December 2019 - vcf-midatlantic

Vintage computers in Hanover, PA
by Mike Loewen 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Has anyone investigated this? https://york.craigslist.org/sys/d/hanover-vintage-computers/7003912090.html Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Sunday Breakfast at Diner?
by Christian Liendo 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Ditto On Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 7:25 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I’m in for breakfast! > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 2, 2019, at 6:30 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > I wasn't sure how many people would be interested, but I was thinking > about > > going out to a diner Sunday morning. > > > > If there are a lot of people, then we will go to OB diner, if less then > The > > Blue Swan. > > > > What do you think? > > > > -- > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > Vice President > > Vintage Computer Federation > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Battle Royale!
by Dean Notarnicola 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Yeah, boyeeeee! On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 4:12 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Popeyes chicken is the Shiznit! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 29, 2019, at 3:38 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > So I was going to bring a bucket of chicken from Popeye's, but I thought > I > > need to do something more in the spirit of Festivus. > > > > Festivus includes the feats of strength. So I will buy one Popeye's > Chicken > > sandwich and tell everyone that is the last one in New Jersey. Then I > will > > have a wrestling tournament to determine who gets the sandwich. > > > > Afterwards I will whisper to the winner that so-and-so says that Popeye's > > Chicken sandwich is crap and thinks that Chick-Fil-A's chicken sandwich > is > > the best. > > > > And if all that doesn't work to inspire something interesting, then I > will > > setup a floppy disk golf course around campus. > > > > > > > > -- > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > Vice President > > Vintage Computer Federation > >

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Festivus signup
by Vincent B 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

I no longer have the original email with the Festivus signup spreadsheet and the dates and other info, can someone send me the signup?

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Got Festivus Tickets?
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

We are getting lots of people signing up, but there are still some slackers out there. PayPal is preferred, but you can do Eventbrite if you want. *Paying via PayPal:* Use the Friends and Family option. Send to paypal(a)vcfed.org and put in the note your Name, "Festivus 2019 dinner", "Festivus Dinner and Overnight". *Paying via Eventbrite:* < https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus-2019-tickets-77436696243?aff=VCFMaili… > Cost is $10 for Festivus, $15 at the door. Overnight stay is $25 via Eventbrite and $30 at the door. Tickets are available until Dec. 6 (day before Festivus). Dec. 7 you have to pay at the door. The event starts December 7 at 10AM and goes until we want to sleep ~1-3AM. Then starts again at ~10AM Sunday depending on if we go to a diner. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Festivus - Items for Sale
by Todd George 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Hi all, I've added my list of items for sale to the general shared list. Here's a direct link to my tab of the previously-shared spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KLLnzRbOeO0ck0DS6MS6iraqa6XlSGuP-KF… Let me know if you have any questions or need more information. Thanks. -Todd

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Festivus atendee
by Dmitry _ 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

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Items available, Festivus and Phila/NJ locals
by Douglas Crawford 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

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Need Tandy 2500SX Deskmate Disks
by Jeff G 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Would anyone happen to have Tandy 2500 SX/20 Deskmate disks? These were specific to the computer - I actually have disks 1 and 2, but need disk 3. While I can find the generic Deskmate online, this was specific to the computer as it had it's own built-in DAC sound, and there's apps for it. Jeff aka Bags

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Apple keyboards [was chording keyboards]
by Jeffrey Jonas 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

Many thanks to Jonathan Gevaryahu for his reply. Sean Riddle's https://seanriddle.com/kr3600.html is a wealth of information, including complete chip specs. Long ago, I did the opposite. I wired up an external keyboard to match the Apple ][ matrix and wired it up in parallel to the internal keyboard, rather than fix the broken keys. I worked briefly at General Instruments' Hicksville facility in 1982 so I have an affection for their chips. They were the heart of so many video games and speech synthesis. -- jeff jonas

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