March 2025 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: time to downsize
by Bob Shuster 03 Sep '25

03 Sep '25

I’ve finally gone through all the old Apple “i“-devices I’ve accumulated, but I haven’t listed them on the website as they definitely don’t fit the “vintage” moniker. That being said, perhaps some of you might also collect these or want them for parts/nostalgia? There are a couple of 1st gen iPads, a 1st gen iPad mini, various iPods, and a handful of iPhone 5 and 6 phones. Drop me an email if you want any more details. And still plenty of other stuff left - although I’ve been slowly selling off bits and pieces on eBay. - Bob Shuster > I've been regularly marking the sold and sale pending items, thank you guys so much! And once again - many thanks to those who have adopted some of my babies so far. Please let me know if I can clarify anything or if any more photos are needed. > > The link: http://www.theshusters.com/bobvintage.html > > Please don't share without asking me. Currently just open to this group - my contact info is intentionally missing from the webpages. If you can read this, you have my email. > > Email me with questions or offers! Please don't make offers on the list, but if you want to discuss my process and feel the group would benefit, then by all means knock yourself out! :) > > Bob Shuster > > (Original message below) > ---- > Well, folks, I've gotten to the age where I need to seriously downsize my hobbies and collections, not wanting to leave it to my children to have to deal with in later years. (I had to do that recently for a relative.) On the electronics side, I've decided to concentrate on my vintage video game systems - and therefore sell off most of my vintage computer stuff. My collection includes mostly 8-bit stuff: TRS-80 Models I, IV, M100, etc. - Atari 400, 800, Portfolio, ST, etc. - C64/VIC20 - T/S1000 (including an unbuilt kit), Apple II, II+, IIe, IIe Platinum, IIgs - Wang WLTC - Mattel Aquarius - TI-99/4A - many others that I still have to dig out - plus lots of peripherals, disks, manuals, etc. Also have some newer Macs starting with a Mac Plus in an Apple carrying bag. > > I'm starting with you guys before trying to list elsewhere, although I may hit some of the dedicated FaceBorg pages (such as for Aquarius and Apple II.) I'm willing to ship some of the smaller items, but in general systems or monitors will need to be picked up here (near the Fort Washington exit of the PA Turnpike) or nearby, and cash or PayPal for payment. I may also consider trades for some of the video game stuff I'm looking for. > > It pains me to do this, but the clutter is getting out of hand, and I haven't touched most of these in years. It's time for someone else to enjoy. > > Bob Shuster > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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VCF Membership and 20% discount
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Hello everyone, Sorry for the confusion about the 20% discount with VCF East tickets. The system was set up by others 3 years ago with little understanding of all the functionality. I'm left to figure it out myself. There is a code that I can give you after I verify that you are a memer and you will get the discount. If you have any questions, concerns, comments or problems, then please let me know privately and I will take care of it. Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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MARCH Newsletter - February & March 2025
by Thomas G 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hello all, It's out! Apologies for missing February - I recently switched from part-time to full-time at my job, so I'm still shaking out the whole work/life balance thing. This newsletter is a bit less detailed than I wanted it to be, but we're all in a rush to get things ready for VCF East next week - read all about it below! http://midatlanticretro.com/newsletter/febmar25.pdf All previous editions of the newsletter are available here: http://midatlanticretro.com/newsletter.html -Thomas G. MARCH Committee Chairman & Collections Manager

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VCF East 2025 Consignment Dropoff Information
by Jeff Salzman 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

We're getting really close to the event. For those who are putting items up for sale in Consignment, the link below contains important instructions for dropping off your items on Friday and Saturday evenings. VCF Consignment Dropoff <https://vcfed.org/vcf-consignment-dropoff/> Please read the instructions provided on that page as it also contains a map of the gates and how to get to this year's Consignment location on campus. But in a nutshell: *You can come in either gate on Friday from 5PM to 10PM. However, on Saturday and Sunday, you *must* come in through the side gate. You will get an orange wristband, drop off your items, and then go back out through the available gates on the respective dropoff nights (both gates on Friday, side gate only on Saturday).* *On any of these days, you will need to park, drop off, and then move your vehicle to the parking lot as quickly as possible. We have limited parking space and no one can park in front of the fire hydrant.* For reference, last year's Consignment space is highlighted on the map to show, by scale, how much more space we have available in the new Consignment location. Thank you, Jeff Salzman

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 Consignment
by Gregg Levine 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

Hello! And Saturday next is expecting showers, not a steady rain fall. We've had showers on the Saturday once, perhaps twice. But no velociraptors. The six who live someplace on the grounds, moved out of the building posing as the consignment shop, and are temporarily living in a boathouse six blocks away. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature was still fighting the timewars, Time and again." On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > I might be the only person who is driving a pickup there and could potentially be impacted, but rain is not forecast for Friday night in case you were bringing stuff for consignment in an open vehicle > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces(a)lists.vcfed.org> on behalf of Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2025 11:26:21 AM > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 Consignment > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 3: 09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@ lists. vcfed. org> wrote: > Jeff will people who have wristbands be able to enter through the side > gate, at all times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Jeff will people who have wristbands be able to enter through the side > > gate, at all times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. > > > > Attendees who are pre-paid or want to buy with a credit card can enter > through the side gate *or* the front gate all three days. > If you want to pay cash, then through the front gate only. > If it is like last year, the parking lot A (closes to the front gate) will > fill up by 8:30AM. > > Not just for consignment, but to enter the area? > > Also will the waiting line for consignment to purchase items be inside? > > > > We have a plan to allow people to wait inside if it is raining. > > > > It is supposed to rain during the weekend. > > > > I'm working on my weather voodoo magic to make the rain go away during our > event. > > > > > > Sent from: > > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > > > On Mar 30, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > Yes it is. Except it won't be a short path to Consignment like last > > year. > > > You'll be traveling around most of the back side of the campus to reach > > the > > > new location. > > > > > > Jeff Salzman > > > > > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM Vincent B via vcf-midatlantic < > > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > >> > > >> I assume this side gate is the same one we used last year for > > consignment > > >> drop off? > > >> > > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 11:49 AM Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > >> > > >>> We're getting really close to the event. For those who are putting > > items > > >> up > > >>> for sale in Consignment, the link below contains important instructions > > >> for > > >>> dropping off your items on Friday and Saturday evenings. > > >>> > > >>> VCF Consignment Dropoff <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vcfed.org/vcf-consignment-dropoff/__;!!…> > > >>> > > >>> Please read the instructions provided on that page as it also contains > > a > > >>> map of the gates and how to get to this year's Consignment location > > >>> on campus. But in a nutshell: > > >>> > > >>> *You can come in either gate on Friday from 5PM to 10PM. However, on > > >>> Saturday and Sunday, you *must* come in through the side gate. You will > > >> get > > >>> an orange wristband, drop off your items, and then go back out through > > >> the > > >>> available gates on the respective dropoff nights (both gates on Friday, > > >>> side gate only on Saturday).* > > >>> > > >>> *On any of these days, you will need to park, drop off, and then move > > >> your > > >>> vehicle to the parking lot as quickly as possible. We have limited > > >> parking > > >>> space and no one can park in front of the fire hydrant.* > > >>> > > >>> For reference, last year's Consignment space is highlighted on the map > > to > > >>> show, by scale, how much more space we have available in the new > > >>> Consignment location. > > >>> > > >>> Thank you, > > >>> Jeff Salzman > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > 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.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2025 Consignment
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Jeff will people who have wristbands be able to enter through the side > gate, at all times, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. > Attendees who are pre-paid or want to buy with a credit card can enter through the side gate *or* the front gate all three days. If you want to pay cash, then through the front gate only. If it is like last year, the parking lot A (closes to the front gate) will fill up by 8:30AM. Not just for consignment, but to enter the area? > Also will the waiting line for consignment to purchase items be inside? > We have a plan to allow people to wait inside if it is raining. > It is supposed to rain during the weekend. > I'm working on my weather voodoo magic to make the rain go away during our event. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 30, 2025, at 12:16 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Yes it is. Except it won't be a short path to Consignment like last > year. > > You'll be traveling around most of the back side of the campus to reach > the > > new location. > > > > Jeff Salzman > > > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM Vincent B via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >> I assume this side gate is the same one we used last year for > consignment > >> drop off? > >> > >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2025, 11:49 AM Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >>> We're getting really close to the event. For those who are putting > items > >> up > >>> for sale in Consignment, the link below contains important instructions > >> for > >>> dropping off your items on Friday and Saturday evenings. > >>> > >>> VCF Consignment Dropoff <https://vcfed.org/vcf-consignment-dropoff/> > >>> > >>> Please read the instructions provided on that page as it also contains > a > >>> map of the gates and how to get to this year's Consignment location > >>> on campus. But in a nutshell: > >>> > >>> *You can come in either gate on Friday from 5PM to 10PM. However, on > >>> Saturday and Sunday, you *must* come in through the side gate. You will > >> get > >>> an orange wristband, drop off your items, and then go back out through > >> the > >>> available gates on the respective dropoff nights (both gates on Friday, > >>> side gate only on Saturday).* > >>> > >>> *On any of these days, you will need to park, drop off, and then move > >> your > >>> vehicle to the parking lot as quickly as possible. We have limited > >> parking > >>> space and no one can park in front of the fire hydrant.* > >>> > >>> For reference, last year's Consignment space is highlighted on the map > to > >>> show, by scale, how much more space we have available in the new > >>> Consignment location. > >>> > >>> Thank you, > >>> Jeff Salzman > >>> > >> > >

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VCF East 2025 Consignment
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Mar '25

30 Mar '25

Just a few days left to get your consignment entered into NexoPOS for VCF East 2025! https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-consignmen… Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/vintage-computer-festival-east-2025 Info: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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March 30 and April 6th Lecture Events at Info Age
by Douglas Crawford 29 Mar '25

29 Mar '25

If you are local, consider coming and supporting InfoAge at these two events, thanks! FYI - these things are going on all the time. Become a member https://www.infoage.org/membership/ and get Free admission to InfoAge during normal visiting hours Reduced prices for many InfoAge events Shop at the InfoAge store and get a 10% discount Electronic copy of our quarterly newsletter ----------------------------------------------- March 30: The Guyot Hall "Great Globe" from Princeton is unveiled at InfoAge Space Exploration Center Come see & hear about this amazing artifact! https://inside.princeton.edu/community-news/2025/guyot-hall%E2%80%99s-%E2%8… Admission Adults $12 -$8 for ages 12 and younger Includes access to all Museums ---- A N D ------------------------------------ Sunday April 6th, 2025 2:00 PM Francis Upton – Electric Lighting Pioneer On Sunday, April 6th at 2PM, hear about Francis R. Upton, a 19th Century physicist who helped Thomas Edison turn astonishing ideas into world changing industries. A Princeton PhD, Upton provided theoretical backing for some of Menlo Park’s breakthrough inventions. He designed the first power distribution grid around the Pearl Street Station in Manhattan. Pearl Street Power Station 1882 Admission Adults $12 -$8 for ages 12 and younger Includes access to all Museums About the Speaker Lecturer Charlie Cebula is a Mathematician and Professor at Ocean County College. He has been a long time supporter of InfoAge and our mission to keep the history of Camp Evans alive. Join InfoAge: -------------------------------------------------------------- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719

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InversePhase @ VCF East April 5
by Jeffrey Brace 29 Mar '25

29 Mar '25

Want to know what a chiptune is? How about what a chiptune is not? You can learn a little bit about the technology, its history, how it makes sounds, how it is implemented, and the culture surrounding it at this panel. All ages and experience levels are welcome! And ... After this talk, make your own chiptunes! What’s the deal with all these 8-bit whipper-snappers and their beeps, boops, and farty bass?Want to know what a chiptune is? How about what a chiptune is not? You can learn a little bit about the technology, its history, how it makes sounds, how it is implemented, and the culture surrounding it at this panel. All ages and experience levels are welcome! @inversephase is a real human person (not a robot, as you might have heard) who writes game soundtracks and chiptune tributes for a living, runs Bloop Museum, eats pizza, and even occasionally writes Bios. VCF East 2025 April 4-6 InfoAge Science and History Museums INFO: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ TICKETS: https://vcfed.org/2025/03/16/non-member-ticket-pricing-vcf-east

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Trenton Computer Festival Talk in AI history
by Bill Degnan 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Hi all… I will be giving a talk on the history of AI at this years’ TCF around 1230 on Saturday, if you happen to be at the event that day. Hope to see some of you there, you can check the schedule for day/time Bill Degnan

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