April 2026 - vcf-midatlantic

Bill Mensch will talk at VCF East on April 18 at 5PM in Wall, NJ.
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Co-inventor of the MOS 6502 microprocessor. He will talk about what he did after leaving MOS Technology Corp. TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/vcfeast2026?c=midatlanticdiscussion INFO: https://whova.com/web/GHMfP%40%40JlCnOF3xlEWLmBBm1POMpM3REEcBH%40BfF1SA%3D/ #VCFEast #BillMensch #6502 #WesternDesignCenter

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Apple TimeMaster
by Hopkins, Justin 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Restarting this thread without the Digest stuff clogging it up. I know next to nothing about these, but it appears they did not come with drivers, but instead came with an on-board ROM and the install procedure is to flip Dip switch 1 to the on position to initialize the card on the first boot, then flip it off to use. Is this the one you have? https://wiki.preterhuman.net/Applied_Engineering_Timemaster_II the HO has 4 DIP switches, but this one has 8. 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 Digest, Vol 95, Issue 11
by Jeffrey Golas 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Tony, that sure looked like it, unfortunately it doesnt have any time setting utilities, and likewise it doesnt detect the card ;-( Jeff > On Apr 7, 2026, at 8:00 PM, vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: > > Send vcf-midatlantic mailing list submissions to > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > vcf-midatlantic-owner(a)lists.vcfed.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of vcf-midatlantic digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meet Lee Felsenstein will talk at VCF East on April 19 at 3PM in Wall, NJ. > (Jeffrey Brace) > 2. Re: Ken and Roberta Williams at VCF East (virtually), Wall, NJ April 18, 11AM. > (Jeffrey Brace) > 3. Apple II - TimeMaster (1?) Card (Jeff G) > 4. Re: Apple II - TimeMaster (1?) Card (Tony Bogan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:23:57 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Meet Lee Felsenstein will talk at VCF East > on April 19 at 3PM in Wall, NJ. > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CALWfZAL+mdC1gtpvda3QQjzOkZHy4mA-pUu2SL7sn2hD1aZ+AQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > A central figure of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club. He is best known > for The Osborne 1, The Sol-20, Community Memory. > > Don't miss the chance to hear from a pioneer who didn't just build the > tools, but changed the rules. > > TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/vcfeast2026?c=midatlanticdiscussion > > INFO: > https://whova.com/web/GHMfP%40%40JlCnOF3xlEWLmBBm1POMpM3REEcBH%40BfF1SA%3D/ > > Jeff Brace > VCF East Showrunner > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 16:16:15 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Ken and Roberta Williams at VCF East > (virtually), Wall, NJ April 18, 11AM. > To: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CALWfZAKjgb1Af5Br_qkotiJyps04goCoyMeZY09WsK3tLEDZ8g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Curious to know >> Is this included in the VCF east ticket? >> Or is there an extra cost for this? >> > > No extra cost. The virtual talk by Ken and Roberta is included with the VCF > East ticket. You must come in person to watch them and the talk will not be > live-streamed. It will be recorded and posted on YouTube at a later date. > On Whova you can ask questions ahead of time and will be read by the > moderator Marcus Mera. > > >> >> >> Sent from: >> My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. >> >>> On Apr 6, 2026, at 12:56 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>> >>> Ken and Roberta Williams of Sierra Online will appear via Zoom at VCF >> East. >>> >>> After a 10 minute introduction, they will take questions from the >> in-person >>> audience. >>> >>> TICKETS: >> https://events.humanitix.com/vcfeast2026?c=midatlanticdiscussion >>> >>> INFO: >>> >> https://whova.com/web/GHMfP%40%40JlCnOF3xlEWLmBBm1POMpM3REEcBH%40BfF1SA%3D/ >>> >>> Jeff Brace >>> VCF East Showrunner >> >> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:09:09 -0400 > From: Jeff G <jeffg(a)junknet.net> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Apple II - TimeMaster (1?) Card > To: VCF <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CAPK6WscX0Q+uFynPsxah-JAi0o4kgsW8KbPWsieM7AqzgnYcCg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > So I'm trying hard to get some of my crap working for VCF and silly me > picked up an Applied Engineering TimeMaster clock card for my Apple II, > really because a piece of software I'm hopefully showing off used it (and I > found the orig manual to it, which may or may not be available online). > That said, I have no software, and now realizing that, well, I can't set > the time on the thing. > > I may be able to dump the rom and find a way to set it manually I guess via > pokes somehow, but I'm not an Apple II expert at all (although having fun > with it). > > Does anyone happen to have the software to this? > > Note that this is NOT the "H.O" card; I tried the software for that, and > naturally it doesn't work as it tries to detect the card. > > Jeff > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 19:43:56 -0400 > From: Tony Bogan <thebogans(a)mac.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Apple II - TimeMaster (1?) Card > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: <85A6DB67-C86C-4A7C-B583-FBA51774ED8C(a)mac.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Jeff, here is a link to the Clockworks disk images > > https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/Apple%20II%20Documentation%20Project/Interfac… > Apple II software mirrors > mirrors.apple2.org.za > > > > >> On Apr 7, 2026, at 7:09 PM, Jeff G via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> So I'm trying hard to get some of my crap working for VCF and silly me >> picked up an Applied Engineering TimeMaster clock card for my Apple II, >> really because a piece of software I'm hopefully showing off used it (and I >> found the orig manual to it, which may or may not be available online). >> That said, I have no software, and now realizing that, well, I can't set >> the time on the thing. >> >> I may be able to dump the rom and find a way to set it manually I guess via >> pokes somehow, but I'm not an Apple II expert at all (although having fun >> with it). >> >> Does anyone happen to have the software to this? >> >> Note that this is NOT the "H.O" card; I tried the software for that, and >> naturally it doesn't work as it tries to detect the card. >> >> Jeff > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 95, Issue 11 > ***********************************************

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Apple II - TimeMaster (1?) Card
by Jeff G 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

So I'm trying hard to get some of my crap working for VCF and silly me picked up an Applied Engineering TimeMaster clock card for my Apple II, really because a piece of software I'm hopefully showing off used it (and I found the orig manual to it, which may or may not be available online). That said, I have no software, and now realizing that, well, I can't set the time on the thing. I may be able to dump the rom and find a way to set it manually I guess via pokes somehow, but I'm not an Apple II expert at all (although having fun with it). Does anyone happen to have the software to this? Note that this is NOT the "H.O" card; I tried the software for that, and naturally it doesn't work as it tries to detect the card. Jeff

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Ken and Roberta Williams at VCF East (virtually), Wall, NJ April 18, 11AM.
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

Ken and Roberta Williams of Sierra Online will appear via Zoom at VCF East. After a 10 minute introduction, they will take questions from the in-person audience. TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/vcfeast2026?c=midatlanticdiscussion INFO: https://whova.com/web/GHMfP%40%40JlCnOF3xlEWLmBBm1POMpM3REEcBH%40BfF1SA%3D/ Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Meet Lee Felsenstein will talk at VCF East on April 19 at 3PM in Wall, NJ.
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Apr '26

07 Apr '26

A central figure of the legendary Homebrew Computer Club. He is best known for The Osborne 1, The Sol-20, Community Memory. Don't miss the chance to hear from a pioneer who didn't just build the tools, but changed the rules. TICKETS: https://events.humanitix.com/vcfeast2026?c=midatlanticdiscussion INFO: https://whova.com/web/GHMfP%40%40JlCnOF3xlEWLmBBm1POMpM3REEcBH%40BfF1SA%3D/ Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Slightly OT
by Martin A. Flynn 06 Apr '26

06 Apr '26

Anyone know what size the mounting holes are in the UNIVAC bottom frame and how holes are there? Martin Flynn

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Tracy Kidder, author of "The Soul of a New Machine", dead at 80
by bernieS 05 Apr '26

05 Apr '26

Some list members surely remember--and may have been profoundly influenced by--reading "The Soul of a New Machine" (1981) by Tracy Kidder. It influenced me. Tracy died this past week at 80. His book won the 1982 National Book Award for Nonfiction and a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and was about two competing Data General 32-bit minicomputer design groups in the 1970's developing machines to challenge DEC's VAX minicomputers. It's an enthralling read. If you're not going to read the book, at least read the Wikipedia entry for it (below.) https://apnews.com/article/tracy-kidder-death-writer-soul-new-machine-fc0f1… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_New_Machine -bernieS

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PhoneCon 2026 - save the date
by N. Albert 04 Apr '26

04 Apr '26

Wanted to share with everyone a new event that is taking place this year, with a lot of crossover to various vintage technologies and held at none other than the Computer Museum in Hunt Valley: PhoneCon 2026, the Mid-Atlantic Historical Telephony Conference & Expo When: Sat/Sun July 25-26, 2026 Where: The Computer Museum in Baltimore (Hunt Valley) MD Who: Anyone interested in the history and progression of telephony What: Presentations and talks on telephone history, collecting, and phreaking; displays and exhibits; telephones for sale; tours of the Computer Museum; opportunities to socialize. With something for everyone, it is should appeal to a wide range of age groups and interests. Why: To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the telephone and telephone technologies up to the present day How: Come either Saturday, Sunday, or both; those within 3-4 hours of Baltimore will only need to stay one night in a hotel for traveling convenience. PhoneCon is right off I-83 and fully transit accessible via light rail from Baltimore Penn Station and BWI Airport. Schedules and other event information is available at https://phonecon.org Registration is not open just yet but planned to be opened later in April, along with discounted hotel blocks; we'll share an update then. Call for Speakers We are currently looking for speakers to propose presentation topics. If you think you have something interesting to share with an audience, please consider submitting your talk ideas at https://phonecon.org/cfp - we can help you flesh out your ideas as well, so don't worry if it's not perfect just yet! Additionally, we are looking for volunteers to help with every aspect of the event, including publicity. Please email the organizing team at contact(a)phonecon.org if you would like to help, and feel free to forward/redistribute to other groups of interest as you see fit. Thank you!

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UNIVAC card ID
by Bill Degnan 03 Apr '26

03 Apr '26

I am curious what early 1970's system or peripheral this controller card came from. Because it came from a collection of UNIVAC items, I assume but cannot confirm it's a UNIVAC controller. The chip dates are circa 1971, I think. https://www.vintagecomputer.net/UNIVAC/UNIVAC-controller_front.png https://www.vintagecomputer.net/UNIVAC/UNIVAC-controller_rear.png I could not find the part number. In 1971 UNIVAC was still selling things from the 9000 and 1100 series, and probably some later 418/419's 36 pins on the backside of the card THanks in advance Stumped Bill

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