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Looking Next Weekend 2/15-2/16 VCF Workshop in Hunt Valley MD
by rar 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday February 15th and Sunday February 16th, 2020 at: System Source Computer Museum 338 Clubhouse Road Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Free parking on site and a short walk from Baltimore's light rail (Gilroy Road Stop) Saturday, February 15th 10 AM to Midnight Sunday, February 16th 10 AM to 6 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…> Food: There are plenty of restaurants within a short drive. We will have catered Indian buffet on Saturday $12 and catered Barbecue $12 on Sunday for those who sign up. We will feature museum tours throughout both days and several mini-workshops: Retro-Bright (bring your yellowed plastics) Pre-industrial Computing Class - Learn to use a slide rule and various types of Abaci Learn Hot Metal Typesetting with the Linotype, our 3500-pound word processor If you need a machine to work on or you have special requests, please let us know. We have lots of computers awaiting restoration! Email: Bob Roswell at museum(a)syssrc.com<mailto:museum@syssrc.com> Signup at https://tinyurl.com/yzhq8pmp<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_yzhq8pmp&d…> Bob Roswell broswell(a)syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336 Computer Museum Highlights<http://museum.syssrc.com/> [syssrclogo_38years]

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Vendors at VCF East 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Does your business want to have a commercial sales table at the VCF East? The cost is $30 per table, and you can order as many tables as you want. Contact jeffrey(a)vcfed.org to reserve your spot. The deadline is Friday, April 19. The rules and procedures are the same as last year. We rearranged the show layout last year, so that vendors will have copious space! No more being packed in like sardines.

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help needed near Downngton, PA to copy files from Apple II Prodos disk
by Bill Degnan 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Hi - Got a visitor to the shop today who was passing through and wanted help to copy files from an Apple ][ disk PRODOS format. I did not have one on hand so I asked him for his contact info to see if I could help him. Anyone have a system set up to archive a PRODOS Apple //e disk and copy to modern media/email to person? If so, contact me and I will forward to you his info. He will come to you but you should be in the general area of Downington. he just wants to see what's on the disk and recover the files if possible. I told him about VCF, he is going to try to make it this year if he can. Thanks Bill

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Announcing the AppleII Classroom *ALL THREE DAYS* at VCF East 2020
by Adam Michlin 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

It is official! I can announce that we are going to have an Apple II classroom lab (9-12 Apple IIes) running classes *all three days* at VCF East 2020. Emphasis because this is the first time we are having classes on the Saturday and Sunday. This is something I have been dreaming of for years and working on with Tony Bogan since VCF East 2019. <http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-apple…> Teachers will be: Stephen Edwards, Mouse Kelly, Dean Notarnicola, Javier Rivera, Tony Bogan and a lowly high school teacher who likes to teach students 6502 assembly which we wont name. ;) Retrobrite, Assembly, AppleBASIC, Joystick Repair, Modern Solutions for your II, the list goes on and on. Full class list at: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-apple… <http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-apple…> Every day will also have an open lunch lab from 12:00-1:00 with Apple II games old and new. Maybe even brand new games if Michael Packard finishes his latest game in time. PS: The obvious question.. why Apple IIe? 1. It was my idea. 2. Tony is providing the IIes. More importantly, we expect to change platforms every year and hereby formally challenge the Commodore crew to start planning for the C64 classroom lab at VCF East 2021! PPS: Everyone should be proud of me for not making the obvious joke about the odds of getting 9-12 C64s up and running in the same room at the same time <duck and cover>

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Subject: Re: 1980's bedroom setup
by Jeffrey Jonas 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

According to wikipedia, the Balans chair was invented in 1979. Mine's from 1984. Definitely the correct period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneeling_chair

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Rack lift
by Mike Loewen 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

I'm looking into the possibility of getting a lift, to raise equipment into computer racks. What do you guys recommend, that won't break the bank? The Harbor Freight lift tables only go up to 34". Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Instagram Challenge
by Adam Michlin 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Living Computers: 3,100 followers Computer History Museum: 4,572 followers VCF: 554 followers Challenge accepted. How can you help? I'm assuming everyone that can tolerate such new a fangled thing as Instagram is already following us at: https://www.instagram.com/vcfederation/ But even those people that can't tolerate it can help! How? Pictures! Really cool pictures! Of really cool vintage computers. We may not have the endowment of CHM and LC, but our members are the best members and have the coolest gear! Small print: Pictures accepted by email at this address or <adam.michlin(a)vcfed.org>. If you have an Instagram account that you want tagged, let me know. Wish I could promise every single picture will be posted. This offer not valid in ... blah blah blah...

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Apple diskII drive head needed
by Sentrytv 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I am looking for good working apple diskII head for a floppy drive model A2M0003 One of the coils on the head is open does not seem to be fixable and I am looking for the head and cable. If you have something I can use please contact me. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 1980's bedroom setup
by Ethan O'Toole 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

[NON-Text Body part not included] For the 80s bedroom do you have one of those ubiquitous "computer desks" that were everywhere? With the book space or whatever across the top of the back hutch, and the place for the disk drives to the side of the monitor? - Ethan

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Re: 1980's bedroom setup
by Sentrytv 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a boys bedroom and a girls bedroom. Of course with different computers, peripherals and decor. Showing what boys and girls liked back in the 80s. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Feb 3, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Jeff G <jeffg(a)junknet.net> wrote: > > If you are thinking what I'm thinking on the desk, it was "Sauder" brand > furniture that seemed to be popular then, or maybe that was the 90s. It was > cheapo particle board stuff, even cheaper than Ikea, but everybody had it, > like microwave carts, TV stands (with VCR slot), etc. > > I love this idea, and Martin mentioning "Merlin" phones made my day for > some odd reason LOL. I have a connection to them even though I was just a > kid back then. > > I LOVE the bedroom/office ideas - definitely be cool to see it switched > around to different eras/decades! Definitely be cool to see it jump back to > the 70s and have it mimic Matthew Brodick's room from Wargames with the > IMSAI. > > JeffG aka Bags

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1980's bedroom setup
by Jeff G 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

If you are thinking what I'm thinking on the desk, it was "Sauder" brand furniture that seemed to be popular then, or maybe that was the 90s. It was cheapo particle board stuff, even cheaper than Ikea, but everybody had it, like microwave carts, TV stands (with VCR slot), etc. I love this idea, and Martin mentioning "Merlin" phones made my day for some odd reason LOL. I have a connection to them even though I was just a kid back then. I LOVE the bedroom/office ideas - definitely be cool to see it switched around to different eras/decades! Definitely be cool to see it jump back to the 70s and have it mimic Matthew Brodick's room from Wargames with the IMSAI. JeffG aka Bags

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 1980's bedroom setup
by Neil Cherry 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I had various left overs/hand-me-downs in my bedroom. A kitchen table, a set of shelves I built out of boards and a wooden chair. I have all except the chair and the TV monitor (lovely 13" B&W Sony, sister tossed it - AHHHH!). I really don't recall seeing computer desks but I didn't know that many people with home computers until the later part of the 80's when I was building PCs for folks. -- 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Friday Class ideas - VCF East 2020
by Eric Rangell 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I'd be interested in a class about the PDP8 and how to program the PiDP8.

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1980's bedroom setup
by Sentrytv 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hey for those people who don't like Linda Ronstadt. Then make it a Michael Jackson poster. Or probably both. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Feb 2, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I really hope you have that cool Linda Ronstadt poster on the wall!! > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > >> On Feb 2, 2020, at 4:46 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> Lots of visitors today. I counted about 52. I have that number because I'm >> starting to keep track of the actual number of visitors that make it to our >> museum (i.e. not just InfoAge in general). >> Changes to the museum: >> We switched out the Storagetek with one piece from the Vax 9000. >> We added two Russian computers. I believe one is Ukranian and an Apple // >> clone. Tony Bogan has more details. >> We started our 80's bedroom exhibit and have a Commodore 64 setup there now >> and will have a printer and PrintShop connected soon. Visitors will be able >> to print out souvenirs. The bedroom has such artifacts as 80's movie >> posters, Dungeons and Dragons books, vinyl records from the time, Risk >> (board game), Rubix Cube. We plan on adding more pop culture of the time >> period. >> The next phase will be an 80's office environment and appropriate computer >> for that time. We have the cubicle wall and fake plant already there. >> I'm sure I'm missing some changes, so maybe the steering committee can fill >> in the gaps. >> More changes to come ... >> -- >> ========================================= >> Jeff Brace >> Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner >> Vintage Computer Federation >> http://www.vcfed.org/ >> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Friday Class ideas - VCF East 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

So we are filling up fast on the Friday classes at VCF East 2020, but some instructors are looking for ideas that people really want. So what are topics that everyone wants us to do? -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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1980's bedroom setup/exhibit updates
by Tony Bogan 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

For those of you on Facebook, pictures are on the VCF Facebook page. Will be added to Instagram as well. This list does not allow photos to be attached. Jeff will be setting the printer up shortly, and the office section will be done over the next couple weeks. One of the Vax 9000 cabinets is now in the museum as well (again, pics on Facebook) and as Adam mentioned there’s a Ukrainian clone of the ZX80 and a Pravetz 8M Bulgarian clone of the II+ (actually a dual cpu machine with 6502 and Z80 on the mobo) Since the C64 is currently in the 80s bedroom exhibit, we are putting a recently donated Intertec Superbrain in its place for the moment. The plan being to give CP/M an even larger presence in the micro aisle in the near future. These are some of the things that have been done in the past couple of weeks. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2020, at 7:22 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Museum Report 2020-02-02
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Lots of visitors today. I counted about 52. I have that number because I'm starting to keep track of the actual number of visitors that make it to our museum (i.e. not just InfoAge in general). Changes to the museum: We switched out the Storagetek with one piece from the Vax 9000. We added two Russian computers. I believe one is Ukranian and an Apple // clone. Tony Bogan has more details. We started our 80's bedroom exhibit and have a Commodore 64 setup there now and will have a printer and PrintShop connected soon. Visitors will be able to print out souvenirs. The bedroom has such artifacts as 80's movie posters, Dungeons and Dragons books, vinyl records from the time, Risk (board game), Rubix Cube. We plan on adding more pop culture of the time period. The next phase will be an 80's office environment and appropriate computer for that time. We have the cubicle wall and fake plant already there. I'm sure I'm missing some changes, so maybe the steering committee can fill in the gaps. More changes to come ... -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] List of 2020 Exhibits
by Bob Flanders 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Hi Tony... thank you! Can you list my co-exhibitor in the listing? Lewis Moten. Thank you!!! Bob On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 4:13 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Exhibitor list has been updated with all the approved exhibits to date. > There are a number we are waiting to hear back from with more details > before listing them, so the list will be updated as we move closer to VCF > East (there’s already another one approved since we updated the site > earlier!) > > > http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… > > Tony

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] List of 2020 Exhibits
by Bill Degnan 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

My wchibit is not listed Bill On Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 4:14 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Exhibitor list has been updated with all the approved exhibits to date. > There are a number we are waiting to hear back from with more details > before listing them, so the list will be updated as we move closer to VCF > East (there’s already another one approved since we updated the site > earlier!) > > > http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… > > Tony

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] List of 2020 Exhibits
by Tony Bogan 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Exhibitor list has been updated with all the approved exhibits to date. There are a number we are waiting to hear back from with more details before listing them, so the list will be updated as we move closer to VCF East (there’s already another one approved since we updated the site earlier!) http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… Tony

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Museum Report 2020-02-01
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Sending this report out late. We reopened the museum for visitors yesterday (Sat. Feb. 1) and we had about 10 visitors. The steering committee continues to make changes and improvements to the museum. The floor epoxy was finished about a week ago and now we are working on the bedroom exhibit as well as changing out artifacts. Lots of interesting "stuff". Personally I find it exciting all the different changes. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Hayes 300bps SmartModem for museum exhbit?
by Herb Johnson 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

> Was it the Hayes (internal S100) listed below? Seuss himself just > mentions a "Hayes 300 baud modem card" at: > https://www.chinet.com/html/cbbs.html I know plenty about S-100. I'm pleased to see an opportunity to show in the 21st century that S-100 was (again) a trailblazer in personal computing. The discussion at the linked Web page seems clear to me, that the card referenced was a S-100 product. The people in discussion state that testing was "very early in Feb" of 1978. One can research to see what Hayes products were available on that date. But one Hayes S-100 card I saw today says on the card "1977-1978" The linked discussion is from Randy Suess and - not mentioned here - Ward Christensen. Ward developed a number of early - I'd call legendary - programs which were distributed later by CPMUG and SIG/M in their diskette libraries. Don't forget him. http://www.s100computers.com/Hardware%20Folder/DC%20Hayes/103/103%20Modem.h… shows a Hayes 80-103A modem card and discusses some of its history. The site also shows a Hayes Micromodem-100 and claims it was "second". Another S-100 modem brand was PMMI; the MM-103 is also shown at s100computers.com. Note John Monahan mentioned the Hayes card needed a PMMI coupler. There were probably other brands of S-100 card modems. These cards for various reasons, did not include a "coupler", the device that physically connected to the telephone. That's for historic reasons; look it up. There were several key technologies needed to produce a modem; and a little bit of regulated commerce was involved. They all came together at the time to enable such a product to arise. Of course: the microprocessor computer with mass storage created a need. Yes, there were remote terminals in use and that was a market, but most terminals were wired in or used leased lines. There's other considerations I'm not putting into this simple post; go research late-1970's computing. I was a BSEE and minicomputer system manager at the time, I experienced some of this stuff, and so I'm simply commenting from memory. I find that modern people looking back, think that modems were "natural" even obvious. No, they weren't, they occurred at a point in time for historic reasons. I've suggested a few. It's entirely up to the exhibitors to decide, whether or not to portray that background in their exhibit. 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 retrotechnology DOT info

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hayes 300bps SmartModem for museum exhbit?
by Adam Michlin 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

Hmm.. this just gets more interesting. I found this: http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/AAA/AAA/CBBS/thoughts.txt Where Ward Christensen thanks the S-100 modem companies: "Oh yes, special thanks to the S-100 modem companies (Hayes, IDS, and PMMI) for really making CBBS practical. We probably wouldn't have tried it with an external modem." And Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_Microcomputer_Products> tells me: "Hayes started producing similar products at a "hobby level" in his kitchen in April 1977 with his friend and co-worker, Dale Heatherington. Their first product was the 80-103A, a 300 bit/s Bell 103-compatible design for S-100 bus machines. Business picked up quickly, and in January 1978 they quit their jobs at National Data to form their own company,[2] D.C. Hayes Associates." Furthermore, the Micromodem II for the Apple II came out in 1979. So the very thing that made BBS systems practical caused problems for lay people wishing to connecting to BBSs (especially if they didn't have slots). Enter the SmartModem. So cool. Thinking out loud, we should put the Micromodem II in the Apple II and connect it to one of the S100 machines with an 80-103A! And now I really want an original Bell 101 for the display. We might have to buy a bigger display case <he half jokes>. On 2/1/2020 11:39 AM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > That was the modem I mentioned as my assumption of what you wanted, but I only have the later Apple II internal modem with the external microcoupler. S100 stuff was not a thing i dealt with in my small corner of the world. > > Tony > >>> I'm learning more and more. Since the exhibit is primarily motivated to >>> honor CBBS and the passing of Randy Seuss, I'm doing some research on >>> the modem originally used for CBBS. >>> >>> Was it the Hayes (internal S100) listed below? Seuss himself just >>> mentions a "Hayes 300 baud modem card"

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] List of 2020 Exhibits
by Mike Loewen 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

On Fri Jan 24 14:10:58 EST 2020, Tony Bogan wrote: > Yes, the list definitely needs to be updated (and the entire website section > for VCF East) > > It is slated to be updated after the workshop this weekend. Since we just > had a flurry of classes, speakers and exhibits sign up over the past 5 or 6 > days, we decided to meet at the workshop tomorrow and go over everything > before doing the next update. As you well know, everyone that wants to do an > exhibit isn't automatically approved, so it’s never been done in real time. > (Although maybe we will let some Pentium based exhibits in this year ;-) Any progress on the current exhibit list? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Help with Tandy 1000 TX
by David K 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

I have a Tandy 1000TX. It works - I have played some Infocom and other games on it. I recently got a copy of Leather Goddesses of Phobos and have been unable to get it to load/work. The reference card mentions the game "is not self-booting". (I've attached a copy of the reference card) It appears you need to make a copy of the original game disk and the directions start by saying "Insert your IBM (or compatible) DOS disk in drive A" I do not have a copy of DOS for IBM (the game says you need version 2.0 or higher). Can anybody help me obtain this? I do not have the ability or capacity to load something online and get it onto a floppy disk. I've looked on eBay and seen either higher DOS versions (I am unsure which versions I can use on my Tandy) or crazy prices. I'm hoping not to waste money on buying the wrong thing. My Tandy has both a 5.25 and 3.5 disk drives. Thanks, David K.

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Lots of Heath/Zenith Equipment in Winchester, VA
by Alexander Jacocks 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

Does someone with lots of Heath/Zenith knowledge have time to look over some pictures that I was sent, and to help me determine what this equipment s worth? I'm not really interested in keeping most of it, so it'd be available to anyone interested once I pick it up. Thanks! - Alex

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Apple ][ disk ][ floppy drives
by Sentrytv 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

I am working on some Apple II DiskII floppy drives and I'm looking for someone who has experience in aligning these units, Who is able to help with a few pointers. Specifically with the mechanical adjustments. I have one drive that has a bad head which I will have to find. I have another that won't read track 22, after that it reads fine on a sequential read. I am by no means a experienced user with Apple but I am very much mechanically inclined. (I have made no adjustments to this drive yet) Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Fwd: [IBM1130] Print Punch: Artefacts from the Punch Card Computing Era
by Bob Flanders 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

This may be interesting to some ... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Patrick Fry <frypatrick(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 6:11 AM Subject: [IBM1130] Print Punch: Artefacts from the Punch Card Computing Era To: <ibm1130(a)googlegroups.com> Hi all, We have just released our new book which covers the visual history of the computer punch card. I thought this might be of interest to the group. Some of you have generously helped us with images and information already. The book features over 200 punch cards, 150 archival images and essays by Steven E Jones, Sandra Rendgen and John L Walters. You can see shots of the book on my <http://www.patrickfry.co.uk/printpunch/>site <http://www.patrickfry.co.uk/printpunch/> and more info on the CentreCentre site <https://centrecentre.co.uk/>, with a press release attached. We would love to spread the word about this book to anyone who might be interested. Please let me know if you’d like to know more. Thanks, Patrick Patrick Fry — www.centrecentre.co.uk www.patrickfry.co.uk www.instagram.com/mrpatrickfry — 215a Kingsland Road London E2 8AN +44 (0)7877 132 499 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "IBM1130" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ibm1130+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ibm1130/CAKDb6wsi5oXvYccTcRYWtG%3DjV%3Dm8… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ibm1130/CAKDb6wsi5oXvYccTcRYWtG%3DjV%3Dm8…> .

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Update on the Xerox 8010 (Star)
by Adam Michlin 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

David Geisswein was so kind to take a look at one of our Xerox 8010 (Star) machines at the recent workshop. It turns on... counts to 10 on the LEDs, and then does nothing else. But, as you know, that's a huge first step. The Star is now in the musuem and is slated for further repair as soon as possible. Hands on use will happen! But we have a mystery: https://www.instagram.com/p/B72OuuBn4D2/ Our donor provided two Xerox 8010s (Stars, if you prefer) and one Xerox 6085 (aka Daybreak) and only one mouse. Neither machine seems to have a port that matches the connector the pictured mouse. Maybe we're missing a piece, though? You shouldn't need an Instagram account to view the pictures, but let me know if that is causing problems and I can upload them elsewhere. Best wishes, -Adam <https://www.instagram.com/p/B72OuuBn4D2/>

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VCF's entry in the /r/retrobattlestations "Not x86" contest
by Adam Michlin 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Did someone say Not x86 Week contest? We thought we'd put in a last minute entry and you should be able to upvote until midnight (1/26/2020). https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/euduzy/univac_1219b_m…

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Sunday Breakfast OB Diner 9AM
by Jeffrey Brace 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

We will be meeting at the OB Diner at 9AM. Address is: 1519 Richmond Avenue Point Pleasant, NJ -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Not x86 Week on /r/retrobattlestations
by Adam Michlin 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Hey Everyone, Check out Not x86 Week on: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/ for some cool pictures Submissions are being accepted until January 26th. I'm thinking we have a competition for the coolest non x86 gear we can take pictures of at the workshop this weekend. Xerox 8010 (Star)? ATT Unix 3b1? Just some of things you'll get to see (and maybe even use!) Then again, the Univac really is the ultimate retro battlestation in more ways than one. -Adam

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Repair Workshop Info 1/25 & 1/26
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

There are only 5 more tables left, so it's first come first serve at this point. Please e-mail me when you sign up so that I can make sure that there is space. As a reminder the workshop is $10 *per* person, *per* day. Sorry this is InfoAge's rule and not our decision. So that means for two days it is $20. Sign up to guarantee a table. DATE: January 25 & 26, 2020 LOCATION: InfoAge Building 9059 (CDL Hackerspace - Formerly IXR) - (2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ) TIME: Start about 10 A.M. on Saturday and ends whenever we go to sleep. End about 5 P.M. on Sunday. (Starts around 10 A.M. Sunday morning) SIGNUP: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LmYNLLK6CEOLCeOQCClhe1J20gpmVlyzmSs… > COST: - $10 per person, PER day. This is required by InfoAge for us to pay for renting the space. - $25 for those wanting to stay overnight (Money goes to InfoAge). Please pay ME (Jeff Brace) when you get there so that I don't forget. Credit cards accepted. I will be using VCF's PayPal Here tablet with bluetooth credit card machine. 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. - Please bring an extra one or two power cords as these are often forgotten by people. DRINKS: You should bring your own. I would recommend bringing a cooler of some type. FOOD: Bring your own, but we will usually order pizza or go out to eat for dinner. If the weather is nice, then we might cook burgers out back. GATE: During the hours from 1 pm to 5 pm close the front gate behind you. We want museum visitors to go to the front lobby and not wander through the middle of the campus. Outside of those times, you can feel free to leave the gate open. PARKING: Park in the main parking lot, unless you are unloading. InfoAge doesn't like us parking on the lawn anymore. QUESTIONS? Contact Jeff: 732-759-1783 jeffrey(a)vcfed.org Have fun everyone! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCFEast Friday Class Instructor Sign up
by Andrew Diller 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Form is here: https://docs.google.com/a/vcfed.org/forms/d/1clKr2-PIXC7SKuRRImfLpWTYKRaVKt… <https://docs.google.com/a/vcfed.org/forms/d/1clKr2-PIXC7SKuRRImfLpWTYKRaVKt…> To sign up to teach a class. We have a few slots open so send this in soon if you have a class to share! -andy

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] List of 2020 exhibits
by Mike Loewen 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

On Fri, 24 Jan 2020, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >> I?ll post it here > Free advice: I always posted it on the event site ASAP as exhibitors sign > up. This way, potential attendees or participants see that the event will be > active. If you wait too long to post the exhibits (and classes, etc.), then > people will judge the quality of the event based on the detail-less website > and decide not to attend or spread misinformation. I agree with Evan. I'd like to see the exhibitors list updated on the site, as new people sign up. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] List of 2020 exhibits
by Dean Notarnicola 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

I’ll post it here On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 11:23 AM Peter Fletcher via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Is there a current list of registered VCF EAST 2020 exhibits available? > I’ve had a couple of people ask me what to expect if they decide to attend > and I gave them some examples from previous years but if there is an > updated list that might be helpful. > > Thanks, > > Pete > >

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List of 2020 exhibits
by Peter Fletcher 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Is there a current list of registered VCF EAST 2020 exhibits available? I’ve had a couple of people ask me what to expect if they decide to attend and I gave them some examples from previous years but if there is an updated list that might be helpful. Thanks, Pete

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VCF East Swag
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

We are looking for ideas and suggestions for swag that people will like and buy at VCF East. We already will be selling t-shirts & polos. Likely we will have mugs, baseball caps, mousepads. Does anyone have any great ideas? Feel free to post here or email me separately. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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CCTALK down?
by William Sudbrink 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '20

I haven't received a cctalk message since Monday. Is it down for everyone else? Bill S.

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VCF East 2020 - hotels
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

If anyone needs to book a hotel, I advise to do it sooner rather than later. There is the NJ Marathon that same weekend so lots of hotels are booking up quickly. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Repair workshop spaces available for Jan 25 & 26 at InfoAge
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

One week to go before the workshop. And yes, Ian Primus is attending! There are still 11 spots available for the January 25 & 26 workshop at InfoAge. 15 people are attending and so far 9 tables being reserved. January 25 & 26, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059 Signup sheet is found here < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LmYNLLK6CEOLCeOQCClhe1J20gpmVlyzmSs… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF East 2020 January Update
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

First of all we just got Monster 6502 coming! Also The 8-bit Guy (David Murray) - Commander X16 Ben Eater (Khan Academy & 6502 Computer Kit) Stefany Allaire (C256 Foenix) Oh and some others: Bil Herd Michael Tomczyk Bill Mensch Other surprises are in the works. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Format of SAVE'd programs on disk
by Bob Applegate 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

I’ve been doing a lot with the Microsoft 6502 source code and one of the capabilities I’ve added is being able to SAVE/LOAD from an SD card. All of the variants of that BASIC save and load tokenized programs. That is, the SAVE function saves the current BASIC program exactly as it appears in memory, with tokens and some ASCII data. All of the early versions of MS BASIC did not support disk operations directly and any disk code was added later by the computer manufacturer who incorporated the MS interpreter into their systems. Jump forward a couple years when Microsoft directly supported CP/M so that the underlying disk code could be standardized. When a SAVE “ABC.BAS” command was executed, was the program saved tokenized still, or was it saved as all ASCII like the LIST command would produce? Someone could then edit BASIC programs using a text editor and be able to read them back in, as opposed to having binary files that could only be edited from within BASIC itself. I’m just wondering if it’s worth my effort to add the capability to save/load ASCII or just be happy with my tokenized version. I’m interested to know what Microsoft did in later versions of their interpreter. Bob

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] January workshop call to arms
by David Gesswein 20 Jan '20

20 Jan '20

I have done a little more investigation. To pass diagnostics the machine needs Ethernet connected. Do you have a MAU/AUI to 10 base-t transceiver? I can bring one. There were three operating enviornments for it. Do you know what was installed on it and usernames/passwords? Do you know what you want to run in the museum? Keep it as last used if possible or did you desire something in particular? I got copies for my emulator of Viewpoint, XDE 5.0, and the Koto release of Interlisp-D for use in testing. Are their more people who are planning to work on it? I've played slightly with the DarkStar emulator to have some feel for it but have never seen one in person. On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 10:37:30PM -0500, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > All, VCF recently acquired two Xerox 8010 computers. We would like to assess and repair (if needed) these machines, and are hoping to have one on display in the very near future. > > We are looking for anyone with the expertise and experience needed to assess these machines. We are hoping to begin the process of restoring these machines at the upcoming January workshop on the 25th and 26th of this month. > > So if you???re out there (and I???m sure you are!) and you can attend the workshop, please let us know! While there will be lots going on at the workshop, this is something we are hoping to be able to work on in preparation for the museum remodeling (or as soon as is practical) > > Thanks, > Tony Bogan > > Sent from my iPhone

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Dataphone cabinet/Communications rack
by Jeff Galinat 19 Jan '20

19 Jan '20

Hi All, I have a Dataphone cabinet/communications rack free for the taking. It is currently in my garage where it has been for the last 30 years but since I am moving out of state it has to go. If if is not gone by Friday 1/24 it will wind up on the scrap heap. I am located in Towaco in Morris County in Northern, NJ,. Here is a link to some pics of the cabinet. <https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoxC-mzikoIghWu4eWR7cyYG4-oL?e=IlTYdl> A pickup truck of large van will be needed to transport this. Please contact me ASAP if any of you list members would like this item. Regards, Jeff Galinat.

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InfoAge closed today 1/18/2020
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Jan '20

18 Jan '20

Due to incoming snowfall, InfoAge will be closed today. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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VCF Sticker Ideas?
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

I am looking into selling stickers at VCF East. Now what kinds of stickers would most people actually buy? For example: VCF logo, would you buy it? Are there other simple things that we can put on there that are readable? Maybe some general guidelines, so that I can find or make something. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF Sticker Ideas?
by Jeffrey Jonas 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Bob Flanders' "Best VINTAGE? VCF!" got me thinking: make fun of Internet memes, such as Got Vintage Computers? Got 6502? Buzzword compliant (and small text of buzzwords) something with stick-figures a-la xkcd continued on next sticker ... This Sticker Intentionally Left Blank

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idea
by Bill Degnan 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Imagine a taco with vintage computers in it. Wires for cheese, papertape for lettuce. mmm vintage you can really taste the papertape, they must use good oil.

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Continuing to lighten the collection in Pottstown...
by Douglas Crawford 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

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