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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] What was your single heaviest vintage computer haul?
by Daniel FitzGerald 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

A hoarder who had started multiple successful dot-com era startups was moving to Florida and asked my friend and I to take his hoard of computers. This included systems from his days doing Macintosh repair in the 80s, where customers gave him old systems they no longer had any use for. We filled my SUV, my friend's Subaru Impreza wagon, and I think my friend had to do two or three trips. Some of the highlights: 9 compact Macs, a Tandy CoCo Model 1 with documents and X-10 control unit, a terminal for an HP minicomputer, a VT-420, two PowerBook G3s, boxes of Mac floppy disks, most of Inset Systems corporate diskette library, an obscene number of tape drives, a Corvus Omninet with "Property of Penn-Central" tags on it, flatbed scanners, three Gateway 2000 servers, an enterprise-grade Compaq server with storage, a Commodore 64, a Commodore 128, an Amiga 500, an Amiga 1000, and a "Commodore Development Program" Amiga 2000 with cross compilation hardware for Mac and Windows. - Dan FitzGerald

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT Almost hate crimed at Kelly's after VCF East
by Joseph Giliberti 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

IMO, go ahead and punish the restaurant. It's a dive bar. When I used to hang out around that area, it was generally a place avoided by myself and any other LGBT people I knew, and this was prior to 2016. If we wanted a bar, we went to Asbury Park somewhere near Cookman Ave. Dan, you said your server was attentive. Does that mean that they were cool and wanted to help out their patrons, or that they wanted your group out of the place as soon as possible? Overall, the Monmouth shore towns tend to be very friendly and accommodating towards LGBT people (especially Asbury and Ocean Grove.) I have no doubt that a report to Neptune PD would be taken seriously. It would likely be added to a list of other incidents reports of things occuring at that bar. Just my $0.02 Joe Giliberti On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:20 PM rstaab via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Before punishing the restaurant, maybe reach out and see what they can do > to assist. (Do they have video that helps ID the person for example.)Your > email seemed to say the restaurant was attentive to your party.On the other > hand if they routinely allow in people like who assaulted your > acquaintance, that's a black mark. > -------- Original message --------From: Dan FitzGerald via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Date: 4/19/23 10:05 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Dan FitzGerald < > danjfitzgerald(a)comcast.net> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT Almost hate > crimed at Kelly's after VCF > East Jeff,I'm talking to my party to have them report it to the Neptune > PD in themorning. I'll also call the Neptune PD and ask for their LGBTQ > liaisonofficer, and forward them the email I sent to the mailing > list(hopefully with the HTML preserved).Also: I fail to see how this is > off-topic. The only reason I even tookmy party to that restaurant was > because I was previously brought therefor a group dinner during a VCF > Mid-Atlantic repair workshop. I wantto put a stake in the ground to make > sure that we don't do a groupdinner there again.On Wed, 2023-04-19 at 18:33 > -0400, Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic wrote:> We've been to Kelly's several > times before during Workshop events. I> neverexpected that kind of behavior > from people who patronize that> pace. If I'mthinking of the correct > restaurant, it's the one that's> kind of on arounded corner, with an odd > parking layout, and has a mix> of indoor andoutdoor seating.> If you don't > want to report it to the police, report it to the> restaurant.Their > response to such a report should let you know if> this was an > isolatedincident. We're all behind you on this.> Jeff Salzman> On Wed, Apr > 19, 2023 at 3:37 PM danjfitzgerald via vcf-midatlantic <> > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote:> > Forward: I am sending this out > not as an accusation, but as a> > cautionarytale. VCF East was amazing and > the wonderful folks at> > VCF East and VCFMid-Atlantic had nothing to do > with this. That> > being said, this almosthappened to my co-exhibitors and > myself> > after we left the event and I dontknow what I can do about it > other> > than warn everybody else.On Sunday, my2.5 co-exhibitors and > myself> > were some of the last to leave InfoAge, andwent out for a> > > celebratory dinner. We've all been a little "homeless"since the> > > traditional VCF Mid-Atlantic haunt closed this winter, and I> > findThe > Brickhouse too TV intensive for dinner, and try to stick to> > locallyowned > places if I can. I suggested Kelly's in Neptune as> > that was one ofthe > places that VCF Mid-Atlantic tried out when> > looking for a new > go-todinner place last year.I didnt notice much> > of anything at the time, > and thefull details didnt come to light> > until two of my co-exhibitors > exchangedstories after we had safely> > returned home to Connecticut. But > when theydid, a disturbing> > picture emerged. On the way in, we passed a > larger whitegentleman> > wearing a black hoodie with white American flag > and other symbolson> > it. I didnt register this, but he seemed to clock > that at least> > onemember of my group was Transgender. We were entering > in single-> > file; whenhe encountered the last person in our line he made > an> > attempt to body slamher against the wall. She dodged him and said> > > "Hi, how are you doing?" asshe walked past him. Since we were> > walking > in single file, she was theonly one that saw this, and she> > didn't say > anything to the rest of ourgroup.During the meal, at> > least one couple at > the bar glared at us while weate, while the> > manager made a harried > attempt to check in on us.Everything was> > uneventful otherwise, excepting > the chef having no idea thatcorned> > beef and cabbage is supposed to be > serverd brisket style. At> > leastthey knew how to clean their taps.Our > unofficial third co-> > presenter is aninfosec specialist and has trained > themself to take> > operational securityvery seriously; whenever they enter > a room or a> > parking lot or whatever,they scan for possible threats. > They were> > also our driver that night. Theyleft the restaraunt first and> > > noticed two large men with black hoodiesstanding behind a pickup> > > truck, talking and smoking cigarettes. When themore obviously> > > transgender members of our party came out, they noticed thetwo men> > nod > at each other, throw away their cigarettes and get into> > theirtruck. We > made it into our car and they pretended to mess> > with the GPSwhile noting > that the truck just sat idling. When we> > started to back out,they noticed > the truck turn its brake lights> > on. We pulled out and thetruck followed > us. We drove to 35 and> > Belmar Avenue and then blew throughthe yield, > allowing for a car> > coming out of the QuickCheck to get betweenus and the > truck. Then> > we were able to lose the tail.Because the person inmy party > who> > almost got body checked and the person driving our car chosenot to> > > talk about it, we didnt realize until dinner back in> > Connecticutthat > this had happened. Also, the description that one> > person gave of > "bodycheck man" matched the description the other> > person gave of one of > thepickup truck men.The purpose of this story> > is to document what > happened tous on Sunday night following VCF> > East, and to also let the > VCF Mid-Atlanticcommunity know of the> > kind of people who patron Kelly's > in Neptune.Yoursalways,Dan> > FitzGeraldSent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 > Active, an AT&T> > 5GEvolution capable smartphoneRegards,Dan FitzGerald

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What was your single heaviest vintage computer haul?
by Ethan O'Toole 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

Okay VCFers, what was your one largest single vintage computer haul? Mine is easily ~2001 time frame. Four Cray J932SE systems in one 18' dock height truck. It almost flipped on it's side. Probably 12000+ pounds of 'puter. That was the mountaintop of vintage system collecting for me then. https://users.757.org/~ethan/pics/office/cray/Image53.jpg https://users.757.org/~ethan/pics/office/cray/Image58.jpg ipad is probably faster and battery powered. Your turn!

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Almost hate crimed at Kelly's after VCF East
by danjfitzgerald 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

Forward: I am sending this out not as an accusation, but as a cautionary tale. VCF East was amazing and the wonderful folks at VCF East and VCF Mid-Atlantic had nothing to do with this. That being said, this almost happened to my co-exhibitors and myself after we left the event and I dont know what I can do about it other than warn everybody else.On Sunday, my 2.5 co-exhibitors and myself were some of the last to leave InfoAge, and went out for a celebratory dinner. We've all been a little "homeless" since the traditional VCF Mid-Atlantic haunt closed this winter, and I find The Brickhouse too TV intensive for dinner, and try to stick to locally owned places if I can. I suggested Kelly's in Neptune as that was one of the places that VCF Mid-Atlantic tried out when looking for a new go-to dinner place last year.I didnt notice much of anything at the time, and the full details didnt come to light until two of my co-exhibitors exchanged stories after we had safely returned home to Connecticut. But when they did, a disturbing picture emerged. On the way in, we passed a larger white gentleman wearing a black hoodie with white American flag and other symbols on it. I didnt register this, but he seemed to clock that at least one member of my group was Transgender. We were entering in single-file; when he encountered the last person in our line he made an attempt to body slam her against the wall. She dodged him and said "Hi, how are you doing?" as she walked past him. Since we were walking in single file, she was the only one that saw this, and she didn't say anything to the rest of our group.During the meal, at least one couple at the bar glared at us while we ate, while the manager made a harried attempt to check in on us. Everything was uneventful otherwise, excepting the chef having no idea that corned beef and cabbage is supposed to be serverd brisket style. At least they knew how to clean their taps.Our unofficial third co-presenter is an infosec specialist and has trained themself to take operational security very seriously; whenever they enter a room or a parking lot or whatever, they scan for possible threats. They were also our driver that night. They left the restaraunt first and noticed two large men with black hoodies standing behind a pickup truck, talking and smoking cigarettes. When the more obviously transgender members of our party came out, they noticed the two men nod at each other, throw away their cigarettes and get into their truck. We made it into our car and they pretended to mess with the GPS while noting that the truck just sat idling. When we started to back out, they noticed the truck turn its brake lights on. We pulled out and the truck followed us. We drove to 35 and Belmar Avenue and then blew through the yield, allowing for a car coming out of the QuickCheck to get between us and the truck. Then we were able to lose the tail.Because the person in my party who almost got body checked and the person driving our car chose not to talk about it, we didnt realize until dinner back in Connecticut that this had happened. Also, the description that one person gave of "body check man" matched the description the other person gave of one of the pickup truck men.The purpose of this story is to document what happened to us on Sunday night following VCF East, and to also let the VCF Mid-Atlantic community know of the kind of people who patron Kelly's in Neptune.Yours always,Dan FitzGeraldSent via the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 59, Issue 19
by Michael Thompson 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

> > From: Ian Litchfield <kd2ixl(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 59, Issue > > A PDP 10 Where did that end up? > At the RCS/RI in Providence, Rhode Island <https://www.rcsri.org/collection/pdp-10-1090/>. -- Michael Thompson

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OT: InfoAge events
by Douglas Crawford 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

Just a heads up, will be posting these periodically. Please support InfoAge, the location of our MidAtlantic events and museum. April 29 New Jersey Shipwreck Symposium Chambers https://www.infoage.org/event/new-jersey-shipwreck-symposium-chambers/ May 10 Alice Bowman Lecture, NASA Mission Ops Manager https://www.infoage.org/event/alice-bowman-lecture/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 59, Issue 18
by Michael Thompson 21 Apr '23

21 Apr '23

> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:05:43 -0400 (EDT) > From: Ethan O'Toole <telmnstr(a)757.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] What was your single heaviest vintage > computer haul? > > Okay VCFers, what was your one largest single vintage computer haul? > A 24 foot truck full of 22,000 pounds of DEC PDP-10 and peripherals. -- Michael Thompson

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] What was your single heaviest vintage computer haul?
by Dean Notarnicola 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Space is something we have precious little of. On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 1:42 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Why not broker a deal with VCF for space? > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 20, 2023, at 1:23 PM, Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 1:06 PM Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> Okay VCFers, what was your one largest single vintage computer haul? > > > > Two rescue candidates via (full) box truck, not sure which one is larger > > > > 1) 2x PDP-11/70, racks of Fuji Super Eagles, random peripherals > > including an 026 card punch > > > > 2) mega-DEC-haul w/11/44, 11/34, various racked peripherals (DECtape, > > RK05...) terminals... > > > > or the 5 van loads of PDP-11 and VAX gear (and the raised flooring) I > > bought from my employer when they closed in 1993. > > > > Fortunately none of this is in rental storage. No worries about rent > > hikes, locker auctions, etc... But I could use 500-1000 blank sq ft > > to really set this stuff up so it can be gotten to from front and > > back. > > > > It's been pretty dry for big DEC rescues for 20 years but 1985-2000 > > was great for it. > > > > -ethan > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT: "Minute Ahead Men" Revisited (origi. Commodore 1702 door, Sept 2020)
by Jeff Salzman 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

And after the moment in time has passed, the Langoliers come in to clear it all away... The Langoliers (miniseries) - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langoliers_(miniseries)> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 12:54 PM Bill Inderrieden via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I stumbled across the original Twilight Zone Episode in its entirety, that > refreshes what we were talking about back in Sept 2020. > See: > https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7xgrpk > About 16 minutes long and no commercials. > > So now the matter of time has been fully explained. Forget Asimov, > Einstein, Hawking, and all the rest of the quacks in the scientific > community > ( smiling ). The science has been laid out for everyone to see. It's in > train BOXCARS !! > I still firmly believe in the "Minute Ahead Men" ! > > Enjoy; > Bill Inderrieden > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: svcatitc(a)aol.com > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2020 3:04 pm > Subject: Commodore 1702 door > > Jeffrey Brace jeffrey at vcfed.org Writes:Wed Sep 2 13:48:24 EDT 2020 > > Sounds like an Outer Limits episode where the world was taken apart and > remade every moment and sometimes they made mistakes which is why when you > lose your keys you find time in a place that you already searched. > > I thought this was a Spielberg "Amazing Stories" episode, obviously not. > > The episode is: > "A Matter of Minutes" is the third segment of the fifteenth episode from > the first season (1985–86) of the television series The Twilight Zone. > See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Matter_of_Minutes > I remember that scene where the couple is in the "Void of White Space" > and the "Supervisor of the Maintenance of Time" says: > (paraphrasing) > > "Ya know how you go back to look for something you know is supposed to be > there multiple times and then it finally is where you thoughtit should be? > That's us. We forgot something. We are now working on moving Christmas!" > > > I personally call them the "Minute-Ahead" men and you may hear me at a > workshop cursing at them!!!! I DOOO BELIEVE! > > Bill Inderrieden >

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Commodore 1702 door
by svcatitc＠aol.com 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Jeffrey Brace jeffrey at vcfed.org Writes:Wed Sep 2 13:48:24 EDT 2020 Sounds like an Outer Limits episode where the world was taken apart and remade every moment and sometimes they made mistakes which is why when you lose your keys you find time in a place that you already searched. I thought this was a Spielberg "Amazing Stories" episode, obviously not. The episode is: "A Matter of Minutes" is the third segment of the fifteenth episode from the first season (1985–86) of the television series The Twilight Zone. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Matter_of_Minutes I remember that scene where the couple is in the "Void of White Space" and the "Supervisor of the Maintenance of Time" says: (paraphrasing) "Ya know how you go back to look for something you know is supposed to be there multiple times and then it finally is where you thoughtit should be? That's us. We forgot something. We are now working on moving Christmas!" I personally call them the "Minute-Ahead" men and you may hear me at a workshop cursing at them!!!! I DOOO BELIEVE! Bill Inderrieden

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AS400e on a trailer
by Bill Degnan 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Check this out: https://www.vintagecomputer.net/ibm/as400e/AS400e_620_on-trailer.png It's always fun to rescue a huge thing and as you're driving the trailer home you ask yourself, "what have I done?" Here it is inside, getting in was a Herculean task: https://www.vintagecomputer.net/ibm/as400e/AS400e_620.png Next - it takes 25 hard drives, I am going to scale that back, and the power to hopefully limit to less than 15 amps. I have a terminal, tape unit and the software. Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF YouTube channel = 10,000 subscribers!
by Charlie's Computers 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Great news! Last time I checked you had around 9.9k subs. On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 10:00 PM rstaab via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > That is great news and great engagement.- Rob > -------- Original message --------From: Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Date: 4/19/23 9:56 PM (GMT-05:00) To: > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Jeffrey Brace < > jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF YouTube channel = > 10,000 subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/@vcfederation-- > =========================================Jeff BraceVCF National Board > Member Chairman & Vice PresidentVintage Computer Festival East > ShowrunnerVintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charityhttps://vcfed.org/ > <http://www.vcfed.org/>jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF YouTube channel = 10,000 subscribers!
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

https://www.youtube.com/@vcfederation -- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Almost hate crimed at Kelly's after VCF East
by Christian Liendo 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

I think we can all show support and still respect the victim's choice on going to the police or not. We are not the victims, we don't know how they are feeling. We can be pragmatic and supportive. We should support them in their decision and keep being supportive in our group. If the victims decide to change their mind we should support that as well. I'm not looking to fight with anyone, just asking us to be understanding of their decision.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Almost hate crimed at Kelly's after VCF East
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> writes: > >Dave, I am a white, cis gendered (did I spell that right) man and I'm >disgusted b= y the behavior of my neighbors. > >I have grown up in redneck country here in NJ. It is strange. Rednecks in NJ?

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More Photos VCFEast 2023
by Bill Degnan 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

https://www.vintagecomputer.net/vcf2023/ I tried to get everyone, I think I missed 2 or three exhibits, plus i did not get a pic from Jon Chapman's workshop. Bill Degnan Kennett Classic

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Thank you VCF-East
by drummy 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

Always glad to hear from people who enjoyed the event. Everyone in the group tried to make it the best they were able.I thought it was great.Bill D.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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Thank you VCF-East
by Ryan Stapleton 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

My friend and I had a great time at our first VCF East this past weekend. He flew into NVA and we drove up and were just blown away by the awesome community. Thank you for the organizers and all those that helped make this a great experience for us and others. Thank you -Ryan

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Pictures and Videos I was able to find so far
by Christian Liendo 18 Apr '23

18 Apr '23

As always we are asked to compile all the blogs posts, videos and other media about VCF. This is what I was able to find so far. VCF 2023 Friday Walkaround by Fran Blanche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEGRghFc6SI Retro Electronics YouTuber Super Talk!!! by Fran Blanche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaSxGMFabI Live From VCF East 2023! by RetroTech Chris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0msgI2F3As&pp=ygUIVkNGIDIwMjM%3D VCF East 2023 Vintage Computer Festival East - Super RARE Exhibits with OHROM! by Amigos Retro Gaming https://youtu.be/1vQZrSMVoko Dave reports live from the Vintage Computer Festival East - Take 2 by Dave's Retro Video Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvmwIgaqkRE VCF East 2023 Roundup - RRR Episode #32 by Retro Repair Round Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBCqPnCozA I Bought A 1984 IBM 5160 XT From VCF East 2023 - Will It Run? by BBISHOPPCM's World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW-1GkvHpPs VCF EAST 2023 by Steve Lewis https://voidstar.blog/vcf-east-2023/

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VCF East photos
by Mike Loewen 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

There were SO many people at VCF this year, and I ran out of time and energy to take a lot of pictures. Here are the photos from my Tandyland exhibit: http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/VCF_East-2023/ Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Live Streaming
by Charlie's Computers 16 Apr '23

16 Apr '23

Hi All, This may not be reaching anybody as I have never sent a message on this mailing list (besides replying to someone), but can someone bypass the firewall? There are a good 25 people that want to watch the VCF live stream and it freezes every 5 seconds. Sorry for this unprofessional, rushed message :) -Charlie @PowerPCFan on MacRumors Forums and TinkerDifferent

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Neil Cherry @CDL is running late
by Neil Cherry 16 Apr '23

16 Apr '23

Sorry woke up late. I will be there just need to complete the morning chores first. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry kd2zrq(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies KD2ZRQ

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Nokia tablets at the consignment space
by Gregg Levine 16 Apr '23

16 Apr '23

Hello! I saw there a box of these things. Some were just the gizmo, others were the gizmo plus accessories. Were any of them sold? And what happens to those who weren't? Yes I'm interested, and will make arrangements for collection. And payment. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

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Anyone have a Pantone color set?
by Jonathan Chapman 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

All, I'm working on a reproduction Altair 8800B dress panel with another hobbyist and need to get Pantone color matching done on the dress panel. Does anyone have a Pantone set who can bring it to VCF East? No one local to me seems to have one. Thanks, Jonathan

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Modern printer
by djg 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

I planned to bring my modern printer to have option of printing picture taken at full resolution. Just realized forgot to grab my printer and going back for it not practical. Can anyone bring one? Needs to be supported by Linux and USB or Ethernet. Don't know if anyone actually will want modern print so not a big deal.

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VCF East
by Daveyk021 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

I cannot make it today, tomorrow yes, but not today. Is the "Streamers" conference, today at 3pm, perhaps being streamed live?

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NABU - Any at VCFe?
by Bill Degnan 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

Is anyone bringing or working on a NABU at VCF east? I did not see any exhibits that included a NABU in them somehow. Yes, I just got one, it came in the mail today. Bill

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XTIDE testing
by Sentrytv 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

Just making sure that I am on the list for Saturday morning for testing in my XTIDE board I purchased and mentioned to glitch works (Jonathan) a couple of months ago. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Exhibit table dimensions?
by Bill Degnan 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

Please repkybwith the exhibit table dimensions, thanks Bill

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Circuit board pre-heater for the new desoldering bench in the CDL makerspace
by Martin Flynn 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

After the excellent feedback from our subject matters experts in both CDL and VCF , I opted to order a Hakko FR-830-02 pre-heater from TEquipment in Long Branch. https://www.tequipment.net/Hakko/FR830-02/Pre-Heater/ Best price, free shipping, and a supporting a local business! Martin Flynn

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FREE: RJ45 to DB25 Adapters at VCF East
by Jonathan Chapman 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

All, I've got three shoebox sized boxes of misc. RJ45 to DB25 adapters. They'll be in the hackerspace. Come grab a few. Don't grab a bunch on Friday or Saturday. Don't know what configuration they are, just misc. stuff. I believe all of them are openable/re-pinnable; that is, not molded or potted. Thanks, Jonathan

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Throwing down the gauntlet: Idea for VCF East 2024 theme
by Dan FitzGerald 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

I don't know if anybody has talked about themes for VCF East 2024, but I realized that Sunday, April 7, 2024 will be the 60th anniversary of the launch of the IBM System/360. That will also be the weekend _after_ Easter, and thus be around the time when we would be holding VCF East 2024. I think that this is a very good opportunity to take advantage of these coincidences and do a System/360 or IBM mainframe theme. Thoughts? Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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SOME motherboards can be expanded to ISA slots
by Jeffrey Jonas 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

New life for old ISA cards: https://youtu.be/putHMSzu5og Add an ISA slot to Modern Motherboards! TheRasteri Apr 11, 2023 Wanna run DOS games on your new(ish) PC? No problem! https://github.com/rasteri/dISAppointment https://github.com/crazii/SBEMU https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=93291 dISAppointment - LPC to ISA adapter - ISA on modern motherboards

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VCF East Before-Hours Exhibiting
by Dan FitzGerald 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

I read that exhibits at VCF East don't open until 7:30 AM on Saturday. However, last year we were exhibiting (either officially or unoffically) on Friday -- I recall handling a school group at one point. Is there going to be any "early" exhibiting this year? And if not, how are we going to secure the exhibit rooms? Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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Re: Throwing down the gauntlet:
by David Keith 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

Since I have now retired, I am in the process of reanimating my IBM front panel collection. With this challenge, you may have given me a deadline to get them completely animated again. I have the following in my collection: IBM System 370 Model 145 Mainframe CPU Operators Console Panel w/ header IBM 3705 Communications Controller front panel IBM 3803 Tape Control Unit Control panel Let me know, if there is any interest, transportation will be a issue, these items are made of big iron. ThanksDavid duBose

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Items for sale at VCF East
by Jonathan Sturges 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

> I won't be able to make VCF this year (alas! Family commitments) but I would be glad to put a bid in on this if anyone would be able to pick it up and is passing near Arnold on their way home (near Annapolis). Dave, I drive past Annapolis regularly, if you're ok waiting a week or 2? I'm tentatively planning to be out that way the weekend following VCF-E. -Jonathan

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Items for sale at VCF East
by Mike Loewen 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

I've listed a few items for sale, to be delivered at VCF East. Shipping to the lower 48 will also be considered: http://q7.neurotica.com/VCFEsale.html So far, I have an Apple IIE Workstation Card, 5V relay packed PCB, AMI S9900 CPU, and a Tandy 2000 hard drive controller. Feel free to make offers, off-list. More items to come. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Interest in Univac Uniscope?
by Bill Degnan 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Jeff, You should plan to bring it to a workshop, that would be the best time, rather than a festival, because then you'd have people who can help you get it up and running. If you want to sell it as-is, bring to the VCF consignment this weekend. Bill On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 8:19 PM Jeffrey Golas via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hey all, I was planning to bring my Univac Uniscope 100 terminal to VCF to > sell, but my back got hurt a bit (Im ok) and thus muscling heavy things > around is a (literal) pain, so I figured I'd check on interest. > > Unfortunately it doesnt work; but I did go through and clean it up. I can > provide more detail to anyone interested. > > Is there anyone interested? Can anyone give me an idea on value? Im not > sure but the wide vector tube may fit other HP terminals of the era. (This > uses vector graphics). > > Jeff > > >

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Interest in Univac Uniscope?
by Jeffrey Golas 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Hey all, I was planning to bring my Univac Uniscope 100 terminal to VCF to sell, but my back got hurt a bit (Im ok) and thus muscling heavy things around is a (literal) pain, so I figured I'd check on interest. Unfortunately it doesnt work; but I did go through and clean it up. I can provide more detail to anyone interested. Is there anyone interested? Can anyone give me an idea on value? Im not sure but the wide vector tube may fit other HP terminals of the era. (This uses vector graphics). Jeff

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VCF East Exhibits Layout
by Dan FitzGerald 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Do we have layouts available for the VCF East exhibits? Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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Food options at VCF East 2023
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

Unfortunately, I was unable to get a caterer to sell food at our show this year. We are going with Plan B which is to sell food like we did last year. It will be sold in the cafeteria where consignment is located. Our food license allows us to sell packaged food and to reheat frozen food such as Hot Pockets. I'm currently making up a menu based on feedback from last year. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Throwing down the gauntlet: Idea for VCF East 2024 theme
by Dan FitzGerald 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

I mean, "Mainframes and Macintoshes" has a nice ring to it... Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger -----Original Message----- From: Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Reply-To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Throwing down the gauntlet: Idea for VCF East 2024 theme Date: 04/10/2023 12:20:42 PM

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semi Off Topic: unbricking a Chromebook
by Jeffrey Jonas 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

I salvaged a Lenovo 100e Chromebook 2nd Gen MTK model 81QB I'm trying to reinstall ChromeOS to give it to Infoage for the front desk. At first, the boot screen told me to insert a USB drive with the recovery image. I went to http://google.com/chromeos/recovery and created a USB drive with recovery image (15329.59.0) I put the USB drive into the Chromebook only to get a blank screen. I left it alone for hours and nothing happened. Frobbing the power switch seems to have bricked it. It now gives a blank screen, only briefly flashing the "still updating" message. Is there any way to recover from this? Thanks -- jeff jonas

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Hakkp Hot Air Desoldering Station
by Martin Flynn 09 Apr '23

09 Apr '23

Thanks to Jeff J alerting me to nozzles being sold at a massive discount by Marlin Jones https://www.mpja.com/, CDL now has additional nozzles! Link: http://compdecon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_3348-scaled.jpg Martin A Flynn / W2RWJ Computer Deconstruction Laboratory 2201 Marconi Road Wall Township, NJ 07719 Tel: +01 732-456-5001 Email: martin.flynn(a)compdecon.org Online: www.compdecon.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/compdecon/

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Bil Herd's show promoting VCF East
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '23

08 Apr '23

https://youtube.com/live/qUHFTg6fSDU Bil Herd kindly let me broadcast on his show to talk about VCF East for an hour yesterday 4/7/2023. He really does more than most people know to support our organization and cause. Such a great guy! He will be leading the two roundtables this year at VCF East. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF East 2023 Exhibitors
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '23

08 Apr '23

A (hopefully) final list of exhibitors at this year's show: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhibits/ ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF East 2023 schedule
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Apr '23

08 Apr '23

Not sure if I posted this before: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-schedule/ I separated it by different days as the schedule has become so busy that it is unwieldy to have on one continuous page. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Live Conference Connection with Museums at VCF Museum at VCF East
by Douglas Crawford 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

We are supporting a live conference screen from the museum for VCF East to other museums or venues. Or at least we would like to have the ability to "ring" you and connect visitors to your museums for a chat. The idea is to give you a chance to talk to interested parties real time that we meet in the museum, finding that there is an interest that they have that relates to your place. And give you a chance to talk up your museum. The Steering Committee liked the idea; we'll see how it goes. If there is interest I'll arrange the connections. Leave comment/interest here, thanks. We'll probably use google meet to simplify the operation. Thanks! Look forward to some face to face conversations. DC

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Roberta Williams (Sierra On-Line / Cygnus) Interview
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

I interviewed Roberta Williams today which is streamed on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/mEqmb1K6GxA For those that don't know, she was co-founder of Sierra. She is also co-founder of Cygnus and helped to make Colossal Cave Adventure 3D. A modern remake of the classic text adventure game. ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Looking to buy Mac SE - meet at East?
by Andrew Diller 07 Apr '23

07 Apr '23

Hello - I'm still looking for a decent spare SE. Nothing but a SE. No battery damage and it would be nice if it boots. Not worried about keyboard or mouse, or any HDs in it. I need a spare to help diagnose this one I have. If you have one and are going to East and want some cash Friday - message me and let's do a deal. Meanwhile, I'm having a ton of fun with this BBS software that is being developed for System 6.0.x on the Mac. The author just implemented support for FidoNet and so it can do net messaging for that super retro feel. It actually a nice system to have as a test BBS for various 8bits when testing with FujiNet. It's very easy to configure and very robust. https://jcs.org/subtext <https://jcs.org/subtext> -andy

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