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

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2022 article and videos
by Dave McGuire 06 May '22

06 May '22

On 5/5/22 12:31, Brian L. Stuart via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Yes, she was there. I kind of got the impression she didn't > want to be recognized though. She was almost incognito. > Otherwise, I might have mentioned that some of the bits > in my display were purchased from Adafruit. :) She's a bit of a celebrity, plus the whole "hard-core tech girl" aspect of things. I really don't blame her for staying low-profile; she'd probably end up getting cornered by tech guys and not have been able to enjoy the event. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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VCF East 2022 article and videos
by Jeffrey Brace 05 May '22

05 May '22

Thought I would share some good press about the show! https://hackaday.com/2022/05/02/vintage-computer-festival-east-raises-the-b… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5s7u8p3uqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVS4dCl4lcM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi07_OtCeFA ========================================= 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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Bench Spares order
by Martin Flynn 05 May '22

05 May '22

CDL is restocking & placing a parts order for the makerspace workshop, here's whats on the list so far: Pre-cut Heat Shrink assortments Molex pin kits (903 series 4 and 12 pin) Dual wipe IC sockets (Tyco-Augat) * 8-pin * 14-pin * 16-pin * 18-pin * 24-pin * 28-pin * 40-pin * 64-pin D & E connctor shells + pins for the pneumatic crimper 3.6V ni-mh packs and pigtails to replace motherboard barrel batteries Anything else suggested as stock? Martin Flynn

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VCF East 2022 photos
by Mike Loewen 05 May '22

05 May '22

For better or for worse, here are my pics: http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/VCF-East2022/ Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Veteran's Appreciation Lunch May 20 @ InfoAge
by Jeffrey Brace 05 May '22

05 May '22

Mike Ruane, CEO of InfoAge wanted me to pass this along to VCF members =========================== From: Patricia Mariconda <pmariconda(a)townshipofwall.com> Subject: Veterans Appreciation Luncheon May 20, 2022 Good Morning! I am reaching out to those of you who have previously participated in one of our Veteran or Senior events to invite you to be a vendor at our Veterans Appreciation Luncheon on May 20th at 11:00am. We will be inviting our township Veterans to lunch and would love for them to be able to explore numerous vendor tables as well. Please let me know if you are able to participate by responding with your organizations name. If you know of anyone else who would be interested and can provide a service to this population please feel free to forward the information. Just make sure that they RSVP to be by May 13th. Thank you and hope you are all doing well. *Patti Mariconda* *Director* *Wall Youth Center and Community Services* *1824 South M Street* *Wall, NJ 07719* *732-681-1375* ========================================= 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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Museum Docent training
by Jeffrey Brace 05 May '22

05 May '22

Now that VCF East 2022 is over and I've started to wind down with post mortems, sending thank you emails, surveys, meetings, etc. and other post event cleanup; I've started to train some new docents: Rick Lewis Doug Crawford (he's been docent before, but needs a refresher) Bart Hirst I'm starting regularly scheduled training and hope to have docents in a regular rotation. If you are interested in being a docent, then send me an email and I will get you started in the training. The number of visitors has increased to a normal level in recent months, so it's important to have docents in the VCF museum during regular business hours. We are also getting school groups on Wednesdays which is nice to see the return of groups of students. There have also been recent events such as NJ Maker's Day, Tour of Old, Days of Learning and Lecture Series that have brought in many visitors to InfoAge and VCF in recent months. It's nice to see the level of visitors to InfoAge and the VCF Museum get back to normal. Please tell everyone about InfoAge, which is the diamond in the rough that not enough people know about. I will sometimes hear from visitors that live in the same town (Wall Township) that had never heard of InfoAge despite living in the same town for years. Word of mouth is one way that you can help get visitors to our museums. So please help us promote it! Thanks! ========================================= 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 VCF East 2022 photos
by Herb Johnson 04 May '22

04 May '22

https://www.retrotechnology.com/vcfe22/vcfe_2022.html Some of my photos of the VCF-E 22 event, with some captioning. I'll fill in details as time permits. For those who think the Web page is clunky, it has the virtue of being compatible with any HTML browser, ever. Contact me with any errors and corrections or for non-private use of photos. - regards Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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VCF East Clinic kudos
by Herb Johnson 04 May '22

04 May '22

[Discussion about Jonathan's S-100 workshop in the CDL facility.] I spent time in Jon's workshop, mostly observing. I also enjoyed seeing the IMSAIs in repair. And it's good to see people learning to build kits from components. Jon and I tag-teamed on one IMSAI fix. He was looking up details on a front-panel signal that wasn't pulsing; but could not find an early IMSAI schematic. While he was looking, I reverse-engineered the circuit to trace it backwards. He found the problem from the schematic, just as I traced it back, to the same one-shot 74121. Replacing it solved the problem; apparently 40-year-old monostables tend to fail, Jon said at the time. There were a number of people in the workshop, exercising their collective knowledge of these early vintage computers. It was good to see them all, not just the S-100 machines. And it should be noted: there was a nice exhibit of early S-100 computers, thanks to Mike Loewen. I'm certainly in favor of another workshop devoted to more 1970's computers, if not only S-100 computers. If it's done during a swapmeet, I suggest not much work will get done in the morning, people will be swapping. So that eats into a day of repair. Regards, Herb Johnson sometimes called "Dr. S-100" -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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4th of May
by Jim Scheef 04 May '22

04 May '22

May the forth be with us all...

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: time to downsize
by Bob Shuster 04 May '22

04 May '22

I just posted another update, having finished going through my Commodore VIC-20 stuff. Next up is the rest of the Commodore stuff! I have two C64s (one boxed), a 64C boxed - plus drives, software, and books. Could be a few weeks before I finish going through those. Many thanks to those who have looked and especially to those who have taken some of my treasures! I’m glad they’re going to good homes. The main link: http://theshusters.com/bobvintage.html - Bob Shuster

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