March 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

Amiga 1000 (or any model) that needs a kickstart disk
by Bill Degnan 13 Mar '21

13 Mar '21

For those who know, if my Amiga 1000 has v 1.1 ROMS, will it only boot with a 1.1. kickstart disk? Thanks Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Looking for some PhoneNet / AppleTalk adapters
by Jonathan Sturges 13 Mar '21

13 Mar '21

Jason, Unfortunately, I've only got one DB9 phonenet adapter. I've got a couple of mini-DIN ones I can let you have, and I can loan you the DB9 one, if that helps. I'm around this weekend too. -Jonathan

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Amiga 1000 (or any model) that needs a kickstart disk
by Bill Degnan 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

I downloaded a zip of all of the kickstart disks, I have a catweasel. I should be able to make an ADF file. The system churms a little on the kickstart disks I have, but they are of unknown status. Bill On Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 7:17 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Ethan > Cant a person using and Amiga with a Gotek drive and a floppy drive, > just Copy the Adf file to the Gotek drive and make a floppy disk? > Including Kickstart and Workbench files? > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 6:55 PM, Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 4:50 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> Thanks Ethan. Is there a way to use an Amiga to make a kickstart disk, > >> kind of like how a MS DOS machine can SYS.COM a diskette to move the > system > >> files to it and make it bootable i.e. format /s/v)? > > > > There's no complex structure to a Kickstart disk like there is to a > > bootable floppy, not even a "bootblock", let alone a filesystem. > > IIRC, it's just a raw block dump with some sort of Kickstart signature > > in the first block. No code from the Kickstart disk is executed at > > boot time. > > > > I've always just copied existing, working Kickstart disks, but > > apparently there's an Amiga tool WriteKickDisk that will take a ROM > > file and write it to the correct sectors to make a fresh Kickstart > > disk. > > > > https://lateblt.tripod.com/a1k_kick.htm > > > > I have not tried this, but the instructions seem to be reasonable. > > > > -etha >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Amiga 1000 (or any model) that needs a kickstart disk
by Bill Degnan 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 2:20 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Amiga 1000 Was not made with kickstart in ROM. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:56 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> For those who know, if my Amiga 1000 has v 1.1 ROMS, will it only boot > with > >> a 1.1. kickstart disk? > > > > If your Amiga is asking for a Kickstart disk (i.e., it has a WCS board > > not Kickstart in ROM), then it should work with any version of > > Kickstart from 1.0 to 1.3. 2.0 is too large to fit on the WCS board > > so that's when a bunch of us got ROM expanders to use an A500/A2000 > > Kickstart ROM chip. Some people also converted the WCS RAM to be > > extra RAM, I think, but that was a bit of a hack. > > > > -ethan > > Sorry The ROMS say v1.1 on them but they're not "kickstart" ROMs. here are pictures, which speak a 1024 words (or more) https://www.vintagecomputer.net/commodore/amiga_1000/ Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF’s swap meet 2020 pictures
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 5:08 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Can somebody send me the link to where I find the pictures for last year’s > swapmeet in November. > I want to add them to the Facebook posting I just made if that’s OK > Here is some pictures courtesy of David Gesswein: https://imgur.com/a/Ik4seJE > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. >

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VCF’s swap meet 2020 pictures
by Sentrytv 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Can somebody send me the link to where I find the pictures for last year’s swapmeet in November. I want to add them to the Facebook posting I just made if that’s OK Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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It's no Silverball and it's far far away
by Jeffrey Jonas 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

For those who travel, put this on your bucket list for arcades: https://www.gameterminal.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GameTerminalNash/ GAME TERMINAL SUPER ARCADE + BAR 201 TERMINAL COURT NASHVILLE, TN 37210

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Massive Vintage Apple Computer Magazine Lot - $700
by Christian Liendo 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

I know someone here may want this. I'm not selling these, but I put all the info https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/sys/d/danbury-massive-vintage-apple-com… 117cc2c5e6ab3c4ea143cfde3d30889e(a)sale.craigslist.org Magazines are bagged and boarded and stored upright for purpose of posterity. Magazines are bagged and boarded and stored upright for purpose of posterity. I have them stored in cardboard filing drawers which I will gladly include in the purchase making them easier to transport and ensure they stay organized. There are no major issues or concerns with the magazines in regards to water damage, mildew, torn pages, falling apart, etc. All of them have been very well preserved. $700 for the lot which breaks down to roughly $3 a magazine, which is relatively fair when you take into account that some of the "magazines" are more like books. If interested in individual issues I'm selling them for $5 each Apple Works Forum Apple-Works Forum, April 1989, Volume IV No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1989, Volume IV No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1989, Volume IV No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1989 (Special Issue!), Volume IV No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1989, Volume IV No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1989, Volume IV No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1989, Volume IV No. 10 Apple-Works Forum, November 1989, Volume IV No. 11 Apple-Works Forum, December 1989, Volume IV No. 12 Apple-Works Forum, January 1990, Volume V No. 1 Apple-Works Forum, February 1990, Volume V No. 2 Apple-Works Forum, March 1990, Volume V No. 3 Apple-Works Forum, April 1990, Volume V No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1990, Volume V No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1990, Volume V No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1990, Volume V No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1990, Volume V No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1990, Volume V No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1990, Volume V No. 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MUD 1980 article
by Andrew Diller 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

If you didn't come across this, it's worth the read: https://if50.substack.com/p/1980-mud Wasn't around for this, but I did do my MUDding in the very early 90's - i recall my housemates and I had a local 10b2 lan and an on-demand modem dialup so we all could play on our own computers down in the basement. We frequented NannieMUD and many others. That was when your ISP would give you real routable ip address and it was great fun. If anyone else is interested- i'm putting out feelers for VCF East 2021 (I'm banking on it being in person!) - and running some vintage muds on vintage UNIX systems, connected up to each other with lots of terminals for interactive play. Message me off list if this is something you are interested in ideating on. (hint-> Jameel, Perkins, Ethan(s) and others from UNIXTOWN...) -andy

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VCF West 2021 Call for exhibitors
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Hello folks, VCF West is scheduled, as always, for the first weekend in August. That will be *the 7th and 8th* this year. We have the *full second floor* of the *Computer History Museum* booked! As of right now things are looking fairly good for an in-person show. The CHM is projecting that they should be open in July, vaccine distribution is accelerating and should approach universal availability within the next few months and, overall, signs of pending normalcy are on the rise. Nothing is certain, of course, but I am cautiously optimistic that we can have a show so I would like to start planning for it. With that in mind, exhibit registrations are open at VCF West Exhibit Registration <http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/vcf-west-exhib…> Please consider signing up to show off your favorite toys! We have a lot of space to fill and I'm hoping that there is a lot of pent up demand since we were purely virtual last year. Speaking of virtual, we will be doing a hybrid show. The Hahn Auditorium will be used for live talks when we have speakers in the building, but we'll run video presentations of exhibits, talks and classes in between those. If you are out of town or can't attend in person please consider submitting a video! Heck, we could use your video even if you're planning on being there in person! As always we are actively seeking speakers and classroom instructors for the show. If you are able, or if you know of someone who would be a good fit, please let me know. Also, as usual, we're always looking for volunteers to help out with show preparations and on show days. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns and please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. Thank You and All the Best, Erik Klein erik(a)vcfed.org -- 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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