June 2026 - vcf-midatlantic

Re: The Museum's NeXT Cube
by Jonathan Sturges 20 Jun '26

20 Jun '26

> I’ve personally had good results with the Sandisk Max Endurance and Samsung Pro Endurance cards that are meant for security and dash cameras. These are not quite as good as the industrial cards though, and likely won’t be better at long term retention if that’s the issue. I can second this... well at least for other SanDisk pro-sumer cards. I've got a SanDisk Extreme PRO card that's been in my dashcam for 6 years (!!) and continues to be dead reliable. That's 6 years of extreme temps and constant writes. I also trust SanDisk because they honor their warranties. Jumping around this thread, I see there's 1 seller on Amazon with available 16GB SanDisk Industrial cards: https://a.co/d/0dDqTjBiI would hope these are less risky for fakes b/c the scammers favor the high-volume sales. As long as it identifies itself properly in Linux and/or the SanDisk Mac or Windows software, I'd feel like a card was probably legit. Finally, I'm not the most convenient but I can image the cube as well, if nobody beats me to it. -Jonathan

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ibm covertible in depford nj in fb mkt place
by Bill Degnan 20 Jun '26

20 Jun '26

not affiliated with the seller, good price on FB marketplace depford, nj https://www.facebook.com/share/1D8tzjUhhN/?mibextid=wwXIfr bill

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The Museum's NeXT Cube
by Joseph Giliberti 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

Attention all: The museum's NeXT Cube needs the flash card rewritten so that it boots again. Who was the last person who got this done? Can you please do it again? Regards, Joe Giliberti

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Me on TV...
by William Sudbrink 19 Jun '26

19 Jun '26

Well, we will see whether I shine in my 15 minutes of fame or embarrass myself, but I will be on Chesapeake Collectables, Maryland Public Television's version of Antiques Roadshow, on June 15th at 7:30pm. Also repeated a couple of times later in the week. I will be showing (having appraised) a full up operational Altair 8800 along with the January 1975 Popular Electronics and an ADM-3A. It was running CP/M along with a couple of simple programs I wrote to provide some blinkenlights. MPT even mentions it in the intro to the June program guide: https://files.constantcontact.com/e88923da701/caa9ca5e-e0fe-4677-81f3-af4ea… Folks from Pennsylvania down to Virginia should be able to watch it locally. I think it will end up on the PBS web site after a couple of months. If anyone desperately wants to see it, and I'm not too embarrassed by it, I may stream my part from my server. Bill S. -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com

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Any Modelers out there?
by Douglas Crawford 18 Jun '26

18 Jun '26

Looking for experienced model painter to paint our 1/10 scale 3D printed ENIAC model that was fabricated in black. -- Best Regards, Douglas Crawford VCF Museum Manager InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719

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OT: InfoAge Fundraiser Window replacement in 9032-A (The big exhibit room)
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Jun '26

15 Jun '26

Message from Steve Lang, a trustee of InfoAge and part of the model train group: *"Members,* *Most all of the member groups of InfoAge use 9032A. The windows are in deplorable condition. Board of Trustees member Matt Sniffen has provided a quote to replace them. The cost of the replacement windows is between $10,000 and $11,000. He will put up $5000 and install them. The Garden State Central Model Railroad Club would like to raise the balance of approximately $5000. GSC will match all donations up to $2500 which doubles every dollar that is donated. To date I have gotten commitments of $550 from individuals and one member group. With the GSC matching donation that is $1100 and we are just getting started. Please consider this project as all of the members will benefit from it. * *R. Steven Lang* *Marketing Director* *InfoAge Science and History Museums"* If you would like to donate to this fundraiser, then they are accepting donations by check to: InfoAge 2201 Marconi Rd, Wall Township, NJ 07719 In the note section specify "Window Replacement". Jeff Brace

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Lee Felsenstein Livestream Sun. Jun 14 at 1PM (Eastern)
by Jeffrey Brace 13 Jun '26

13 Jun '26

Lee Felsenstein livestream Sun. June 14 at 1PM (Eastern): https://youtube.com/live/Js6R3OIxiKY *Title*: A Look at Personal Computer History and its Future. *Description*: Why did personal computers come into existence? What happened to the confident predictions for the future of microprocessors? Why and how did a stratum of ordinary people develop their skills to take control over the direction of the most consequential technology that was headed in a different direction? From the vantage point of 54 years of participation in the personal computer industry I will offer some observations and viewpoints which may help to explain how we got here and why each of us is a consequential player in one of the world's most exceptional and unpredictable processes of mass participatory technological development. Because of their very nature as programmable handlers of information we have already seized control of the direction of personal computers -- we now stand at the threshold of their futures facing many different possible paths, not all of which are positive. We have, as individuals and collectively as a community, accomplished great things, and I hope to make the case that we have the opportunity, by honoring and applying what we have learned, to take the technology to new places such that we continue our process of expanding human possibilities, while having fun at the same time. See you there! Jeff Brace

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s100 cheap in NY
by Bill Degnan 12 Jun '26

12 Jun '26

found this $15 s100 parts system in Malverne, NY: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CpJ8kbsrx/?mibextid=wwXIfr not affiliated with seller, you need a facebook account to access link, etc Bill

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Lot of IBM cards on Facebook Marketplace
by Vince Besse 07 Jun '26

07 Jun '26

I wouldn't even know what to do with this stuff so it's not for me, but if anyone near Cherry Hill wants to take a chance on some clearly rather old looking PCBs that may or may not be for IBM computers, here you go. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1821942375676106/?

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SUN box keyboard and mouse
by Gregg Levine 05 Jun '26

05 Jun '26

Hello! I have here a SUN SPARC 5 system. For the longest it originally ran headless and attempted to either keep up as my website's server. And of course supply me with local files. The website end was downed a while later, the serving of files ended soon after. Problem I now want to restart it as a desktop, and I believe it wears proprietary to SUN connectors for the keyboard and mouse. I did not see any at the swapmeet. 4 It did seem to wear a standard VGA type video out connector on its back though. Would anyone have a spare of the keyboard and mouse that would work on this system available? ---- 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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