March 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] DEC serial console cable wanted
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic writes: > >On Fri, 18 Mar 2016, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > >> william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: > >> See pictures of >example VAX 3100 with the cable I need: >> >> >http://www.vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/DEC_MicroVAX-3100_syst… >>> (attached to top unit, looks like a phone cable with an "un-centered >>> plug pin" > >DEC MMJ connector. Great idea, PITA years later. :) > >>> Yes I could make a cable, but I'd prefer the DEC cable or clone >> >commercially mass produced if possible. >> >> BIll > > Just for VCF? > >I can look and see if I have MMJ parts I could loan. > >That said, does anyone have an MMJ crimper they could bring to VCF? And >I good source for the connectors themselves? > >I have a 1000' spool of "silver satin" 6-wire cable to share, and places >where the authentic DEC parts aren't important to me. > >-- Jameel Akari I've brought my crimper tool to EVERY VCF I've attended. You supply the 6 conductor flat cable and I'll put the ends on it for you.

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Wanted to borrow: CRT TVs for VCF exhibit...
by Bill Sudbrink 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Hi all, Dazzler output looks much nicer on a CRT than on an LCD display. Does anyone have a couple of mid size (18-20 inches) TVs with composite input that I could borrow for VCF? If worse comes to worse, I'll probably do what I did last time and grab a couple off of Freecycle and then recycle them after the show. It does really cramp my Mini-Cooper, resulting in a few new scratches in my IMSAI lid the last time. Thanks, Bill S.

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DEC serial console cable wanted
by william degnan 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

See pictures of example VAX 3100 with the cable I need: http://www.vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/DEC_MicroVAX-3100_syst… (attached to top unit, looks like a phone cable with an "un-centered plug pin" http://www.vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/Microvax3100_detached-… (shows what the "un-centered plug pin" looks like) I need both a cable AND on the other end I also need a detachable 25-pin Digital adapter that connects to the DEC un-centered plug pin. See 2-11 in MicoVAX 3100 and VAXserver 3100 Owner's manual. Yes I could make a cable, but I'd prefer the DEC cable or clone commercially mass produced if possible. BIll -- @ BillDeg: Web: vintagecomputer.net Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] need MS DOS 3.1
by william degnan 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Can you create a replica 5 /14" 360K copy at your location from a 5 1/4 image from the web? b On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:09 AM, Joe Herdler via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joe Herdler <joe.herdler(a)yahoo.com> > To: "vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org" < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:09:11 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: need MS DOS 3.1 > Does anyone know where I can find MS=-DOS on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks? I > have a working Leading Edge Model D and need the op system. > Believe it or not, I was quite the batch programmer way back when. > > Also, I am looking for a Leading Edge Model 86. > Thank you very much, > Joe > > > > Consciousness affects the medium. Think happy, be happy, and happiness > will follow you. > > -- @ BillDeg: Web: vintagecomputer.net Twitter: @billdeg <https://twitter.com/billdeg> Youtube: @billdeg <https://www.youtube.com/user/billdeg> Unauthorized Bio <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm>

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need MS DOS 3.1
by Joe Herdler 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Does anyone know where I can find MS=-DOS on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks? I have a working Leading Edge Model D and need the op system. Believe it or not, I was quite the batch programmer way back when. Also, I am looking for a Leading Edge Model 86. Thank you very much, Joe Consciousness affects the medium. Think happy, be happy, and happiness will follow you.

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LAST CHANCE for VCF East exhibit registration
by Evan Koblentz 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Everyone, There is less than one month until showtime. I'm declaring noon ET tomorrow as the final deadline for registering exhibits. Exhibits so far: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… Exhibit registration: http://www.vcfed.org/registration/east_exhibitor_register-online.php

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VCF East - two more Friday classes/teachers needed
by Evan Koblentz 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

These are the Friday classes so far: - Apple 1 replicas (Corey Cohen) - Advanced troubleshooting (Bil Herd) - Teletypes (Bill Degnan) - Paper tape (Corey Cohen) - PET (Rob Clarke) - Amiga (Anthony Becker) - "What's vintage" panel (yeah, we're going there!) - me & ...? - Future of the hobby (me) - ENIAC @ 70 (me, Brian Stuart) - VCF Shenanigans (me) We need two more (tech) classes + reliable volunteers to teach them. Classes are 60 minutes each. Looking for ideas that are compelling and/or haven't been done before.

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Game programming contest during Friday VCF East classes
by Evan Koblentz 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Everyone, The game programming hackathon is ON thanks to Hackaday sponsoring it. There will be three 8-bit computers set up during the Friday classes. Two shifts -- 10:00am-12:30pm and 2:30pm-5:00pm. Contestants can use ONLY what's built into the computer. Nobody is allowed to bring code or books. (We'll supply a reference guide for each machine.) I'm sure some of you will complain that nothing good can be programmed in just 2.5 hours. This contest isn't for you. :) It's for adventurous people who like the challenge of a hackathon and who want bragging rights from victory! Of course, there will be a prize. Extra points for cleverness, entertainment value, stupidity, funny bugs, etc.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Our new toys :)
by Evan Koblentz 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

>> It's an original. >> >> A recycling company, in the same area as where our UNIVAC came from, >> just happened to have all the same parts that ours is missing. That >> makes me very angry, because it probably means someone took the parts >> before we got to it and then flipped them for money. Further, when we >> approached the recycler with our story -- we're a museum, blah blah >> blah >> -- they basically said, "Tough (bleep), you want it, you pay our retail >> price for it." We told them NO and figured we could probably get a >> reproduction. Later, Corey L. took it upon himself to buy the faceplate >> so he could donate it to us. :) Now our Univac won't have an identity >> crisis every time it looks in the mirror. > > Arg. Well, thanks for the story. Is there a list somewhere of > what they have for sale/what "ours" needs? The only thing they had that we were "forced" to buy was the core memory, because we can't get that anywhere else. So we took a deep breath and bought it. They had some other pieces but they no longer do. We're very grateful that Corey L. bought the nameplate and made the donation to us, however, my general opinion of the recycling company that did this is... unfit to print.

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Stupid ebay ad of the day
by Evan Koblentz 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Someone's asking $3,700 for an ordinary Apple //e. http://m.ebay.com/itm/Apple-IIe-computer-GREAT-Condition-/291686705122?nav=…

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