April 2018 - vcf-midatlantic

Looking to sell my Lisa 2/10
by Blake Patterson 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

Greetings, I have a Lisa 2/10 (not Mac XL) in excellent condition with orig mouse and Lisa OS manuals/disks and the printer cable that I want to sell, but I worry about shipping it due to age and weight and size (eBay). I just don't use it and I feel bad having it just sitting there. I live in Alexandria, VA. Is anyone reading this aware of someone who might be interested, within driving distance / local pickup? https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1686/26133044993_f9625694c3_b.jpg Thanks. bp -- Heisenberg may have slept here.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: tape rescue
by Jeffrey Jonas 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

Is anyone into video archives: u-matic and such? I'm helping a friend's estate. His TV show is old enough to be on U-matic and other "vintage" formats. I'll be asking for most help once his vintage computers are inventoried. -- jeff jonas

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OT: Commodore sign on i295?
by John Heritage 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

Dumb question - I got my drivers license right around the time Commodore went bankrupt.. However, for at least a couple of years, I remember seeing a giant "Commodore" sign on the side of i295 heading south (New Jersey).. where Pureland industrial park is. (~ I think between Exit 10 and 11). I know that C='s HQ wasn't very far away in West Chester. Does anyone else remember this sign - and was it for "the" Commodore? Did Commodore have operations in Pureland at some point? (There's a small possibility the sign was on the other side of the road.. but I definitely remember the sign around that area of i295..) Thanks :)

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Need for workshop : Cardco Universal Centronics Parallel Printer Interface Commodore 64
by Jeffrey Brace 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

Since Evan is asking for things for people to bring at the last minute to the workshop, I'm jumping on the bandwagon ;) I have a Cardco Universal Centronics Parallel Printer Interface Commodore 64, but the wire that connects to the tape drive interface is disconnected. With help I should be able to repair it. It may just need soldering on the correct position. But as a backup, if someone has quick access to this device, then I would appreciate bringing it! I'm sure that there a dozen in the warehouse, but finding it may be a challenge, unless Adam has organized small interfaces as well!

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OT: last chance: CD drives & burners
by Jeffrey Jonas 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

I'm about to trash 2 banker boxes of parallel port ATAPI/IDE CD readers, burners and some DVD readers because nobody needs them. Even me :-/ Email me NOW if you want any because I am not bringing them to the workshop. -- jeff jonas

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Ethernet power injector
by Evan Koblentz 28 Apr '18

28 Apr '18

Can someone bring an Ethernet power injector tomorrow?

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Workshop note
by Evan Koblentz 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

I'll be there around 10am tomorrow. Jeff B. can't get there until 1pm, so whomever arrives first gets the honor of helping set up tables and stuff.

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Compaq Portable III diag/setup disk
by Evan Koblentz 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

For anyone going to the workshop this weekend: I may need a diagnostics/setup disk for the Compaq Portable III. Can someone find that image and bring it on 5.25 floppy? Also, TIL: Portable III and Portable 386 are different machines. Got myself confused by the naming. The one I need to get working this weekend is the III because it has the "backpack" for add-on cards.

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NiCad coin cells?
by Herb Johnson 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

Neil likely is looking for, something like: 2.4V Volt Button Cell 80mAH NiMH Many of these are sold as 3.6 volt (three cells). Maybe he can chop up a couple. Local sources? Maybe Walmart or Best Buy, as some kind of "wired telephone battery". Radio Shack used to exist and sell these for $18. Ebay has bunches but I'm not sure how batteries ship from China these days. Jameco has them on back-order. Welcome to the 21st century, batteries not included. Herb "Player Piano" Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Friday speakers: need people to step up
by Evan Koblentz 27 Apr '18

27 Apr '18

We needed one more Friday speaker already, and now one of the other 14 pulled out. So we need two.

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