August 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

Repair Workshop 8/15 & 8/16, 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 13 Aug '20

13 Aug '20

Here is where you signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L3Jc_RIHiBG08kZOOAgzvqjf8G0ox9ZRa6B… To provide more social distancing, we will have two locations CDL (Hackerspace near the entrance) and 9032-A. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Volunteer needed to record YouTube time codes for VCF West 2020 stream.
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Aug '20

12 Aug '20

We need a volunteer to go through the 9 hour VCF West video and write down the time stamp for each segment of the video. Also the name of the segment. If you are interested, then please let me know. This is the video that it will be needed for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YoolSAHR5w&t=11652s This is an example of someone who created a time stamp for an audio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyaTChd-7BY -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Fwd: The ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 is fully funded (already!)
by Andrew Diller 12 Aug '20

12 Aug '20

FYI- if you are into Spectrums..... > Begin forwarded message: > > From: ZX Spectrum Next <info(a)specnext.com> > > View this email in your browser > > ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter 2 is funded! > > Hi andy, > > > The past 24 hours have been a rollercoaster. The crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter was successfully funded in less than five minutes after going live (some sort of record, for sure) and it’s already larger than the original ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter. > > This means we’ve now unlocked three stretch goals already, doubling the Next’s memory to 2Mb, turning its manual into full colour, and ensuring every backer gets a copy of a new version of Baggers in Space. And this is just the beginning. > > If you have already backed it, thank you so much for your help in making this happen. If you are yet to back, go over to Kickstarter and join us! ;) > > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-2 > > We’ll leave your inbox alone for a few weeks now, so see you on the other side. > > > Cheers, > > Henrique & the Next Team > > Copyright © 2020 SpecNext Limited, All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. >

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Upcoming Repair Workshop 8/15 & 8/16
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Aug '20

10 Aug '20

Signup is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L3Jc_RIHiBG08kZOOAgzvqjf8G0ox9ZRa6B… Thursday I will send out more detailed info. Also plan on doing the same thing as last time: Saturday afternoon: Pizza from Attilios (Tinton Falls) Saturday Night: Brick House Tavern and Tap Sunday Morning: Bagel order from Delicious Bagels (send order to me and I will give to Bill Inderrieden) Sunday Afternoon: Wawa order -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Looking for LSI11 file from Circuit Cellar
by Richard Cini 09 Aug '20

09 Aug '20

All – I was cleaning up the shop today and I came across an article written in 1996 by Bob Meister about emulating the LSI-11 on a PC. Upon some searching, I found that CCI did host article files at one point, but the site (ftp://ftp.circuitcellar.com) is either permanently down or otherwise not available. Would anyone have a copy of the ZIP file? Issue #72 (7/96), page 50, “LSI-11 Simulator on a Personal Computer” and the associated file is “LSI11.ZIP”. Thanks! Rich -- Rich Cini http://www.classiccmp.org/cini http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32

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AS400 / Might be a rescue candidate
by Martin Flynn 08 Aug '20

08 Aug '20

AS400 / Might be a rescue candidate https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/i5nuh1/im_recycling_an_as400_on_…

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] das blinkenlights
by Bill Degnan 07 Aug '20

07 Aug '20

I look forward to seeing the finished product, this kind of thing is on my list, too. Bill On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 6:15 PM Bill Dromgoole via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > On the Battleship New Jersey, some of the digital displays appear to have > a random pattern of lights. > I was told that they used the seven segment display driver outputs from a > digital clock randomly connected to the register lamps to get that > appearance. So that’s 42 semi random looking bits available, especially if > the clock is still running. > > Bill > From: Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:47 PM > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > Cc: Jeffrey Jonas > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] das blinkenlights > > I have some front panels that I'd like to blink like in the movies. > Since the human brain likes to find patterns, I suspect that > pure random numbers are nowhere as satisfying as some patterns. > Has anyone done research on that? > > Of course, I'll have multiple modes such as Conway's Life, > counting in various ways, ring counters, etc. > > -- jeff jonas > >

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when a dollar bin ain't a bargain
by Jeffrey Jonas 07 Aug '20

07 Aug '20

Silly me, I got a spool of chips that aren't what I need. If you want any, let me know to bring to the Aug 15-16 workshop. https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2596.pdf LM2596 SIMPLE SWITCHER Power Converter 150-kHz 3-A Step-Down Voltage Regulator -- Jeffrey Jonas

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VCF East 2020 Virtual Hybrid Show Annoucement
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Aug '20

06 Aug '20

I won't bury the lead. I'm sorry to report that due to the uncertainty of current pandemic conditions and to promote safety of our attendees, VCF East 2020 will not be a live show this year. I know that this will be a great disappointment to many. I had hoped that after 4 months conditions would have improved to the point that the show could be live. The expected limitations of being able to have only 25% capacity indoors makes the effort to organize a live show prohibitive. We considered the time, effort, money and safety to make a live show. But don't despair, we have plans for a virtual hybrid show. We can still make the show great despite being a virtual hybrid. VCF West, K-Fest and HOPE have shown that a fun show can still be created. What do I mean "virtual hybrid"? Our plan is to have a two day event where there will be a mixture of pre-recorded videos as well as live demonstrations of exhibits. Live attendance at InfoAge will be limited to exhibitors and show administrators. I see this event as an opportunity to show off exhibitors who normally wouldn't be able to make the show due to distance or circumstances . I will be sending out more details about our plans as we develop them. In the meantime, I will be contacting exhibitors, class instructors and speakers to start making videos to send to me. I'm hoping to make this show most excellent! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum Report: 5 Aug 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Aug '20

06 Aug '20

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 10:09 AM Bill Inderrieden via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Opened museum at 1pm. Quiet day. > No visitors until Al Klase from NJARC stopped by to take a look-see. Gave > him the 2 bit tour. > He had not seen the museum for awhile, and was impressed at what we had > accomplished.We talked about doing other future collaborations between > museums. > > > Photographer for Mike Ruane came in to photo the museum artifacts. She > was impressed withthe layout and the "walk down memory lane". She is > doing an overall video shoot for Mike of the campus. > She has done many video productions for Mike for Info Age. > > > Other maintenance notes: > 1. Replaced the bib door on the EAI TR-20 using the one off the Texas > collage donation from the warehouse. > 2. Added the VCF logo to the Windows 3.1 desktop "wallpaper" on the IBM > PS2 machine. > > Bill Inderrieden > Thanks Bill! It's nice to have the museum reopen and to have someone there on Wednesdays on a regular basis. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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