April 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Om nom nom nom
by Evan Koblentz 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Everyone, Turns out it was pricey to add dessert to this Saturday night's dinner menu at the restaurant, however they said we can BYO cake and they will serve it. I thought, what's better than cake? Ice cream! So we are getting Carvel ice cream cake with the Federation logo.

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Introduction and room sharing request
by Jason Perkins 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

Greetings fellow VCFers, This will be by first time exhibiting, and first time coming to a show. I'm super excited, I had wanted to attend last year but had a schedule conflict. I'll be toting my Lisa 2/10 with me, along with several printers and Profiles up from Springfield VA. I realize this is late notice, but is anyone looking to split a room? I was originally going to bring a friend with me, but they bailed so now I'm coming by myself. Thanks! -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085

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Anyone from NY going to VCFe
by Rich Cini 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

All -- I won't be able to go this weekend but a friend from Virginia is going and he has a box of Windows SDK documentation. If someone from NY-metro is going and is able to grab this for me, please contact me off-list. Should be about a copy box size. Thanks! Rich Cini Sent from my iPad

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] clearing the queue in VMS 5.2 (or thereabouts)
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >DID like (no leading single quote) > >QUEUE = F$getqui("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","MULTINET_SMTP") OK. I see you've figured it out. I took advantage of the fine weather and went out to powerwash the house.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] clearing the queue in VMS 5.2 (or thereabouts)
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: > <http://www.vintagecomputer.net/readme.cfm> > >Did not like > >$ QUEUE = 'F$getqui("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","MULTINET_SMTP") Oops. I didn't notive I put one there too. I should have just left my DCL command line syntax checks with the double quotes in place. > >%DCL-W-UNDSYM, undefined symbol - check validity and spelling >\MULTINET_SMTP\ > >$ F$getqui("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","MULTINET_SMTP") > >%DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling >\F$GETQUI\ You'd have to supply a verb for the above... For example: $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT "''F$getqui("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","MULTINET_SMTP")'"

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] clearing the queue in VMS 5.2 (or thereabouts)
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Try: > >$ QUEUE = 'F$getqui("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","MULTINET_SMTP") >$ 100$: ENTRY = 'F$getqui("DISPLAY_ENTRY","ENTRY_NUMBER") >$ IF "''F$type(ENTRY)'".NES."STRING" >$ THEN $ DELETE/ENTRY='ENTRY' >$ GOTO 100$ >$ ENDIF Ooops... $ 100$: ENTRY = F$getqui("DISPLAY_ENTRY","ENTRY_NUMBER") No apostrophe.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] clearing the queue in VMS 5.2 (or thereabouts)
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: > How does one clear the multinet SMTP cache, anyway? I have looked >but it's not obvious to me, must be handed over to the OS as a system >function. $ DELETE/ENTRY=# MULTINET_SMTP

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] clearing the queue in VMS 5.2 (or thereabouts)
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Brian Schenkenberger via >vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> >wrote: > >> william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: > > > How does one clear >the multinet SMTP cache, anyway? I have looked > >but it's not obvious >to me, must be handed over to the OS as a system > >function. > > $ >DELETE/ENTRY=# MULTINET_SMTP > > Do I have to > >$ DELETE/ENTRY=1 MULTINET_SMTP $ DELETE/ENTRY=2 MULTINET_SMTP $ >DELETE/ENTRY=3 MULTINET_SMTP $ DELETE/ENTRY=4 MULTINET_SMTP $ >DELETE/ENTRY=# MULTINET_SMTP > >800+ times? I'm pretty sure that the lexical F$getqui() existed in V5.2 but then, I not been very good at recalling all that history; especially, with versions that are 25+ years old. Try: $ QUEUE = 'F$getqui("DISPLAY_QUEUE","QUEUE_NAME","MULTINET_SMTP") $ 100$: ENTRY = 'F$getqui("DISPLAY_ENTRY","ENTRY_NUMBER") $ IF "''F$type(ENTRY)'".NES."STRING" $ THEN $ DELETE/ENTRY='ENTRY' $ GOTO 100$ $ ENDIF

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Pre VCF photos...
by Dave McGuire 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

On 04/11/2016 11:53 AM, Bill Sudbrink via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Here is a directory of photos showing my progress > in reproducing the Cyclops camera from the February > 1975 Popular Electronics article: > > http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/cyclops-latest/ Very cool! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] clearing the queue in VMS 5.2 (or thereabouts)
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Apr '16

11 Apr '16

Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic writes: >On 04/11/2016 12:13 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >>> >Here is the output, note *MISSING* is the name I gave the directory by >>>> accident when I installed MULTINET, I don't think other than the >name >>> it's an issue, but I thought I'd mention. >>> >>> >COBUCK$DKA700:[*MISSING*.VAX_COMMON.MULTINET.SPOOL] >> >> On an ODS-2 >volume? {*} I think not! An asterisk is the wildcard >> character >> >in any VMS file specification, so I'd highly doubt that you have a >> >directory >> with an asterisk in it! >> >> {*} I'm assuming ODS-2 >because you said you're running V5.2. >> > These were bolded my me for >emphasis. Your email software converted to * > characters. If you seen >an asterisk around something, assume this is your > email program >converting for you. you must have a text email. > > The asterisks are generated on the sending end, FYI. Friggin' >Microsoft. Well, there's no BOLDIN here either: http://lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org/pipermail/vcf-midatlantic/2016-A… As for Micro$haft, well, my opinion of their shoddiness is well known.

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