January 2022 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Females in computing list: VCF East 2022
by Mark Whittington 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

Margaret Hamilton On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 5:24 AM skogkatt007--- via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Grace Hopper, Gina Smith. > > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Females in computing list: VCF East 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Jan '22

12 Jan '22

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 5:24 AM skogkatt007--- via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Grace Hopper, Gina Smith. > Great suggestions!

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retro vacuum tube computer and circuits
by Jeffrey Jonas 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

Usagi Electric makes tube systems Usagi Electric - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/c/Nakazoto/videos> such as Vacuum Tube Computer P.22 – Processor Finished! - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9oB-6963DU> -- jeff jonas

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Add-on card edge fingers for mock S-100 boards
by Joseph Giliberti 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Greetings, I've been making basic design plans for my 8080- based homebrew computer. I want to build the system using the S-100 standard so that I could potentially add on commercially-built boards later. I've decided on wire-wrap board construction since the connections are solid and resistant to damage or corrosion. Plus it just looks so damn cool! I figure I can use plain perfboard to make the cards, but I need some way of grafting card-edge fingers onto the board and wrap them into the circuit, allowing me to connect to card to a standard S-100 backplane. Is there a premade part in existence to accomplish this, of will this be a project in and of itself? Thanks Everyone! Joe Giliberti

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Another great workshop this weekend 1/8 & 1/9, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

This past weekend there was a smaller turnout due to the cold and snowy weather, but we still got a lot of stuff done and enjoyed ourselves in a safe way. Jeff Salzman worked on TRS-80 and Commodore PET 4032 stuff. Ian worked on TVs and a Oscilloscope. Connor worked on a lot of various things CJ worked on TVs and other items. Ryan B worked don a Macintosh SE Gregg worked on an emulator. Perhaps they can elaborate on what they did. I took care of some maintenance stuff in the musem. Not sure what others were working on. So the next repair workshop is @ System Source Jan 29 & 30. Next e-mail will give details. ========================================= 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 East 2022 Flyer - Draft 2
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Here is a slightly edited version of the Commodore 64 version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tQJOKAWjdNKlaiAlhOp1YbDU7M5dTZt2/view?usp=… By the way, it's Drew Notarnicola making the fyer. He always does a great job of doing the flyers for us and did an excellent job with the program book this year! ========================================= 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 East 2022 Flyer - Draft
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Please take a look and let me know what you think of each of the flyers. Which do you prefer? https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19Wt8BfCK7kcjgURUzdHfUcQcGe2vPgjO?us… ========================================= 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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Blackberry is finally at end-of-life
by Jeffrey Jonas 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59859817 Why BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heartThis topic relates to vintage computers for many reasons 1) RIM (Research In Motion) did wonderful ergonomics on the Blackberry. Despite being so tiny, the full QWERTY keyboard was easy to use with just your thumbs, and the clicking scroll wheel was sufficient to navigate the GUI. I abhor touch-screen phones because there's no way to type-ahead, and my finger is opaque: I'm blocking the screen when interacting with it. 2) The tail wagging the dog: RIM was a trusted business communications tools due to the secure back-end. It was ultra-reliable from end to end 3) Like today's "cloud based services", the device has little value operating stand-alone. Once the server is gone, the device is mostly useless. -- jeffrey jonas

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semi OT: London cellphone exhibit
by Jeffrey Jonas 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Of possible interest: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-59432930 Mobile phone museum celebrates ugly and iconic phones More than 2,000 old and iconic mobile phones are being showcased in a new online museum. The Mobile Phone Museum was set up by industry analyst Ben Wood who had collected thousands of phones as a hobby. BBC Click's Chris Fox went to the launch event in London and went hands-on with some of the oldest and "ugliest" devices in the collection.

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System Source Repair Workshop 1/29 & 1/30, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Jan '22

09 Jan '22

We will be having a January Repair Workshop at System Source. Signup here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wHIQ-T8EnZdNkUWN_f-rG2hApgCEDqwwdjn… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_spread…> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/338%0D%0A+Clubhouse+Road,+%0D%0A+Hunt%0D…> The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday January 29th and Sunday January 30th 2022 at: System Source Computer Museum 338 Clubhouse Road, <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_se…> Hunt Valley, MD <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_se…> 21031 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_se…> Plenty of free parking, short walk from Baltimore’s light rail (Gilroy Road Stop) ON SATURDAY we will open at 9:00 AM and will lock up by 7:30 PM. ON SUNDAY: We will open at 9:00 AM and lock up at 5:00 PM *Accommodations:* Try https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g41196-Hunt_Valley_Maryland-Hotels.html <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tripadvisor.com_Ho…> Feel free to talk with others about sharing a room. Food: There are plenty of restaurants within a short drive. We will have a catered Indian buffet on Saturday at cost ($12.00?) and catered Barbecue ($12.00?) on Sunday for those who are interested. We will feature tours of the museum throughout both days and several mini- workshops: · Retrobright workshop (bring your yellowed plastics) · Lots of New vintage computers from the DigiBarn Collection · Hot Metal Typesetting (3500 lb word processor)

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