August 2019 - vcf-midatlantic

GW-DEC-1: A New DEC Prototyping Board
by systems_glitch 15 Aug '19

15 Aug '19

Connor Krukosky and I have been working on laying out a new quad-height DEC protoboard, which can also be sheared down into a dual-height board. Full announce on the VC Forums: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?71177-GW-DEC-1-A-New-Quad-Height-… These should be available within a month or so. I'll be putting up a preorder soon to gauge interest in the production run, which as usual will have hard gold plating on the edge connectors. I haven't gotten a quote for the cost, but I expect them to be $30-40 each for production boards. They'll be available at VCF Midwest as well as online! Thanks, Jonathan

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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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: ISO Sol-20 & Exidy Sorcerer
by Evan Koblentz 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

We'd like an Exidy Sorcerer, too. :) On Wed, Aug 14, 2019, 7:58 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > All, a friend of mine is looking for a Sol-20 and an Exidy Sorcerer. These > two items are high on his list of “what I want next” and he’s preferably > looking for working condition but not a deal breaker depending on details. > > Contact me off list if you are looking to part with either (or both!) of > these machines from your inventory. I will put you in touch with each other > or play middle man if you’d prefer, either way works! > > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone >

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OT: ISO Sol-20 & Exidy Sorcerer
by Tony Bogan 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

All, a friend of mine is looking for a Sol-20 and an Exidy Sorcerer. These two items are high on his list of “what I want next” and he’s preferably looking for working condition but not a deal breaker depending on details. Contact me off list if you are looking to part with either (or both!) of these machines from your inventory. I will put you in touch with each other or play middle man if you’d prefer, either way works! Tony Sent from my iPhone

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Xerox 16/8
by Sentry TV 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

I will be bringing the Xerox machine, Monitor, Printer to the next Saturday workshop. Anyone who has 5.25 boot disk(s) DOS or CP/M that will be going to the workshop Saturday, could you bring a couple to test, please?Right now I do not have any boot disks for this.I had MS-DOS disks at one time but cant find them, yet. Thank you Mike R.

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VCF Mid-West 2019
by Jeffrey Brace 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

I was thinking about going to VCF Mid-West this year. I have never been there. Who else is planning to go? -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Aug Repair Workshop 2019 - 8/24 & 8/25
by Jeffrey Brace 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

There is still space available for the workshop. It is about 11 days away. Sign up here: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Gmvr2ZEtEXouN0oB7Y_UtCRabbwhLTi4E_… > I will be sending out Info for the Repair workshop next week. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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MicroVAX II's available in Eatontown, NJ
by Mike Loewen 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

Contact the owner (not me) on the VCF Forum: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?71112-Two-MicroVaxIIs-free-to-goo… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Mid-West 2019
by J. Alexander Jacocks 13 Aug '19

13 Aug '19

I’m planning to be there. - Alex On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 04:20 Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I'll be there. The main hotel has already filled up (fortunately I booked > weeks ago), but they do have an overflow hotel lined up with the same > nightly group rate. Just gotta get your booking in before the 24th to get > the group rate. I'm curious how this new venue will pan out, seeing as > they outgrew the last place. > > I imagine you'll see a few other familiar faces out there, should you > decide to go. > > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > > On Tuesday, August 13, 2019, 3:49:23 AM EDT, Jeffrey Brace via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I was thinking about going to VCF Mid-West this year. I have never been > there. > Who else is planning to go? > > -- > ========================================= > Jeff Brace > Vice President > Vintage Computer Federation > >

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PayPal donate to VCF?
by dillera＠gmail.com 11 Aug '19

11 Aug '19

Hello: I was just checking out of Mouser, using PP and saw this! I happily donated $1 to VCF.... How did that get on there- it's linked to me somehow, to Mouser or what? -------------- Dear Andrew Diller, Thanks for your generous donation to PayPal Giving Fund. You have selected Vintage Computer Federation as your chosen charity. PayPal Giving Fund, a public charity (Federal Tax ID: 45-0931286), in partnership with PayPal, processes your donation so it can be granted to your chosen charity. Track your donation ---------------- Pretty cool, however you did it. -andy

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