November 2018 - vcf-midatlantic

Museum Report 2018-11-25 November 25, 2018
by Jeffrey Brace 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Not too many visitors today as it was a holiday weekend and everyone was shopping. I spent the time getting ready for Festivus, the supplies and the C64s which I will be setting up with games.. Evan and I will be setting up tables on Wednesday and getting the general space ready. I will be doing the necessary shopping Saturday morning. I also made a list of those who were naughty and those who were nice. The naughty ones get their favorite vintage computer's motherboard with battery acid leaking all over it, mouse nest inside and all kinds of resistors, chips and capacitors rusty and dirty. The nice ones get one new in box. Looking forward to Festivus and seeing you all there! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Radio Shack retro T-shirts
by Ethan O'Toole 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

[NON-Text Body part not included] Very cool! Will have to order the Radio Shack one. Shame there isn't a Tandy one! - Ethan

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OT: Radio Shack retro T-shirts
by Jonathan Sturges 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

In case some list members don't get Radio Shack daily spam, I thought I'd share that they have some retro T-shirts that are cool. They start at $15. https://www.radioshack.com/collections/t-shirts -Jonathan S.

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Warehouse help this Wednesday?
by Evan Koblentz 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

I'd like to do a bunch more warehouse projects this Wednesday, from about noonish to 6pm-ish. Is anyone available?

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

I was at the museum from about 10am to 6pm today. Spent the first few hours helping IXR/CDL clean up their lab spaces. Bill L. + Lucy, Pete C. + spouse (Heather?), and Bill W. (aka Amiga Bill) + friend all visited today. I gave them the whooooooole tour, and Bill W. delivered an IBM PC Jr. to us -- not just any PC Jr. (we have a few), but rather a never-opened, sealed-in-boxes unit! It also has two of the rare carrying case. He delivered it on behalf of someone who contacted us a while ago. After the museum closed, I spent another hour in the warehouse doing, well, warehouse-y things. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, executive 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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FS: Lots of Various Vintage Computing Goodies @ Festivus
by Todd George 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Hi all, Trying to thin the herd a bit, here's a quick and dirty list of things I'm willing to part-with. Delivery to Festivus or other local (Eastern PA) location, cash or trade only. Let me know if any of it interests you and we can talk details. I have listed information I have on each unit, depending if I've spent any effort on them. Your interest in an item will motivate me to get pictures or whatnot. Contact me *off-list*, I rarely check the list itself due to lack of time. Apple Stuff --------------- - Apple //c with monochrome Monitor //c and stand - Apple ImageWriter II (Not working, bad limit switch on carriage) - Macintosh Compacts/Toasters (tons available, let me know your interests) - Apple Color Stylewriter 2500 in-box - Blue iMac G3 (All-in-one) - Needs HDD - Mac iBook G4 (white) - Not working, for parts - Various iMac G4 units ("Flower Pot") - Newer iMac Units (LCD-Based), likely Intel Processors Commodore Stuff ------------------------ - C64 Units - 1541 Floppy Drives - Cassette Tape Drives Tandy/Radio Shack Stuff --------------------------------- - TRS-80 Model III (? I think) - Not working, fires up to improper display, barely tested - TRS-80 Model 4P without "lid", complete otherwise - Tandy CoCo 2 (a few available), also have a ton of accessories, software, manuals, books, disk drives, etc. Miscellaneous Stuff -------------------------- - Atari 800XL - Bad memory, worked 100%, failed while in operation - Atari 2600 Game Console - Intellivision Game Console - Colecovision Game Console - Epson QX-10 - No keyboard, no monitor, truly untested - SGI Personal Iris - No side panel - Panasonic Senior Partner - Panasonic Executive Partner - KayPro II - Working last tested, one floppy is bad - KayPro 2X - NEC PC-8001A with 2 I/O Expansion Boxes and 1 dual floppy - Tons (maybe literally?) of DOS/Windows Laptops of various vintages - CRT Monitors (Mostly VGA, 17" and up, most not working, also have older vintages) - LCD Televisions/Monitors (Mostly 15-ish", have composite, possibly SVideo, and other inputs) - Parts and software for a lot of the above (and beyond), send me a note if there's something you are looking for I personally hate "make offer" posts myself, so this isn't one. You'll note there are no prices above because I haven't really gone through any of these items yet, let me know your interest, I'll send you pictures and details and we can go from there including me quoting an asking price. Pricing will be fair as I want to move inventory, and will also be considering trades for things I'm more interested in. As mentioned above, this isn't "make offer" as much as it is "motivate me to get you details on something". Things I'm looking for in-trade --------------------------------------- - Sun CRT Monitor with 13W3 Connector - Next Monitor (No idea exactly WHAT I really need here, I have a NextStation I want to use it with) - Apple Lisa 2 (I don't need a keyboard, doesn't have to be working) - Apple Profile Drive (Need not be working) - Toshiba Libretto Stuff (Specifically the PCMCIA Floppy) - HP 200LX (Or similar in that series) Parts - Vintage Laptops of all varieties - Commodore Stuff (Especially diagnostic tools, aside from the standard dead-test carts and whatnot) Thanks for looking, see you at the airing of grievances. -Todd

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Gobble, gobble!
by Dean Notarnicola 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

I'm grateful to everyone reading this, who make this group and VCF a great organization. On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 3:28 PM Al Hartman via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I'm thankful for all the fun I've had with computers, the great friends > I've made in this hobby, the people I was able to help as a consultant and > on-site technician, and the history I witnessed first-hand. > > I became a computer aficionado not to get approval from others, but > because when I first played with a TRS-80 Model I in 1978, I loved it! > > -[ Al Hartman ]- >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Gobble, gobble!
by Al Hartman 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

I'm thankful for all the fun I've had with computers, the great friends I've made in this hobby, the people I was able to help as a consultant and on-site technician, and the history I witnessed first-hand. I became a computer aficionado not to get approval from others, but because when I first played with a TRS-80 Model I in 1978, I loved it! -[ Al Hartman ]-

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PC and Byte magazines available
by Kelly Leavitt 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

I'm bringing a collection of Byte and PC Magazines to Festivus. 4/1977 to 1986. Evan, are there any issues needed for the museum? I'll look for them beforehand. Anything left is up for grabs. If you're feeling generous, then a buck or two to the donor would be appreciated. What's not taken I'm recycling. Kelly

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Fifty!
by Evan Koblentz 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

It's a Festivus miracle! There are 50 people signed up for the big party next week. On Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 11:24 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: > nOW tHAT i gOT yOUR aTTENTION. > > It was recommended that I get a more catch subject line so that those with > a short attention span will pay attention to my announcement. > > Squirrel! > > Please sign up for Festivus so that we know how many are coming and what > you are bringing. > > This is the signup link for Festivus: > < > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CYLtFeyBlKwX7h2ohfXz421hFQjZTPPAkdV… > > > > A more extensive e-mail was sent out on 11/1. > > Don't miss your opportunity to air your grievances to Evan! > > Speaking about Evan look for another announcement from Evan about > remembering Dan Roganti. > > -- > ========================================= > Jeff Brace > Vice President > Vintage Computer Federation >

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