February 2025 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Sam’s photofacts discarded
by Patrick Finnegan 25 Feb '25

25 Feb '25

Whoosh On Mon, Feb 24, 2025, 23:18 Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I saw no mention these were to be discarded. > > Would it be possible that an email get sent out prior to doing this again? > > If there was an email sent about these being destroyed, then I missed it. > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Feb 24, 2025, at 9:31 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM Thomas G via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >> I just threw a pallet of these into the shredder! > >> > > > > Oh yeah. The ones that Jason Scott donated. I remember that! > > > > > >> > >>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM Mike Rieker via vcf-midatlantic < > >>> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >>> > >>> hey it does say "or best offer" :) > >>> > >>>> I think the price is just a bit high for this. > >>>> > >>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/365420431210 > >>>> > >>>> It's interesting that these are now being graded. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I think that's a little high
by Thomas G 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

I just threw a pallet of these into the shredder! On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM Mike Rieker via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > hey it does say "or best offer" :) > > > I think the price is just a bit high for this. > > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/365420431210 > > > > It's interesting that these are now being graded. > > > > >

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I think that's a little high
by Christian Liendo 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

I think the price is just a bit high for this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/365420431210 It's interesting that these are now being graded.

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Large collection of Sam's "PhotoFact" service manuals on CL near York, PA
by Rich Kulawiec 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

There's a Craigslist ad for them: https://york.craigslist.org/ele/d/york-sams-photofact-service-manuals/78239… After I noticed this ad, I asked the Internet Archive if they wanted them, but apparently they're already set. But it wouldn't be a bad idea for another institution to acquire and keep this collection so that it doesn't just disappear. (I can't, I'm way past merely "out of space".) ---rsk

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VCF Montréal Survey
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Feb '25

23 Feb '25

This survey is in its final days. You are invited to add your anonymous input by clicking here https://bit.ly/vcfm2026pre-en Ce sondage entre dans ses derniers jours. Vous êtes invité à ajouter vos commentaires anonymes en cliquant ici https://bit.ly/vcfm2026pre-fr DATE: January 25 & 26, 2026. LOCATION: Montréal, QC, Canada Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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Announcing the new-old-fashioned MARCH website!
by Thomas G 23 Feb '25

23 Feb '25

Hello all, As part of our re-establishment of MARCH, the creation of a new, MARCH-specific website became a priority. In keeping with our shared hobby, I felt the new website needed to be something that even the most paleolithic web browser could reasonably handle - so I used the most paleolithic web authoring suite I could scrounge up - none other than WebMagic from SIliconGraphics (later rebranded as Cosmo Create), which was the first WYSIWYG html editor to be sold, circa January 1995. It's roughly styled after the original MARCH site, though the font and colors are a bit different! I have tested this site to be functional with Lynx, Netscape Navigator, NCSA Mosaic, and even the accursed Internet Explorer. It's currently served over plain http, though https will come along in time to stop modern browsers from whining about security. Without any further ado: http://midatlanticretro.com/ Some of you may notice the different TLD - the original MARCH website was a .org. Unfortunately, that domain is currently registered by someone else - last I checked it was redirecting to some Japanese company. But no matter - the .com TLD granted me the ability to do some very stupid wordplay... Of course, the new website is nowhere near a finished, set-in-stone work. Wording, content, layout, etc. is bound to change in time - this is just what I've thrown together thus far! Let me know if you see anything factually incorrect or confusing so I can correct it! Thanks, -Thomas G. Chairman of the MARCH Committee

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Bill Gates interview Feb. 23, 2025 at 8PM on CNN
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Feb '25

22 Feb '25

Bill Gates talks about his recently released auto-biography: https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/02/18/the-whole-story-with-anderson… Take care! Jeff Brace

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Cromemco STDC
by Mike Loewen 22 Feb '25

22 Feb '25

Does anyone have a Cromemco STDC hard disk controller that I could use for troubleshooting/testing? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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MARCH Hack-a-Thon - March 8-9, 2025
by Jeff Salzman 22 Feb '25

22 Feb '25

MARCH Hack-a-Thon Number of event slots: 10 Number of registrants so far: 1 Come on, guys... you don't want that one person to win by default, do you? 😎 We at MARCH didn't know what to expect for turnout, since this is the very first Hack-a-Thon event we ever created. We will have other Hack-a-Thon events in the future, all with different themes and goals. But for now, this event is still on, and we're playing this one by ear, and sticking to this particular theme. We will follow through with our end of the event by hosting it at InfoAge on March 8 and 9. It will be held concurrently with our monthly Repair Workshop on March 8 and 9. The Workshop attendees will be in the same area doing their own thing, so there will still be plenty of social interaction if you need to take a break from your programming efforts and get a chance to see what else we do here at MARCH. So, if you're willing to take a chance at a coding project using vintage computers, and to shoot for one of the free admission prizes for VCF East this year, follow the link below for more information and sign up for the event. We look forward to your presence at the Hack-a-Thon event. Let me know if you have any questions. https://vcfed.org/2025/02/13/march-hack-a-thon/ Thanks, Jeff Salzman M.A.R.C.H. Events Manager

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Reminder: Workshop in Maryland
by Ryan Burke 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

System Source is hosting a repair workshop on March 1st and 2nd in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Participants will be able to work on anything they want, and receive help from other members of the community. Please follow the link below to register: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin… System Source is also hosting a swap meet on April 26th, you can find more information at the link below: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…

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