November 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

Nov 14 & 15 Repair Workshop at System Source
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday November 14th and Sunday November 15th 2020 at: System Source Computer Museum 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Plenty of free parking, short walk from Baltimore’s light rail (Gilroy Road Stop) We will open at 9:00 AM on Saturday November 14th, 2020 and will lock up by 7:30 PM. We will go to dinner afterwards. If you are interested in dinner, then please indicate on the signup form. We will open at 9:00 AM on Sunday November 15th and lock up at 5:00 PM Accommodations: Try https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g41196-Hunt_Valley_Maryland-Hotels.html Feel free to talk with others about sharing a room. Food: There are plenty of restaurants within a short drive. We will have a catered Indian buffet on Saturday at cost ($12.00?) and catered Barbecue ($12.00?) on Sunday for those who sign up. We will feature tours of the museum throughout both days and several mini- workshops: - Retrobright workshop (bring your yellowed plastics) - Pre-industrial computing class - Learn to use a slide rule, and various types of Abaci - Hot Metal Typesetting (3500 lb word processor) If you need a machine to work on, please let me know. We have lots of computers awaiting restoration! Let others know what you are working on. If you have unusual needs, (220 Volts, fork lift, etc please email Bob Roswell at museum(a)syssrc.com Bob Roswell broswell(a)syssrc.com https://museum.syssrc.com 410-771-5544 x 4336 Sign up for the repair workshop is here: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z72yC72x5PmN4jb0Aw8uK3x0sQwMAk-0Opu… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Swap meet was successful!
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

We had 20 vendors and dozens of buyers. The weather was great. Logistics worked well. Everyone seemed happy. VCF raised a decent amount of money for warehouse renovations. It seemed like vendors sold enough to be profitable and get some good stuff from other vendors. I got a lot of great constructive criticism about the event which was most welcome. I took notes on how to improve for next time. This was the first time VCF did a swap meet and we did a decent job. Any other feedback on improving for next time would be great. Either replying here or privately. We are hoping to do one or two swap meets per year. I want to thank all the vendors who came. I want to thank all the volunteers who helped with setup, especially Bill Inderreiden who made and put up and took down all the roadside signs. Thanks to Tony, Adam, Dean for getting all the VCF warehouse stuff for sale and taking back at the end. Chris Fala for help in breakdown. And to Corey and his son for helping at the main desk. Onto the next event! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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ITEMS wanted / looking for @swaP
by Bill Degnan 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

I am looking for a working Mac II, or Mac II[n] from 1987-90, and display, mouse, etc. Just not an SE-type Mac. I am also looking for another SGI display. Feel free to contact me privately. I will be there all day tomorrow. Trade or $$ I wasn't planning to get a table, but I am open to requests, should anyone be looking for something specific to buy or trade, I have a lot of spare inventory from 1977-1997. Bill Degnan

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Swap Meet Good Weather Predicted Saturday 11/7
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Looks like it will be in the 60's on Saturday, Sunny and not too much wind. There might be some fog in the early morning which will clear out quickly. We have about 15 vendors so far (even with 2 that have dropped out). Based on inquiries we will be adding a few more soon. Bill Inderriden and I will be doing some setup Friday and early morning Saturday. Please fill out the reservation form and send payment ASAP! We need to know when we setup the vendor spaces in the parking lot on Saturday. Here is the info in case anyone still needs it. *FREE FOR BUYERS!* *Vendors: $20 for 1st space, $10 for each additional space.* *DATE*: November 7, 2020 (RAIN DATE: November 8, 2020) *TIME*: 9AM to 6PM *LOCATION*: *Huge Parking lot on Monmouth Boulevard between Watson Road and Taft Street in Wall, NJ* Across from InfoAge Museum and Brookdale College GPS location: 40.1848793,-74.0630848 Google Maps: Click Here <https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B011'05.6%22N+74%C2%B003'47.1%22W/@40.1848834,-74.0652735,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.1848793!4d-74.0630848> Satellite Map Click Here <http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Swap_Meet_Map.png> Flyer – PNG <http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Swap_Meet_Flyer-1.png> Flyer – PDF <http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/VCF_Swap_Meet_2020_Flyer.pdf> *WEBSITE*: http://vcfed.org/wp/vcf-swap-meet *EMAIL*: swapmeet(a)vcfed.org *PHONE*: 732-722-5015 If you are interested in renting a space, please fill out this Reservation Form <https://forms.gle/mMwtVXmEcHKPEpYAA> -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Free to a good home but not at the swap meet
by Jim Scheef 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

Hello all, I'm cleaning out my basement and slowly offering things that need to go away. Most items will be free to a good home for everyone on this list. Terms are free, F.O.B. my driveway. In other words, you can arrange for local pickup or pay for shipping. Some large items will be local pickup only as I do not want to deal with the packaging. There is one other requirement: you must promise not to flip any of my items on eBay or other venue. Take only the stuff you genuinely want for your collection. Several years ago I gave away a semi-working Lisa 2, so pay attention. First item will be a CompuPro S100 system. I'll offer it here first once I figure out how to host some pictures. This was a rescue pre pandemic. The guy claimed he had it running "just a few months ago". Items currently on eBay: 1 - Force dBase Compiler with manuals and diskettes (apparently very rare) https://www.ebay.com/itm/254749018216 2 - VM/SP System Product Editor Command and Macro Reference manual https://www.ebay.com/itm/254655872859 3 - General Motors Report on Areas of Public Concern for 1972 and 1973 (some corporate history) https://www.ebay.com/itm/254755779216 4 - Bugbook I, II and III - TTL Logic projects (1974-5) - set of three books https://www.ebay.com/itm/254769040178 If you're interested, send email off list. Jim

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Raspberry pi 400 an Ode to Commodore
by Christian Liendo 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

On the Pi Blog I saw this part. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/designing-raspberry-pi-400/ Ode to Commodore Finally, a bit of fun to finish with. On Christmas morning 1985, I opened the polystyrene box of a Commodore 64 computer and the world switched on for me. It had the best games and the best sound, and it was easy to program. We think the combination of gaming and programming still works today, but we’ve come a long way since 1985.

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VCF items at Swap Meet
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

I would like everyone to keep in mind that VCF will also be selling off surplus items at the swap meet on Saturday. In addition to vintage computer items, we have the following items: VCF embroidered polos will also be available for $30 VCF embroidered baseball caps for $20 VCF 2019 and earlier t-shirts for $5 each. Note: There will be *no* 2020 t-shirts are available for sale. They are only available by mail order (in limited sizes) from our website: http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Craigslist post
by Dave McGuire 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

On 11/3/20 6:02 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > If it’s not objectionable to anybody it was I. So if it WAS objectionable to somebody, who did it? ;) (sorry, couldn't resist!) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Craigslist post
by Christian Liendo 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

I don't know who did this but it's a good idea https://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/ele/d/belmar-vcf-swapmeet-am-stuff-have-…

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Reminder 11/7
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 11:08 AM Bill Inderrieden via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > If you click on Jeff Brace's link, Google thinks you want to be in > the Tyrrhenian Sea !! > > 40°00'00.0"N 11°00'00.0"E Strange. Someone else mentioned that, I thought they were kidding. Not sure what is happening there. The link works for me and when I paste it in too. If I knew why it comes up incorrectly, then I could fix it. > > At first I thought Jeff is doing a little post Halloween spoof on us with > his dry wit, however if you interrogate the link, you will see: > > 40.1848834,-74.0652735 > > > which Google correctly identifies the coordinates as the Wall Twp > municipal lot across from Brookdale Community College, Wall Campus on > Monmouth Blvd. > So make sure your GPS's are correctly programmed for the above coordinates. > > AND DON'T END UP IN THE DRINK!! Yeah! > > Bill Inderrieden > > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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