May 2016 - vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

Anyone live in/near Center City Philadelphia?
by Evan Koblentz 04 May '16

04 May '16

If so, then email me privately.

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XT-IDE rev 3 Preorder
by Systems Glitch 03 May '16

03 May '16

All, As discussed on the forums ( http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?52343-Anyone-Selling-XT-IDE-Cards ) I'm doing a revision 3 of the XT-IDE board. The design is simplified and the routing is completely redone, and much cleaner! To gauge interest and try and guess at what size of initial order I need to do, I've put together a preorder form: http://www.glitchwrks.com/xt-ide/preorder This allows you to specify how many bare boards, kits, and/or assembled+tested units you're interested in. You'll get a confirmation email with a link to validate your preorder. If you don't validate within 48 hours, the preorder will be dropped. Thanks, Jonathan

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VT320 CRT replacement?
by David Riley 03 May '16

03 May '16

I have a VT320 with a pretty bad case of Being Old. The screen is so dim that even with all the lights off in the basement, it's difficult to read (and if it gets switched to 132-character mode, next to impossible). I know surplus caches of these CRTs pop up every once in a while, and I know other mono CRTs of the same size are often mechanically and electrically compatible, but I'm a bit at sea. Does anyone have pointers for acquiring such things? The current tube is amber, but I really don't care what color it is as long as it's legible. Failing that, how well do rejuvenators really work on these? My understanding is that it's usually a pretty temporary fix at best (like Retr0Brite). - Dave

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Lego LOGO: My childhood dream came true today!
by Evan Koblentz 02 May '16

02 May '16

This is awesome. In response to last week's call for vintage computer robotics help, Ben G. sent us his new-in-box Lego LOGO kit from 1986. I was 13 in 1987. My two favorite things were Legos and my Apple //e. I distinctly remember wishing for a way to combine them. We were learning BASIC in school, we'd already learned LOGO turtle graphics, and nobody ever told us that Lego ** DID ** have a kit for this. In adulthood I learned about Mindstorms but never bought any. My childhood dream had already been squashed. Today the package arrived from Ben. I opened it and turned 13 again. Thank you, Ben!!!!! This is an incredible setup and I can't wait to start playing wi... errr "testing" :) it ahead of HOPE. Check out these pictures: http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/logo_manuals.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/technic.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/technic_inside.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/technic_manual.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/logo_disks.jpg It also has an IBM PC card (with printed instructions for interfacing to it), all the sensors/cables, and even the warranty card.... truly new-in-box. The actual Lego parts are in their original sealed plastic bags. I almost hate to open it! Obviously going to be extremely careful, unlike when I was child and ripped it all open. :)

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Cromemco Dazzler 40th birthday presents...
by Bill Sudbrink 02 May '16

02 May '16

Check it out: http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/dazzler.html More to come. Bill S.

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September Workshop will be 9/17 & 9/18
by Jeffrey Brace 02 May '16

02 May '16

The September workshop will be Sept. 17 & 18. -- Jeff Brace

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Video release order?
by Evan Koblentz 02 May '16

02 May '16

In what order should we post the East XI keynotes? Stick with the Fri-Sat-Sun order, maybe one every couple of weeks?

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TechRepublic Covers VCF East XI (2016)!!
by Todd George 02 May '16

02 May '16

I get the daily e-mails from TechRepublic. Today's featured the VCF East XI event! http://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/images-from-the-vintage-computer-festi… Nice job Evan!!

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum report
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 02 May '16

02 May '16

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Corey texted to say he acquired a toolkit for our workshop. There's been some mention on this list about DEC MMJ cables, connectors and the crimping tool. Does VCF -- the group formerly known as MARCH -- have a crimping tool? I have a Paladin set with interchangeable dies for crimping all sort of connectors but I also have another MMJ crimper that, I believe, I acquired from a client that believed they no longer needed it. If it can be of benefit to VCF, I'd lend/loan it to the group to include in the tools kit.

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Funny moment @ VCF East last weekend
by Evan Koblentz 01 May '16

01 May '16

Watch this video clip: https://youtu.be/SoGFFXbpsfI

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