January 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

Repair workshop this weekend Jan 9 & 10, 2021
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Jan '21

06 Jan '21

Starting January 2021 we will be charging $15 per person per day. $10 goes to InfoAge and $5 will go to CDL. Signup for January Repair Workshop here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NY5VMcNKIYeP3O9xuKBRtq7FHxpCaAp5-Uo… Remember the spaces are first come first serve to the CDL space. Limited space available. Overflow space in 9032-A building. The workshop is $15 *per* person, *per* day. $10 goes to InfoAge and $5 goes to CDL. Sign up to guarantee a table!!! DATE: January 9 & 10, 2021 LOCATIONS: InfoAge: 2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ 1) Building 9059 (CDL Hackerspace - Formerly IXR) AND 2) Building 9032-A (Old workshop area in main building) TIME: Saturday START time == 10 A.M. END time == 11PM. Sunday START time == 10 A.M. and END == 5 P.M. SIGNUP: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NY5VMcNKIYeP3O9xuKBRtq7FHxpCaAp5-Uo… Workshop area is limited to 10 people per room and facemasks are required. Hand sanitizer is available. COST: - $15 per person, PER day. This money goes to InfoAge and CDL. - $25 per night for those wanting to stay overnight (Money goes to InfoAge). Please pay ME (Jeff Brace) upon arrival. Cash or PayPal is acceptable as payment. Ask ahead of time if you need to use a credit card. OVERNIGHT: Bring your own pillow, blankets, soap etc. We provide a bed frame and an uncovered mattress. There are showers and a kitchen for your use. - You can pay via PayPal to paypal(a)vcfed.org. or to me via cash or credit card in person. EQUIPMENT: - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - If you need particular tools that you don't know or particular parts, please post to the list for those going. They may have what you need. Let them know ahead of time. - Let everyone know what project you are working on ahead of time to inspire collaboration. DRINKS: You should bring your own. We have a refrigerator in CDL to keep them cold. VCF will buy some water and soft drinks for member use. FOOD: *Saturday afternoon*: Pizza from Attilios (Tinton Falls) *Saturday Night*: Main Street Bar and Grill Address: 735 Route 35, Ocean Township, NJ Signup: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12QJcSNc0UzsjWO4ECCZTtOI0CL7mwdLJM27… > *Sunday Morning*: Bagel order from Delicious Bagels < https://www.deliciousbagelspointpleasant.com/) Fill out Order here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tsuj7dnUtH-PkE0ITXD70dtJAc1XQki2K1Z… > *Sunday Afternoon*: Wawa order GATE: Please close the gate behind you at all times. We want to discourage random strangers from wandering the campus as well as during museum hours. PARKING: Park in the main parking lot, unless you are unloading. Don't park on the lawn. QUESTIONS? Contact Jeff: 732-759-1783 jeffrey(a)vcfed.org Have fun everyone! -- ========================================= 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] Paper tape reader
by Derrik Walker v2.0 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

I was watching that. I was wondering what a reasonable value of something like that is. Interesting piece of kit, anyway. - Derrik > On Jan 4, 2021, at 3:25 PM, Bill Dromgoole via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Sold for $167.50 plus shipping. > Not mine. > > Bill > > From: Duane Craps via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 11:56 AM > To: VCF > Cc: Duane Craps > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Paper tape reader > > manual Paper tape reader on ebay, > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-RAECO-TPR-1-Paper-Tape-Reader-w-Schematic-… > > > Duane > > -- > DuaneCraps > sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp > >

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Paper tape reader
by Duane Craps 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

manual Paper tape reader on ebay, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-RAECO-TPR-1-Paper-Tape-Reader-w-Schematic-… Duane -- DuaneCraps sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Amiga 2000 Getting files onto floppy disk
by Ethan O'Toole 04 Jan '21

04 Jan '21

https://www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.php?t=15 Command line transdisk can copy over file On Fri, 1 Jan 2021, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: [NON-Text Body part not included]

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portable terminal preferences
by ☼ wil lindsay ☼ 03 Jan '21

03 Jan '21

I've found myself continually searching for a portable (preferably backlit) dedicated terminal/telnet device for various projects. It looks like historically, the portable terminals like the TI Silent 700 series were basically superseded by portable computers (please correct me if I'm wrong). I only see a few examples of the in-between devices such as a Travelmate LT220 or a screen add-on for the Silent 700. My current go-to is to repurpose netbooks with linux and an FTDI cable or over wifi to some hardware connection. This still seems like overkill, but seems like the most usable solution. Clearly, I can just strike up a console on my main laptop, but I like to use something other than the laptop I use for work, paying bills and other dull affairs. This should be fun, right? I'm curious what everyone else uses to connect to their various machines. Straw poll? Thoughts?

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What projects are you working on?
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Jan '21

03 Jan '21

During this time of year many of us are off work or inside for one reason or another. I'm curious what projects everyone is working on. -- ========================================= 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 at workshop: monitor, TV
by Jeffrey Jonas 03 Jan '21

03 Jan '21

I have several pleasant monitors for free at the top of the heap: HP 1740 - 17" diagonal, classic 3:4 aspect ratio - 1280 x 1024 - VGA and DVI-D inputs (use a passive adapter/cable for HDMI) - very versatile tilt and height stand - seems to work fine from the bottom of the heap: LG model 26LC7D-UB 26" wide screen TV with lotsa inputs the problem: spazzes out after 3 hours. I see a bad capacitor, that might be the fix. I will bring them ONLY if requested. -- jeff jonas

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Insuring vintage electronics
by Clint 02 Jan '21

02 Jan '21

Random question, but as I'm going through updating my homeowners insurance I'm not sure my vintage electronics are robustly protected. I also haven't found any good providers/opinions on coverage in a few minutes of googling. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with insurance coverage for relatively small personal collections? -Clint

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dp8340n IBM 3270 protocol transmitter encoder
by William Sudbrink 02 Jan '21

02 Jan '21

Hi, In cleaning up my lab and stores, I have discovered that I have a tube of 10 of these chips. I'm not quite sure what they are for or were used in (or even where I got them). Anyway, if they are, in fact, for managing 3270 mainframe terminal traffic, they're probably not of much use to me. I've also noticed that I'm getting very low in vintage 4000 series CMOS chips. Anybody want to trade? Bill S. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Museum Report 2021-01-01
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Jan '21

02 Jan '21

Recorded some videos for the docents on how to run demos on the CoCo 3, Atari 1040ST, Amiga 1000. There seems to be a booting problem for the Osbourne, so maybe someone can take a look at it during the repair workshop. Also the Atari 1040ST demos seem to be in Black and White, I have no idea. (Thinking out loud, is there an SD card solution for the 1040ST?) I'm still having problems with the FujiNet even with the latest firmware update from a few days ago. I go to run a program and it resets. -- ========================================= 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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