April 2026 - vcf-midatlantic

Anyone ever Virt to Phys a Win2K install?
by Ethan O'Toole 20 Apr '26

20 Apr '26

I have an event coming up this weekend and part of our duties is to put out a spread of vintage computers and game consoles for the evening party. I am thinking about putting out a Win2K box to drive an Intelligent Systems Gameboy Advance development platform. It is SCSI. Fastest route in my mind is to install win2K in VirtualBox using really generic hardware (IDE, VGA, etc.) Copy on the Adaptec SCSI drivers, any system drivers I might find and the Intelligent Systems from ISO I see on Archive.org then dd that out to a real disk. Anyone try this or will it be blue screen city due to the underlying hardware changes? I have experience doing this in Windows XP for arcade game foolery but not Win2K or earlier. The host is a small form factor Compaq desktop that is probably from the XP era. - Ethan

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Glasses and Leatherman wave
by Christian Liendo 17 Apr '26

17 Apr '26

If anyone found a pair of reading glasses and a Leatherman wave please let me know

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WHOVA alerts and app
by Sentrytv 17 Apr '26

17 Apr '26

This is getting ridiculous. I have to say another app on my phone, more alerts to stuff that I really don’t need and yes, I am going to opt out, but I figured I would say I did not authorize the VCF group to send me messages from Whova. And I really don’t need people to see my profiles from North Korea really? Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Have extra table space for VCF East!
by Dave Shevett 16 Apr '26

16 Apr '26

Sharing this to a couple places, as we're close to the show... Hey folks, it looks like I have 2 tables reserved, but I won't be needing one of them (it's a long story). If anyone is looking for an exhibit space or wants to bring hardware in the 'small business' arena (think 80's machines built for business, not gaming), I'd be happy to give space. I'm bringing my unixpc (that's my centerpiece), a few DEC pc's, and a Kaypro, but i have plenty of other space. Let me know (email is fine) and I'm happy to share.

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Looking for cheap rackmount gig switch and rackmount power strip
by Ethan O'Toole 15 Apr '26

15 Apr '26

Building out a 2nd small rack for events and I am looking to buy a small cheap rackmount switch. Netgear 16 port with rack ears, DLink, etc. Something like that. 10" depth max. No heavy Cisco/Juniper/Arista for this project. Also looking for another rack mount 1u power strip. Not looking for heavy or managed, just the metal box that usually has 6 or more plugs on the back and maybe one on the front. I will be @ VCF East! HMU if you have something you are trying to clear out! - Ethan

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Anyone have an Atari STacy I could borrow at VCF?
by Ethan O'Toole 15 Apr '26

15 Apr '26

Heya! I pulled out my STacy, and I am getting stuck in this issue where the power supply cycles. Something is shorting and dragging down the PSU. I am not seeing a dead short tho, it happens after it comes up. I had recapped the power supply board when I got the machine -- and it was working. Mostly. I've had some strange issues. It's an annoying design where the machine gets 17vdc center pin positive which hits a sub pcb that is a switchmode supply generating 5/12v and running the inverter for LCD backlight. It's connected via pin headers and humps the main board -- so it's not possible to easily run the power supply without the main board until I build a test harness. I just got done recapping main board hoping one of the electrolytics was going to short after power on but still getting same issues. I plan to continue to troubleshoot it, but as a backup plan does anyone have one I could use for my display @ VCF if mine continues to not cooperate? I plan to run Notator or Cubase on it with midi synths and stuff.

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Revision 2026 Demos
by Ethan O'Toole 11 Apr '26

11 Apr '26

Lots of neat demos at the revision competition over the weekend. I caught a bit of the livestream near the end. A few good Amiga demos that target A500 512kb + 512kb OCS, no accelerators. Razor 1911 stole the PC demo competition with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dybkLM-1eQo Killer throwback PC demo dialup days and all that. It looks better running on a real PC (Windows 10/11, doesn't work with Intel integreated you need a GPU I think? Also windows says it's a virus you need to whitelist it.) The compression of the youtube video looses that some of the pixels are ascii art at really hi res and stuff. Also they chopped it at the end, it's got a lot of scroll on the real one but they cut it on the livestream. There was some other good PC demos and a lot of stuff showing up in random languages and strange hardware.

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Discount code for VCF members for VCF East 2026
by Sentrytv 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

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Podcaster Roundtable at VCF East, Sat. April 18 at 3PM in Wall, NJ
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Apr '26

09 Apr '26

Dan Wood <The Retro Hour> moderates the hosts from: ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast, TRS-80 Trash Talk, RetroComputing Roundtable, Amigos Retro Gaming TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/vcfeast2026?c=midatlanticdiscussions INFO: https://whova.com/web/GHMfP%40%40JlCnOF3xlEWLmBBm1POMpM3REEcBH%40BfF1SA%3D/ Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Swap Meet in Maryland - May 2nd and 3rd
by Ryan Burke 09 Apr '26

09 Apr '26

The Computer Museum at System Source is hosting a swap meet and warehouse sale on May 2nd and 3rd in Hunt Valley, Maryland. During this event, we will have the warehouse open for people to purchase some of our duplicate artifacts, and help us clear some space. The swap meet will begin at 8:00 AM on May 2nd and vendors may come at 7:00 AM to set up. The swap meet ends at 1:00 PM and food will be sold on site. The workshop will be from the end of the swap meet until 9:00 on Saturday and from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM on Sunday. If there is a rain delay, we will make an announcement 48 hours before the start of the event. After the swap meet, there will be a regular computer workshop in the museum. Find more information and register at the link below: *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=303 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>*

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