June 2024 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet and bills larger than $20
by Dave Shevett 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

This shouldn't be a policy the VCF applies to the whole event. It's a personal swap fest. The organization dictating to vendors and attendees what forms of payment and bill size they can and cannot use is not necessary. Each vendor can make their own rules. On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 12:12 PM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > That actually could be a warning for the entire event. > Vendors may not accept any bills larger than a $20.00. > That isn't a bad policy to have. Larger bills can be problematic. > > > From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf > Of Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2024 12:07 PM > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: Tony Bogan <thebogans(a)mac.com> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet and bills larger than $20 > > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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84 to 24
by Christian Liendo 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

This is the nicest website I have ever seen showing how someone restored an old mac https://84-24.org/

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MC Frontalot it is pitch dark
by Bill Degnan 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Am I the last person to have heard MC Frontalot's song "It is pitch dark"? My vote for best vintage computer-themed song video. Bill

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OT / Memory
by Martin A. Flynn 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

CDL is working on an InfoAge owned machine that needs memory Looking for 32GB of DDR3 DIMM (4 x 8GB or 2 x 16GB), non ecc, unbuffered Before we buy new, anyone have spare memory floating around? Martin

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] MC Frontalot it is pitch dark
by djg 13 Jun '24

13 Jun '24

Couple I like that I could remember and findhttps://youtu.be/WZCs4Eyalxc?feature=sharedhttps://youtu.be/rsDkmVo2fg4?feature=shared

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Really nice homebrew 8008 by Steven Roberts on Facebook
by Christian Liendo 11 Jun '24

11 Jun '24

There is a nice looking homebrew 8008 on facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10164903356884848&set=gm.10035348046270… It's by Steven Roberts. I figured some of you would be interested in this. https://microship.com/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Estate sale - Media PA - Ham Radio, tubes, parts
by Dmitry _ 09 Jun '24

09 Jun '24

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OT: Estate sale - Media PA - Ham Radio, tubes, parts
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Jun '24

07 Jun '24

A past artifact donor called and left a message: A very large estate sale in Media, PA off of Grand View Road. Ham radio equipment Two rooms full of tubes and parts June 6th through June 9th. Possibly old computer parts. Take care! 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] VCF East 2024 videos
by Crawford Griffith 06 Jun '24

06 Jun '24

Jeff B., All, Well, looks like my VCFE talk was one of the first posted… it can only get better from here folks! My first Youtube video, in fact. I know the amount of effort that goes into recording and making these videos, so please do not take this as criticism. You folks do an awesome job. I only want to make things better if possible, and do a better job myself next time. I encouraged questions and interactivity right upfront in my presentation, I think the audience enjoyed that and I certainly did! But there was no way a mike could be run to each person asking a question or making a comment. I was also not diligent enough to repeat the question so it got recorded. So, the questions were mostly inaudible, but I (mostly) remember them. But it left information gaps in the audio. How is this handled usually if at all? Could the questions be captioned? Could a directional mike be used to pick up audience comments? (I’m not looking to make more work for anyone but me!) Anyway thanks to all who worked the talk production. And I will practice not saying ‘umm’ so much when I’m being recorded! -Crawford Griffith

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Shop Vacs
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Jun '24

05 Jun '24

On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 11:37 PM Joan Touzet via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > On 2024-06-04 11:11, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > It will be used in our unfurnished 7000 square foot warehouse. The idea > was > > that we didn’t have to drag a long cord all over especially if we are > > taking it into the rafters. There are limited electrical outlets in the > > warehouse. > > > > What kinds of things are you expecting to vacuum up? > Dust, dirt, cardboard bits, plastic, wood debris, whatever is on the floo. > > If it's just general dusting, any of the lightweight devices will work. > > If you think you're going to need to vacuum up heavier things, or even > nuts/bolts, go with Dewalt or Makita, and as someone else suggested, > standardise on one device brand for cordless devices. It'll make buying > batteries and chargers less of a hassle. > > Personally, I standardised on Makita 20+ years ago and haven't regretted > it, and parts remain available for a really long time. Their handheld > shop vac device can suck up 3/4" nuts and bolts and doesn't flinch, and > the battery lasts a long time. > Since we already had Milwaukee brand with wireless garden tools we decided to stay with that. So we got the wireless brand.

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