December 2015 - vcf-midatlantic

Festivus - Who's going?
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Just trying to get a rough idea of who's coming to Festivus this coming Dec. 5 & 6. Put your name on the list and approximate arrival time. 1. Jeff Brace 10:30AM Saturday (Staying all weekend) 2. Evan Koblentz 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. <https://www.avast.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-em…> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-em…> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Fwd: Re: Updated list - Festivus - Who's going?
by alex bodnar 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

> >> Just trying to get a rough idea of who's coming to Festivus this coming >> Dec. 5 & 6. >> >> Put your name on the list and approximate arrival time. >> >> 1. Jeff Brace 10:30AM Saturday (Staying all weekend) >> 2. Evan Koblentz >> 3./4. Dean & Drew Notarnicola 11:00 Sat. only >> 5./6. Bill Dudley and Xiulan Zhao (not sure of arrival time -- >> mid-afternoon Sat?) >> 7./8. Kelly L. and Ann 11:00 Sat. only >> 9. Steven Toth (mid morn Saturday, all weekend probably). >> 10. Connor Krukosky >> 11. Tony Bogan - between 11 & 12 on Saturday. Back on Sunday too! >> 12. Tom Hornberger - around 11 on Sun >> 13(ish). Dave Riley (noonish Saturday) > >14. Ian > >(Doh! He replied right after I sent a cleaned-up list.) 15. Alex B Alex M. Bodnar aviation: PP-SEL-IA amateur Radio: K3CIM Emergency Services: EMT-BD, ARES/RACES

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Update - new museum space
by Evan Koblentz 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Everyone, Here are some updates on our new museum space. We're still working on final details of the lease. We are on course to move from our current museum (in building 9032-C) to the new space (in building 9010-A) in the first half of 2016. Obviously the goal is to get the new space up and running in time for VCF East in mid-April. I took some pictures after Jeff B., Tony (+son), Steve A., and I set up the new space for Festivus yesterday. The file at http://snarc.net/alcove.jpg shows an alcove in one corner of the room. It's a food area during Festivus, however for the museum it will be a hands-on learning laboratory. No, we can't keep the fridge in there year-round. :) The file at http://snarc.net/theater.jpg shows 16 chairs facing a short wall. We'll put the portable screen and/or the screen from David G. on a table so it's high up. The file at http://snarc.net/inner.jpg shows the wall along the hallway. That's Steve A. at the far door. The near door is the middle of three, so it is fine to block it. (We will put a "do not open" sign on the other side.) Third door is off-camera to the right. Either the middle door or the off-camera one will became a double doorway in the near future. We do not yet know which one. The file at http://snarc.net/overall.jpg shows the whole room from our "Festivus Theatre" area looking out. We will put two or three more tables in the middle for Festivus. For the museum, there will be a faux wall down the middle which stops about 10 feet from each end. The side by the doors will have a welcome desk and mainframes. The end by Festivus Theatre will be minicomputers. The side by the windows will be microcomputers. The short wall between the alcove and the doors will be an exhibit of "history of the present". Rather than just having boring straight aisles, the exhibits will be arranged so as to make people weave and wind. That gives a sense that you're exploring vs. simply walking through. There will be more of this as you move from mainframes to minis to micros, due to equipment size -- it's difficult to arrange mainframes any way other than in rows; it's easy with microcomputers. The full layout in its latest (fourth) version has room for 26 microcomputers that can be up-and-running (on tables) and dozens more that can be static displays on shelves above the tables. However, the layout is still being prepared so I can't share that. Soon...

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