December 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

Festivus - (Another) Wanted item
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

Looking for a IEEE cable for a Commodore PET 4032. I recently acquired a CBM 2040 drive and CBM 2022 printer. I would like to hook those up to my 4032. I believe the cable needs to have the edge-card connector on one end for the 4032, then the standard IEEE connector on the other end. A daisy chained, or passthrough, plus a second cable would be ideal. The drive and the printer both have the standard IEEE port. Thanks, Jeff Salzman

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Festivus Miracle! Free stuff!
by Jason Perkins 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

My work is moving offices, and as I carry items to the e waste pile, I can divert things to a free table at Festivus. Items include: 48" TVs HP 4208 switches, each half populated with gig twisted pair ports (96 each) Cisco gig Poe switches Adtran gig Poe switches Dehumidifier Small portable ac KVM, with cables (2x) Rack mount power strips And other sundry items. Interested? Let me know, I'll have to split a trailer with Alex to get all of it up to NJ. Thanks, -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085 Sent from my iPhone

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My stuff for sale at Festivus
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

I added to tab for Festivus Swapmeet. Selling off some stuff: CBM 8050 Dual Drive, untested CBM 4040 Dual Drive, untested Apple RBG monitor, untested Apple /// monitor, untested Hopefully I will have time to get some more stuff to sell. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The Famicom/NES And SNES, Has Passed Away
by Herb Johnson 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

Ethan O'Toole posts: > Bummer. Kudos to Nintendo and the systems Uemura created. The great video > game crash was due to the substandard product being shipped over here in > the states. .... > To this day, I would say Nintendo and some of it's characters are the most > loved of any of the game systems. I believe I read that worldwide that > Mario is now more known than Mickey Mouse. I'm sorry to hear about this loss of yet another vintage computing developer. I appreciate Ethan's and other's discussion of how they view the history of home video game systems they grew up with and/or used later as adults. I just wanted to observe by contrast, I pre-date these 1980's 90's systems. I "grew up" as a technical professional, who saw and used microprocessors as parts of systems for industrial use, for educational use, or in support of business (later home) computing systems for individual use. That was the nature of computing at the time, so it's not just about myself. So, this history of "home video game systems", is something that is just not part of my experiences. I'm aware of it of course, but I did not participate in it. And so I'm informed, when people like Ethan and others who post, tell me of how these leaders and their products, impacted their lives at various times. Thanks for sharing your experiences, they inform me, and again I'm sorry for your loss. Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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Two Days until Festivus
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

I’m making preparations for what to buy for the grilling. Weather looks like rainy and windy. I plan on grilling in the outside trailer. Going to guess on how many burgers, hotdogs, etc. based on the signup list for food and Eventbrite. Lots of swag to sell. VCF will be selling surplus as well. I have some of my own stuff to sell as well. Buy tickets through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus -2021-tickets-194874814817 If you want to pay at the door, then you also have that option. I can have the iPad ready to take cash or credit, etc. It's important that I know how many are coming so that I can buy the right number of burgers, hotdogs, etc. Here the info again: START: Sat, Dec 11 at 10AM END: Sun, Dec 12 at 5PM ANNUAL VCF MA Town Hall: December 11 at 8PM WHERE: 2201 Marconi Rd, Wall Township, NJ (InfoAge Campus) 9010-C = Cafeteria where we will eat and drink. 9010-C = Game room across from cafeteria 9010-D (Women's Bunkroom) = Mini Festivus Swap Meet where we can buy and sell 9059 = Festivus Repair workshop COST: $20 per person covers the whole event $25 per person per night for overnight stay Potluck signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UtSrLUdnIcRjY3LErfukhYltF1oHno0V6Nk… Video Game signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ccEP-PdZGuqz0HFZKNXmfxICtXaO3Hly892… Swap Meet Signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19jpgyvVoKaxAuUxQU-7_b3Grk9LWOQ6aAbQ… Repair Workshop Signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14C_OObkhtzCsA-LF7rzNhoagb3RovLDsXtB… -- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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5 1/4 1.2mb and 3.5 1.44mb floppy drives needed beige or almond color.
by Sentrytv 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

I am looking for working 5 1/4 and 3.5 inch floppy drives for IBM compatible PCs. Beige/ Almond are preferred color . If anybody going to Festivus who has these for sale, please feel free to bring them. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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5 1/4 and 3.5” floppy drives needed (beige, Almond)
by Sentrytv 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

I am looking for working 5 1/4 and 3.5 inch floppy drives for IBM compatible PCs. Beige/ Almond are preferred color . If anybody going to Festivus who has these for sale, please feel free to bring them. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The Famicom/NES And SNES, Has Passed Away
by Christian Liendo 09 Dec '21

09 Dec '21

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-ne…

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A few days left before Festivus is here!
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Dec '21

08 Dec '21

I’m excited that Festivus is almost upon us and look forward to seeing everyone. Buy tickets through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus -2021-tickets-194874814817 If you want to pay at the door, then you also have that option. I can have the iPad ready to take cash or credit, etc. It's important that I know how many are coming so that I can buy the right number of burgers, hotdogs, etc. Here the info again: START: Sat, Dec 11 at 10AM END: Sun, Dec 12 at 5PM ANNUAL VCF MA Town Hall: December 11 at 8PM WHERE: 2201 Marconi Rd, Wall Township, NJ (InfoAge Campus) 9010-C = Cafeteria where we will eat and drink. 9010-C = Game room across from cafeteria 9010-D (Women's Bunkroom) = Mini Festivus Swap Meet where we can buy and sell 9059 = Festivus Repair workshop COST: $20 per person covers the whole event $25 per person per night for overnight stay Potluck signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UtSrLUdnIcRjY3LErfukhYltF1oHno0V6Nk… Video Game signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ccEP-PdZGuqz0HFZKNXmfxICtXaO3Hly892… Swap Meet Signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19jpgyvVoKaxAuUxQU-7_b3Grk9LWOQ6aAbQ… Repair Workshop Signup: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14C_OObkhtzCsA-LF7rzNhoagb3RovLDsXtB… ========================================= 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 -- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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LAST CHANCE TO VOTE! (by midnight tonight December 8)
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Dec '21

07 Dec '21

Today is the last day to vote. Polls close at midnight. Now is your last chance! Vote here: < https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMYrxBkhg67lF7Qzi67H1ddydlwxrn2hO… > By Laws are here: < https://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/VCFMA-By-laws.pdf> Election Info is here: <https://vcfed.org/wp/groups/vcf-mid-atlantic/ elections-for-steering-committee/> Nominee Position Statements are here: < https://vcfed.org/wp/steering-committee-nominee-position-statements/> ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Chairman of the Board Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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