April 2026 - vcf-midatlantic

Doom on the Univac 1219B!
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Apr '26

03 Apr '26

Yes! Can you believe it? Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac 1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of its kind still in operation. At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitors and lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see it working, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletype and Bill's explanation of how it worked. About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and was fascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, can you blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgoole took him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out. A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using and learning about this system would be cool! So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made a C compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then they loaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on a machine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a series of common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games like Wordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let's go to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine! What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such a thing! But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! So they made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making a new innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn't believe it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes! So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the Vintage Computer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19. The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Re: OT: Casino Night at InfoAge 4/11/26
by Sentrytv 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Actually, I retract my statement Easter is this coming weekend not the following weekend My apologies Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Apr 2, 2026, at 4:02 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Umm, that Casino Night event is April 11th - the next-coming Saturday night, April 11th. Confirmed on the InfoAge event calendar. Seemed odd to me to have such an event during the Easter/Passover weekend ... - regards Herb

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Re: OT: Casino Night at InfoAge 4/11/26
by Sentrytv 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Herb You know you are absolutely correct I think somebody kind of goofed there Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Apr 2, 2026, at 4:02 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Umm, that Casino Night event is April 11th - the next-coming Saturday night, April 11th. Confirmed on the InfoAge event calendar. Seemed odd to me to have such an event during the Easter/Passover weekend ... - regards Herb

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OT: Casino Night at InfoAge 4/11/26
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

InfoAge is having its annual Casino Night this coming Saturday night. Think of it as a Speakeasy style casino night that helps raise money for InfoAge. https://www.infoage.org/casino-night/ Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 95, Issue 1
by Jeffrey Golas 01 Apr '26

01 Apr '26

There is a smaller version on Battleship NJ, Id love to see Bill and Duane get that going! I have to see if its gutted or not. There is a Teletype with it that I believe looked complete (but it could be trashed inside). Next time Im there Ill try to look at it better. Jeff > On Apr 1, 2026, at 3:56 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. Replica Burroughs B205 console for sale (Mike Loewen) > 2. Doom on the Univac 1219B! (Jeffrey Brace) > 3. Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! (Jeffrey Brace) > 4. Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! (drummy) > 5. Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! (Bill Degnan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 01:40:55 -0400 (EDT) > From: Mike Loewen <mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Replica Burroughs B205 console for sale > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > Message-ID: > <alpine.LFD.2.21.2604010130330.16812(a)cpumagic.137clearview.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > > I recently acquired an identical pair of replica B205 control consoles, and > I wish to sell one. Pictures of the unit and a description are at: > > https://q7.neurotica.com/Prop_Console/ > > I can bring the unit to VCF East. Asking price is $700. > > > Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us > Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 07:21:09 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CALWfZAJPmGEJAY+4HCeVe2SLAV0_GU1Lo9P+oSG0UUQwG6sTag(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Yes! Can you believe it? > Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac > 1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of its > kind still in operation. > > At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitors > and lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see it > working, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletype > and Bill's explanation of how it worked. > > About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and was > fascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, can > you blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgoole > took him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out. > A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using and > learning about this system would be cool! > > So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made a > C compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then they > loaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on a > machine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a series > of common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games like > Wordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let's > go to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine! > What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such a > thing! > > But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! So > they made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making a > new innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn't > believe it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes! > > So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the Vintage > Computer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19. > > The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19. > > Take care! > > Jeff Brace > VCF East Showrunner > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 13:47:53 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CALWfZAL=gFxz=UicfU722fA4AZiADG8kWDxGYEbfe9LDSiPz6w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Bill Dromgoole corrected me in that Duan Craps was a major contributor to > the understanding, repair and diagnosis of this machine. I didn't mean to > overlook his contributions. I was just focused on the new programming and > not the original repairs and diagnosis, etc. > >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 7:21 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> Yes! Can you believe it? >> Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac >> 1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of its >> kind still in operation. >> >> At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitors >> and lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see it >> working, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletype >> and Bill's explanation of how it worked. >> >> About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and was >> fascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, can >> you blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgoole >> took him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out. >> A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using and >> learning about this system would be cool! >> >> So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made >> a C compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then they >> loaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on a >> machine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a series >> of common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games like >> Wordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let's >> go to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine! >> What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such a >> thing! >> >> But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! So >> they made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making a >> new innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn't >> believe it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes! >> >> So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the Vintage >> Computer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19. >> >> The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19. >> >> Take care! >> >> Jeff Brace >> VCF East Showrunner >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:52:15 -0400 > From: drummy <drummy(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: <7zjkwlMwa5h2h7zjkw2RgR.1775065946.a6d7e2cb8d43e03b3b0b8d6 > e56809fd6.MISSINGID(a)comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Jeff gives me way too much credit for getting the Univac up and running. It could not have been done without Duane Craps.He is the most knowledgeable person on the computer and did most of the troubleshooting on it. We constantly consult with him on issues that we have difficulty with fixing.Bill DromgooleSent from my Galaxy > -------- Original message --------From: Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Date: 4/1/26 7:21 AM (GMT-05:00) To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Doom on the Univac 1219B! Yes! Can you believe it?Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of itskind still in operation.At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitorsand lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see itworking, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletypeand Bill's explanation of how it worked.About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and wasfascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, canyou blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgooletook him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out.A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using andlearning about this system would be cool!So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made aC compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then theyloaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on amachine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a seriesof common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games likeWordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let'sgo to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine!What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such athing!But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! Sothey made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making anew innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn'tbelieve it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes!So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the VintageComputer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19.The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19.Take care!Jeff BraceVCF East Showrunner > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 15:55:23 -0400 > From: Bill Degnan <billdegnan(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CABGJBueHs=8tOqpD3L0qmUo1xnnuSj+4av9RXFEZPEVjLJaN-A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I for one am quite proud of everyone there. You must really have that > Teletype buzzing drawing those rooms while playing Doom. > b > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM drummy via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> Jeff gives me way too much credit for getting the Univac up and running. >> It could not have been done without Duane Craps.He is the most >> knowledgeable person on the computer and did most of the troubleshooting on >> it. We constantly consult with him on issues that we have difficulty with >> fixing.Bill DromgooleSent from my Galaxy >> -------- Original message --------From: Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Date: 4/1/26 7:21 AM (GMT-05:00) To: >> vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Jeffrey Brace < >> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Doom on the Univac 1219B! >> Yes! Can you believe it?Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted >> and repaired the Univac1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know >> the only one of itskind still in operation.At every VCF East for years he >> has demonstrated this machine to visitorsand lamented "I don't know what to >> demo". Everyone was happy just to see itworking, the blinking lights, the >> loud noise, the tapping of the teletypeand Bill's explanation of how it >> worked.About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along >> and wasfascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, >> canyou blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill >> Dromgooletook him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and >> out.A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using >> andlearning about this system would be cool!So they got to thinking. "What >> can we do with this system?". So they made aC compiler. Not satisfied, they >> created a BASIC interpreter. Then theyloaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine >> playing that on a teletype machine on amachine used for ballistics control >> on a naval ship! Next up was a seriesof common BASIC programs and games >> like Zork. And "modern" games likeWordle. All very cool. then they were >> like Light Speed is too slow, let'sgo to Ridiculous Speed. So they created >> a Minecraft server on the machine!What an incredible and fun feat! Who >> would have ever thought of such athing!But ... they were not satisfied. >> They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! Sothey made Doom on this machine. >> Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making anew innovative system uses as a >> test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn'tbelieve it was possible, but I saw it >> with my own eyes!So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in >> the VintageComputer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs >> April 17-19.The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & >> 19.Take care!Jeff BraceVCF East Showrunner > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 95, Issue 1 > **********************************************

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 95, Issue 1
by Marcus Mera 01 Apr '26

01 Apr '26

Any one know where i can get a copy of Versawriter Software for IBM PC i found Apple2 software but the version i got is IBM PC images attached for ref Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2026, at 3:56 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. Replica Burroughs B205 console for sale (Mike Loewen) > 2. Doom on the Univac 1219B! (Jeffrey Brace) > 3. Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! (Jeffrey Brace) > 4. Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! (drummy) > 5. Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! (Bill Degnan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 01:40:55 -0400 (EDT) > From: Mike Loewen <mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Replica Burroughs B205 console for sale > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > Message-ID: > <alpine.LFD.2.21.2604010130330.16812(a)cpumagic.137clearview.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > > I recently acquired an identical pair of replica B205 control consoles, and > I wish to sell one. Pictures of the unit and a description are at: > > https://q7.neurotica.com/Prop_Console/ > > I can bring the unit to VCF East. Asking price is $700. > > > Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us > Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 07:21:09 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CALWfZAJPmGEJAY+4HCeVe2SLAV0_GU1Lo9P+oSG0UUQwG6sTag(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Yes! Can you believe it? > Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac > 1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of its > kind still in operation. > > At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitors > and lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see it > working, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletype > and Bill's explanation of how it worked. > > About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and was > fascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, can > you blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgoole > took him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out. > A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using and > learning about this system would be cool! > > So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made a > C compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then they > loaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on a > machine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a series > of common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games like > Wordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let's > go to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine! > What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such a > thing! > > But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! So > they made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making a > new innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn't > believe it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes! > > So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the Vintage > Computer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19. > > The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19. > > Take care! > > Jeff Brace > VCF East Showrunner > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 13:47:53 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CALWfZAL=gFxz=UicfU722fA4AZiADG8kWDxGYEbfe9LDSiPz6w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Bill Dromgoole corrected me in that Duan Craps was a major contributor to > the understanding, repair and diagnosis of this machine. I didn't mean to > overlook his contributions. I was just focused on the new programming and > not the original repairs and diagnosis, etc. > >> On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 7:21 AM Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> Yes! Can you believe it? >> Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac >> 1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of its >> kind still in operation. >> >> At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitors >> and lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see it >> working, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletype >> and Bill's explanation of how it worked. >> >> About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and was >> fascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, can >> you blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgoole >> took him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out. >> A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using and >> learning about this system would be cool! >> >> So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made >> a C compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then they >> loaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on a >> machine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a series >> of common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games like >> Wordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let's >> go to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine! >> What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such a >> thing! >> >> But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! So >> they made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making a >> new innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn't >> believe it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes! >> >> So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the Vintage >> Computer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19. >> >> The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19. >> >> Take care! >> >> Jeff Brace >> VCF East Showrunner >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:52:15 -0400 > From: drummy <drummy(a)comcast.net> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: <7zjkwlMwa5h2h7zjkw2RgR.1775065946.a6d7e2cb8d43e03b3b0b8d6 > e56809fd6.MISSINGID(a)comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Jeff gives me way too much credit for getting the Univac up and running. It could not have been done without Duane Craps.He is the most knowledgeable person on the computer and did most of the troubleshooting on it. We constantly consult with him on issues that we have difficulty with fixing.Bill DromgooleSent from my Galaxy > -------- Original message --------From: Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Date: 4/1/26 7:21 AM (GMT-05:00) To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Doom on the Univac 1219B! Yes! Can you believe it?Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted and repaired the Univac1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know the only one of itskind still in operation.At every VCF East for years he has demonstrated this machine to visitorsand lamented "I don't know what to demo". Everyone was happy just to see itworking, the blinking lights, the loud noise, the tapping of the teletypeand Bill's explanation of how it worked.About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along and wasfascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, canyou blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill Dromgooletook him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and out.A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using andlearning about this system would be cool!So they got to thinking. "What can we do with this system?". So they made aC compiler. Not satisfied, they created a BASIC interpreter. Then theyloaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine playing that on a teletype machine on amachine used for ballistics control on a naval ship! Next up was a seriesof common BASIC programs and games like Zork. And "modern" games likeWordle. All very cool. then they were like Light Speed is too slow, let'sgo to Ridiculous Speed. So they created a Minecraft server on the machine!What an incredible and fun feat! Who would have ever thought of such athing!But ... they were not satisfied. They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! Sothey made Doom on this machine. Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making anew innovative system uses as a test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn'tbelieve it was possible, but I saw it with my own eyes!So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in the VintageComputer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs April 17-19.The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & 19.Take care!Jeff BraceVCF East Showrunner > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 15:55:23 -0400 > From: Bill Degnan <billdegnan(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: Doom on the Univac 1219B! > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Message-ID: > <CABGJBueHs=8tOqpD3L0qmUo1xnnuSj+4av9RXFEZPEVjLJaN-A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I for one am quite proud of everyone there. You must really have that > Teletype buzzing drawing those rooms while playing Doom. > b > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM drummy via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> Jeff gives me way too much credit for getting the Univac up and running. >> It could not have been done without Duane Craps.He is the most >> knowledgeable person on the computer and did most of the troubleshooting on >> it. We constantly consult with him on issues that we have difficulty with >> fixing.Bill DromgooleSent from my Galaxy >> -------- Original message --------From: Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Date: 4/1/26 7:21 AM (GMT-05:00) To: >> vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Jeffrey Brace < >> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Doom on the Univac 1219B! >> Yes! Can you believe it?Years ago Bill Dromgoole diagnosed, troubleshooted >> and repaired the Univac1219B that sits in the VCF museum. As far as we know >> the only one of itskind still in operation.At every VCF East for years he >> has demonstrated this machine to visitorsand lamented "I don't know what to >> demo". Everyone was happy just to see itworking, the blinking lights, the >> loud noise, the tapping of the teletypeand Bill's explanation of how it >> worked.About 4 years ago a young whippersnapper Steve Schivone came along >> and wasfascinated by this machine and wanted to learn all about it. I mean, >> canyou blame him? Learning to use a working mainframe computer? Bill >> Dromgooletook him in as an apprentice and he learned this system in and >> out.A few months ago Steven met some other "young" guys who thought using >> andlearning about this system would be cool!So they got to thinking. "What >> can we do with this system?". So they made aC compiler. Not satisfied, they >> created a BASIC interpreter. Then theyloaded the Oregon Trail. Imagine >> playing that on a teletype machine on amachine used for ballistics control >> on a naval ship! Next up was a seriesof common BASIC programs and games >> like Zork. And "modern" games likeWordle. All very cool. then they were >> like Light Speed is too slow, let'sgo to Ridiculous Speed. So they created >> a Minecraft server on the machine!What an incredible and fun feat! Who >> would have ever thought of such athing!But ... they were not satisfied. >> They needed to go to Ludicrous Speed! Sothey made Doom on this machine. >> Yes. Doom! The thing that everyone making anew innovative system uses as a >> test "Does it play Doom?". I couldn'tbelieve it was possible, but I saw it >> with my own eyes!So when you are at VCF East, stop by the Univac found in >> the VintageComputer Museum and play all these fun games! VCF East runs >> April 17-19.The demo will run Saturday and Sunday 1PM to 3PM April 18 & >> 19.Take care!Jeff BraceVCF East Showrunner > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 95, Issue 1 > **********************************************

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Replica Burroughs B205 console for sale
by Mike Loewen 01 Apr '26

01 Apr '26

I recently acquired an identical pair of replica B205 control consoles, and I wish to sell one. Pictures of the unit and a description are at: https://q7.neurotica.com/Prop_Console/ I can bring the unit to VCF East. Asking price is $700. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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