November 2017 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Galaga Challenge at Festivus
by william degnan 09 Nov '17

09 Nov '17

Ok. I wrote a program that runs an arcade game olympics for the c64 once. Keeps track of scoreboard etc Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Nov 8, 2017 11:03 PM, "Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic" < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: This will be the Namco Joystick version made by JAKKS Pacific: https://www.google.com/search?q=jakks+pacific+namco+ms.+ pacman&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKkb6OzrDXAhWqzIMKHeP2D pQQ_AUICygC&biw=1097&bih=556#imgrc=wIrplMWXpRFImM : On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 10:36 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > The real game or a pc version? > > Bill Degnan > twitter: billdeg > vintagecomputer.net > On Nov 8, 2017 9:17 PM, "Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic" < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > I'm game > > > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 9:16 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > > > I challenge anyone to a three game battle on Galaga. We each play three > > > games and add up the scores. Highest score wins. I'm awesome at this > > game. > > > I can beat anyone! Who accepts? > > > > > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slide rules, lots and lots of 'em
by Michael Thompson 09 Nov '17

09 Nov '17

> > Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 16:15:08 -0500 > From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Slide rules, lots and lots of 'em > Message-ID: <def00faf-b3c2-f7f9-9df8-2efd142534a1(a)vcfed.org> > > Someone is donating 20 boxes of slide rules. He said some of common and > some are rare/exotic. > > We'll keep the latter and probably sell many of the former at VCF East > or whatever. > > ________________________________ > Evan Koblentz, director > I have one that is about a yard long for calculating free oxygen in magnetic materials. -- Michael Thompson

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slide rules, lots and lots of 'em
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Someone is donating 20 boxes of slide rules. He said some of common and >some are rare/exotic. > >We'll keep the latter and probably sell many of the former at VCF East >or whatever. Ooooo! I still have my K&E Log-Log Duplex Decitrig and case from my HS and college days. I had a second one too (a short 8" SR) but I don't recall the make. I'll need to dig it out of the mothballs. ;)

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TV alert
by Evan Koblentz 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

There's a show called "Young Sheldon" which is a spin-out of "The Big Bang Theory". I suggest watching the Thursday, Jan. 18 episode (8:30, CBS) to see some vintage computing. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Read all about it
by Evan Koblentz 08 Nov '17

08 Nov '17

....Because I'm donating most of my personal library of computer history books to the museum (see what I did in the subject line?) I'm moving soon and will have much less space. Today I packed four banker's boxes full of books about the history of computing. These will go in our museum for all members/docents to read. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Slide rules, lots and lots of 'em
by Evan Koblentz 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Someone is donating 20 boxes of slide rules. He said some of common and some are rare/exotic. We'll keep the latter and probably sell many of the former at VCF East or whatever. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Vintage computer sighting...stranger things
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Can you name the make and model of the hardware being used season 2 >episode 2 at 16:50 in? First one to get it wins a prize of no value but >sure to take the place of the mudshark in your mythology. Season 2 episode 2 of what?

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Vintage computer sighting...stranger things
by william degnan 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

Can you name the make and model of the hardware being used season 2 episode 2 at 16:50 in? First one to get it wins a prize of no value but sure to take the place of the mudshark in your mythology. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net

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LSSM visit
by Mike Loewen 07 Nov '17

07 Nov '17

We had a very productive hacking session yesterday at Dave McGuire's Large Scale Systems Museum. We managed to get his HP 2117F mini running, after finding some flaky DIP switches on one of the 64KW memory boards. I brought my HPDrive emulator and the requisite HP-IB boot loader PROMS for the 2117F, and we were able to load and run diagnostics from an emulated 9144 tape drive. Several of the front panel switch toggles on the 2117F were broken on one side, and one was completely broken. We pulled the switch assembly from a previously mouse-infested donor unit, and I showed Dave how to replace the switch toggles. The external Floating Point Processor unit I brought to complete the 2117F turned out to have an overload problem, tripping the internal breaker/switch. It would power up with either of the two internal boards installed, but not both. Dave thinks it may be just leaky caps. We also verified the operation of one of his 2645A terminals, and used it for running diagnostics. Matt and Chris cleaned up and evaluated a 7905A 15MB cartridge disc drive. It has the requisite 13037 controller and cables, and should connect right up to the interface card in the 2117F. Needs a good disc pack, tnough. Dave says he should be able to disassemble and clean the pack that was in the drive. Matt Patoray was there, along with Chris (?) and Dan Roganti. We accomplished a lot. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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IT stuff we need for the museum
by Evan Koblentz 06 Nov '17

06 Nov '17

Thought I'd ask here one more time before searching eBay and stuff. To improve our evolving museum network, we can use the following: - Fanless rack-mount switch. Martin recommended the Juniper EX2200 or a fanless version of the Cisco 3010. He said the Cisco 2960 series also has fanless versions, but they sacrifice PoE which we need for security cameras. We could get by with 12 ports but 24 would be ideal - Rack-mountable UPS with good batteries. I don't have exact figures for the required specs. Stuff we'd be running: a couple of PC-like machines, small LCD monitor, small analog PBX, and no more than two network switches. The rack's other contacts do not need emergency power (stereo, minifridge .... well maybe I should reconsider about the minifridge ... in an emergency we might want a cold drink!) - Rack-mountable keyboard/mouse tray. - A bunch of the proper nuts/bolts to mount 4 or 5 components. - Unrelated: we could also use two chairs and one stool. We have some but they're old, breaking down, and don't match our decor. I would like to get nice ones that are typical black/chrome office designs. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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