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Semi-OT: Win 95 kernel file needed
by Evan Koblentz 19 Mar '20

19 Mar '20

Long story, but I need the kernel32.dll file from a later version of Windows 95. Two requirements: - It must be from 95, not 98 or newer - I have version 4.00.950, so I'm looking for a more recent version - You can send it to me by email or a download link (original Microsoft links found by Google no longer work) - I need it ASAP. Tonight would be awesome Reach me off-list: evan(a)snarc.net

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April 4 & 5 Repair workshop cancelled
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

Due to an abundance of caution. The April 4 & 5 repair workshop is cancelled. The Covid-19 virus is spreading rapidly and even small groups can be at risk. I will schedule a new repair workshop when things look safe to meet. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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InfoAge Closed until April 24
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

>From the CEO of Infoage (Mike Ruane): *"To All –Due to the impact of the corona virus on our community, InfoAge will be closed to all visitors and all tours and public meetings will be suspended effective immediately until Friday, April 24. On April 15, we will review whether we will open on the 25th or continue to be closed. Please pass this information on to your org members and volunteers.However, organizations can use their own discretion as to whether or not they wish to work on their sites or various projects. Many of our volunteers are in the “at-risk” category and should stay at home if at all possible.I adapted the following from the CDL email on the virus: Be aware that the COVID virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person, and especially between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). COVID is transmitted through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes and these droplets land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Therefore: if you have any common flu symptoms — coughing, sneezing — please refrain from visiting the InfoAge. It is an unnecessary risk, even if you are not presenting the additional COVID symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath.To learn more about the virus and what you can do to protect yourself and your family and friends, please visit the Centers for Disease Control website https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html. <https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html.>”Please take care of yourselves. "* -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Wang 2200 at Unique thrift store in Fairfax VA
by Clint 16 Mar '20

16 Mar '20

If anyone on the list is interested in this sort of thing, there is a dirty, but apparently complete Wang 2200 at the Unique thrift shop in Merrifield/Fairfax VA. They're asking $499. They are fine with plugging stuff in and poking around with it. Not my thing, but these seem to be quite rare.

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Lemonade RE: Blantant Attack on Kennett Classic!
by Jim Scheef 15 Mar '20

15 Mar '20

Bill and all, Jeff has verbalized what I was thinking. To help people make a vacation of the two events, we need a list of fun places to visit - places geeks like us would find interesting - to fill the intervening week. The first thing I found is the Marshall Steam Museum (10 minutes from Kennett Square). Altoona and Gallitzin may be too far. Jim -----Original Message----- From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2020 8:12 PM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: jsalzman(a)gmail.com Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Blantant Attack on Kennett Classic! Making lemonade out of lemons... wouldn't it be an incentive for those regular visitors who travel long ways to to attend VCF East to also hang around the area for less than an additional week to attend Kennett Classic? Especially those who would would be flying in and might justify staying a few extra days to do so. Why pay for two sets of round trip flights if they wanted to go to Kennett Classic, too? Not trying to incite violence here. It's just a thought. On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 7:02 PM Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > We had no choice. September and November were out. Considering the only > two weekends at our disposal were the one we chose or the same one as your > event, we jumped through hoops to avoid rescheduling on the same dates as > your event. and considering the circumstances under which we had to do so > we would hope you would understand. > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:49 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > To schedule vcf east less than a week before our event is a blantant and > > ignorant obnoxious affront to us! We consulted with vcfed so as not to > > infringe with the events and plans of the federation and this is what we > > get in return. How unprofessional. I ask everyone to stand behind us to > > protest this decision. Please be human and decent, we did everything to > > space our event. We offered to volunteer at vcfed! If you continue to > > pursue this, the working relationship between our two groups will be > > permanently damaged. > > > > Bill and Karen. > > >

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On our hobby
by Adam Michlin 15 Mar '20

15 Mar '20

Definition Federation: the formation of a political unity, with a central government, by a number of separate states, each of which retains control of its own internal affairs. Thinking back, I started my involvement in this hobby around 1993. My computers weren't so vintage then, I had no idea what CP/M was or any awareness of machines prior to the Apple II. I had to give up that collection in 2004 to move to NJ. What I remember most of all was that it was a lonely hobby. My interest was rekindled when I started teaching Computer Science in FL around about 2008. I'm a huge believer in teaching history in any subject I teach and it seemed obvious to not only teach the history but to show the history. I had kept a Mac SE from my first collection that had traveled from CA to NJ to FL and used that as my first prop in teaching Computer Science and, by extension, Computer History. I was lucky that we had a district warehouse (that makes the VCF warehouse look small) where all the old tech went to rest (we couldn't recycle for complicated financial reasons). And thus began my second collection. Primarily Apple II.. because, well, schools and Apple II. I then left my job as a CS teacher and moved into the music retail industry. As such, I again had to give up my collection. Still the hobby was lonely. I moved to NJ to again teach CS in 2014. Kept only my one Apple IIc. But something different happened. I found you people. My classroom became stocked with machines donated by people like Tony Bogan, Dean Notaricola, Alex Jacocks (and I'm forgetting so many, sorry!).It would take me pages to list just the knowledge I've gained from everyone reading this very email. Thank you to each and everyone of you. The hobby wasn't lonely anymore. We are the Vintage Computer Federation. We are not just a museum and warehouse in Wall, NJ. We are not just an online forum or mailing list. We are people. We are people throughout the world. We are events throughout the world. We are growing and the nature of growing is that there will be conflicts. I, however, look at the conflicts as a good thing rather than a bad thing. It is easy to avoid conflicts... don't grow. I dream of a world where we have so many workshops that people have to choose. That people in Maryland have a Maryland workshop, NJ in NJ, NY in NY, and PA in PA all on the same day because there are too many events to avoid date conflicts. Heck, I'd love to see an Idaho workshop! And, of course, someone really needs to get going on that North NJ workshop less than 10 minutes from where I live. ;) As one the primary people responsible for the VCF Social Media, I have done my best to promote *every* organization that does anything at all to push our hobby in a positive direction. LCM, CHM, museums and other organizations in Holland, Finland, Russia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland.. on and on and on. As a Steering Committee member, I have pushed very hard to increase access to our collection to members and create a formal way for organizations to borrow our artifacts for display in their own museums. I do all this because I have a vision that VCF exists to promote the hobby. The entire hobby. This is what a Federation does. Yet the nature of a Federation is that independent entities (officially or unofficially) within it will sometimes have conflicts. But I don't see conflicts as a bad thing. I see conflicts as an amazing problem created by a growing hobby. No one is trying to create conflicts, but they will arise. We will, however, overcome them together to take this hobby to the next level (or four). I just can't imagine going back to that lonely hobby. -Adam

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Gosh, forgot about Pi Day!
by Jim Scheef 14 Mar '20

14 Mar '20

Sorry, I really am a geek.

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Was Lemondae, bicycling NJ
by Neil Cherry 14 Mar '20

14 Mar '20

If you get to central Jersey again and don't mind riding the roads I know a lot of good areas to ride. What speed do you avg and how far do you like to ride? I usually do centuries during the summer and for some reason our speeds have dropped to just 15 - 16 mph avg over the entire ride. We ride the flat lands of NJ and I know a lot of Pine Barrens rides. Even if you can't ride with us I can toss together a route or two for the area of Spotswood/Monroe Twp to the shore, south or out to the Sourlands (almost the Delaware). -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Blantant Attack on Kennett Classic!
by Bill Degnan 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

To schedule vcf east less than a week before our event is a blantant and ignorant obnoxious affront to us! We consulted with vcfed so as not to infringe with the events and plans of the federation and this is what we get in return. How unprofessional. I ask everyone to stand behind us to protest this decision. Please be human and decent, we did everything to space our event. We offered to volunteer at vcfed! If you continue to pursue this, the working relationship between our two groups will be permanently damaged. Bill and Karen.

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VCF East - New Dates Announced!
by Tony Bogan 13 Mar '20

13 Mar '20

VCF East 2020 Update What a difference 24 hours makes! Since last night's announcement, we have now seen various state governments recommend cancelling all large gatherings in light of the "continued outbreak and to aggressively mitigate the spread of the virus." in the words of the Governor of NJ. As such, VCF East 2020 will be POSTPONED (not cancelled) until October 10th through 12th, 2020. This is Saturday through Monday, Columbus Day. Over the past week we have been actively working on backup plans for VCF East in the event it had to be postponed, with several different contingencies planned based on different circumstances that might arise. While it is unfortunate that such a circumstance has occurred, the VCF Steering Committee is pleased to inform everyone that we have secured the dates mentioned above, along with the needed space at the Infoage Science and History Museums. Additionally, we have been reaching out to our Keynote Speakers and class proctors to lock in their availability. We have confirmed that Bill Mensch, Michael Tomczyk, Bil Herd and David Murray have all confirmed their availability as of today. We will update the website, class schedules, etc. over the coming week to reflect the changes in date as well as filling in who can and cannot attend based on the new days of the event. While prep for VCF East has continued in earnest over the past few weeks, a potential change of dates has always been on the list of items to deal with. It is unfortunate that the event needed to be rescheduled, but with the cooperation of our members, keynote speakers, exhibitors and attendees, along with the great coordination we've had with Infoage, we are confident we can help keep people safe and healthy and have a fantastic event, just a few months later than originally anticipated. Please stay tuned for more updates as the days and weeks go by, and please, stay safe and healthy! VCF Steering Committee

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Bob Flanders 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d… On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:48 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > VCF East 2020 Update > > In light of everything that is happening in the US and elsewhere with the > current Flu season and Coronavirus, the VCF Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee > wanted to update everyone on the current status of VCF East 2020. > > As it stands, VCF East 2020 is still scheduled to take place as planned on > April 24th, 25th and 26th. > > The Steering Committee is monitoring the situation daily and meets every > week for VCF East prep, which includes reassessing our situation for the > event as a whole on a weekly basis at minimum, more frequently if needed. > > At the Infoage Operations meeting on Wednesday, March 11th, Infoage > informed us that they have no plans to close or alter their operating > schedule at this time. Like us, they plan on watching the situation closely > and will update their plans if and when it is called for. Meanwhile, they > look forward to hosting VCF East once again. > > We understand that attendance will suffer as a result of the current > health situation as some people will choose not to travel or attend a > public event at this point in time. Prudence dictates that everyone, > especially people in the higher risk groups and those with certain health > issues, must do what's best for themselves, and we encourage people to do > just that! Meanwhile, we continue to plan on the event taking place on > schedule. > > In the event circumstances require us to reschedule the event, we will > notify all exhibitors, vendors, class proctors and advance ticket holders > directly, as well as announcing on our website and all social media. > > The VCF Steering Committee plans on hosting a fantastic show in April, but > plans sometimes change, and we will change ours if circumstances dictate a > change is needed, and make sure you are the first to know. > > VCF Steering Committee

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Neil Cherry 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

On 3/12/20 1:31 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Has anyone seen the movie "Contagion" ? > > May seem a little far-fetched but not too far from the truth. ... so they're gonna drop a bomb on us? Great, now we're moving into (out?) to a Billy Joel song ... never could understand why they blew the Bronx away ... ;-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Alexander Pierson 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

I'm going to have to concur. My love for this event is on record, and I've joked with some of you that it would take something significant to stop me from attending VCF East. With that in mind, I think it is wise to cancel and avoid undue risk to people's health. I don't see much of a point for an event that champions hands-on exhibits in the middle of a pandemic. There is always next year. -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Thursday, March 12, 2020, 03:54:36 PM EDT, Peter Fletcher via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: I’d say that is it then for me. If the State of NJ doesn’t want events of size being held we ought listen to that. I know this is going to be inconvenient, and frankly I have no idea if I’ll get the money I’ve paid for my hotel stay refunded or not, but I really don’t want to feel responsible for spreading a disease because people are touching my old keyboards and joysticks. The VCF demographic is solidly middle age and older, exactly the people this is affecting most. Not that I get a vote, but if I do have one, I vote to cancel and find a date later in the year. -Pete > On Mar 12, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Looks like NJ is recommending all gatherings of >250 be cancelled. > > https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200312a.shtml > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 3:12 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> Google “project cautery” >> >>> On Mar 12, 2020, at 2:36 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>> >>>> On 3/12/20 1:31 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >>>> Has anyone seen the movie "Contagion" ? >>>> >>>> May seem a little far-fetched but not too far from the truth. >>> >>> ... so they're gonna drop a bomb on us? >>> >>> Great, now we're moving into (out?) to a Billy Joel song ... never could >> understand >>> why they blew the Bronx away ... ;-) >>> >>> -- >>> Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com >>> http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site >>> http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog >>> Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies >>> >> >> > > -- > Jason Perkins > 313 355 0085

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Jonathan Gevaryahu 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

I'm in complete agreement. What I'm hearing in the news by epidemiologists implies this is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Based on some estimates I've seen *I think* it may peak sometime in May, June or even later. I'm personally fine having VCFE in the fall sometime, or even possibly deferring it to next year (not the first time this has happened). On 3/12/2020 3:54 PM, Peter Fletcher via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > I’d say that is it then for me. If the State of NJ doesn’t want events of size being held we ought listen to that. > > I know this is going to be inconvenient, and frankly I have no idea if I’ll get the money I’ve paid for my hotel stay refunded or not, but I really don’t want to feel responsible for spreading a disease because people are touching my old keyboards and joysticks. > > The VCF demographic is solidly middle age and older, exactly the people this is affecting most. > > Not that I get a vote, but if I do have one, I vote to cancel and find a date later in the year. > > -Pete > > > >> On Mar 12, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic<vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> Looks like NJ is recommending all gatherings of >250 be cancelled. >> >> https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562020/approved/20200312a.shtml >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 3:12 PM Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >>> Google “project cautery” >>> >>>> On Mar 12, 2020, at 2:36 PM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic < >>> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>>>> On 3/12/20 1:31 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >>>>> Has anyone seen the movie "Contagion" ? >>>>> >>>>> May seem a little far-fetched but not too far from the truth. >>>> ... so they're gonna drop a bomb on us? >>>> >>>> Great, now we're moving into (out?) to a Billy Joel song ... never could >>> understand >>>> why they blew the Bronx away ...;-) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Linux Home Automation Neil Cherryncherry(a)linuxha.com >>>> http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site >>>> http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog >>>> Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies >>>> >> -- >> Jason Perkins >> 313 355 0085 -- Jonathan Gevaryahu jgevaryahu(a)gmail.com jgevaryahu(a)hotmail.com

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Mike Loewen 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

On Thu Mar 12 00:22:27 EDT 2020, Kyle Own wrote: > Since the WHO has upgraded this to a pandemic, I am very surprised to see > VCF E as a possibility for late April. Current trends show that we may have > close to 1 million cases in the US by then. By continuing planning VCF E for > April, I believe the steering committee is doing a disservice to the > community, both among vintage computer enthusiasts and members of Wall > Township and surrounding areas. Why not postpone for a future date? > > I'd be very curious to see a show of hands who would currently plan to be in > attendance in April. > > Kyle I'm not one to panic, but given the current state of affairs I am considering withdrawing my exhibit from VCF East this. I realize that scheduling is tight for Infoage, but if at all possible I would also urge that the SC consider reschduling the event. Remember some years back when one member infected several of the exhibitors? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Kyle Owen 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

Since the WHO has upgraded this to a pandemic, I am very surprised to see VCF E as a possibility for late April. Current trends show that we may have close to 1 million cases in the US by then. By continuing planning VCF E for April, I believe the steering committee is doing a disservice to the community, both among vintage computer enthusiasts and members of Wall Township and surrounding areas. Why not postpone for a future date? I'd be very curious to see a show of hands who would currently plan to be in attendance in April. Kyle

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Burroughs B205 tape drive on Ebay
by Mike Loewen 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

Stan Brewer's B205 tape drive is up for auction (again) on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-BURROUGHS-B205-CORPORATION-ELECTRODATA-COM… Stan (RIP) told me that this was originally one of the drives from Claude Kagan's B205 system. It's in rough shape, and may not be complete. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by David Riley 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

On Mar 11, 2020, at 10:48 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > From: Tony Bogan <thebogans(a)mac.com> > Subject: VCF East 2020 Update > Date: March 11, 2020 at 10:48:02 PM EDT > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > VCF East 2020 Update > > In light of everything that is happening in the US and elsewhere with the current Flu season and Coronavirus, the VCF Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee wanted to update everyone on the current status of VCF East 2020. > > As it stands, VCF East 2020 is still scheduled to take place as planned on April 24th, 25th and 26th. As things stand currently, I don't plan on traveling for any cons until at least June. Most epidemiological models have cases peaking around early May, give or take a few weeks, which means late April is likely to be pretty bad in terms of the effect on our national health system and follow-on effects in everyday life, not to mention the risk of infection if you're not already sick. This is not me trying to lecture y'all, because you can do what you want. But I would definitely suggest carefully considering the additional financial and logistical burden each additional week adds if you cancel later, because people make commitments, lock down schedules, and pay for travel arrangements as things get closer. In the infosec world, a LOT of conferences are getting canceled and moved right now, and people are feeling the pain (both people who had already committed to presenting and arranged time off work, gotten visas, booked non-refundable tickets, etc). It sucks. But most conferences have made that decision last week and this week. If the show does go on, I wish everyone the best of luck and I'll look forward to the videos. But I'll still be hoping for a raincheck. - Dave

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by jaj＠totallyamused.com 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

>From: Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic ><vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > >You guys are making a huge mistake by not canceling East now. > >Gov. Murphy declared a state of emergency. Smart museum leaders -- like those at LCM, obviously not those at IA -- are closing before people get sick or worse. > >All those people in such a cramped venue, all touching the same doors and joysticks, is just begging for trouble. Absolutely, events of ~100 (and less) are cancelling. TCF has cancelled, it’s not worth it. Make a shift now to the Fall, get it on the calendar to secure attendance for 2020.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2020 Update
by Evan Koblentz 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

You guys are making a huge mistake by not canceling East now. Gov. Murphy declared a state of emergency. Smart museum leaders -- like those at LCM, obviously not those at IA -- are closing before people get sick or worse. All those people in such a cramped venue, all touching the same doors and joysticks, is just begging for trouble.

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VCF East 2020 Update
by Tony Bogan 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

VCF East 2020 Update In light of everything that is happening in the US and elsewhere with the current Flu season and Coronavirus, the VCF Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee wanted to update everyone on the current status of VCF East 2020. As it stands, VCF East 2020 is still scheduled to take place as planned on April 24th, 25th and 26th. The Steering Committee is monitoring the situation daily and meets every week for VCF East prep, which includes reassessing our situation for the event as a whole on a weekly basis at minimum, more frequently if needed. At the Infoage Operations meeting on Wednesday, March 11th, Infoage informed us that they have no plans to close or alter their operating schedule at this time. Like us, they plan on watching the situation closely and will update their plans if and when it is called for. Meanwhile, they look forward to hosting VCF East once again. We understand that attendance will suffer as a result of the current health situation as some people will choose not to travel or attend a public event at this point in time. Prudence dictates that everyone, especially people in the higher risk groups and those with certain health issues, must do what's best for themselves, and we encourage people to do just that! Meanwhile, we continue to plan on the event taking place on schedule. In the event circumstances require us to reschedule the event, we will notify all exhibitors, vendors, class proctors and advance ticket holders directly, as well as announcing on our website and all social media. The VCF Steering Committee plans on hosting a fantastic show in April, but plans sometimes change, and we will change ours if circumstances dictate a change is needed, and make sure you are the first to know. VCF Steering Committee

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Soldering Temp and Gauge Wire?
by mark＠markesystems.com 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

> From: Chris Fala <chrisjpf33(a)gmail.com> <...> > This excellent video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpkkfK937mU is one of > the best explanations of the proper way to solder that I have found. That was a good video. I've been soldering, both professionally and for hobby reasons, since I was 7 (53 years, but who's counting), and this is the first video I've seen that that stresses the importance of a wetting of solder between the iron and the joint be soldered; it doesn't just blindly state to "apply the solder to the joint, not the iron". This allows the joint to be soldered quickly, which is good not only because it's fast, but because it doesn't heat-stress the component or board as much. ~~ Mark Moulding

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Soldering Temp and Gauge Wire?
by John Heritage 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

Hey folks, Just looking for a few recommendations - I've finally picked up a proper soldering station where I can set the temperature.. For working on vintage hardware like Atari 8bits and installing mods (ram upgrades or video upgrades that require wires to be run) -- what kind of temps should I be running a flat-tipped soldering iron at, and what gauge wire should I generally use on the older computers? Thanks :) John

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1st Annual Kennett Classic October 16-18 2020 - Mark your Calendars
by Bill Degnan 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

Hey all - We have had soft-launched it on our website calendar a few months ago but I wanted to confirm that yes on October 16 - 18 2020 the first annual "Kennett Classic" weekend is scheduled and a GO; venue booked and implementation is under way. The centerpiece of the weekend will be a contest between teams of vintage computer hobbyists competing for the Kennett Classic Cup, an award to the team with the best network of vintage hardware based on up-time and connectivity. There will be a substantial prize awarded to the winning team. We're really excited to share the details of this event, but stand by for now. In addition to the on-site teams, we will open the contest to any qualifying team worldwide. This is a first-of-its-kind world-wide vintage computing networking event! We're working on the registration pages now, and once they're live we'll share all of the details. Think of the Kennett Classic Cup as a car rally for vintage computers. We have many other activities planned, stay tuned. Interested? We look forward to making this a huge success. Bill Degnan Kennett Classic Kennett Square, PA https://www.kennettclassic.com

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Two monitors needed
by Evan Koblentz 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

I'm on the lookout for two monitors: 1. Early/mid-1990s beige VGA CRT, preferably NOT with a PC brand name/logo on the front, tilt stand, and the smaller the better. Maybe 13" or something. 2. Small LCD with composite input. Maybe something like 9-10" so I can toss it in a small suitcase when traveling. Year doesn't matter. Stand preferred. Email me off-list: evan(a)snarc.net

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East...
by Ethan Dicks 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 5:08 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > ...We drafted a public update on the status of VCF East this afternoon. After edits and a VCF Board > meeting tonight, it will be posted tomorrow morning at the latest. Hi, Tony, Thanks for the quick answer on where things stand right now. My concern (and I think it's Bill's as well) is what is the general feel in NJ and what are the chances that Info Age will close the site to the public. > As it stands right now everything is proceeding as scheduled. If circumstances warrant a change, we will change as needed. > > We already have plans in place if a rescheduling of the event becomes necessary. Good to know, but for those of us to are coming from a fair distance (600 miles for me), and who took time off work to block out travel, we'd like to get an idea if cancellation, by any party, is likely or not likely. So many tech-centric public gatherings in March and April have already been cancelled that it's a fair question. -ethan

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original macintosh on foxbusiness ~9AM
by Bill Degnan 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

if you're interested, demo of original MAC on Mario Bartoromo's show, Fox Business. Around 9AM 3/10 Bill

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BeBox 66mhz motherboard
by Earl Baugh 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

Howdy, I got a BeBox 66mhz motherboard recently. Just motherboard. I’m going to attempt to reconstruct the rest of it, and I believe the museum has one ( not sure if it’s this model ) and/or other folks on the list have mentioned having them. Anybody have any spare parts? ( especially a chassis? ). Can anybody point me towards what video card they came with? ( I’ve found list of compatible ones, but can’t find exactly what cane with it to start with ) Ditto with keyboard... Thanks! Earl Sent from my iPhone

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TRS-80 Model III FTGH in MD
by Mike Loewen 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

Not mine: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?74073-TRS-80-Model-III-Free-to-a-… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Repair Workshops April 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

April 4 & 5, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059 < https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VTM4R1HBKCcal7FAG_SslXv4jPAyuvygIkVErAKTp… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East...
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Tony Bogan wrote: > Ethan, it's impossible for me or anyone else to say what will happen or > even give an educated guess. Understood. > TCF is in 12 days and is still on schedule. Princeton University announced > today that AFTER Spring Break they want students to remain home for > two weeks, at which time they will re-evaluate the situation. Spring break > for Princeton doesn't start until the 14th of March, so exams continue as > planned so they aren't shutting down early, just taking advantage of a built > in break and extending if deemed necessary. My daughter just called me > while typing this response to tell me Monmouth University just cancelled > classes a week early before Spring Break to extend the "down time" while > the situation is monitored (apparently Seton Hall did the same thing) This is exactly the kind of thing I am interested in. > These events are happening more than 6 weeks in advance of when VCF > East is scheduled, and much can change (for better or worse) in that time frame. Again, understood. but these days six weeks can go by in a blink for me. > I'm but one of a group of people who are involved in those process, so take > my comments as such. Okay. > However, I would ask from a personal standpoint that people give us the next > few days for the public response (read: official response) to come out and for > the Wednesday Operations meeting at IA where I can get an update from IA > on their plans, feelings, etc. I'm not making any decisions yet, just beginning to think on it. > Impossible for us to please everyone and accommodate everyone's schedules > and desires (I've talked to numerous people who are hoping we don't have to > reschedule, and others who think we should right now) Yes, I understand that it is a tough call. > All we can do is be upfront about where we are and where we may be going, > then update as circumstances change. Thanks, Bill S.

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VCF East...
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Hi all, It's getting to be time to make hotel reservations and really get into high gear getting my exhibit ready but I have to ask the question: What is the likelihood of cancelation at this point? Can anyone who is currently working with the "Infoage people" give us some kind of feeling for the "mood" there? How does New Jersey in general seem to be taking the crisis? I notice that the vcfed page for the VCF East exhibits has not been updated since February 13. Thanks, Bill S.

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Museum Report 2020-03-08 March 8, 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

About 15 visitors today. Adults and children were actually excited to get a Print Shop printout and even came back 15 minutes later to collect the printout. I'm quite happy that this exhibit is showing excitement and fun for the visitors. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] CoCo External Floppy
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

I picked it up, so, if the museum needs it, I'll bring it to the next event. Otherwise, I'd be happy to offer it to whomever wants it. - Alex On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 10:23 AM Andy Diller <andrew.diller(a)vcfed.org> wrote: > I think VCF (museum) is looking for one- we have no external floppies for > the COCO that is in the museum. > > How much is it? > > -andy > > > Andrew Diller > Vintage Computer Federation / A Federal 501(c)(3) Designated Charity > 267-353-2203 www.vcfed.org > > > On Mar 8, 2020, at 10:18 AM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Does anyone want a CoCo external floppy drive? I'm in a store that has > one, > > for the next 30 minutes or so. > > > > - Alex > >

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CoCo External Floppy
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

Does anyone want a CoCo external floppy drive? I'm in a store that has one, for the next 30 minutes or so. - Alex

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Workshop today starts at ~11:15AM
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

We are having breakfast late today so workshop will continue at ~11:15AM. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Breakfast tomorrow for repair workshop attendees
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

For those interested, let me know. We are going to IHOP in Ocean for breakfast tomorrow around 9:30AM. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Museum Report 2020-03-07
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

About 16 visitors came today. It started out with a 10 year old with high interest. He seemed to know about a lot of the computers in the museum and had lots of questions. He was my first "customer" who got a Print Shop printout. Most people didn't have the patience or interest to wait for it. Another boy came with a group of 5 also requested a printout even though it takes about 5 to 7 minutes to print out. The mother of group was excited to see a clone of Zork (i.e. Dungeon) on the 3B1. I continued training Dennis as a docent. He is doing quite well and I'm teaching about the different machines and history. Dean, Drew, Tony were here doing various activities in the museum. Repair workshop was going on and we had a decent turnout, went out to dinner at Main Street Grill as usual. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Looking for a Working VIC-20
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

All, I'm looking for a working VIC-20, for my VCF exhibit. Does anyone (hopefully near DC) have one that they're willing to part with? - Alex

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Rescue needed: Tandy 4000 and more!
by Bob Shuster 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

The Tandy 4000, monitor, keyboard, display, and all the Bernoulli stuff was picked up this afternoon and is headed up to the museum! Thanks for anyone who responded. - Bob Shuster

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Apple ][+ At VCF-East Consignment
by Jameel Akari 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

I will be consigning my Apple ][+ at VCF-East this year. It has not been powered up in probably 10 years and therefore is unknown condition. "Ran When Parked." I'm looking for suggestions on: - precautions / procedures / problems with powering it up to test - test procedures that you would want to do if purchasing one - some indication on fair pricing. It has two floppy drives (Apple) and an 80-column card of some sort with a a mono monitor. I probably have *some* software on disk to test with, but this has never really been my thing, so I don't have other machines or tools to make new disks. I can handle intermediate-level electronic and mechanical repairs & cleaning. And re: pricing: Mostly I want it to go to a good home, but I want it to be worthwhile and maximize VCF donation amounts. Yes I've Googled this, and I've decided to ask expert advice to improve the SNR. :) Thanks in advance. I'm likely to have the same sort of question on an entirely different machine as well, but lets do this first. -- Jameel Akari

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Rescue needed: Tandy 4000 and more!
by Bob Shuster 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

I hope photos are allowed! :) We found this in a relative’s attic, and it doesn’t fit with my collection. I have no idea if any of it works, but I see no physical damage other than a few missing screws on the case. There are more than 20 Bernoulli cartridges. This is located in Elkins Park, PA (near Philadelphia) and we need it picked up by this weekend as the house is going up for sale. Please contact me privately if interested. - Bob Shuster

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Free to good home: //e Platinum
by Evan Koblentz 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Taken, tentatively... On Mar 5, 2020, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)snarc.net> >To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> >Sent: Thu Mar 05 20:04:44 EST 2020 >Subject: Free to good home: //e Platinum > >For practically and traveling, I'm switching over from my //e Platinum >to a Laser 128. The former is my childhood memory, but the latter >better fits my grown-up needs! A list member is hooking me up. > >Another list member gave me the Platinum for free a few years ago. He >doesn't really need it back, so I am paying it forward, as they say. > >It works fine and was Retrobrited in 2017 by Javier Rivera. Includes >two 5.25 drives (the slim ones), a serial card, extra power supply, and >extra keyboard. > >Preference given to someone who has a real need for it, not to someone >who wants to hoarde -- that's very important to me. > >Preference also given for financial hardship, because that was my >situation when it was given to me. > >Contact me off-list only (evan(a)snarc.net)

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Free to good home: //e Platinum
by Evan Koblentz 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

For practically and traveling, I'm switching over from my //e Platinum to a Laser 128. The former is my childhood memory, but the latter better fits my grown-up needs! A list member is hooking me up. Another list member gave me the Platinum for free a few years ago. He doesn't really need it back, so I am paying it forward, as they say. It works fine and was Retrobrited in 2017 by Javier Rivera. Includes two 5.25 drives (the slim ones), a serial card, extra power supply, and extra keyboard. Preference given to someone who has a real need for it, not to someone who wants to hoarde -- that's very important to me. Preference also given for financial hardship, because that was my situation when it was given to me. Contact me off-list only (evan(a)snarc.net)

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[OT] Commdore PET 2001-8 and TRS-80 Model 4 Available in Winchester, VA
by Alexander Jacocks 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

All, There are both a Commodore PET 2001-8 and a TRS-80 Model 4 available, on Craigslist, in Winchester, VA: https://winchester.craigslist.org/sys/d/winchester-commodore-pet-2001/70868… https://winchester.craigslist.org/sys/d/winchester-tandy-trs-80-model-4/708… - Alex

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FFTCS Apple Portal Stylewriter Printers
by Bill Degnan 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

eceived the following... If you're interested in a free portable printer (you pay shipping) please contact me through https://www.vintagecomputer.net/contact.cfm ...and I will send your contact info to this person so that you can make a deal Bill VintageComputer.net Inquiry Contact Information <snip> I have 3 portable Apple StyleWriter printers with software CD (& floppies), which WORK fine, & more. I will donate to whomever will pay for me to ship them to them. I hate to trash excellent equipment. VintageComputer.net ---------------------------------------- -----------------------

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MOS KIM-1 board
by Sentrytv 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Ok Thanks Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Mar 5, 2020, at 11:48 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MOS KIM-1 board
by corey cohen 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Yes we have an early purple 6502 KIM-1 on display. corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 5, 2020, at 11:22 AM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > <mime-attachment>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MOS KIM-1 board
by Dean Notarnicola 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

I believe so On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 11:18 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Does anyone know > If the museum has one? > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. >

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MOS KIM-1 board
by Sentrytv 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Does anyone know If the museum has one? Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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