December 2023 - vcf-midatlantic

HOPE XV (2024)
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Dec '23

18 Dec '23

Who is definitely going to HOPE in 2024 (July 12-14)? Thanks! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Some questions about VCF East 2024
by Charlie's Computers 17 Dec '23

17 Dec '23

Hi all, It's been a while since I sent a message here, so I hope I did this right! I *think *I'm attending VCF East this year, so I have some questions. - I might decide to bring a Mac or two -- have there already been signups to have "a table" at the event or will they be sent out later? - How far away is Block #2 hotel from the VCF exhibit? - I saw in a previous email something about a new location; has anyone decided that yet? - Will there be a place where you can buy, sell, or give away computers? Sort of like a yard sale but official? (bad humor and a terrible analogy 😂) I'm sorry if these have been answered already, but I tend to delete emails from vcf-midatlantic so thanks for your help! Sincerely, Charlie

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VCF East 2024 Hotel Block #1 - Atlantic Inn & Suites
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Dec '23

16 Dec '23

We have a hotel block at VCF East at Atlantic Inn & Suites which is in Wall Township, NJ. To get the special rate, you need to call: 732-974-8400 and ask for Dawn and say that you are booking for The Vintage Computer Festival. The rate is for: 1. Dual queen bed rooms which accommodates up to four people for $80 a night, normally this would be $114/night. 2. There is no minimum stay, this could be just one night. 3. The cut off date is March 29th 2024. 4. A small continental breakfast. 5. To get this offer you must call the hotel directly at 732-974-8400 and speak with Dawn. Mention and mention Vintage Computer Festival. You cannot get this offer through a travel agency or service, nor through email. 6. No suites available. Any questions? Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Hotel Block #2 - Residence Inn, Neptune
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Dec '23

16 Dec '23

This is the reservation link for the Residence Inn: https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1702502203196&key=GRP *Vintage Computer Federation* *Start Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024* *End Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024* *Last Day to Book: Friday, February 16, 2024* *Residence Inn Neptune at Gateway Centre for 189 USD per night* Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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HOPE XV - VCFed booth this year?
by Bill Degnan 16 Dec '23

16 Dec '23

In the past we used to have a booth at HOPE. Evan or I did talks on behalf of MARCH, we even did a team talk once. I have not been in the loop, does VCFed still connect with HOPE? Discount tickets go on sale today for $200. Bill

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Vintage Computer Festival 1 Audio Recording Kip Crosby
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Dec '23

14 Dec '23

I had not realized that there were audio recordings from Vintage Computer Festival 1! I know the guy who digitized them. He does our video processing for our festivals now. I will find out if there are more that exist. Click here to listen. <https://archive.org/details/VCF1-KipCrosby-ComputingInCaliforniaTheFirst50Y…> Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Steering Committee Elections - UPDATE
by Jeff Salzman 14 Dec '23

14 Dec '23

At the Dec 12, 2023 VCF-MA Steering Committee meeting, Alex Jacocks announced that he needed to step down from his position as a Steering Committee member. Since Alex was in the middle of his two year term, his position opened up as an off-cycle opening as defined by the VCF-MA Steering Committee by-laws. As such, the by-laws allow for the Steering Committee to fill the open spot without a separate election. Since the recent election produced more nominees than open Steering Committee positions, the Steering Committee decided to place into the open position the candidate from the recent election with the third highest number of votes. That person is Dave McGuire, who coincidentally was an incumbent in the recent election. However, his placement is not for a full two years. It is only for the remainder of Alex's original term, to the end of 2024. As it stands for now, the current makeup of the VCF-MA Steering Committee is: Jeff Salzman Doug Crawford Dave McGuire Thomas Gilinsky Ian Litchfield We all look forward to guiding VCF as a productive and informative organization dedicated to vintage computing. Sincerely, Jeff Salzman Chairman VCF-MA Steering Committee

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Oki Microline 192 question
by Dave McGuire 14 Dec '23

14 Dec '23

Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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2024 Upcoming repair workshops
by Jeffrey Brace 13 Dec '23

13 Dec '23

*January 6 & 7 @ InfoAge* Signup Here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mvvxokquUZLiEGQB7nDF7GioTslQxHx3dSG…> *January 27 & 28 @ System Source* Signup Here <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=85&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finf…> *February 17 @ Kennett Classic* RSVP Here <http://kennettclassic.com/contact.cfm> Friday night 2/16 (load in and set up). Repair Workshop = All day saturday. Feb 17th. Address: 115 S Union St, Kennett Square, PA 19348 (Across the street from Kennett Classic museum). Additional details as we get closer to the event. More repair workshops to be scheduled soon! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Audio talks recovered from Vintage Computer Festival 6!
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Due to the extraordinary efforts of Kay Savetz, Clay Cowgill, and Josh Malone over the past two years, some of the talks from Vintage Computer Festival 6 have been recovered! The recordings were in very poor condition and took extreme measures to recover. The audio is often not good. Sometimes it is very bad. But this is the best that they could do from very bad recordings. C. H. Ting, Jef Raskin, John Ellenby, and Gary Starkweather are dead now, so these are voices from those who passed. He has put the audio of the five recoverable sessions from VCF 2003 up at Internet Archive. Len Shustek – Computer History Museum https://archive.org/details/len-shustek-computer-history-museum Bruce Damer – The Joys and Trials of Computer Collecting https://archive.org/details/bruce-damer-computer-collecting David Jaffe / C. H. Ting / Kevin Appert / Dwight Elvey – Forth https://archive.org/details/vcf2003_forth Jef Raskin – Apple and the Humane Environment https://archive.org/details/vcf2003_jef-raskin John Ellenby / Gary Starkweather / Dave Robson / Peter Deutsch / Charles Simonyi – Xerox Alto panel https://archive.org/details/xerox-alto-panel The web page for that event is: https://vcfed.org/events/archives-show-summaries/vcf-west-archives/vcf-west… Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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