February 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 1980's bedroom setup
by Ethan O'Toole 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

[NON-Text Body part not included] For the 80s bedroom do you have one of those ubiquitous "computer desks" that were everywhere? With the book space or whatever across the top of the back hutch, and the place for the disk drives to the side of the monitor? - Ethan

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Re: 1980's bedroom setup
by Sentrytv 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a boys bedroom and a girls bedroom. Of course with different computers, peripherals and decor. Showing what boys and girls liked back in the 80s. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Feb 3, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Jeff G <jeffg(a)junknet.net> wrote: > > If you are thinking what I'm thinking on the desk, it was "Sauder" brand > furniture that seemed to be popular then, or maybe that was the 90s. It was > cheapo particle board stuff, even cheaper than Ikea, but everybody had it, > like microwave carts, TV stands (with VCR slot), etc. > > I love this idea, and Martin mentioning "Merlin" phones made my day for > some odd reason LOL. I have a connection to them even though I was just a > kid back then. > > I LOVE the bedroom/office ideas - definitely be cool to see it switched > around to different eras/decades! Definitely be cool to see it jump back to > the 70s and have it mimic Matthew Brodick's room from Wargames with the > IMSAI. > > JeffG aka Bags

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1980's bedroom setup
by Jeff G 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

If you are thinking what I'm thinking on the desk, it was "Sauder" brand furniture that seemed to be popular then, or maybe that was the 90s. It was cheapo particle board stuff, even cheaper than Ikea, but everybody had it, like microwave carts, TV stands (with VCR slot), etc. I love this idea, and Martin mentioning "Merlin" phones made my day for some odd reason LOL. I have a connection to them even though I was just a kid back then. I LOVE the bedroom/office ideas - definitely be cool to see it switched around to different eras/decades! Definitely be cool to see it jump back to the 70s and have it mimic Matthew Brodick's room from Wargames with the IMSAI. JeffG aka Bags

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 1980's bedroom setup
by Neil Cherry 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I had various left overs/hand-me-downs in my bedroom. A kitchen table, a set of shelves I built out of boards and a wooden chair. I have all except the chair and the TV monitor (lovely 13" B&W Sony, sister tossed it - AHHHH!). I really don't recall seeing computer desks but I didn't know that many people with home computers until the later part of the 80's when I was building PCs for folks. -- 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Friday Class ideas - VCF East 2020
by Eric Rangell 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I'd be interested in a class about the PDP8 and how to program the PiDP8.

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1980's bedroom setup
by Sentrytv 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hey for those people who don't like Linda Ronstadt. Then make it a Michael Jackson poster. Or probably both. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Feb 2, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I really hope you have that cool Linda Ronstadt poster on the wall!! > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > >> On Feb 2, 2020, at 4:46 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> Lots of visitors today. I counted about 52. I have that number because I'm >> starting to keep track of the actual number of visitors that make it to our >> museum (i.e. not just InfoAge in general). >> Changes to the museum: >> We switched out the Storagetek with one piece from the Vax 9000. >> We added two Russian computers. I believe one is Ukranian and an Apple // >> clone. Tony Bogan has more details. >> We started our 80's bedroom exhibit and have a Commodore 64 setup there now >> and will have a printer and PrintShop connected soon. Visitors will be able >> to print out souvenirs. The bedroom has such artifacts as 80's movie >> posters, Dungeons and Dragons books, vinyl records from the time, Risk >> (board game), Rubix Cube. We plan on adding more pop culture of the time >> period. >> The next phase will be an 80's office environment and appropriate computer >> for that time. We have the cubicle wall and fake plant already there. >> I'm sure I'm missing some changes, so maybe the steering committee can fill >> in the gaps. >> More changes to come ... >> -- >> ========================================= >> Jeff Brace >> Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner >> Vintage Computer Federation >> http://www.vcfed.org/ >> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Friday Class ideas - VCF East 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

So we are filling up fast on the Friday classes at VCF East 2020, but some instructors are looking for ideas that people really want. So what are topics that everyone wants us to do? -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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1980's bedroom setup/exhibit updates
by Tony Bogan 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

For those of you on Facebook, pictures are on the VCF Facebook page. Will be added to Instagram as well. This list does not allow photos to be attached. Jeff will be setting the printer up shortly, and the office section will be done over the next couple weeks. One of the Vax 9000 cabinets is now in the museum as well (again, pics on Facebook) and as Adam mentioned there’s a Ukrainian clone of the ZX80 and a Pravetz 8M Bulgarian clone of the II+ (actually a dual cpu machine with 6502 and Z80 on the mobo) Since the C64 is currently in the 80s bedroom exhibit, we are putting a recently donated Intertec Superbrain in its place for the moment. The plan being to give CP/M an even larger presence in the micro aisle in the near future. These are some of the things that have been done in the past couple of weeks. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2020, at 7:22 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Museum Report 2020-02-02
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Lots of visitors today. I counted about 52. I have that number because I'm starting to keep track of the actual number of visitors that make it to our museum (i.e. not just InfoAge in general). Changes to the museum: We switched out the Storagetek with one piece from the Vax 9000. We added two Russian computers. I believe one is Ukranian and an Apple // clone. Tony Bogan has more details. We started our 80's bedroom exhibit and have a Commodore 64 setup there now and will have a printer and PrintShop connected soon. Visitors will be able to print out souvenirs. The bedroom has such artifacts as 80's movie posters, Dungeons and Dragons books, vinyl records from the time, Risk (board game), Rubix Cube. We plan on adding more pop culture of the time period. The next phase will be an 80's office environment and appropriate computer for that time. We have the cubicle wall and fake plant already there. I'm sure I'm missing some changes, so maybe the steering committee can fill in the gaps. More changes to come ... -- ========================================= 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] List of 2020 Exhibits
by Bob Flanders 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Hi Tony... thank you! Can you list my co-exhibitor in the listing? Lewis Moten. Thank you!!! Bob On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 4:13 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Exhibitor list has been updated with all the approved exhibits to date. > There are a number we are waiting to hear back from with more details > before listing them, so the list will be updated as we move closer to VCF > East (there’s already another one approved since we updated the site > earlier!) > > > http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… > > Tony

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