March 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

Workshop today starts at ~11:15AM
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

We are having breakfast late today so workshop will continue at ~11:15AM. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Breakfast tomorrow for repair workshop attendees
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

For those interested, let me know. We are going to IHOP in Ocean for breakfast tomorrow around 9:30AM. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Museum Report 2020-03-07
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

About 16 visitors came today. It started out with a 10 year old with high interest. He seemed to know about a lot of the computers in the museum and had lots of questions. He was my first "customer" who got a Print Shop printout. Most people didn't have the patience or interest to wait for it. Another boy came with a group of 5 also requested a printout even though it takes about 5 to 7 minutes to print out. The mother of group was excited to see a clone of Zork (i.e. Dungeon) on the 3B1. I continued training Dennis as a docent. He is doing quite well and I'm teaching about the different machines and history. Dean, Drew, Tony were here doing various activities in the museum. Repair workshop was going on and we had a decent turnout, went out to dinner at Main Street Grill as usual. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Looking for a Working VIC-20
by Alexander Jacocks 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

All, I'm looking for a working VIC-20, for my VCF exhibit. Does anyone (hopefully near DC) have one that they're willing to part with? - Alex

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Rescue needed: Tandy 4000 and more!
by Bob Shuster 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

The Tandy 4000, monitor, keyboard, display, and all the Bernoulli stuff was picked up this afternoon and is headed up to the museum! Thanks for anyone who responded. - Bob Shuster

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Apple ][+ At VCF-East Consignment
by Jameel Akari 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

I will be consigning my Apple ][+ at VCF-East this year. It has not been powered up in probably 10 years and therefore is unknown condition. "Ran When Parked." I'm looking for suggestions on: - precautions / procedures / problems with powering it up to test - test procedures that you would want to do if purchasing one - some indication on fair pricing. It has two floppy drives (Apple) and an 80-column card of some sort with a a mono monitor. I probably have *some* software on disk to test with, but this has never really been my thing, so I don't have other machines or tools to make new disks. I can handle intermediate-level electronic and mechanical repairs & cleaning. And re: pricing: Mostly I want it to go to a good home, but I want it to be worthwhile and maximize VCF donation amounts. Yes I've Googled this, and I've decided to ask expert advice to improve the SNR. :) Thanks in advance. I'm likely to have the same sort of question on an entirely different machine as well, but lets do this first. -- Jameel Akari

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Rescue needed: Tandy 4000 and more!
by Bob Shuster 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

I hope photos are allowed! :) We found this in a relative’s attic, and it doesn’t fit with my collection. I have no idea if any of it works, but I see no physical damage other than a few missing screws on the case. There are more than 20 Bernoulli cartridges. This is located in Elkins Park, PA (near Philadelphia) and we need it picked up by this weekend as the house is going up for sale. Please contact me privately if interested. - Bob Shuster

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Free to good home: //e Platinum
by Evan Koblentz 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Taken, tentatively... On Mar 5, 2020, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)snarc.net> >To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> >Sent: Thu Mar 05 20:04:44 EST 2020 >Subject: Free to good home: //e Platinum > >For practically and traveling, I'm switching over from my //e Platinum >to a Laser 128. The former is my childhood memory, but the latter >better fits my grown-up needs! A list member is hooking me up. > >Another list member gave me the Platinum for free a few years ago. He >doesn't really need it back, so I am paying it forward, as they say. > >It works fine and was Retrobrited in 2017 by Javier Rivera. Includes >two 5.25 drives (the slim ones), a serial card, extra power supply, and >extra keyboard. > >Preference given to someone who has a real need for it, not to someone >who wants to hoarde -- that's very important to me. > >Preference also given for financial hardship, because that was my >situation when it was given to me. > >Contact me off-list only (evan(a)snarc.net)

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Free to good home: //e Platinum
by Evan Koblentz 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

For practically and traveling, I'm switching over from my //e Platinum to a Laser 128. The former is my childhood memory, but the latter better fits my grown-up needs! A list member is hooking me up. Another list member gave me the Platinum for free a few years ago. He doesn't really need it back, so I am paying it forward, as they say. It works fine and was Retrobrited in 2017 by Javier Rivera. Includes two 5.25 drives (the slim ones), a serial card, extra power supply, and extra keyboard. Preference given to someone who has a real need for it, not to someone who wants to hoarde -- that's very important to me. Preference also given for financial hardship, because that was my situation when it was given to me. Contact me off-list only (evan(a)snarc.net)

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[OT] Commdore PET 2001-8 and TRS-80 Model 4 Available in Winchester, VA
by Alexander Jacocks 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

All, There are both a Commodore PET 2001-8 and a TRS-80 Model 4 available, on Craigslist, in Winchester, VA: https://winchester.craigslist.org/sys/d/winchester-commodore-pet-2001/70868… https://winchester.craigslist.org/sys/d/winchester-tandy-trs-80-model-4/708… - Alex

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