November 2017 - vcf-midatlantic

Museum report.
by Evan Koblentz 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Adam and I were at the museum from 10:30 this morning to 6ish tonight. John H. and his g/f Jen came for a tour along with Stefan who donated slide rules. (He estimates there are 1,000 in the collection!) We gave them the full tour until lunchtime. In the afternoon, Adam did warehouse work and I greeted museum visitors. After closing, we replaced many of the books in the museum workshop with different ones that are more interesting. Also did a good amount of cleaning and planning for some modest exhibit changes this winter/spring. Evan Koblentz Director, Vintage Computer Federation evan(a)vcfed.org / (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org @vcfederation

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Open Hardware DSO - 100 MHz/250 Msa/sec - haasoscope
by J. Alexander Jacocks 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

There's a newish project on Crowdsuppy that I thought the group might find interesting: https://www.crowdsupply.com/andy-haas/haasoscope It's an open hardware/open source DSO, based on an Altera MAX10 FPGA. It seems to be much more capable than the DSO Nano, and the other mini scopes that I have seen. What does anyone think? - Alex

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Multibus
by Mike Loewen 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Is anyone here into Multibus systems? I have two Zendex ZX-905 prototyping cards, and an Electronic Solutions 8000D158AW extender card, free for the cost of shipping. Contact me off-list. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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apple /// cobol
by william degnan 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

anyone use apple /// cobol, used it back when it was current? I have seen this and the Commodore Waterloo Cobol for the SuperPet. Never met anyone who actually used it. I used to use Cobol from a terminal connected to who knows what on the other end, or when I worked at IBM I ran Cobol jobs from JCL/TSO. But Apple /// ? Bill

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Degnan Festivus Trade/for sale/wanted thread (festivus or otherwise)
by william degnan 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

---Available (sale / trade) --- I have a lot of extra Digital / DEC stuff available at the moment. VAX 4000-60 VAXStation 3100 RK06 Alignment Cartridge RK06 cartridges RL01 Cartridges DEC Rainbow parts UNIBUS Regulators (need minor repairs) XT era Keyboards (not IBM) IBM Terminal keyboards (with a RJ11 type jack) VT 100 with a bad flyback(?) (no keyboard) VT 220 with a logic issue (no keyboard) Non DEC-branded 11/44-era A/D type cards http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=554 --- Wanted --- - DecMate I 8" OS/8 disk(s), and if anyone has a spare 37-25 pin RX02 cable. If you make me a disk copy I can return an RX01 or RX02 diskettes. - UNIBUS RK05 controller backplane cards (to acquire or borrow). I have a complete backplane and cards but I'd like some known-working cards to compare and contrast with, or maybe someone with these would like to pop over to help me out some time. - Bootable RL02 stand-alone RSX-11M compatible with an 11/40 that has no EIS card. It needs to be an older version. I need to keep trying but so far my attempts boot and then crash, I must be missing a step. I can trade for an RL02 disk or two for your trouble More items wanted (holy grails and others): http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=3 Contact me privately if it's a business question/offer. I will bring items to festivus if there is interest. Not looking to make full ebay retail prices, only looking to get back what I put into them. Bill

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Possible FS: Anyone Interested in GRiD PalmPad 2360s?
by systems_glitch 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

I've got: * Three handheld units, one with battery damage * Two chargers * One case I don't know too much about these, other than they're 286s and run off of a PCMCIA disk. I don't think I have the proper charging cables, it looks like the power supply uses a much different output than the PalmPad takes. If someone is super interested in these (I know GRiD stuff is often sought after) I'll bring them to Festivus and you can take a look. I could be easily persuaded to sell or trade one or all of these -- they seem like *very* cool little devices, but I've got enough other projects going on at the moment. Thanks, Jonathan

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Festivus Shopping List
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Some have asked what they can bring. I've made a Festivus shopping list. Sign up of you want to bring something from the list: Go to the shopping list tab: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1odmPxfBK9BrR-NDZIx4_c-V2lZpt_-vU-3f…

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FS: Panasonic Business Partner XT Clone
by systems_glitch 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

All, I've got a Panasonic Business Partner I'd like to...part with :) Seems to work, I haven't played with it much. Comes with the correct keyboard, which is actually very nice to type on. It reminds me of my Leading Edge Model D keyboard. The machine appears to be mostly just an XT clone, it has ISA slots and whatnot. Dual 5.25" double density floppies. The video card is CGA/MDA switchable, I've tested it with a MDA monitor. I haven't been able to find much documentation on it, just mentions in magazines of the era, but I also haven't looked too hard. Asking $75 or best offer. Thanks, Jonathan

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for sale: IBM 5155 luggable, amber screen
by Jeffrey Jonas 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

For sale, asking $80 because the case is crackling and the keyboard tabs are broken. Pick it up at Festivus, please. IBM 5155 luggable. boots to DOS ROM. amber monitor 1: 5.25" floppy drive 1: 3.5" floppy drive 5 interface cards: IBM 256k RAM for a total of 512k floppy controller monochrome video Hayes modem serial port Inside it's in near mint condition. One grounding wire needs to be reconnected near the CRT. -- Jeff Jonas

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We got a lot come to Festivus 2017, signup, don't be a slacker!
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1odmPxfBK9BrR-NDZIx4_c-V2lZpt_-vU-3f…

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