July 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

OT - Hero Robot
by Joseph Oprysko 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

I just picked up a Hero 1 Robot off ebay. I know it's going to need a LOT of work, as there are missing parts. Would anyone in the group happen to have any manuals for the ET-18 (Hero 1 Robot) around. Preferably the technical guide, or base curriculum that came with the robot? -- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?

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BASICChallenge with Turtle Graphics
by william degnan 08 Jul '16

08 Jul '16

FYI - some here are known to use Turtle Graphics (c64, etc.) https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/4qs0f3/july_is_basic_… -- @ 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] PDP-8 in Lawerence Kansas...
by william degnan 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

pretty good price. On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Bill Sudbrink via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > On a lark, I did a craigslist search and this popped up: > > http://lawrence.craigslist.org/atq/5618641029.html > > Been listed for a while, could be gone for all I know. > Maybe somebody could pick it up on the way to VCFMW or > VCF West. > > Bill S. > > > -- @ 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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PDP-8 in Lawerence Kansas...
by Bill Sudbrink 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

On a lark, I did a craigslist search and this popped up: http://lawrence.craigslist.org/atq/5618641029.html Been listed for a while, could be gone for all I know. Maybe somebody could pick it up on the way to VCFMW or VCF West. Bill S.

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OT: Leer ADM-3A @ local recycler
by Jason Perkins 07 Jul '16

07 Jul '16

Noticed a recycler I deal with often had this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Lear-Siegler-ADM3A-Dumb-Terminal-AS-IS-Does… Looks to be in very poor shape. If anyone is interested I'd be happy to inspect it in person. Thanks, -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085

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OT Fireproof filing cabinets available FREE
by Kelly Leavitt 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

They would have to be picked up in either Lafayette or Sparta New Jersey. We have several extra after our recent move. These are all full size 4 and 5 drawer models. Several hundred pounds each. Contact me off list. kelly(a)catcorner.org Kelly

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Drive listings for Heath/Zenith 386 bios
by Matt Patoray 06 Jul '16

06 Jul '16

Hi all, I have a Heath/Zenith Z-386 SX/20. I am wanting to get it up and running, The only thing is the listings for the hard drive in the bios do not seem to be standard standard, as there are 63 of them. Does anyone have a listing of the bios settings and the corresponding drive parameters? Thanks, -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG

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Museum Report 7/3/2016
by Bill Dromgoole 05 Jul '16

05 Jul '16

I was at the museum today with Bill Degnan. Corey Cohen was there to unlock the doors. We had three groups of visitors today. The first was a women and three children. The kids were very excited but Mom was afraid they would break something so they didn't stay long. The next was an older man who was reminiscing about the old days when he operated some similar equipment He hung around for a while and kept talking to Bill D. Ha-ha The last was a couple who were very interested in the punch cards and the card reader/printer on the IBM 1130. Apparently she used to work with punched cards and formatting data for the keypunch operators. Bill D1 was able to complete his tasks given to him by Jeff. He got all the computers working except for the TRS 80 model 1 which was missing a cable. Bill D2 removed the capstan from the display Univac 1532 and cleaned out all the gummy rubber and debris left in the paper tape reader. We also checked two of the three warehouse 1532s. The capstans on them are in equally bad condition to the one removed from display. We took one of the other bad capstans off of the warehouse 1532 for comparison and measurements. We have fairly accurate measurements taken with a vernier dial indicator caliper. Now we need to get one rebuilt. The extra capstan is in the bottom drawer of the I/O console. Bill Drom

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win 286 disks
by william degnan 05 Jul '16

05 Jul '16

Still working on windows 286. I had issues with the disk drive I was using, put me back a few days. Bill --

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OT: bluetooth mouse
by Evan Koblentz 05 Jul '16

05 Jul '16

I ordered a Bluetooth mouse for my laptop. It comes with a little adapter that plugs into the laptop's USB port. Dumb question: the laptop already has Bluetooth built in, so would I not need that adapter? Then again, which would use drain the laptop battery less -- the internal Bluetooth or the adapter via USB?

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