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VCF Southeast is back!
by Jeffrey Brace 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

August 20-22, 2021. This year they’re at a NEW LOCATION! They will be at the Marriott Renaissance Waverly in Atlanta, GA. They’re co-located with the Southern Fried Gaming Expo (who are sponsoring their space!) There will be Speakers, Exhibits, Hands-on Activities, Consignment, Vendors, Concessions, For complete information, exhibit registration and updates, please follow this link: https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southe… ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Free stuff - Sperry PC, Laser Jet 4000s, HP Desk Plotter, Kilobaud mags, etc.
by Bill Degnan 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

Free stuff. Kennett Square (kennettclassic.com) Came in as a donation but I don't have space for these things. Free only to VCF and Kennett Classic "members" only please. The kilobaud on the top of the stack has some water damage but the mags underneath are in better shape. NOTE - From the photos I plan to keep one of the Sperry PCs. The red box in the back I am told is another plotter I have not opened the box. The Televideo terminal is untested includes keyboard. YES you can take only what you want NO I will not ship YES what remains will be recycled. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED (although I suppose $$ talks if you must have one of the items and can't make it right away :-) directions and store hours: https://www.kennettclassic.com Questions? - https://www.kennettclassic.com/contact.cfm Bill

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Hackaday covers the VCF swap meet
by Mark Whittington 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

https://hackaday.com/2021/04/28/vcf-swap-meet-takes-step-back-to-move-forwa…

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hackaday covers the VCF swap meet
by Neil Cherry 28 Apr '21

28 Apr '21

Came up on my phones news app. Thought it was a N. Korean nuke site until I saw VCF. Weird, I don't think we have a VCF in N. Korean. -- 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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People staying overnight in Sandy area
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

Anyone staying overnight in the Sanday Area, please put back the thermostat to the original setting and turn off the lights if you are the last person. They were left on Sunday night and it is costly to the caretakers of the building. Thanks! Also if anyone heard any suspicious activity while you were staying there, then please let me know. It seems that someone got into the outside kitchen trailer and was burning soy sauce and other food stuff they found in the pans outside. It is likely teenage vandals. Thanks again! ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet and workshop experience
by Alexander Jacocks 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

It was great to have you there, Bryan! I hope to get to speak to you in person, soon. - Alex On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 6:57 PM W. Bryan Caudle via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > As a noob to both the swap meet and workshops, I wanted to take a moment > to express my thanks to the VCF team, volunteers, and participants for > creating such a successful weekend. I truly had no idea what to expect for > either event, but I was impressed with the turnout and enthusiasm that > everyone shared. As others have shared, I am looking forward to future > events. As far as suggestions go for the swap meet, I overheard > conversations about having food trucks next time, and I agree with that > effort. I also think including the HAM radio folks was a good move. I > would encourage additional outreach to other similar audiences, one in > particular might be the retro gaming community. I know that some folks > might have a different opinion, but I think gaming and computing are > inexorably linked as both sides have driven innovation on the other side. > I also know that game collectors are passionate as well about their systems > and many crossovers exist between gaming consoles and 8/16 bit micros in > particular. Perhaps engaging some local retro game shops could help with > promotion of the event, and maybe they might even want to participate as > vendors to liquidate some excess inventory. I’m sure there are other ways > to engage this community as well. I managed to sell some games and know > other vendors did as well, so there was some level of demand and/or > nostalgia at work there. Just something to think about. > > For me personally, I may not have sold as many items as I had hoped, but I > had a variety of things and didn’t always have the best price points on > certain items. I learned a lot from this and will be better prepared for > next time. I was happy to pick up a couple of things (Apple IIc and > Magnavox Odyssey2) along with some software and small bits from the free > bins 😊. I could still see out of my car for the drive home so I’d call it > a success. While this was my first computer swap meet, I am experienced > with vendor fairs in other genres, and have sometimes found it to be > helpful when the organizer tracks the vendor spaces. They can be assigned > spaces, but don’t have to be. Just assign each vendor a number/sign/tag > for their vehicle or space so that questions like “who was that commodore > guy” can be more easily answered. > > For my workshop report, again I was overzealous in my expectations and > brought along 3 projects. Thankfully I was able to make progress on one > system, the Commodore Pet 2001. With great help and advice from Ian and > others, it went from totally dead and disassembled, to a working power > supply, working CRT, and mainboard that initializes and boots (with a > corrupted display). Hopefully replacement video ram will correct that and > leave me with a working pet. Again, the opportunity to work alongside > others and share ideas was amazing and is such a nice change from doing > these projects in isolation. > > It was good to see some familiar faces, and to make some new friends. I > look forward to another event in the future, and thank you guys for giving > a reason to get out of the house after being home for the past year! > >

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Swap meet and workshop experience
by W. Bryan Caudle 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

As a noob to both the swap meet and workshops, I wanted to take a moment to express my thanks to the VCF team, volunteers, and participants for creating such a successful weekend. I truly had no idea what to expect for either event, but I was impressed with the turnout and enthusiasm that everyone shared. As others have shared, I am looking forward to future events. As far as suggestions go for the swap meet, I overheard conversations about having food trucks next time, and I agree with that effort. I also think including the HAM radio folks was a good move. I would encourage additional outreach to other similar audiences, one in particular might be the retro gaming community. I know that some folks might have a different opinion, but I think gaming and computing are inexorably linked as both sides have driven innovation on the other side. I also know that game collectors are passionate as well about their systems and many crossovers exist between gaming consoles and 8/16 bit micros in particular. Perhaps engaging some local retro game shops could help with promotion of the event, and maybe they might even want to participate as vendors to liquidate some excess inventory. I’m sure there are other ways to engage this community as well. I managed to sell some games and know other vendors did as well, so there was some level of demand and/or nostalgia at work there. Just something to think about. For me personally, I may not have sold as many items as I had hoped, but I had a variety of things and didn’t always have the best price points on certain items. I learned a lot from this and will be better prepared for next time. I was happy to pick up a couple of things (Apple IIc and Magnavox Odyssey2) along with some software and small bits from the free bins 😊. I could still see out of my car for the drive home so I’d call it a success. While this was my first computer swap meet, I am experienced with vendor fairs in other genres, and have sometimes found it to be helpful when the organizer tracks the vendor spaces. They can be assigned spaces, but don’t have to be. Just assign each vendor a number/sign/tag for their vehicle or space so that questions like “who was that commodore guy” can be more easily answered. For my workshop report, again I was overzealous in my expectations and brought along 3 projects. Thankfully I was able to make progress on one system, the Commodore Pet 2001. With great help and advice from Ian and others, it went from totally dead and disassembled, to a working power supply, working CRT, and mainboard that initializes and boots (with a corrupted display). Hopefully replacement video ram will correct that and leave me with a working pet. Again, the opportunity to work alongside others and share ideas was amazing and is such a nice change from doing these projects in isolation. It was good to see some familiar faces, and to make some new friends. I look forward to another event in the future, and thank you guys for giving a reason to get out of the house after being home for the past year!

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Workshop HP recap
by Mike Loewen 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

I worked on the museum's HP 2117F system all weekend, with mixed results. My objectives were to install missing boards in the CPU, evaluate the 7912 hard disc (65MB), and install the RTE-6/VM OS, if possible. Summary: 1. Populated the 2117F with additional RAM and the HP-IB controller 2. The 2621P terminal works 3. The 7912 appears to work 4. RTE-6/VM wouldn't completely load 5. We need a cable for the terminal, and a 13181A board set for the 7970B The warehouse has two HP 2113E units, which I used for spare parts. I pulled the 12821A (HP-IB) controller board and a 12749H (256K Word) memory board from one, and a memory connector cable and 7970 tape boot ROM from the other. The museum system now has 1M Word of ECC RAM installed. I removed a duplicate 264X CTU (Cartridge Tape Unit) boot ROM and replaced it with the 7970 (9-track tape) ROM. The old ROM is taped to the inside of the front panel. We're still missing the 13181A two-board set for the 7970B tape drive in the system rack (it wasn't in the system when we got it). I will continue to look for a board set that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. The I/O cage has a F.E.M. (Firmware Expansion Module) with the RTE6 OS/VMA/EMA and SIS (Scientific Instruction Set) ROMS installed. Also installed are the TBG (Time Base Generator), the 12821A (HP-IB) controller, and three BACI (Basic Asynchronous Communication Interface) boards to connect to terminals. The HP 2621P terminal in the museum also works, although the battery which maintains the settings is either dead or missing (I didn't look). It needs a cable to connect to the 2117F, which I may be able to make. I brought a cable from my terminal for testing. The 7912 hard disc appears to work. It spun up the first time, and passed its self-test. I was able to image the drive with a PC running the HPDir program, so I can inspect the data later on. I copied a RTE-6/VM image to the 7912, which I had prepared with the SimH hp2100 emulator for the specific configuration of the museum system. The bad news is that the 2117F would not successfully boot from the emulated drive (HPDrive) on the PC, or the 7912 drive. It would load from the drive, then go into what I was told is an "idle loop". Nothing was ever displayed on the terminal. I was able to load diagnostics from my HPDrive system, and output from the Diagnostic Configurator displayed on the terminal. I started running diagnostics, but ran out of time on Sunday and had to stop. My HP guru thinks that there may be a problem with the Time Base Generator, or the interrupt chain starting with the FEM. The next chance I get, I will run further diagnostics on the memory and suspect boards. The CPU is still available to run the "Cylon" demo program, keyed in from the front panel. Power for the system will be a concern when the hard drive is up and running. At one point, it tripped the breaker for the row of micros it was powered from. The HP cabinet has a power controller with a (I believe) 220V plug, which we may want to eventually use. It would eliminate the need to power on/off each unit individually. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Swap Meet Photos
by Andrew Diller 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

I took a bunch of photos all thru the day, I tried to get every table. What a great time, I can't wait till the fall swap meet! https://imgur.com/a/bBxl9LS <https://imgur.com/a/bBxl9LS> -andy

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Need 8 matching keyboards and mice
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

This is for a show that is taking place in 2008. So they only need to be matching, but not necessarily in working condition, only good cosmetic condition. Please send me an e-mail privately if you have them. Thanks! ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] The Swap Meet was great!
by Bruce 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

I'm a lurker here, but stopped by the swap meet because it's 3 miles from my home. Picked up a few little things -- total expenditure a big $16! But maybe I'll have stuff to sell by next year. The swap meet was very well organized. I appreciated how spread-out it was, as I'm not sure of my immunity to COVID-19 yet. (I actually had to leave the swap meet early to get my second shot today.) Bruce NJ On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 7:03 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I agree with Bob, it was a wonderful day, > even though I came home sunburned. > > I too found things that I didn’t think I needed but I was happy to pick up > fairly cheaply. > > I sold quite a few large and heavy items and a lot a little things also, > so I am happy! > > I did tell Jeff Brace that he did a great job organizing this and to > everybody else who is involved the same. > > Surprisingly there were a few Ham Radio guys actually selling ham radio > equipment which was a nice addition! > I would love for someone to poll them and find out how well they did. > > Overall it was a very good day, I hope we can do it again in a couple of > months. > > Mike R. > > Fyi > I cannot make it to tomorrow’s workshop > Need a day to recuperate. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 24, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Bob Applegate via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > I was only there for a few hours, but it was so nice seeing people in > person again! I wasn’t a big buyer but did snag a couple things that I had > not expected to find, and found homes for some items I brought with me, so > I came home quite happy. > > > > The weather was perfect, of course. There were enough vendors so the > buyers could spend time looking for treasures, and I heard from multiple > vendors that they were happy with their sales. > > > > An excellent day, indeed! > > > > Thanks to everyone who volunteered and worked so hard to make it a > success! > > > > Bob > > > >

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Looking for "Commodore Guy" from the swap meet
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

Anyone know the name of this guy? A buyer is looking for him to buy some of his stuff. [image: Commodore Guy.jpg] ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Next Repair workshop May 15 & 16
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

The next scheduled repair workshop is May 15 & 16. I know that this is just 3 weeks away, but it couldn't be helped with scheduling. In any case the signup sheet is here: *May 15 & 16* *— Repair Workshop* — Signup <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17n7rQol7xt3f0dnAwA8zrMHy4vHw163xjXQ…> Future Repair workshops: *June 12 & 13 **— Repair Workshop* — Signup <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11iQyGDYyrFsAFQp73YwYnL-3soQIVDGOLid…> *July 10 & 11* *— Repair Workshop @ System Source <https://museum.syssrc.com/> *— Info — Signup <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KROoCNqTiTWgsXvijGBqvNblZa8weS6a8hE…> *August 14 & 15* *— Repair Workshop* — Signup <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J028DlSdvSUlh3BsrGfmalHQ9qbFfPSUQa9…> ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Great weather at the Swap Meet!
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

The current prediction is for 63 degrees and cloudy. Sunday is lots of rain, so that works out well for both the swap meet and the repair workshop. It will be nice to see so many of you there. Haven't seen some of you in a while. I haven't seen some of you for 2 years or more! It looks to be a super successful swap meet and will be great to see all of you there. I hope that someone is selling a soldering iron. One of my friends will be coming to buy a good one. The Steering Committee and myself will be setting up starting at 6AM. Vendors please come at 7AM. Buyers come at 8AM. ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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My swap meet recap and much thanks!
by Ethan O'Toole 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

Whoooo what a weekend. I am sore! But what fun! Thanks to all that made it happen! It looked like the number of vendors doubled since last time! I went with the expectation of not needing anything. Came back with some more projects! I love projects! Time to start my digikey order :-) Weather was nice! It got warm during the day, and I had sunscreen but didn't use it. Feeling it now. But that is okay, Vitamin D is good and great. Nivea cream preventing any peeling. Sold things! It's always interesting to see what people are into. I had the pickup with the various Sun/SGI/PC/Amiga/AppleII oddities. Picked up the Amiga 1200 motherboard, ordering caps for it today. The sweet Apple IIci that is getting recapped very soon as well (and retrobright.) I love the form factor of the IIci and will run some midi sequencer stuff on it and maybe some games. Hopefully it will go out on a table during the next MAGFest Museum for the public to dawdle with. Bought a C128 that has issues from the box of broken C128s. I think it might be a project. It might kick my butt, we will see. I forgot to buy a power supply. Didn't dawn on me that it's different than C64, and the Amiga 500/600 PSUs are not to be plugged into it. I've fixed a C64 before so this will be fun getting to know the 128 a bit. Reel to reel tapes, will go on the machine soon. Intellivision.. have some games, it's a missing spot in my collection so that is awesome. Will clean it up. Beeee Seventeeeen Bomberrrrrr. A serial mouse for my luggable Pentium. I can finally try playing Secret of Monkey Island! My friend who came along scored an Apple montor, IBM PC floppy, AWE-32 sound card and some other odds and ends. He is mostly early IBM PC and Mac, was fun seeing him find goodies and he enjoyed it. I had like 3 friends bail and one who would only come if he could ride with me and the wagon was full. They missed out. I think the one was really just looking for some kind of ruby imac to complete his imac rainbow to match the sales poster, didn't see one. He should of told me in advance though. I think the event will continue to grow. I think the people that are into building older PC computers missed out -- there definitly was a lot for them there. Being my 2nd time, stuff I brought the first time that didn't sell sold this time. Don't get discouraged, and don't forget that the buyer audience will grow! Sunday I bought a part from a 35mm movie projector. It is soooo heavy. In real life it is way bigger than it looked on facebook marketplace. I need to clean some rust off of it and make some cables, and learn more about how to get it cleaned up and oil in it and see what kind of light source I can hack up. Leads on a 700 watt/1000 watt lamp + switchmode power supply would be good :-) Then Sunday night... I went to a friend's place. Him and his partner are moving back to Florida, away from the NoVA area. He wanted to give me first shot at buying his older video game stuff. Wasn't expecting what he had, no way I can give him anything less than in the thousands on it. Pretty crazy. Wasn't expecting it. On top of that rocket launch at work last night, so been supporting that. What a weekend. I need a weekend... for the weekend. Looking forward to System Source workshop!!!

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The Swap Meet was great!
by Herb Johnson 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

I also attended. It was the first event I've been to, since March 2020. Of course, my last hamfest was the end of the 2019 season. I was pleased that everyone wore masks and mostly kept distance. A lot of people were glad to see me. I'm surprised sometimes, at who remembers me. Of course I was glad to see my VCFed friends there. Most of the tech was vintage computing from about 1980 forward, not much earlier. On older comp tech: one person showed me a DEC PDP-11 with an RX02 (8 inch floppy drive) they 'scored' that day, for a price too low to mention. A *single* S-100 card, a UVPROM burner, for too much money. Otherwise a mix of C64, Atari, Apple (II and Mac), and that class of stuff; a lot of ISA (Pentium and earlier PC compatible) and some PCI stuff. A little Sun SGI stuff. And a good amount of 10-25 year old PC stuff; plus IBM PC XT boxes. There's usually older stuff of my interests, buried amongst the PC stuff. a good number of CRT monitors from the Apple/Mac world. VCFed had a bunch of stuff to offer, excess vintage and some modern-donated items. I grabbed some Mac and Apple II class items. One TI 99/4A called to me, for its keyboard. Not very much test equipment, there were a few vendors. Usually at a hamfest, one can grab some older but useful and cheap test equipment. I grabbed a little modern stuff, a several year old AMD mobo with RAM and proc. Actually had trouble, finding a medium tower case for it. About embedded computers. Someone obtained an ISA-class industrial computer, a rack-mount box with passive backplane, about the size of a small air conditioner. *That* was industrial computing in 1995. There were a good number of book-sized embedded PC's, with flash-drive OS's, mostly to run some kind of service delivered by the Internet. Some micro ITX thingies. I grabbed a few of them to mess with. So I had a good morning there. I didn't linger to chat at length. That will come later. I'll make a Web page of the experience, with some photos. Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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Floppy drives
by Kelly Leavitt 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Does anyone need PC HD 3.5" floppy drives? I still have several spare white/beige ones. If I have to ship them, you have to at cover postage and the annoyance of having to drive to the post office. If you come up to Wantage or Sparta I can hand you a couple personally. Kelly

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] The Swap Meet was great!
by Bob Aviles 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Hi All, The Swap meet was great! I pick up 6 Commodore 64, 10 C64 & 128 games, and 5 CIB games.I forgot the person's name but I saw him before at the East VCF 3 years ago, can not wait for this year's East VCF in Oct. Bobby On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 11:09:39 AM EDT, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: Great! Hope my stuff isn’t in anyone’s way. Get there as soon as I can. If anyone has interest in the Mitsubishi CRT let me know. As long as my computer will work on another display. It is way too large for me to deal with (cost/benefit analysis) Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 11:06 AM, Martin Flynn <maflynn(a)theflynn.org> wrote: VCF guys are still in the makerspace! On 4/25/2021 11:04 AM, laurakid wrote: Are u guys still working there? I just woke up. Couldn’t find my phone last night. woke up and looked on the window to see it on top of my car! But it works!? I should be there by 1. Maybe earlier but need to chill a minute. That was scary 😝 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 10:04 AM, Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: CDL is running into similar issues with the track lighting and LED fixtures in the studio. * The LED light bars are daylight @ 5000K – 6500K. * The track lighting (formerly fitted with MR16 halogen lamps) were replaced with GE 4.5-Watt LED warm white @ 3000k The track lighting is closer to the color temperature of a tungsten lamp, and a bit easier on the eyes. Martin On 4/25/2021 9:42 AM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I also try to avoid the cheaper bulbs as they tend to overdrive the LEDs > leading to shortened life span. They dim a little bit at a time. I also > tend not to like the color quality. I have notes on that as my wife > really > didn't like most of the bulbs as the tended to be too 'blue' (

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] The Swap Meet was great!
by laurakid 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Also... thanks again to Demetri for bringing my girl back to life! Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 11:09 AM, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: Great! Hope my stuff isn’t in anyone’s way. Get there as soon as I can. If anyone has interest in the Mitsubishi CRT let me know. As long as my computer will work on another display. It is way too large for me to deal with (cost/benefit analysis) Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 11:06 AM, Martin Flynn <maflynn(a)theflynn.org> wrote: VCF guys are still in the makerspace! On 4/25/2021 11:04 AM, laurakid wrote: Are u guys still working there? I just woke up. Couldn’t find my phone last night. woke up and looked on the window to see it on top of my car! But it works!? I should be there by 1. Maybe earlier but need to chill a minute. That was scary 😝 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 10:04 AM, Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: CDL is running into similar issues with the track lighting and LED fixtures in the studio. * The LED light bars are daylight @ 5000K – 6500K. * The track lighting (formerly fitted with MR16 halogen lamps) were replaced with GE 4.5-Watt LED warm white @ 3000k The track lighting is closer to the color temperature of a tungsten lamp, and a bit easier on the eyes. Martin On 4/25/2021 9:42 AM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I also try to avoid the cheaper bulbs as they tend to overdrive the LEDs > leading to shortened life span. They dim a little bit at a time. I also > tend not to like the color quality. I have notes on that as my wife > really > didn't like most of the bulbs as the tended to be too 'blue' (

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] The Swap Meet was great!
by laurakid 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Great! Hope my stuff isn’t in anyone’s way. Get there as soon as I can. If anyone has interest in the Mitsubishi CRT let me know. As long as my computer will work on another display. It is way too large for me to deal with (cost/benefit analysis) Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 11:06 AM, Martin Flynn <maflynn(a)theflynn.org> wrote: VCF guys are still in the makerspace! On 4/25/2021 11:04 AM, laurakid wrote: Are u guys still working there? I just woke up. Couldn’t find my phone last night. woke up and looked on the window to see it on top of my car! But it works!? I should be there by 1. Maybe earlier but need to chill a minute. That was scary 😝 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, April 25, 2021, 10:04 AM, Martin Flynn via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: CDL is running into similar issues with the track lighting and LED fixtures in the studio. * The LED light bars are daylight @ 5000K – 6500K. * The track lighting (formerly fitted with MR16 halogen lamps) were replaced with GE 4.5-Watt LED warm white @ 3000k The track lighting is closer to the color temperature of a tungsten lamp, and a bit easier on the eyes. Martin On 4/25/2021 9:42 AM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I also try to avoid the cheaper bulbs as they tend to overdrive the LEDs > leading to shortened life span. They dim a little bit at a time. I also > tend not to like the color quality. I have notes on that as my wife > really > didn't like most of the bulbs as the tended to be too 'blue' (

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Atari 800 basic cartridge need
by Sentrytv 24 Apr '21

24 Apr '21

Is anybody currently at the swap meet and have an Atari 800 basic cartridge? I am in need of one please and I am here at the swap meet Mike R. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Atari 800 computer basic cartridge
by Sentrytv 24 Apr '21

24 Apr '21

Anybody currently at the swap first have a cartridge for the Atari 800 basic Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Swap Meet - Professional Video Monitors
by Douglas Crawford 24 Apr '21

24 Apr '21

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Fwd: [Coco] Van Load of COCO Stuff
by RETRO Innovations 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

I hate to bother folks and impose on good graces, but I do hate to see stuff get dumped, even if it's not a biggest of iron. Is there any chance someone nearby this location is feeling particularly generous and might consider grabbing these items? I have a couple folks near the area who can store, and I hoping to attend VFC-E and could drive my larger vehicle to pick the items up at that time. Jim -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Coco] Van Load of COCO Stuff Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:22:24 -0400 From: Tom Seagrove <tjseagrove(a)writeme.com> Reply-To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco(a)maltedmedia.com> To: coco(a)maltedmedia.com We are moving house from upstate New York (close to Albany NY) to Charleston SC around mid May. I have piles and piles of COCO stuff including monitors, computers, disks, manuals, peripherals, etc and could nearly fill a large van with it. Long story short...I have no time to sell anything g or ship it here or there as I currently live in Charleston already (started a franchised coffee shop) and will be moving my family down after we close on our house sale next week. I DO NOT want all this stuff lost to history and looking for someone who would haul it away fir the good of the community. Would be a great haul for Glenside for use in an upcoming COCOFest auction as well. Reach out to tjseagrove at yahoo dot com if you would like to haul this away. Thanks, Tom -- Coco mailing list Coco(a)maltedmedia.com https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco

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Re: Lend VCF Commodore 1702 monitors for TV show (Jeffrey Brace)
by MikeWillegal 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

Hi Jeff, You need to charge enough so that when they do go through with a deal, all the uncharged expense, overhead, time and process is worth the overall effort to the organization. I do understand that for a (mostly) volunteer organization, that it is very difficult to set a cost basis for uncharged time. One reason I cut way back on selling PCBs and kits to the vintage computer market is that I wanted more time to work on other projects and I was basically making below minimum wage on those products. If the organization thinks spending it’s energy on other projects would be more beneficial to the organization, you should consider raising the price or dropping the program entirely. Obviously, if the cost is too high for the prop houses, then they will go elsewhere on their own accord. regards, Mike Willegal

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Looking for OG LaserWrtier Parts
by Jason Perkins 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

I probably should have sent this earlier... Does anyone coming to the swap meet have any original Apple Laserwriter parts they'd like to offload? I'm specifically looking for the I/O board, and the 36 pin cable which connects it to the DC control board. Thanks! -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085

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Apple III at Flea Market
by Christian Liendo 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

I have a small car and I am putting items on the list that I can carry to the event. I happen to have a rather large Apple III with a monitor and software and stuff I want to sell, but if no one wants it I won't bring it. I took a bunch of pictures, I'm not looking to sell the II+ but if you want make an offer and if I'm good I will let you know https://imgur.com/a/mM2BpG4 If no one wants it, then I am adding other stuff to the spreadsheet Please let me know

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Swapmeet Repeater Talk-in
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

For those who are going to be attending the Swapmeet this Saturday, this is just a callout to those with Amateur Radio licenses. Since we opened up the event to include Hamfest related goods, we have secured the use of a local repeater for an event talk-in. If you, as a licensed HAM, would be able to help respond to any direction or info requests that come in, please let me know. The repeater is in the Asbury Park area, so it might be reachable with a 5w handheld. 147.045+ PL67 Thanks, Jeff Salzman

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Bag-o-chips sorting, storing, testing
by Bob Applegate 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

Do any of these testers perform tests at real speed or are they just a bunch of I/O ports that software writes to, then reads back the values to make sure they are correct? That would week out most bad chips, but I’ve had quite a few chips that passed those tests only to fail in a real circuit because they were no longer switching at full speed. ESD damage? Who knows. I ended up building some of my own testers where the chips under test are in a live circuit and their outputs are latched and compared to expected results. As far as RAM tests go, a common failure scenario is where they can pass memory tests but then not work in the real circuit because of timing. I like to have memory tests that run out of ROM and not use the RAM except as a test target, then use a RAM based tool so that the code running the test is also in the same RAM. Access to memory under test is really slow for any test running in ROM… lots of code execution in ROM, write a byte, lots of ROM code, write a byte, etc. By running the memory test in RAM then it is constant access to the device being tested. Some chips fail the latter case. Just my two cents. Bob > On Apr 21, 2021, at 9:23 AM, Jonathan Sturges via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > From: Jonathan Sturges <jonathansturges(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Bag-o-chips sorting, storing, testing > Date: April 21, 2021 at 9:23:44 AM EDT > To: "vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org" <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > >> My TL866 can test the 74XX and 40XX logic chips to see if they are good. > > I've got a TL866 as well and will bring mine. Do you use their Windows software or something else? I use minipro in Linux for PROMs and flash, but minipro doesn't have chip-testing capabilities. Alex J. & I also have another tester, who's name I forget, which can test TTLs however. > > Alex & I also have Neoloch Inquisitors, which can test many common SRAM and DRAMs, as well as PIAs and RIOTs. > > With multiple testers, hopefully we can knock out the testing easily. > > -Jonathan > > >

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Fwd: Apple LL computer
by Bob Applegate 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

I am not associated with this person but was hoping someone could provide a good home to an Apple computer. Bob > Begin forwarded message: > > From: V Siegal <vsiegal(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: Apple LL computer > Date: April 20, 2021 at 1:57:14 AM EDT > To: "bob(a)corshamtech.com" <bob(a)corshamtech.com> > > Have an Apple ll computer with monitor, keyboard, 2 floppy drives, original motherboard in a case. Looking to give it to right person by end of April. Live on northwest side of Chicago. Apple must be picked up. If interested email me. > > V. Siegal >

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New laptop stickers!
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

Just ordered three more stickers for VCF fundraising. They will be available at the swap meet for $2 each. This is in addition to the other 3 that we already have. I hope that everyone likes them! apple-2-oval_49405941223_o.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erNmL-HAvuIWo9Dgvc7OVVGvnEgsMqWf/view?usp=…> VCF Terminal.png <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-FLrNBgsrzf46evQ_bpSRpoOaKqryo4F/view?usp=…> Sticker 1 2020.png <https://drive.google.com/file/d/12CfK46KGVOX2-Qna5MBF8oIeSmgiqfo0/view?usp=…> ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Bag-o-chips sorting, storing, testing
by Herb Johnson 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

I looked at the photos of the donated chips. Most of them are plastic-bagged and labeled when in quantity. Generally, "what to do" is to make a PAPER list of those tags and bags, and keep it with the box o' bagged chips. Then you have a box of bagged chips with catalog. And in this matter, don't use plastic boxes, they generate static. Paper is fine; there's antistat boxes made too but that's excessive in this matter. Problem solved. A couple exceptions: Problem is, all the 4000 series chips that are CMOS, are now damaged by plastic static electricity. I suggest that for the 4000 series, they 1) be rebagged in antistatic bags and 2) tagged as "static damaged". I'm serious. TTL and LS and other non-CMOS chips, leave them in their plastic bags. Some bags had mixed chips embedded in anti-static foam. That foam degrades over decades, so make sure it's not too old (crumbly, melting, etc.) Then rebag in anti-static bags. Label the bags as to kind. If antistat foam is kept from air and moisture, it lasts longer. But it does degrade and should be replaced every decade (!). about testing them. Most are not worth testing. Just use 'em and confirm in circuit that they work. Oscilloscope observation of inputs and outputs will confirm lack of damage at the pin level. If one needs known-good chips - don't use these! problem solved. In the discussion, it was suggested to 'store these at CDL'. Frankly, I suggest *donating them to CDL*. They will put them to best use, and know how to use them. If VCFed needs chips, I presume they already turn to CDL for assistance. If CDL doesn't want these chips, that's entirely their discretion; if they will store them for VCFed anyway, that is very kind of them. I am not in charge of CDL or VCFed so these are merely policy suggestions. best regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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Lend VCF Commodore 1702 monitors for TV show
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

Hello everyone, VCF was contacted by a TV show for a prop rental. They need 30 Commodore 64, 30 Commodore 1541 drives and 30 Commodore 1702 monitors. I already have the C64 and 1541 covered. We only have half of the monitors. Can anyone lend VCF monitors? They start filming in May, so it's likely that they will need them picked up within the next two weeks. They have shipping insurance for the monitors and use a professional shipping company. You will also get your portion of the rental fee. They will be needed for filming from Mid May to Mid August. If you can help, send me a private e-mail. Thanks! ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Bag-o-chips sorting, storing, testing
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 9:24 AM Jonathan Sturges via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > My TL866 can test the 74XX and 40XX logic chips to see if they are good. > > I've got a TL866 as well and will bring mine. Do you use their Windows > software or something else? I use minipro in Linux for PROMs and flash, > but minipro doesn't have chip-testing capabilities. Alex J. & I also have > another tester, who's name I forget, which can test TTLs however. > I use their X-(whatever) Windows software. I forget its name, but it did a good job with my large batch of logic chips. > Alex & I also have Neoloch Inquisitors, which can test many common SRAM > and DRAMs, as well as PIAs and RIOTs. > I may have to bring my SRAM and DRAM for testing. 🙂 > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Bag-o-chips sorting, storing, testing
by Jonathan Sturges 21 Apr '21

21 Apr '21

> My TL866 can test the 74XX and 40XX logic chips to see if they are good. I've got a TL866 as well and will bring mine. Do you use their Windows software or something else? I use minipro in Linux for PROMs and flash, but minipro doesn't have chip-testing capabilities. Alex J. & I also have another tester, who's name I forget, which can test TTLs however. Alex & I also have Neoloch Inquisitors, which can test many common SRAM and DRAMs, as well as PIAs and RIOTs. With multiple testers, hopefully we can knock out the testing easily. -Jonathan

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Bag-o-chips sorting, storing, testing
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

Someone donated a "bag-o-chips". If anyone is interested in sorting these, let me know. I also need ideas on how to store them for easy access. These would be available as parts for repair workshops for anyone. For the truly ambitious, you could test these chips. Some of them appear to be labeled by the person who donated them: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1m_HDOTWr9RdkSnNx51C9xzDZBX4u-k2G?us… ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Drone at Swap Meet? -Win Friends and Influence People-
by Andrew Diller 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

Hello: Anyone coming to the swap meet have a nice drone they would be willing to bring, do some filming, and then let me have the footage for VCF propaganda? If so please bring it and find me at the 'meet. You will be fully credited in the ensuing propaganda. Thanks, -andy

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Needed SD card solutions for museum
by Dean Notarnicola 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

https://www.tindie.com/stores/glitchwrks/ On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 2:29 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Jeff do you have information about the XT IDE solution or a link? > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 20, 2021, at 12:24 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Also, for the TI-99/4A, add the 32K/TIPI board. It adds 32K memory, and > > uses a Raspberry PI Zero to act as a storage device WITH FujiNet like > > access to files and the Internet. I tried to add it to the Google Doc, > but > > I didn't have write access to it. > > > > It's currently a few weeks behind in production, but should be available > > soon. If you order it with a Pi Zero, ready to go, you can get it for > about > > $95 plus shipping, and add your own MicroSD card. > > > > Combo 32k/TIPI > > > http://arcadeshopper.ecwid.com/products/202179717?ref=v1:202179717:57647357 > > > >> On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 9:39 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >> We have already had some people donate SD card solutions to the museum > >> which makes doing demos much easier. > >> > >> I'm looking for people to donate an SD card solution for the machines in > >> the museum. > >> > >> This list of machines that need them are here: > >> > >> > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sfGEttaQZUwEH7bkvErH1Aey9AdvdwepWoo… > >> > >> Let me know if you want to donate any of these or if you have any > >> questions. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> ========================================= > >> Jeff Brace > >> Vice President & Board Member > >> Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner > >> Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity > >> http://www.vcfed.org/ > >> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org > >> > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] PRIVATE Re: Lend VCF Commodore 1702 monitors for TV show
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 20 Apr '21

20 Apr '21

I would hope that they don't care about the front control doors missing from the monitors.The odds of finding that many 1702 monitors WITH doors, is very unlikely. On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:50 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Just hope that they don’t realize that because then the deal may be off! > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 20, 2021, at 11:43 AM, Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 10:58 AM Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >>> > >>> They need it for an office scene taking place in 1982. A newspaper > >> office. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > In 1982 what enterprise-level newspaper publishing system would be using > > brand-new C64's, the year the C64 was launched, for it's operations? > > > > This is not the first time film/tv has requested props that were > > historically inaccurate, but wow, they're way off here if they think any > > newspaper office would have been using 40-column C64's for any > professional > > purpose. > > > > Bill > >

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More docents needed
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Apr '21

19 Apr '21

So Dennis and Dylan have been doing a great job filling in as docents in the VCF museum. It has been a great help for me to be able to take days off from the museum. However, they may be going to or back to college in September, so I will need more docents in the museum to replace them. Even if you come once a month, once every two months, it is helpful. If you are interested, then send me a private e-mail to let me know of your availability and interest. ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Android Mobile Client For vcfed.org/forum available for beta testing.
by rar 18 Apr '21

18 Apr '21

Would love some feedback on the Android Mobile Client before we but it in the Google play store. You may download the beta version at https://vcfed.org/forum/android/VCFedForum.apk. I welcome your feedback! There are relatively few options in building the client: I chose the default colors and fonts. Aubrey (who designed the winning T-Shirt Design) resized the logos. I did insert the advertising engine. The board will decide what if any ads are displayed. I did not enable the push notification option. The app installs with no special permissions. The IOS Client will follow shortly. It is a bit more of a process, and if your I-device is not jailbroken, it can only be installed via the Apple store. Bob Roswell

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Repair Workshop after Swap Meet
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Apr '21

18 Apr '21

So the 5 day forecast is saying that we will have 64 degrees and cloudy at the swap meet. So I'm expecting that the repair workshop will be the next day (Sunday, Apr. 25), but we are likely to get started right after the swap meet ends on Saturday after 2PM. In case you missed it, this is the signup for the repair workshop on Apr. 25: Click here to signup! <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15_yp6ooSltEL2eIkKT2GmmpYXQ5_uDLch8r…> Usual repair workshop information applies: Remember the spaces are first come first serve to the CDL space. Limited space available. Overflow space in 9032-A building. The workshop is $15 *per* person, *per* day. $10 goes to InfoAge and $5 goes to CDL. Sign up to guarantee a table!!! *DATES*: April 24 & 25, 2021 *TIME:* Saturday START time == 3PM. Sunday START time == 10 A.M. and END == 5 P.M. *LOCATIONS:* InfoAge: 2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ 1) Building 9059 (CDL Hackerspace - Formerly IXR) AND 2) Building 9032-A (Old workshop area in main building) *SIGNUP HERE!*: Signup sheet Click HERE! <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15_yp6ooSltEL2eIkKT2GmmpYXQ5_uDLch8r…> Workshop area is limited to 10 people per room and facemasks are required. Hand sanitizer is available. *COST:*- $15 per person, PER day. This money goes to InfoAge and CDL. - $25 per night for those wanting to stay overnight (Money goes to InfoAge). Please pay ME (Jeff Brace) upon arrival. Cash or PayPal is acceptable as payment. Ask ahead of time if you need to use a credit card. *OVERNIGHT*: Bring your own pillow, blankets, soap etc. We provide a bed frame and an uncovered mattress. There are showers and a kitchen for your use. - You can pay via PayPal to paypal(a)vcfed.org. or to me via cash or credit card in person. *EQUIPMENT:* - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - If you need particular tools that you don't know or particular parts, please post to the list for those going. They may have what you need. Let them know ahead of time. - Let everyone know what project you are working on ahead of time to inspire collaboration. *DRINKS*: You should bring your own. We have a refrigerator in CDL to keep them cold. VCF will buy some water and soft drinks for member use. *FOOD*: *Saturday Night Dinner at 6:30PM?*: Main Street Bar and Grill Address: 735 Route 35, Ocean Township, NJ Signup here for Saturday Dinner <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SAPADCogi26Ri5aIk55xQPOqW83SLlYu8rY…> *GATE:* Please close the gate behind you at all times. We want to discourage random strangers from wandering the campus as well as during museum hours. *PARKING:*Park in the main parking lot, unless you are unloading. Don't park on the lawn. *QUESTIONS?* Contact Jeff: 732-759-1783 jeffrey(a)vcfed.org Have fun everyone! ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Fwd: At&t 3B2 / 300
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Apr '21

17 Apr '21

Someone sent this to the swapmeet e-mail address. I don't know this person, but maybe someone else has some interest in buying these machines and will contact them directly. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: marcelo ratowiecki <marceloratowiecki(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 7:14 PM Subject: At&t 3B2 / 300 To: <swapmeet(a)vcfed.org> Hello! I would like to let you know, I'm trying to sell 3 units of the model At&t 3B2 / 300. Having all the original books, software and hardware with all the cables and connectors. Also I have maintenance technical books, C language compiler and original INFORMIX 3.3 software. I'm in Argentina, eventhough I could send'em if we agree some transaction. Thanks Best regards Marcelo RATOWIECKI +54911 5942 5805

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Chip Salvage
by Duane Craps 17 Apr '21

17 Apr '21

Group, I remember reading a article many years ago, I think it was in BYTE, about salvaging IC's from discarded Printed Circuit Boards by using a chip puller and a torch on the back. Has anyone actually done this? I guess now you could try with a hot air gun? -- DuaneCraps sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp

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Marcus Bennett AKA amaus.org AKA maben
by Herb Johnson 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

For many years, Marcus Bennett maintained a home server with lots of S-100 documentation at maben.homeip.net. Some years ago he moved it to amaus.org. Well, amaus.org isn't available - the domain name is current but I don't think it's assigned to any servers. Web search finds Marcus posted a "hello" in April 2019 on a vintage computing forum; he references amaus.org. I find no mentions of his name since, and all links are to the mentioned domains. Anyone know anything? Regards, Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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Ben and Bil Talk Tech - I'm on tomorrow around 2:45PM
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

So it wasn't a done deal until I found out today. I'm going to be on Bil Herd's YouTube channel live stream tomorrow around 2:45PM. Bill hooked me up so that I can tell about the swap meet and VCF East, etc. This is his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2jsTvxYbUU ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Morristown Game Vault
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Found this arcade by accident in a Google search. Does anyone know about this one? Is it good? Still in business? http://www.morristowngamevault.com/ ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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2020 VCF t-shirts available at the swap meet
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Just received the special order for the most common sizes for t-shirts we sell: Men's Large and Men's XL t-shirts. So now we should have all sizes available. There will be no more orders for this t-shirt, so get them while they are available! ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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YouTube Tech News with a Retro News segment
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

https://youtu.be/51NGu49C2MI ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Indiegogo - Breadbox - Retro Computer Simulator (All in one emulator)
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

An interesting Indiegogo fundraiser: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/breadbox-retro-computer-simulator?fbclid… ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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