August 2022 - vcf-midatlantic

VCF West 2022 Report
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

Sorry this is late. Corey and I flew there on Wed 8/3 and returned 8/8 and have been busy getting back to life responsibilities. I ran the consignment area using the new POS system that was first used at VCF East by Jeff Salzman, Alex Jaccocks, Jonthan Sturges and the consignment crew. There were some major setup problems and delays, but when I got it working it worked fantastic! Very fast checkout most of the time. Good thing because there was a line of 100 people waiting for it to open! Lots of stuff sold and lots of money came in. Corey handled the Front Desk and gave a talk as well. VCF had to switch from PayPal to Square due to shipping problems of our PayPal credit readers and due to PayPal buying iZettle and having to buy new readers. Square seems better and works well. Lots of great exhibits. I didn't have much time to look at them, but they looked fun. The talks are currently being processed and edited and should be available within a month or so. *Now for Erik Klein's Report on the show:* *===============* *For starters, I wanted to repeat that this was, by far, our biggest event ever. 11 speakers and 48 exhibitors are both records over the 25 years of the VCF.* *Beyond that, we had a great turnout with over 1,100 people enjoying the event over the course of the weekend. I'm sure Covid fears and related concerns probably shaved a bit off of that total, but it's still quite impressive.* *That is a testament to how much our hobby has grown and to how creative and compelling your exhibits and talks are.* *This event couldn't happen without your passion, commitment and support and, for all of that and all of your time and effort, I thank you!* *I'd also like to thank all of the volunteers who came out this weekend to keep things running smoothly. You looked tired by the end, but it was a happy tired, and I really appreciated all of the help you provided.* *Yeah, we definitely had a few issues with consignment. The new system is experiencing some growing pains but we learned a lot and I'm certain it will be a LOT better next year. Please accept my apologies for the lines, the waits and the other inconsistencies. Debugging is in progress.* *With this email I'm going to take a few days off from VCF, but, like you, I'll be back at it in no time.* *All the best, in vintage computing and elsewhere,* *=====================* ========================================= 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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Upcoming Repair Workshop 2022-08-27 & 2022-08-28
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

Just a reminder about the next repair workshop on August 27 & 28 @ InfoAge Here is the signup sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18cH9sUKDnstGDdedUPRqcfRj27BbTF6hLwp… ========================================= 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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The TI Mini I rescued
by Kelly Leavitt 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk. Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere. Kelly

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OT: Help Wanted by InfoAge (Front Gate Attendant)
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

Gloria, the executive assistant to Mike Ruane (CEO of InfoAge) sent out the following help wanted ad: "Hi All, We are pondering hiring one or possibly 2 people (to split the days) to employ as "gate watchers" on Museum days. Hours would be Wed, Sat & Sun from 12pm - 5pm every week. It would mean sitting outside by the gate on those days. During hot and cold seasons, they could utilize the guard shack and a fan or a heater. Rate of pay is $13 per hour. If you know of anyone that is interested,contact me by email. Thanks! Gloria" Contact Gloria at admsupport(a)infoage.org if you or someone that you know are interested. ========================================= 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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FS: AIM-65, $1 starting bid
by Jonathan Chapman 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

All, Finally got an AIM-65 I've been meaning to sell wrapped up and listed: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275425213541 This one was used in some industrial control application and had custom ROMs in it when I received it. It was also missing the plastic display mounting blocks, so a friend of mine measured his and 3D printed replacements. The displays were gone through and a number of bad ones replaced. The main board had to be basically entirely resocketed. The flex cables to the display board were of course crumbling, so they were replaced with two new Nomex jumpers. The printer works but has two columns which are light. I don't know if that's just that the paper I had that fit it was ancient (out of my HP 5150 thermal printer, which I don't have working yet) or if the printer is weak in those two columns. Thanks, Jonathan

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Old Mac in Fair Lawn
by Christian Liendo 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

Not mine but someone may like this in NJ https://newjersey.craigslist.org/sys/d/fair-lawn-lot-of-vintage-apple-compu… 1. Apple Cinema Display Original (22-Inch) Specs Identifiers: Cinema Display - N/A -M5662 2. Apple Mac Server G4 533 (Digital Audio) Specs Identifiers: Digital Audio - M8182LL/A* - PowerMac3,4-1 1862 3.Apple Power Macintosh G5 2.7 DP (PCI-X) Specs Identifiers: Early 2005 - M9749LL/A - PowerMac7,3-A104) 2061 4.Apple wired keyboard model#A1243

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The TI Mini I rescued
by Herbert Johnson 17 Aug '22

17 Aug '22

> Kelly Leavitt : Wed Aug 17 16:22:58 UTC 2022 > Any interest in getting this old mini running? I'd like to work on it if there is any interest. > I believe it was a TI 990/10 with a CDC fixed disk and a CDC cartridge disk. > > Right now, I believe it is still in the warehouse somewhere. - Kelly I have an interest in seeing a TI 990 minicomputer (not microprocessor system but minicomputer). One of my first employers, established a data-conversion service using that model system. It's a late 70's early 80's business and factory-control computer. It's unlikely to turn up these days. So I'm interested. But I had to look up Kelly's reference: > [vcf-midatlantic] TI DS990/1 OS - Request from VCF Italia > Kelly Leavitt > Tue May 19 12:27:21 EDT 2020 > They use the same CPU as the TI/990 there should be some disks at infoage > from the TI/990 rescue I did from Wayne Verderber 8 years ago. Thanks to Kelly for getting back to this system. Hope he can find all the pieces in the Warehouse. 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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Vintage Computer Festival West 2022 Videos
by Christian Liendo 15 Aug '22

15 Aug '22

I put these in a new tab on the spreadsheet that the group has. Vintage Computer Festival West 2022 https://youtu.be/Q4c3hzRjeisVCFW 2022 Channel: Chuck Hutchins Bits and Bytes from Vintage Computer Festival West 2022 https://youtu.be/CwExbBd-p1EVCFW 2022 Channel: bitfixer Vintage Computer Festival West 2022 Walkaround https://youtu.be/t8QUiaBfawsVCFW 2022 Channel: xarph just xarph

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Old Video Game Advertisements
by Dave McGuire 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

On 8/8/22 14:11, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Many out there poo poo the idea > But the same people think 80s computing is not worth > their time either. Just to jump in...I think 80s computing is/was fantastic. What rubs me the wrong way is this widespread perception that it was always only about games and nothing else. It disrespects the entire industry, its achievements, and its people to reduce the groundbreaking work that transformed society to toys for tots. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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VCF straight 8
by David Gesswein 14 Aug '22

14 Aug '22

Someone emailed me about problem with the VCF straight 8 switches acting flaky recently. Was going to reply but I can't find the email now. Could you resend the email? Or I'm just delusional.

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