February 2017 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Important Workshop Info - February 11 & 12, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Extra power cords is always a good idea. People seem to forget those yet have dozens of them at home but forget to bring them. On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:28 PM Jonathan Sturges via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Glad to see the workshop is on! Alex J. & I are driving up tomorrow AM > from the greater DC area. > I was wondering if anyone coming this weekend might have a working Seagate > ST225 I might purchase/trade/etc. for my VAXstation 2000?And separately, is > there anything someone thinks they might need for the workshop (or > otherwise) but don't have? I'm trying to head off > "oh-I-have-that-item-but-it's-at-home" syndrome. Could be a component, > board, adapter, tool, etc. I don't have as much as others, for sure, but > you never know what obscure sh*t someone might have laying around. > > -Jonathan S. > > -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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IBM model 29 keypunch for sale in Ohio
by Mike Loewen 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

I'm just passing this along to the list. If anyone is interested, contact Phil directly. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:51:07 -0500 From: Phil Masturzo <pmasturzo(a)neo.rr.com> To: mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Subject: Re: ibm 29 I'm not sure on the operating condition or the value. I have seen them on eBay asking for $7,500 to $16,000. However you can ask for the moon, but what people will pay is different. PHiL On Feb 10, 2017, at 4:40 PM, Mike Loewen wrote: > > I already have one, but I can send your note out to our collectors group. > Can you give me an idea of its operating condition, and how much you're > asking? Thanks. > > On Fri, 10 Feb 2017, Phil Masturzo wrote: > > > > > > > > My name is PHiL and I live in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. I got your email > > > > > from > a computer museum who thought you may be interested in > > > > > purchasing my IBM > 29 computer. If so, email me back or call me on > > > > > my cell > > > > phone at 330-329-6639, if I can answer any questions you may have. > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Phil > > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > > From: "Phil Masturzo" <pmasturzo(a)thebeaconjournal.com> > > > > > Date: February 6, 2017 10:53:10 AM EST > > > > > To: <pmasturzo(a)neo.rr.com> > > > > > Subject: ibm 29 > > > > > > > > > > Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us > Old Technology > http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Important Workshop Info - February 11 & 12, 2017
by Jonathan Sturges 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Glad to see the workshop is on! Alex J. & I are driving up tomorrow AM from the greater DC area. I was wondering if anyone coming this weekend might have a working Seagate ST225 I might purchase/trade/etc. for my VAXstation 2000?And separately, is there anything someone thinks they might need for the workshop (or otherwise) but don't have? I'm trying to head off "oh-I-have-that-item-but-it's-at-home" syndrome. Could be a component, board, adapter, tool, etc. I don't have as much as others, for sure, but you never know what obscure sh*t someone might have laying around. -Jonathan S.

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Last few things for modern history exhibit
by Evan Koblentz 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Everyone, Here are the final items that we still need for the modern history exhibit: - Nintendo GameBoy (because that brand/model is widely recognizable; it doesn't have to work) - pocket dictionary - pocket thesaurus - someone please bring in a general-interest magazine (NOT a computer magazine) - someone please bring in a general-interest fiction book (ideally something famous -- Huck Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, anything by Steinbeck, etc.) - We own a box full of calculators, but I must've misplaced it in the warehouse. It was not where I thought it would be. So, until I find that box, we need ANY simple pocket calculator, it need not work. - A camera: I'm 99% sure we have one, might even be in the museum workshop already If you're attending the workshop this weekend and you can bring any of these items, then post a reply here so others know not to bring the same things. Or go ahead and bring the same things; I'll pick which one I like best. :) ________________________________ 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

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Important Workshop Info - February 11 & 12, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

The workshop is 100% on! The snow was trivial and the roads are clear now. If you have signed up, then you are guaranteed a table otherwise you will literally be left out in the cold with a cardboard box as a table while you see everyone inside enjoying the warmth of vintage computers. DATE: February 11 & 12, 2017 LOCATION: InfoAge Building 9032A - (2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ) TIME: Start about 10 A.M. on Saturday and ends whenever we go to sleep. End about 5 P.M. on Sunday. (Starts around 10 A.M. Sunday morning) SIGNUP: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13GnWX3AajJRMede2N7BrVht2j26hy t4lQoOXIKcjL_M/edit?usp=sharing COST: - $10 for all members attending the workshop, which VCF donates to InfoAge as thanks for providing the space for us. - $25 for those wanting to stay overnight. Please pay me when you get there so that I don't forget. OVERNIGHT: Bring your own pillow, blankets, soap etc. We provide a bed frame and an uncovered mattress. There are showers and a kitchen for your use. - We will have PayPal credit card swipes available. EQUIPMENT: - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - Please bring an extra one or two power cords as these are often forgotten by people. DRINKS: You should bring your own. I would recommend bringing a cooler of some type. FOOD: You provide your own. We usually order pizza, subs or go out to a dinner and everyone pays their own way. Usually, we make a decision when everyone gets hungry. GATE: During the hours from 1 pm to 5 pm close the front gate behind you. We want museum visitors to go to the front lobby and not wander through the middle of the campus. Outside of those times, you can feel free to leave the gate open. PARKING: Park across from 9032A on the grass area. QUESTIONS? Please ask me (Jeff Brace) or Evan. My cell is 732-759-1783 and Evan’s is 646-546-9999 in case you need to contact us. See everyone there! And have fun! -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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workshop weekend
by Blatboy 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Alas, I have not one, but two memorial services I must be at on Saturday. I'm afraid that bars me from being able to come to the workshop this weekend. I'll try again. That's a threat. Walter http://www.jwalterhawkes.com http://www.blatboy.com like to know where/when I'm playing? Click here <http://www.blatomaster.com/mlist.php> to sign up for my list, and let the babble begin.

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FS: Special "Mil-Spec" XT-IDE rev 3 Build, with 128 MB DOM
by Systems Glitch 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272551697618 I sort of collect milspec ICs and parts -- I think they're neat, and that they look good, so I build a lot of my personal projects with them. I've decided to build up an XT-IDE rev 3 board with them, and I'm selling it to help support further open-source projects! Starting at $1 USD, we'll see where it goes! Thanks, Jonathan

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Altair 680 Prototype Boards
by Systems Glitch 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

All, I've been working with some of the people on the Altair Club listserv on a prodution Altair 680 RAM board. Phase one in that process has been to build a prototyping board -- the 680 uses the same physical connector as S-100, but the board is a different shape, and the bus is electrically different. Just sent the following design to be fabricated: http://imgur.com/JD9JGQv Bunch of largeish plated through holes, just like the Apple 2 protoboard -- I size the holes so that you can stuff a 2 Watt carbon comp resistor in there with no drilling, which also makes it easy to stick multiple wires in when doing a point-to-point soldered prototype. There's a regulator area in the top corner since it looks like you shouldn't draw much power from the regulated +5V rails on the bus. I used a large axial electrolytic for a main filter capacitor (bottom left of board) since that's what the original MITS 16K RAM board does -- presumably, like other MITS power supplies, this one is also lacking somewhat in primary filter capacitance. I'll send out a preorder for the finished version, which will have proper hard gold plated edge connector fingers, once I've gotten the design verified. Thanks, Jonathan

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OT test a site yoseminite X10
by william degnan 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Anyone have yoseminite X10 that can test a web page, ngflorist.com? Does it work? Thanks Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] stuff to donate
by William Dudley 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Kyle, So noted. I'll be at VCF E, and if Evan turns those items down, they're yours. Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux. On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Kyle Owen <kylevowen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > I imagine Evan/the museum will want it, but I am very interested in the > U.S. Robotics modem if they turn it down. What a neat piece! Alas, I won't > be at the workshop...but I'll be there for VCF E. Also the AT&T 6300 > manuals. > > Thanks, and hope you're doing well! > > Kyle > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 10:40 AM, William Dudley via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > >> I found some more stuff that may be of interest to the >> museum or to the members of this list. >> >> I would like Evan to weigh in on the museum's interest. >> Should Evan pass on something, the rest of you can >> figure out who ends up with an item. >> >> 1. US Robotics USR330 modem. This is a very early >> 300 baud consumer/hobbyist modem. It's in a vacuum-formed >> case, along with a comically large "data access arrangement" (DAA) >> as required by telecom rules back in the day. >> >> 2. An AT&T Dataphone II 2224B modem, with power supply. This was >> hot-shit in it's day. It would do 2400 bits/second. >> >> 3. A Digital Equipment Corp h312a null modem. It is also >> comically large, considering what it is. >> >> 4. New, in the shrink-wrap, manuals for AT&T 6386 computer: >> "Service Manual" and "Hardware Reference Manual" >> >> 5. IBM "APL/1130 Primer - Student Text" copyright 1968. This was >> one of my texts in high school. I have TWO pristine copies of this. >> >> 6. SPITBOL Version 2.0 manual, Feb 12 1971. This is stapled together, not >> a bound book, but is never the less early documentation for the language. >> >> 7. A full, four volume set of manuals AND 5 1/4" disks for STSC APL >> PLUS/PC, >> copyright 1987. Hardcover binders in slip cases. >> >> 8. AT&T 6300 Plus Service Manual and Hardware Reference Manual. >> Two hard cover binders in slip cases, including several different >> diagnostic >> diskettes (5 1/4"). >> >> I plan on bringing this stuff to the VCF workshop this weekend, unless >> we're snowed/cancelled due to weather. >> >> Pictures of items 1,2, 3, and 4 are here: >> http://www.dudley.nu/vcf-donations/ >> >> Bill Dudley >> whose house looks like an episode of "Hoarders". >> >> This email is free of malware because I run Linux. >> > >

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