November 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

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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World Maker Faire photos of our exhibit
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Does anyone have any photos of our exhibit that we did at World Maker Faire? I'm looking for photos that have close ups of the robots that Evan and I demonstrated. Please contact me privately if you do. Thanks! -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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identify some PC-bus cards?
by Herb Johnson 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

http://www.retrotechnology.com/y/zenith_pickup.html Among other items, I picked up some of these PC-bus boards. Some of them are IBM brand, I know there's some PS/2 interests. A passive ISA backplane too. Also HP brand, and some non-PC bus NEC. The Iomega brand boards, are likely interfaces for Iomega old removable drives. Contact me if you know something about these cards, and have an interest. I'll be at the December event. - Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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