May 2017 - vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

I'm back...
by William Sudbrink 12 May '17

12 May '17

Hi all, I've been pretty much occupied with rebuilding my house for the last year, but we (my wife and I) now see the light at the end of the tunnel and we're pretty sure it's not ANOTHER train. I can now walk from one end of my basement to the other and I'm beginning to plan the layout for my lab/playroom. Finally, about the time all this started, Verizon (bless their hearts) started rejecting all of the list traffic, so I sort of dropped off the list. I've just finally set up a gmail account and subscribed it to the list. Looks like you all had a lot of fun at VCF East this year. I won't miss next year. Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Needed: traditional wall thermometer
by Evan Koblentz 12 May '17

12 May '17

Drew N. pointed out last weekend that our modern history exhibit should include a thermometer. Good point -- I check the weather through my phone all the time! Does anyone have a simple thermometer (it's fine if it also has a barometer, etc.) to donate? ________________________________ 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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I'm back...
by William Sudbrink 11 May '17

11 May '17

Hi all, I've been pretty much occupied with rebuilding my house for the last year, but we (my wife and I) now see the light at the end of the tunnel and we're pretty sure it's not ANOTHER train. I can now walk from one end of my basement to the other and I'm beginning to plan the layout for my lab/playroom. Finally, about the time all this started, Verizon (bless their hearts) started rejecting all of the list traffic, so I sort of dropped off the list. I've just finally set up a gmail account and subscribed it to the list. Looks like you all had a lot of fun at VCF East this year. I won't miss next year. Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Semi OT 1970 Robert Moog radio interview
by Matt Patoray 11 May '17

11 May '17

Hi all, I have recently come into possession of the master tapes for a radio interview with Dr. Robert A Moog, inventor of the voltage controlled synthesizer that carries his name. I have transferred the interview from the original 2 track 7.5 IPS reel to reel master tape. If anyone is interested in hearing the interview please drop me a line. Only Semi OT because late 60's Minicomputers such as the DEC PDP-8/e where often used in large electronic music studios to control patching of large synthesizers. And of course later on Microprocessors such as the Z80 and 80186 where used to control machines such as the Prophet 5 and the Rhodes Chrome, then there was the Aphpasyntauri that used an Apple II/II+ as its driver. And who could forget the Fairlight CMI, the sampler/synth literally called the Computer Musical instrument, which Bob Moog demoed around the US and sold. -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG

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Rx01 drives
by william degnan 11 May '17

11 May '17

I have Rx01 drives contact me privately if interested. Pick up preferred but will ship if you cover labor and materials Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net

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WTF!!!!!!!!
by Evan Koblentz 11 May '17

11 May '17

Some kind of film crew posted on the IA page 20 minutes ago that "our awesome location" is in the VCFed museum. They posted a picture of our mainframe aisle with their stuff on top of our MOBIDIC display case, on top of the Prime, and TAPED to the front of George. None of this happened with any permission from us, nor even Fred giving us any heads-up about it. I called Dean. He said he's 8 minutes away. I told him to rush over, go directly to our space, and find out what the hell is going on. ________________________________ 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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OT: Something to make us smile
by Evan Koblentz 11 May '17

11 May '17

Here's a little project I did tonight. It was relaxing. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5thK4McllfJakhXVU1JUFpQS1U/view ________________________________ 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] OT Linux Malware
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 May '17

11 May '17

Ethan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >> My signature is "approximately" true. I got tired of seeing "this >email > free of > malware because I run such-and-so anti-virus program". >> Bill Dudley > >Brute force attempts to log into Linux hosts by SSH isn't exactly >malware though? It's not like a graphical or script ad delivered via a >commercial ad network on a web page that exploits vulnerabilities in a >browser. First, the attempts were not on a Linux box but from a Linux box. >You can easily free yourself from the SSH attempts by moving sshd to a >different port if you must leave it open to the entire internet. Also >turning off interactive (password) based logins can help. I have ssh running on a different -- not port 22 -- port.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT Linux Malware
by William Dudley 11 May '17

11 May '17

My signature is "approximately" true. I got tired of seeing "this email free of malware because I run such-and-so anti-virus program". Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux. On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 9:04 AM, Systems Glitch via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > I wouldn't bet on that. I've intercepted five or six Windows botnet > > >viruses that implement just enough of SSH to get the job done and > > >masquerade as Linux machines. > > > > > > Telnets back to ports 22, 25 and 80 all report Linux. > > Both immitators and actual Linux malware is out there. It's not hard to > lie about a service when you contol the service, though. > > Assuming malware-freeness due to running Linux is probably not correct > nowadays, in the same way that "Macs don't get viruses" is incorrect -- > yeah, way less of a target than Windows, but it's out there. > > Thanks, > Jonathan (also a Linux user) >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] WTF!!!!!!!!
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 May '17

11 May '17

Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic writes: >On 05/10/2017 08:53 PM, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >> William Dudley via vcf-midatlantic writes: > >> This email is free of >malware because I run Linux. > > ROTFLMFAO! Give me a break! I've been >getting ssh break-in attempts > on ssh all day from a Linux box on >Verizon's net. No malware my ass! > > I wouldn't bet on that. I've intercepted five or six Windows botnet >viruses that implement just enough of SSH to get the job done and >masquerade as Linux machines. Telnets back to ports 22, 25 and 80 all report Linux.

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