April 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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Unix demo @ Bell Labs - June 5
by Evan Koblentz 15 Aug '19

15 Aug '19

This is tentative / not yet 100%: Bell Labs (at the historic Murray Hill, NJ location) is planning a Unix event on Wednesday, May 5. They invited us to do a mini-version of Unix Town that afternoon. Important details: - We'd probably have five or six tables. - This is NOT a public event; it's invitation-only by BL. - Our goal is to do demos for important people. So I'm gauging initial interest: who is able to take a day off from work that afternoon and come to NJ for this?

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TRS-80 PC-1 - New manufacture replacement LCDs
by Mark Whittington 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Pretty awesome -- a YouTuber that I follow (Robert Baruch) designed replacement LCD modules for the TRS-80 PC-1 (aka Sharp PC-1211 Pocket Computer) and had them manufactured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Vagc0FJK8 He's received the samples and they work great, and so he's ordering 200 more and will have them for sale sometime soon. Seemed like something that might be of interest to this crowd :) Best, -Mark

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: NJARC YouTube
by Alex Duboski 22 May '19

22 May '19

Done

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Volunteer parking on VCF weekend
by Neil Cherry 04 May '19

04 May '19

I thought it might be a good idea to ask. Where should the volunteers park? -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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VCF East - Online ticketing is open
by Evan Koblentz 03 May '19

03 May '19

We're using Eventbrite this year. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vintage-computer-festival-east-2019-tickets-60… Thanks to Dean for setting it up.

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VCF East Consignment Room Selling
by Jim Scheef 01 May '19

01 May '19

Do you have stuff to sell in the Consignment Room? Now is the time to get organized. 1. Download the forms: http://vcfed.org/consignment/Consignment%20Sale%20Sheet.pdf All of the forms are in one PDF. Use Acrobat to separate them and make copies as needed. 2. All of the forms are fillable using Adobe Acrobat and probably other PDF programs. Filling the forms online makes them easier to read, reduces errors and speeds up check-in. After your forms are completed, print two copies, so you have a record. 3. Guidelines (newly revised) for using these forms are here: http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/east2019consignment.pdf 4. Make signs for your stuff. You won’t be around to answer questions, so: What is it? Does it work? What are the specs? The price on the sign must agree with the price on the listing form; if not the price on the form wins. 5. Pricing: VCF has a reputation for fair prices. That’s why lots of stuff sells. 6. You can lower your price on Sunday morning and again late Sunday afternoon. 7. If you negotiate a deal with a buyer, both buyer and seller must come to the Consignment desk together. Let me know what you agreed; VCF will collect the money in the normal manner. 8. Remember every item MUST have your Consignor Tag Identification (letter code) and the line number from your "Individual Item Sales Sheet". Apply a piece of painter's tape to each item at home leaving room for your Consignor Tag Identification. Free advice: • Do you find eBay prices are frequently too high? Price accordingly. • Good signs bring good sales. Jim Scheef Consignment Room Deity

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Funny story
by Herb Johnson 01 May '19

01 May '19

> Dean Notarnicola: I pinned a [VCF-E] brochure to the corkboard on Nassau St a few weeks ago. I wonder if that what he saw? > > Jeff Salzman wrote: That's certainly a lot more effective, and cheaper, than pinning VCF business cards to $20 bills and scattering them along the boardwalk. :D > > Dean: I stopped doing that. It was eating into my floppy disk fund. > > [exchange about fake non-fake currency] These seem like jokes, fake history. But in fact, when I was at the Dayton Hamfest one year in the 1990's, an airplane flew over the event and dropped flyers - with real $1 bills attached! I saw the airplane, saw the drop, grabbed a few flyers; so there's no doubt. Of course, people forget that "catching eyeballs" is a source of income on the Web. Google reported billions of dollars just today, income from selling ads and Web-search placements. So: money gets spent on advertizing; and location matters. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Funny story
by Evan Koblentz 01 May '19

01 May '19

A journalist called me today to ask about VCF East. He said he heard about it from a flier posted on a (real-life) bulletin board in downtown Princeton. I have no idea who put it there! -- 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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