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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Identifying C64 motherboards
by Alexander Pierson 28 Mar '21

28 Mar '21

>One question isn’t there a database that may have serial numbers for each of the different versions? There is the C64 registry. However, because Commodore inconsistently assembled their machines, and performed all sorts of refurbishment of defective units, you see mismatched builds that aren't necessarily indicative of a specific year. https://c64preservation.com/index.php/registry There is also one for the VIC-20: https://cbmvic.net/registry -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 8:51:11 PM EDT, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: One question isn’t there a database that may have serial numbers for each of the different versions? Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Mar 28, 2021, at 7:19 PM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > It's quite a bit of information to weed through, but you may be able to > narrow the revision of C64 you have by comparing it to others who have > entered their C64 into this public registry. > > Commodore 64 (C64) Preservation Project > <https://c64preservation.com/dp.php?pg=registry> > > If you find many that have the same physical features, colors, looks as the > one you have, and have the same revision designation, then you can consider > it a public consensus as to what revision you have. > > As for rarity, it's still anybody's guess for the most part. Ebay prices > generally do not correlate to revision because most people don't specify > revision numbers in their ads. > > Jeff Salzman > >> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 7:12 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 7:10 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >>> This is why I am saying use the motherboard revisions to know which C64 >> you >>> >> >> You mean the Assembly number and not whether is says "Rev A" or "Rev C" or >> something else like that? >> >> >>> have. There are too many boards and variations to simplify into Rev A >> and >>> rev B etc ... and there is no consensus. It's not accurate to rely on >>> exterior characteristics like the color of the logo, number of holes for >>> the video port, etc. >>> >>> B >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 6:58 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < >>> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 4:48 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < >>>> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jeff, >>>>> https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Motherboard >>>>> >>>>> Something like this? Sure, it may not have the pricing part down, >> but >>> it >>>>> has the technical aspects covered pretty solidly. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Maybe. This site ( >>>> >> https://www.breadbox64.com/c64-hardware/commodore-64/assy-250425-rev-a/) >>>> seems to confuse me with Assembly number: 250425 having an Rev A & >> Rev. B >>>> >> https://www.breadbox64.com/c64-hardware/commodore-64/assy-250425-rev-b/. >>>> If >>>> your site is more trustworthy, then I would assume that breadbox64.com >>> is >>>> just wrong and there is *only* a Rev. B version. I might need a third >>>> opinion to verify. >>>> >>>> >>>>> I don't recall seeing a Rev. A sell by itself to know how much it >> goes >>>>> for. I do know that silver labels with Rev. A or B tend to fetch >>> upwards >>>>> of $200 on ebay these days. >>>>> -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 04:08:43 PM EDT, >>>>> Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey everyone. I want to start knowing all the differences between >>>>> motherboards for the C64. A Google search shows some website, but >> some >>>> have >>>>> mistakes. I prefer a site which has a picture and not a schematic. >>>>> >>>>> Part of the reason is to know the differences for repairing, and part >>> is >>>>> for selling. >>>>> >>>>> I believe that Rev. A are worth more. Anyone know about selling price >>> for >>>>> this version of the motherboard? >>>>> >>>>> 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] Identifying C64 motherboards
by Jeffrey Brace 28 Mar '21

28 Mar '21

On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 4:48 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Jeff, > https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Motherboard > > Something like this? Sure, it may not have the pricing part down, but it > has the technical aspects covered pretty solidly. > Maybe. This site ( https://www.breadbox64.com/c64-hardware/commodore-64/assy-250425-rev-a/) seems to confuse me with Assembly number: 250425 having an Rev A & Rev. B https://www.breadbox64.com/c64-hardware/commodore-64/assy-250425-rev-b/. If your site is more trustworthy, then I would assume that breadbox64.com is just wrong and there is *only* a Rev. B version. I might need a third opinion to verify. > I don't recall seeing a Rev. A sell by itself to know how much it goes > for. I do know that silver labels with Rev. A or B tend to fetch upwards > of $200 on ebay these days. > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson On Sunday, March 28, 2021, 04:08:43 PM EDT, > Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > wrote: > > Hey everyone. I want to start knowing all the differences between > motherboards for the C64. A Google search shows some website, but some have > mistakes. I prefer a site which has a picture and not a schematic. > > Part of the reason is to know the differences for repairing, and part is > for selling. > > I believe that Rev. A are worth more. Anyone know about selling price for > this version of the motherboard? > > 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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Identifying C64 motherboards
by Jeffrey Brace 28 Mar '21

28 Mar '21

Hey everyone. I want to start knowing all the differences between motherboards for the C64. A Google search shows some website, but some have mistakes. I prefer a site which has a picture and not a schematic. Part of the reason is to know the differences for repairing, and part is for selling. I believe that Rev. A are worth more. Anyone know about selling price for this version of the motherboard? 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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OT - Material request
by Martin Flynn 26 Mar '21

26 Mar '21

OT - Anyone have 15 to 20 feet of 1.25" or 1.50" orange innerduct? We are deploying a network switch in the hotel attic and need the innerduct to run the fiber in. Martin Flynn

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Fwd: 19 inch remote RCA TV
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Mar '21

26 Mar '21

Someone is looking to give away this TV. Anyone interested? Jeff Brace ========================================= ---------- Forwarded message --------- Date: Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 10:37 PM Subject: 19 inch remote RCA TV Hello, Was wondering if you knew anyone who would be interested in buying a RCA 19 inch remote TV ? It works. My eyesight got worse and I needed a bigger screen. Thank you for your assistance. It is greatly appreciated. Best Regards, Jeanmarie Podolak

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OSI Challenger IIP
by Bill Degnan 25 Mar '21

25 Mar '21

There's a pretty nice OSI Challenger 2P for sale on Ebay at the moment. It's a one drive system but I don't see any floppies included with the lot however. You don't see the 2P as much as the other OSI's for sale on Ebay. Related....I donated one to MARCH many years ago, It was on display last time I was there but I don't know if anyone ever did anything with it. The computer worked when I donated it, you all should check it out, see if it still works. Fastest 6502 BASIC of its era, beats the Apple II soundly. Bill

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Swap Meet Interest: POWER6
by Lou 25 Mar '21

25 Mar '21

Good call Alex, I should have done that before! The two systems are IBM POWER6 8203-E4A 520 Express systems. Upright/desktop configuration. One powers on but has board issues. Might be resolved with some work. The second one works fine and I had plans for it (even bought a video card for it) but I never got around to fully using it and is currently just sitting. I wanted to fix the other one and sell that one off but time and health are not in my best currently. The one that does work also has two hard drives. And if I recall correctly they are both PowerVM capable. I really didn't want to consider selling both of them but I rather it be seen used sooner than later to someone who can give them attention. Plus there's a bigger fish I'm on the pursuit of that I need to put some of my better resources to. Finally, as for the Sun E450, that powers on and boots, but there's a slew of issues that it has when I ran it through diag. I had a planned use for it that I no longer need it for, so I plan on selling that too if anyone wants a project. If Anyone out there is interested hit me up privately. I'm not looking for unreasonably high prices. But I would like to get something I can put towards my more important projects down the pipe. Trades might be welcome as well depending on what they are. Cheers! -Lou On Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 8:01 AM <vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Send vcf-midatlantic mailing list submissions to > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > vcf-midatlantic-owner(a)lists.vcfed.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of vcf-midatlantic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Swap Meet Interest (Lou) > 2. Re: Swap Meet Interest (Alexander Jacocks) > 3. Software for the Macintosh 512k? (Justin Salvato) > 4. Unsubscribe (Justin Salvato) > 5. Re: Unsubscribe (Bill Degnan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:52:22 -0400 > From: Lou <despairempire(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Interest > Message-ID: > <CAHnctLgEgL3wBLFTdzcjn-=T1rfzahEEnyhbUmpV-h= > TY_Rc4A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I might be interested in those Watchguards as well, hell at least one of > them might be useful enough for what I plan on using them for. > > That also said since this is brought up I might as well throw in here that > I might be considering bringing down some IBM POWER6 hardware to the meet > if there is any interest. One of them has board issues which I was planning > on fixing at some point but they are just too large and heavy to deal with > in my current life situation. The other one seems to work fine however. > > I also have a Sun E450 that needs some TLC as well, that's been in storage > for awhile. I can bring any of these machines down if there is interest in > them. I would prefer to not have to bring them back home with me if I did > take them out of my house/storage. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 8:03 AM <vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org> > wrote: > > > Send vcf-midatlantic mailing list submissions to > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > vcf-midatlantic-owner(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of vcf-midatlantic digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Swap meet interest (Kelly Leavitt) > > 2. Re: Swap meet interest (Gregg Levine) > > 3. Re: Swap meet interest (Kelly Leavitt) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:48:24 +0000 > > From: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > Message-ID: > > < > > > MN2PR16MB29418EF25EF29DC11BF87955A8649(a)MN2PR16MB2941.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and > > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > > spot. > > > > Kelly > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:45:36 -0400 > > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > Message-ID: > > < > > CAC5iaNH_2rdpMcWM1K0qBuudnsO4J4W4v-hby5OG3x4wWFmXQQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Hello! > > Normally I'd make arrangements for the big Dell to keep my regular > > sized one company, but my apartment building wanted me to stop doing > > that...... However what do these "old watchguard m525 boxes with the > > CF card removed." look like? Those I would take. A plus if you have > > the documents for them. > > > > Incidentally Jeff I made arrangements for the big ice boulder to come > > back as rain later this week. > > ----- > > Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com > > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and > > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. > > > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > > spot. > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:32:15 +0000 > > From: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > > To: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com>, vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > Message-ID: > > < > > > MN2PR16MB2941936FBD15FDF39CE30EF2A8649(a)MN2PR16MB2941.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > They're 1U dedicated firewall boxes with a Lanner MB-7580T motherboard. > > There really isn't any documentation for it. It has 7 network ports and > usb > > ports. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 1:45 PM > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > Cc: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > > > Hello! > > Normally I'd make arrangements for the big Dell to keep my regular > > sized one company, but my apartment building wanted me to stop doing > > that...... However what do these "old watchguard m525 boxes with the > > CF card removed." look like? Those I would take. A plus if you have > > the documents for them. > > > > Incidentally Jeff I made arrangements for the big ice boulder to come > > back as rain later this week. > > ----- > > Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com > > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and > > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. > > > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > > spot. > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 34, Issue 24 > > *********************************************** > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:23:10 -0400 > From: Alexander Jacocks <jjacocks(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Interest > Message-ID: > <CAF-r0Y00PyycVMzVHnaRks8oOMSup011Zw-YkbAnaP= > uQJAn_g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Lou, > > If you could describe the size and model of the Power 6 hardware, that > would probably help folks to decide. > > Thanks! > - Alex > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 9:53 AM Lou via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > I might be interested in those Watchguards as well, hell at least one of > > them might be useful enough for what I plan on using them for. > > > > That also said since this is brought up I might as well throw in here > that > > I might be considering bringing down some IBM POWER6 hardware to the meet > > if there is any interest. One of them has board issues which I was > planning > > on fixing at some point but they are just too large and heavy to deal > with > > in my current life situation. The other one seems to work fine however. > > > > I also have a Sun E450 that needs some TLC as well, that's been in > storage > > for awhile. I can bring any of these machines down if there is interest > in > > them. I would prefer to not have to bring them back home with me if I did > > take them out of my house/storage. > > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 8:03 AM <vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Send vcf-midatlantic mailing list submissions to > > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > > vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > > vcf-midatlantic-owner(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > > than "Re: Contents of vcf-midatlantic digest..." > > > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > > > 1. Swap meet interest (Kelly Leavitt) > > > 2. Re: Swap meet interest (Gregg Levine) > > > 3. Re: Swap meet interest (Kelly Leavitt) > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Message: 1 > > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:48:24 +0000 > > > From: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > > Message-ID: > > > < > > > > > > MN2PR16MB29418EF25EF29DC11BF87955A8649(a)MN2PR16MB2941.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > > > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy > and > > > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this > weekend. > > > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > > > spot. > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 2 > > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:45:36 -0400 > > > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > > Message-ID: > > > < > > > CAC5iaNH_2rdpMcWM1K0qBuudnsO4J4W4v-hby5OG3x4wWFmXQQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > > > Hello! > > > Normally I'd make arrangements for the big Dell to keep my regular > > > sized one company, but my apartment building wanted me to stop doing > > > that...... However what do these "old watchguard m525 boxes with the > > > CF card removed." look like? Those I would take. A plus if you have > > > the documents for them. > > > > > > Incidentally Jeff I made arrangements for the big ice boulder to come > > > back as rain later this week. > > > ----- > > > Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com > > > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic > > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > > > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy > and > > > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this > weekend. > > > > > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for > the > > > spot. > > > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Message: 3 > > > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:32:15 +0000 > > > From: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > > > To: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com>, vcf-midatlantic > > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > > Message-ID: > > > < > > > > > > MN2PR16MB2941936FBD15FDF39CE30EF2A8649(a)MN2PR16MB2941.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > > > They're 1U dedicated firewall boxes with a Lanner MB-7580T motherboard. > > > There really isn't any documentation for it. It has 7 network ports and > > usb > > > ports. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 1:45 PM > > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > > Cc: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > > > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > > > > > Hello! > > > Normally I'd make arrangements for the big Dell to keep my regular > > > sized one company, but my apartment building wanted me to stop doing > > > that...... However what do these "old watchguard m525 boxes with the > > > CF card removed." look like? Those I would take. A plus if you have > > > the documents for them. > > > > > > Incidentally Jeff I made arrangements for the big ice boulder to come > > > back as rain later this week. > > > ----- > > > Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com > > > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic > > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > > > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy > and > > > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this > weekend. > > > > > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for > the > > > spot. > > > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 34, Issue 24 > > > *********************************************** > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:52:04 +0000 > From: Justin Salvato <justin76here(a)hotmail.com> > To: "VCF-MIDATLANTIC(a)lists.vcfed.org" > <VCF-MIDATLANTIC(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Software for the Macintosh 512k? > Message-ID: > < > MN2PR11MB4333D8D65802958EF7D97DC9CB649(a)MN2PR11MB4333.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Can someone point to where I can buy Apple Macintosh software for the > 512k? I can't find much on eBay. I'm assuming software from the 128k runs > fine on the 512k, but I can't find much. Thanks! > > > [cid:29fde46f-3043-4bea-9aeb-eb1cccb0e37d] > Justin M. Salvato > https://www.youtube.com/JustinSalvato > https://www.twitter.com/JustinSalvato > https://www.instagram.com/justinmsalvato/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:33:30 +0000 > From: Justin Salvato <justin76here(a)hotmail.com> > To: "vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org" > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Unsubscribe > Message-ID: > < > MN2PR11MB4333CAB965ACFD858FC48EB8CB639(a)MN2PR11MB4333.namprd11.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Unsubscribe > > Justin M. Salvato > https://www.youtube.com/JustinSalvato > https://www.twitter.com/JustinSalvato > https://www.instagram.com/justinmsalvato/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:10:13 -0400 > From: Bill Degnan <billdegnan(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Unsubscribe > Message-ID: > < > CABGJBueOqiw0059eo-j9Za4janW6AiEk7DkSg2efQk8O03mxVw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I can't. It never ends. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 4:38 PM Justin Salvato via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Unsubscribe > > > > Justin M. Salvato > > https://www.youtube.com/JustinSalvato > > https://www.twitter.com/JustinSalvato > > https://www.instagram.com/justinmsalvato/ > > > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 34, Issue 25 > *********************************************** >

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Unsubscribe
by Justin Salvato 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

Unsubscribe Justin M. Salvato https://www.youtube.com/JustinSalvato https://www.twitter.com/JustinSalvato https://www.instagram.com/justinmsalvato/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Interest
by Lou 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

I might be interested in those Watchguards as well, hell at least one of them might be useful enough for what I plan on using them for. That also said since this is brought up I might as well throw in here that I might be considering bringing down some IBM POWER6 hardware to the meet if there is any interest. One of them has board issues which I was planning on fixing at some point but they are just too large and heavy to deal with in my current life situation. The other one seems to work fine however. I also have a Sun E450 that needs some TLC as well, that's been in storage for awhile. I can bring any of these machines down if there is interest in them. I would prefer to not have to bring them back home with me if I did take them out of my house/storage. On Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 8:03 AM <vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Send vcf-midatlantic mailing list submissions to > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > vcf-midatlantic-owner(a)lists.vcfed.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of vcf-midatlantic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Swap meet interest (Kelly Leavitt) > 2. Re: Swap meet interest (Gregg Levine) > 3. Re: Swap meet interest (Kelly Leavitt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:48:24 +0000 > From: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > Message-ID: > < > MN2PR16MB29418EF25EF29DC11BF87955A8649(a)MN2PR16MB2941.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > spot. > > Kelly > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:45:36 -0400 > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > Message-ID: > < > CAC5iaNH_2rdpMcWM1K0qBuudnsO4J4W4v-hby5OG3x4wWFmXQQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hello! > Normally I'd make arrangements for the big Dell to keep my regular > sized one company, but my apartment building wanted me to stop doing > that...... However what do these "old watchguard m525 boxes with the > CF card removed." look like? Those I would take. A plus if you have > the documents for them. > > Incidentally Jeff I made arrangements for the big ice boulder to come > back as rain later this week. > ----- > Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > spot. > > > > Kelly > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:32:15 +0000 > From: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > To: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com>, vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > Message-ID: > < > MN2PR16MB2941936FBD15FDF39CE30EF2A8649(a)MN2PR16MB2941.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > They're 1U dedicated firewall boxes with a Lanner MB-7580T motherboard. > There really isn't any documentation for it. It has 7 network ports and usb > ports. > > ________________________________ > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 1:45 PM > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: Kelly Leavitt <kelly(a)catcorner.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap meet interest > > Hello! > Normally I'd make arrangements for the big Dell to keep my regular > sized one company, but my apartment building wanted me to stop doing > that...... However what do these "old watchguard m525 boxes with the > CF card removed." look like? Those I would take. A plus if you have > the documents for them. > > Incidentally Jeff I made arrangements for the big ice boulder to come > back as rain later this week. > ----- > Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com > "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 12:49 PM Kelly Leavitt via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is > interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and > have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. > > > > I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. > > > > I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the > spot. > > > > Kelly > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 34, Issue 24 > *********************************************** >

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Swap meet interest
by Kelly Leavitt 23 Mar '21

23 Mar '21

Anyone interested in mid 2000's servers? I have several. If there is interest, I can bring them to the swap meet. They're big Dells, heavy and have no SCSI drives. Otherwise, the free e-cycling event is this weekend. I also have two old watchguard m525 boxes with the CF card removed. I'd like enough money to justify bringing them and to help pay for the spot. Kelly

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Software for the Macintosh 512k?
by Justin Salvato 23 Mar '21

23 Mar '21

Can someone point to where I can buy Apple Macintosh software for the 512k? I can't find much on eBay. I'm assuming software from the 128k runs fine on the 512k, but I can't find much. Thanks! [cid:29fde46f-3043-4bea-9aeb-eb1cccb0e37d] Justin M. Salvato https://www.youtube.com/JustinSalvato https://www.twitter.com/JustinSalvato https://www.instagram.com/justinmsalvato/

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InfoAge Go Fund me pop
by Andrew Diller 22 Mar '21

22 Mar '21

https://gofund.me/f72ab5f0 Yes, we are still looking for donations for the InfoAge Keep the Lights on GFM. Any amount you can donate _will_ help. VCF would not exist except as a listserv and forum if not for InfoAge and the space they provide for all our Mid-Atlantic events and functions! 2020 was hard everywhere, but InfoAge relies on visitors to make money- and those dropped off in 2020 due to COVID. A contribution via the GFM helps to make up that loss and allow InfoAge to provide services for VCF and all the other member organizations that are located at Camp Evans. Please contribute if you can and have not already done so. thanks, -andy diller

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T-shirt Vote update for 2021 VCF
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Mar '21

21 Mar '21

Hello everyone, Just wanted to give you an update that after 3 days we have about 49 votes so far for the 2021 t-shirt design! I'm going to let this run until April 4 to give everyone enough time. So there is still time to vote if you haven't done so already. Go to this link to see the designs and to vote: https://forms.gle/3KVw1RHGwyaQJrPp9

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Museum Report 2021-03-20
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

About a dozen visitors stopped by today. Some casual visitors and some high interest. One guy took a short tour, but had high interest and was familiar with a lot of the machines. A teen who builds his own modern PCs had high interest arrived with his mom. He tried out Lunar Lander on the Apple I, Space Invaders on the TI/99A, various demo programs on the Apple //, Textrix on the Unix PC, Minesweeper on the Windows 3.1 machine. I would have had him try some basic programming, but they arrived at 4:30 so they were running out of time before they had to leave shortly before 5. It seems that visitors are increasing at InfoAge. 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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Anyone Have a Spare Apple IIe Keyboard? (DC Area)
by Alexander Jacocks 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

All, I’m looking for an Apple IIe keyboard (black lettering) for my MacEffects clear case IIgs. Does anyone (preferably in the DC area) have a spare that they’d be willing to part with? Thanks! - Alex

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MicroVAX-11 for sale
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 20 Mar '21

20 Mar '21

>From comp.os.vms posting: Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:21:44 -0700 (PDT) Injection-Info: google-groups.googlegroups.com; posting-host=96.230.211.194; posting-account=Ysq9BAoAAACGX1EcMMPkdNg4YcTg0TxG NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.230.211.194 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <28b9ff6a-9ca0-43c1-a1ad-2fde08c549ebn(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: FS: MicroVAX II system From: abrsvc <dansabrservices(a)yahoo.com> Injection-Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 22:21:44 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Desk side system (BA23 box) for sale. System boots up and works as expected with VMS V5.3. 13Mb main memory and single HD looks like RA81 to VMS. 4MM tape drive installed. Adapters to MMJ connected and included. One side of the base is broken off on the right front. Other than that, the unit is in good condition. Too heavy to ship. Located in Milford Ma. area. I'm willing to meet 1/2 way for those farther away. Dan P.S. I have spare parts for this if interested (CPU cards, Memory cards, etc.)

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WTB: Amiga 600 motherboard
by Ethan O'Toole 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

I have an Amiga 600 motherboard that has kicked my butt. It had cap damage. Haven't been able to make good progress in fixing it, and have spent a ton of time. Looking to buy another Amiga 600 motherboard. - Ethan

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New 68k Mac Video Posted
by Alexander Jacocks 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

All, I just posted a video for #MARCHintosh, where I raided my stash and came out with an untested Mac LC II: https://youtu.be/RxH1aafl2hg This is the first video in the series. Please let me know what you think! - Alex

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Games that weren't website
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

When discussing resurrected games such as Joust for the C64, someone mentioned this website: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Very interesting stuff there. Jeff Brace ========================================= Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity

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July Repair Workshop @ System Source
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

The July Repair Workshop will be at System Source. The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday July 10th and Sunday July 11 th 2021 at: System Source Computer Museum 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 A few pictures from our pre-COVID event: Details below! Plenty of free parking, short walk from Baltimore’s light rail (Gilroy Road Stop) We will open at 9:00 AM on Saturday July10th, 2021 and will lock up by 7:30 PM. We will go to dinner afterwards. If you are interested in dinner, then please indicate on the signup form. We will open at 9:00 AM on Sunday July 11th and lock up at 5:00 PM Accommodations: Try https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g41196-Hunt_Valley_Maryland-Hotels.html <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tripadvisor.com_Ho…> Feel free to talk with others about sharing a room. Food: There are plenty of restaurants within a short drive. We will have a catered Indian buffet on Saturday at cost ($12.00?) and catered Barbecue ($12.00?) on Sunday for those who sign up. We will feature tours of the museum throughout both days and several mini-workshops: - Retrobright workshop (bring your yellowed plastics) - Pre-industrial computing class - Learn to use a slide rule, and various types of Abaci - Hot Metal Typesetting (3500 lb word processor - Preview/contribute to new exhibit IBM PC@40 We will have most of the IBM PCs (and predecessors) load up with various operating systems and software If you need a machine to work on, please let me know. We have lots of computers awaiting restoration! Let others know what you are working on. If you have unusual needs, (220 Volts, fork lift, etc please email Bob Roswell at museum(a)syssrc.com Bob Roswell broswell(a)syssrc.com https://museum.syssrc.com 410-771-5544 x 4336

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Vote for 2021 VCF T-shirt Design!
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

There were 5 designs submitted for this year's Vintage Computer Festival t-shirt. Please remember that these are only *concept art* and *not *the final product! Please *vote *for the one that you like the best! The one with the most votes will be selected as the new t-shirt design for 2021! Go to this link to see the designs and to vote < https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4PMOBqxmxjykN3TnGT_P6dKraoSjo5lT… > If you don't like that long link, here is a shorter one: https://forms.gle/3KVw1RHGwyaQJrPp9 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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OT: teeny robots re-enact the Oregon Trail
by Jeffrey Jonas 18 Mar '21

18 Mar '21

Students used teeny line-following robots to recreate the Oregon Trail https://ozobot.com/blog/creators-of-the-month-third-graders-bring-back-the-… Here's the video: https://twitter.com/Ozobot/status/991110783294758915 https://twitter.com/i/status/991110783294758915

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REPAIR WORKSHOPS APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG 2021
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

*APRIL REPAIR WORKSHOP* April 25 or April 24 depending on whether it rains at the swap meet. If rain on the 24th, then repair workshop, else repair workshop = 25th. Sign up is here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15_yp6ooSltEL2eIkKT2GmmpYXQ5_uDLch8r…> *MAY REPAIR WORKSHOP* May 15 & 16 (This is a change from the original date) Signup here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17n7rQol7xt3f0dnAwA8zrMHy4vHw163xjXQ…> *JUNE REPAIR WORKSHOP* June 12 & 13 (This is a change from the original date) Signup here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11iQyGDYyrFsAFQp73YwYnL-3soQIVDGOLid…> *JULY REPAIR WORKSHOP @ SYSTEM SOURCE!* July 10 & 11 Signup here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KROoCNqTiTWgsXvijGBqvNblZa8weS6a8hE…> *AUGUST REPAIR WORKSHOP* August 14 & 15 Signup here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J028DlSdvSUlh3BsrGfmalHQ9qbFfPSUQa9…> Any Questions? 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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OT - SME needed to assist with Cisco Config
by Martin Flynn 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

OT - working on a SIP gateway using a Cisco 2821 Router Carrier is voip.ms Hardware is at Camp Evans in the makerspace if you are local Martin

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Virtual TCF this Saturday, 03/20
by Neil Cherry 15 Mar '21

15 Mar '21

For those interested in TCF, it will virtual this year. I wasn't able to do a presentation because I was busy taking online classes for work (just Finished Sunday). https://tcf-nj.org/ I'm particularly interested in the AI material. I have a work related class and found it interesting and learned how 'we' (me, a Software Engineer) would use AI in our work. It was an introduction and not actually on AI. -- 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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AT style case for 486 motherboard
by Sentrytv 15 Mar '21

15 Mar '21

Good morning and I’m wondering if anyone going to the swap meet, or a workshop soon , who has “AT” style cases they want to get rid of. I am looking for one mini tower or a mid tower case and one mid size desktop case. Power supply included would be nice, but not necessary, motherboards I have. Please let me know, contact me off list Thank you Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Non-IBM CD drive on PS/2
by Richard Cini 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

Any PS/2 experts on the list? I have a question about getting non-IBM stuff working on a PS/2 Model 80 running PC-DOS 4.01. Has anyone gotten a non-branded SCSI CD-ROM Drive working with a SCSI-based PS/2? I’m using the PCem emulator which, if you don’t know it, is an emulator like DOSBox but emulates specific PC-compatible brands and machines. So, I can do a Compaq DeskPro/386 or an IBM PS/2 and it emulates all the quirks. It’s pretty neat. I had both of those machines when I was in college so it’s a great step back. Anyway, I’ve learned about ADF’s and stuff, so I have a pretty good working system at this point — a PS/2 Model 80 with an IBM SCSI storage controller (it’s the “SCSI controller with cache” model), 312mb drive, and a SoundBlaster card. The only thing that doesn’t work is the emulated CD-ROM. PCem emulates a generic SCSI CD that I have assigned to SCSI ID 6 and I’ve run the Reference Disk. I’ve read that if it’s not an IBM-branded CD, there are issues with getting it working. I’ve loaded the ASPI4B SCSI driver and the IBMCDROM driver (with the “/i “ and “p:2” params, but it barfs on loading. If anyone can give me a push, that’s be great. I can add a CD definition to the source code, but I’d need info from a real IBM CD drive like the ID string, serial number, etc. Thanks! Rich http://cini.classiccmp.org/ Long Island S100 User’s Group Get Outlook<https://aka.ms/qtex0l> for iOS

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Flyer for upcoming swapmeet in New Jersey
by Sentrytv 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

I’m wondering if anybody has the flyer ready please send it to me and I will post it on several Facebook groups Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Museum Report 3/10, 3/13, 2021
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

Wednesday 3/10 Bill Inderreiden was docent and he had a decent number of high interest visitors which is good because Wednesday are typically slow. Saturday 3/13 Dennis was docent and he had some high interest visitors. One child loved the C64 and The Print Shop printout. It seems like the warmer weather is bringing out more visitors. I will be doncent today. And then for dinner I will have some nice pie. Happy Pi Day 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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Assistance with Pickup in North Andover, MA
by Alexander Jacocks 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

All, Is there anyone here who could help me to pickup some equipment in North Andover, MA? If so, please drop me a line, off-list. Thanks! - Alex

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Looking for some PhoneNet / AppleTalk adapters
by Jason Perkins 14 Mar '21

14 Mar '21

A few years ago I sold off all the AppleTalk adapters I had, thinking I’d never need / use them. Well... I’m looking for a few (2-3) phonenet adapters. If someone has one with a DB9 instead of the minidin I’d be interested - if you have one with a DB25 I’d be very interested! Thanks, -J -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085 Sent from my iPhone

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Vintage collection video
by Mike Loewen 13 Mar '21

13 Mar '21

Marc Verdiell visited Bob Rosembloom's drool-worthy collection in 2017 and shot this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OkTm0vI7As For the Univac guys, there's a processor from a Trident submarine starting at 18:30. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Amiga 1000 (or any model) that needs a kickstart disk
by Bill Degnan 13 Mar '21

13 Mar '21

For those who know, if my Amiga 1000 has v 1.1 ROMS, will it only boot with a 1.1. kickstart disk? Thanks Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Looking for some PhoneNet / AppleTalk adapters
by Jonathan Sturges 13 Mar '21

13 Mar '21

Jason, Unfortunately, I've only got one DB9 phonenet adapter. I've got a couple of mini-DIN ones I can let you have, and I can loan you the DB9 one, if that helps. I'm around this weekend too. -Jonathan

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Amiga 1000 (or any model) that needs a kickstart disk
by Bill Degnan 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

I downloaded a zip of all of the kickstart disks, I have a catweasel. I should be able to make an ADF file. The system churms a little on the kickstart disks I have, but they are of unknown status. Bill On Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 7:17 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Ethan > Cant a person using and Amiga with a Gotek drive and a floppy drive, > just Copy the Adf file to the Gotek drive and make a floppy disk? > Including Kickstart and Workbench files? > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 6:55 PM, Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 4:50 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> Thanks Ethan. Is there a way to use an Amiga to make a kickstart disk, > >> kind of like how a MS DOS machine can SYS.COM a diskette to move the > system > >> files to it and make it bootable i.e. format /s/v)? > > > > There's no complex structure to a Kickstart disk like there is to a > > bootable floppy, not even a "bootblock", let alone a filesystem. > > IIRC, it's just a raw block dump with some sort of Kickstart signature > > in the first block. No code from the Kickstart disk is executed at > > boot time. > > > > I've always just copied existing, working Kickstart disks, but > > apparently there's an Amiga tool WriteKickDisk that will take a ROM > > file and write it to the correct sectors to make a fresh Kickstart > > disk. > > > > https://lateblt.tripod.com/a1k_kick.htm > > > > I have not tried this, but the instructions seem to be reasonable. > > > > -etha >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Amiga 1000 (or any model) that needs a kickstart disk
by Bill Degnan 12 Mar '21

12 Mar '21

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 2:20 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Amiga 1000 Was not made with kickstart in ROM. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 12, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Ethan Dicks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 1:56 PM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic > > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> For those who know, if my Amiga 1000 has v 1.1 ROMS, will it only boot > with > >> a 1.1. kickstart disk? > > > > If your Amiga is asking for a Kickstart disk (i.e., it has a WCS board > > not Kickstart in ROM), then it should work with any version of > > Kickstart from 1.0 to 1.3. 2.0 is too large to fit on the WCS board > > so that's when a bunch of us got ROM expanders to use an A500/A2000 > > Kickstart ROM chip. Some people also converted the WCS RAM to be > > extra RAM, I think, but that was a bit of a hack. > > > > -ethan > > Sorry The ROMS say v1.1 on them but they're not "kickstart" ROMs. here are pictures, which speak a 1024 words (or more) https://www.vintagecomputer.net/commodore/amiga_1000/ Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF’s swap meet 2020 pictures
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 5:08 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Can somebody send me the link to where I find the pictures for last year’s > swapmeet in November. > I want to add them to the Facebook posting I just made if that’s OK > Here is some pictures courtesy of David Gesswein: https://imgur.com/a/Ik4seJE > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. >

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VCF’s swap meet 2020 pictures
by Sentrytv 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Can somebody send me the link to where I find the pictures for last year’s swapmeet in November. I want to add them to the Facebook posting I just made if that’s OK Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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It's no Silverball and it's far far away
by Jeffrey Jonas 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

For those who travel, put this on your bucket list for arcades: https://www.gameterminal.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GameTerminalNash/ GAME TERMINAL SUPER ARCADE + BAR 201 TERMINAL COURT NASHVILLE, TN 37210

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Massive Vintage Apple Computer Magazine Lot - $700
by Christian Liendo 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

I know someone here may want this. I'm not selling these, but I put all the info https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/sys/d/danbury-massive-vintage-apple-com… 117cc2c5e6ab3c4ea143cfde3d30889e(a)sale.craigslist.org Magazines are bagged and boarded and stored upright for purpose of posterity. Magazines are bagged and boarded and stored upright for purpose of posterity. I have them stored in cardboard filing drawers which I will gladly include in the purchase making them easier to transport and ensure they stay organized. There are no major issues or concerns with the magazines in regards to water damage, mildew, torn pages, falling apart, etc. All of them have been very well preserved. $700 for the lot which breaks down to roughly $3 a magazine, which is relatively fair when you take into account that some of the "magazines" are more like books. If interested in individual issues I'm selling them for $5 each Apple Works Forum Apple-Works Forum, April 1989, Volume IV No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1989, Volume IV No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1989, Volume IV No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1989 (Special Issue!), Volume IV No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1989, Volume IV No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1989, Volume IV No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1989, Volume IV No. 10 Apple-Works Forum, November 1989, Volume IV No. 11 Apple-Works Forum, December 1989, Volume IV No. 12 Apple-Works Forum, January 1990, Volume V No. 1 Apple-Works Forum, February 1990, Volume V No. 2 Apple-Works Forum, March 1990, Volume V No. 3 Apple-Works Forum, April 1990, Volume V No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1990, Volume V No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1990, Volume V No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1990, Volume V No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1990, Volume V No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1990, Volume V No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1990, Volume V No. 10 Apple-Works Forum, November 1990, Volume V No. 11 Apple-Works Forum, December 1990, Volume V No. 12 Apple-Works Forum, January 1991, Volume VI No. 1 Apple-Works Forum, February 1991, Volume VI No. 2 Apple-Works Forum, March 1991, Volume VI No. 3 Apple-Works Forum, April 1991, Volume VI No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1991, Volume VI No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1991, Volume VI No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1991 Volume VI No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1991, Volume VI No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1991, Volume VI No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1991, Volume VI No. 10 Apple-Works Forum, November 1991, Volume VI No. 11 Apple-Works Forum, December 1991, Volume VI No. 12 Apple-Works Forum, January 1992, Volume VII No. 1 Apple-Works Forum, February 1992, Volume VII No. 2 Apple-Works Forum, March 1992, Volume VII No. 3 Apple-Works Forum, April 1992, Volume VII No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1992, Volume VII No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1992, Volume VII No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1992, Volume VII No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1992, Volume VII No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1992, Volume VII No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1992, Volume VII No. 10 Apple-Works Forum, November 1992, Volume VII No. 11 Apple-Works Forum, December 1992, Volume VI No. 12 Apple-Works Forum, January 1993, Volume VIII No. 1 Apple-Works Forum, February 1993, Volume VIII No. 2 Apple-Works Forum, March 1993, Volume VIII No. 3 Apple-Works Forum, April 1993, Volume VIII No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1993, Volume VIII No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1993, Volume VIII No. 6 Apple-Works Forum, July 1993, Volume VIII No. 7 Apple-Works Forum, August 1993, Volume VIII No. 8 Apple-Works Forum, September 1993, Volume VIII No. 9 Apple-Works Forum, October 1993, Volume VIII No. 10 Apple-Works Forum, January 1994, Volume IX No. 1 Apple-Works Forum, February 1994, Volume IX No. 2 Apple-Works Forum, March 1994, Volume IX No. 3 Apple-Works Forum, April 1994, Volume IX No. 4 Apple-Works Forum, May 1994, Volume IX No. 5 Apple-Works Forum, June 1994, Volume IX No. 6 Apple-Works: Points of Interest, Volume 9, 1987 II Alive II Alive, Vol. 2 No. 1, Mar/Apr 94 II Alive, Vol. 1 No. 6, Jan/Fed 94 A+ THE INDEPENDENT GUIDE FOR APPLE COMPUTING A+: The #1 Apple Magazine, May 1988, Volume 6 Issue 5 A+: The #1 Apple Magazine, July 1988, Volume 6 Issue 7 A+: The #1 Apple Magazine, September 1988, Volume 6 Issue 9 A+: The #1 Apple Magazine, October 1988, Volume 6 Issue 10 INCIDER THE APPLE II JOURNAL inCider: The Apple II Journal, March 1985, #27 inCider: The Apple II Journal, April 1985, #28 inCider: The Apple II Journal, June 1985, #30 inCider: The Apple II Journal, July 1985, #31 inCider: The Apple II Journal, November 1985, #35 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, February 1986, #35 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, May 1986, #41 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, June 1986, #42 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, July 1986, #43 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, November 1986, #47 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, April 1989, #76 inCider: The Apple II Magazine, September 1989, #81 INCIDER A+ THE APPLE II MAGAZINE inCider A+: The Apple II Magazine, February 1990, #68 inCider A+: The Apple II Magazine, February 1990, #68 NIBBLE Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, Aug. 1991, Vol. 12 / No. 8 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, December 1990, Vol. 11 / No. 12 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, March 1991, Vol. 12 / No. 3 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, September 1990, Vol. 11 / No. 9 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, August 1990, Vol. 11 / No. 8 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, July 1990, Vol. 11 / No. 7 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, June 1990, Vol. 11 / No. 6 Nibble: The Journal for Apple II Enthusiasts, April 1990, Vol. 11 / No. 4 APPLE LIBRARY USERS GROUP NEWSLETTER Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 3, July 1989 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 8 No. 4, October 1990 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 8 No. 3, July 1990 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 8 No. 2, April 1990 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 8 No. 1, January 1990 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 9 No. 4, October 1991 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 9 No. 3, July 1991 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 9 No. 2, April 1991 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 9 No. 1, January1991 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 10 No. 4, October 1992 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 10 No. 3, July 1992 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 10 No. 2, April 1992 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 10 No. 1, January 1992 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 4, Fall 1993 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 3, Summer 1993 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 2, Spring 1993 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 1, Winter 1993 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 12 No. 4, Fall 1994 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 12 No. 3, Summer 1994 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 12 No. 2, Spring 1994 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 12 No. 1, Winter 1994 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 3-4, Summer/Fall 1995 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 2, Spring 1995 Apple Library User's Group Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 1, Winter 1995 NEAT NOTES Neat Notes April 1993 Neat Notes, Volume 16 No. 10, November/December 1994 Neat Notes, Volume 17 Nos. 1&2, January/February 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 17, No. 3, March 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 17, No. 4, April 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 17, Nos. 5 & 6, May/June 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 17, No. 7, July 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 17, Nos. 9&10, September/October 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 17, Nos. 11&12, November/December 1995 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 1, January 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 2 , February 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 3, March 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 4, April 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 5, May 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 6, June 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 18, No. 7, July 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 19, Nos. 1-3, January/February/March 1996 Neat Notes, Volume 19, No. 7, July 1997 Neat Notes, Volume 19, No. 7, September 1997 Neat Notes, Volume 19, No. 10, November 1997 Neat Notes, Spring, 1999 JUICED.GS Juiced.GS, Late Summer 1996, Volume 1 Issue 3 Juiced.GS, Fall 1996, Volume 1 Issue 4 Juiced.GS, Spring 1997, Volume 2 Issue 2 Juiced.GS, Late Summer 1997, Volume 2 Issue 3 Juiced.GS, Fall 1997, Volume 2 Issue 4 Juiced.GS, June 1998, Volume 3 Issue 2 Juiced.GS, September 1998, Volume 3 Issue 3 Juiced.GS, December 1998, Volume 3 Issue 4 Juiced.GS, March 1999, Volume 4 Issue 1 Juiced.GS, June 1999, Volume 4 Issue 2 APPLEPRESS THE NEWSLETTER OF APPLE/BOSTON, THE APPLE II GROUP OF THE BCS ApplePress, July/August 1993 ApplePress, March 1993 ApplePress, September 1992 ApplePress, July 1992 ApplePress, June 1992 ApplePress, Febuary 1992 ApplePress, January 1992 ApplePress, December 1991 ApplePress, November 1991 ApplePress, October 1991 ApplePress, September 1991 ApplePress, August 1991 ApplePress, April 1991 ApplePress, March 1991 ApplePress, December 1990 ApplePress, November 1990 ApplePress, August 1990 ApplePress, July 1990 ApplePress, May 1988, Vol. III No. 4 ApplePress, Spring 1988, Vol. III No. 3 ApplePress, December 1985, Vol. I No. 2 APPLEPSEED Appleseed, July 1982 Appleseed, August 1982 Appleseed, September 1982 Appleseed, November 1982 Appleseed, January 1983 Appleseed, September 1983 Appleseed, October 1983 Appleseed, November 1983 Appleseed, December 1983 THE ACTIVE WINDOW: THE BOST COMPUTER SOCIETY MACINTOSH USER GROUP July 1989, Volume 6/Number 7 August 1989, Volume 6/Number 8 September 1989, Volume 6/Number 9 October 1989, Volume 6/Number November 1989, Volume 6/Number 11 January 1990, Volume 7/Number 1 February 1990, Volume 7/Number 2 March 1990, Volume 7/Number 3 April 1990, Volume 7/Number 4 May 1990, Volume 7/Number 5 June 1990, Volume 7/Number 6 July 1990, Volume 7/Number 7 August 1990, Volume 7/Number 8 September 1990, Volume 7/Number 9 Septermber 1990 1990, Volume 7/Number 9 October 1990, Volume 7/Number 10 November 1990, Volume 7/Number 11 December 1990, Volume 7/Number 12 January 1991, Volume 8/Number 1 February 1991, Volume 8/Number 2 March 1991, Volume 8/Number 3 April 1991 1991, Volume 8/Number 4 May 1991, Volume 8/Number 5 June 1991, Volume 8/Number 6 July 1991, Volume 8/Number 7 August 1991, Volume 8/Number 8 September 1991, Volume 8/Number 9 October 1991, Volume 8/Number 10 November 1991, Volume 8/Number 11 December 1991, Volume 8/Number 12 January 1992, Volume 9/Number 1 February 1992, Volume 9/Number 2 March 1995, Volume 12/Number 3 April 1995, Volume 12/Number 4 May 1995, Volume 12/Number 5 June 1995, Volume 12/Number 6 July 1995, Volume 12/Number 7 August 1995, Volume 12/Number 8 September 1995, Volume 12/Number 9 October 1995, Volume 12/Number 10 November 1995, Volume 12/Number 11 December 1995, Volume 12/Number 12 January 1996, Volume 13/Number 1 February 1996, Volume 13/Number 2 March 1996, Volume 13/Number 3 April 1996, Volume 13/Number 4 May 1996, Volume 13/Number 5 June 1996, Volume 13/Number 6 July 1996, Volume 13/Number 7 August 1996, Volume 13/Number 8 September 1996, Volume 13/Number 9

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MUD 1980 article
by Andrew Diller 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

If you didn't come across this, it's worth the read: https://if50.substack.com/p/1980-mud Wasn't around for this, but I did do my MUDding in the very early 90's - i recall my housemates and I had a local 10b2 lan and an on-demand modem dialup so we all could play on our own computers down in the basement. We frequented NannieMUD and many others. That was when your ISP would give you real routable ip address and it was great fun. If anyone else is interested- i'm putting out feelers for VCF East 2021 (I'm banking on it being in person!) - and running some vintage muds on vintage UNIX systems, connected up to each other with lots of terminals for interactive play. Message me off list if this is something you are interested in ideating on. (hint-> Jameel, Perkins, Ethan(s) and others from UNIXTOWN...) -andy

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VCF West 2021 Call for exhibitors
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

Hello folks, VCF West is scheduled, as always, for the first weekend in August. That will be *the 7th and 8th* this year. We have the *full second floor* of the *Computer History Museum* booked! As of right now things are looking fairly good for an in-person show. The CHM is projecting that they should be open in July, vaccine distribution is accelerating and should approach universal availability within the next few months and, overall, signs of pending normalcy are on the rise. Nothing is certain, of course, but I am cautiously optimistic that we can have a show so I would like to start planning for it. With that in mind, exhibit registrations are open at VCF West Exhibit Registration <http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/vcf-west-exhib…> Please consider signing up to show off your favorite toys! We have a lot of space to fill and I'm hoping that there is a lot of pent up demand since we were purely virtual last year. Speaking of virtual, we will be doing a hybrid show. The Hahn Auditorium will be used for live talks when we have speakers in the building, but we'll run video presentations of exhibits, talks and classes in between those. If you are out of town or can't attend in person please consider submitting a video! Heck, we could use your video even if you're planning on being there in person! As always we are actively seeking speakers and classroom instructors for the show. If you are able, or if you know of someone who would be a good fit, please let me know. Also, as usual, we're always looking for volunteers to help out with show preparations and on show days. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments or concerns and please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. Thank You and All the Best, Erik Klein erik(a)vcfed.org -- 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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Repair workshop 3/6 & 3/7
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Mar '21

11 Mar '21

About 15 people came this month. Lots of interesting stuff repaired. Ian was able to fix the museum Xerox by swapping out a video board from our spare Xerox. So now it is working in the museum. I know that Jeff Salzman worked on testing out Commodore 64 related hardware. It was a special treat to see him use Magic Voice, a voice synthesizer for the C64. What I didn't know, but he did, was that Commodore made cartridges such as Gorf and Wizard of War will have voice enabled when you plug them into the Magic Voice! They resemble the arcade versions. Maybe others can fill in what they worked on. 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Inventor of cassette tape Lou Ottens passed away
by Andrew Diller 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Or drill bit... > On Mar 10, 2021, at 11:58 AM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > From: Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> > > Or the right size screwdriver! > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > >> On Mar 10, 2021, at 9:39 AM, Bruce via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> And what was great about cassette tapes was how they were designed to be >> rewound using a Bic pen.... /s

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Inventor of cassette tape Lou Ottens passed away
by Christian Liendo 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

I think we can all agree that this is on topic. https://netherlandsnewslive.com/inventor-of-cassette-tape-lou-ottens-passed…

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Keep the lights on at InfoAge (GoFundMe fundraiser)
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Mar '21

09 Mar '21

Vintage Computer Federation has initiated a fundraiser for InfoAge operating expenses. As with many museums across the country InfoAge was hit hard by lower visitor numbers, yet the expenses keep coming. For those that don't know, VCF leases space for our museum and warehouse from InfoAge. So we are looking to help them as it benefits us and all the other museums under the InfoAge umbrella to stay in business. Our doors stay open as a result of the volunteers' efforts, the donations made by visitors to InfoAge, as well as grants and other fundraising efforts. As you can imagine, the long closures, limited capacity and public concerns that have come as a result of COVID-19 have seriously hurt our ability to raise money and continue to maintain and improve the Camp Evans Historical Landmark Site and the museums that occupy it's spaces. Starting with the resident non-profits, we are pooling our resources to keep the doors to our home here at Camp Evans/InfoAge open and continue to share this wonderful place with the public. But we need your help to make it through these difficult times. ANY donation will help make an impact. How will your donation help? Your donations will assist InfoAge in paying for daily operating expenses (like keeping the electricity on!) repairs and maintenance and installation of new exhibits just to name a few! Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us. We set a goal of $10,000 and you can donate by going here: https://gofund.me/f72ab5f0 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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TCF 2021 is a *GO* on Saturday March 20, 2021
by Jeffrey Jonas 08 Mar '21

08 Mar '21

https://tcf-nj.org/ All Systems are GO for TCF2021 on Saturday March 20, 2021! TCF2021: The 45th Trenton Computer Festival \xe2\x80\x9cThe Original Personal Computer Festival Goes Virtual\xe2\x80\x9d 100% Virtual Event via Zoom Teleconferencing Ten Simultaneous Tracks + HamCram TCF2021 Keynote Event: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Artificial Intelligence, Jerry Foster, CTO & Co-Founder, Plex Systems Tricks and Tips for Windows 10 \xe2\x80\x93 David Soll Quantum Computing \xe2\x80\x93 Barry Burd WordPress Bootcamp \xe2\x80\x93 Lou Judice New Internet of Things (IoT) using 5G \xe2\x80\x93 Joe Jesson Stock Market Trading Using Neural Networks \xe2\x80\x93 Donn Fishbein

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Another successful repair workshop 3/6 & 3/7 2021
by Christian Liendo 08 Mar '21

08 Mar '21

Actually in Manhattan as well. On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 11:35 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > If you were in NY , Brooklyn , you could have been shot for doing that! > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Mar 7, 2021, at 11:17 PM, Andrew Diller via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > I almost forgot. Coming back from dinner, behind Connor and his new Lincoln, he was trying to get it to auto parallel park but being from Philly I just went took the spot and the Lincoln gave up. > > > > I will not bow down to our future robot overlords... > > > > -andy > > > > p.s to be fair I did wait like 15 seconds and it seemed like he was just sitting there. > > > >

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Another successful repair workshop 3/6 & 3/7 2021
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '21

08 Mar '21

So about 15 people showed up to the repair workshop. Most were in the CDL building and the rest were in 9032-A, the museum and the warehouse. Ian was able to repair the Xerox in the museum by swapping out a board from another Xerox. He will try to repair the original board later. In addition Ian fixed a number of other items that hopefully he will mention here. Jeff Salzman tested all sorts of Commodore hardware which was fun watching especially him using the Magic Voice hardware and then realizing that Gor and Wizard of War both had digitized voices when the cartridges were plugged into the Magic Voice. Sounded just like the arcade versions. Jason Perkins tested and fixed the Diablo printer as well as a Apple Profile. Dmitry had success at the very end of the workshop, but I don't remember what he was working on. Corey and I started prototyping a new backdrop for the artifact carts that I hope everyone will like. Can everyone else chime in on what they were working on? Next event is the swap meet & repair workshop on April 24. 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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Univac tapes
by Sentrytv 07 Mar '21

07 Mar '21

Jeff in the box of the 6 Univac magnetic tapes that I gave you , would you please ask them not to open the one that is sealed in a plastic bag. I may actually want to keep that one at this time and I’ll probably pick it up at the swap meet. Thank you Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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