October 2025 - vcf-midatlantic

Upcoming events in Maryland
by Ryan Burke 12 Oct '25

12 Oct '25

Here are the events scheduled at the Computer Museum at System Source in Hunt Valley, Maryland for the rest of 2025: October 25-26: Repair workshop Come to the museum and bring computers, electronics or whatever you want to work on with fellow enthusiasts. Please follow the link below for more information. *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=198 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>* November 8th and 9th: Museum warehouse sale, swap meet and workshop The museum will be opening up their warehouse to sell off many duplicate systems, and host a regular swap meet in the parking lot. Please follow the link below for more information and help spread the word! *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=125 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>* December 6th: Museum Holiday Party There will be a guided tour, a Jeopardy game about all things computers and the museum, CRTs available for you to bring game consoles to use, and more! Please follow the link below for more information. *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=197 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>*

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HP 1611A logic state analyzer
by Bill Degnan 11 Oct '25

11 Oct '25

Passing along an inquiry I got through Kennett classic. If interested contact the person directly not me. 603 area code. Bill —————— Kennett Classic Inquiry Contact Information Name: Alexander Email: Alexandergriffing(a)gmail.com ------------------------- Comments: Hello, I have an old HP 1611A logic state analyzer from the 80's that was previously owned by Parker Brothers, no doubt used to test out chips for their electronic games and toys. I was wondering if you might know where I might be able to sell it or if you have any interest in it yourselves. It has all the documentation, including a leather bag intended to hold all the manuals. It powers on and still works.

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INFOAGE CLOSED SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Oct '25

11 Oct '25

Due to the impending rainstorm and the state of emergency in New Jersey. InfoAge and all of its museums will be closed Sunday, October 12. Stay safe everyone! Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF/MARCH Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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Game Con Live Volunteer Needed
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Oct '25

10 Oct '25

We have an unexpected volunteer drop out of our group. We need one more volunteer. We have six tables of vintage computer games. Location: Oaks, PA. Setup is: Friday 4:30PM to 7PM Saturday 7:30AM to 9AM Show is 9AM to 5 PM Oct. 11-12. Contact me offlist. First come, first serve. Thanks! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF/MARCH Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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WTD: Panasonic JU-455 floppy drive
by Richard Cini 07 Oct '25

07 Oct '25

All -- I'm looking for a specific model of the Panasonic JU-455 5.25" floppy for a restoration project. The model used has a "-7" suffix but it's possible that the "-5" will work as well. If anyone has a spare working drive that they're willing to part with, please contact me off-list. Thanks! Rich -- Rich Cini http://cini.classiccmp.org https://github.com/RichCini

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Glitchworks FDC Results Registry - where is it?
by Bill Degnan 07 Oct '25

07 Oct '25

https://www.glitchwrks.com/ng/testfdc_results This URL is dead, anyone have the correct link, assuming it's still available? Thanks Bill

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OT / MultiTech Hydra cable
by Martin A Flynn 05 Oct '25

05 Oct '25

Thinning the herd.... Four port MultiTech serial cable available. Best guess was paired with a an ISI4604 card If there is no interest by the 11th, it goes as e-waste Cheers! Martin

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Mac //ci pickup in Milford, CT
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Oct '25

02 Oct '25

Is there anyone coming the way of VCF in the upcoming weeks that can pick up a Mac //ci? If so, then please reply to me privately. Thanks! Jeff Brace

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OT: Camp Evans Network Upgrades
by Martin A Flynn 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

To keep everyone in the loop, any questions can be directed to me. Martin ----------------------------- 1) As a reminder, activation of the new firewall cluster supporting Camp Evans is scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 2025 * While the majority of the work has been done in advance, please expect the downtime window to run from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. * The the network, Wi-Fi, and telephones will be out of service, personal cellphones will not be impacted. * All network connected computers and appliances should be rebooted once the work is done. 2) Fiber Optic Cable Deployment * Contractor is starting the fiber deployment between the main post, and the Diana site on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. * Barring any issues, I expect to turn up the link on the morning of Saturday, October 25th, 2025, and turn down the Diana Site cable modem on December 1st, 2025. * Thanks to the efforts of all involved, we will be saving InfoAge more than $2000 per year once the link is activated. Cheers! Martin Martin A Flynn / W2RWJ Computer Deconstruction Laboratory 2201 Marconi Road Wall Township, NJ 07719 Tel: +1 732-456-5001 Email: martin.flynn(a)compdecon.org Online: www.compdecon.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/compdecon/

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Beltron Super Computer Apple II+ Clone in Harrisburg
by Bill Degnan 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

I was contacted by a person who wanted to donate a "Beltron Super Computer" Apple II+ Clone to Kennett Classic. It's located in Harrisburg, PA. I want to pass it along to someone who lives near Harrisburg. Contact me through kennettclassic.com/contact.cfm if you want this, and I will pass your contact info to the donor so she can contact you to make the arrangements to pick it up. I know nothing about the donor or the computer, other than a brief conversation where she said it's basically an Apple II clone. Bill Degnan

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