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10 days 'til Festivus!
by Evan Koblentz 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

There are just 10 days until the magic of Festivus. All you slackers :), please use the links that Jeff posted to get tickets and to document what food/drink you will bring. The more people who do both of these things ahead of time, the better the party will be.

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Festivus TBD
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Wow! So many people are bringing TBD. It must be really good for so many people to bring it! Not only is it a drink, but it is a food too! I can't wait to try it! But seriously, please update your drink/food stuff here to something more specific: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x0oSxqZXh8tmqqbUsP3KS3OywiNsEAOOmtq… > If you are bringing Soda, please be specific! Is it Coke, Coke Zero, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, etc. There are always last minute people asking "What can do you need? What can I bring?" So if I know what others are bringing, then I can suggest some things. If I know what we are getting, then I can tell them what to bring. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Sunday Breakfast at Diner?
by J. Alexander Jacocks 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

And me, as well. - Alex On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 10:35 PM Jonathan Sturges via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:04 PM Chris Fala <chrisjpf33(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > OK. I will make an executive decision, proceed on the side of caution and > > schedule us going to the OB diner at 9AM Sunday December 8. > > It is a good diner and can accommodate 15-20 people spaciously. > > I can get firm headcount by Saturday night. > > The OB Diner address is: > > 1519 Richmond Avenue > > Point Pleasant Beach, NJ > > > It is about 17 minutes from InfoAge, but worth the trip. We have been > there > > twice before. > > Count me in for breakfast! > -Jonathan S. >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Sunday Breakfast at Diner?
by Jonathan Sturges 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:04 PM Chris Fala <chrisjpf33(a)gmail.com> wrote: > OK. I will make an executive decision, proceed on the side of caution and > schedule us going to the OB diner at 9AM Sunday December 8. > It is a good diner and can accommodate 15-20 people spaciously. > I can get firm headcount by Saturday night. > The OB Diner address is: > 1519 Richmond Avenue > Point Pleasant Beach, NJ > It is about 17 minutes from InfoAge, but worth the trip. We have been there > twice before. Count me in for breakfast! -Jonathan S.

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Festivus Sunday Breakfast at Diner?
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

I wasn't sure how many people would be interested, but I was thinking about going out to a diner Sunday morning. If there are a lot of people, then we will go to OB diner, if less then The Blue Swan. What do you think? -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Vintage computers in Hanover, PA
by Bill Degnan 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

On Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 10:13 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > At Kemner's warehouse they are supposed to be out this week. > Nothing left, everything has been moved out. > I was told that they still have some stuff, but won't be posting it on > Facebook until another month or so.(possibly) > > Mike R. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Dec 3, 2019, at 9:42 AM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > No. I think you're referring to Kemner's Warehouse. They're all but > closed > > for good. > > > > The Craigslist ad is for a place about 20 minutes from me. I'm trying to > > contact the person for an appointment next week to see what's there. > > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 9:37 AM Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >>> Has anyone investigated this? > >>> > >> > https://york.craigslist.org/sys/d/hanover-vintage-computers/7003912090.html > >> > >> A month old... wild. > >> > >> Is that that large warehouse in PA I always hear about with the fairly > >> top of market asking prices? > >> > >> - Ethan > >> > Contacted the seller, it's about 2 hours from me. He said most of the Tandy and Commodore stuff was gone. IBM Convertibles and laptops remain. Not really enough incentive to make the trip, but In thanked the guy for taking the time to reply. Bill >

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VCF Swag 4 Sale at Festivus
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

$15 = VCF 2019 t-shirts $30 = VCF Polo shirt (Black or Blue) with embroidered VCF Logo $5 = VCF Mousepads (Teletype on them) -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Festivus tickets bought?
by Jeffrey Brace 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

We are getting lots of people signing up, but there are still some slackers out there who haven't got their tickets, so please sign up. It makes it easier to organize. PayPal is preferred, but you can do Eventbrite if you want. *Paying via PayPal:* Use the Friends and Family option. Send to paypal(a)vcfed.org and put in the note your Name, "Festivus 2019 dinner", "Festivus Dinner and Overnight". *Paying via Eventbrite:* < https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus-2019-tickets-77436696243?aff=VCFMaili… > Cost is $10 for Festivus, $15 at the door. Overnight stay is $25 via Eventbrite and $30 at the door. Tickets are available until Dec. 6 (day before Festivus). Dec. 7 you have to pay at the door. If you pay at the door, there is cash, credit card, PayPal, and Apple Pay options available. I will have a tablet and a PayPal card reader. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Vintage computers in Hanover, PA
by Mike Loewen 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Has anyone investigated this? https://york.craigslist.org/sys/d/hanover-vintage-computers/7003912090.html Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Sunday Breakfast at Diner?
by Christian Liendo 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Ditto On Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 7:25 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I’m in for breakfast! > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 2, 2019, at 6:30 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > I wasn't sure how many people would be interested, but I was thinking > about > > going out to a diner Sunday morning. > > > > If there are a lot of people, then we will go to OB diner, if less then > The > > Blue Swan. > > > > What do you think? > > > > -- > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > Vice President > > Vintage Computer Federation > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Battle Royale!
by Dean Notarnicola 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Yeah, boyeeeee! On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 4:12 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Popeyes chicken is the Shiznit! > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 29, 2019, at 3:38 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > So I was going to bring a bucket of chicken from Popeye's, but I thought > I > > need to do something more in the spirit of Festivus. > > > > Festivus includes the feats of strength. So I will buy one Popeye's > Chicken > > sandwich and tell everyone that is the last one in New Jersey. Then I > will > > have a wrestling tournament to determine who gets the sandwich. > > > > Afterwards I will whisper to the winner that so-and-so says that Popeye's > > Chicken sandwich is crap and thinks that Chick-Fil-A's chicken sandwich > is > > the best. > > > > And if all that doesn't work to inspire something interesting, then I > will > > setup a floppy disk golf course around campus. > > > > > > > > -- > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > Vice President > > Vintage Computer Federation > >

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Festivus signup
by Vincent B 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

I no longer have the original email with the Festivus signup spreadsheet and the dates and other info, can someone send me the signup?

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Got Festivus Tickets?
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

We are getting lots of people signing up, but there are still some slackers out there. PayPal is preferred, but you can do Eventbrite if you want. *Paying via PayPal:* Use the Friends and Family option. Send to paypal(a)vcfed.org and put in the note your Name, "Festivus 2019 dinner", "Festivus Dinner and Overnight". *Paying via Eventbrite:* < https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus-2019-tickets-77436696243?aff=VCFMaili… > Cost is $10 for Festivus, $15 at the door. Overnight stay is $25 via Eventbrite and $30 at the door. Tickets are available until Dec. 6 (day before Festivus). Dec. 7 you have to pay at the door. The event starts December 7 at 10AM and goes until we want to sleep ~1-3AM. Then starts again at ~10AM Sunday depending on if we go to a diner. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Festivus - Items for Sale
by Todd George 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Hi all, I've added my list of items for sale to the general shared list. Here's a direct link to my tab of the previously-shared spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KLLnzRbOeO0ck0DS6MS6iraqa6XlSGuP-KF… Let me know if you have any questions or need more information. Thanks. -Todd

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Festivus atendee
by Dmitry _ 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

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Items available, Festivus and Phila/NJ locals
by Douglas Crawford 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

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Need Tandy 2500SX Deskmate Disks
by Jeff G 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Would anyone happen to have Tandy 2500 SX/20 Deskmate disks? These were specific to the computer - I actually have disks 1 and 2, but need disk 3. While I can find the generic Deskmate online, this was specific to the computer as it had it's own built-in DAC sound, and there's apps for it. Jeff aka Bags

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Apple keyboards [was chording keyboards]
by Jeffrey Jonas 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

Many thanks to Jonathan Gevaryahu for his reply. Sean Riddle's https://seanriddle.com/kr3600.html is a wealth of information, including complete chip specs. Long ago, I did the opposite. I wired up an external keyboard to match the Apple ][ matrix and wired it up in parallel to the internal keyboard, rather than fix the broken keys. I worked briefly at General Instruments' Hicksville facility in 1982 so I have an affection for their chips. They were the heart of so many video games and speech synthesis. -- jeff jonas

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Apple keyboards [was chording keyboards]
by Jeffrey Jonas 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

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4 Player M.U.L.E.
by John Heritage 30 Nov '19

30 Nov '19

Any interest in 4 player M.U.L.E. during Festivus? If yes i'll pack up my Atari 800, a monitor, 4 sticks, and a cartridge..

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NES lives!
by Glenn Roberts 30 Nov '19

30 Nov '19

Interesting article from the Washington Post about modern-day NES programming.! * Glenn

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Festivus Battle Royale!
by Jeffrey Brace 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

So I was going to bring a bucket of chicken from Popeye's, but I thought I need to do something more in the spirit of Festivus. Festivus includes the feats of strength. So I will buy one Popeye's Chicken sandwich and tell everyone that is the last one in New Jersey. Then I will have a wrestling tournament to determine who gets the sandwich. Afterwards I will whisper to the winner that so-and-so says that Popeye's Chicken sandwich is crap and thinks that Chick-Fil-A's chicken sandwich is the best. And if all that doesn't work to inspire something interesting, then I will setup a floppy disk golf course around campus. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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HP 9227A toner cartridge
by Kelly Leavitt 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

New in box. For 4L, 4M, 4LC, 4P, 4MP, 4PJ. Anyone want it? Come get it in Wantage, NJ or I'm going to try to get to Festivus Sunday. Kelly

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] much ado about chording keyboards
by Eric Rangell 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

Thanks Jeff. To give context to this discussion, I built a chording keyboard for my Replica 1 and Apple 2+ by interfacing an Arduino to the keyboard socket and using 5 arcade momentary switches from Micro Center. I coded it so that my fingers chord a hex nibble and the thumb strobes it into the Arduino, and the LED shows whether you are chording the high nibble or low nibble. It is possible to recode it for other chording mechanisms and add switches to choose a mode. Eric

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More vintage equipment available at Festivus
by Jeff Galinat 26 Nov '19

26 Nov '19

Hi All, I found a few more vintage items available to bring to Festivus. Heathkit H-19 to H-88 Conversion Kit - Converts H-19 Terminal into H-88 Z-80 Computer $100 IBM 7588 Industrial PC - Single Board Computer AMD K2-400 64mb,Floppy & CD-ROM, Super VGA, 2 Serial ports, 1 printer port,100mbps Ethernet No HD but 2 HD Bays Passive Backplane 10 ISA, 2 ISA/PCI slots 1 SBC slot Locking front panel $50 I also have a New in Box HP 6100Cse SCSI flatbed scanner Price is now FREE! I also have an HP DesignJet 430 Wide carriage inkjet printer - prints up to 24" wide This is now FREE Several LCD VGA monitors and 3 CRT VGA monitors FREE! If you are interested please let me know as I will only bring the items that were requested. Regards, Jeff

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Workshop (@kennettclassic) this Saturday 11/30
by Bill Degnan 26 Nov '19

26 Nov '19

First of all Karen and I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has visited so far. We have had Mike Tomczak, former Commodore VP and author of Home Computer Wars, Evan, Tony, Dean and his son, Alex Bodnar, Bob Roswell, and a lot of locals new to the hobby, and family. We're going to hold over the Commodore History exhibit for a little while longer, until we replace it early in 2020 During Evan's visit we spoke about coordinating our event dates so that there is no overlap, and we will cross promote our events. I set up a meetup.com group that people can signup with for contact about events or you can friend "kennett classic" on facebook, or just visit the kennettclassic.com website regularly. https://www.meetup.com/Kennett-Classic/ https://www.facebook.com/kennettclassiccomp https://www.kennettclassic.com <https://www.facebook.com/kennettclassiccomp> The first workshop is this Saturday and we had two more workshops planned that hopefully don't overlap with anything VCFed is doing. Moving forward we'll intentionally stagger the workshops. Here is the meetup link that provides the details (it's brand-new meetup.com group so don't be shy to at least join the group) https://www.meetup.com/Kennett-Classic/events/266446596/ Same deal as any workshop I have run at my home or the old office in Wilmington since 2005. Clean and triage your hardware before you bring it, bring an extension cord and power strip, bring tools and parts. If you let us know what you're bringing, it helps others plan what they'll bring and to work together on the same types of hardware. For example, pick a theme like "6502 systems" "S-100 bus" "teletypes" etc. Reminds me of when Dan Roganti came to my house to stay over the weekend for workshop, once with his daughters. Dan was a regular at every workshop back in the day. vintagecomputer.net is full of photos (search term workshop) of past workshops from MARCH and VCFed. Directions and Contact: https://www.kennettclassic.com/contact/ For Sale: https://www.kennettclassic.com/hobbyist-shop/ Kennett Square is centrally located south of Phila and north of Baltimore off RTE 1 between Longwood Gardens and Newark Delaware. This is a very nice retail space with restaurants, pubs, hotels, music, other museums and galleries so if you bring the family and they're not really into vintage computers there will be other things to do. See you there! Future events: https://www.kennettclassic.com/calendar/ Bill

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Museum Report 2019-11-24
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Nov '19

24 Nov '19

Three high interest visitors today. One visitor spent about 2 hours in the museum. He thinks that he replaced Tom Kirk after he left the company that he worked for. He also said that he worked for the company that made the Xitan. Lots of interesting stories he had. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Dan Roganti’s IMSAI 8080 for Sale
by corey cohen 24 Nov '19

24 Nov '19

To all our VCF friends and colleagues, As many of you know, long time VCF associate, contributor and friend to many, Dan Roganti (affectionately known as Ragooman) passed away in September of last year. As part of his legacy, Dan entrusted his IMSAI 8080 computer to VCF, to be cared for and sold by us, with the entire proceeds to benefit his family. His wish was that it go to a vintage computer enthusiast, to be preserved, maintained and enjoyed. VCF is going to respect Dan's wish by offering the IMSAI 8080 via a closed, single-bid email offering. This offering will go out only to the individuals who are active on this email list as of 11/15/2019. In this way, we ensure Dan's desire that the computer go to an enthusiast and not end up immediately resold, put in storage or under glass, never to be used. The IMSAI 8080 has been expertly restored to operation by our own Herb Johnson. It is in very nice physical and operating condition. The system contains an IMSAI CPU and F/P backplane with DRC 8K RAM board and Godbout active buss terminator board. Please read the in-depth description at the end of this message. Here's how it will work: - Interested bidders will submit a single offer, submitted via email to corey(a)vcfed.org. All offers will be acknowledged via email only. - Bidding will start at $1500. No bids under that amount will be considered. - Acceptance of bids will begin on 11/23/2019 at 12:01 a.m. EST. Bids will be accepted until 11/30/2019 at 11:59 pm EST. - Only the first bid from any individual will be accepted. Subsequent bids from the same person will be rejected. - The overall highest eligible bid received within the given time period will be the winner. - In all cases, date eligibility for the bid will be determined by the time stamp in the email header. - Item should be paid for within 72 hours of notification of having the winning bid. PayPal Friends and Family (paypal(a)vcfed.org) is strongly preferred as the payment method. - If the accepted highest bidder is unwilling or unable to pay for the item within the time limit, it will be offered to the next highest, valid bid. - Of course, this will be sold AS-IS, final sale. There is no warranty on the IMSAI 8080, express or implied, or any promise of specific functionality or suitability to purpose. Please remember that the proceeds are going to Dan's family, so no refunds will be given for any reason once the winner has taken possession or the computer has shipped. Ideally, the winner should pick up the IMSAI 8080 at our Festivus celebration December 7th and 8th, or shortly thereafter. If necessary, It may be shipped to the winner at their own risk and expense. There will be no exceptions to the above conditions, so please bid thoughtfully and carefully for this valuable and historic item. Good luck! Below is the statement Herb made that describes the current state of the IMSAI. Please read it carefully before bidding: > > Subject: Re: Dan Roganti's IMSAI, delivered > From: Herb Johnson <hjohnson(a)retrotechnology.com> > Date: 9/2/2019, 3:55 PM > To: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> > On Saturday, I delivered Dan's IMSAI to the VCF/Infoage Museum, placed it on the workbench there. It arrived working, I did a brief test. > Cleaned up (not factory-restored) and operational. It only has an 8K memory card (and a bus terminator) so it can only run toggled-in programs to blink lights. That's what I got with it. It was short five "paddles", three blue two red. I put five reds on it as the cheapest option. Various small parts were replaced, some parts added for safety. > IMSAI delivered tested cleaned working but without warranty. > IMSAI is in good as-used cosmetic condition, f/p controls work. > IMSAI CPU and F/P and backplane: DRC 8K RAM board, > Godbout active buss terminator board. > All previous-owner mods, markings retained. > Five toggles missing/damaged: three blue two red; > replaced with five reds on controls, blue unavailable. > Tantalum caps replaced with higher-voltage new stock. > Mechanicals cleaned of loose dust, dirt, oils only. > Small rusty screws replaced; large ones cleaned up. > Cover cleaned up but left interior with tape residue. > Boards cleaned of gummy substance: rosin not removed. > Power supply caps "regenerated" successfully. > AC power lines insulated except at fuse-holder. > Bus connectors cleaned and lubricated but not warranted. > Board edge connectors cleaned and lubricated. > IMSAI performs front panel operations successfully. > IMSAI executes simple hand-entered programs OK. > DC power voltages on bus as IMSAI specs. > DC regulators on boards produce good voltages. > Motherboard lines good on all pins across bus. > NO comprehensive 8K RAM tests performed, but > simple memory front-panel operations work OK. > Regards, > Herb Johnson Thank you, Good luck bidding, Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Vintage Computer Federation, a federal 501c3 designated charity corey(a)vcfed.org www.vcfed.org

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Ragooman Bookmarks
by Bill Degnan 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

Check this out, Dan's archived bookmarks page: https://pinpdf.com/bookmarks-ragooman.html Bill

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Free S-Video board/mod for Sega Genesis
by John Heritage 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

Hey folks, Due to lack of soldering skills and proper tools.. I've decided to give up and give away a S-Video mod kit for the Sega Genesis :). https://console5.com/store/cxa1145-s-video-and-composite-video-mod-pcb.html I soldered (poorly) the 4 transistors and 3 caps to the board, but rather than risk the Genesis itself with further work (I'm also sure I can't solder the S-Video connector to wires) I'd rather just give this away. You'll get the PCB, 28 gauge wire set, S-Video and RCA gold connectors via USPS. If you want it, just PM me with an address or if you're going to Festivus I'll bring it there. Thanks! John

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Buy Festivus tickets Now!
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

Pay for your Festivus tickets online via Eventbrite: < https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus-2019-tickets-77436696243?aff=VCFMaili… > If anyone wants to pay via PayPal, then you can use the Friends and Family option. Send to paypal(a)vcfed.org and put in the note your Name, "Festivus 2019 dinner", "Festivus Dinner and Overnight". Cost is $10 for Festivus, $15 at the door. Overnight stay is $25 via Eventbrite and $30 at the door. Tickets are available until Dec. 6 (day before Festivus). Dec. 7 you have to pay at the door. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TRS-80 Color Computer 2 needs parts
by Roberto G. Waltman 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

> From: "Al Hartman" > ... can be seen on his website: http://www.thezipsterzone.com Should be: https://thezippsterzone.com/ -- Roberto G. Waltman

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TRS-80 Color Computer 2 needs parts
by Al Hartman 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

I'm trying to repair my Color Computer 2. It has a bad keyboard. At one time there were a bunch of Color Computers in the warehouse. Are they still there? May I buy one or more if so? My Coco 2 has a 63B09E CPU, a composite adapter and a lowercase kit, so I'd like to save it if I can. Of interest to the list may be a new 68B09E Color Computer clone being created by Ed Snider. It's called "The Coco 2+" and can be seen on his website: http://www.thezipsterzone.com I'm also looking for a diagnostic cartridge for the Coco. Thanks! =[ Al ]=

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Buy Festivus tickets Now!
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 1:29 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Jeff is now the grill master no? I will be unless someone else wants to. I have no problem delegating! > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 22, 2019, at 12:43 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > If Lawson isn't busy collecting superchargers he might want to man the > > grill... > > > > -J > > > > On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 12:17 PM Chris Fala via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > >> Who will grill??? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 11:52 AM David Riley via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >>> Alas, it looks like I'm probably not going to make it to Festivus this > >>> year. I'm super bummed, but it just lined up poorly with some family > >>> obligations this year. It's just as well: I won't have any homebrew > ready > >>> by then, either. :-) > >>> > >>> Enjoy, and I'll look forward to seeing pictures and such later! > >>> > >>> > >>> - Dave > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Nov 20, 2019, at 12:13 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > >>> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Pay for your Festivus tickets online via Eventbrite: < > >>>> > >>> > >> > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus-2019-tickets-77436696243?aff=VCFMaili… > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> If anyone wants to pay via PayPal, then you can use the Friends and > >>> Family > >>>> option. > >>>> Send to paypal(a)vcfed.org and put in the note your Name, "Festivus > 2019 > >>>> dinner", "Festivus Dinner and Overnight". > >>>> > >>>> Cost is $10 for Festivus, $15 at the door. > >>>> > >>>> Overnight stay is $25 via Eventbrite and $30 at the door. > >>>> > >>>> Tickets are available until Dec. 6 (day before Festivus). > >>>> Dec. 7 you have to pay at the door. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> ========================================= > >>>> Jeff Brace > >>>> Vice President > >>>> Vintage Computer Federation > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Jason Perkins > > 313 355 0085 > > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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some neat items
by W2HX 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

Hey friends, just came across these items that might be of interest to the group. Just passing along. https://www.bgmicro.com/ACS1894.aspx https://www.bgmicro.com/ide-ata-66-and-floppy-drive-cable-set.aspx? 73 Eugene W2HX

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Festivus Games
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19

If you want to bring any computer of video game, then let me know and I will make space for you. *Ian will have 5 tables and be bringing: * *VINTAGE VIDEO GAMES* N64 NES Sega Genesis TurboGrafix 16 Atari Jaguar Colecovision Atari 7800 Fairchild Channel F Nintendo Famicom Odyssey2 Pong Super Nintendo *CARD GAME* Crabs Adjust Humidity (Cards Against Humanity clone) *Jeff will be bringing:* *C64 *: Vegetables Deluxe *(NEW GAME!)* The Bear Essentials, Games on SD cards Cartridge games (Zaxxon, Pac-Man, Centipede, etc.) *4 Player C64 games!* *C64 Mini*: With updated games @Amiga Bill <bill(a)thegurumeditation.org> can you bring an Amiga 500 with Lemmings? Does anyone else want to bring games? Space is limited, but I have a few more tables that I can setup -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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I tube, you tube, we all tube, for u tube
by Jeffrey Jonas 21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19

floppy disks, hard drives & scanners make music: the floppotron! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGfkPCZYfFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_CZpFqvDQo 35 Year-Old C64 Easter Egg Hidden On Vinyl by 8-Bit Show And Tel In 1984, the Christian rock band Prodigal hid a Commodore 64 program on their album "Electric Eye". See my attempts to retrieve and run this 35-year-old easter egg. for more, see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3gRBswFkuteshdwMZAQafQ/videos 8-Bit Show And Tell https://www.youtube.com/user/adric22/videos The 8-Bit Guy https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave/videos RetroManCave https://www.youtube.com/user/phreakindee/videos LGR: vintage computers -- jeff jonas

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

I'm still on hiatus-ish until Festivus, but I was in the area and didn't have much to do today, so I took museum duty. It was busy. Cub Scout group (20-something people), RPI alumni group (10ish people), and regular visitors (10ish people). Kept me busy all day. It was the first time I used the upper rows of microcomputers which now have monitors. I was unable to get four things to work: - Apple II (crazy display) - Apple III (no display) - OSI Challenger (no display) - Atari 1040 (no display) Also did anyone work on the Heathkit H19? If not then someone should ... looking at you Alex Bodnar. :) I was told the new screens auto-sense the input type but I had to set some of them manually. Why is the original TCF poster taken down? I put a sign ("new exhibit coming here soon") in the large empty spot where the Timberwolf tape library was. Someone had left a random Novell poster there. Totally out of place and context. I removed it. Note to everyone, you can't just put random stuff in the middle of exhibits. Somehow the info kiosk got borked. I rebooted it and now it works fine again. Someone had put a sign on it saying "under construction". I don't know why. It will soon be improved for version 2.0, but the current version 1.0 works fine. It is simplistic but not broken. I removed that sign.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Games
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

Yes, Bill. You can bring your eMac, but if nobody takes it, then you must take it home with you. Just put a label on it "FREE" or something like that and your name so that anyone can ask you questions about it. On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 11:47 AM Amiga Bill <bill(a)thegurumeditation.org> wrote: > Hey guys it is looking like I can make it, but I won’t be able to confirm > 100% until I know my work schedule which usually happens the week before. > But if I can make it I will bring an Amiga 1200 with 1084s CRT monitor and > a bunch of games loaded on it including Christmas Lemmings. Fingers > crossed, I want to come really badly! > > On another note, I have some things to get rid of like an older eMac. > Could I bing it to give away? > > — “Amiga Bill" Winters > > *"Amiga Bill" Winters* | bill(a)thegurumeditation.org | > TheGuruMeditation.org | BillWinters.net > > On Nov 20, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Ethan O'Toole <telmnstr(a)757.org> wrote: > > If you want to bring any computer of video game, then let me know and I > will make space for you. > > > I could bring a Pentium 200MMX luggable with external MT-32. I have Gravis > Ultrasound, AWE32, Sound Blaster 1.0 and 1.5 for it as well. I have some > Sierra games on it and can double check the LucasArts stuff. One issue is I > have to patch the games to pass MT-32 midi out of the Sound Blaster > usually, I don't have the MPU401 board. > > - Ethan O'Toole > > > > > *Ian will have 5 tables and be bringing: * > *VINTAGE VIDEO GAMES* > N64 > NES > Sega Genesis > TurboGrafix 16 > Atari Jaguar > Colecovision > Atari 7800 > Fairchild Channel F > Nintendo Famicom > Odyssey2 > Pong > Super Nintendo > *CARD GAME* > Crabs Adjust Humidity (Cards Against Humanity clone) > > *Jeff will be bringing:* > *C64 *: > Vegetables Deluxe *(NEW GAME!)* > The Bear Essentials, Games on SD cards > Cartridge games (Zaxxon, Pac-Man, Centipede, etc.) > *4 Player C64 games!* > > *C64 Mini*: With updated games > > @Amiga Bill <bill(a)thegurumeditation.org> can you bring an Amiga 500 with > Lemmings? > > Does anyone else want to bring games? > > Space is limited, but I have a few more tables that I can setup > > -- > ========================================= > Jeff Brace > Vice President > Vintage Computer Federation > > > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Compact Macs FS at Festivus
by systems_glitch 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

All, I've got two compact Macs I'd like to sell for delivery at Festivus. Both are make offer: * Project SE/30, power supply and analog board are fine, bipolar cap replaced with film cap, monitor is fine, case is OKish (cracked corners). Motherboard has issues. When I got it, it'd sat for a long time with very leaky caps. A recap doesn't have it functioning 100%. Sometimes it boots off SCSI, sometimes not. No floppy drive. * Macintosh 512K with upgrade board, this one is fully working, has a Mac Rescue upgrade board that attaches to the 68K using a Killi clip, which adds 4MB RAM and SCSI. Has Mac Plus ROMs installed so it will boot off SCSI. Comes with carrying case, keyboard, mouse, and external 3.5" disk drive. New PRAM battery. Somewhat yellowed, but not terrible. DB25 for SCSI mounts where the PRAM battery door goes, the original battery door is included (came to me this way). Thanks, Jonathan

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Atari 810 Case / Drive
by John Heritage 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Thanks Pete! I'd be interested in that! This is the type I'm hoping to find: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/userdata/images/large/64/37/product-8643… On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 9:19 AM Peter Fletcher via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I have a couple of currently non-functioning 810’s in the basement. I > don’t recall which versions they are, but I will check for you and if I > have the proper case style you need we can work something out. > > -Pete > > > > On Nov 13, 2019, at 9:09 AM, John Heritage via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Good Morning everyone - i'm still looking for an Atari 810 drive with the > > center 1/3rd flap style (rather than the 'full size door / barn door' > style > > front lip) to go with my (recently restored) Atari 800 setup. > > > > I bought one off of Ebay a few years ago but the seller packed it > terribly, > > and the case was damaged in two places (front side, and a whole on the > > 'left' side towards the back). if you have a bad drive but a good case > i'd > > be very interested in that too.. > > > > If anyone has one they'd be willing to sell, please let me know. I know > > someone on the list had one but i failed to follow up (a year or two > ago..) > > > > Thanks! > > John > >

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Latest toy(s)
by Herb Johnson 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

> [ebay] for 2 1979 Motorola 68B09 boards (looks to be an Exorset > board). Neil, I think you and I have talked about these boards before, and I saw the auction. I have an EXORbus system myself and some interest otherwise in these early 8-bit busses. Consider bringing a board for some show-and-tell at Festivus; we can figure it out and show how that used to be done. Regards, Herb "we don't need no steenking schematics" 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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Festivus Table of Freedom
by dillera＠gmail.com 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

I will have a Festivus table with fun systems and misc stuff for sale- all good deals, almost everything works, $10 to $50 max. Dell Server, Sun Ultra10, Mac Classic, Atari 400 and more. Come by my table and get some bargains and free me from this stuff. It's not SGI- so I'm getting rid of it! -andy

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Festivus Buying/Selling/Trading of items
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Hello Everyone, I'm excited that everyone will be selling/buying/trading/giving away during Festivus. I just want to keep it controlled. 1) Let me know how much you are bringing and if you need one or two tables. I have extra tables available. 2) Put what you are bringing here on this spreadsheet < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KLLnzRbOeO0ck0DS6MS6iraqa6XlSGuP-KF… > 3) I plan on putting everyone in a separate adjacent room to keep the flow of the cafeteria going. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Festivus potential first timer
by Ethan O'Toole 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Hello all, I'm thinking about coming to my first Festivus. I don't really know much about it or the processes around it. Would driving in on Saturday morning and leving mid-day Sunday provide me a good Festivus experience? When do people usually arrive to start the Festivus? Is it a workshop type of thing? Or more social? (I have never been to a workshop in NJ, just one at System Source.) I do have an IMSAI 8080 that troubles me. I saw the food sign up sheet, and saw there is the local accomodations overnight. How late to people usually stay up? Thanks! - Ethan O'Toole

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Repair Workshops 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Nov '19

17 Nov '19

The next workshop will be January 25 & 26 in the CDL Hackerspace. There is a limit of 20 tables at one time, so be sure to sign up to guarantee a table. Signup Sheets: January 25 & 26, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059 < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LmYNLLK6CEOLCeOQCClhe1J20gpmVlyzmSs… > February 15 & 16, 2020: Hunt Valley, MD at Bob Roswell's System Source: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cVBh27hzT1P53BCorZXcK3cZQVwPtwWLLX6… > It is about 30 minutes north of baltimore and 3 hours from InfoAge. Details will be e-mailed to the list soon. March 7 & 8, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DySkGulduRUxJuPwK2RUEdP_yKD8YiDEn7K… > April 4 & 5, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059 < https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VTM4R1HBKCcal7FAG_SslXv4jPAyuvygIkVErAKTp… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Latest toy(s)
by Neil Cherry 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

Did a bit of Ebay shopping and offer the guy 75$ per board (plus the shipping) for 2 1979 Motorola 68B09 boards (looks to be an Exorset board). This should prove to be a bit of fun as I can't find any docs for these boards but they look like they follow along with Motorola's ref design of 6809, 6821, 6850 and 6840 (RAM/ROM of course). Not sure what's on the ROMs yet. Probably some kind of control program for machinery. I'll copy them when I get a chance and then burn a monitor ROM. -- 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] For sale, Dave Dunfield's collection
by Neil Cherry 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

On 11/15/19 2:20 PM, Sentry TV via vcf-midatlantic wrote: Dave is from Canada. -- 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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For sale, Dave Dunfield's collection
by Neil Cherry 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Not sure how many of you would know this individual but old timers like me probably do. From the CoCo group: On 11/11/19 4:46 PM, Salvador Garcia via Coco wrote: I just came across this announcement, thought I'd post here in case anyone is interested. Dave Dunfield is selling his 30 year collection. Info here: http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/sale/index.htm Salvador -- 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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Festivus Who's Bringing What spreadsheet
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Tell us what you are bringing here: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x0oSxqZXh8tmqqbUsP3KS3OywiNsEAOOmtq… > The other e-mail about EventBrite/PayPal is for payment only and separate. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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