August 2016 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club
by Bill Sudbrink 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

A quick "Google Groups Advanced Search" (God! I miss DejaNews) confirms the below address goes back at least to Nov. 1993. I think it actually goes back to Jan. 1992. Bill S. > -----Original Message----- > From: vcf-midatlantic [mailto:vcf-midatlantic- > bounces(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org] On Behalf Of Bill Sudbrink > via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 11:10 AM > To: 'vcf-midatlantic' > Cc: Bill Sudbrink > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club > > bill(a)umsa7.umd.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vcf-midatlantic [mailto:vcf-midatlantic- > > bounces(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org] On Behalf Of william > > degnan via vcf-midatlantic > > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 11:02 AM > > To: vcf-midatlantic > > Cc: william degnan > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club > > > > Hey, > > Anyone still operating actively an email address from before 1995 > that > > one > > can send a message and receive a reply without turning on an old > > server, > > etc. > > > > In short, something more or less continuously in production daily > with > > the > > same FQDN, etc? > > > > b > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4633/12791 - Release Date: > > 08/11/16 > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4633/12791 - Release Date: > 08/11/16 > Internal Virus Database is out of date.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum Report
by Christopher Gioconda 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Hi Jeff, I had to chuckle when I saw your Mind Mirror comment. My older brother had given me his C64 floppy disk collection about 20 years ago, and I remembered playing with that software title when he got it about 30 years ago. At that time I had no idea who Timothy Leary was, nor the purpose of the game. Sure enough, I went on a search and found the original diskettes, but no packaging nor original instructions. Luckily they still work! Christopher Gioconda cgioconda(a)gmail.com

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Small fridge?
by Evan Koblentz 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

We're looking for a small bar-sized refrigerator for the workshop area of our museum. Strong preference for one that uses as little energy as possible and is quiet-ish. There are a couple sitting around the InfoAge catacombs but I they're old and/or have ecosystems of their own. :) I feel the one-cubic-ft. fridge in the classroom down the hallway is too small; something a bit larger would be nice.

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Floppy Days VCF Midwest
by Mike Loewen 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-63-vcf-midwest-11-preview-with-jas… My exhibit gets a nice promo about 25 minutes in. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Floppy Days 63 - VCF Midwest 11 Preview with Jason Timmons
by Randall Kindig 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-63-vcf-midwest-11-preview-with-jas… <http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-63-vcf-midwest-11-preview-with-jas…> Randy Kindig host Floppy Days Podcast floppydays.com

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40 years ago today
by Evan Koblentz 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

Aug. 28-29, 1976 - Personal Computing Conference in Atlantic City. Read all about it on pages 6-7 of the October 1976 DDJ. Trenton show came before this, and there was a midwest event in between Trenton and AC, but AC was more of a national conference vs. hobby event. This was a lecture topic at VCF East 7.0. Here's the video: https://youtu.be/8P_I5H_9uvU.

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Museum Report
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

I arrived before 1pm today and stayed until 7pm. There was a special Veteran's appreciation event at InfoAge. Dozens and dozens of visitors stopped by. Interest varied wildly between casual to very. At about 3pm a student from Rutgers stopped by to run a Commodore 64 floppy disk on real (not emulated) hardware. I spent hours with him going back and forth with visitors as it slowed down after 3:30pm or so. The software was Tim Leary's Mind Mirror. Also Don Caselli donated two copies of IBM Macro Assembler 2.0. -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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Corey made the Beeb ...
by Neil Cherry 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Internationally renowned http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37199000 -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Kaypro 10 ROM question
by Mike Loewen 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Any Kaypro experts here? I'm in the process of installing a KayPLUS ROM in a Kaypro 10, in preparation for installing a new (larger) hard drive. My K10 has a 81-180 series mainboard, but the sticker is missing from the factory ROM and I can't tell which one it is. It powers on to display version 1.9e. Assuming that this is an '83 version mainboard, the ROM should be 81-302. Can someone confirm which ROM version displays 1.9e? I've successfully burned a 2764 with the kplus83.rom image and made the hardware modifications described in the KayPLUS manual. However, absolutely nothing happens when I power up. Everything works fine when I replace the original ROM. I want to make sure I'm following the right instructions for my combination of mainboard and ROM. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Our new scope
by Evan Koblentz 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Martin F. got a 'scope donated for our museum workbench. It was professionally recalibrated and it's being delivered this Saturday. http://vcfed.org/evan/scope.jpg

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