April 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Ethan's pictures from event
by Ethan 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

I dumped my camera pics onto flickr from VCF East. I got some exhibits, I missed some of them because there were large crowds around them at the time I was remembering to take pictures. Pics taken with a Elph camera not cell phone. Probably a few not worth keeping, but the internet is slow. Nothing like working in the buildings that very likely have more internet bandwidth than any place on the east coast ... and the wifi is sluggish. Grrr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ethanotoole/albums/72157667183646172 Enjoy!@#

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VCF East XI.........
by Herb Johnson 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

http://www.retrotechnology.com/vcfe11/vcfe_11.html Edited photos of the event, rough cut. Please contact me if there are errors or corrections. I'm glad to permit other VCF-E attendees to use these photos, please send me links to your use of them, please return the favor. I'll have more to say of course; I enjoyed the event and thanks to all my friends and colleagues, new and old. I was particularly happy about S-100 participation by exhibitors, speakers, and in sales. That's a primary mission of mine. Vintage computing of all flavors was represented, from core and drum memory to 1990's tech. Repair to new designs were represented too. The event was more than I could cover and experience. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preservation of 1970's computing email: hjohnson AAT retrotechnology DOTT com alternate: herbjohnson ATT retrotechnology DOTT info

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF... Did Sridhar make it?
by Evan Koblentz 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

> It suddenly occurred to me that I never saw Sridhar. > Did he make it to VCF? > > Bill S. Unfortunately not. He emailed me and said there were emergencies at his job shortly before the show weekend.

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VCF... Did Sridhar make it?
by Bill Sudbrink 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

It suddenly occurred to me that I never saw Sridhar. Did he make it to VCF? Bill S.

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The last Personal Computing Mag back cover
by william degnan 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

BTW Check the back cover of the last (Dec 1985) Personal Computing magazine http://www.vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2016/1986_MagCovers/CreativeComputi… Note how the guy appears to be using a color tablet ... in 1986! For the last ad of the last issue of Personal Computing that's pretty visionary for BASF to have done that. 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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selected mag covers (front/back) 1986
by william degnan 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

selected mag covers 1986 (front and back) http://www.vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2016/1986_MagCovers/ These will be on Halt, Catch Fire! as props during season 3. Let me know if you see them. I don't have cable. 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] IBM mainframe terminal concepts, was Re: Anyone bringing IBM 3270 related items to VCF?
by Brian L. Stuart 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

On Mon, 4/18/16, Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > Thank you, o guru and infinite source of large systems wisdom! :-) I foresee a new title on Dave's business cards. BLS

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2 TI-99/4 PEBs on Goodwill auction site
by Mark Goodlein 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

If anyone is looking or interested in TI-99 Peripheral Expansion Boxes, the shopgoodwill.com auction site has a couple up for auction. These are coming out of San Diego so the shipping/handling charges are pretty steep to the east coast. It estimates about $34 to ship to Rochester NY where I am. http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Texas-Instruments-PHP1200-Peripheral-E… http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Texas-Instruments-PHP1200-Peripheral-E… I use this site quite a bit. Because of the fewer number of members, the prices tend to be reasonable, but you have to make sure to check the shipping and handling rates because they are often outrageous (much higher than they should realistically be). I have picked up a few items here and there that were smoking good deals, though, even with the shipping and handling. I wasn't sure if folks on this list were aware of that site so I wanted to share it. They often have vintage computer equipment. Mark

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Sunday
by Bob Aviles 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

Hi All, I had a great time Sunday at the VFC-East, can not wait till next year. Bobby

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Tallgrass tape drive disk
by Steven Michelsen 17 Apr '16

17 Apr '16

If someone bought the Tallgrass combo unit at "table N" at VCF East this weekend: I bought something else from that table and just found that the "Tallgrass 4.20" floppy that goes with the tape drive got packed in with my stuff. Send me contact info and I can get this disk to you. Here's a photo of what's on that disk: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/65762317/forums/Tallgrass_4.20_disk.jpg Steve

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