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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] August 2017 Workshop Final Reminder August 12& 13
by Neil Cherry 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

On 07/29/2017 02:31 PM, William Dromgoole via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I guess its more windows 10 magic. > > If I cut and paste it to the browser it works. > If I click on it it goes to some google type of page. Not Windows magic but rather line break in the link: Signup here: : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BJNQloAe-g_ ZtSvnkayNCCAy3SfYUMScgviOikcXnuY/edit?usp=sharing I see that as 2 lines (Thunderbird only gets half to click). <get off my lawn> When I was a kid, we'd have to run a script to filter that out and automatically run the browser from a shell ... </get off my lawn> ;-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] August 2017 Workshop Final Reminder August 12 & 13
by Evan Koblentz 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

>> Link doesn’t work for me. Works fine for me. ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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Warehouse shelving
by Evan Koblentz 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

Everyone, We need more warehouse shelving. Don and I used the last shelf yesterday. The good news is, our warehouse is looking GREAT now. It's the cleanest and safest we've ever seen in there. The bad news is some things are still piled onto pallets, or worse: on the floor. The units we get cost $100 each, however, first we'll buy individual parts to make complete units from our current supply of extra poles/wheels. Please click here if you can help: http://vcfed.org/wp/contribute/ As always, contributions to VCFed are tax-deductible. Thanks, Evan ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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August 2017 Workshop Final Reminder August 12 & 13
by Jeffrey Brace 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

Last reminder for August workshop. If we don't get enough signed up in a few days, then I'm moving it to the smaller room. The date is August 12 & 13. InfoAge fee is $10 per day for the workshop. Overnight stay is $25 per night. Please sign up now so that I can make sure there is enough room. Otherwise we will put late signups into the far corner of the big room away from everyone facing the wall. And you must wear an aluminum foil hat the whole weekend. Signup here: : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BJNQloAe-g_ ZtSvnkayNCCAy3SfYUMScgviOikcXnuY/edit?usp=sharing -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ========================================================

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Re: Digest, Vol 21, Issue 26 Msg # 6 Motor Controller
by SVCatITC＠aol.com 29 Jul '17

29 Jul '17

Just one more note on motor controllers. Wikipedia has a nice discussion on these things ranging from the simple to the complex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_controller If you click on the "contactor" link, there is a good representation pix of a common contactor, something similar to what Bill D. might have purchased. I'll shut up now unless others may want to continue the discussion on this topic. Bill Inderrieden In a message dated 7/29/2017 12:30:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SVCatITC(a)aol.com writes: A motor controller, above 1 hp, and usually used on a 3 ph line, is a glorified relay. It however has, added features of thermal cutouts on each of the phases on the load side of the relay. It's normal electrical name is a contactor. The actuating coil is usually 120 VAC, however it can be in special cases 24 VAC or 24 VDC. Some of the reasons it is used is: 1. To start all 3 phases at the same time to the motor. 2. Provide (in some cases) a local START / STOP pushbutton station. 3. Provide trip protection in case of overload or stall of the motor. 4. Allow remote START / STOP capabilities / facilities. They are usually big and bulky because the contacts are rated to handle the high horsepower inductive current ratings. They also must make and break the circuit quickly to quench the arc over so as not to weld the contacts together. More questions about this topic are welcome. Bill Inderrieden In a message dated 7/28/2017 12:16:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org writes: Message: 6 Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:14:27 -0400 From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> To: Vcf <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines Message-ID: <11095b74-0b91-4f41-9828-84e6b181650c(a)vcfed.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> Maybe Martin will provide one to us but I didn?t ask. I found one on Amazon for $142.00 https://www.amazon.com/Starter-definite-magnetic-Square-8911dpsg23v09/dp/B00 GGPZ9P4 Well you just posted on the public list which he reads, too. :) Anyway: what's a magnetic motor controller?

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Re: Digest, Vol 21, Issue 26 Msg # 6 Motor Controller
by SVCatITC＠aol.com 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

A motor controller, above 1 hp, and usually used on a 3 ph line, is a glorified relay. It however has, added features of thermal cutouts on each of the phases on the load side of the relay. It's normal electrical name is a contactor. The actuating coil is usually 120 VAC, however it can be in special cases 24 VAC or 24 VDC. Some of the reasons it is used is: 1. To start all 3 phases at the same time to the motor. 2. Provide (in some cases) a local START / STOP pushbutton station. 3. Provide trip protection in case of overload or stall of the motor. 4. Allow remote START / STOP capabilities / facilities. They are usually big and bulky because the contacts are rated to handle the high horsepower inductive current ratings. They also must make and break the circuit quickly to quench the arc over so as not to weld the contacts together. More questions about this topic are welcome. Bill Inderrieden In a message dated 7/28/2017 12:16:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org writes: Message: 6 Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:14:27 -0400 From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> To: Vcf <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines Message-ID: <11095b74-0b91-4f41-9828-84e6b181650c(a)vcfed.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> Maybe Martin will provide one to us but I didn?t ask. I found one on Amazon for $142.00 https://www.amazon.com/Starter-definite-magnetic-Square-8911dpsg23v09/dp/B00 GGPZ9P4 Well you just posted on the public list which he reads, too. :) Anyway: what's a magnetic motor controller?

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VCF West, Got my flight, Room and Car
by Christian Liendo 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

I got my flight, Room and Car. So I guess I will see who will be there.

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It's heeeeere
by Evan Koblentz 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

Generator is here and resting comfortably on a pallet in the warehouse.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines
by systems_glitch 28 Jul '17

28 Jul '17

The motor starter/protector keeps the 3-phase motor in the MG set from burning up if something goes wrong. Definitely go with a name-brand like the Square D you linked. The pin and sleeve connectors are a great idea, though there are also 3-phase specific twistlok connectors as well, which are much cheaper. If he's got the connectors anyway, they're the better solution. Thanks, Jonathan On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 8:10 PM, William Dromgoole via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Sorry everyone. > This was meant to be a private post to Duane. > I don’t understand windows 10 email apparently . > > Sorry again. It’s a new computer. > > Bill Dromgoole > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:23 PM > To: Vcf > Cc: Evan Koblentz > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines > > >> I’ve been emailing with Martin Flynn who is a friend of Infoage. > > I'd like to add for everyone to know: Martin is very much a friend of VCF, > not just Infoage in general. Sometimes his contributions are > behind-the-scenes but he helps us in many useful ways. > ________________________ > Evan Koblentz, director > Vintage Computer Federation > A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit > > Evan(a)vcfed.org > +1 (646) 546-9999 > > www.vcfed.org > facebook.com/vcfederation > instagram.com/vcfederation > twitter.com/vcfederation > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

>> I’ve been emailing with Martin Flynn who is a friend of Infoage. I'd like to add for everyone to know: Martin is very much a friend of VCF, not just Infoage in general. Sometimes his contributions are behind-the-scenes but he helps us in many useful ways. ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

>> Maybe Martin will provide one to us but I didn’t ask. I found one on Amazon for $142.00 https://www.amazon.com/Starter-definite-magnetic-Square-8911dpsg23v09/dp/B0… Well you just posted on the public list which he reads, too. :) Anyway: what's a magnetic motor controller?

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines
by Duane 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

>>>the highlight of upcoming repair workshops may be a cage match between >>>Dromgoole, Loewen, and Primus, Need to get Evan a striped shirt and a whistle. -----Original Message----- From: Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 12:25 AM To: vcf-midatlantic Cc: Evan Koblentz Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum power / Running bigger machines There have been a few posts about our recent/ongoing museum power update. Here is the latest exciting information. - Last week, a local electrician installed a 30A circuit and 3-phase outlet. Before anyone asks, yes, there was a permit from the town. - We ordered a 50-ft. extension cord designed for that outlet and suitable power level. (Yikes those are expensive! But totally worthwhile.) - We ordered a motor-generator that can run the whole Univac. It'll be here in a few days. Big special thanks to the System Source Computer Museum for donating the funds to purchase this. They will borrow it on occasion to test/power their own big iron. - Bill Drom. built a wooden cart with casters specifically for the motor-generator. - The new circuit/outlet enables us to operate ONE minicomputer or mainframe at a time. As such, the highlight of upcoming repair workshops may be a cage match between Dromgoole, Loewen, and Primus, as they battle to power the Univac, HP-1000 system, and Prime 6550. :) X-factors: DEC VAX 785, Cray, Data General Nova, Commodore 128 (just kidding). ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Chuck Peddle @ VCF-West
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jul '17

27 Jul '17

> I'm Chris, I live just outside Baltimore, work just outside Washington, > DC. I'm a SysAdmin who's been in love with computers since the very > first time I touched a keyboard as a child. Welcome to the group. There's already a Chris (L.) here, so I deem thee Chris H.; please sign messages that way to avoid confusion. Don't feel bad: there are four Bill D.'s! Several people here are in the Baltimore/DC region. Let me know off-list if you'd like to visit VCF headquarters aka the museum. Our next repair workshop is the weekend of Aug. 12-13 but you could visit anytime, given a couple of weeks' notice.

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Friday
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jul '17

26 Jul '17

Anyone available to do warehouse work this Friday? ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Chuck Peddle @ VCF-West
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jul '17

26 Jul '17

> Will someone be recording/posting a video of it? Chris: looks like that was your first post to this list. Please introduce yourself... where you're from, what's your interest in vintage computing, etc.

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Museum power / Running bigger machines
by Evan Koblentz 25 Jul '17

25 Jul '17

There have been a few posts about our recent/ongoing museum power update. Here is the latest exciting information. - Last week, a local electrician installed a 30A circuit and 3-phase outlet. Before anyone asks, yes, there was a permit from the town. - We ordered a 50-ft. extension cord designed for that outlet and suitable power level. (Yikes those are expensive! But totally worthwhile.) - We ordered a motor-generator that can run the whole Univac. It'll be here in a few days. Big special thanks to the System Source Computer Museum for donating the funds to purchase this. They will borrow it on occasion to test/power their own big iron. - Bill Drom. built a wooden cart with casters specifically for the motor-generator. - The new circuit/outlet enables us to operate ONE minicomputer or mainframe at a time. As such, the highlight of upcoming repair workshops may be a cage match between Dromgoole, Loewen, and Primus, as they battle to power the Univac, HP-1000 system, and Prime 6550. :) X-factors: DEC VAX 785, Cray, Data General Nova, Commodore 128 (just kidding). ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Anyone know of Amiga 2000 for sale around DC metro area?
by Ethan 25 Jul '17

25 Jul '17

Anyone know of a lower cost Amiga 2000 in the DC metro area for sale? CPU + Keyboard (maybe mouse but I have one from A500s/A600) Thanks

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Mystery code
by Jeffrey Jonas 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

There were many 'traditions' when cards were the primary input. Most languages allowed a comment/sequence number in columns 73-80. Before revision control systems, it was common to put the program/step/phase name and version on there, thus the few incremental numbers. Or number all the cards in increments of 10 - so a sorter could put a dropped deck back in order - the multiple of 10 was to allow for inserting cards later -- jeff jonas who still has a "numbering machine" stamper, just in case

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IDE drive list for Zenith Data Systems Z-386
by Matt Patoray 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

Does anyone out there have a table for the specs for the hard drive types in a Zenith Data Systems Z-386 PC? The bios has 64 different drive types. -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG

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Chuck Peddle @ VCF-West
by Christian Liendo 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

Will he actually be there or will be be a video feed? I'm seriously looking at flights.

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Museum Report 2017-07-23 July 23, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

Bill Dromgoole was there today and it was a busy day with 20 to 25 people going through the museum. He also started work on the dolly for the new generator that we will be receiving soon. -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ======================================================== <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Museum Report 2017-07-22 July 22, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

I'm late with yesterday's museum report. About a dozen or so visitors, from casual interest to very interested. Some of them were still there from the Ham Radio event at InfoAge from 8am to 12pm. The flow of visitors was steady, so I kept busy throughout my time there. Bill Dromgoole is docent there, so I finally get a break from being docent. I'm like there every weekend. Thanks Bill! -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ======================================================== <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Stranger Things season 2 trailer - Commodore 1702 monitors?
by Christopher Gioconda 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

Hi everyone, This evening I watched the new trailer for season 2 of Stranger Things (Netflix) , and I'm pretty confident that a bunch of Commodore 1702 monitors were used in a scene approx. 1:06 in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgS2L7WPIO4 For those who may not know the show, it's set in the early 1980s and is extremely faithful to the time period in terms of plot and props. Let me know if I'm completely off, or if I just happened to recognize something. Thanks! Christopher Gioconda

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Free - DC-6150 Tape Factory Sealed
by John Heritage 23 Jul '17

23 Jul '17

Does anyone have a need for a Factory Sealed DC-6150 Tape (Maxwell Brand)? I held onto this for too long due to nostalgia (loved backing up my BBS do this size tape.. Although I think I mostly used the 250 MB models..) If you want it, just let me know. I'll ship free or if you feel like paying for the stamps after you get it, you can Paypal me after receiving. John

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Sperry Univac in Chicago...
by William Sudbrink 22 Jul '17

22 Jul '17

Wasn't sure if Dave McGuire would be close enough or interested enough. https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/sys/d/vintage-new-dos-epson/6207271982.ht ml Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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hey KFest
by william degnan 22 Jul '17

22 Jul '17

So ... got anything to report? How is the event? Photos? Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum upgrade!
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Martin A Flynn via vcf-midatlantic writes: > NEMA L21-30R ... was all I needed. ;)

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum upgrade!
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Lol my mistake. The people photo is from here at Kfest. But the other >pho= to is big power!!! Now we have 3-phase to run the big iron and >minicomput= ers. I can't make out the NEMA designation from your photo. Poor resolution.

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Museum upgrade!
by Evan Koblentz 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

This happened inside the VCF computer museum today: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByDGrBUI895VY1VUU094RE5tbDA/view?usp=drive… https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5thK4McllfJbVJ4SDVvbTJ3Ync/view?usp=drive… ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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last call: Modem
by David Hoelzer 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Hello again! I posted last week that I had come across a US Robotics 56k modem. Someone here had been looking for a serial modem. This is your last call before it goes back to the dump.

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OT: Free stuff
by Jim Scheef 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Free stuff if you need it: Epson ink cartridges for Stylus Photo 780/785EPX/825/870/875DC/875DCS/890/900/1270/1280 These are T008 and T007 in unopened boxes. ATEN Console Extender CE-120 This has PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse plus VGA. No cables, but the wall-wart seems to have never been used. Includes the documentation and warrantee card. Both free for shipping from CT. Jim

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Wanted: HP-IB cable
by Mike Loewen 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Does anyone have an extra HP 10833B cable (2meter)? Contact me off-list with your asking price. Thanks! Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] UNIVAC 1219
by Duane 20 Jul '17

20 Jul '17

Bill, Send him a link to my Yahoo! group; https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/UnivacComputers/info Sounds like someone who would like to play with my 1219 emulator and assembler. Did you find out where he lives? Might be able to help, might have some old tapes. May I steal his photo for my group? I see that he was on the USS Midway. That is a museum in San Diego. I wonder if their 1219's are still intact. I was contacting them a few years ago about a video on utube with a 1540 in motion ,only to find they had replaced the reel motors with some commercial ones and had built a simulator to fake the lights. He said that the NAVY had smashed up the insides good before they turned it over. If they did the same to the 1219's , maybe I don’t want know. One of the many dead-ends looking for pubs. Duane -----Original Message----- From: william degnan via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:28 AM To: vcf-midatlantic Cc: william degnan Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] UNIVAC 1219 As many of you know we're waiting for delivery of a generator for the UNIVAC 1219 and peripherals restoration project. I have a thread on my web site about the UNIVAC 1219 and from time to time US Navy 1219 support team Alumni send me comments and docs and info to post them to my site. I was recently contacted by a guy named John King, he sent me a photo of him posing in front of the 1219 he supported as well as some PDF scans of docs he had related to the 1219. From this thread I have also added links to the original 2010 thread I created when we rescued the 1219 currently being restored at the museum. http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=692 You can also download a copy of the 1219 brochure and other docs related to the 1219. I have more docs in paper format, plus UNIVAC 418/419/419-II, etc which are similar but I assume these are already on bitsavers Bill

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UNIVAC 1219
by william degnan 20 Jul '17

20 Jul '17

As many of you know we're waiting for delivery of a generator for the UNIVAC 1219 and peripherals restoration project. I have a thread on my web site about the UNIVAC 1219 and from time to time US Navy 1219 support team Alumni send me comments and docs and info to post them to my site. I was recently contacted by a guy named John King, he sent me a photo of him posing in front of the 1219 he supported as well as some PDF scans of docs he had related to the 1219. From this thread I have also added links to the original 2010 thread I created when we rescued the 1219 currently being restored at the museum. http://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=692 You can also download a copy of the 1219 brochure and other docs related to the 1219. I have more docs in paper format, plus UNIVAC 418/419/419-II, etc which are similar but I assume these are already on bitsavers Bill

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Working Cray J90 emulator!
by Ethan 20 Jul '17

20 Jul '17

Check this out: http://cray.modularcircuits.com/ One day I will get mine powered back up and try to figure out why the OS install keeps core dumping.

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Museum Report 2017-07-19 July 19, 2017
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

Fred gave a super speedy tour to two ladies who seemed to have worked at Fort Monmouth. At least one of them had used a Wang word-processor before. There were two other groups totaling 7 people that came through with moderate interest. One guy stopped by with a picture of his father's company's Univac I from 1963. It was pretty cool. They used it for adding zip codes to mailing labels as well as stock market prediction. The name of his father's company was SysteMetrics - electronics division of Budd Company. He shared with me some photos that he had. The Univac I was bought used from Harvard University. Here are some pictures: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9SJLfGXYiG5alR6U3VZNXRkdVk -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ========================================================

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Files from NJ's Compu-Data BBS
by william degnan 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

John Heritage sent me a disk containing misc programs and ANSI files, downloaded from a BBS in the later 1980's. For those interested, I uploaded them here: http://www.vintagecomputer.net/temp/HERITAGE 609-232-1245 | $ Compu-Data Compu Data, Compu-Data, Compu-Data 1, | Compu-Data, 17 Nodes, CompuData, CompuData | BBS | Turnersville, NJ (1987-1996) SYSOP | Phil Gordemer, Phil Gordemer SOFTWARE | PCBoard

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August Workshop (Aug 12 & 13)
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Jul '17

17 Jul '17

As a reminder the August workshop will be on August 12 & 13. Signup is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=13qn9xUYyZum3ZD8HV0HtYJ2NHfDsY 8Tmdw8NQyIHS-4 I hope that this time there are no conflicts with other events. <https://drive.google.com/open?id=13qn9xUYyZum3ZD8HV0HtYJ2NHfDsY8Tmdw8NQyIHS…> -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ======================================================== <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3176-b?utm_medium=email&utm_so…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Workshop report
by Evan Koblentz 17 Jul '17

17 Jul '17

Bill Drom. spent all weekend working on the Univac and in particular its tape drive. Watched it soon for the first time today! Adam did warehouse things and some system testing. He helped me evaluate eight Apple //c units and one //c Plus. He can elaborate on other things that he did. Jonathan S. and I tested 18 Apple II Plus and IIe systems. Some worked immediately, some we made work by swapping components, and some need more advanced repair than we could do and/or parts we lack. Jeff B./Jeff J., feel free to comment on what you worked on.

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hamful helpful handy hints
by Jeffrey Jonas 16 Jul '17

16 Jul '17

I may have mentioned this before: little plastic bags are available at BigLots and your supermarket: Hefty basics double zipper "snack portion pack". 80: 3 1/2" x 5 7/8" to a box. Very sturdy, perfect for small parts! Walmart sells smaller ziplock bags in the crafts section for beads! A workshop "must-have" for all those tiny loose parts! I just got back from the Sussex County Amateur Radio Club Inc. hamfest. The outdoor flea market is IMPRESSIVE! I did not find any treasures (no $20 Kim) but came back with all sorts of goodies from jumpers and knobs and connectors to a Nixie voltmeter. Somehow I missed catching up with Kelly, but I got to chat with Jeff Galinat (dealer with the greate location: cool breeze), Herb Johnson, Dean and not-Drew. The Saturday workshop went well: I did my project and the photos show lotsa Apple ][c,+,e being tested. Commodore stuff too! -- jeffj

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Re:Digest, Vol 21, Issue 6 Bad Link for Aug Workshop
by SVCatITC＠aol.com 16 Jul '17

16 Jul '17

Hi Jeff and All; The link that Jeff refers to for the August workshop, looks up the June workshop. I tried it twice. I have the original link here that seems to work OK and I am the third and last so far to sign up. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BJNQloAe-g_ZtSvnkayNCCAy3SfYUMScgviO ikcXnuY/edit?usp=sharing Check my work Jeff and respond accordingly. Bill Inderrieden In a message dated 7/7/2017 12:02:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org writes: Message: 2 Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 01:09:36 -0400 From: Jeffrey Brace <ark72axow(a)gmail.com> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] August Workshop (Aug 12 & 13) Message-ID: <CAKVfvQxZxW9jL2KuhU8B-n_fMCyycTap-2HrTiZTy4XvRTG72w(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" As a reminder the August workshop will be on August 12 & 13. Signup is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=13qn9xUYyZum3ZD8HV0HtYJ2NHfDsY 8Tmdw8NQyIHS-4 I hope that this time there are no conflicts with other events. <https://drive.google.com/open?id=13qn9xUYyZum3ZD8HV0HtYJ2NHfDsY8Tmdw8NQyIHS -4> -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace

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Looking for schematics[pdf] - Vector Hi-Res Graphics board [S-100]
by Dan Roganti 16 Jul '17

16 Jul '17

Anyone have pdf schematics for the Vector Hi-Res Graphics board [S-100] This is from 1977, a similar design as the Dazzler but much higher resolution,256x240 Although it's not color, it does have 16 level grey scale at 128x120, I think it was a nice design. Wouldn't take much to add color with a phase delay color burst. But it relies specifically on using their own 8K memory card for the bitmap memory. Because it contains DIP ribbon cables which plug into certain IC sockets on their memory card Also looking for the owners manual too, most likely the schematics are in there too. I like to make this compatible for any 8K memory card. BTW, there's one on eB@y right now w/o manual but some of us Italians are inflicted with a case of mafundzalo ;) here's the page from the catalog http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/s100/vg77cat4.jpg and some closeup pics http://rogtronics.net/files/hobby/comp/vector/ Dan -- _ ____ / \__/ Scotty, We Need More Power !! \_/ _\__ Aye, Cap'n, but we've only got 80 col's !!

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Workshop breakfast 7/16/17
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Jul '17

15 Jul '17

We are meeting at the Blue Swan diner in Ocean at 9am for breakfast in case others want to join us. -- ======================================================== Jeff Brace ========================================================

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Wi-fi range extender
by Mike Willegal 15 Jul '17

15 Jul '17

Since power lines typically are not shielded, I doubt if that power line solution is FCC compliant. I have a friend who briefly worked for a power line WAN startup - he said they couldn’t get anywhere because of radiated emissions. regards, Mike Willegal

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Update - I'll be there at 9am
by Evan Koblentz 15 Jul '17

15 Jul '17

Arriving at the museum one hour earlier than expected today. Join me if you want. ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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tomorrow
by Evan Koblentz 15 Jul '17

15 Jul '17

I'll be at the museum around 10ish tomorrow morning. Whomever shows up second can help me set up tables and chairs. :) ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Scrap dealer finds Apollo-era NASA computers in dead engineer’s basement in PA
by Duane Craps 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

Looks like the same Potter Tape Drives that were used on the UNIVAC 1240 Magnetic Tape Unit. The UNIVAC generation of equipment before the 1540's at VCFed. The T-handle was to retract the tension arms mechanically rather than with a motor as the later units had. Duane On 7/14/2017 2:43 PM, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I get someone in the Pittsburgh area might want to know about this. > > > https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/nasa-computer-engineer-basement/ >

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IGNORE test
by Duane Craps 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

test

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Scrap dealer finds Apollo-era NASA computers in dead engineer’s basement in PA
by Christian Liendo 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

I get someone in the Pittsburgh area might want to know about this. https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/nasa-computer-engineer-basement/

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OT: Sussex County ARC Hamfest This Sunday July 16th
by Kelly Leavitt 14 Jul '17

14 Jul '17

Kind of OT, but usually there is some vintage stuff to be found... The Annual Sussex County Hamfest will be Sunday July 16, 2017 We still get several hundred tailgaters and about a thousand buyers. As usual, I'll be working the food concession. Gates open at 6:00am for sellers/tailgaters 8:00am for buyers 270,000 square feet (Six Plus Acres!) of outdoor tailgate space and 10,000 square feet of indoor space. Food, Door Prizes and Ample Parking too! Held at the Sussex County Fair Grounds, 37 Plains Road Augusta, NJ 07822 Confirmed indoor vendors * KJI Electronics * Quicksilver Radio * Satellite Sam * Manual Man * Plum Dx Supplies * The Wooden Ham For more information email us at Hamfest(a)scarcnj.org<mailto:hamfest@scarcnj.org?subject=2017%20Hamfest> or call us at 973-862-8197 Thank You for supporting our Hamfest Sussex County ARC Hamfest Committee For more information our webpage is http://www.scarcnj.org/hamfest.html Email Hamfest(a)scarcnj.org<mailto:Hamfest@scarcnj.org?subject=July%20Hamfest> Phone 973-862-8197 See you on July 16th 73 the Sussex County ARC Hamfest Committee [http://www.scarcnj.org/images/arrl-logo.gif] ARRL Approved Hamfest <mailto:Hamfest@scarcnj.org?subject=July%20Hamfest>

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