March 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East...
by Ethan Dicks 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 5:08 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > ...We drafted a public update on the status of VCF East this afternoon. After edits and a VCF Board > meeting tonight, it will be posted tomorrow morning at the latest. Hi, Tony, Thanks for the quick answer on where things stand right now. My concern (and I think it's Bill's as well) is what is the general feel in NJ and what are the chances that Info Age will close the site to the public. > As it stands right now everything is proceeding as scheduled. If circumstances warrant a change, we will change as needed. > > We already have plans in place if a rescheduling of the event becomes necessary. Good to know, but for those of us to are coming from a fair distance (600 miles for me), and who took time off work to block out travel, we'd like to get an idea if cancellation, by any party, is likely or not likely. So many tech-centric public gatherings in March and April have already been cancelled that it's a fair question. -ethan

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original macintosh on foxbusiness ~9AM
by Bill Degnan 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

if you're interested, demo of original MAC on Mario Bartoromo's show, Fox Business. Around 9AM 3/10 Bill

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BeBox 66mhz motherboard
by Earl Baugh 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Howdy, I got a BeBox 66mhz motherboard recently. Just motherboard. I’m going to attempt to reconstruct the rest of it, and I believe the museum has one ( not sure if it’s this model ) and/or other folks on the list have mentioned having them. Anybody have any spare parts? ( especially a chassis? ). Can anybody point me towards what video card they came with? ( I’ve found list of compatible ones, but can’t find exactly what cane with it to start with ) Ditto with keyboard... Thanks! Earl Sent from my iPhone

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TRS-80 Model III FTGH in MD
by Mike Loewen 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Not mine: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?74073-TRS-80-Model-III-Free-to-a-… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Repair Workshops April 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

April 4 & 5, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059 < https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VTM4R1HBKCcal7FAG_SslXv4jPAyuvygIkVErAKTp… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East...
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Tony Bogan wrote: > Ethan, it's impossible for me or anyone else to say what will happen or > even give an educated guess. Understood. > TCF is in 12 days and is still on schedule. Princeton University announced > today that AFTER Spring Break they want students to remain home for > two weeks, at which time they will re-evaluate the situation. Spring break > for Princeton doesn't start until the 14th of March, so exams continue as > planned so they aren't shutting down early, just taking advantage of a built > in break and extending if deemed necessary. My daughter just called me > while typing this response to tell me Monmouth University just cancelled > classes a week early before Spring Break to extend the "down time" while > the situation is monitored (apparently Seton Hall did the same thing) This is exactly the kind of thing I am interested in. > These events are happening more than 6 weeks in advance of when VCF > East is scheduled, and much can change (for better or worse) in that time frame. Again, understood. but these days six weeks can go by in a blink for me. > I'm but one of a group of people who are involved in those process, so take > my comments as such. Okay. > However, I would ask from a personal standpoint that people give us the next > few days for the public response (read: official response) to come out and for > the Wednesday Operations meeting at IA where I can get an update from IA > on their plans, feelings, etc. I'm not making any decisions yet, just beginning to think on it. > Impossible for us to please everyone and accommodate everyone's schedules > and desires (I've talked to numerous people who are hoping we don't have to > reschedule, and others who think we should right now) Yes, I understand that it is a tough call. > All we can do is be upfront about where we are and where we may be going, > then update as circumstances change. Thanks, Bill S.

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VCF East...
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Hi all, It's getting to be time to make hotel reservations and really get into high gear getting my exhibit ready but I have to ask the question: What is the likelihood of cancelation at this point? Can anyone who is currently working with the "Infoage people" give us some kind of feeling for the "mood" there? How does New Jersey in general seem to be taking the crisis? I notice that the vcfed page for the VCF East exhibits has not been updated since February 13. Thanks, Bill S.

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Museum Report 2020-03-08 March 8, 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

About 15 visitors today. Adults and children were actually excited to get a Print Shop printout and even came back 15 minutes later to collect the printout. I'm quite happy that this exhibit is showing excitement and fun for the visitors. -- ========================================= 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] CoCo External Floppy
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

I picked it up, so, if the museum needs it, I'll bring it to the next event. Otherwise, I'd be happy to offer it to whomever wants it. - Alex On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 10:23 AM Andy Diller <andrew.diller(a)vcfed.org> wrote: > I think VCF (museum) is looking for one- we have no external floppies for > the COCO that is in the museum. > > How much is it? > > -andy > > > Andrew Diller > Vintage Computer Federation / A Federal 501(c)(3) Designated Charity > 267-353-2203 www.vcfed.org > > > On Mar 8, 2020, at 10:18 AM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Does anyone want a CoCo external floppy drive? I'm in a store that has > one, > > for the next 30 minutes or so. > > > > - Alex > >

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CoCo External Floppy
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

Does anyone want a CoCo external floppy drive? I'm in a store that has one, for the next 30 minutes or so. - Alex

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