April 2017 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Northern VA Lunch (was: Looking for IBM TS3500 etc.)
by Alexander Pierson 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

I would also be up for lunch with y'all. A few months ago, I recall a similar thread of people saying they were up for something in the NOVA area that ultimately went nowhere. Anyone ever eaten at Clare & Don's Beach Shack on 29 in Falls Church? If I had to pick a place to recommend, that would be it. -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:03 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: I'd also be interested in such a lunch. - Alex On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Ethan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > I've bought a fair bit of stuff from E Asset Solutions in Arlington. >> They've been great to work with >> http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?LH_PrefLoc=0&_ssn=mclean-surplus >> Their eBay store doesn't show any libraries right now, but their stock is >> always rotating. >> -J >> > > Much thanks for the heads up! Will keep an eye on them. > > Have started to reach out to the local recyclers to try to keep anything > our group would be interested in out of the trash. > > Also, I would be down for a monthly vintage computer lunch gathering in > Northern VA if anyone is interested. > >

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Looking for IBM TS3500 LTO5/LTO4 library, Northern Virginia
by Ethan 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Back at work from a cool weekend with the Vintage Computers! Thanks everyone again for a great time. Perhaps it's a bit new but I'm on the hunt for an IBM TS3500 library, LTO5 preferred but LTO4 would suffice. For home use, for packratting data (Tapes don't generate heat, use power.) I'm in the Northern Virginia area. Sun/Oracle/StorageTek i3000 might suffice.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TRS-80/Commodore/Apple
by Joseph Oprysko 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Hey, I didn't even get a cookie!! ;( On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 6:40 AM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Did the Apple team ever finish my bag of tiny cookies? > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 6:30 AM, corey cohen via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > Is this about the rubber chicken. See what happens when you plan too far > ahead. We got the chicken tattooed in advance with "best in show" > > corey cohen > uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > > On Apr 3, 2017, at 11:49 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > >>> Unless I misheard, the winner of the group exhibit competition at VCF > > East was TRS-80. Brian Benchoff is claiming that Commodore won: > > > > I think I know what happened. Going to email him... > > > -- 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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VCF- East 2017 photos, descriptions
by Herb Johnson 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

http://www.retrotechnology.com/vcfe12/vcf_east_2017.html My photos of the event, some descriptions. still working on it. Please email me privately about errors, omissions. Of course it's incomplete. When I see other's photos of the event, I'll ask to add a few of them to this page. If you want to use my photos, contact me, get permission, give credit. I'll do the same. That's how I work. Herb Johnson retrotechnology.com -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info

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The Battle Chess thing made me laugh!
by Ethan 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

BTW, the Battle Chess tournament bracket setup made me laugh, and was ingenious. Kudos to those who did that! Told my coworkers on the West Coast and they got a kick out of it as well. - Ethan O'Toole

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TRS-80/Commodore/Apple
by Mike Loewen 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Unless I misheard, the winner of the group exhibit competition at VCF East was TRS-80. Brian Benchoff is claiming that Commodore won: https://hackaday.com/2017/04/02/vcf-the-guys-keeping-up-with-commodore/#mor… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Fixing my Apple joystick
by Evan Koblentz 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Corey hooked me up with an Apple II joystick model A2M0055. The (springs?) are weak: it tends to stay where you move it instead of centering. How do you fix this?

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Anyone with a Mac "Bridge" machine able to make a 400k disk
by corey cohen 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

I was hoping to get the serial to Mac 128/512k transfer disk from tck8800.com on a 400k floppy so I don't have to get a bridge machine going forward. Once I have a copy of that disk and an rs422 to rs232 cable I can just use my modern MacBook Pro to transfer files and disk images. Thanks, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ

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Anyone have Brian Cirulnick from obsolyte.com's email?
by corey cohen 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Thanks. corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ

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Place to upload VCF-E photos?
by Jameel Akari 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Is there a place to upload event photos so everyone can share? I don't want to just dump them in the Facebook group if there's a better solution out there. -- Jameel Akari

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