August 2025 - vcf-midatlantic

VCF WEST 2025 videos
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

https://vcfed.org/vcf-west-2025-videos/ We were on the local news in the first two videos. Pictures coming soon! Enjoy! Jeff Brace

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VCF Montreal Exhibit Registration - 2nd Call
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Aug '25

08 Aug '25

Register your exhibit with VCF Montreal! There's still spaces left: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4dnGLg9Ubt3gSxNNcOukTIhTNZZK2dQB… VCF Montreal is Jan 24-25, 2026 More Info here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/ Take care! Jeff Brace

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Workshop Weekend @ InfoAge - August 9-10
by Jeff Salzman 07 Aug '25

07 Aug '25

The MARCH/VCF Workshop will be starting at 10AM on Saturday, August 9, 2025. It will run to 7PM on Saturday, then restart 10AM on Sunday, August 10, 2025. You will have to make your own arrangements for local lodging if you need it for Saturday overnight. The Workshop weekend event will end at 5PM on Sunday, at which time, the InfoAge campus will be closing for the day. If you plan on attending, please add your name to this online spreadsheet so we may have an idea of how we can allocate the space. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hT8BFEpNLZLa5ibWOG7sGZDzkd5S6Mmd13I… More information can be found on the VCFed.org website, but here are some additional details: https://vcfed.org/repair-workshops-at-infoage/ COST $15 per person, per day. The $15/day Workshop fee can be made directly in cash to the person in charge of Workshop operations (varies), or electronically using the following payment services: - PayPal: @vintagecomputerfed - Venmo: @VintageComputerFederation - Cash (in person) - Credit card (in person on Square). EQUIPMENT - VCF will provide a table and chair, and you can use any available electrical outlet. - It is recommended to bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies, etc. We have a limited supply of basic tools and test equipment that you may freely use at the Workshop. It's also not uncommon to ask other attendees if you could borrow their tools, but they are not obligated to loan them out to you. Please be courteous in that regard. - If you need particular specialized tools that you don't own, or specialized parts, please let others know that you may need something when you put your name on the sign-up sheet linked above. Other attendees are able to read your requests, and may be able to help you. No guarantees. - Let everyone know what project you are working on ahead of time to inspire collaboration. You can make a note of your projects on the sign-up sheet (listed above) for the month you plan on attending. Other attendees do read those notes. FOOD and DRINKS You should bring your own, but there are several restaurants nearby if you wish to go out and pick up a meal. It's not unheard of for attendees to plan combined runs to restaurants for sit-in meals or group orders. Plan such meal arrangements amongst yourselves. PARKING Please view the Workshop web page to find out the InfoAge address, how to get on campus, and where parking is allowed. We look forward to seeing you at the Workshop! Jeff Salzman Steering Committee Member Workshop Manager

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Nice Quasar TV
by Herbert Johnson 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

"SentryTV" posted an apparently private message from Bill Degnan, as the message itself was not distributed in the list. Bill gave some cautionary private advice about respecting views of someone with long history in VCFed-Mid AKA March. And Bill affirmed that the topic of a Quasar TV was in Bill's view, reasonably on-topic. Bill was right on all counts. And as I'm also a person with "long history", his point about due consideration strikes home with me. Curious, that someone with "TV" in their pseudonym would complain that TV's are off-topic. Broadcast TV's including CRT TV's continue to be part of vintage computing, particularly in the home video game/computer domain. They are present at every VCF event. They are an allied interest on their own. Plus, Bill was doing "Sentry" a favor by keeping his comments as a *private* response. By broadcasting them in reply, you dismissed his courtesy and discouraged others from making private contacts to express such cautions. This kind of discourse, in my opinion, is not good for friendly and sometimes challenging public discussion. I'm not a moderator but when lines are crossed without dissent, those lines go away. This is my dissent. If I have a vote, I vote for courtesy. If courtesy ends, I will go away. Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA https://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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NBC Bay Area Segment on VCF West
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Aug '25

04 Aug '25

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/vintage-computer-festival/3927470/ Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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August Workshop @ InfoAge, Aug 9-10, 2025
by Jeff Salzman 03 Aug '25

03 Aug '25

One week left before the next M.A.R.C.H. Workshop. If you plan on attending one or both days, please add your name to the attached form. Knowing how many people are expected to be there greatly helps us properly plan for the resources needed (tables, power, parking, etc.) to operate the Workshop. 2025-08-09 August 9-10, 2025 - Google Sheets <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hT8BFEpNLZLa5ibWOG7sGZDzkd5S6Mmd13I…> Thank you, Jeff Salzman M.A.R.C.H. Steering Committee Member M.A.R.C.H. Workshop Manager

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Re: WAY OT. Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Nice Quasar TV
by Sentrytv 02 Aug '25

02 Aug '25

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Nice Quasar TV
by Bill Degnan 02 Aug '25

02 Aug '25

Not sure if pictures can be sent through the thing but I am going to try to attach a tv someone wants to find a museum or collector to use for vintage use

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VCF EAST 2025 Documentary
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Aug '25

01 Aug '25

A documentarist created a documentary of VCF East 2025: https://youtu.be/4vv29PyixMo Jeff Brace

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