April 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

Who does Bil Herd give a shout out to?
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Bil Herd is doing weekly talks streaming to YouTube. Here is the website: http://www.coriolis-effect.com/ This is the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-16h0GC_jx8&t=16s ========================================= 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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Swag @ VCF Swap Meet!!!
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

We will be selling various VCF swag at the Swap Meet: *Polos* *$30* *Color*: Black, all sizes, mens and womens cuts *Color*: Blue, very limited sizes *T-SHIRTS:* *2020 t-shirts = $20* Both Green and Amber colors. I put in a special order for a small number of Mens L and XL. There will be no more orders for the 2020 t-shirt. So get them while they are available!!! *Limited availability:* *MENS* GREEN: Small, Medium, 2XL, 4XL AMBER: Small, Medium, XL, 2XL, 4XL, 5XL *WOMENS* GREEN: Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL AMBER: Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL *2019 t-shirts = $5* *Limited Availability:* MENS Small, Medium, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL WOMENS Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL *BASEBALL CAPS: $20* VCF <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ9BckiGmsy-ts4yIw> *STICKERS: $2* MOS <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ8532arOuNCAuCNAg?e=DfoOfH> VCF <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ84hkJYNkjkOWt1Fg?e=mWhaHp> Green Vector Computer <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ83ZDciQNswz96i4w?e=i4Vngc> *MOUSEPAD: $8* Teletype (New Version) <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ87KRpuO3KFE-TqKQ?e=Qhbwm3> Teletype (Old Version) <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ89DxWpl_IC_BhjSw?e=ClfIPC> Spock PDP 8 <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiK2kdsC-m5ChJ88vdm68B-N0681OA> 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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free to a good home, portable cassette player/recorder
by William Dudley 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

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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WTB: ISA 16bit XMS Board
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Hello, Does anyone have a 16bit ISA XMS card that they're willing to part with? I'd prefer one that can take at least 4MB of RAM, but beggars can't be choosers. I'd also prefer SIMM slots (32 or 72 pin), but again, I'll take what I can get. This is for a 286-12, so I'd like the capability to run with zero wait states. I'll be at the swap meet, as well. - Alex

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MEGA BASIC
by Bill Degnan 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Anyone use Mega Basic software back in the 80's? BIll

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semi OT: video digitizing & archive
by Jeffrey Jonas 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

I need advice how to best digitize video, mostly standard def TV/NTSC of VCF events. I have several USB dongles that take composite and S-video. They may be adequate, but I don't know what one's really best. I also have several DVR (digital VCR): Tivo, Sonic Blue replay-tv. Did those have good front-ends or was most of the attention to the subscription service? I know they need to be "jail broken" to work like VCRs. There's no big red "just record NOW!" button :-( thanks -- Jeff Jonas

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And the winner is .... VCFestivals T-shirt Design
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Dragon and Maze Adventure! This will be the new t-shirt design for VCFestivals 2021. The national board may refine the design a little, but overall this is the design that got the most votes. Thanks everyone for voting. It is greatly appreciated to have our members participate in choosing and it helps us see what all of youze like in design choices. So the totals: Dragon and Maze = 54 Raiders of the Lost Text Adventure = 17 Simply PC = 5 Picasso PC = 4 Hitchhiker Grue PC = 0 ========================================= 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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swap meet: looking for
by Andrew Diller 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

I'm looking for a iMac G3 tray loader- the earlier colored G3 233mhz iMacs with tray-loading CDROMs, not slot loading. If you have one you want to unload, and are going to the swapmeet let me know and I'll probably buy it from you. -andy

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Commander X 16 is changing its name
by Bill Loguidice 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

I typically don't like these types of things, but it was well-done. I became suspicious too, but didn't really know for sure until the outtakes at the end. ======================================================== Bill Loguidice, Managing Director; Armchair Arcade, Inc. <https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/> ======================================================== Managing Director; fullSTEAMahead365.com <https://www.fullsteamahead365.com/> ======================================================== Authored Books <http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Loguidice/e/B001U7W3YS/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_1> and Film <http://www.armchairarcade.com/film>; About me and other ways to get in touch <http://about.me/billloguidice> ======================================================== On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 9:10 PM Brian Marstella via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Yeah, about halfway in and it suddenly seemed a bit suspicious. The new > name seemed very odd. I have to give credit for keeping a straight face for > so long.... >

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Swap Meet update
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

So far 21 people have signed up as vendors taking a total of 28 spaces so far. I have been spreading the word far and wide to many different places. If you know of a spot that I haven't touched, then let me know. I still have a few places to put the word out. I have heard from many people that they are excited about the event from both vendors and potential buyers. It will be nice to see not only faces that I see every month at the repair workshops, but others who come once a year and that I haven't seen for a while. If you haven't signed up yet, then there is still time and *plenty* of space in the parking lot. My dream is to one year fill up the entire parking lot with vendors and people! Sign Up to be a vendor here: https://forms.gle/kNCL8WVxTQcnw5nA6 ========================================= 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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