking of commissions, about how much was earned from Consignment? Sellers: Not everyone can come to VCF multiple days. I could only come Saturday and bringing my items in for consignment that morning was complicated. Later I was told I couldn't be paid for my hundreds of dollars of consignment sales till Sunday--when I'd be 100 miles away. I'd specified 'cash' in the system. There should be a way for sellers to pick up their money at the end of each day, or have a drone or homing pigeon deliver their cash the next day. -bernieS

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15?
by Marc Howard 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

There's an ASR-33 in the photos. Also an Apple 3 monitor and Apple 2 floppies. Marc On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Estate sale with a lot of radio equipment. > > > From: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:49 PM > To: Hopkins, Justin <Justin.Hopkins(a)broadridge.com> > Cc: Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15? > > Please explain Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic > device. > On Apr 8, 2025, at 9: 47 AM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic@ lists. vcfed. org> wrote: > > ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ > ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an Unknown Sender > You have not previously corresponded with this sender. > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > Please explain > > > > Sent from: > > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > > > On Apr 8, 2025, at 9:47 AM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org<mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15?
by Joseph Giliberti 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

I'm definitely going On Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 5:50 PM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > https://www.estatesales.net/NJ/Holmdel/07733/4438671 > > > From: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:49 PM > To: Hopkins, Justin <Justin.Hopkins(a)broadridge.com> > Cc: Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15? > > Please explain Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic > device. > On Apr 8, 2025, at 9: 47 AM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic@ lists. vcfed. org> wrote: > > ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ > ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an Unknown Sender > You have not previously corresponded with this sender. > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > Please explain > > > > Sent from: > > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > > > On Apr 8, 2025, at 9:47 AM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org<mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15?
by Joseph Giliberti 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

Got a link? On Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 5:48 PM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Estate sale with a lot of radio equipment. > > > From: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 4:49 PM > To: Hopkins, Justin <Justin.Hopkins(a)broadridge.com> > Cc: Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15? > > Please explain Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic > device. > On Apr 8, 2025, at 9: 47 AM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic@ lists. vcfed. org> wrote: > > ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ > ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an Unknown Sender > You have not previously corresponded with this sender. > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > Please explain > > > > Sent from: > > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > > > On Apr 8, 2025, at 9:47 AM, Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org<mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. >

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Articles, Podcasts and Videos
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

If anyone sees any articles, podcasts or videos posted online, then let me know and I will share them here. Articles here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-2025-articles/ Videos here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-2025-videos/ Podcasts here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-2025-podcasts/ Photos here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-2025-photos/ Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Anyone going to Holmdel on May 15?
by Hopkins, Justin 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

Reply off list... This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system.

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VCF East
by Sentrytv 08 Apr '25

08 Apr '25

Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last shows, even though it did rain on the parade. Food was definitely an improvement over previous events and I hope the vendor will continue to be at VCF East and maybe the Swapmeet! Having Consignment in the Large building was a great improvement as well, even though there seems to be no way around the long lines in and checkout. Consider this: Having a Swapmeet in the same space as the consignment. Not during VCF East, but at multiple times during the year. Yes, it is much smaller than outdoor space but it will allow you to have it more times during the year and the weather issue is minimal. I also realize loading and unloading probably is an issue, but please consider the suggestion. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East
by Jeff Salzman 07 Apr '25

07 Apr '25

Justin, I was Consignment manager this year, and am interested in what you have to add to your concerns. Shoplifting and other shrinkage have always been a concern in this venue, just like any retail establishment, for all the years it has existed. Bigger and better Consignment venues, like we had at our disposal this year, do make the issue more challenging. Feel free to continue to email me directly if you wish to discuss your concerns even further. Thank you, Jeff Salzman On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Has anyone complained about shoplifting at consignment? > Someone walked off with a Tandy 100 I had for sale as part of a lot of > portables. > I would consider a change where smaller items are on a shelf behind the > staff or recommend air tags to consigners. > In the same vein, one item I would consign (or have VCF sell) is those 3 > prong power cords because 80% of the stuff for sale seemed to need one. > > > > From: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 9:15 AM > To: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Cc: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org>; > steering_vcma(a)vcfed.org > Subject: VCF East > > Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last > shows, even though it did rain on the parade. Food was definitely an > improvement over previous events and I hope the vendor will continue to be > at VCF East and maybe the > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last > shows, > > even though it did rain on the parade. > > > > Food was definitely an improvement over previous events and I hope the > vendor will continue to be at VCF East and maybe the Swapmeet! > > > > Having Consignment in the Large building was a great improvement as well, > even though there seems to be no way around the long lines in and checkout. > > > > Consider this: > > Having a Swapmeet in the same space as the consignment. > > Not during VCF East, but at multiple times during the year. > > Yes, it is much smaller than outdoor space but it will allow you to have > it more times during the year and the weather issue is minimal. > > I also realize loading and unloading probably is an issue, but please > consider the suggestion. > > > > Mike Rosen > > > > > > Sent from: > > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. >

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Vcf early setup
by William Sudbrink 03 Apr '25

03 Apr '25

I thought I was going to be at infoage by now but instead I'm leaving now. Google Maps says I'm going to get there around 5. Will people still be there? Thanks, Bill Sudbrink

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 - Free this year!
by Sentrytv 03 Apr '25

03 Apr '25

I heard the same thing, but it included a Big Mac with fries and a drink! Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Apr 1, 2025, at 1:17 PM, Andrew Diller via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I heard a rumor that VCF East was free this year- you just had to answer a small survey. > > Is this for real? > > -andy diller

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Tandy 6000 HD For Sale
by Bart Hirst 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Hi All, I’m planning on bringing this Tandy 6000 HD to VCF East. Please contact me off-list if interested. https://photos.app.goo.gl/4KUT2G5munnfjzNPA p.s. overall the electronics are cleanish, but someone opened the clamshell forcefully so the plastic bits that hold it all together are busted up a bit. Doesn’t run as-is, It’s a project. Otherwise the pictures tell the story. Comes with the standard Type 4 HDC Controller. Asking $600. Let me know if you have any other questions off-list :) no keyboard included, however USB and PS/2 adapters are available elsewhere. -- Bart Hirst "This signature will now be eaten up and spit out by Velociraptors."

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But...Windows 95...
by Jeffrey Golas 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Anyone else that would have been mildly interested in the Win95 talk? Its turning 30 this year in August, is that retro yet? I know some have serious Winderz hate and thats ok, but I have fond memories waiting for it to boot on a 486 dx2 I got used and admiring the new graphics. Jeff

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OT for those that may be interested
by Sentrytv 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Membership and 20% discount
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Hello Bob, For years there was no definition of what "being a member of MARCH/VCF" was. Starting with Steering Committee elections in 2020 we said being on the vcf-midatlantic discussion list meant that you were a member. Other organizations are clear in who is a member and who is not. So we wanted to do something a little more clear. The national board had been discussing how and what benefits for a membership for a few years before we decided in August 2022 to make a simple paid membership which had a simple benefit (for the time being). We also wanted membership to not just be a local (Wall, NJ) thing, but countrywide (worldwide?). Remember VCF isn't just a Wall, NJ thing. There is a VCF West show and a VCF Montreal show now. For your membership which is $25 a year or $100 for membership and you get 20% off events when paid through our vcf website. Does this mean that you can't participate in events? No Does it mean that you are excluded from anything? No. So to be very confusing there are paid members and non-paid members. If you are a non-paid member it means that you don't get 20% off VCF East tickets. Going forward this might change so that paid members get certain (additional) benefits and non-paid members don't get those benefits. Having paid membership brings us to the next level for our organization as well as funding to support all we do. If we were applying for a grant for example, how would we know how many members we have? How would we prove it? We are looking to renovate the 9010-B section to make a large museum space. How can we get $400,000 in funding? Through grants or corporate donations. The national board has a 5 year plan which includes a strategy to make us look like something that large corporations or grants would donate to us the money we need. Does that make sense? On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM Bob Aviles via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hi, > I have been a member for 20 years, but now you have changed to a payment > membership. I just want to know am I still a member or do I have to pay now > to be a member. > ThanksBobby > On Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 04:13:19 PM EDT, Jeffrey Brace via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > Sorry for the confusion about the 20% discount with VCF East tickets. The > system was set up by others 3 years ago with little understanding of all > the functionality. I'm left to figure it out myself. > > There is a code that I can give you after I verify that you are a memer and > you will get the discount. > > If you have any questions, concerns, comments or problems, then please let > me know privately and I will take care of it. > > Jeff Brace > VCF East Showrunner > >

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VCF East 2025 - Free this year!
by Andrew Diller 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

I heard a rumor that VCF East was free this year- you just had to answer a small survey. Is this for real? -andy diller

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VCF Membership and 20% discount
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hello everyone, Sorry for the confusion about the 20% discount with VCF East tickets. The system was set up by others 3 years ago with little understanding of all the functionality. I'm left to figure it out myself. There is a code that I can give you after I verify that you are a memer and you will get the discount. If you have any questions, concerns, comments or problems, then please let me know privately and I will take care of it. Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR VCF EAST 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

For the last two weeks I have received a lot of angry responses after releasing the Program Book. I've received a lot of complaints about having too much Amiga. This stems from the great misconception that there are too many Commodore speakers at VCF East. They all said that they wanted more Windows 95. They said that Microsoft was a much more innovative and important company than Commodore and that the Amiga wasn't an important milestone. Not knowing what to do, I called my brother-in-law who has worked at Microsoft since 1987 and told him my problem. He told me that he knew the team that did Windows 95. In fact he was part of that project. I had no idea! He said that he had to keep it secret for a while until it wasn't relevant. So he was able to get me in touch with the entire Windows 95 team and they agreed to come to our show even on short notice. They were all retired, having gotten stock very early at Microsoft and therefore are independently wealthy. So in light of this I have cancelled all the Amiga talks and will replace them with Windows 95 talks. I will also change the theme of the show and art to Windows 95. I will have to trash all the t-shirts and program books, but my brother-in-law will pay for the artist and rush changes to get new t-shirts and program books. When money is no object you can get stuff done quickly! For the Amiga fans out there, don't worry! I will be scheduling the Amiga roundtables for May 4. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MAJOR SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR VCF EAST 2025
by Benjamin Dressler 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

That'd definitely ruffle some Commodore fanboy feathers... :) Good one! On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 6:38 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > If it wasn’t April Fools’ Day, I’d say you were joking! > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 1, 2025, at 6:01 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > For the last two weeks I have received a lot of angry responses after > > releasing the Program Book. I've received a lot of complaints about > having > > too much Amiga. This stems from the great misconception that there are > too > > many Commodore speakers at VCF East. They all said that they wanted more > > Windows 95. They said that Microsoft was a much more innovative and > > important company than Commodore and that the Amiga wasn't an > > important milestone. Not knowing what to do, I called my brother-in-law > who > > has worked at Microsoft since 1987 and told him my problem. He told me > that > > he knew the team that did Windows 95. In fact he was part of that > project. > > I had no idea! He said that he had to keep it secret for a while until it > > wasn't relevant. > > > > So he was able to get me in touch with the entire Windows 95 team and > they > > agreed to come to our show even on short notice. They were all retired, > > having gotten stock very early at Microsoft and therefore are > > independently wealthy. So in light of this I have cancelled all the Amiga > > talks and will replace them with Windows 95 talks. I will also change the > > theme of the show and art to Windows 95. I will have to trash all the > > t-shirts and program books, but my brother-in-law will pay for the artist > > and rush changes to get new t-shirts and program books. When money is no > > object you can get stuff done quickly! > > > > For the Amiga fans out there, don't worry! I will be scheduling the Amiga > > roundtables for May 4. > > > > Take care! > > > > Jeff Brace > > VCF East Showrunner > >

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MARCH Newsletter - February & March 2025
by Thomas G 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

Hello all, It's out! Apologies for missing February - I recently switched from part-time to full-time at my job, so I'm still shaking out the whole work/life balance thing. This newsletter is a bit less detailed than I wanted it to be, but we're all in a rush to get things ready for VCF East next week - read all about it below! http://midatlanticretro.com/newsletter/febmar25.pdf All previous editions of the newsletter are available here: http://midatlanticretro.com/newsletter.html -Thomas G. MARCH Committee Chairman & Collections Manager

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VCF East 2025 Consignment Dropoff Information
by Jeff Salzman 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

We're getting really close to the event. For those who are putting items up for sale in Consignment, the link below contains important instructions for dropping off your items on Friday and Saturday evenings. VCF Consignment Dropoff <https://vcfed.org/vcf-consignment-dropoff/> Please read the instructions provided on that page as it also contains a map of the gates and how to get to this year's Consignment location on campus. But in a nutshell: *You can come in either gate on Friday from 5PM to 10PM. However, on Saturday and Sunday, you *must* come in through the side gate. You will get an orange wristband, drop off your items, and then go back out through the available gates on the respective dropoff nights (both gates on Friday, side gate only on Saturday).* *On any of these days, you will need to park, drop off, and then move your vehicle to the parking lot as quickly as possible. We have limited parking space and no one can park in front of the fire hydrant.* For reference, last year's Consignment space is highlighted on the map to show, by scale, how much more space we have available in the new Consignment location. Thank you, Jeff Salzman

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 Consignment
by Gregg Levine 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

Hello! And Saturday next is expecting showers, not a steady rain fall. We've had showers on the Saturday once, perhaps twice. But no velociraptors. The six who live someplace on the grounds, moved out of the building posing as the consignment shop, and are temporarily living in a boathouse six blocks away. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature was still fighting the timewars, Time and again." On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I might be the only person who is driving a pickup there and could potentially be impacted, but rain is not forecast for Friday night in case you were bringing stuff for consignment in an open vehicle > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 11:26:21 AM > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 Consignment > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 3: 09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@ lists. vcfed. org> wrote: > Jeff will people who have wristbands be able to enter through the side > gate, at all times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Jeff will people who have wristbands be able to enter through the side > > gate, at all times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. > > > > Attendees who are pre-paid or want to buy with a credit card can enter > through the side gate *or* the front gate all three days. > If you want to pay cash, then through the front gate only. > If it is like last year, the parking lot A (closes to the front gate) will > fill up by 8:30AM. > > Not just for consignment, but to enter the area? > > Also will the waiting line for consignment to purchase items be inside? > > > > We have a plan to allow people to wait inside if it is raining. > > > > It is supposed to rain during the weekend. > > > > I'm working on my weather voodoo magic to make the rain go away during our > event. > > > > > > Sent from: > > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > > > On Mar 30, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > Yes it is. Except it won't be a short path to Consignment like last > > year. > > > You'll be traveling around most of the back side of the campus to reach > > the > > > new location. > > > > > > Jeff Salzman > > > > > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM Vincent B via vcf-midatlantic < > > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > >> > > >> I assume this side gate is the same one we used last year for > > consignment > > >> drop off? > > >> > > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 11:49 AM Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > >> > > >>> We're getting really close to the event. For those who are putting > > items > > >> up > > >>> for sale in Consignment, the link below contains important instructions > > >> for > > >>> dropping off your items on Friday and Saturday evenings. > > >>> > > >>> VCF Consignment Dropoff <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vcfed.org/vcf-consignment-dropoff/__;!!…> > > >>> > > >>> Please read the instructions provided on that page as it also contains > > a > > >>> map of the gates and how to get to this year's Consignment location > > >>> on campus. But in a nutshell: > > >>> > > >>> *You can come in either gate on Friday from 5PM to 10PM. However, on > > >>> Saturday and Sunday, you *must* come in through the side gate. You will > > >> get > > >>> an orange wristband, drop off your items, and then go back out through > > >> the > > >>> available gates on the respective dropoff nights (both gates on Friday, > > >>> side gate only on Saturday).* > > >>> > > >>> *On any of these days, you will need to park, drop off, and then move > > >> your > > >>> vehicle to the parking lot as quickly as possible. We have limited > > >> parking > > >>> space and no one can park in front of the fire hydrant.* > > >>> > > >>> For reference, last year's Consignment space is highlighted on the map > > to > > >>> show, by scale, how much more space we have available in the new > > >>> Consignment location. > > >>> > > >>> Thank you, > > >>> Jeff Salzman > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. 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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 Consignment
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Jeff will people who have wristbands be able to enter through the side > gate, at all times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. > Attendees who are pre-paid or want to buy with a credit card can enter through the side gate *or* the front gate all three days. If you want to pay cash, then through the front gate only. If it is like last year, the parking lot A (closes to the front gate) will fill up by 8:30AM. Not just for consignment, but to enter the area? > Also will the waiting line for consignment to purchase items be inside? > We have a plan to allow people to wait inside if it is raining. > It is supposed to rain during the weekend. > I'm working on my weather voodoo magic to make the rain go away during our event. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 30, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Yes it is. Except it won't be a short path to Consignment like last > year. > > You'll be traveling around most of the back side of the campus to reach > the > > new location. > > > > Jeff Salzman > > > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM Vincent B via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >> I assume this side gate is the same one we used last year for > consignment > >> drop off? > >> > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 11:49 AM Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >>> We're getting really close to the event. For those who are putting > items > >> up > >>> for sale in Consignment, the link below contains important instructions > >> for > >>> dropping off your items on Friday and Saturday evenings. > >>> > >>> VCF Consignment Dropoff <https://vcfed.org/vcf-consignment-dropoff/> > >>> > >>> Please read the instructions provided on that page as it also contains > a > >>> map of the gates and how to get to this year's Consignment location > >>> on campus. But in a nutshell: > >>> > >>> *You can come in either gate on Friday from 5PM to 10PM. However, on > >>> Saturday and Sunday, you *must* come in through the side gate. You will > >> get > >>> an orange wristband, drop off your items, and then go back out through > >> the > >>> available gates on the respective dropoff nights (both gates on Friday, > >>> side gate only on Saturday).* > >>> > >>> *On any of these days, you will need to park, drop off, and then move > >> your > >>> vehicle to the parking lot as quickly as possible. We have limited > >> parking > >>> space and no one can park in front of the fire hydrant.* > >>> > >>> For reference, last year's Consignment space is highlighted on the map > to > >>> show, by scale, how much more space we have available in the new > >>> Consignment location. > >>> > >>> Thank you, > >>> Jeff Salzman > >>> > >> > >

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VCF East 2025 Consignment
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Mar '25

30 Mar '25

Just a few days left to get your consignment entered into NexoPOS for VCF East 2025! https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-consignmen… Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/vintage-computer-festival-east-2025 Info: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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March 30 and April 6th Lecture Events at Info Age
by Douglas Crawford 29 Mar '25

29 Mar '25

If you are local, consider coming and supporting InfoAge at these two events, thanks! FYI - these things are going on all the time. Become a member https://www.infoage.org/membership/ and get Free admission to InfoAge during normal visiting hours Reduced prices for many InfoAge events Shop at the InfoAge store and get a 10% discount Electronic copy of our quarterly newsletter ----------------------------------------------- March 30: The Guyot Hall "Great Globe" from Princeton is unveiled at InfoAge Space Exploration Center Come see & hear about this amazing artifact! https://inside.princeton.edu/community-news/2025/guyot-hall%E2%80%99s-%E2%8… Admission Adults $12 -$8 for ages 12 and younger Includes access to all Museums ---- A N D ------------------------------------ Sunday April 6th, 2025 2:00 PM Francis Upton – Electric Lighting Pioneer On Sunday, April 6th at 2PM, hear about Francis R. Upton, a 19th Century physicist who helped Thomas Edison turn astonishing ideas into world changing industries. A Princeton PhD, Upton provided theoretical backing for some of Menlo Park’s breakthrough inventions. He designed the first power distribution grid around the Pearl Street Station in Manhattan. Pearl Street Power Station 1882 Admission Adults $12 -$8 for ages 12 and younger Includes access to all Museums About the Speaker Lecturer Charlie Cebula is a Mathematician and Professor at Ocean County College. He has been a long time supporter of InfoAge and our mission to keep the history of Camp Evans alive. Join InfoAge: -------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719

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InversePhase @ VCF East April 5
by Jeffrey Brace 29 Mar '25

29 Mar '25

Want to know what a chiptune is? How about what a chiptune is not? You can learn a little bit about the technology, its history, how it makes sounds, how it is implemented, and the culture surrounding it at this panel. All ages and experience levels are welcome! And ... After this talk, make your own chiptunes! What’s the deal with all these 8-bit whipper-snappers and their beeps, boops, and farty bass?Want to know what a chiptune is? How about what a chiptune is not? You can learn a little bit about the technology, its history, how it makes sounds, how it is implemented, and the culture surrounding it at this panel. All ages and experience levels are welcome! @inversephase is a real human person (not a robot, as you might have heard) who writes game soundtracks and chiptune tributes for a living, runs Bloop Museum, eats pizza, and even occasionally writes Bios. VCF East 2025 April 4-6 InfoAge Science and History Museums INFO: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ TICKETS: https://vcfed.org/2025/03/16/non-member-ticket-pricing-vcf-east

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Trenton Computer Festival Talk in AI history
by Bill Degnan 26 Mar '25

26 Mar '25

Hi all… I will be giving a talk on the history of AI at this years’ TCF around 1230 on Saturday, if you happen to be at the event that day. Hope to see some of you there, you can check the schedule for day/time Bill Degnan

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Trenton Computer Festival ridesharing from Philly
by bernieS 26 Mar '25

26 Mar '25

If anyone in Philadelphia wants to go to the Trenton Computer Festival this Saturday and needs a ride, I'll be driving there from North Philly and am open to ridesharing. Please contact me off-list if interested. -bernieS

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Terminal and Other Items Available in Victoria, NY
by Alexander Jacocks 26 Mar '25

26 Mar '25

All, There is a Tektronix terminal and some unspecified keyboards available for pickup in Victor, NY. The owner of asking $200 for the lot. Please let me know if you are interested and I will put you in touch. All items have to be gone by the end of this weekend. - Alex

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IBM Documents in Boston
by Jason T 26 Mar '25

26 Mar '25

Spotted on Craigslist. Perhaps closer to you all than they are to me: https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/bks/d/needham-ibm-manuals-vtam-ncp-mvs-vm…

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IBM Series/1 emulator?
by David Riley 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

Hey all, I'm looking to see if there are any existing emulators known for the IBM Series/1 system. There are some disk images on Bitsavers (in addition to lots of docs, which is good), and I know a few members here have some experience with the system... anecdotally, it was said that there was some sort of emulation available for RS/6000, though that is extremely anecdotal and it's not even clear to me what platform it would be (AIX?). There doesn't seem to be a simh one that I've found. If anyone knows of any existing emulation solutions, I'd love to know about them. Thanks! - Dave

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VCF EAST IS APRIL 4-6, 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

VCF EAST IS APRIL 4-6, 2025 at InfoAge This may be redundant to some of you, but I feel the need to repeat myself. I've had two local people ask me when it was and didn't realize that it was less than two weeks away despite posting to this list and plastering over all of social media once per day. They thought it was April 16 or April 26. I'm thinking of renting out skywriting to advertise the show. Or those banners down the shore that go along the beach. Program book is here: https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/vcfeast2025program_final.pdf Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Final Program Book - VCF East 2025 - April 4-6
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/vcfeast2025program_final.pdf Enjoy! Jeff Brace

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Access to actual forum?
by John Kozell 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Hi, I was interested in the Vintage Computer Federation and was poking around trying to find the communities and/or forums where I could monitor and participate. At the time, all I could find was the option to subscribe to this list digest email. Is there a place I can actually view/participate in the forum messages? Thanks -John

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Letter of Gift
by Martin A. Flynn 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

In support of the Vintage Computer Federation's activities at the former Camp Evans in Wall Township New Jersey, I would like to donate the following personal items for deployment in the new museum space; Access Points (4) * MAC ac:8b:a9:99:dd:30, UAP-AC-Pro * MAC 78:8a:20:d6:41:21, UAP-AC-Pro * MAC 68:d7:9a:d0:b4:60 , UAP-AC-Pro * MAC d0:21:f9:2c:60:00, UAP-AC-Pro Professional Mounting brackets (4) TE/Amp network cable connectors (16) 1 foot network patch cords (8) Hubbell #926 Back boxes Cordially, Martin

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VCF East Consignment System is up!
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

We have a 7000 square foot space this year. Consignment info: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-consignmen… Consignment system: https://nexopos.vcfed.org/ Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Brian Kernighan - VCF East - Saturday, April 5, 5PM
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Brian Kernighan will be interviewed at VCF East on Saturday, April 5, 5PM by Stephen Edwards, a Computer Science professor at Columbia University who has spoken at VCF East in the past will be interviewing him on his 2019 book: UNIX a history and a memoir. If you don't know who Brian is: He co-wrote the first C programming book, co-wrote AWK, wrote ditroff, etc. He worked at Bell labs for years. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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Two Amiga roundtables at VCF East 2025!
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Saturday, April 5 at 3PM: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-saturday-roundtable/ Sunday, April 6 at 3PM: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-sunday-roundtable/ Early Bird Tickets: https://vcfed.org/2025/03/16/non-member-ticket-pricing-vcf-east/ Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Program Book - Draft 3 - VCF East 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

The VCF East 2025 program book is almost finished. This is the final draft. It goes to the printers tonight (Wednesday 3/19) at 10PM. Please let me know what you think: https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/vcfeast2025program_draft3.pdf Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VCF EAST 2025!
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

We don't have the Sea Cadets this year, so we will need more volunteers for our show. Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRIqB1ZuseQ2ANYszT2RTw2_AMnnCv0ZI… Thanks! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Were there more 68K Macs or PPC Macs made?
by John Heritage 19 Mar '25

19 Mar '25

Just curious were there more Motorola 68000 series macs made then PPC? I know mac sales started slow. But Mac sales also slowed in the mid to late 1990s when the PPCs were shipping. 68K macs and PPC macs also sold for nearly the same number of years. There were also clones of 68K (maybe PPC?).

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Cool/Handy Commodore Add-on Product
by Chris Fala 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E697SRqN2Sg

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VCF EAST 2025 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Mar '25

16 Mar '25

https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-tickets/ Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
by Jeffrey Jonas 16 Mar '25

16 Mar '25

relayed from good 'old USENET: [EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation, kind of like an ACLU focusing on tech/privacy issues and then some...] In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. Mark didn't set out to change the world. For 22 years, he was a telecommunications technician for AT&T, most of that in San Francisco. But he always had a strong sense of right and wrong and a commitment to privacy. ...... When the New York Times reported in late 2005 that the NSA was engaging in spying inside the U.S., Mark realized that he had witnessed how it was happening. He also realized that the President was not telling Americans the truth about the program. And, though newly retired, he knew that he had to do something. He showed up at EFF's front door in early 2006 with a simple question: "Do you folks care about privacy?" =========== rest: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower…

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] IBM Documents in Boston
by Dave McGuire 15 Mar '25

15 Mar '25

On 3/13/25 14:16, Mike Rieker via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I'm local too as a backup. Thank you Mike. The guy has agreed to donate the documentation to LSSM for scanning. It is...a LARGE pile. A friend of mine in Boston has been threatening to visit soon; we might be able to leverage his trip for this. Let's see how it goes; we may need your help as well. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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