April 2023 - vcf-midatlantic

FREE: RJ45 to DB25 Adapters at VCF East
by Jonathan Chapman 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

All, I've got three shoebox sized boxes of misc. RJ45 to DB25 adapters. They'll be in the hackerspace. Come grab a few. Don't grab a bunch on Friday or Saturday. Don't know what configuration they are, just misc. stuff. I believe all of them are openable/re-pinnable; that is, not molded or potted. Thanks, Jonathan

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Throwing down the gauntlet: Idea for VCF East 2024 theme
by Dan FitzGerald 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

I don't know if anybody has talked about themes for VCF East 2024, but I realized that Sunday, April 7, 2024 will be the 60th anniversary of the launch of the IBM System/360. That will also be the weekend _after_ Easter, and thus be around the time when we would be holding VCF East 2024. I think that this is a very good opportunity to take advantage of these coincidences and do a System/360 or IBM mainframe theme. Thoughts? Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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SOME motherboards can be expanded to ISA slots
by Jeffrey Jonas 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

New life for old ISA cards: https://youtu.be/putHMSzu5og Add an ISA slot to Modern Motherboards! TheRasteri Apr 11, 2023 Wanna run DOS games on your new(ish) PC? No problem! https://github.com/rasteri/dISAppointment https://github.com/crazii/SBEMU https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=93291 dISAppointment - LPC to ISA adapter - ISA on modern motherboards

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VCF East Before-Hours Exhibiting
by Dan FitzGerald 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

I read that exhibits at VCF East don't open until 7:30 AM on Saturday. However, last year we were exhibiting (either officially or unoffically) on Friday -- I recall handling a school group at one point. Is there going to be any "early" exhibiting this year? And if not, how are we going to secure the exhibit rooms? Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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Re: Throwing down the gauntlet:
by David Keith 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

Since I have now retired, I am in the process of reanimating my IBM front panel collection. With this challenge, you may have given me a deadline to get them completely animated again. I have the following in my collection: IBM System 370 Model 145 Mainframe CPU Operators Console Panel w/ header IBM 3705 Communications Controller front panel IBM 3803 Tape Control Unit Control panel Let me know, if there is any interest, transportation will be a issue, these items are made of big iron. ThanksDavid duBose

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Items for sale at VCF East
by Jonathan Sturges 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

> I won't be able to make VCF this year (alas! Family commitments) but I would be glad to put a bid in on this if anyone would be able to pick it up and is passing near Arnold on their way home (near Annapolis). Dave, I drive past Annapolis regularly, if you're ok waiting a week or 2? I'm tentatively planning to be out that way the weekend following VCF-E. -Jonathan

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Items for sale at VCF East
by Mike Loewen 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

I've listed a few items for sale, to be delivered at VCF East. Shipping to the lower 48 will also be considered: http://q7.neurotica.com/VCFEsale.html So far, I have an Apple IIE Workstation Card, 5V relay packed PCB, AMI S9900 CPU, and a Tandy 2000 hard drive controller. Feel free to make offers, off-list. More items to come. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Interest in Univac Uniscope?
by Bill Degnan 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Jeff, You should plan to bring it to a workshop, that would be the best time, rather than a festival, because then you'd have people who can help you get it up and running. If you want to sell it as-is, bring to the VCF consignment this weekend. Bill On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 8:19 PM Jeffrey Golas via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hey all, I was planning to bring my Univac Uniscope 100 terminal to VCF to > sell, but my back got hurt a bit (Im ok) and thus muscling heavy things > around is a (literal) pain, so I figured I'd check on interest. > > Unfortunately it doesnt work; but I did go through and clean it up. I can > provide more detail to anyone interested. > > Is there anyone interested? Can anyone give me an idea on value? Im not > sure but the wide vector tube may fit other HP terminals of the era. (This > uses vector graphics). > > Jeff > > >

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Interest in Univac Uniscope?
by Jeffrey Golas 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Hey all, I was planning to bring my Univac Uniscope 100 terminal to VCF to sell, but my back got hurt a bit (Im ok) and thus muscling heavy things around is a (literal) pain, so I figured I'd check on interest. Unfortunately it doesnt work; but I did go through and clean it up. I can provide more detail to anyone interested. Is there anyone interested? Can anyone give me an idea on value? Im not sure but the wide vector tube may fit other HP terminals of the era. (This uses vector graphics). Jeff

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VCF East Exhibits Layout
by Dan FitzGerald 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Do we have layouts available for the VCF East exhibits? Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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