January 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] January Workshop Who's Coming?
by Todd George 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

1 Jeff Brace 2. Evan 3. Dean 4. Drew 64. Todd G. 64738. Steve Toth 65535. Joseph Oprysko

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East - Kernighan video online
by Christian Liendo 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

This is great, I just posted this to techtalk here at the times. I really want you guys to post the Daniel Kottke video.

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Bulk 5 1/4 inch floppy disk purchase
by Tony Bogan 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Anyone interested in a bulk NEW floppy disk purchase? If in my area (ny/nj) will be cheapest. I say this area because shipping will drive cost up but I'd gladly ship anywhere in the US once they arrive if wanted. Locals make out better of course. Price will work out to be between $.30 & $.40 each my cost for NEW floppies depending on quantity purchased and shipping cost to me. Your cost will be exactly the same as mine plus shipping to you. Obviously if in my neck of the woods we can meet half way. List quantities you want in this Conversation or email me directly. We get enough of an order I'll front the $$ for the purchase and collect once I can show the disks are in my possession if that makes people more comfortable. Tony Sent from my iPhone

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VCF East - Kernighan video online
by Evan Koblentz 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Ta-da! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUWt_StXKsY

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Does anyone have a Jaguar controller?
by Ian Primus 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

I've spent about two hours trying to track down my Jaguar controller. Somehow it escaped from the rest of the system. If you have one, bring it to Festivus - I'll have the console and some games, just... no controller. Doh. -Ian

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January Workshop - Whats the plan?
by Douglas Crawford 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

We prepping projects for VCF? Working on all the broken 1541's? Or what?

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FS: Vintage Meters!
by Systems Glitch 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

All, Another lot of test equipment to process! Figured I'd offer a few meters here before they go to eBay. This stuff came from the San Bernardino Valley College. I have the following three meters for sale: Simpson 461: - Digital 3.5 digit meter - Pair of probes (red/black) included (these are reverse banana plug probes) - Volts/Ohms/Milliamps - Includes AC adapter - Found a proper set of Tenergy A size NiCd rechargeables - Tested, working, not calibrated but agrees with a calibrated Fluke 8842A - Very clean except a spot where it looks like someone scraped a sticker with a knife HP 5005A Signature Multimeter: - Digital 3.5 digit meter - Probes and timing pod included - Volts/Ohms/Frequency/Period - Sort of a super high end logic probe as well - Tested, working, not calibrated but agrees with a calibrated Fluke 8842A - Faded red stencil on top, timing pod has one loose corner latch Triplett Model 60: - Analog meter, Simpson 260 workalike - Doesn't register volts, didn't test further - No probes The HP 5005A in particular is really suited to debugging old computers. It's approximately from the right era for this group's interest, and combines the two tools I use the most: a multimeter and logic probe. It also allows gating its measurements (measurement valid when another signal is at another state) like some of the high end logic probes out there. I'd keep the Simpson 461 for myself (it's a really cute little meter!) but I don't need another DMM. Can ship or deliver to the next VCF event I attend. Contact off-list with offers. Pictures on request. Thanks, Jonathan

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Cool data recovery project
by Evan Koblentz 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I saw this article today about a company calle Drivesavers that was hired to salvage data from Gene Roddenberry's old CP/M computer. On a whim, I called Drivesavers and left a message with the receptionist. VP of Engineering called me back within an hour. :) We have a nice conversation about computer history and data recovery. There could be good opportunities for VCF and DS to work together down the road.

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More TI 99 4/a 's on Ebay
by william degnan 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I put two beige TI 99 4/a's for sale on Ebay. One is the early 1981 ROM, one is the later 1983 ROM V 2.2 with BASIC update. They're both complete systems with extras. Priced to sell. $59.99 each, plus shipping at cost. [url] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4a-Tested-Working-Rare-ish-… [url] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4a-Tested-Working-1983-v2-2… see post on vintage-computer.com/vcforum/ for additional comments. -- Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Correction: Semi-OT: printer for new museum signs
by J. Alexander Jacocks 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:30 AM, frida fried via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: frida fried <frd_fried(a)yahoo.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:30:38 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Correction: Semi-OT: printer for new museum > signs > Evan, I've bought a couple of Epson Workforce multifunction devices which > have a scanner glass 11x17, and can print larger than 11x17 as well. They > are inkjet, and the WF7610 and one WF7620 have worked well; there is a > WF7110 printer only 13x19 inkjet as well, but I have no experience with > that one. (at $149 it is reasonably priced, but ink isn't cheap) > > http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ProductCategory.do?oid=-17867&sortid… > > I > > From: Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)snarc.net> > Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 9:04 AM > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Correction: Semi-OT: printer for new > museum signs > > >> We spent $2K > > That's where I stopped reading. :) > > But I just learned that even very cheap inkjets, sub-$200, can print > 11x17. That might be our best compromise if a larger printer is > unaffordable. > > If you can't find anyone else, I can do 13x19 on my printer. - Alex

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