July 2019 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Mark Whittington 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

Hi Tony, I'm definitely interested in at least a working system if there's one available. Thanks. -Mark <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 1:15 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > All, just had a friend drop off some TI/99 machines, cassettes, cartridges > etc. > > I’m going to pick through for the couple things I want (which is not much, > just want a a cpu and sampling of stuff) and the rest I will make available > to anyone interested. Obviously if there’s something VCF could use for the > museum VCF gets first crack. > > My friend knows most of this isn’t worth much dollar wise but if there’s > something thats worth more than $10 then a minimal “donation” would be > appreciated. He used to work on my boats, is retired and he and his wife > are downsizing to a new home nearby and need to unload some excess stuff! > > I’ll get pictures tonight and post where they can be viewed by anyone > interested. Just figured I’d see if there was any interest at all. > A couple machines that were never or barely used,just taken out of box. I > know there’s a voice synthesizer, expansion box, couple other items and > maybe a couple dozen carts in original box. Nothing to call the media about > :-) > > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone >

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OT: TI/99 items available
by Tony Bogan 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

All, just had a friend drop off some TI/99 machines, cassettes, cartridges etc. I’m going to pick through for the couple things I want (which is not much, just want a a cpu and sampling of stuff) and the rest I will make available to anyone interested. Obviously if there’s something VCF could use for the museum VCF gets first crack. My friend knows most of this isn’t worth much dollar wise but if there’s something thats worth more than $10 then a minimal “donation” would be appreciated. He used to work on my boats, is retired and he and his wife are downsizing to a new home nearby and need to unload some excess stuff! I’ll get pictures tonight and post where they can be viewed by anyone interested. Just figured I’d see if there was any interest at all. A couple machines that were never or barely used,just taken out of box. I know there’s a voice synthesizer, expansion box, couple other items and maybe a couple dozen carts in original box. Nothing to call the media about :-) Tony Sent from my iPhone

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Workshop is open
by Evan Koblentz 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

I'm here.

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July Workshop Info
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

As a reminder the workshop is $10 *per* person, *per* day. Sorry this is InfoAge's rule and not our decision. So that means for two days it is $20. Sign up quickly to guarantee a table. DATE: July 20 & 21 LOCATION: InfoAge Building 9059 (CDL Hackerspace) - (2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ) TIME: Start about 10 A.M. on Saturday and ends whenever we go to sleep. End about 5 P.M. on Sunday. (Starts around 10 A.M. Sunday morning) SIGNUP: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WC20hnriY5alKGteeWoWq5jXT3ZOjzA6h-u… > COST: - $10 per person, PER day. This is required by InfoAge for us to pay for renting the space. - $25 for those wanting to stay overnight (Money goes to InfoAge). Please pay Evan when you get there so that he doesn't forget. I won't be at this workshop and will be out of state. Evan gets all the blame, and I get all the praise. Credit cards accepted. I will be using VCF's PayPal Here tablet with bluetooth credit card machine. OVERNIGHT: Bring your own pillow, blankets, soap etc. We provide a bed frame and an uncovered mattress. There are showers and a kitchen for your use. - You can pay via PayPal to paypal(a)vcfed.org. or to Evan via cash or credit card in person. EQUIPMENT: - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - If you need particular tools that you don't know or particular parts, please post to the list for those going. They may have what you need. Let them know ahead of time. - Please bring an extra one or two power cords as these are often forgotten by people. DRINKS: You should bring your own. I would recommend bringing a cooler of some type. FOOD: Bring your own, but we will usually order pizza or go out to eat for dinner. If Evan feels like it he will bring out the grill and cook some burgers. GATE: During the hours from 1 pm to 5 pm close the front gate behind you. We want museum visitors to go to the front lobby and not wander through the middle of the campus. Outside of those times, you can feel free to leave the gate open. PARKING: Park in the main parking lot, unless you are unloading in front of 9059. InfoAge doesn't like us parking on the lawn anymore. QUESTIONS? Contact Evan : 646 - 546 - 9999 <646-546-9999> or evan @ vcfed.org <evan(a)vcfed.org> Have fun everyone! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: 13” 2011 MacBook Air for sale
by corey cohen 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

This model in this condition are going for between $300 to $350 on eBay, so make me an offer since I want to avoid the hassle of eBay and give my son the money before he heads back to school. Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2019, at 5:30 PM, laurakid <laurakid7(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am interested. No idea what to offer. What is reasonable? > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Thursday, July 18, 2019, 12:09 PM, corey cohen via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > My son just got a new MacBook Pro so we are selling his old MacBook Air. > > The one for sale is a 2011 MacBook Air that was special ordered with 256gb of internal SSD, 1.8ghz i7 CPU, 4gb of RAM. This was the top of the line MacBook Air you could buy at the time. > > We also have the original box,Apple USB Ethernet adapter and a spare Apple MagSafe power supply. So two included power supplies. > > The battery was also replaced last summer. > > Email me directly with an offer... I’d prefer to not sell on eBay and could even drop it off at the workshop this weekend at InfoAge. > > Thanks, > Cheers, > Corey > > corey cohen > uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > Sent from my iPhone > >

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Today went pretty much as expected. Drom and Duane did their UNIVAC work (yesterday, too). Adam and I worked in the warehouse. We sorted more books/magazines, relocated all of the monitors/TVs, moved some IBM hardware, did some miscellaneous cleaning up, and moved some old display fixtures one step closer to the landfill. We will do more work next Friday: we're planning on relocating all of the NeXT hardware, shelving the rest of the monitors/TVs, making one shelf for Ohio Scientific stuff, and creating new shelving units for Intel MDS items + maybe for networking items. We all went to dinner ... afterward Adam went home, Drom/Duane continued their stuff, and I worked on improving the content of the museum info kiosk.

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VCF Forums Down
by Dave Wade 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

I m seeing database errors when I try and open a post on the VCF forums. Is there a way to contact the forum owners? Dave Wade G4UGM & EA7KAE

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OT: Odd packages getting sent to me
by Neil Cherry 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

I'm hoping someone might give me some ideas. I've been getting odd packages from China and India, Tiny packages containeing things like tiny tinkerbell (smaller than peanut), nail clippers (but actually stickers - that's happened twice). And a larger, heavier package today I got this cheap a** walking stick with a telescope (really bad optics not even fully ground). Anyway, the walking stick was sent via DHL from Sara International (India -> UK -> US). I've save all the packages and they have no direct connection to anything I've ordered. Google has come up blank on any of the names involved. I'm going to see if my credit had been affected. Any ideas? Any pointers. -- 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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Kemner's ... again
by Evan Koblentz 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

They've been closing for eons, it seems... check out their Facebook page for details. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Another warehouse closing Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:05:55 -0500 From: Electronics Plus via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Reply-To: Electronics Plus <sales(a)elecplus.com>, General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> https://www.facebook.com/KemnerEnterprises/ Located in Pottstown, PA. Still open Fri afternoons and Saturdays.

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OT: 13” 2011 MacBook Air for sale
by corey cohen 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

My son just got a new MacBook Pro so we are selling his old MacBook Air. The one for sale is a 2011 MacBook Air that was special ordered with 256gb of internal SSD, 1.8ghz i7 CPU, 4gb of RAM. This was the top of the line MacBook Air you could buy at the time. We also have the original box,Apple USB Ethernet adapter and a spare Apple MagSafe power supply. So two included power supplies. The battery was also replaced last summer. Email me directly with an offer... I’d prefer to not sell on eBay and could even drop it off at the workshop this weekend at InfoAge. Thanks, Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Sent from my iPhone

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