April 2019 - vcf-midatlantic

Sun Voyager - Best Solaris?
by Ethan O'Toole 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Broke out the Sun Voyager. LCD is slow to come on, after it warms up it is fine. Seems like bad caps. Any thoughts on best Solaris to run? 2.6? 2.7? Sparcstation 5 class machine - Ethan

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] A fragment of early British computer history is up for sale.
by W2HX 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

?that price seems a little, shall we say, optimistic? ________________________________ From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Stephen via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 1:26 PM To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org Cc: Stephen Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A fragment of early British computer history is up for sale.

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A fragment of early British computer history is up for sale.
by Stephen 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

A fragment of early British computer history is up for sale. https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/flintsauction/catalog… A Ferranti Pegasus Computer Plug-In Package Unit, English, c.1960, with an aluminium label for ‘FERRANTI 07-p-00730’, wired pre-printed electronic circuit board (module) with components to one side and wiring to the other, with 3 glass valves to the top below the handle to unplug the board Note: The Ferranti Pegasus mark 1 (first named the FPC I -Ferranti Package Computer) was developed in the early 1950s and is still considered one of the outstanding feats of electrical engineering for its time. It was a valve operated mainframe with a 48 register immediate access store which used nickel delay lines. It had a magnetic drum store initially with a 4K word capacity which was later increased to 7K . Pegasus was considered the first “user-friendly” computer, and about forty Pegasus systems were sold, between 1956 and 1962, with scores of programmers and users of the machine commenting on the ease of programming and operation, in spite of the fact that data input and output is via 5-track punched-paper tape. There was no typewriter keyboard or display screen Stephen Walters Professional Celebrity Photographer / G7VFY www.facebook.com/mister35mm Tel 07956-544202

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HP Plotter for sale in Harrisburg, PA
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Saw this and just passing it on. For those who may be interested in an page plotter. Looks like it has a lot of pens with it. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1020752601444561/

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FS: 17" CRT monitor AcerView 78c
by Andy Meyer 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

I am selling a clean, working AcerView 78c 17" CRT monitor. Specifications: https://www.cnet.com/products/acer-acerview-78c-crt-monitor-17/ I can bring it to an InfoAge repair workshop. I will NOT ship this beast. Reply off-list Andy

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April 13: VCF East exhibit deadline - FIRM
by Evan Koblentz 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

Everyone, The exhibit registration deadline for VCF East 2019 is 11:59pm on Saturday, April 13. I'll hate doing this, but we must: any exhibit application received after that time will be declined. -- 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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VCF East 2019 Workshop Project: CF and CP/M for the 8085 SBC!
by systems_glitch 08 Apr '19

08 Apr '19

See here for pictures: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?69219-VCF-East-2019-Project-CF-an… ! This year's project will be a follow-on to the 8085 SBC from last year: we'll be building a CompactFlash interface and getting CP/M 2.2 up and going! If you built an 8085 SBC last year, bring it along and get an interface going for it! If not, I'll have some more 8085 SBC kits with me this year. See the above link for details, there's a poll so I can try to gauge actual interest. Thanks, Jonathan

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Repair Workshop Signup for March 30 & 31, 2019
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Apr '19

07 Apr '19

There is still room to sign up for the VCF repair workshop. Signup now to guarantee a table: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qisU7Goz7_QQVOtuCEg8PsDfh7-adv0zNXI… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 07 Apr '19

07 Apr '19

Good day! Two groups of visitors: an older couple who both worked at Bell Labs in the 1960s-1980s, and two college women who wanted to learn about programming. They all got full tours. Martin, his son, and yours truly all worked on our security cameras and related networking upgrades. All four cameras work now, and their live video is displayed on a monitor near our office desk. The monitor changes cameras every 30 seconds; Martin will try to get us a newer system showing all the cameras simultaneously in different windows. We will also install two more cameras at some point -- maybe as soon as two weeks from now. A longer-term project is to actually record video, not just have live streams. Sometime before VCF East I'm going to put up a prominent "You're on camera" sign. Martin also gave us a newer Ubiquiti wireless access point to replace our older Cisco unit. Where the Cisco one was a big hassle to install, even for experienced IT folks, the Ubiquiti device was super easy: did it myself in a few mouse clicks. It's on top of our network rack. Steve A. is coming by next Wednesday to relocate it to the ceiling where the Cisco one currently resides. I don't do ladders. :) With the new AP up-and-running, I disabled the wifi section of our Internet modem. That device now ONLY gives us Internet access and connects directly to our firewall. That's how it should be!

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Funny
by Chris Fala 07 Apr '19

07 Apr '19

I wonder if this is just their attempt at a clever pun, or if they are aware of and referring to our favorite podcast. https://shirt.woot.com/offers/trash-talk

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