December 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Semi-OT: Cheap tablets for museum
by Evan Koblentz 03 Jan '17

03 Jan '17

Everyone, We're going to use some tablets in the museum as information kiosks. I bought a fifty-dollar Amazon Kindle Fire 7. Going to return it. It's a nice tablet, but I found out that Amazon's version of Android limits a bunch of things that we would need for a kiosk mode. Nevermind the details of how/why; that's a long story. Bottom line is we need something with conventional Android. I'd like recommendations for other sub-$100 Android tablets (the more sub-$100, the better). Performance is not an issue: all they have to do is run a browser. Android 5.x and minimal hardware specs is good enough.

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Logic simulator
by Mike Loewen 02 Jan '17

02 Jan '17

What's a nice (and free) TTL logic simulator for Linux? Something you can both clock and single-step, and has the basic building block (flip-flops, gates) some higher level components like encoders/decoders. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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What The Dormouse Said by John Markoff
by Douglas Crawford 01 Jan '17

01 Jan '17

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Galileo spacecraft computer documentation
by Ben Greenfield 31 Dec '16

31 Dec '16

Hey all, I stumbled across this page and it left me wanting more. Anyone have any ideas. I tried Bitsavers but couldn’t find. I’m also not sure how it would be listed. Thanks, Ben

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PiDP8
by william degnan 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

Started my PiDP8 project from the simH end, built up a Pi Zero and got it self-booting into simH 4.0 using directions found on the PiDP8 web site and the Google Group. What's nice about the Pi Zero is that one can get enough power right off the display to power USB keyboard and wireless dongles, to make it easier to download whatever files I want. I added a 2.54 mm 40-pin connector to attach to the soon-to-be-completed PiDP box. http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2016/PiDP8/ I started with the original Raspberry Pi, but quickly learned you can't use this model, it does not have a 40 pin connector. The RPi Zero does not come with a connector installed, you have to add it yourself but the advantage is that it is smaller and uses less power. I believe I will be able to run power and serial connection through the one port too. Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Warehouse help this Monday
by Evan Koblentz 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

Got a helper -- thank you Adam M. Sorry to let down the rest of you who were all begging to spend Monday afternoon in a cold warehouse. :)

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Two last things needed for museum modern history exhibit
by Evan Koblentz 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

>> We need two last things for the modern history exhibit: a handheld game console (such as a GameBoy) and a pocket dictionary/thesaurus. Update -- Kelly is sending us a Gameboy. Shouldn't be hard to find a paperback pocket dictionary. :)

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Is this thing on?
by William Dudley 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

Are my infrequent posts getting out? I sent one earlier today advertising an oscilloscope for sale. Did anyone see that? I'm not seeing my own posts, so I'm curious. Thanks, Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

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Warehouse help this Monday
by Evan Koblentz 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

Is anyone available from noon until early evening this Monday? I would like to do some warehouse work. Email me ASAP; don't just show up.

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Two last things needed for museum modern history exhibit
by Evan Koblentz 30 Dec '16

30 Dec '16

We need two last things for the modern history exhibit: a handheld game console (such as a GameBoy) and a pocket dictionary/thesaurus.

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