January 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

VCF East 2020 January Update
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

First of all we just got Monster 6502 coming! Also The 8-bit Guy (David Murray) - Commander X16 Ben Eater (Khan Academy & 6502 Computer Kit) Stefany Allaire (C256 Foenix) Oh and some others: Bil Herd Michael Tomczyk Bill Mensch Other surprises are in the works. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Format of SAVE'd programs on disk
by Bob Applegate 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

I’ve been doing a lot with the Microsoft 6502 source code and one of the capabilities I’ve added is being able to SAVE/LOAD from an SD card. All of the variants of that BASIC save and load tokenized programs. That is, the SAVE function saves the current BASIC program exactly as it appears in memory, with tokens and some ASCII data. All of the early versions of MS BASIC did not support disk operations directly and any disk code was added later by the computer manufacturer who incorporated the MS interpreter into their systems. Jump forward a couple years when Microsoft directly supported CP/M so that the underlying disk code could be standardized. When a SAVE “ABC.BAS” command was executed, was the program saved tokenized still, or was it saved as all ASCII like the LIST command would produce? Someone could then edit BASIC programs using a text editor and be able to read them back in, as opposed to having binary files that could only be edited from within BASIC itself. I’m just wondering if it’s worth my effort to add the capability to save/load ASCII or just be happy with my tokenized version. I’m interested to know what Microsoft did in later versions of their interpreter. Bob

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] January workshop call to arms
by David Gesswein 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

I have done a little more investigation. To pass diagnostics the machine needs Ethernet connected. Do you have a MAU/AUI to 10 base-t transceiver? I can bring one. There were three operating enviornments for it. Do you know what was installed on it and usernames/passwords? Do you know what you want to run in the museum? Keep it as last used if possible or did you desire something in particular? I got copies for my emulator of Viewpoint, XDE 5.0, and the Koto release of Interlisp-D for use in testing. Are their more people who are planning to work on it? I've played slightly with the DarkStar emulator to have some feel for it but have never seen one in person. On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 10:37:30PM -0500, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > All, VCF recently acquired two Xerox 8010 computers. We would like to assess and repair (if needed) these machines, and are hoping to have one on display in the very near future. > > We are looking for anyone with the expertise and experience needed to assess these machines. We are hoping to begin the process of restoring these machines at the upcoming January workshop on the 25th and 26th of this month. > > So if you???re out there (and I???m sure you are!) and you can attend the workshop, please let us know! While there will be lots going on at the workshop, this is something we are hoping to be able to work on in preparation for the museum remodeling (or as soon as is practical) > > Thanks, > Tony Bogan > > Sent from my iPhone

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Dataphone cabinet/Communications rack
by Jeff Galinat 19 Jan '20

19 Jan '20

Hi All, I have a Dataphone cabinet/communications rack free for the taking. It is currently in my garage where it has been for the last 30 years but since I am moving out of state it has to go. If if is not gone by Friday 1/24 it will wind up on the scrap heap. I am located in Towaco in Morris County in Northern, NJ,. Here is a link to some pics of the cabinet. <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoxC-mzikoIghWu4eWR7cyYG4-oL?e=IlTYdl> A pickup truck of large van will be needed to transport this. Please contact me ASAP if any of you list members would like this item. Regards, Jeff Galinat.

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InfoAge closed today 1/18/2020
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Jan '20

18 Jan '20

Due to incoming snowfall, InfoAge will be closed today. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF Sticker Ideas?
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

I am looking into selling stickers at VCF East. Now what kinds of stickers would most people actually buy? For example: VCF logo, would you buy it? Are there other simple things that we can put on there that are readable? Maybe some general guidelines, so that I can find or make something. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Sticker Ideas?
by Jeffrey Jonas 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Bob Flanders' "Best VINTAGE? VCF!" got me thinking: make fun of Internet memes, such as Got Vintage Computers? Got 6502? Buzzword compliant (and small text of buzzwords) something with stick-figures a-la xkcd continued on next sticker ... This Sticker Intentionally Left Blank

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idea
by Bill Degnan 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Imagine a taco with vintage computers in it. Wires for cheese, papertape for lettuce. mmm vintage you can really taste the papertape, they must use good oil.

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Continuing to lighten the collection in Pottstown...
by Douglas Crawford 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Sticker Ideas?
by David Riley 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

On Jan 17, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Sentry TV via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > From: Sentry TV <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Sticker Ideas? > Date: January 17, 2020 at 11:07:58 AM EST > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org>, Christian Liendo <cliendo(a)gmail.com> > > > You know, I have seen many people collecting the "States" magnets. > I AM NOT SUGGESTING MAGNETS! You could definitely do some floppy-shaped magnets just to mess with people.

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