December 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

Commodore 1702 door
by svcatitc＠aol.com 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Jeffrey Brace jeffrey at vcfed.org Writes:Wed Sep 2 13:48:24 EDT 2020 Sounds like an Outer Limits episode where the world was taken apart and remade every moment and sometimes they made mistakes which is why when you lose your keys you find time in a place that you already searched. I thought this was a Spielberg "Amazing Stories" episode, obviously not. The episode is: "A Matter of Minutes" is the third segment of the fifteenth episode from the first season (1985–86) of the television series The Twilight Zone. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Matter_of_Minutes I remember that scene where the couple is in the "Void of White Space" and the "Supervisor of the Maintenance of Time" says: (paraphrasing) "Ya know how you go back to look for something you know is supposed to be there multiple times and then it finally is where you thoughtit should be? That's us. We forgot something. We are now working on moving Christmas!" I personally call them the "Minute-Ahead" men and you may hear me at a workshop cursing at them!!!! I DOOO BELIEVE! Bill Inderrieden

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Repair Workshop January 8 & 9, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

Sorry that I haven't put out announcements or updates, but I've been focusing on personal matters like a job search and resting after 5 months of working on VCF East. I'm starting to gear up as the new year approaches, so announcements will be forthcoming. I know that people have been busy of the holidays but wanted to send out this reminder that we are still having our repair workshop this coming January 8 & 9. I know that Omicron is a concern, so if anyone goes, then I recommend that they be fully vaccinated, and everyone wear a mask. InfoAge policy is that vaccinated people don't have to wear a mask while unvaccinated people do have to wear one. Anyone not feeling well should stay home. I know that 9059 CDL space fills up quickly. So, for anyone that wants to spread out, we have 9032-A available. Originally we weren't able to have access to 9032-A, but the model train guys say that they will have most of their stuff out of there. So, it will be available to our group. Signup for the repair workshop is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dj0GoXICOE7G9IfGaPLRfJLagEiJkj5uqTR… ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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OT (In support of VCF East in the main 9032 room)
by Martin Flynn 02 Jan '22

02 Jan '22

CDL is requesting the assistance of the VCF membership in deploying the fiber optic feed for the 9032-A/B and 9032-C/D data racks. Target date is January 15th, 2022 starting at 10:00 AM. The work was deferred due to conflicts with other users of 9032 November and December. Work will entail: * Laying out the fiber on the rear lawn of 9059, and between 9032 and second street. * Use of ladders to place the cable (if you have your own 8-12 foot step ladder, bring it!) * Attaching the fiber to buildings 9059 and 9032 with ty-wraps, using the hangers already deployed. * Entry to the cable vault on the rear of 9059, and the attic of 9032 to route the access point and camera cables. Martin Flynn

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InfoAge on News 12 NJ
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Dec '21

31 Dec '21

VCF gets about two seconds of video: https://newjersey.news12.com/looking-for-a-road-trip-check-out-camp-evans-i… ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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NJ-12 PSA (public service announcement) for VCF & infoage!
by Jeffrey Jonas 30 Dec '21

30 Dec '21

I hope someone can get hi-def video captures from NJ-12 TV. They're continuously playing the Infoage PSA (public service announcement). Hopefully that brings in more folks! Docents, be sure to ask "how did you hear about us" :-) -- jeff jonas

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VCF Swap Meet February 26, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Dec '21

30 Dec '21

VCF will be doing a swap meet on February 26, 2022. It will obviously be an indoor swap meet. Since there is a big demand for our swap meet and we haven't had one in while we are scheduling one on February 26. We will be using the following buildings: 9010-D, 9032-A, 9001 (dining room). We will fill up spaces in that order (9010-D being first). Please bring your own table. Tables are not required, but recommended. This is the sign up form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfplnIROL-TTJ3qNkIo45mTelGNY3QCaFi… Time: 8AM to 2PM (general public) Vendor Setup 7AM Place: InfoAge Campus Parking for vendors: Inside gates Parking for general public: InfoAge parking, and overflow lot across from Brookdale. Cost is $20 per space with $10 for each additional space. A space is considered a 6 by 3 foot area (the general size of a table). ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] slot 2 xeons
by John Heritage 30 Dec '21

30 Dec '21

A quick search on Vogons - pentium 3s are generally fully locked multipliers - can't go up or down. Xeons though could have their multipliers reduced. Engineering samples of p3 of course can do all sorts of things. I'm not sure if you can put a slot 1 CPU on a slot 2 board. Bios support at least would be required. On Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 2:05 AM skogkatt007--- via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Anyone know if such can run or be made to run at a speed lower then it's > rated? Specifically can a 1ghz 133mhz piii run in a mobo that normally > takes a 700mhz 100mhz piii? >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] slot 2 xeons
by Kenneth Gober 30 Dec '21

30 Dec '21

On Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 2:05 AM skogkatt007--- via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Anyone know if such can run or be made to run at a speed lower then it's > rated? Specifically can a 1ghz 133mhz piii run in a mobo that normally > takes a 700mhz 100mhz piii? I haven't dealt with Slot 2 processors, but with Slot 1 the clock speed is simply the product of the bus speed times the multiplier. Assuming that Slot 2 is similar to Slot 1 in that respect, a 1GHz CPU with a 133MHz bus speed runs with a 7.5 multiplier. Depending on your motherboard, the bus speed might or might not be configurable. The multiplier is typically programmed into the CPU and isn't something you can set yourself. This means that if you use that CPU in a motherboard configured for a 100MHz bus speed, you will effectively get a 750MHz CPU (100MHz bus clock times 7.5x multiplier). Aside from running at 750MHz rather than 1GHz it should work. If your motherboard has jumpers allowing the bus clock to be changed to 133MHz you will need to do that to get the CPU to run at full speed. -ken

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VCF East 2022 - Theme, Registrations, Tickets, etc.
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Dec '21

30 Dec '21

So the themes for VCF East 2022 (as decided by those who voted) are: 1) Women in Computing 2) Computers for the masses I activate the following registrations: *Class Registration:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJnIi482Bq4RTiYwweRKC5mni9yfzPwle… *Exhibit Registration:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUestwcqFWT7EY3m0kShPtYISMvP2-qYq… *Vendor Registration:* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLYKC-WZVpWFiN4gigPL26ZFAP67o66Lg… *Eventbrite Tickets:* https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vintage-computer-festival-east-2022-tickets-23… ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Software for TI Portable in VCF Museum
by Jeffrey Brace 29 Dec '21

29 Dec '21

On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 6:49 PM skogkatt007--- via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > The TI was known for speech synthesis s/w. I don't have it. I do have > SNOBOL somewhere though. I'll have to look. > Interesting. SNOBOL. I had only known about it from a level on the Tron Arcade game. That interesting that it was developed at Bell Labs! I didn't know this. Fascinating! > On Wednesday, December 29, 2021, 05:06:20 PM EST, Jeffrey Brace via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > David Gesswein has graciously detailed his repair of the TI portable. Does > anyone have any suggestions for which software we should put on to this > machine when it goes back into the museum? > > ========================================= > Jeff Brace > VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President > Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner > VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director > Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity > http://www.vcfed.org/ > jeffrey(a)vcfed.org > >

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