March 2023 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] social.vcfed.org is down again
by Jonathan Chapman 15 Mar '23

15 Mar '23

> Yes, HSTS has been disabled. You can reach the site now while we are getting new certs installed. Just accept the expired cert. I don't want to be telling folks how to do their jobs (especially since it's volunteer work), but that's a pretty rough suggestion nowadays. Looks like you're using LetsEncrypt, which is a good choice, but since the certs are short and the process should be automated and should work, I always monitor when I use LetsEncrypt. I've had two occasions where changes to their API broke acme-client on OpenBSD. For that situation, simply giving mail an actual deliverable address to go to will let you know. For more complex situations, like when the deployment of the cert sometimes fails because of (customer) client derps, I set up a CI job to do a HTTPS connection to the page (just a cURL will do it) and bomb if there's any errors or the cert is within X days of expiration. Thanks, Jonathan

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social.vcfed.org is down again
by Dan FitzGerald 14 Mar '23

14 Mar '23

FYI, appears to have been down for three days. Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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Second PDP11/73 video is up!
by Dave Shevett 13 Mar '23

13 Mar '23

(Mods, please let me know if it's okay to post these. I can't think of a more targeted audience than ya'll at VCF for this sort of stuff, and I'm a VCF-person, so I hope it's relevant? :) At some point i'lls top announcing cuz anyone who wants to follow along can subscribe on YT and I don't need to spam everyone's inbox :) https://youtu.be/8DjrU37lSkM (There's an easter egg in that video referring to another VCF member, a cookie to the first person who spots it :) -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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Punch card with VCF logo on it?
by Jeffrey Brace 13 Mar '23

13 Mar '23

I'm trying to recall if there was ever a giveaway with the VCF logo printed on a punch card. I don't recall it, but someone else does. I do recall that someone punched out the words "VCF East" onto some and we had many of them and gave them out. Does anyone recall anything like that? 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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Retro CRT size question.
by Gary 11 Mar '23

11 Mar '23

My cousin has a 32 inch Sharp 32C540 with composite and SVideo inputs that has a decent picture on it. However, it is 110lbs. Is there any interest in lugging it to VCF for consignment? I was thinking of putting it on consignment, but don't know if the effort would be worth it to lug it over and in and set it up. Back of the napkin guage of interest for something that large. Gary

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Volunteer Hours for VCF to benefit InfoAge
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Mar '23

11 Mar '23

Anyone that has volunteered for VCF, please email me your estimated hours that you have done in 2023. This is for all activities: docenting, repairing items, VCF East, phone calls, emails, swap meet volunteering. Any hours that you have done to benefit VCF. InfoAge benefits from these hours by reporting them on their tax form. This is due by next week Wednesday, March 15. 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Retro CRT size question.
by Bill Degnan 11 Mar '23

11 Mar '23

Does it have a DB13W3 video port? Even if not, I'd say, if it works and it's clean you'd have a better chance of selling it at VCFe, if the price is right, than anywhere else I can think of around here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB13W3 On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 12:45 PM Gary via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > My cousin has a 32 inch Sharp 32C540 with composite and SVideo inputs > that has a decent picture on it. However, it is 110lbs. Is there any > interest in lugging it to VCF for consignment? I was thinking of > putting it on consignment, but don't know if the effort would be worth > it to lug it over and in and set it up. Back of the napkin guage of > interest for something that large. > > Gary >

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Talks at InfoAge in May and June
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '23

08 Mar '23

InfoAge has a speaker series where different groups will have someone talk about a topic. Visitors will pay the regular museum admission and see the talk and then visit the museums afterwards. InfoAge has requested that VCF supply speakers for May and June. I'm tapped out since most of the speakers that I have go to VCF East. If anyone wants to give a talk, no matter how big, no matter how small, I would appreciate it. Send me a private email. Or if you have a suggestion for someone local that could give a talk, then that would be great! The topic could be anything: CRT repair, The history of Vintage Computers, How to start and manage a collection, Why the C64 was the best selling computer of all time, etc. The suggestion is that it be at 2PM, on a Sunday and be a 45 minute talk with 15 minutes Q & A. ========================================= 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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Vintage Computer Festival Southwest has been resurrected!
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Mar '23

06 Mar '23

It's official! VCF Southwest is back! vcfsw.org Some individuals got advice from the national board and organized themselves into getting a show in the Dallas, Texas area. VCF is letting them use the name, and helping with marketing and vcfed.org presence. Many, many years ago there were two VCF Southwests, but it stopped. Glad to see this resurrected! Tell all your friends in that area! ========================================= 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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National Electronics Museum downsizing / sale
by Jeffrey Jonas 04 Mar '23

04 Mar '23

FYI (a day or 2 late already) https://www.facebook.com/NationalElectronicsMuseum/posts/pfbid0L6cNqSfyQxdw… National Electronics Museum <https://www.facebook.com/NationalElectronicsMuseum?__cft__[0]=AZVq27QMmCAcd…> · The National Electronics Museum Garage Sale is back for another day! The museum staff and volunteers have been busy packing to move out of our current facility. With that comes downsizing. We are opening again for the Museum Garage Sale. As of right now, we are selling old parts, equipment, tools, and various museum property. We are NOT SELLING MUSEUM DISPLAY ARTIFACTS in this sale. Friday, March 3rd 2023 10 am to 3 pm If there are more items available after tomorrow we will be adding another date for next week. Stay tuned. Inquiries to come in can be made to the general email nemuseum(a)gmail.com. All items can be purchased and picked up on-site. We will not be taking online holds or presenting a catalog at this time. All sales will help fund our move. We will be announcing more information on our future very soon. Thank you for continuing to support the National Electronics Museum as we go through this transition.

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