March 2022 - vcf-midatlantic

OT: Ma Bell exhibit at Morven Museum in Princeton
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

I went to the Grand Opening tonight for the new Ma Bell exhibit at the Morven Museum and Gardens in Princeton, NJ. Great artifacts and exhibits. I recommend anyone who is a fan of the history of Bell Telephone come and see the exhibit! Here is the website: https://morvenmuseum.squarespace.com/mabell ========================================= Jeff Brace

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Anybody know what happened to cctalk?
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '22

09 Mar '22

Subject pretty much says it all... -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Best community for PDP11 nerds?
by Dave Shevett 09 Mar '22

09 Mar '22

I have little or no interest in participating in anything that gives Facebook more traffic. On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 4:05 PM W. Bryan Caudle via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I recently joined the DEC Users facebook group and it seems pretty active. Not sure how deeply technical it gets, and of course it is not strictly PDP-11 focused... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2022 8:28 AM > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: Dave Shevett <shevett(a)pobox.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Best community for PDP11 nerds? > > Hey everyone - still working on my /73. I posted to the VCF forums about a cache error I'm getting ( see https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/pdp-11-73-m8190-cache-error-on-po… > ) - but I'm not getting any traction there. Do ya'll have suggestions for an active community or forum I could work with? > > (Or if you have any ideas on the problem, I'd love to hear them here :) > > Error 62 > M8190 CPU Cache Error > > Thanks! > > -d > > -- > Dave Shevett > shevett(a)pobox.com > -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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Best community for PDP11 nerds?
by Dave Shevett 09 Mar '22

09 Mar '22

Hey everyone - still working on my /73. I posted to the VCF forums about a cache error I'm getting ( see https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/pdp-11-73-m8190-cache-error-on-po… ) - but I'm not getting any traction there. Do ya'll have suggestions for an active community or forum I could work with? (Or if you have any ideas on the problem, I'd love to hear them here :) Error 62 M8190 CPU Cache Error Thanks! -d -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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NJ Maker's Day @ InfoAge - March 26, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Just wanted to let everyone know about this event at InfoAge which VCF is participating in along with most of the other InfoAge museums and groups. This is a great event for children to have lots of hands-on activities. VCF is preparing something for this event and will have details later. Here is more information: https://infoage.org/event/nj-makers-day/ ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Need volunteers for VCF East
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

I'm looking for volunteers for VCF East for planning before the show, setup before the show, during the show and breakdown after the show. Please e-mail if you would like to be a volunteer. Some possible areas for volunteer: PLANNING 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: PLANNING: starting months before the show until the show setup. There is a checklist of more than 50 items which are too numerous to list here. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 (SETUP) - Moving tables, chairs to the room for the talks - Clearing the rooms for exhibits - Setting up tables for exhibitors - Moving swag to front desk - Setting up signs outside - Setting up signs inside THURSDAY, APRIL 21 (SETUP) - Finish setting up tables, chairs, stage - Putting tablecloths on tables, and signs - Finish putting up outdoor signs - Moving swag to the front lobby area - Moving surplus from the warehouse to consignment FRIDAY, APRIL 22 - A/V operators - Consignment volunteers - Food Sales - Front Desk volunteers SATURDAY, APRIL 23 - A/V operators - Consignment volunteers - Food Sales - Front Desk volunteers SUNDAY, APRIL 24 - A/V operators - Consignment volunteers - Food Sales - Front Desk volunteers - Breakdown after the show. If you would like to volunteer, then please send me a message. If you have questions, then send me a private message. Thank you for your attention on this matter! ========================================= Jeff Brace Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Data extraction from a Micropolis 1325D
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

Someone is looking to extract data from a Micropolis "1325D", which came from a DEC Pro-380. He is unsure of its internal condition. It has not run for many years, possibly a decade or two. He is still working on getting the computer itself online, and would like to get the hdd dumbed if possible. Anyone have any experience with this? I will find out where he is located. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Docent volunteers needed in VCF museum
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Mar '22

07 Mar '22

Hello everyone, Docenting is a great way to support VCF and learn about artifacts. We have an ongoing need to have docents in our museum Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12PM to 5PM. Right now we have Bill Inderrieden every Wednesday, Deborah every Saturday and me every Sunday. We need more docents in the mix to give us days off or to other VCF related activities. Also in the summer Deborah will be going to an internship, so we will need a replacement on Saturdays. If you are coming from far, we will allow you to stay in the dorm overnight at VCF's expense. We would just need sufficient advanced notice. There are many things that can be done while waiting for visitors like on a project or even help improve the artifacts with great demos or specific projects. You don't need to do it every week. You could do it once a month, once every two months, whatever. The important thing is to have more docents in the rotation so that the regular docents can have a day off to do VCF things or personal things. We will schedule you in. If you are interested in volunteering, then please contact me. If you have any questions, then let me know and I would be happy to answer them. Thanks so much! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TRS DOS boot disks for Model 1
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Mar '22

06 Mar '22

On Sun, Mar 6, 2022 at 5:13 PM Bill Dromgoole <drummy(a)comcast.net> wrote: > You could try this video for a procedure. > Which video? > > > Bill > > > > > > *From: *Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > *Sent: *Sunday, March 6, 2022 5:00 PM > *To: *vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > *Cc: *Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > *Subject: *[vcf-midatlantic] TRS DOS boot disks for Model 1 > > > > Someone send a message to our info email asking if I could help find a > > source for TRS DOS boot disk for a Model 1. He lives in Murrells Inlet, SC. > > > > Anyone have some idea of how I can direct him? > > > > Thanks! > > > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > >

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TRS DOS boot disks for Model 1
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Mar '22

06 Mar '22

Someone send a message to our info email asking if I could help find a source for TRS DOS boot disk for a Model 1. He lives in Murrells Inlet, SC. Anyone have some idea of how I can direct him? Thanks! ========================================= Jeff Brace

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