June 2023 - vcf-midatlantic

System Source Swap Meet and Workshop - July 22 and 23
by Ryan Burke 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

System Source is hosting a swap meet and repair workshop on July 22 and 23. The swap meet will be on Saturday, July 23 with the rain date being Sunday, July 24. The repair workshop will begin after the swap meet, and continue on Sunday. Vendors can arrive at 7:00 AM with everyone else at 8:00 AM. The repair workshop will open at 8:00 AM on Sunday, and end at 7:00 PM. Below is a link for registration and more information. If you have any other questions, contact Ryan Burke at rburke(a)syssrc.com. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there! https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=85&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finf… WHERE: 338 Clubhouse Rd Hunt Valley, MD 21031 museum(a)syssrc.com 410-952-9140

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Swapmeet spreadsheet! [Sudbrink]
by Herbert Johnson 04 Jun '23

04 Jun '23

>> I've added some things to the For Sale Sheet. Bill, the H88 on your sheet entry. Can you check the CRT to see if the neck is open? Or clean the CRT face? From the photo, it's hard to tell the issue. I don't recommend powering up the H88. The tantalum caps on the +12 /+18V line tend to short out and burn up traces. It's because 120V AC line voltage raises the 18 volts to more like 21V which exceeds the 20V rating of the caps. That, and age. The H88/89/19 expects 110VAC. Regards Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA https://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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swapmeet spreadsheet!
by Gregg Levine 04 Jun '23

04 Jun '23

Hello! Someone is selling a crowd of HP calculators. What numbers are these? I've been interested in finding an HP-41 and its attending accessories for years. (Almost as long as those terminals that I described earlier.) ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." On Sun, Jun 4, 2023 at 6:14 AM Sentry TV via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I could be interested inthe AppleII GSMike Rosen > On Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 09:33:29 PM EDT, William Sudbrink via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I've added some things to the For Sale Sheet. > > Bill S. > > On 5/29/2023 11:00 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > OK. Thanks for the reminder. > > Here is the Want to Buy Google Sheet: > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vFpCgRjniAkEL_Dt7sHtOq3cRtFzgVgzjHp… > > Here is the For Sale Sheet: > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10Z-fWeLbW288WghTwAM1J3jgOCvg3ZRsPd7… > > > > Let me know if I'm forgetting anything else. I will review my checklists > > tomorrow for the swap meet. > > > > > > On Mon, May 29, 2023 at 5:07 PM Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >> Is there one yet? Or can someone create!? > >> > >> - Ethan > >> > >> > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com >

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Thoughts on exhibiting
by Chris Platts 02 Jun '23

02 Jun '23

Hi all, I’ve been sat in my spare room over several years fixing, restoring and tinkering with old machines, usually with the likes of Adrian’s Digital Basement or Usagi Electric on the TV to keep me company. I only really learnt about the VCF recently… but since then, I’ve got the idea in my head of (carefully) throwing a bunch of my British home computers — and maybe an Atari or two — in a suitcase and flying over to the US to exhibit at VCF East 2024. Does that sound like it’d be of interest? I’d bring all that I could — a selection of BBC Micros, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad CPCs, etc. Whatever I could fit in 23 kilos! I’d happily let anyone have a play around on them and share whatever I know. I suppose I’m asking where the ‘bar’ is for exhibiting. I’m certainly no Adrian or David — just a guy with a soldering iron and an oscilloscope and too much time on his hands. But I do love these old machines and it’d be nice to share. If it’s not quite what the festival needs, I’m still planning on flying over in April to attend even if I don’t exhibit! Any thoughts appreciated! Cheers, Chris

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