January 2025 - vcf-midatlantic

OT / Equipment pickup
by Martin Flynn 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

Anyone on list in proximity to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania? There's a Winsted equipment rack that's a cosmetic match for what we have deployed already that I am considering purchase of Before arranging shipping / freight, anyone nearby that might be headed to VCF East or the swap meet? Martin

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Free Cisco Cable
by Martin A. Flynn 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

Slightly OT - Leaving an 8 port Cisco async serial cable in the makerspace next Saturday. Will be hanging on the side of the red tool box. Looks like CAB-OCTAL-ASYNC, not 100% sure

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: FREE stuff! Palm Tungsten T, iPods
by Sentrytv 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

Bob, have you considered selling on Facebook? It might make it easier Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Jan 11, 2025, at 10:31 AM, Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > These items have been claimed. Apologies to those I disappointed! :-) - Bob > >> On Jan 9, 2025, at 3:19 PM, Bob Shuster <bob(a)theshusters.com> wrote: >> If anyone wants these, I have a Palm Tungsten T PDA in perfect shape - other than the battery - with a stylus, case, chargers, sync base & cables, Audio Translator and 256MB storage card, and even a little Palm cinch bag to store the accessories, all in immaculate condition (mine new from 2002!) I also have two 32GB iPod Touch A1213 (first gen) units that I can’t get past the startup screen - and I suspect the batteries on those are also toast. I have one charging cable for them but a USB-A charging cube is not included. >> The Tungsten T is an interesting little piece of handheld history, designed to compete with Windows mobile and Sony PDAs of the time, and the first of the Tungsten line. Smartphones made them obsolete pretty quickly. >> I’ve never tried to repair an iPod, but batteries are readily available for the Tungsten T and easy to swap out - just not worth my time. If interested, please email me off-list! I will ship if desired, or local pickup just outside of Philadelphia in lower Montgomery County. I’ll wait a week or so then these will be recycled. - Bob Shuster

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OT: FREE stuff! Palm Tungsten T, iPods
by Bob Shuster 11 Jan '25

11 Jan '25

If anyone wants these, I have a Palm Tungsten T PDA in perfect shape - other than the battery - with a stylus, case, chargers, sync base & cables, Audio Translator and 256MB storage card, and even a little Palm cinch bag to store the accessories, all in immaculate condition (mine new from 2002!) I also have two 32GB iPod Touch A1213 (first gen) units that I can’t get past the startup screen - and I suspect the batteries on those are also toast. I have one charging cable for them but a USB-A charging cube is not included. The Tungsten T is an interesting little piece of handheld history, designed to compete with Windows mobile and Sony PDAs of the time, and the first of the Tungsten line. Smartphones made them obsolete pretty quickly. I’ve never tried to repair an iPod, but batteries are readily available for the Tungsten T and easy to swap out - just not worth my time. If interested, please email me off-list! I will ship if desired, or local pickup just outside of Philadelphia in lower Montgomery County. I’ll wait a week or so then these will be recycled. - Bob Shuster

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OT (Off Topic) Video Game Designer Dan Kitchen at Digital Press in NJ
by Christian Liendo 10 Jan '25

10 Jan '25

For the old school Atari people, Dan Kitchen will be talking about his new Atari 2600 game https://www.dankitchen.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1527741917889220/?acontext=%7B%22source%22:… I know there are people here that would be interested in this.

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Repair Workshop 1/11 & 1/12, 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

I know that some are concerned about snow, but it looks like in Wall, NJ we will only get about an inch on Saturday. So the repair workshop is still going ahead. We have an upcoming repair workshop at Infoage this coming weekend. Click here to signup. <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IXvycZsSKrcEqG0CHhikN3bgRwIA0tOm1hB…> *WHERE:* 1) Building 9059 (CDL side and Classroom side) 2) Building 9032-A *TIME:*Saturday START time == 10 A.M. END time == 11PM. Sunday START time == 10 A.M. and END == 5 P.M. *COST:* $15 per person, per day. When you arrive, check in with Jeff Salzman, Thomas or myself. *OVERNIGHT*: There is no more overnight stay available in the Visitor's Center - *Payments* - PayPal: @vintagecomputerfed (or paypal(a)vcfed.org) - Venmo: @VintageComputerFederation - Cash (in person) - Credit card (in person). *EQUIPMENT:* - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - If you need particular tools that you don't own or particular parts, please let others know that you need something. They may have what you need. Let them know ahead of time. - Let everyone know what project you are working on ahead of time to inspire collaboration. *DRINKS*: You should bring your own. We have a refrigerator in CDL to keep them cold. VCF will buy some water and soft drinks for member use. *FOOD*: *Saturday afternoon*: Everyone is on their own. *Saturday Night Dinner at 7PM?*: We often go out to dinner together. *Sunday Morning*: We usually meet at a diner around 9AM *Sunday Afternoon*: Everyone is on their own. *Address:* InfoAge Science and History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719 *PARKING:* Park in the main parking lot, unless you are unloading. Don't park on the lawn. Also park on one side of the road for fire safety. *PHONE:* (732) 722 - 5015 *EMAIL: *repairworkshops(a)vcfed.org Have fun everyone! :-D Repair workshops are events which are open to the general public where members of all levels technical abilities and experience get together to help each other repair vintage computer hardware. Repair workshops are a chance to work with other VCF members to help repair your vintage artifact. *We are not there to do repairs for you*, *only to allow you the facilities and partnership to help you figure out how to repair it*. Repair workshops are held about 9 times per year at the InfoAge location in Wall. 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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Repair Workshop: Windows 3 & 1/2 disk
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Someone needs a Windows 3 & 1/2 disk read. Presumably it is just Microsoft Word files. He doesn’t remember exactly. It’s from 2002 on a System Max computer. He lives locally and will come on Sunday. Can some bring a system where it can be read, and transferred to a cloud drive? Thanks! Jeff Brace

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CES 2025 is the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 128 — the last 8-bit PC first appeared at CES 1985
by Christian Liendo 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Nice writeup on the C128 https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/ces-2025-is-the-40th-anniversary-of-t…

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Used paper tape for craft projects
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Jan '25

08 Jan '25

Hello everyone, I received an unusual request through our museum e-mail address. Someone is looking for unneeded used paper tape. They want to use it for craft projects, i.e. making paper ribbon/bows to use on wreaths. If you know of anyone, then please let me know. She would consider making her own, but I doubt that equipment would be easy to operate for someone who isn't a technical user. In any case, let me know if you have ideas. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner MARCH Fundraising Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Reminder: System Source Workshop on January 18th and 19th!
by Ryan Burke 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

The Computer Museum at System Source is hosting another repair workshop next week on the 18th and 19th. It is a great opportunity to get help with projects, see what others in the community are working on, and tour the museum. To register and find out more information, please visit the following link: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=85&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finf…

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