January 2022 - vcf-midatlantic

Commodore 1702 door
by svcatitc＠aol.com 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Jeffrey Brace jeffrey at vcfed.org Writes:Wed Sep 2 13:48:24 EDT 2020 Sounds like an Outer Limits episode where the world was taken apart and remade every moment and sometimes they made mistakes which is why when you lose your keys you find time in a place that you already searched. I thought this was a Spielberg "Amazing Stories" episode, obviously not. The episode is: "A Matter of Minutes" is the third segment of the fifteenth episode from the first season (1985–86) of the television series The Twilight Zone. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Matter_of_Minutes I remember that scene where the couple is in the "Void of White Space" and the "Supervisor of the Maintenance of Time" says: (paraphrasing) "Ya know how you go back to look for something you know is supposed to be there multiple times and then it finally is where you thoughtit should be? That's us. We forgot something. We are now working on moving Christmas!" I personally call them the "Minute-Ahead" men and you may hear me at a workshop cursing at them!!!! I DOOO BELIEVE! Bill Inderrieden

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FYI: Vintage Anniversaries
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Jun '22

09 Jun '22

As part of the brainstorming for VCF East themes we came up with anniversaries. I am sharing them here. I'm sure that there are many more that we missed, so this list isn't exhaustive, but these are the most interesting and important that came to mind when brainstorming. I thought I would share to inspire and as an FYI. Space War = 1962 Removable Storage = 1962 C programming = 1972 Magnavox Odyssey = 1972 Pong = 1972 Bell’s Law = 1972 Commodore 64 = 1982 Timex Sinclair = 1982 Tron = 1982 Knight Rider = 1982 Linux = 1992 Vintage Computer Festival = 1997 ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Help Advertising VCF Swap Meet 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

Anyone that frequents certain mailing lists, etc. plese help me advertise our swap meet and update it on this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UB1baL6UECZ8gBsaZAb7xosFWyioNk9TlMO… Thanks so much for helping! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF Feb Swap Meet Want to Sell and Want to Buy List
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

So, someone quite kindly reminded me that we had a "want to sell" and a "want to buy" Google Sheet for the swap meet last time. It was popular last time, so here it is again: Want to buy list: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Svd9_DrCQUvuPujUVFB56YXZz6NhmjlJ1VY… > Want to sell list: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bBEu7PSHcliS9Fcszl_D4CYqq0KV4NSwPwW… > As a reminder the swap meet is February 26 and is indoors. All the info is here: https://vcfed.org/wp/vcf-swap-meet/ ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Wrap-up of System Source Repair Workshop 1/29 & 1/30, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

I had a great time at System Source's Repair Workshop this past weekend. Bob Roswell was a very generous and gracious host. I left at 7:30PM on Friday night because the snow was piling up in NJ. I live near InfoAge so the whole area got 12 inches of snow. But west and southwest of my home, got little to none. So the drive to System Source was a breeze with mostly highway. It took about 3 hours. Stayed at a hotel Friday and Saturday night and got a good sleep. When I got there Saturday things were in full swing with the usual suspects from InfoAge repair workshops, plus the usual System Source suspects. So a very good turnout of about 25 or so people. Lots of stuff fixed as I saw. I made some pickups of repaired VCF artifacts and drop-offs to be repaired artifacts. I loved looking at what was new and looking in more detail at the exhibits in the museum. I also got to catch up on all my friends there and talk about vintage computer stuff it was great! I also got a chance to play with the Xerox Alto for a few hours and see what worked and what didn't. Very cool and rare opportunity for a rare machine that works! This was my favorite part of the weekend. Maybe others want to chime in on what they were working on. ========================================= 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: time to downsize
by Bob Shuster 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Just an update and a question. UPDATE: I'm slowly going through my newer (post-1984) Apple products and testing and/or clearing the hard drives of personal information, then photographing and adding them to my Google Sheets doc. I suspect the older machines will go faster as they have no hard storage to contend with (or obscure monitor connections that I have to remember how to connect or locate the right adapter!) Be patient, the list will be posted as soon as I make enough significant headway. QUESTION: I’m just starting to tackle my Macintosh Plus (ED) 1MB (M0001A), but I cannot locate system disks to test it. Would any group members have these and be willing to give/loan/sell me so I can test the machine? Bob Shuster

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OT: PC donations to Red Bank Regional High School (Little Silver, NJ)
by Adam Michlin 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Hi Everyone, As many of you know, I teach computer science at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, NJ. I'm trying to help my colleague who teaches IT. He does a lot of projects where the students take apart computers and put them back together (a project near and dear to mine and many of your hearts), but his class sizes are outpacing his supply of PCs. I'm hoping to collect 10-15 not so vintage PCs (core 2 duos and P4s are fine, but obviously we won't complain about better machines). The key is they have to be normal sized PCs, the kind that make it relatively easy for a 9th or 10th grader student to take it apart and put it back together. So no small form factor PCs or laptops. These would be donations and individual machines are fine. If you happen to be downsizing your desktop PCs at the office, that would be even better. Working or not working. I can pick up in most of NJ and will be at the VCF Swap Meet at InfoAge on February 26th, as well. Please contact me directly off list at <adam.michlin(a)vcfed.org> if you have any offers or questions. Thank you for your consideration, -Adam

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Vax 9000 transfer
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Hello everyone, The VCF Board and Steering Committee have decided to transfer our VAX 9000 out of our inventory to someone who has the ability to move 18 pallets and 6 rolling cabinets without charging us to get it out of the warehouse. We don't have the funding for such a move. This decision was made primarily because the machine is not functional, and we don't have the resources (time, parts, power requirements) to make it operational or display in our museum. Please be assured that it went to a very good home, to someone who has the time, space, and money to display it properly. In addition to providing a better home for this historical artifact, this move provided us the added bonus of clearing a significant amount of space in our warehouse, which gives us much needed breathing room to better organize our existing artifacts, as well as be more prepared for any potential future rescues. The triage process for computer rescues is never ending, so we need to manage all of our resources to keep things under control, as well as acknowledge when a particular artifact might have a better home elsewhere. ========================================= 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 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Trade / wish list for the Feb 26th swap meet?
by Dave Shevett 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Hi everyone, new to the list - I'm hoping to make it to the swap meet on Feb 26th, and I'm wondering if folks have a few things I'm looking for... * AT&T 3b1 / 7300 / UnixPC hardware - looking for an actual 3b1, but also for boards and media. * AT&T 605 terminal(s) * Nothern Telecom Displayphone (hah, unlikely, but I want to toss it out there) * DEC terminals - specifically any VT2x+ terminals (Have several VT100's already) * DEC micro- hardware. Talking microvax, micropdp11, and Pro350 - specifically the 'under desk vertical cased' machines * DEC VK100 / GIGI terminal (a barco monitor with it would be amazing) More traditionally * TRS-80 Model III and Model 1 hardware * Non-bulky ascii terminals (altos terminals would be wonderful) And, because I'm the Handheld guy, any handheld computers. My wishlist / current collection is here: https://planet-geek.com/vintage-handheld-computers/ I have to offer: * Osbourne 1 * Kaypro 2, Kaypro 4, maybe a Kaypro 10? * Several HP calculators * Coleco Adam complete Looking forward to seeing folks... -d -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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InfoAge Campus closed 1/31/2022
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Jan '22

30 Jan '22

To insure the safety of our volunteers and the public, InfoAge will remain closed on 01/31/2022 while they clear the snow from the campus ========================================= 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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