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

OT: Bob Perricelli Plaque Dedication Ceremony - Sat. May 16, 1PM
by Jeffrey Brace 08 May '26

08 May '26

Hello everyone, Bob Perricelli who passed away in Oct. 2025 was a long time volunteer at InfoAge who ran the World War 2 miniatures museum. He will be recognized in a plaque dedication ceremony in the dining room of the Marconi Hotel. DATE: Saturday, May 16 TIME: 1PM RSVP: Gloria.Kudrick(a)infoage.org FLYER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bygNqpYYvg1X-p98O_WJCrDAA1SsYSQ_/view?usp=… Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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VCF swap meet
by Sentrytv 06 May '26

06 May '26

Jeff, if possible, please enter the swap meet into the ARRL Hamfest calendar. Thank you Mike Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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VCF swap meet renaming suggestion and map mistake?
by bernieS 06 May '26

06 May '26

The name, "Vintage Computer Swap Meet" is likely to dissuade some people from coming if they infer that only vintage computers will be for sale. Because LOTS of non-computer electronic equipment will be available, I suggest the event be renamed as "Vintage Computer & Electronics Swap Meet" to be more accurate and descriptive. This is event name that should be sent to the ARRL Hamfests & Conventions Calendar for publication on their website. http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search/page:1/Location.state:NY/model:Event I have been attending hamfests and vintage radio and telephone equipment swap meets for more than 50 years and the convention is to name the event descriptively and accurately so attendees know what to expect. Also, the map at: https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05 Swap_Meet_Map_VCF_Brookdale-1.png says: "OLD SWAT MEET LOCATION". This might be a typo, or maybe it was intentional should the SWAT team show up again. They can go there and stay out of our way while they play with their guns and dogs and drones for hours and practice bossing each other around instead of our people. -bernieS > Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] New VCF Swap Meet Location (right across > the street) > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > As you can see from this picture: > https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Swap_Meet_Map_VCF_Brookdale-1.… > > The swap meet will be in a new location (right across the street from the > old location). We are renting Brookdale's parking lot. So the price per > space is now $25 per space and no discount for additional spaces. General > Admission is still $5. > > Please read this first before asking questions as all the info is here: > https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/ > > Take care! > > Jeff Brace > VCF Fundraising Manager

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pulling data from IBM 3480 tapes - anyone interested in $$
by Bill Degnan 04 May '26

04 May '26

I have an opportunity to read some 3480 and related IBM format tapes, looking for someone in the Phila area who has the hardware to archive/retrieve the data from this format. This would be a service for which you would gete paid. Contact me privately through kennettclassic.com/contact.cfm Thanks BIll

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New VCF Swap Meet Location (right across the street)
by Jeffrey Brace 04 May '26

04 May '26

As you can see from this picture: https://vcfed.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Swap_Meet_Map_VCF_Brookdale-1.… The swap meet will be in a new location (right across the street from the old location). We are renting Brookdale's parking lot. So the price per space is now $25 per space and no discount for additional spaces. General Admission is still $5. Please read this first before asking questions as all the info is here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/ Take care! Jeff Brace VCF Fundraising Manager

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Re: Printers was MSDOS
by Jeffrey Golas 03 May '26

03 May '26

I had a model 32 teletype at my Exhibit this year, which I think sometimes got more interest than the actual exhibit. It was mistaken for a 33 as they look similar but very different inside. I almost brought an epson dot matrix to print weather maps but ran out of table and car space. I also bought the Next laser printer in the consignment, we'll see if I can get it going. It would be cool to do a big focus on printing! Jeff

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Lost Fluke in CDL (VCF East)
by CJ Reha 02 May '26

02 May '26

Hi all, This is perhaps a bit embarrassingly late, but I'm finally getting unpacked from VCF East and realized my Fluke multimeter is missing. I was using it for a time in the CDL to work on a few CRT monitors, and I think in the fog of confusion surrounding the unfortunate events on Sunday I may have left it in there by accident. If anyone sees a kinda dirty Fluke 87 III with a nice set of Pomona probes please let me know! Frankly I care a lot more about the probes than the meter, they were expensive!! :) All the best, CJ

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Earliest version of MSDOS recovered
by Richard Cini 01 May '26

01 May '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 East Pics?
by William Sudbrink 30 Apr '26

30 Apr '26

Wish I could have been there but just couldn't. Does anyone have pictures/video of the whole thing up yet? I'd love to see some of the Ohio Scientific exhibits. Thanks, Bill S. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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UU NET archives
by Gregg Levine 30 Apr '26

30 Apr '26

Hello! Back around the early days of Linux, I ran a 2.2.18 kernel setup on a Dell. It was connected to the Internet via an external modem, (the Dell normally ran Windows 98SE and the modem was an internal Windows only one.) I would from time to time visit the FTP site behind UU NET and noted the presence of compressed source code archives. I would then download any of them, and extract them appropriately, they were SHAR archives, and I was able to do so. Naturally not all of them would work. That is to compile using the tools found in those days. I do not even think they will work today. Naturally when the vendor behind the site was bought by Verizon, I noted that it all went away. Would anyone besides Dave M, know where the site was saved to before it was turned off by mistake. (I wrote and asked Dave M directly.) Oh and the dino is asleep until July. ---- 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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