April 2022 - vcf-midatlantic

Consignment for VCF East 2022
by Alexander Jacocks 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Information follows on consignment for VCF East 2022. Drop-off for consignment is from 5:00pm until 10:00pm on Friday, April 22nd, 2022. If you cannot make this time, you may also drop off during the time that consignment is open. The hours for consignment at the upcoming VCF event will be: Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, 9:00am until 5:00pm Sunday, April 24th, 2022, 9:00am until 4:00pm Consignment will be located in the cafeteria of building 9010C. Entry is through the front door of building 9010D. Items may be left overnight, on Saturday night. Here are links to the consignment sales forms, information on you, and how you wish to be paid: Consignee Address and Payout Information <https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Consignment_Sale_Sheet.pdf> Consignment Sale Sheet (for you to fill out) <https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VCF_East_Consignment_Items.xlsx> Instructions for using the spreadsheet are in the document. Please fill out the consignment sale sheet, as soon as possible, with all of the items listed that you wish to consign. You may email back the consignment sheets to consign-east(a)vcfed.org or you may deliver the spreadsheet (on a USB thumb drive) to us when you drop off your items. *Priority will be given to submissions received earlier*. Check with the volunteer on duty for the location of the free pile. Space will be limited, so first come, first served. You must collect all of your unsold items on Sunday afternoon at 4:00pm sharp. Failure to pick up your items may result in VCF withholding payment for other items sold. Thanks! Alexander Jacocks VCF committee member and consignment coordinator

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S-100 Repair at VCF East Workshop
by Jonathan Chapman 17 Apr '22

17 Apr '22

All, Due to components shortages/costs and several folks requesting it, we're going to do S-100 evaluation and some repair at the Glitch Works kit workshop at VCF East next weekend. We've apparently got several new S-100 owners in the VCF-MidAtlantic group! I'll be bringing our medium-sized variac for first time bringup, known good RAM, I/O, and CPU boards, etc. We've also gotten requests for some of our reproduction Solid State Music T-1 terminator kits, so we'll have those too. Some of the usual kit offerings will also be available, but due to components shortages, drastic cost increases (priced 28C256 EEPROMs lately?), a lockdown in China, and insufficient time to correct for those things, there will be limited availability on some of the kits. Thanks, Jonathan

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Scenes from VCF East 8 (2012)
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Apr '22

17 Apr '22

Robert Bernardo filmed a few exhibits back in 2012 at VCF East 8. https://youtu.be/R670Oe3L8hc -- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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My Trenton Computer Festival 2022 Talk
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Apr '22

16 Apr '22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9i_1s4j7Y ========================================= Jeff Brace

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VGA CRT Monitors FTGH
by Kelly Leavitt 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

Anyone want a couple? I can bring them to VCF. Free if you want them. Different brands. 14" and 15". VGA and SVGA. Mixed batch. No takers and they're going to e-cycle. Kelly

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VCF East 2022 Pre-Event Survey Results
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Apr '22

15 Apr '22

https://tinyurl.com/vcfe2022pre ========================================= 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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Wanted: DM8511 IC
by Mike Loewen 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

I need a National Semiconductor DM8511N, dual-gated D-type flip-flop, 16-pin DIP. Does anyone have a spare? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Campus Map VCF East 2022
by Herb Johnson 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Campus_Map_VCF_East_2022.pdf It's a fine looking map, and has good captions. There's no more time to do much more work on it. So it's fine for the coming event. But the problem I see, is that your guests are on foot and in cars. They need to see the actual walkways and streets, so they can follow them, to get from point to point. The photos of trees *block view of those streets and walkways*. So this map doesn't show parts of them. So they don't see a clear path, the paths that are on the ground in front of them. Solution? Cut and paste on the image, pieces of road. Smaller issues. The intersection of Marconi Blvd and Marconi Rd might include a caption: "to Rt. 18". You might include a marker on the map pointing to "North" (not so useful in New Jersey). Will dealers be in "exhibits" or "consignment"? You don't show "the gate" from the parking area, it's a common point of reference. Will the "guard shack" be used for any purpose at this event? It's not named. And an odd thing: calling the section of 9001 "dining room" may make visitors think it's a place where you *eat*. My memory is faulty, but wasn't that area called other things like "the ballroom"? Or call it nothing, but leave the rectangle mark, for this map. This is a judgement call. These are suggestions, not complaints. I'm not being "negative". There may be no time for changes, that's fine. There's always another event that needs a map, you'll be informed about use of this map, and you can improve it. Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com

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[FS] TRS-80 Model III Upgraded to Model 4 (Maryland)
by Alexander Jacocks 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

All, Not my listing, but near me, and I have met the seller. He has a TRS-80 Model III upgraded to a Model 4, seemingly in great condition, and is asking $350 for it. Let me know if you’d like me to put you in touch. I’d be happy to bring the machine up to VCF East, if desired. Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagecomputerswapmeet/posts/5037818999627… - Alex

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Campus Map VCF East 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

Take a look at this Campus Map for VCF East 2022: https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Campus_Map_VCF_East_2022.pdf Jason Perkins, Alex Jacocks and I worked on this over the past few days. It is looking great so far! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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