August 2021 - vcf-midatlantic

30 Years of Linux
by Christian Liendo 26 Aug '21

26 Aug '21

https://linuxfoundation.org/linux30th/ I think Linux is historically important and something VCF may want to cover in the future. For now, I just say Happy 30!

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No more exhibitor tables left for VCF East
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Aug '21

26 Aug '21

There are no more exhibitors tables left. If you are still interested, then you can go on the waiting list and we will let you know if any exhibitors drop out. There are tentatively some slots available for The World of IBM mega exhibit. Dean and Adam are in charge of filling up 25 tables for their mega exhibit. This is the Exhibitor registration form: https://forms.gle/SqV17sCzVG3hjSGGA ========================================= 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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Looking for “Small Windows” book
by Herb Johnson 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

https://archive.org/details/smallwindowslibr0000hend A search of archive.org for "small windows" title and "hendrix" for producer, found this "borrow" copy there. There's some means for registered persons to do something with a copy for an hour, I don't know what. Otherwise nonregistered persons can only see a few pages. also: copies of the book held at remote physical libraries - a suggested search found some - may be physically borrowed by contacting your local library and (after registering) using "interlibrary loan" to borrow it remotely. It will be mailed to your local library for your pickup and return. This is generally free through public libraries, that is paid by your local taxes to support these fine institutions. I'm explaining all this out for people who are unfamiliar with these methods. 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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Looking for “Small Windows” book
by Richard Cini 24 Aug '21

24 Aug '21

All — I’m looking for the Small Windows book from Jim Hendrix (M&T Books, 1987). It’s one of his “small” books like Small-C. If anyone had a copy they want to get rid of, please let me know. Oddly, I have the disks but not the book. Thanks! Rich http://cini.classiccmp.org/ Long Island S100 User’s Group Get Outlook<https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] For the IBM XT Clone exhibit - AT&T PC
by Ethan O'Toole 24 Aug '21

24 Aug '21

[NON-Text Body part not included] I used to love the look of that computer. Color scheme and box shape and all that. But now I know the Tandy 1000SX was a better computer, despite it's flaws. I think the Walt Disney ride "Spaceship Earth" had a set during it where there was one of those AT&T PCs on a desk or something. - Ethan

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Re: For the IBM XT Clone exhibit - AT&T PC
by David Hayden 24 Aug '21

24 Aug '21

That brings back memories. That was my first PC back in ... 1986? I was working at Bell Labs and they sold them cheap to employees. It's made by Olivetti as I recall. AT&T had bought Olivetti and was in the process of running it into the ground.... The motherboard is mounted upside down. To access it, you turn the PC over and remove the bottom case. I saw several posts by people complaining that a memory upgrade (socketed DIPs on the MB) required tearing the entire machine apart. They didn’t realize that all they had to do was turn it over and remove 2 screws. 😊 Dave

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] For the IBM XT Clone exhibit - AT&T PC
by Dean Notarnicola 23 Aug '21

23 Aug '21

Yes, not worth it without the keyboard and monitor On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:52 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Looks nasty ! > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Aug 23, 2021, at 11:00 PM, Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/133833992747 > > > > cheap, close to pick up. Good? > > > > BIll > >

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For the IBM XT Clone exhibit - AT&T PC
by Bill Degnan 23 Aug '21

23 Aug '21

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133833992747 cheap, close to pick up. Good? BIll

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VCF EAST!!!
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Aug '21

22 Aug '21

Sorry to put that in all caps, but I had sent out previous requests for volunteers and many people said that they never saw or noticed them. So hopefully this one is noticed. I only got 2 volunteers from my previous requests so I'm making the plea again. I see volunteers as the oil in the engine of VCF East. They make the whole show run smoothly and are vital to making things go well. I'm just one person who runs the show, but can't do it without adequate volunteering. If I don't get enough volunteers, then the show has a lot of bumps in the road and the existing volunteers get overwhelmed and there are more unhappy people than necessary. If you would like to volunteer, then please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0yru702BssSMu8o_B9OemqYGe20HmXvp… Having said that, I need help in many areas: CONSIGNMENT A/V FRONT DESK SETUP BEFORE THE SHOW BREAK DOWN AFTER THE SHOW To have some idea of what is needed day by day: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 (SETUP!) - Moving tables, chairs - Moving the bunkbeds to the back of the women's bunk room - Clearing the hotel dining room and the 9032-A exhibit space - Setting up tables - Other tasks that I'm forgetting and have on my to-do list. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 (SETUP!) - Finish setting up tables, chairs, stage - Putting tablecloths on tables, and signs - Putting up outdoor signs - Moving front desk swag and stuff to the front lobby area - Other tasks that I'm forgetting and have on my to-do list. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 - A/V operators - Consignment volunteers - Food Sales - Front Desk volunteers SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 - A/V operators - Consignment volunteers - Food Sales - Front Desk volunteers SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 - A/V operators - Consignment volunteers - Food Sales - Front Desk volunteers - BREAK DOWN VOLUNTEERS (THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT GOES QUICKLY WHEN WE HAVE ADEQUATE PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND EVERYONE WILL BE TIRED AND WANT TO GO HOME, BUT I USUALLY GET STUFF WITH 3 VOLUNTEERS TO DO ALL OF THIS) If you would like to volunteer, then please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0yru702BssSMu8o_B9OemqYGe20HmXvp… If you have questions, then send me a private message. ========================================= 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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Soldering station parts
by Martin Flynn 22 Aug '21

22 Aug '21

Was pointed to this vendor recently and ordered a bunch of Hakko stuff for CDL https://www.eaesales.com/ Martin

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