May 2026 - vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

Cray supercomputer dollar coin, coming soon!
by Jeffrey Jonas 05 Sep '26

05 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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Earliest version of MSDOS recovered
by Richard Cini 04 Sep '26

04 Sep '26

All — I haven’t been able to talk about this early MSDOS recovery project since a few of us began working on it in September, but you can see the blog post by Scott Hanselman here. Scott’s post links to both @BrokenPipe’s site and mine where we discuss the process. In short, I was able to get 700-ish pages of original source listings from Tim Paterson which I scanned and then we converted to workable source code. It’s the earliest known version of DOS code to exist in the wild. https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/28/continuing-the-story-of-ea… Rich http://cini.classiccmp.org/ https://github.com/RichCini Long Island S100 User’s Group Get Outlook<https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS

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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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UK Atari STE on US via 240V transformer (50 vs 60 hz)?
by John Heritage 31 May '26

31 May '26

Hi folks, I'm importing an Atari STE from the UK, that requires 240V. I have a 120V to 240V transformer, and was wondering if that would work, or would there be a problem because the UK's grid runs at 50 Hz while the US grid runs at 60 Hz. I plan to replace the internal power supply with a modern 120V solution, but wanted to test the STE out of the box before I replaced the PSU. Thanks! John

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model 26 near Wall NJ
by Bill Degnan 31 May '26

31 May '26

not mine..Saw this on Facebook for thise of you into old model Teletypes https://www.facebook.com/share/1UVgMN74hK/?mibextid=wwXIfr b

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Swap meet space
by Sentrytv 30 May '26

30 May '26

Just an FYI, there was a typo on my application for space I am only taking one space not to and I paid for one Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Windy, cloudy and 65 degree - Swap Meet, Sat. May 30 8AM to 2PM
by Jeffrey Brace 29 May '26

29 May '26

The weather looks great as usual for our upcoming swap meet. *Keep in mind* There will be *no lunch truck*. They cancelled at the last minute and we were unable to find an alternative in time. It will be across the street from the old location at 6th St. & Monmouth Boulevard which is the Brookdale parking lot. *Vendor Registration* here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZcnVFT2lfJJuYwwJSwclxfyvZFBd1kp1… Info here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/ 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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Lee Felsenstein Livestream - Sun. June 14 at 1PM (Eastern)
by Jeffrey Brace 28 May '26

28 May '26

Lee Felsenstein will do a livestream on VCF's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/live/Js6R3OIxiKY?feature=share The talk will be Sun. June 14 at 1PM (Eastern) Lee's talk at VCF East 2026 was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We are doing a livestream to make up for his missed talk. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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The MARCH Workshop this weekend (May 30 & 31)
by Jeff Salzman 27 May '26

27 May '26

Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend (Saturday, May 30 & 31) at the MARCH monthly Workshop. Please note the hours: Saturday: 10AM to 7PM Sunday: 9AM to 4PM Bring your projects Bring your ideas Bring your questions And especially, BRING THE COOL STUFF YOU BOUGHT AT THE VCF SWAP MEET <https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/> to be able to play them, and even fix them if needed. If you're going to the Swap Meet, stop by and see what the MARCH Workshops are all about. You'll already be nearby. Won't hurt to check out the Workshop! Remember, Workshop attendance is $15 per day. Contact Jeff Salzman or Jeff Brace to arrange payment. There is still time to sign up for the Workshop at the link below: 2026-5-2 May 30-31, 2026 - Google Sheets <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lqFY3zJ-Wr4404XhBNdo7RQdOhWWXUm8_-I…> Information and InfoAge site directions to the Workshop room can be found here: Repair Workshops @ InfoAge – Vintage Computer Federation <https://vcfed.org/repair-workshops-at-infoage/> See you there! Jeff Salzman VCFed Steering Committee Member MARCH Workshop Manager

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Upcoming Events in Maryland at the System Source Computer Museum
by Ryan Burke 26 May '26

26 May '26

INIT HELLO: June 19–21 - The new Apple II conference is coming back to the Computer Museum at System Source. There will be workshops, talks, vendors, and other activities. Please visit https://init-hello.org/ to register and find more information. Apple 1 Open House: June 27th - Come visit the museum and see an original Apple 1 being repaired and have software running on it. Find more information and register here: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin… Video Game Open House: August 15th - At the museum's second video game open house, you will get to experience game consoles, some rare and unusual, on authentic CRTs! There will also be a special guest, Tito from Macho Nacho Productions on YouTube who will be showing off his reproduction of the original Xbox prototype. Find more information and register at the following link: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…

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