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domain-template.txt
by Dave McGuire 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Here's a copy of domain-template.txt, for any interested parties: -------------------------------- [ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/domain-template.txt ] [ 07/95 ] ******************* Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number ******************** Domain Version Number: 1.0 **************** Please see attached detailed instructions ***************** ******** Only for registrations under ROOT, EDU, GOV, COM, NET, ORG ******** 0. (N)ew (M)odify (D)elete.: 1. Purpose/Description.....: 2. Complete Domain Name....: 3a. Organization name.......: 3b. Organization address....: 4. Operational Date........: Administrative Contact 5a. NIC Handle (if known)...: 5b. Name (Last, First)......: 5c. Organization............: 5d. Postal Address..........: 5e. Phone Number............: 5f. E-Mailbox...............: Technical/Zone Contact 6a. NIC Handle (if known)...: 6b. Name (Last, First)......: 6c. Organization............: 6d. Postal Address..........: 6e. Phone Number............: 6f. E-Mailbox...............: Primary Name Server 7a. Prime Server Hostname...: 7b. Prime Server Netaddress.: 7c. Prime Server Hardware...: 7d. Prime Server Software...: Secondary Name Server(s) 8a. Second Server Hostname..: 8b. Second Server Netaddress: 8c. Second Server Hardware..: 8d. Second Server Software..: The party requesting registration of this name certifies that, to her/his knowledge, the use of this name does not violate trademark or other statutes. Registering a domain name does not confer any legal rights to that name and any disputes between parties over the rights to use a particular name are to be settled between the contending parties using normal legal methods. (See RFC 1591) By applying for the Domain Name and through the use or continued use of the Domain Name, the applicant agrees to be bound by the terms of NSI's then current domain name policy (the '"Policy Statement') which is available at ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/internic.domain.policy.txt. (If this application is made through an agent, such as an Internet service provider, that agent accepts the responsibility to notify the Applicant of the conditions on the registration of the Domain Name and to provide the Applicant a copy of the current version of the Policy Statement, if so requested by the Applicant.) The applicant acknowledge and agree that NSI may change the terms and conditions of the Policy Statement from time to time as provided in the Policy Statement. The applicant agrees that if the use of the Domain Name is challenged by any third party, or if any dispute arises under this Registration Agreement, as amended, the applicant will abide by the procedures specified in the Policy Statement. This Registration Agreement shall be governed in all respects by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of law rules. This Registration Agreement is the complete and exclusive agreement of the the applicant and NSI ("parties") regarding domain names. It supersedes, and its terms govern, all prior proposals, agreements, or other communications between the parties. This Registration Agreement may only be amended as provided in the Policy Statement. --------------------------------- cut here --------------------------------- GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Use the form above for registering new domain names, for making changes to existing domain name records and for removing a domain name from the InterNIC database and root servers. The form, and only the form, should be sent via e-mail to HOSTMASTER(a)INTERNIC.NET Please do not send hardcopy registrations to the InterNIC. Your provider will be able to send e-mail applications if you are not connected. In the Subject of the message, use the words, "NEW DOMAIN", "MODIFY DOMAIN", or "REMOVE DOMAIN" as appropriate, followed by the name of the domain to assist in sorting and locating incoming registration requests. In response to the submission of a form, you should receive an auto-reply with a ticket number. Use the ticket number in the Subject of any messages you send regarding that registration action. When the registration is completed you will receive a notification via e-mail. If you regularly submit domain applications, you will note two changes in the registration form. Section 0 has been added to indicate the nature of the registration action, and the Purpose section of the registration has been moved from the end of the form to Section 1. These changes were made to further automate the registration process and to allow the person reviewing the registration to more easily see the Purpose section. The goal of these changes is to improve the quality and responsiveness of service to you. Please do not modify the form nor remove the version number. The computer program that scans and parses the form is looking for section numbers, followed by a period, followed by a colon. Information following the colon is compared with and inserted into the database as appropriate. Please send only one form per message. When completing the form, make use of "whois" at rs.internic.net to check to see if domain names, organization names, people, and name servers have been registered. Use the information in the database where appropriate. This will minimize the number of registrations that are returned for incomplete or inaccurate information. The instructions for completing each field are in the following three sections - one each for NEW, MODIFY and DELETE. The interpretation of missing or blank fields can vary between the New and Modify registration actions. Please read the instructions carefully and make sure the form is properly completed to accomplish the action you desire. REGISTERING A NEW DOMAIN NAME Section 0 - Registration Action Type Following the colon, place the character "N" or the word "New" to indicate this is a NEW registration. The transfer of a name from one organization to another is considered a new registration. If the intent is to effect a transfer, clearly indicate this in Section 1 and include a statement from the current holder of the name that it is being transferred. Section 1 - Purpose of Registration Briefly describe the organization and/or the purpose for which this domain name is being registered. The description should support the choice of top-level domain in Section 2. If the domain name is for an organization that already has a domain name registered, describe the purpose of this domain and why the additional name is needed. Indicate why existing names cannot be used or why the proposed second- level name cannot be used as a third-level name under a domain name that is already registered. Section 2 - Complete Domain Name Top-level country domains may be registered by inserting the two-letter country code in this section. See RFC1591 for the duties and responsibilities of top-level domain administrators. For second-level domain names under EDU, GOV, COM, NET, or ORG, insert the two-part name of the domain you wish to register, for example, ABC.COM. The total length of the two-part name may be up to 24 characters. The only characters allowed in a domain name are letters, digits and the dash (-), (see RFC952.) Consult RFC1591 to determine the most appropriate top-level domain to join. Briefly: EDU is for 4-year, degree granting institutions. GOV is for United States federal government agencies. COM is for commercial, for-profit organizations. NET is for network infrastructure machines and organizations. ORG is for not-for-profit and non-profit organizations. US state and local government agencies, schools, libraries, museums, and individuals should register under the US domain. See RFC1480 for a complete description of the US domain and registration procedures. Section 3 - Organization Using the Domain Name The domain name is considered to be registered to an organization, even if the "organization" is an individual. It is important in this section to list the name and address of the end-user organization, not the provider organization. If the organization has the same name as one that is already registered, explain this in Section 1 above. When completing item 3b, place the city, state, and zip code on a separate line. Use a comma to separate the city and state. For example: Organization address.: Street or PO Box Herndon, VA 22070 If the organization is in a country other than the United States, please include the name of the country on the last line by itself. For example: Organization address.: Street or PO Box Montreal, QC H2S 2C8 Canada Section 4 - Operational Date Insert the date in YY/MM/DD format when you expect the domain name servers will be connected and responding to domain name system (DNS) queries for the requested domain name. The name servers should be operational at the time of registration and we may reject the registration if is not answering authoritatively for the domain submitted. Section 5 - Administrative Contact The administrative contact is the person who can speak on behalf of the organization listed in Section 3. This person should be able to answer non-technical questions about the organization's plans for the name, and procedures for establishing sub-domains, and should be able to represent the organization regarding use of the name. See RFC1032 for more detail on administrative contacts. Each person in the InterNIC database is assigned a "handle" - a unique tag consisting of the person's initials and a serial number. This tag is used on records in the database to indicate a point of contact for a domain name, network, name server or other entity. Each person should have only one handle. If the person's handle is known, insert just the handle in item 5a and leave the rest of Section 5 blank. If a person's handle is unknown or the person has never been registered, leave item 5a blank. The registration software will check for an existing user record. If a matching user record is found, the handle will be put into field 5a. The user's database record will be updated with any new information on the template. Use the same format for specifying the postal address as described in Section 3 above; placing city, state zip code or country name on the last line of the multi-line address. The two-letter country code may be used in lieu of the country name. Contacts must list phone numbers and have e-mail addresses. If an e-mail address is not given, Postmaster(a)domain.name (the domain name being registered) will be assigned. Please make an effort to determine what the person's e-mail address will be so that updates are not required shortly after registration. Section 6 - Technical and Zone Contact The domain technical/zone contact is the person who tends to the technical aspects of maintaining the domain's name server, resolver software, and database files. S/He keeps the name server running, and interacts with technical people in other domains to solve problems that affect the domain. The Internet Service Provider often performs this role. The procedures for completing Section 6 are the same as for Section 5. If Section 6 is left blank, the information from Section 5 will be assumed and vice-versa. Section 7 - Primary Name Server Domains must provide at least two independent servers for translating names to addresses for hosts in the domain. The servers should be in physically separate locations and on different networks if possible. The servers should be active and responsive to DNS queries BEFORE this application is submitted. Incomplete information in sections 7 and 8 or inactive servers will result in delay of the registration. As a minimum, complete 7a and 7b. The registration software makes a cross check between the host name given and the IP addresses given to see if there are matches with either in the database. If a match with an IP number in the database is found, the name in the database will be assumed. Neither the name nor number of a registered name server will be changed as a result of a new domain registration. A Modify registration request must be sent to change either of these values. Please provide the fully-qualified name of the machine that is to be the name server; for example: "machine.domainame.com" not just "machine" Section 8 - Secondary Name Server(s) The same procedures for specifying primary servers apply to secondary servers. If several secondary servers are required, copy Section 8 as many times as needed. Do not renumber or change the copied section. MODIFYING A DOMAIN NAME RECORD Changing an existing record is done by replacement. That is, the contents of various fields in the database are replaced with new information from the form. If the modification involves first registering a person or name server that is not in the database, the instructions for completing Sections 5-8 "REGISTERING A NEW DOMAIN NAME" apply. Use "whois" if you are unsure about the current information for a domain, name server, or individual. Changes will be made if it appears to the operator that the modification request has come from a "reasonable" source. This source could be from a listed contact for the domain, from others in the same organization, from the current provider, or from a new provider that is about to provide support for the domain. Notification of the change and the approximate time it will take effect will be sent to: the requester and, if contacts are changing, to both old and new contacts and, if name servers are changing, to both technical contacts for the domains in which the old and new primary name servers reside. This dissemination of change information is to assure that all parties involved are aware and concur with the change. Transfer of a name from one organization to another is considered a new registration. See, "REGISTERING A NEW DOMAIN NAME." Section 0 - Registration Action Type Following the colon, place the character "M" or the word "Modify" to indicate this is a change to an existing registration. Transfer of a name from one organization to another is considered a new registration. See, "REGISTERING A NEW DOMAIN NAME." Section 1 - Purpose of Registration Briefly describe the purpose of the modification. If the intent is to change either the name or the IP address of name servers, make this very clear, otherwise changes to name servers will not be made. If you wish to change the name of the domain itself, file a separate NEW registration and a DELETE registration when you are ready to have the old name removed. Make it clear in this section that you are changing from one domain name to another and estimate how long you will need the old domain name. Section 2 - Complete Domain Name Insert the two-part name of the domain name you wish to modify, for example, ABC.COM. This section must be completed, even if you are making minor changes, like the phone number of a point of contact, for example. Section 3 - Organization Using the Domain Name The domain name is considered to be registered to an organization, even if the "organization" is an individual. Therefore, a change in the organization name should be explained in Section 1. Transfer of a name from one organization to another is considered a new registration. See, "REGISTERING A NEW DOMAIN NAME." Section 4 - Operational Date This section may be left blank. Section 5 - Administrative Contact If a handle is given in item 5a, the database will be updated with any information on the form in items 5b through 5e. If any item is missing or blank, the corresponding information in the database will not be altered. If no handle is given, the database will be searched to see if the person is already registered. If so, the person's record will be updated with any new information on the form. If not registered, the person will be entered into the database and assigned a handle. The handle will be attached to the domain name record, thus replacing the old individual with the new. Section 6 - Technical and Zone Contact If it is desired to replace the technical/zone contact with another individual, both Sections 5 and 6 must be completed even if they are the same person. Section 7 - Primary Name Server If any changes in name servers are being made, provide a complete list of name servers (both primary and secondary). The list in the application will replace the list in the database. If the intention is to change the name or IP address of a name server, clearly state that in Section 1 above. The default is to NOT change either of these values unless so instructed in Section 1. Section 8 - Secondary Name Server(s) If any changes in name servers are being made, provide a complete list of name servers (both primary and secondary). The list in the application will replace the list in the database. DELETING A DOMAIN NAME RECORD A request to remove a registered domain name from the database may come from the administrative or technical contact for the domain, from a provider who is no longer supporting the name, or from an interested third party who has detected that the name is not active. In the latter case, the InterNIC will make further inquires before removing the name. When the name is removed, it will no longer be visible via whois, wais, gopher, or Web browsers that query the InterNIC database. It will also be removed from the root name servers on the subsequent update. Notification of the deletion and the approximate time it will take effect will be sent to the requestor, the contacts currently listed, and to the technical contact for the domain in which the primary name server resides, if different from the domain being deleted. When a name is transferred from one organization to another, the InterNIC will first delete the existing record and then process a new registration. Section 0 - Registration Action Type Following the colon, place the character "D" or the word "Delete" to indicate this is a deletion of an existing registration. Section 1 - Purpose of Registration Briefly state the reason for removing the name. If you are an interested third party, describe your attempts to reach the people in the domain and their response, or lack thereof. If you feel additional records, such as point(s) of contact or name servers should also be deleted, state that in this section. These will not be automatically removed. The InterNIC will check further to see if they are used on other domain, network, or autonomous system number records before removing them. Section 2 - Complete Domain Name Insert the two-part name of the domain name you wish to have removed. Section 3 - Section 8 These sections should be left blank or removed. RECOMMENDED READING Albitz, P., C. Liu, "DNS and Bind" Help for UNIX System Administrators, O'Reilly and Associates, Inc., October 1992. Postel, J., "Domain Name System Structure and Delegation". Marina del Rey, CA: University of Southern California, Information Sciences Inst.; 1994 March; RFC 1591. 7 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1591.txt> Cooper, Postel, "The US Domain". Marina del Rey, CA: University of Southern California, Information Sciences Inst.; 1992 December; RFC 1480. 31 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1480.txt> Stahl, M.K. Domain Administrators Guide. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International, DDN Network Information Center; 1987 November; RFC 1032. 14 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1032.txt> Lottor, M. Domain Administrators Operations Guide. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International, DDN Network Information Center; 1987 November; RFC 1033. 22 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1033.txt> Mockapetris, P. Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities. Marina del Rey, CA: University of Southern California, Information Sciences Inst.; 1987 November; RFC 1034. 55 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1034.txt> Mockapetris, P. Domain names - Implementation and Specification. Marina del Rey, CA: University of Southern California, Information Sciences Inst.; 1987 November; RFC 1035. 55 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1035.txt> Mockapetris, P. DNS Encoding of Network Names and Other Types. Marina del Rey, CA: University of Southern California, Information Sciences Inst.; 1989 April; RFC 1101. 14 p. <URL: ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/rfc1101.txt> -------------------------------- -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club
by Brian L. Stuart 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

On Thu, 9/8/16, David Riley via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > b) What he DID claim, which was totally correct, was that he was responsible in large part for the > funding that brought the Internet to the public So he didn't create the Internet; he created Eternal September. If karmic reincarnation is real, he'll be reborn as a can of SPAM. BLS

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Museum improvements
by Evan Koblentz 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

As mentioned, in part, a week or two ago: we're embarking on a museum improvement binge! Some improvements will be aesthetic (lighting, decorations), some will be interpretive (kiosks, circuit wall), and others will be infrastructure (electrical, safety). The improvements are underway and will happen a little at a time. For example, last weekend we resumed work on the modern history exhibit, and we had the electrician visit to prepare a quote for more power (minicomputers, start your engines!) and better lights. This weekend we're swapping out the Univac display case for a brand new one. We only ever bought or scrounged used display cases, so it's a pleasure to get something new and shiny. The new one is six feet tall, locks, and has lights for each shelf. It also has a smaller footprint than the old case (40" vs. 60") so we can display more Univac artifacts in a smaller space. In addition to our currently displayed Univac artifacts (half-adder, flip-flop, coincidence detector), we will add to the display a manual from a Univac 1 and a desk fan John Mauchly brought home from his office. Special thanks to the four VCFed members who jointly funded the new display case.

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VCFed polo shirts -- choose the color
by Evan Koblentz 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

It's time to order VCFed polo shirts. They could be black, "ectoplasm" (greenish-blueish to match our logo), or white. Our logo will be on the breast pocket. We'll have sizes from S-3XL. Price TBD but it will be cheap/reasonable. Vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2G5Q7XY. DO NOT VOTE THROUGH THIS EMAIL THREAD: IT WON'T COUNT. Voting ends Friday, Sept. 9 at 8pm ET.

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ENIAC Simulator
by Brian L. Stuart 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to VCFMW this year. (Those of you who don't know me are probably thinking "So what?" Those who do are probably split between "Aww, that's too bad" and "Good; he's a pain in the...") In lieu of my "sparkling personality" I'm making available the ENIAC simulator I would have exhibited had I committed to coming early enough to reserve a table. If you attended VCFSE or VCFE this year, you may have seen an early version of the simulator. It's now at a beta testable level of operation. The files you'll want to download and some minimal instructions for use are at: http://cs.drexel.edu/~bls96/eniac/eniac.html It's written in Go, so you should be able to compile it on a variety of platforms. For those not wanting to compile it themselves, I've included binaries for several options including Linux/amd64, Linux/arm, FreeBSD/amd64, FreeBSD/i386, MacOS/amd64, and Win/amd64. The Windows version has not been tested at all, and only minimal testing has been done on the Mac version. You'll also need TCL/Tk installed to get the wish program available as used by the GUI. Suggestions, comments, criticisms, and questions are welcome, but it will probably be a few weeks before I'll be able to make time to do anything about them. Enjoy. BLS

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Museum report + new shelves installed
by Evan Koblentz 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

I went to the museum today. Only a few visitors, but they were very interested in our displays so it was good. One person who's in NJARC said he worked for DEC. The other group was a family; the father was 49 and seemed ecstatic showing his teenage daughter the computer culture of his own childhood. Steve A. came by at 5pm. We made a plan to install wooden shelves in the modern history exhibit, which was left unfinished when we all ran out of time before VCF East XI followed by my leg surgery, etc. We went to Home Depot. They cut the wood to our specs -- 48x16 for the bottom shelf, then 48x14, 48x12, and 48x10 going up the wall. We also reduced the height between shelves -- 15 inches above the lowest shelf, then 13, then 11. The staggered depths/heights create a nice effect for the display overall. I'll be back at the museum on Friday. Dean and I are going to continue working on the exhibit. We paint the sides and bottoms of the shelves (and the brackets) green, same as the wall. We will paint the shelf tops white to highlight the artifacts. Many of the artifacts are small. When the shelves are complete, we will install plexi in front of the display so visitors cannot touch it.

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Remember to vote! Re: shirt color
by Evan Koblentz 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

Voting is going well for the color of our new polo shirts: white, ectoplasm (greenish-blueish), or black. There are 32 votes and so far there is a clear first - second - third. I am not revealing further details so as not to influence anyone. Voting closes Friday at 8pm ET.

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FS: Central Data Corp 64K Dynamic RAM S-100 Board TESTED/WORKING
by Systems Glitch 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272366924496 Just finished repairing and testing this one. There was a bad 74LS156 in the address decode section, which was replaced with a ceramic mil-spec device. The board is fully populated with nice gold capped purple ceramic 4116 DRAMs. The board provides for disabling 16K segments or 2K blocks within a segment to fit around ROM monitors and such -- it's currently set to leave a 4K hole from 0xD000 - 0xDFFF for my Dajen SCI's monitor. It'll work with a front panel, but I don't recommend it for front panel operation. Like many DRAM boards, you can deposit data just fine, but the data lights will show incorrect information until you EXAMINE the location again. It's frustrating to work with. Probably fine if you just use the front panel for debugging or to start the machine. Thanks, Jonathan

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RCA HC/HCT Logic Cross Reference Project
by Systems Glitch 05 Sep '16

05 Sep '16

Many years ago, I bought a lot of miscellaneous logic ICs at a flea market or hamfest. These ICs were RCA HC/HCT devices, many marked as engineering samples, and some marked with either an RCA internal number or a house number. Some of them had little sticky labels on top. I've never been able to find a cross-reference for them, so today I typed up the numbers I've got: https://github.com/chapmajs/rca_cross_reference This is a typical sheet of the ICs: http://i.imgur.com/Fk59VNL.jpg Funny to see regular 74HC/HCT series logic in white ceramic packages! If anyone has more information, or a full cross-reference, please let me know. You can send a pull request on GitHub, or just email me off-list and I'll add them if you're not a GitHub user. There is probably some pattern to the numbering system. In typing this up, I noticed that the starting prefix (TA or P) doesn't seem to have any meaning w.r.t. the device function. The first two numbers of the code are 11 for HC or 13 for HCT. Thanks, Jonathan

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Pinging Jeff Jonas
by Jack Rubin 04 Sep '16

04 Sep '16

Hi Jeff - I'm interested in some Calcomp plotter paper if you still have any left. Please reply off-list. Thanks, Jack j(a)ckrubin.us

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Big eBay lot
by Evan Koblentz 04 Sep '16

04 Sep '16

http://m.ebay.com/itm/191960867958 The seller contacted me several months ago and wanted to work through us. We declined.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] vintage email: the "at hack"
by Jeffrey Jonas 04 Sep '16

04 Sep '16

While looking up a chip, I found a USENET posting with a typical .signature UUCP bang path from "well known backbone site" ARPA has "at-hack" to forward to CSNET via the relay/gateway UUCP: ...!cbosgd!osu-cis!bgsuvax!kemp CSNET: kemp(a)andy.bgsu.edu ARPA : kemp%andy.bgsu.edu(a)relay.cs.net

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FS: MITS 88-2 SIO Tested/Working
by Systems Glitch 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '16

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272363812201 Here's the MITS serial interface everyone wants, and this one is fully tested and working! I had to replace a 1488 and 1489. I installed wire wrap pins in the baud rate selection area so that a) pads won't get lifted when you need to change baud rates and b) you can jumper both ports to the same baud rate. Includes two nice ceramic Motorola 6850 ACIAs, original to the board. Currently jumpered for standard MITS port addressing (0x10 or 020 octal), RS-232 serial, and 9600 bps on both ports. Includes the original cable for Port 0. I've got the cable that came with it for Port 1, but it's in poor condition and not currently working. I can include it for free, if you want it. Thanks, Jonathan

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InfoAge closed tomorrow
by Evan Koblentz 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '16

InfoAge is closed tomorrow due to the storm. But I am here today!

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCFed @ Lehigh Valley "FAST" event
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 03 Sep '16

03 Sep '16

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Chris F., Doug, and Todd will represent VCFed at next Sunday's (9/11) >Festival of Art, Science, and Technology in Allentown PA. Details are >here: www.lehighvalleyfast.org :) A-town! That's home for me!

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VCFed @ Lehigh Valley "FAST" event
by Evan Koblentz 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Chris F., Doug, and Todd will represent VCFed at next Sunday's (9/11) Festival of Art, Science, and Technology in Allentown PA. Details are here: www.lehighvalleyfast.org

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pickup and hold some NEXT/SGI monitors in SilverSpring off rte 97
by william degnan 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Anyone able to hold a few Next and SGI monitors for the club temporarily? i have someone who has them, could probably deliver to you if you're nearby. Sorry to impose, hate to lose the opportunity for someone who might want these. if you're available *this weekend* especially...the guy has them loaded in his car already. Contact me off list. Thanks Bill

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Volunteers needed for Infoage Base Of Terror
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Volunteers are need for InfoAge's Base of Terror Friday and Saturday nights in October from 7pm to 11pm. It goes a long way to show that VCF members are volunteering for InfoAge wide events. The more we volunteer, the more cooperative InfoAge is with us when we want or needs something. The jobs needed: Crowd control: letting 10 people go at a time. Front End: Parking lot, booth, tickets, etc. e-mail Gloria if interested: admsupport(a)infoage.org ============================ Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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Dave... What are you doing Dave...
by Joseph Oprysko 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Well, I was cleaning out my email, going through some of my auto-sort's etc, and in May and June of this year I got 2 "Digest" emails from the phantom MARCH group. Those MARCHer's are trying to come back I think..;) -- 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club
by Jeffrey Jonas 02 Sep '16

02 Sep '16

Loewen: > Here's my entry from the NIXPUB list in 1992: > 04/92 814-353-0566 cpumagic Bellefonte PA 12/24/96/14 24 What a small world: friends still live in Bellefonte. The closest I have to that was my photo & entry in "Face Saver" at the 1989 Usenix conference. http://www.metron.com/FaceSaver/ From: Neil Cherry > If you were on bitnet you were probably using all sorts of symbols. > I recall mixing !, %, @, {}. Lots of fun with routing email. I donated my O'Reilly Nutshell book of manual e-mail routing to the VCF library. It documented all known email gateways and things like the "at-hack". The title looked like a cartoon character cursing: @!#%*-something.

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Next /sgi displays
by william degnan 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Avail in silver spring, md Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net

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Painting
by Evan Koblentz 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Painting the top few feet of our walls (top of the door frame to the ceiling) would be easy, but painting the ceiling itself would be difficult detail-wise. Rollers on sticks wouldn't get the all the edges. There are many edges because the ceiling is WW2 style. I asked Tony for his opinion because he seems to know a lot about painting. He recommended getting professional estimates. He said if the cost is exorbitant then he can probably get some of his worker to come help, but he emphasized that the tall, large ceiling really should he done by pros to look halfway decent. I will get a few estimates.

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Painting
by Herb Johnson 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

I also think Dan has been informative, about focusing on the content of the museum, rather than the walls and ceiling. I think it's a reasonable point, that the many computers and other objects in the museum space, provide plenty for the eye to examine and for the mind to consider. And of course, for the docents to explain. My impression of the space, is that it's full of equipment and shiny shelves, and is well-lit. My old-man eyes are very busy already, thank you. I'll let youngsters give their own impressions. As for the blandness of the ceiling and walls, Evan; You can't say they are bland AND that you need to keep people's eyes off of them AND you need to put objects up there (like LCD screens) to give them something to see. This is - no offense - contradictory. you might consider that the white paint covers all the various textures and structures on the ceiling; they reduce the contrast. also the white, well-reflects light around the room and reduces shadows. Dark paint would increase contrast, not reflect light. The point of the room is not the walls and ceiling, it's the content - I think Dan was working hard to make that point. These things said, it may be of some advantage to change the lighting - that is, use other color temperatures of fluorescent tubes or LED substitutes, as changing the fixtures is far too expensive for too little benefit. It's a subtle consideration, once made only requiring dollars and some simple labor. And it's reversible. It's far simpler to add some posters or other hanging items, than to paint. Items hung one day, can be removed and replaced another day. If one thing doesn't work, remove it and provide another thing. Items well above eye-level will not be examined in detail, that's human-factors. Again - the room is full already, with much to see and describe. Finally: The space is new and simple. It's just been established. the contents have just been established. Why not let them run their course, gather reactions from the visitors, and from the volunteers who respond to the visitors? Then in a few years, revise the space. They may be other exhibits to add at that point, other renovations. That seems prudent and considered. That's my response, to a public discussion, about changes to the museum exhibit space. What Evan and VCF Inc. do is their choice, and so I would not comment in this way except others have done so, presented their points. These are mine. Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Vintage computing art project
by Evan Koblentz 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

I'd like to try an experiment with painting an on-topic design onto a sheet of clear plexi and having light shine through it. Anyone done something like this? What kind of paint should we use?

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disk duplicating machines
by william degnan 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Anyone into vintage disk duplicating machines? Me? I have two; one for 5 1/4 and one for 3.5 disks but I don't use them. Have not powered them on or tested in 10 years. I have never seen anyone demo these at a VCF or elsewhere, but I bet there was a time when these were in use in many businesses before easy software download. A lost piece of tech. Bill

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Fwd: Daily Tech News Show: DTNS 2846 – Vintage Computing Never Gets Old
by murphnj 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

The podcast that Evan was on has been posted. I have not yet had a chance to listen. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Blogtrottr <busybee(a)blogtrottr.com> Date: Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 5:35 PM Subject: Daily Tech News Show: DTNS 2846 – Vintage Computing Never Gets Old Daily Tech News Show Keep up to date with independent, authoritative and trustworthy discussion of the tech news of the day. Tom Merritt and co-host's home for daily tech news. [image: thumbnail] DTNS 2846 – Vintage Computing Never Gets Old <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DailyTechNewsShow/~3/pPcs0vpMRJA/> Aug 31st 2016, 17:25, by tommerritt(a)tommerritt.com (Tom Merritt), Tom Merritt [image: Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.com] <http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/DTNS_CoverArt14…> Evan Koblentz from the Vintage Computer Federation joins Scott Johnson to discuss the allure of vintage computer technology and its role in shaping modern trends. MP3 <http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/280806555-dtns-dtns-vintage-computing.mp3> Using a Screen Reader? Click here <https://youtu.be/jmAB85gRU5Y> Please SUBSCRIBE HERE <http://feeds.feedburner.com/DailyTechNewsShow>. Follow us on Soundcloud <https://soundcloud.com/dtns>. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show <http://dailytechnewsshow.com/support/> or give as little as 5 cents a day on Patreon <http://www.patreon.com/dtns>. Thank you! Big thanks to Dan Lueders <http://danlueders.com/> for the headlines music and Martin Bell <http://twitter.com/martinbellmusic> for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods, Kylde, TomGehrke, sebgonz and scottierowland on the subreddit <http://dailytechnewsshow.reddit.com/> *Show Notes* To read the show notes in a separate page click here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oY2XMRtMlaBEujRfmD2cy7x1F-amg-OXQSq…> ! Media files: 280806555-dtns-dtns-vintage-computing.mp3 <http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/280806555-dtns-dtns-vintage-computing.mp3> (audio/mpeg)

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vintage computer streaming video
by Jeffrey Jonas 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

I finally repaired the power supply to my Roku box (Internet television). My guilty pleasure is over - the StarLost channel is gone! It was all StarLost all the time. I liked the urban exploring feel of the show as the clueless-3 wandered the Space Ship Arc's corridors of abandoned consoles, kinda like NASA mission control of the 60s, or an old military base. Gee, just like Camp Evans :-) Anyway, I found something wonderful: Joe Screwdriver's Retro Tech https://www.rokuchannels.tv/retrotechtimemachine/ https://channelstore.roku.com/details/39210/retro-tech-time-machine Joe Screwdriver presents the Retro Tech Time Machine curated collection of retroactive technology. Old-style motion pictures of high tech gizmos from the previous century are transmitted directly from Joe's collection to your Roku player. Plenty of old-time knobs, switches, rollers, gears, computers, telephones, tubes, spacecraft, blinky lights, and machines of all sizes to satisfy your retro tech urges. I wish I had YouTube links for all the wonderful videos showing - an analog computer with plugboard-o-wires running an early Apollo simulator - early computers, including a quick tutorial of the 026 and 029 keypunch - all sorts of pre-computer office machines such as Addressograph's variety of machines for printing labels and form letters. An early form of word processing: the typewriter punched holes in a wide paper tape similar to a piano roll, which was played back on "player piano" like typewriters so everyone could get an original document. Before the IBM Selectric was Varityper's typewriter with an interchangeable DRUM of various fonts and type sizes! - publicity films from IBM and Western Union, showing how early systems used MILES of paper tape every day! - lotsa NASA films from Gemini, Apollo, letting me relive the space race days. -- jeffj

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Live interview @ 4:30 ET today
by Evan Koblentz 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

I'm being interviewed by someone at the Daily Tech News Show this afternoon. http://www.dailytechnewsshow.com/about/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Live interview @ 4:30 ET today
by Evan Koblentz 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

>> Cool! Any specific topic >From their email: "the lifespan and obsolesce of computers and computer related technology including smartphones and tablets".

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club
by Jeffrey Jonas 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

replying to william degnan > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club > Anyone still operating actively an email address from before 1995 I have been jeffj/at/panix/dot/com since 1991. I know the fellow with a slightly lower UID but he's not a VCF member. Before that, my emails were via my employer, but as a consultant I quickly realized the merit of an email that I could keep independent of my employer or client. I had email via Genie, Delphi, Prodigy but never Compuserve or AOL. Before it was PANIX, there was Big Electric Cat. A friend used that to access USENET before the Internet, back when most systems were "walled gardens". -- jeffj

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club
by Bill Sudbrink 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

A quick "Google Groups Advanced Search" (God! I miss DejaNews) confirms the below address goes back at least to Nov. 1993. I think it actually goes back to Jan. 1992. Bill S. > -----Original Message----- > From: vcf-midatlantic [mailto:vcf-midatlantic- > bounces(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org] On Behalf Of Bill Sudbrink > via vcf-midatlantic > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 11:10 AM > To: 'vcf-midatlantic' > Cc: Bill Sudbrink > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club > > bill(a)umsa7.umd.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: vcf-midatlantic [mailto:vcf-midatlantic- > > bounces(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org] On Behalf Of william > > degnan via vcf-midatlantic > > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 11:02 AM > > To: vcf-midatlantic > > Cc: william degnan > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] oldest email address in the club > > > > Hey, > > Anyone still operating actively an email address from before 1995 > that > > one > > can send a message and receive a reply without turning on an old > > server, > > etc. > > > > In short, something more or less continuously in production daily > with > > the > > same FQDN, etc? > > > > b > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4633/12791 - Release Date: > > 08/11/16 > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7752 / Virus Database: 4633/12791 - Release Date: > 08/11/16 > Internal Virus Database is out of date.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum Report
by Christopher Gioconda 29 Aug '16

29 Aug '16

Hi Jeff, I had to chuckle when I saw your Mind Mirror comment. My older brother had given me his C64 floppy disk collection about 20 years ago, and I remembered playing with that software title when he got it about 30 years ago. At that time I had no idea who Timothy Leary was, nor the purpose of the game. Sure enough, I went on a search and found the original diskettes, but no packaging nor original instructions. Luckily they still work! Christopher Gioconda cgioconda(a)gmail.com

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Small fridge?
by Evan Koblentz 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

We're looking for a small bar-sized refrigerator for the workshop area of our museum. Strong preference for one that uses as little energy as possible and is quiet-ish. There are a couple sitting around the InfoAge catacombs but I they're old and/or have ecosystems of their own. :) I feel the one-cubic-ft. fridge in the classroom down the hallway is too small; something a bit larger would be nice.

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Floppy Days VCF Midwest
by Mike Loewen 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-63-vcf-midwest-11-preview-with-jas… My exhibit gets a nice promo about 25 minutes in. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Floppy Days 63 - VCF Midwest 11 Preview with Jason Timmons
by Randall Kindig 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-63-vcf-midwest-11-preview-with-jas… <http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-63-vcf-midwest-11-preview-with-jas…> Randy Kindig host Floppy Days Podcast floppydays.com

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40 years ago today
by Evan Koblentz 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

Aug. 28-29, 1976 - Personal Computing Conference in Atlantic City. Read all about it on pages 6-7 of the October 1976 DDJ. Trenton show came before this, and there was a midwest event in between Trenton and AC, but AC was more of a national conference vs. hobby event. This was a lecture topic at VCF East 7.0. Here's the video: https://youtu.be/8P_I5H_9uvU.

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Museum Report
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

I arrived before 1pm today and stayed until 7pm. There was a special Veteran's appreciation event at InfoAge. Dozens and dozens of visitors stopped by. Interest varied wildly between casual to very. At about 3pm a student from Rutgers stopped by to run a Commodore 64 floppy disk on real (not emulated) hardware. I spent hours with him going back and forth with visitors as it slowed down after 3:30pm or so. The software was Tim Leary's Mind Mirror. Also Don Caselli donated two copies of IBM Macro Assembler 2.0. -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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Corey made the Beeb ...
by Neil Cherry 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Internationally renowned http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37199000 -- 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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Kaypro 10 ROM question
by Mike Loewen 27 Aug '16

27 Aug '16

Any Kaypro experts here? I'm in the process of installing a KayPLUS ROM in a Kaypro 10, in preparation for installing a new (larger) hard drive. My K10 has a 81-180 series mainboard, but the sticker is missing from the factory ROM and I can't tell which one it is. It powers on to display version 1.9e. Assuming that this is an '83 version mainboard, the ROM should be 81-302. Can someone confirm which ROM version displays 1.9e? I've successfully burned a 2764 with the kplus83.rom image and made the hardware modifications described in the KayPLUS manual. However, absolutely nothing happens when I power up. Everything works fine when I replace the original ROM. I want to make sure I'm following the right instructions for my combination of mainboard and ROM. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Our new scope
by Evan Koblentz 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Martin F. got a 'scope donated for our museum workbench. It was professionally recalibrated and it's being delivered this Saturday. http://vcfed.org/evan/scope.jpg

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Lancaster PA Cosmac Development System 1800 Ebay
by william degnan 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

What's nice for me personally is that this manual probably will help me with the earlier Microkit I have, from 1975. At least I hope the backplane configuration is more or less the same. I have been held up because I am unsure which slots in the backplane, assuming it's possible that there are assigned slots, to put each card. I can see from the MPM-216 page 30-31 (I had earlier found the manual too) that my hunch was correct about specific card slot assignments. You never know for sure if you have no docs. Here is my COSMAC Microkit thread if anyone is interested in comparing and contrasting my system with what's for sale now on Ebay http://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=511 BIll On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:46 AM, Ben Greenfield via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ben Greenfield <ben(a)cogs.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:46:47 -0400 > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Lancaster PA Cosmac Development System 1800 > Ebay > I was curious so I dug up a manual for the box. > > > http://www.cosmacelf.com/publications/books/mpm-216-dev-sys-op-man.pdf > > > > On Aug 26, 2016, at 9:32 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > > of interest to people who are into MidAtlantic computing history. there > is > > a Cosmac Development System 1800 on Ebay, looks to be from 1977, This > unit > > has the same chassis as the 1975 RCA Microkit, and same general layout of > > boards. > > > > Bill > > >

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Lancaster PA Cosmac Development System 1800 Ebay
by william degnan 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

of interest to people who are into MidAtlantic computing history. there is a Cosmac Development System 1800 on Ebay, looks to be from 1977, This unit has the same chassis as the 1975 RCA Microkit, and same general layout of boards. Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Who's going to VCF Midwest?
by Jack Rubin 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

I am! Jack

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VCF Midwest
by Mike Loewen 25 Aug '16

25 Aug '16

So, who's going to VCF Midwest? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Museum Report
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

About a dozen visitors total today with moderate interest. -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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IA needs clean-up help Saturday
by Evan Koblentz 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

InfoAge needs people this Saturday (9am until whenever) to help clean debris from the courtyard behind our museum building. If anyone can help, then email Gloria (admsupport(a)infoage.org) as soon as possible and let her know you're with VCF.

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Celebration Apple 1 update
by Evan Koblentz 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

Bidding ends August 25. Jumped from 270K to 510K in the past day or two. Http://apple1.charitybuzz.com

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Aug 2016 Workshop
by Herb Johnson 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

http://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/vcf_aug16.html Still catching up after my Workshop appearance and work Sunday. Good to see my friends again and all-that-hardware. A mountain of 1960's transistor modules! Macs of various flavors. An early early Lear-Siegler terminal. Car repairs or avoidance thereof. And of course the VCF Museum. I've not captioned the photos much on my Web page - send me ID's and details so I can update the Web page. My fun was to take a S-100 system obtained Saturday, and getting it to power on Sunday. That is, after cleaning out the dust and subjecting to the Mach 1 power-vacuum at Infoage. Very careful powering process - Variac to bring up the S-100 power caps, keep the voltage down when running the box. Ohmic checks on the S-100 cards to look for shorted caps. Then adding cards to the chassis to check the regulators at work. No problems, no explosions. I'll have a Web page on restoring that Problem Solver System box and cards, soon. Had some interesting ownership. Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Next Workshop: September
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

For those interested then next workshop will be Sept. 17 & 10. -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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Festivus! Make sure to mark you calendars!
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Just a friendly reminder about Festivus on December 3 & 4. It will be the best Festivus ever! -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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