July 2017 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Mystery code
by Jeffrey Jonas 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

There were many 'traditions' when cards were the primary input. Most languages allowed a comment/sequence number in columns 73-80. Before revision control systems, it was common to put the program/step/phase name and version on there, thus the few incremental numbers. Or number all the cards in increments of 10 - so a sorter could put a dropped deck back in order - the multiple of 10 was to allow for inserting cards later -- jeff jonas who still has a "numbering machine" stamper, just in case

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IDE drive list for Zenith Data Systems Z-386
by Matt Patoray 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

Does anyone out there have a table for the specs for the hard drive types in a Zenith Data Systems Z-386 PC? The bios has 64 different drive types. -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG

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Chuck Peddle @ VCF-West
by Christian Liendo 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

Will he actually be there or will be be a video feed? I'm seriously looking at flights.

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Museum Report 2017-07-23 July 23, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

Bill Dromgoole was there today and it was a busy day with 20 to 25 people going through the museum. He also started work on the dolly for the new generator that we will be receiving soon. -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ======================================================== <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Museum Report 2017-07-22 July 22, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

I'm late with yesterday's museum report. About a dozen or so visitors, from casual interest to very interested. Some of them were still there from the Ham Radio event at InfoAge from 8am to 12pm. The flow of visitors was steady, so I kept busy throughout my time there. Bill Dromgoole is docent there, so I finally get a break from being docent. I'm like there every weekend. Thanks Bill! -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ======================================================== <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Stranger Things season 2 trailer - Commodore 1702 monitors?
by Christopher Gioconda 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

Hi everyone, This evening I watched the new trailer for season 2 of Stranger Things (Netflix) , and I'm pretty confident that a bunch of Commodore 1702 monitors were used in a scene approx. 1:06 in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgS2L7WPIO4 For those who may not know the show, it's set in the early 1980s and is extremely faithful to the time period in terms of plot and props. Let me know if I'm completely off, or if I just happened to recognize something. Thanks! Christopher Gioconda

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Free - DC-6150 Tape Factory Sealed
by John Heritage 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

Does anyone have a need for a Factory Sealed DC-6150 Tape (Maxwell Brand)? I held onto this for too long due to nostalgia (loved backing up my BBS do this size tape.. Although I think I mostly used the 250 MB models..) If you want it, just let me know. I'll ship free or if you feel like paying for the stamps after you get it, you can Paypal me after receiving. John

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Sperry Univac in Chicago...
by William Sudbrink 22 Jul '17

22 Jul '17

Wasn't sure if Dave McGuire would be close enough or interested enough. https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/sys/d/vintage-new-dos-epson/6207271982.ht ml Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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hey KFest
by william degnan 22 Jul '17

22 Jul '17

So ... got anything to report? How is the event? Photos? Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum upgrade!
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Martin A Flynn via vcf-midatlantic writes: > NEMA L21-30R ... was all I needed. ;)

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