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FS: NOS MITS Disk Power Supply Board, Unassembled
by Systems Glitch 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272621563397 MITS Disk Power Supply board, presumably for MITS/Pertec disk drives. Probably pretty rare in that it's unassembled. Thanks, Jonathan

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FS: MITS Two Board Disk Controller Set
by Systems Glitch 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272621534373 Picked this up in a box of boards that appeared to have come from a scrapped out Altair 8800B Turnkey system. They've been electrically tested -- they don't draw excessive current, nothing gets hot, and they don't prevent my IMSAI 8080 from operating. I don't have disk drives so no further testing has been done. Guaranteed only not to have exploding regulators or exploding capacitors BIN price based on the kind of prices I've been seeing for the disk drives. Make an offer if you think it's too high. Do note that these controller boards are intended to work with MITS drives, not industry standard Shugart interface drives. Thanks, Jonathan

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Infoage needs networking help on Saturday
by Evan Koblentz 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

Martin is doing some network cable routing for Infoage this Saturday. I'll be in the museum that day; anyone interested in spending the day climbing in attics and such? If so, then email Martin directly: maflynn(a)theflynn.org .... the more our members help with IA projects, the better it reflects on us as a group. On 3/29/2017 6:34 PM, Martin A Flynn wrote: > > On Saturday, April 8th, We will be working on the main post to square > away several minor projects and would like to invite you to lend a hand! > > The POD (Plan Of the Day) is to arrive around 10:00 AM and attempt to > tackle the following items > > > Running a network cable to the access point in the 9059 Classroom > Will require being in the 9059 attic 1 > Installing a VGA cable for the projector in the 9059 Classroom > Portion of the job will require being in the 9059 attic 2 > Set up the power cable for the projector in the 9059 Classroom Can be > done from the 9059 classroom > 3 > Run the last two network cable sets in the IXR lab (empty wall boxes > between the IXR front door and the interior door of the CDL) > Portion of the job will require being in the 9059 attic, portion in > the 9059 furnace room > 4 > Network cables for the CEBOT ticket booth outside 9059 Will require > being in the 9059 attic > 5 > Fiber optic cable between 9059 and the furnace room of 9032D Will > require being in the 9059 attic, the 9032D attic, and on ladders in > the street. > 6 > Install IP cameras in the IXR lab > Portion of the job will require being in the 9059 attic, portion can > be done from the IXR lab. 7 > Mounting wall network equipment rack for IP Cameras and Access points > 9032D furnace room, will require working on a stepladder > 8 > Installing IP camera brackets in the RTM (attached to the ceiling grid) > 9032D exhibit space, , will require working on a stepladder 9 > Configuration of CISCO core in 6059 > Can be done from the IXR lab. 10 > > > Let me know if you available, and what items you are interested in > helping with. Feel free to pass along to your membership. > > Martin Flynn > >

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Powerbook G3, free to a good home
by William Dudley 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

Hi, I found something else that needs a home. Evan gets first crack at it for the museum. Mac Powerbook G3 Tested, works. Dual boots either OS-9 (9.0.4) or Xubuntu Linux 8.04 Comes with extra assorted bits: wall power supply zip drive that plugs into bay in the laptop various memory and I think, a CPU module PCMCIA dual-USB card. The computer is in Jackson, NJ I can bring to a VCF workshop Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

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THANK YOU
by Evan Koblentz 06 Apr '17

06 Apr '17

Hey everyone. I wanted to send this email Monday morning. Been crazy busy catching up on work and sleep! Many people in our group and from the InfoAge community commented that I seemed more relaxed at this year's VCF East than every other year. There are three words to explain the reasons. The first word is "team". More than ever, there were a ton of insanely helpful people doing event tasks these past few weeks and at the show itself. With advance apologies to anyone I forget, and in no particular order: some of the most helpful people immediately preceding the show were Corey (who's responsible for every penny of our business matters), Tony (and his employees) for doing a ton of physical labor, Bill Dudley, Adam, Jeff Galinat, Dean/Drew, Dave R., Dan, Bill W., Bill I., Bill Degnan, Henry, Amy, Ann, Jeff J., Don, and Martin; our gatekeeper Victor; InfoAge's support team of Patrick, Gloria, Jim, Dawn, Ben, Derek, and Elaine; and Garden State Central Model RR Club's Steve, Jimmy, Bob, etc. That leads to the other two words: Jeff Brace. Anyone with even a limited view inside VCF operations can see that Brace was "helpfulest" person of all. Our board smartly determined that Jeff's attention to detail and openness to hard work were the perfect balance to my hundred-mile-an-hour brain. They gave Jeff the role of project manager, which left me free to focus on my strengths (summarized as "public stuff": marketing, finding keynoters/presenters/sponsors, recruiting exhibitors, making a good layout, social media, interacting with other organizations, PR, museum improvements, etc.) .... however Jeff did more behind-the-scenes work before, during, and after the event than most of you will ever know. As I explained to many people last weekend: my job is to say, "Let's all go thataway!", and if the board approves the direction/funding then Jeff's job is to plan all the details for HOW to go that way. He's been our unsung hero. ________________________________ 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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Somewhat OT: Friden STW-10?
by Jameel Akari 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Friends and coworkers have been asking me about VCF-E. In conversation, a friend reminded me of a somewhat related machine: he has a Friden STW-10 mechanical calculator that needs some sort of repair/service. (Carriage/accumulator doesn't shift correctly) Anyone familiar with these? You can contact me off-list. Thanks, -- Jameel Akari

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Racks available near the museum
by Evan Koblentz 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Reply directly to Jim at the contact info below. (We don't need any more racks.) ----------------------- >> Evan, >> >> The company I am working for is about to dump a whole bunch of computer >> equipment in a dumpster tomorrow. Most of the stuff is too new for the >> museum, but there are a couple of 19" racks, one is 60" and the other is >> 72". They are standard beige with threaded mounting rails. There are >> side doors but no front or back door. I don't know if the museum could >> use them for housing any machines either in repair of perhaps of >> display. I you are interested, or for that matter know anyone in the >> Tinton Falls area that could use them please let me know either at >> jim(a)jimhart.org, jim.hart(a)storageengine.com or by phone 732-691-1560. >> If I have a firm commitment of interest I can probably get them held for >> a little while. >> >> --Jim Hart >> jim(a)jimhart.org >> 732-691-1560

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museum report
by Evan Koblentz 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

A hundred 8th-graders visited InfoAge today all the way from Lake Hopatcong. They visited in four groups of 25 at a time to VCF, NJARC, the TIROS dish, and I'm not sure what was there fourth destination. I had each group for 30 minutes and gave them a crash-course in computer history. They were all polite and asked smart questions. All but one said they'd never heard of nor seen anything older than Windows Vista. The one exception? A kid who knew about the Apple II. Tony stopped over to take down our big orange VCF East fence sign and to move the display case Corey borrowed back into the warehouse. ________________________________ 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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Mr. Radio Shack - Bernie Appel
by Kelly Leavitt 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

http://www.twice.com/news/people/bernie-appel-mr-radioshack-dies-85/64710 [http://www.twice.com/sites/default/files/6Bernie.jpg]<http://www.twice.com/news/people/bernie-appel-mr-radioshack-dies-85/64710> Bernie Appel, ‘Mr. RadioShack,’ Dies At 85<http://www.twice.com/news/people/bernie-appel-mr-radioshack-dies-85/64710> www.twice.com Legendary tech merchant Bernie Appel, who was instrumental in building RadioShack into an iconic national tech chain, died Sunday at the age of 85 from congestive heart failure.

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Finally on my way!
by Jameel Akari 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Leaving from Albany NY. ETA 16:30. So much for making all the Friday sessions. :) -- Jameel Akari

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OT - Infoage needs equipment picked up in PA
by Martin A Flynn 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

InfoAge needs a small UPS system picked up in Douglassville, PA. This is to support the TLM-18 console computers on the Diana site. If you are coming to /Festivus/ and can bring it to InfoAge with you all the better. Per the Amazon website, the unit(s) are: * Battery Module: 5.25" x 19" x 26" 140 pounds * UPS: 5.25" x 19" x 26" 124 pounds * Stray batteries Martin Flynn

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VCF East 2017 photos
by Mike Loewen 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

My photos from VCF East XII are here: http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/VCF-East2017/ Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Northern VA Lunch (was: Looking for IBM TS3500 etc.)
by Alexander Pierson 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

I would also be up for lunch with y'all. A few months ago, I recall a similar thread of people saying they were up for something in the NOVA area that ultimately went nowhere. Anyone ever eaten at Clare & Don's Beach Shack on 29 in Falls Church? If I had to pick a place to recommend, that would be it. -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:03 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: I'd also be interested in such a lunch. - Alex On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Ethan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > I've bought a fair bit of stuff from E Asset Solutions in Arlington. >> They've been great to work with >> http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?LH_PrefLoc=0&_ssn=mclean-surplus >> Their eBay store doesn't show any libraries right now, but their stock is >> always rotating. >> -J >> > > Much thanks for the heads up! Will keep an eye on them. > > Have started to reach out to the local recyclers to try to keep anything > our group would be interested in out of the trash. > > Also, I would be down for a monthly vintage computer lunch gathering in > Northern VA if anyone is interested. > >

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Looking for IBM TS3500 LTO5/LTO4 library, Northern Virginia
by Ethan 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Back at work from a cool weekend with the Vintage Computers! Thanks everyone again for a great time. Perhaps it's a bit new but I'm on the hunt for an IBM TS3500 library, LTO5 preferred but LTO4 would suffice. For home use, for packratting data (Tapes don't generate heat, use power.) I'm in the Northern Virginia area. Sun/Oracle/StorageTek i3000 might suffice.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TRS-80/Commodore/Apple
by Joseph Oprysko 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Hey, I didn't even get a cookie!! ;( On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 6:40 AM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Did the Apple team ever finish my bag of tiny cookies? > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 6:30 AM, corey cohen via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > Is this about the rubber chicken. See what happens when you plan too far > ahead. We got the chicken tattooed in advance with "best in show" > > corey cohen > uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > > On Apr 3, 2017, at 11:49 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > >>> Unless I misheard, the winner of the group exhibit competition at VCF > > East was TRS-80. Brian Benchoff is claiming that Commodore won: > > > > I think I know what happened. Going to email him... > > > -- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?

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VCF- East 2017 photos, descriptions
by Herb Johnson 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

http://www.retrotechnology.com/vcfe12/vcf_east_2017.html My photos of the event, some descriptions. still working on it. Please email me privately about errors, omissions. Of course it's incomplete. When I see other's photos of the event, I'll ask to add a few of them to this page. If you want to use my photos, contact me, get permission, give credit. I'll do the same. That's how I work. Herb Johnson retrotechnology.com -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT info

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The Battle Chess thing made me laugh!
by Ethan 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

BTW, the Battle Chess tournament bracket setup made me laugh, and was ingenious. Kudos to those who did that! Told my coworkers on the West Coast and they got a kick out of it as well. - Ethan O'Toole

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TRS-80/Commodore/Apple
by Mike Loewen 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Unless I misheard, the winner of the group exhibit competition at VCF East was TRS-80. Brian Benchoff is claiming that Commodore won: https://hackaday.com/2017/04/02/vcf-the-guys-keeping-up-with-commodore/#mor… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Fixing my Apple joystick
by Evan Koblentz 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Corey hooked me up with an Apple II joystick model A2M0055. The (springs?) are weak: it tends to stay where you move it instead of centering. How do you fix this?

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Anyone with a Mac "Bridge" machine able to make a 400k disk
by corey cohen 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

I was hoping to get the serial to Mac 128/512k transfer disk from tck8800.com on a 400k floppy so I don't have to get a bridge machine going forward. Once I have a copy of that disk and an rs422 to rs232 cable I can just use my modern MacBook Pro to transfer files and disk images. Thanks, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ

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Anyone have Brian Cirulnick from obsolyte.com's email?
by corey cohen 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Thanks. corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ

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Place to upload VCF-E photos?
by Jameel Akari 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Is there a place to upload event photos so everyone can share? I don't want to just dump them in the Facebook group if there's a better solution out there. -- Jameel Akari

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCFE XI - Home again
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Dan Roganti via vcf-midatlantic writes: >On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 10:51 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic < >vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > >> > The Batmobile has landed in State College. > > Another great >show. Thanks to all for the hard work you put into it. > > > Mike >Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us > Old >Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/ > > > >the Ravioli has splashed down in Pittsburgh Another GRRRRREAT show !! >good to see you again too Mike !! and so good to see >old friends again, and make some new friends too I'll upload my pics >later today to my gallery And if VCFed wants to add a gallery to their >website, I'll have them all in one directory so you can download them I couldn't make the time to drop in this weekend. :( After traveling to the Netherlands for a week (just home Wednesday), prepping for travel again this week (leaving Wednesday), and the fine weather for rocket launching Sunday, I missed it. I was thinking of dropping in for about the last hour Sunday but I wasn't going to pay for the whole day with so little time available. Were there T-shirts for the event? If so, what was the design on them this year?

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VCFE XI - Home again
by Mike Loewen 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

The Batmobile has landed in State College. Another great show. Thanks to all for the hard work you put into it. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] A Big Round of Applause
by Bob Aviles 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Hi, Enjoy the show, great work! Can't wait for next year. Bobby On Monday, April 3, 2017 8:36 AM, Bill Inderrieden via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: Let's all give a big round of applause to Jeff B. and Evan for a great job in organizing & producing this year's festival. A great time was had by all. If it wasn't for being completely inside, we would have all been swamped from the weather, so a big thanks also goes out to InfoAge for hosting with the facilities. Kudos also go out to all the exhibitors who set up such great and informative displays. We all had fun and learned a great deal. Thanks guys. Bill Inderrieden

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A Big Round of Applause
by SVCatITC＠aol.com 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Let's all give a big round of applause to Jeff B. and Evan for a great job in organizing & producing this year's festival. A great time was had by all. If it wasn't for being completely inside, we would have all been swamped from the weather, so a big thanks also goes out to InfoAge for hosting with the facilities. Kudos also go out to all the exhibitors who set up such great and informative displays. We all had fun and learned a great deal. Thanks guys. Bill Inderrieden

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OT - VCF attendees at ISEC
by Martin A Flynn 01 Apr '17

01 Apr '17

If anyone is willing to share their photographs of VCF attendees at ISEC (The Diana site), could you send them my way? They would be used for ISEC social media. Martin

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Arrived safe and sound!
by Alexander 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Just rolled into Neptune in the last half hour, and I didn't destroy my engine this time around -- fancy that! I am totally hyped for this weekend. See y'all in the morning! -Alexander 'Z' Pierson Sent from my pocket telephone.

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Locked and loaded
by Mike Loewen 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

The SAGE is loaded! :-) I hope to arrive mid-afternoon, Friday. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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stuff to donate
by Jeff G 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Id like the Dataphone modem. Readers digest version is I grew up watching the dataphone infrastructure be dismantled. My (rip) uncle's house was literally lined with woodgrain panels from the front doors of the equipment cabinets, with the dataphone logo on every one lol. I gotta get a pic one of these days we still have the house. >> 2. An AT&T Dataphone II 2224B modem, with power supply. This was >> hot-shit in it's day. It would do 2400 bits/second.

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Intro
by Michael Kato 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

My name is Maki and I've been on the list for a little while now, I've also had the chance to meet a number of members two weekends ago at TCF. Since I'm going to be at VCF-E on Friday and Sunday I thought I'd write a bit about myself so that maybe I can connect with those sharing similar interests. I grew up in Japan in the 80's; got my amateur radio license and then almost immediately got caught in the "paso-kon"(personal computer) excitement. Read lots of magazines and spent countless hours typing in hex code to run a game or to try a new programming language. My favorite was the Sharp MZ-80 machines with Z-80s. At school we had access to Hitachi Basic Master Level 3 machines with 6809 still with cassette tapes. I also had access to SORD M-100 and M-23 machines where I learned Z80, I also had a hand me down CP/M crate with 8" floppies.(Probably S-100, but don't know the make or model for that matter I don't even know who gave me the box - probably my dad's colleague) Eventually I went off to boarding school in Singapore, and took with me a Epson Geneva PX-8(z80 cp/m laptop). I have again my dad to thank for this nice gift. I did a little programming on that and remember writing a compiler that would take tiny pascal looking code and output z80 assembly.(in Lisp-80) >From college I remember TOPS-20 and Motorola 68HC11 intro to digital class. I also remember spending lots of time on a Mac IIci with Pascal and C, oh and of course Sun-2 and then Sparc. After graduating I entered the workforce as a programmer, worked for a number of companies including a trip back to Singapore to work for IBM Global Services.(I learned a bit of mainframe and a bit of AS/400 and did quite a bit of C++ on AIX and OS/2) Since returning to the states I've been almost exclusively in the Web space.(and of course the Arduino and Raspberry pi stuff for fun) During the 80's 90's and into the 00's I collected unix workstations mostly around the MIPS architecture, and enjoyed getting NetBSD to boot on each. Recently I've decided to focus on a few things I really want to spend my time on. I've kept my Z80s(~10 machines including a Sharp MZ-700 and Nascom-2) Motorola 88k (NCD X-terminals, VME machines, DG AViiONs and Omron 88k) and some Sharp PC-1500 calculators with 8bit LH5801. I feel like there are still more creating to be done on all the older platforms, but in particular I'm thinking along the lines of z80 as target for embedded application like motor control for a drawbot. I have done some Forth but feel like I haven't experienced enough of that so thinking about Forth on Z80 and 88k to programming these projects. On the NCD 88ks I'm thinking maybe someday of bringing up an Oberon system. Being a web guy I fancy building a collaborative disassembler where people can annotate and share annotations for reverse engineered binaries. That's sort of where my mind's at; looking forward to meeting more z80 fans and 88k fans. And looking forward to seeing cool old hardware. ....maki.... PS. I also kept my sparetime gizmo 6120 - looking forward to learning more about pdp8

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On my way to VCF-East
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Coming from York, PA

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VCF East XII road trip !!
by Dan Roganti 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

t-shirts packed, heading out !! -- _ ____ / \__/ Scotty, We Need More Power !! \_/ _\__ Aye, Cap'n, but we've only got 80 col's !!

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FS: Nixie Stuff
by Systems Glitch 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

I know there are a few Nixie folks on this list, so I figured I'd email out these. Currently listed on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272611605567 <- 0-9 with driver board, tube tested http://www.ebay.com/itm/272611605890 <- +/- with driver board, tube tested, dark glass http://www.ebay.com/itm/272611606124 <- +/- with driver board, tube tested I've tested the tubes with a homebrew Nixie supply, I don't have pinouts for the boards and haven't attempted to test them. They have some pretty early 7400 series TTL on them, including some in blue plastic DIPs from Sprague (?!). Happy to bring them to VCF East this weekend and save on shipping. As always, Buy it Now/Best Offer. Thanks, Jonathan

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(no subject)
by SVCatITC＠aol.com 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Hi All; I felt the need to comment concerning the setup for VCF East. To all below who participated with me in the tables and chairs setup, MANY THANK YOU's. If it wasn't for Tony and his crew helping, we would not be as far along as we were yesterday in progress. I felt privileged and honored to be able to help with the effort. This was a large preparation undertaking. From my viewpoint, limited as it might be, it seems that it is always Evan and Jeff B. doing all the grunt work to get a large presentation such as this off the ground and ready for public viewing. I was able to divert from my job and help yesterday so I stepped up. Being an all volunteer organization, I understand that people have jobs and other commitments during the week. We however all benefit from the 'grunt' preparation that is needed for a large festival such as this, AND as a all volunteer function, it is the members that have to help for the group as a whole. Once we all finish enjoying the fruits of the "boys' labor", then will come the cleanup. I am personally asking everyone, ANYONE willing to step up and help with the pack up after Sunday. If a few more people stepped in to help, pack up goes a hell of a lot quicker. I will not be able to help in the pack up, but then again, I did my part. >From personal experience yesterday, here's a preview of what needs to be done. In 9032 meeting room, where most of the displays are: 1. All rented tables need to be collapsed and piled up ready for pickup by the rental co. 2. All wooden chairs need to be folded and stacked. 3. NJARC's Altec speakers, and podium need to be rolled back out and setup. 4. Info Age tables in storage need to be set back up. 5. Blue cubical dividers with 'Evan's Area' posters need to be set back up in the Hotel dining area. In the Hotel: 1. Consignment area tables need to be brought back to the large meeting area next door. 2. Chairs need to be folded up and returned to their respective areas. 3. Tables in main meeting room need to be folded up and returned. In the women's dorm in the volunteer lodging (key note speaker assembly): 1. The 100+ black folding chairs need to be folded up and returned. to 9032 and the Hotel. 2. Bunk beds need to be returned to the floor and mattresses returned to them. 3. Staging needs to be collapsed and returned to 9032. The main portion of this was setup with 5 guys in 6 hours (1 hour lunch). I wished I could have stayed longer to help, but had to leave. Now that you get a glimpse of the pack up task at hand, PLEASE can anyone help to put Info Age back in place for the next group function. Bill Inderrieden ---------- Original Message ------------ > vcf-midatlantic_DigestVol_17 Issue_29 > Message: 30 > Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:33:25 -0400 > From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> > Tomorrow the tables are being delivered between 8-9am. Me, Jeff B., Bill I., and Tony's son + friend are > going to set them up. Also setting up the chairs. A few tables/chairs need to be done Thursday so they > don't interfere with IA being open tomorrow.

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 30 Mar '17

30 Mar '17

Got to the museum around 4pm today. Tony was there doing more work on the center door (he and his employees removed it and put a wall there per our request; now you can't tell it was ever a door). They're going to finish tomorrow. Bill Dudley came over to help me with the tablet project and also to help with show signs. Around 7ish I went to Jeff B.'s house to pick up some things we had shipped there. Then I worked in the museum until 3am. Train guys helped me with a few minor glitches. Tomorrow the tables are being delivered between 8-9am. Me, Jeff B., Bill I., and Tony's son + friend are going to set them up. Also setting up the chairs. A few tables/chairs need to be done Thursday so they don't interfere with IA being open tomorrow. Also tomorrow: we'll finish setting up the * last * tablet, clean the museum, make some internal signs for the exhibit halls, do some odds/ends needed for the show, make an appearance at the IA weekly staff meeting, and -- if we work hard and things go to plan -- then we may actually get to relax some on Thursday before a few early-birds start showing up. Yesterday I went to sleep at 5am and woke up at 12pm. Going to sleep now (3:30am) and waking up at 7am. If any of you ever hear outsiders comment that producing a show is no big deal... smack them for me. :) ------------------------- 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

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Hotel room sharing
by Alex Duboski 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Hello all! I know it's last minute, but is there anyone who still wants to split the cost of a hotel room? Thanks, Alex "South Jersey" Duboski

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Volunteers tomorrow
by Evan Koblentz 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

I'm expecting Stephen and Tony tomorrow. Who else will definitely be around (and when?) ... knowing this info will help Jeff and I plan the day.

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Anyone arriving tonight?
by Evan Koblentz 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

If so, then let's get a beer.

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WTB/WTT: Anyone Have a Green DEC Card Handle?
by Systems Glitch 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

I'm looking for a green DEC card handle, one of the plastic riveted-on type. I've got a grant continuity card that has no handle. It's an XYLogics, not a DEC, so it doesn't need to have a number on it. I will of course take an entire scrap card if you have no means of removing the handle. Bonus points if there's actually a green handle that says G727 on it :) Prefer to pick up at VCF East, of course. Thanks, Jonathan

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Tandy 2000 hard disk controller
by Mike Loewen 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

I have a Tandy 2000 hard disk controller in unknown working condition. If someone attending VCF East is interested in it, feel free to make an offer (off-list). Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Tables were delivered at 8:30 this morning. Jeff B., Bill I., Tony's son Mike, and Mike's friend Vince all showed up to assist with schlepping. We cleared the bunk beds from one barracks room for the keynotes, moved 100 chairs to that room, set up those chairs, set up tables in the consignment room, and set up tables in one exhibit hall. Everyone had to leave by 4-ish, but then Tony came over. We set up the tables in the other exhibit hall. Tonight I have the IA weekly staff meeting at 6:30 and the Off the Hook interview at 8-ish. Then I'll clean the museum, it's a mess now!

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Stuff I'm looking for at VCF
by Jeff 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Hey all - Jeff here (aka Bags). Not looking for a lot, but figured I'd throw this out there incase anyone happens to have stuff in their stash and could bring it along. I'll only be at VCF on Friday, but can make arrangements if anyone has any of this. Best bet is to email me directly at jeffg(a)junknet.net if you have any of this: #1 TI Silentwriter 700 Power Brick/Adapter (actually the one I have is a Silent 700/Travelmate 1200, 20vac). Looks like a typical smaller black wall-rat with rounded corners, and a 3 pin molex plug. I think the part # is 2310442-0001. I could use a couple other parts if someone has a busted one. #2 Commodore PET 8032 Keyboard (I'd take a busted parts unit with the number pad intact). The one I'm looking for is the one that has only 3 columns of buttons on the numeric keypad. #3 Really really reaching out there, but I have an At&t Touchtel Terminal (aka At&t Personal Terminal 510) that I'd love to find a keyboard (and keyboard garage) for. It should be branded At&t, have a flat plug simliar to the one used on the IBM Model M keyboards (keyboard side), and be fairly narrow, almost laptop sized. This shows the terminal and what the keyboard would look like: http://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/AT&T_Personal_Terminal_510. Also if anyone knows anything about it and any info that I could use to adapt a normal keyboard, I'd love to know. This particular unit is near and dear to me! I think thats about it - stuff I'm bringing to sell include a 19" SVGA monitor (CRT), 2x HP ColorPro Plotters, some NextStation part no:1477 power supplies (pizza boxes), and possibly a Zenith Lunch box computer that needs some love. Open to trades! Jeff aka Bags

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Stuff I'm bringing for consignment sale at VCF East, and call for requests.
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Going through my collection, picking out stuff I don't need anymore to be sold at the consignment table. I'm going to load up my 20 cu.ft. trunk with as much as I can. One thing I will be bringing is a working TI-99 PEB with RS-232 card, 32KB RAM, Disk Drive and controller. If you are looking for anything in particular, let me know. If I have the item(s) and I want to sell them, I'll make those items a priority. Also, any interest in a TRS-80 Model III that needs TLC? It powers up, the keyboard contacts may need cleaned, and a connector for one of the internal ribbon cables should be fixed/soldered. Just to note, I won't be selling any requested items "out of my trunk." Any requested items I bring will be placed in the consignment room. Thanks, Jeff Salzman

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Anyone going to VCF East bringing a Processor Tech 48KRA for sale
by corey cohen 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

I'm in need of one, figure I'd ask if someone had one to sell at consignment or if they were considering selling one if they knew there was interest. I have other 48k S100 ram cards, just need one of these for my collection. Thanks, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ

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A little promotion...[KERMIT]
by Herb Johnson 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

An interesting fact about KERMIT the communications protocol, is that it is owned and was actively supported by Columbia University, for over 30 years. They still assert ownership, but don't provide active support today. There's few early microcomputer products or services that have had such long interest by the originators; fewer still with CURRENT interest from the owners. http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ Columbia U's site had KERMITs for many many kinds of microcomputers and minicomputers and more. So their interest wasn't casual, they provided real resources, and also charged for some services. They apparently still sell some kind of use license. I'd be curious to hear about this at VCF-East, but that's up to Doug, he may be more interested in the technical side of KERMIT and the superbrain of course. herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Thumb out
by Joseph Marlin 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

So my ride share sitch was forwarded on the mailing list like a month ago and, not at all to my surprise, nothing ever really came of it. But since I've been pretty active on the list today I figure it's worth another shot. I'm coming in on the NJT from New York eaaaaarly Friday morning, and it's about a two mile hike up to the center from there. The walk's not godawful, but it is about an hour out of my morning. So if anyone with a vehicle wants to make a friend, I would be very grateful for a pickup. Anyhow, carry on and thanks either way!

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VCF-E stuff I'll likely sell
by Herb Johnson 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

http://www.retrotechnology.com/vcfe12/vcf17_sales.htm Here's a Web page for the items I'll likely bring to VCF-East. They will be available in the dealer's space, where I'll be. YOu can contact me for questions but I'm a bit busy... Prices at the show. See you there. Herb Johnson tired typist -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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VCF East on Reddit
by Evan Koblentz 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

I posted at https://www.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/. Please up-vote it. ________________________________ 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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Call for Extra Irons for VCF East
by Systems Glitch 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

All, I was going to borrow a number of Hexacon soldering stations from a former employer for VCF East, but apparently the guy who was supposed to be servicing and repairing their spares has not finished. I have three irons of my own that I'll be bringing, but I'm not sure how many people will be active in the workshop area at a given time. I'd appreciate if a few people could bring spare irons that they don't mind random people using. Stands and cleaning sponges would be good, too. Thanks, Jonathan

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