April 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

free to a good home, portable cassette player/recorder
by Herb Johnson 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Incidentally: Walmart still sells (mono) cassette recorder/players. Just like the ones decades ago. At least as of a year ago, pre-Covid. Also on their Web site. $25. - regards Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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New topic: Mini disc recording
by Herb Johnson 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

There were all kinds of 100+MB diskette formats and brands. I have a pile of Imation 120MB drives and some media; from the Mac world. Anyone interest in buying, contact me privately. No I won't bring it to the swap meet, this stuff is small and shippable. 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

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Slightly OT - CDL parts shopping list
by Martin Flynn 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Slightly OT - CDL is -restocking the parts drawers in the Makerspace. Other then the resistors and capacitors we normally stock, are there small parts (IC sockets??) and IC that should be in inventory to support the VCF workshops? Ordering hardware as well, so if there are fasteners need to be there, let us know. https://www.facebook.com/compdecon/posts/3824364321010417

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] New topic: Mini disc recording
by Ethan O'Toole 11 Apr '21

11 Apr '21

> [NON-Text Body part not included] > I don’t have much experience at this, > has anybody in the group used a mini disk (MD) as recording media for > saving programs and loading programs? I was a big minidisc user, mainly for dumping stuff from my SGI Indigo into a minidisc deck over coax digital then using it in the car. I actually have a MDS-E10 on my want list for VCF ;-) When you say store programs, do you mean like dumping cassette files from 8bit computers to minidisc? The original format was a ~130MB MO disc that usually held compressed audio using a codec called ATRAC. ATRAC 1 didn't get a lot of love which hurt the format in the USA but ATRAC 3 and 4 and stuff were fine. There was a later HDMD disc that holds like 600MB and I believe there was a computer drive for that where you could store data. They are rare. Not sure if there was a direct computer storage drive for the 130MB discs? Because Sony also owns a record label they are weak, and hurt the format by not making it better for piracy. Computer connected decks that could easily dump mp3s to them would have been really popular. They had the NetMD stuff but I think it was just a USB sound card that dumped it, and I don't know if it had easy titling or not. Neat format though. The discs are cute. - Ethan

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New topic: Mini disc recording
by Sentrytv 11 Apr '21

11 Apr '21

I don’t have much experience at this, has anybody in the group used a mini disk (MD) as recording media for saving programs and loading programs? Mike R. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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April Swap meet selling
by Mike Loewen 11 Apr '21

11 Apr '21

I've listed a pile of stuff which I'm bringing to sell at the swap meet. Some of it's older vintage, some newer vintage, and some miscellaneous electronics: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-6tUM80QSE3o0WCrwpunVpfVcOWlkCR3rr2… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Need computers for prop rental
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Apr '21

11 Apr '21

A TV show is looking for particular props for their show. Some of them we have, some of them we don't. Even the ones that we have, we probably don't have in the quantity that they need. Some items that we don't have: (x20) Typewriters (x3) Microfiche Readers (x30-40) 1992 era computers & monitors w/keyboards & floppy disk drives, matching (x20-30) separate set of 1992 era computers & monitors w/keyboards & disk drives, matching If you have these or know where I can find them, then please let me know. Attached are some pictures of 80s and 90s offices that they want to recreate as well as a 90s computer example. Since this will be a show for Apple TV, Dell, Sansung and Microsoft computers can't be used. 80s_Office.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SSDiHHj4996_nsXz9PuJ4-2t1OG7YZvN/view?usp=…> 90s_Office_3.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ga9B58CB37szpBZBFJBGDlAHCwb-tG5e/view?usp=…> 90s_Office_2.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c-_5DtDq_xia2B6B-6c9PVjJjCbbbZSi/view?usp=…> 90s_Office_1.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vlVvjlEPmaqc6wDxEqmiNMn8tWXMiXyv/view?usp=…> 90s_Office_Computer.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sVYz2H0wKraeJ0sLqrIqwzXkxydqVaHR/view?usp=…> ========================================= 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

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] semi OT: video digitizing & archive
by Jonathan Sturges 10 Apr '21

10 Apr '21

Ethan, Your JVC SVHS deck looks really nice. Any others you can recommend for doing conversions? I’d like to keep my eyes peeled at thrift shops, hamfests, flea markets, etc for any deals on similar decks. Thanks, Jonathan

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April Swap Meet wanted
by Mike Loewen 10 Apr '21

10 Apr '21

For anyone coming to the April 24 swap meet: I'm looking for a pair of Teac FD-55BV or FD-55B 1/2-height diskette drives. I'd prefer black, but would take beige. Let me know, off-list. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] free to a good home, portable cassette player/recorder
by William Dudley 09 Apr '21

09 Apr '21

We have a winner. Send me your address, I'll pack and ship the machine, and let you know how much the shipping was. Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux. On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 5:58 PM Glenn Roberts <glenn.f.roberts(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I would love to have this machine Bill. I have a set of H8 cassette tapes > with no way to play them. I understand I'm "rolling the dice" on whether > or not this will even work but don't know 'til you try. Let me know if I'm > the "winner" and I'll send you my address and pay pal you for the shipping > cost. > > Thanks > > - Glenn > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> On > Behalf > > Of William Dudley via vcf-midatlantic > > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2021 12:15 PM > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > Cc: William Dudley <wfdudley(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] free to a good home, portable cassette > > player/recorder > > > > An "Imperial by Superscope" cassette recorder/player, model K304. > > This is the typical little portable cassette machine used to play and > record > > tapes, and sometimes used by the vintage computer people to load and save > > programs. > > > > It's in excellent physical condition. Runs on C batteries or 120AC > using the > > included line cord. > > > > I have not tested this. It's been packed away for 33 years. > > > > I will ship if you pay shipping. > > > > Bill Dudley > > Jackson, NJ > > > > This email is free of malware because I run Linux. > >

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