October 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Baynesville Electronics
by Mike Loewen 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

You folks in the MD area will be disappointed to hear the Baynesville Electronics is closing its doors: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/towson/ph-tt-bay… I only visited there once, but it's the kind of that we fixer-uppers needed to have around. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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TRS80 Model 4 D on craigs list
by Kelly Leavitt 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

I was going to make an offer, but I already have 2... http://newjersey.craigslist.org/sys/5836818556.html [https://images.craigslist.org/00B0B_6C6rSwdwwiD_600x450.jpg]<http://newjersey.craigslist.org/sys/5836818556.html> Vintage Tandy TRS 80 Model 4 Computor<http://newjersey.craigslist.org/sys/5836818556.html> newjersey.craigslist.org Tandy TRS 80 Model 4 microcomputer system 128 K RAM Tandy software library Two boxes of 5 1/4 floppy discs TRS disk system owners manual Heads and screens cleaning kit See pics of all items... Real close to me too.

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Suggestions? East XII keynoters
by Evan Koblentz 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Please suggest interesting people who could keynote at VCF East XII next spring. Requirements: mainstream appeal, live within a few hundred miles of InfoAge, not redundant to past keynote subjects. DO NOT reach out to anyone on behalf of our organization. Invitations must come from me, Corey, Jeff B., or Erik Klein out west.

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Museum Report
by Dean Notarnicola 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Very quiet day for Drew and I. A middle aged couple came in and literally zipped through in two minutes without asking any questions. Much later, two older gentlemen, who are repeat visitors, came in. They asked some questions about certain pieces, the museum, the membership, and some personal questions about my background. They seemed enthused about the upcoming Vintage Computer Fest. The black polo shirts have been delivered to the warehouse. We neatened the bench area. I connected a USB stick to the hallway TV that is now displaying an five page informational slideshow that Evan created; the next step is a wireless open source digital signage solution using an RPi. Drew recreated the sign at the entrance next to the cash donation box to include the new VCF logo and to catch some more eyes. Looking forward to seeing everyone at Festivus! Dean

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RIP PC Mag editor Bill Machrone
by Evan Koblentz 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

http://www.pcmag.com/article/349186/remembering-pcmags-bill-machrone

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For sale 128K Core RAM Industrial PDP 11/40 System
by william degnan 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

*Ebay:* 272432268291 http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/272432268291? Will help ship worldwide. $1. Bill

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Commodore history in my local newspaper
by Duane 30 Oct '16

30 Oct '16

All, http://pilotonline.com/business/turns-out-the-leader-of-the-commodore-engin… Duane

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OT: PC parts for free
by Jeffrey Jonas 29 Oct '16

29 Oct '16

I'm scrapping a bunch of single core PCs. If you wants parts such as power supply, CD/DVD drives, just ask! Few have any ram or ram of interest, mostly 256k PC-133 and "slow" speeds. -- jeff jonas

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Modems...
by Herb Johnson 29 Oct '16

29 Oct '16

Al Hartman posted "Drop me an e-mail off the list if you are interested." I'm interested, and sent a private email. Contact me, use my posted email addr if you don't get my private email. Thank you. - HErb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Possible rescue help needed SATURDAY Kearny NJ
by Kelly Leavitt 29 Oct '16

29 Oct '16

There is about to be a dumping of TRS-80 stuff in Kearny this weekend. I'm trying to coordinate with the current owner, but I'm in Arkansas until Tuesday. Anyone want to help? Send me an offlist email and I'll try to get you in touch with Ward. I'd like some of the manuals and stuff, but obviously I'm out of the loop,. Thanks for any help, Kelly

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