February 2026 - vcf-midatlantic

VCF Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee Nominations
by Jeff Salzman 03 Sep '26

03 Sep '26

Members of the VCF MidAtlantic Mailing List, Another year has passed by, and it's time for the VCF-MA annual Steering Committee elections There are currently four seats becoming vacant. Jeff Salzman, Dave McGuire, Doug Crawford, and Ian Litchfield have either reached the end of their appointed terms or have resigned. Nominations to fill those positions are now open. The election will be held according to sections 4 and 5 of our published by-laws, listed at the end of this email and linked below. https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/VCFMA-Charter-Jul2022.pdf) Anyone who directly receives this message and has been a member of the VCF Mailing List for at least 30 days is eligible to vote. There is no 30-day restriction to mailing list membership to be nominated as a candidate. Current members of the mailing list in good standing are eligible to submit nominations for Committee member candidates. Nominations can be made by simply communicating the nomination via e-mail to a current Committee member: Thomas Gilinsky - thomas.gilinsky(a)vcfed.org, Dave McGuire - dave.mcguire(a)vcfed.org, Douglas Crawford - douglas.crawford(a)vcfed.org, Ian Litchfield - ian.litchfield(a)vcfed.org, or Jeff Salzman - jeff.salzman(a)vcf.org) Members of the mailing list may also self-nominate. To be eligible for the election, the prospective nominee must then accept the nomination by replying in the affirmative to the nomination email. One nomination per member can be made. Nominations will close on November 23nd at 11:59PM. An updated list of eligible nominees will be published regularly. Nominees are also encouraged to provide a position statement, which will be posted to the VCF-MA website for prospective voters to read. Voting will commence on November 30th, and will close at 11:59pm on December 13. Winners will be announced on December 14 during the Town hall event at our annual VCF Holiday celebration. Thank you, Jeff Salzman Chairman - VCF-MA Steering Committee ---------------------------------------- 4. COMMITTEE ELECTIONS Steering committee membership includes representation of VCF membership, as determined by the VCF governing board and VCF-MA sponsored elections. - The committee membership will be determined by elections to be held on a yearly basis (currently November). - Committee membership is ideally comprised of five people but may vary due to changing circumstances. Any committee vote to determine an increase in committee members shall be held within six months after a new election cycle. - A minimum of one seat will be up for election in every cycle, unless additional vacancies create the need for additional seats to be filled, in which case all vacant seats will be up for election in that cycle. - In the event of a tie, a two-week runoff election will be held. - If a tie still exists after the runoff, the non-running committee members will determine a winner. - In the event of a committee tie, the current chairperson or chair delegate will determine the winner. - Nominations for committee members can be made by current members in good standing simply by communicating the nomination to a committee member. One nomination per member can be made. Said members may also self-nominate. - In the case of off-cycle vacancies, the committee may move, without a public election, to appoint by simple majority vote new committee members to fill the seats until the next scheduled election. - A committee chairperson will be appointed by the committee members within 30 days of each completed election cycle. At that time a recording secretary will be selected. - Prospective committee members should be knowledgeable in some aspect of computing, preferably vintage computers, and show a demonstrated interest in vintage computing, computing history, and museum management and governance. - In order to be sufficiently aware and have proper perspective of museum and warehouse issues, prospective committee members should be able to physically attend VCF events at least quarterly and attend meetings regularly. 5. VCF MEMBERSHIP VCF general membership is open and granted to anyone who joins the mailing list. Voting rights will be granted to active list members who join no less than 30 days before an election.

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Cray supercomputer dollar coin, coming soon!
by Jeffrey Jonas 01 Sep '26

01 Sep '26

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/invention-featured-wisconsins-american-… NJ's coin continues Thomas Edison's PR campaign for the light bulb :-( https://www.usmint.gov/american-innovation-2019-1-reverse-proof-coin-new-je…

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MARCH Workshop - FEB 7-8, 2026
by Jeff Salzman 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Coming up in several weeks, the next MARCH Workshop on February 7-8, 2026. Signup sheet is here: 2026-2-7 February 7-8, 2026 - Google Sheets <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KhB_4ITqYSqWl_pBR8f8JQF9qah7AyOhUbJ…> General Workshop details can be found here: Repair Workshops @ InfoAge – Vintage Computer Federation <https://vcfed.org/repair-workshops-at-infoage/> Note that the new location on the InfoAge campus for the Workshops is in Building 9010D, and details on that building location are on the Workshop details page above. See you there! Jeff Salzman VCF-MidAtlantic Steering Committee MARCH Workshop Manager

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InfoAge is closed Sat (2/28/26) & Sun (3/1/26) - ISEC Open (3/1/26)
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

InfoAge will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1, due to a loss of electrical power caused by the recent snow blizzard.. The InfoAge Space Exploration Center (ISEC), and the ISEC only, will be open this coming Sunday, March 1 from noon to 5:00pm. Our main campus is still closed. Frank O'Brien will give his talk on "Origins of the Moon" at 2PM. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by Steve Lagotte 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

I find this interesting. Who said Old GM died in the Carpocalypse? They say on a clear day you can see General Motors... Steve > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:53 -0500 > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A bit of archaic terminology > I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today that > GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the February > pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month. > > Just figured someone else might find that interesting. > > Regards, > Joe Giliberti > >

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Snowstorm [Blizzard] and the aftereffects
by Gregg Levine 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Hello! Here in Queens the snow is still falling. And for a change it is quiet. I imagine Infoage took yesterday off because of the weather. What are the members experiencing where they are? Dave M, I know what's happening where you are. ---- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature was once found posting rude messages in English in the Moscow subway."

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Test message
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

This message is a test. Please ignore. Take care! Jeff Brace

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A bit of archaic terminology
by Joseph Giliberti 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today that GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the February pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month. Just figured someone else might find that interesting. Regards, Joe Giliberti

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 93, Issue 26
by Michael Thompson 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

After GM used paper tapes they switched to 8” floppy disks used with DEC PDT-11 computers, one for parts and one for sales. > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A bit of archaic terminology > > I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today that > GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the February > pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month. > > Just figured someone else might find that interesting. > >

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InfoAge is closed on Wednesday, 02/25/2026
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

InfoAge (including VCF Museum) is closed on Wednesday, 02/25/2026 due to an electrical issue. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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