May 2022 - vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

Commodore 1702 door
by svcatitc＠aol.com 21 Apr '23

21 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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Wordle in BASIC
by Christian Liendo 30 Jun '22

30 Jun '22

Someone posted what looks like a BASIC program called Wordle from Creative Computing. https://twitter.com/katie_panda/status/1496607013589204998/photo/1

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: time to downsize
by Bob Shuster 26 Jun '22

26 Jun '22

I just added the Timex Sinclair items, and marked the sold and sale pending items. Mattel Aquarius next! The link: http://www.theshusters.com/bobvintage.html <http://www.theshusters.com/bobvintage.html> Please don't share for now without asking me. Right now it’s just open to this group - my contact info is intentionally missing from the webpages. If you can read this, you have my email. Email me with questions or offers! Please don't make offers on the list, but if you want to discuss my process and feel the group would benefit, then by all means knock yourself out! :) Bob Shuster (Slightly edited original message below) ---- Well, folks, I’ve gotten to the age where I need to seriously downsize my hobbies and collections, not wanting to leave it to my children to have to deal with in later years. (I had to do that recently for a relative.) On the electronics side, I’ve decided to concentrate on my vintage video game systems - and therefore sell off most of my vintage computer stuff. My collection includes mostly 8-bit stuff: TRS-80 Models I, IV, M100, etc. - Atari 400, 800, Stacy, Portfolio, ST, etc. - C64/VIC20 - T/S1000 (including an unbuilt kit), Apple II, II+, IIe, IIe Platinum, IIgs - Wang WLTC - Mattel Aquarius - TI-99/4A - many others that I still have to dig out - plus lots of peripherals, disks, manuals, etc. Also have some newer Macs starting with a Mac Plus in an Apple carrying bag. I’m starting with you guys before trying to list elsewhere, although I may hit some of the dedicated FaceBorg pages (such as for Aquarius and Apple II.) I'm willing to ship some of the smaller items, but in general systems or monitors will need to be picked up here (near the Fort Washington exit of the PA Turnpike) or nearby, and cash or PayPal for payment. I may also consider trades for some of the video game stuff I’m looking for. It pains me to do this, but the clutter is getting out of hand, and I haven’t touched most of these in years. It’s time for someone else to enjoy. Bob Shuster

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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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EASY 6502
by Christian Liendo 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

Someone wrote a small document on 6502 assembly and I figured someone here might enjoy reading this. http://skilldrick.github.io/easy6502/

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VCF West Exhibitor Registration ending July 4
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

Hello everyone, I know it's a hike for a lot of you, but it's worth the trip to see VCF West on August 6 & 7. Remember there is the Computer History Museum there to see as well. Exhibitor Registration is here: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/vcf-west-exhibits/ If you are interested in being a speaker, then contact Erik Klein the showrunner I will be going there along with Corey Cohen to volunteer to help Erik run the show. ========================================= 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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Did i read somewhere we had a DEC / PDP11 repair weekend scheduled?
by Dave Shevett 31 May '22

31 May '22

Hoping to get together with some DEC folks and get my Micro-11 up and running. I vaguely remember someone saying there was a repair weekend scheduled for DEC stuff? -d -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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paging Dave Riley
by Dave McGuire 31 May '22

31 May '22

Hey Dave, I emailed you off-list, please check your spam folder. It seems that, despite perfect deliverability scores, Google is punishing me for not giving them my email to profit off of. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone Interested in an Odyssey or Odyssey 2?
by Alexander Jacocks 30 May '22

30 May '22

Bob, If you’re interested, make an offer. The store doesn’t have a price on them. - Alex On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 9:02 PM Bob Aviles via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hi, > I am interested in the Odyssey 2 in the box, how much are they asking? > ThanksBobby > On Friday, May 27, 2022, 03:15:16 PM EDT, Alexander Jacocks via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > All, > > My local video game store has an Odyssey and 3 Odyssey 2s, one of the 2s is > in box. > > Message me off-list if interested. > > - Alex > >

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Anyone Interested in an Odyssey or Odyssey 2?
by Alexander Jacocks 30 May '22

30 May '22

All, My local video game store has an Odyssey and 3 Odyssey 2s, one of the 2s is in box. Message me off-list if interested. - Alex

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