June 2023 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Stolen Vintage Computer Stuff Philadelphia area
by Bill Degnan 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

bummer. hope you get the info you're looking for. was it in a storage shed or something? Bill On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 8:25 PM m simons via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Greetings, > > I think it's unlikely, but I had a massive theft in Philly. Sometime > between August 2022 and probably February (I only discovered the theft in > May) I had a TON of stuff stolen in Philadelphia, including lots of > NON-computer stuff. > > Some of the highlights of the vintage computer stuff stolen: > Atari Video Music C-240 (this is a video effects box) > > Apple IIgs, Apple IIc, Mac II (not sure of model), Mac LC, Amiga 500, > some other Amiga stuff, Atari 1200 stuff new in box condition, a ton of 3 > 1/2" disks with Amiga software, daisywheel printer, dot matrix printer, > film scanner, photo printer, lots of milkcrates filled with computer > magazines (and related stuff like Mondo 2000, early Wired magazines, stuff > from the ACM, etc.), obscure hardware like a (I believe) external SCSI > PCMCIA / CF card adapter, Bernoulli Drive, external SCSI drives, manuals > for a Heathkit TV, etc. etc. > > If you happen to have seen any of this stuff, acquired any of this stuff > seen ads for this stuff, any and all leads appreciated. > > I'm not even that worried about getting (most) of it back. Mainly I'm > just looking for leads as to where my stuff went and other information I > can use to go after the people responsible and possibly recover some of my > more personal items. I'm not here to get any of y'all in trouble. > Thanks, > Michael S. > > >

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Stolen Vintage Computer Stuff Philadelphia area
by m simons 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

Greetings, I think it's unlikely, but I had a massive theft in Philly. Sometime between August 2022 and probably February (I only discovered the theft in May) I had a TON of stuff stolen in Philadelphia, including lots of NON-computer stuff. Some of the highlights of the vintage computer stuff stolen: Atari Video Music C-240 (this is a video effects box) Apple IIgs, Apple IIc, Mac II (not sure of model), Mac LC, Amiga 500, some other Amiga stuff, Atari 1200 stuff new in box condition, a ton of 3 1/2" disks with Amiga software, daisywheel printer, dot matrix printer, film scanner, photo printer, lots of milkcrates filled with computer magazines (and related stuff like Mondo 2000, early Wired magazines, stuff from the ACM, etc.), obscure hardware like a (I believe) external SCSI PCMCIA / CF card adapter, Bernoulli Drive, external SCSI drives, manuals for a Heathkit TV, etc. etc. If you happen to have seen any of this stuff, acquired any of this stuff seen ads for this stuff, any and all leads appreciated. I'm not even that worried about getting (most) of it back. Mainly I'm just looking for leads as to where my stuff went and other information I can use to go after the people responsible and possibly recover some of my more personal items. I'm not here to get any of y'all in trouble. Thanks, Michael S.

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linotype anyone?
by Bill Degnan 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

I have a line on a free Linotype and other printing equipment, any takers (no Bob Roswell does not need another one :-) Here: https://www.vintagecomputer.net/temp/KAP/ let me know asap! (best way vintagecomputer.net/contact.cfm ) Bill

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Commodore DIN Connector Soldering Aide
by Chris Fala 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

On Facebook recently, I saw a post of this handy little tool that assists in soldering Commodore DIN connectors: https://github.com/svenpetersen1965/DIN-connector_soldering-aid-The-Potato Dan Goswick, who was at VCF-East this year and who some of you might know, had some of these boards made up and has at least five spares sets that are available. If anyone is interested, please let me know and I will contact Dan (I am not sure if he is on this mailing list). He is taking the leftovers to VCF-Midwest this weekend, so please respond ASAP if interested. Chris

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PCs Limited / attn: Bill Sudbrink
by Bill Degnan 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

Bill (or whomever would know) What version MS DOS came with the PCs Limited Turbo PC, and was there a manual, diagnostic disk, etc? Trying to track down. I am working on a very early PCs Limited box with the "ARC Turbo Board" motherboard. There are probably a few marginal RAM chips on the board, the ROM is customized for the vendor. I did find a motherboard layout with jumpers, but no error codes. I am getting an "X Turbo System Error # 04" upon boot, and when I hit enter the system falls into regular mode. It may be RAM it may be the 8088-2. I will work to fix but having a manual or diagnostic would be nice Thanks

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computer books(classics) for free in Reston VA
by Michael Kato 19 Jun '23

19 Jun '23

my friend has the following books he's getting rid of: Expert C Programming Deep C Secrets Peter van der Lingen 1994 Sun Microsystems Introduction to Programming with Mathematica Richard J. Gaylord, Samuel N. Kamin, Paul r. Wellin 1993 Springer Verlag Mathematica A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer Stephen Wolfram Second Edition 1991 Wolfram Research Smalltalk-80 The Language Adele Goldberg and David Robson 1989 Programming in Lua Roberto Ierusalimschy 2003 Programming in Prolog Fifth Edition 2003 William F. Clocksin, Christopher S. Mellish Springer Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence third edition Ivan Bratko The books are currently in Reston VA, if anyone is interested PM me( michael.kato(a)gmail.com) and I'll put you in touch with my friend. If you want any of these and are not able to pickup, it might be possible for me to bring them to the next workshop at System Source I think scheduled for 7/22-23(I plan to be there at least on 23 if things go better than expected I'll be there 22 as well) Hope the books can find a good home. ....maki....

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Great day at the museum
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

Doug Crawford, Christian Liendo and Ken Gober helped Martin with laying down fiber to the 9010 building. I'm sure that they will give a report later. Doug was also docent at the museum. Myself, Corey Cohen, Liz Cohen, Ben Cohen and Marcus Mera sorted out and counted all the swag in the warehouse. Corey and I focused on preparing what we have to ship out to VCF West. Thanks to all the volunteers that helped out today! Lots of great work done. 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Bob Applegate
by Christian Liendo 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

This is sad, he was a great guy. He not only did great work, but he was a good person. I have his Kim-1 memory and I/O board. I will keep my eye out for an obituary, But if anyone knows someone in his family, please let them know that we as a community send our condolances and will miss him.

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OT: help needed with Android tablet
by William Dudley 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

A relative died recently and I wish to wipe his tablet so it can be used by somebody else, but it has a PIN set and he died without telling anyone. I know that there are folks who attend the VCF swap meet who sell used Android devices, so the question is: I need someone who knows how to wipe an Android device with an unknown PIN back to factory settings. Please contact me off list: wfdudley(a)gmail.com Thanks, Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East XII (2017) Appliance Computer Talk by Bill Degnan
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

I will look into emails from that time period to see if there is any discussion about it. Possibilities: 1) It was never recorded 2) It was recorded, but the quality was poor. 3) It was recorded, but misplaced. On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 7:08 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Same, all I've got is a single photo: > https://www.commodorez.com/VCFEXII/114.html > I asked about this the other day within VCF discord, and Jeff was kind > enough to look into the matter. I've seen a few conversations in various > places in the past month that would benefit from having seen the > presentation/panel discussion, so I went looking for the video to no avail. > > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > > On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 04:02:22 PM EDT, Bill Degnan via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > This is all I have > https://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=670 > Just a picture. > b > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 3:44 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Does anyone remember if a recording was made of Bill Degnan's talk at VCF > > East XII (2017)? I didn't find any on YouTube or any of our video files. > > Seems odd that we don't have a copy of it. > > > > 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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