February 2019 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum report - 12/16/18
by Douglas Crawford 04 Jul '20

04 Jul '20

Again? This isn't getting through. On 12/17/2018 12:28 PM, Douglas Crawford wrote: > Great day at the museum. Visitor flow was non stop in the afternoon. > I am grateful for the assistance of Chris and Tony, with their help we > cycled > through the visitors and gave everyone good attention. > Its fun to docent in teams! > > The museum looked sharp and with Tony's help we had most everything > running that is > demo-able.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] BeBox for the Museum
by Michael Kato 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

> > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:09:22 -0500 > From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> > To: Christian Liendo <cliendo(a)gmail.com> > Cc: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] NeXT(s) f/s in Maryland > Message-ID: > < > CADAdoY7HSnf9efqXOmPrpf7K6OQVafFPer0ytzg+adA8c3hCyw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Someone please get it for us!! We don't have one. :( > Evan, Let's talk. I have one in working order, and I might be ready to donate. ....maki....

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WTD: PDP-11 tape drive?
by W2HX 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Hi friends, I am building my first PDP-11. It is a 11/23+ It is a nice set up with 4 RL02's lots of boards, two half-height racks, spares, you name it. I would really like to get a real-to-real 9-track tape drive, the manual loading kind. I see many autoloading types but they just don't have the panache of what I used to use in the 80's and 90's at my places of work. I have been watching on ebay for a while and those few that come up seem expensive. I did locate these (not cheap but cheaper than others). https://www.ebay.com/itm/192745726868 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/264099860161 The first one says "wiltec" but I am guessing that wiltec was just the reseller. It looks very similar (if not identical) to the second one which is listed as a fujitsu M2444AC. For some reason the "wiltec" one is cheaper. It seems to have some nice connectors on the back. The fujitsu is more expensive, has rack mounting hardware (a plus) but no back connectors. It isn't obvious how to connect this to something. Also shipping for some reason, is $100 more. I found a manual to this on bitsavers (thank you to whomever did this). It says it the fujitsu has 3 modes of operation. MODE A: CDC 9218S COMPATIBLE MODE MODE B: CIPHER F880 COMPATIBLE MODE MODE C: PERTEC FSlOOO SERIES COMPATIBLE Can they be made to interface with a PDP-11 Qbus system? Anyone have any opinions on these? I should also ask if anyone has an open-real tape drive they would like to part with (preferably known working) let me know. I am in NY, willing to drive a few hours or pay for shipping. Your thoughts are appreciated. 73 Eugene W2HX

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Do milestones mean less as you have more of them?
by Evan Koblentz 05 Mar '19

05 Mar '19

Today I did PDP-8 chase-the-lights from the front panel "all by myself" ... last time Jeff B. and I helped each other. Feels good to use that intimidating front panel and have it work the first time without anyone watching over my shoulder for mistakes. Next time (Wednesday): paper tape! Going to try to load some programs by following DG's instructions. -- Evan Koblentz, executive director Vintage Computer Federation www.vcfed.org evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 VCF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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OT: Free Soldering Iron, with a catch
by Chris Fala 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

Due to an error by the supplier, I received the wrong item when placing an online order and ended up with two soldering irons that I can't use. I can't use them because they are 220V and have a European plug. https://www.banggood.com/Mustool-MT223-60W-Adjustable-Temperature-Electric-… Is anyone interested in taking them off my hands? If so, I can bring them to VCF East or one of the workshops at InfoAge. I just figured that I would ask before I threw them in the trash (which I hate). Chris

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Saw this on ebay
by Sentry TV 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Only three groups of visitors today, but they were all very interested and stayed for full-ish tours. That's a pleasant surprise for a Wednesday during the school year.

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Anyone in/near Boston coming to the next workshop?
by Ian Primus 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Trying to find an effective way to get something from the Boston area (not a huge thing) - anyone coming from that direction to a future workshop? -Ian

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Need Camera operators for VCF East 2019
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

I am looking for volunteers to operate the cameras at the Friday classes. Please e-mail me privately if you are interested. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] C64 Replacement chips
by Blatboy 27 Feb '19

27 Feb '19

I have one of those. You can get them on Ebay here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64-C64-SX64-U17-PLA-Replacement-906114-0… I still haven't installed it. It's in my studio here...somewhere. Ahem. ++++++++++++++++++++++ https://jwalterhawkes.com like to know where/when I'm playing? Click here <https://jwalterhawkes.com/contact> to sign up for my list, and let the babble begin. > > Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 14:55:02 -0500 > From: Bill Dromgoole <drummy(a)comcast.net> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] C64 Replacement chips > Message-ID: > <mailman.42.1551114003.26275.vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > Haven?t tried this but it looks interesting. > http://www.melon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2370 >

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