- vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

Linux orphans the floppy driver.
by Herb Johnson 28 Jul '19

28 Jul '19

Thanks for the head's up. I'll alert my Multibus colleagues, see if any of them want to pick up support. - regards, Herb -- 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

2 1

Linux orphans the floppy driver.
by Todd George 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/cilkzl/linus_torvalds_floppy_driver… Pour one out for our beloved floppies. -Todd

1 0

Museum Report 2019-07-27
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

About 20 visitors today. A mixture of high, medium and low interest. We always seem to get busy around 3 or 3:30pm because visitors go through all the other museums first. One high interest guy worked at IBM for 40 years and had lots of questions and lots of stories about technologies there. He might be interested in joining our group. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

1 0

IBM 5100 in estate sale on Long Island...
by William Sudbrink 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

https://www.estatesales.net/NY/Valley-Stream/11580/2290047 No idea what they're hoping to get for it. Bill S. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

3 4

Better way to store Powerbooks...
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Our collection of Powerbooks were unprotected on shelves ... or in boxes where we couldn't easily see the contents. So we acquired a clear plastic bin for them: https://tinyurl.com/yy7wwjvv ... we'll do more of this from now on.

2 1

FW: Restorers Try to Get Lunar Module Guidance Computer Up and Running
by Glenn Roberts 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Fascinating video on restoration of an Apollo Guidance Computer found in a NASA scrap sale. Hopefully, you can view with just the link below... Needless to say, championed by a small cadre of vintage computer junkies (like us!) * Glenn https://www.wsj.com/video/restorers-try-to-get-lunar-module-guidance-comput… <https://www.wsj.com/video/restorers-try-to-get-lunar-module-guidance-comput…> &page=1&pos=13

1 0

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Adam and I did another warehouse day. We were there today from 11am to 7pm. We built a shelving unit for "N" and "O" items: NeXT, NEC, Ohio Scientific. We made shelving unit for IBM and Intel. We rearranged some Apple III and Mac items. But the highlight today was that we cleared an entire aisle of random unsorted "stuff". :) We also established three pallets for future use: one is "stuff for the dumpster", one is "hardware to sell", and one is "book/magazines/etc. to sell". We'll empty the dumpster pallet every time it gets full. We'll make the "to sell" pallets available at all events.

2 1

Wanted: 8 matching 4:3 composite LCD screens
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

This is a difficult request to fill. We want to hang composite TVs/monitors from the museum ceiling so we can demo the computers on the top shelves (can't use regular monitors because of the slanted shelves). We do not want to use composite-to-VGA adapters because they produce poor image quality. Can anyone help us procure 8 identical LCDs with composite input and with 4:3 displays? Meanwhile, somehow we collected around a dozen small/medium VGA LCD monitors through the years. We don't need most of those. We'll test them and make them available at upcoming workshops.

3 8

What's this keyboard?
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

We found this keyboard in the warehouse. To what computer does it belong? https://tinyurl.com/yy64jzx9 This isn't a trivia question; we really don't know!

5 5

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] PCjr people - ROM version of 1-2-3 on eBay
by Bill Loguidice 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

I used to have this version of Lotus 1-2-3 in my collection, but I never heard of a cartridge version of King's Quest. I only had the 1.0 disk version with the weird knight drawing. ======================================================== Bill Loguidice, Managing Director; Armchair Arcade, Inc. <http://www.armchairarcade.com> ======================================================== Authored Books <http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Loguidice/e/B001U7W3YS/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_1> and Film <http://www.armchairarcade.com/film>; About me and other ways to get in touch <http://about.me/billloguidice> ======================================================== On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 3:58 PM Bob Aviles via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I had no idea that this item was rare? I have one as well, Thanks for the > info. > Bobby > On Monday, July 22, 2019, 03:22:07 PM EDT, Dean Notarnicola via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > It's the installation kit also necessary? > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 12:20 PM Jim Scheef via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > For once something on eBay that is actually "very rare" and the price is > > quite reasonable if bidding doesn't drive it too high. I believe this > > version of 1-2-3 executes "in place" within the ROMs rather than being > > copied into conventional RAM which should allow a larger spreadsheet than > > is > > possible on a conventional PC (ignoring expanded/extended memory). > > > > If you are a PCjr collector, this is one of the holy grails of jr > > collecting. [The others being the ROM version of Kings Quest and any SCSI > > hard drive adapter sidecar, however SCSI is no longer needed with the > > availability of the (modern) PATA sidecar (but is that cheating?).] > > > > NOS Lotus 1-2-3 123 Release 1A ROM Version for IBM PCjr - Very Rare > > https://ebay.us/aHzFZV > > > > Jim > > > > > >

2 1

Museum report(s)
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

The museum was very busy yesterday and today. Dozens of families came for tours. Our building has the best air conditioning on the InfoAge campus, and it was too hot for the beach, so I'm sure that those factors had a lot to do with it! Side project: I updated the content on our information kiosk. Now (I hope) it's more clear to visitors that they are supposed to touch it.

2 1

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 24 Jul '19

24 Jul '19

The museum was very busy today. Most of Wall Township is still experiencing a power outage from Monday night's storm, so I posted on the town Facebook page, "InfoAge is open. We have air conditioning and power. Come visit!" ... it seemed to work. :) About 30 people visited today. Mike R. stopped by too. He picked up some items Tony left for him. The power outage had a minor impact on VCF: 1. Everything came right back up when IA's main power was restored yesterday -- except for our info kiosk and our hotspot. I rebooted those manually. After that I was able to access our intranet (kiosk and admin pages), but I wasn't able to get onto the Internet with either a wired or wireless connection. I know the problem wasn't our access point, because the wired connection didn't worth either, and I knew it wasn't the switch, because as I said intranet access worked. That left only the firewall, so I rebooted it and then we were in business. The firewall is PFsense. Does anyone know why I had to restart it, rather than it automatically working after the hotspot was back on? 2. Part of a large tree came down outside of our building. It didn't hit the building, but it was scary-close! IA said the town public works dept. will come take care of it in a few days. I put cones around the area so nobody walks under it.

1 0

Museum Wednesday
by Sentrytv 23 Jul '19

23 Jul '19

Would anyone be at the museum on Wed. at around 10am? I need to pick up something Tony left for me. Mike R. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

2 1

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Bob Aviles 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

Hi, I am interested, If you still have it? ThanksBobby On Monday, July 22, 2019, 02:22:19 AM EDT, Brian Marstella via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: Depending on location, I'd be interested in the expansion box and possibly cartridges if I don't already have them. Regards, Brian On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 3:01 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I would definitely be interested in the TI 99 stuff since I just picked > one up myself not to long ago in really good condition. > I don't have any other peripherals so the "voice module" would really be > nice > If you are not keeping it. > Just let me know > Thank you > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Jul 21, 2019, at 1:15 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > <mime-attachment> > >

1 0

PCjr people - ROM version of 1-2-3 on eBay
by Jim Scheef 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

For once something on eBay that is actually "very rare" and the price is quite reasonable if bidding doesn't drive it too high. I believe this version of 1-2-3 executes "in place" within the ROMs rather than being copied into conventional RAM which should allow a larger spreadsheet than is possible on a conventional PC (ignoring expanded/extended memory). If you are a PCjr collector, this is one of the holy grails of jr collecting. [The others being the ROM version of Kings Quest and any SCSI hard drive adapter sidecar, however SCSI is no longer needed with the availability of the (modern) PATA sidecar (but is that cheating?).] NOS Lotus 1-2-3 123 Release 1A ROM Version for IBM PCjr - Very Rare https://ebay.us/aHzFZV Jim

3 2

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Brian Marstella 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

Depending on location, I'd be interested in the expansion box and possibly cartridges if I don't already have them. Regards, Brian On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 3:01 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I would definitely be interested in the TI 99 stuff since I just picked > one up myself not to long ago in really good condition. > I don't have any other peripherals so the "voice module" would really be > nice > If you are not keeping it. > Just let me know > Thank you > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Jul 21, 2019, at 1:15 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > <mime-attachment> > >

1 0

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Sentrytv 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

I would definitely be interested in the TI 99 stuff since I just picked one up myself not to long ago in really good condition. I don't have any other peripherals so the "voice module" would really be nice If you are not keeping it. Just let me know Thank you Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Jul 21, 2019, at 1:15 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

1 0

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Vincent B 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

Got any extra power supplies? On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 1:15 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > All, just had a friend drop off some TI/99 machines, cassettes, cartridges > etc. > > I’m going to pick through for the couple things I want (which is not much, > just want a a cpu and sampling of stuff) and the rest I will make available > to anyone interested. Obviously if there’s something VCF could use for the > museum VCF gets first crack. > > My friend knows most of this isn’t worth much dollar wise but if there’s > something thats worth more than $10 then a minimal “donation” would be > appreciated. He used to work on my boats, is retired and he and his wife > are downsizing to a new home nearby and need to unload some excess stuff! > > I’ll get pictures tonight and post where they can be viewed by anyone > interested. Just figured I’d see if there was any interest at all. > A couple machines that were never or barely used,just taken out of box. I > know there’s a voice synthesizer, expansion box, couple other items and > maybe a couple dozen carts in original box. Nothing to call the media about > :-) > > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone >

1 0

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Evan Koblentz 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

>> VCF gets first crack Thanks, but we decline. We have plenty of /4A gear. On Sun, Jul 21, 2019, 1:15 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > All, just had a friend drop off some TI/99 machines, cassettes, cartridges > etc. > > I’m going to pick through for the couple things I want (which is not much, > just want a a cpu and sampling of stuff) and the rest I will make available > to anyone interested. Obviously if there’s something VCF could use for the > museum VCF gets first crack. > > My friend knows most of this isn’t worth much dollar wise but if there’s > something thats worth more than $10 then a minimal “donation” would be > appreciated. He used to work on my boats, is retired and he and his wife > are downsizing to a new home nearby and need to unload some excess stuff! > > I’ll get pictures tonight and post where they can be viewed by anyone > interested. Just figured I’d see if there was any interest at all. > A couple machines that were never or barely used,just taken out of box. I > know there’s a voice synthesizer, expansion box, couple other items and > maybe a couple dozen carts in original box. Nothing to call the media about > :-) > > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone >

1 0

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: TI/99 items available
by Mark Whittington 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

Hi Tony, I'm definitely interested in at least a working system if there's one available. Thanks. -Mark <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 1:15 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > All, just had a friend drop off some TI/99 machines, cassettes, cartridges > etc. > > I’m going to pick through for the couple things I want (which is not much, > just want a a cpu and sampling of stuff) and the rest I will make available > to anyone interested. Obviously if there’s something VCF could use for the > museum VCF gets first crack. > > My friend knows most of this isn’t worth much dollar wise but if there’s > something thats worth more than $10 then a minimal “donation” would be > appreciated. He used to work on my boats, is retired and he and his wife > are downsizing to a new home nearby and need to unload some excess stuff! > > I’ll get pictures tonight and post where they can be viewed by anyone > interested. Just figured I’d see if there was any interest at all. > A couple machines that were never or barely used,just taken out of box. I > know there’s a voice synthesizer, expansion box, couple other items and > maybe a couple dozen carts in original box. Nothing to call the media about > :-) > > Tony > > Sent from my iPhone >

1 0

OT: TI/99 items available
by Tony Bogan 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

All, just had a friend drop off some TI/99 machines, cassettes, cartridges etc. I’m going to pick through for the couple things I want (which is not much, just want a a cpu and sampling of stuff) and the rest I will make available to anyone interested. Obviously if there’s something VCF could use for the museum VCF gets first crack. My friend knows most of this isn’t worth much dollar wise but if there’s something thats worth more than $10 then a minimal “donation” would be appreciated. He used to work on my boats, is retired and he and his wife are downsizing to a new home nearby and need to unload some excess stuff! I’ll get pictures tonight and post where they can be viewed by anyone interested. Just figured I’d see if there was any interest at all. A couple machines that were never or barely used,just taken out of box. I know there’s a voice synthesizer, expansion box, couple other items and maybe a couple dozen carts in original box. Nothing to call the media about :-) Tony Sent from my iPhone

1 0

Workshop is open
by Evan Koblentz 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

I'm here.

1 0

July Workshop Info
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

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 quickly to guarantee a table. DATE: July 20 & 21 LOCATION: InfoAge Building 9059 (CDL Hackerspace) - (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/1WC20hnriY5alKGteeWoWq5jXT3ZOjzA6h-u… > 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 Evan when you get there so that he doesn't forget. I won't be at this workshop and will be out of state. Evan gets all the blame, and I get all the praise. 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 Evan 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 Evan feels like it he will bring out the grill and cook some burgers. 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 in front of 9059. InfoAge doesn't like us parking on the lawn anymore. QUESTIONS? Contact Evan : 646 - 546 - 9999 <646-546-9999> or evan @ vcfed.org <evan(a)vcfed.org> Have fun everyone! -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

3 4

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: 13” 2011 MacBook Air for sale
by corey cohen 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

This model in this condition are going for between $300 to $350 on eBay, so make me an offer since I want to avoid the hassle of eBay and give my son the money before he heads back to school. Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2019, at 5:30 PM, laurakid <laurakid7(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am interested. No idea what to offer. What is reasonable? > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Thursday, July 18, 2019, 12:09 PM, corey cohen via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > My son just got a new MacBook Pro so we are selling his old MacBook Air. > > The one for sale is a 2011 MacBook Air that was special ordered with 256gb of internal SSD, 1.8ghz i7 CPU, 4gb of RAM. This was the top of the line MacBook Air you could buy at the time. > > We also have the original box,Apple USB Ethernet adapter and a spare Apple MagSafe power supply. So two included power supplies. > > The battery was also replaced last summer. > > Email me directly with an offer... I’d prefer to not sell on eBay and could even drop it off at the workshop this weekend at InfoAge. > > Thanks, > Cheers, > Corey > > corey cohen > uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ > Sent from my iPhone > >

2 4

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Today went pretty much as expected. Drom and Duane did their UNIVAC work (yesterday, too). Adam and I worked in the warehouse. We sorted more books/magazines, relocated all of the monitors/TVs, moved some IBM hardware, did some miscellaneous cleaning up, and moved some old display fixtures one step closer to the landfill. We will do more work next Friday: we're planning on relocating all of the NeXT hardware, shelving the rest of the monitors/TVs, making one shelf for Ohio Scientific stuff, and creating new shelving units for Intel MDS items + maybe for networking items. We all went to dinner ... afterward Adam went home, Drom/Duane continued their stuff, and I worked on improving the content of the museum info kiosk.

1 0

VCF Forums Down
by Dave Wade 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

I m seeing database errors when I try and open a post on the VCF forums. Is there a way to contact the forum owners? Dave Wade G4UGM & EA7KAE

2 3

OT: Odd packages getting sent to me
by Neil Cherry 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

I'm hoping someone might give me some ideas. I've been getting odd packages from China and India, Tiny packages containeing things like tiny tinkerbell (smaller than peanut), nail clippers (but actually stickers - that's happened twice). And a larger, heavier package today I got this cheap a** walking stick with a telescope (really bad optics not even fully ground). Anyway, the walking stick was sent via DHL from Sara International (India -> UK -> US). I've save all the packages and they have no direct connection to anything I've ordered. Google has come up blank on any of the names involved. I'm going to see if my credit had been affected. Any ideas? Any pointers. -- 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

5 5

Kemner's ... again
by Evan Koblentz 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

They've been closing for eons, it seems... check out their Facebook page for details. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Another warehouse closing Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:05:55 -0500 From: Electronics Plus via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Reply-To: Electronics Plus <sales(a)elecplus.com>, General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> https://www.facebook.com/KemnerEnterprises/ Located in Pottstown, PA. Still open Fri afternoons and Saturdays.

3 2

OT: 13” 2011 MacBook Air for sale
by corey cohen 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

My son just got a new MacBook Pro so we are selling his old MacBook Air. The one for sale is a 2011 MacBook Air that was special ordered with 256gb of internal SSD, 1.8ghz i7 CPU, 4gb of RAM. This was the top of the line MacBook Air you could buy at the time. We also have the original box,Apple USB Ethernet adapter and a spare Apple MagSafe power supply. So two included power supplies. The battery was also replaced last summer. Email me directly with an offer... I’d prefer to not sell on eBay and could even drop it off at the workshop this weekend at InfoAge. Thanks, Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ Sent from my iPhone

2 1

Osborne for good home
by Evan Koblentz 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

NOT MINE/NOT VCF's -- contact Greg -- Greg(a)BurlingtonTelecom.Net -- do not reply on this list.

1 0

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

Moderate number of visitors today. One visitor insisted that he bought an IBM PC in 1979. :) I politely explained that it debuted in 1981, but he was adamant about it. He offered to bet me, as if he'd Google it and prove me wrong ... I was tempted to ask how much is in his bank account! Today's best visitor was an 11-year-old who said he codes in JavaScript and Python. Bill I. stopped by to do some preliminary evaluation of the EAI TR-20 that we got last month. It has some parts that he can use to get our other '20 running, including an EAI-branded digital volt meter. Among the EAI documentation, Bill found an unrelated CD that contains an important file which I misplaced several years ago! This time I uploaded the file to Google Drive or safe keeping. I also made some tweaks to our museum network to keep it secure. The new hotspot was set to allow 10 simultaneous connections, but it only needs one connection (to a wifi/Ethernet bridge) into our firewall and the rest of the network. So I changed that value to one; thus even with the credentials nobody can get on that network. No need for any extras, right?

1 0

Fernando J. Corbató obit
by Glenn Roberts 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

Fernando J. Corbató, a scientist who fostered the digital revolution by developing shared computer operating systems and also put his stamp on daily life by introducing the computer password, died July 12 at a nursing home in Newburyport, Mass. He was 93Colleagues and historians of the computer world honored Dr. Corbató for work that drastically expanded the usefulness of the computer and put its benefits at the reach of all. Obit from Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fernando-corbato-dies-at-93- mit-scientist-fostered-the-digital-revolution--and-the-computer-password/201 9/07/16/e1f454ac-a68c-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html?utm_term=.4f7f9919aa 09

2 1

Funny
by Evan Koblentz 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdgvceSBroU&feature=share

1 0

fly me to the moon ... (50th anniversary)
by Herb Johnson 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

So: where can I find more information, about the "maybe in Phila?" display of the restored AGC? I asked the Google. http://rescue1130.blogspot.com appears to be a running account of AGC restoration activity, by Carl Claunch, who is apparently involved. Otherwise, I could not readily find by Web search, another specific Web page or blog, that was an "authoritative" means to know what's going on with that restoration (or where it might be demonstrated). Any Web search for the Apollo AGC is saturated with all the replicas that are in construction now, and in the past; and links to those discussions, links to the links, etc. Plus discussions about the AGC and the Apollo program, etc. I checked the Computer History Museum Web site; Evan mentioned some connection. A search there, shows they have a AGC artifact, a prototype. No references to activities involving it or other AGC's, but 9300 search hits found on the Web site. The link to the CHM blog, on their home page, is broken. Of course, I may be asking about something that doesn't exist - a central Web site or even blog, about this artifact. Maybe it has its own Twitter feed, for all I know - I avoid the stuff myself. This kind of "diaspora" appears normal, seems to me, for what used to be called "the Web". 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

2 2

Alan Turing is the new face of the Bank of England's £50 note
by Christian Liendo 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48962557 I think this is a rather nice tribute. I may have to get a few

2 1

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

Moderate amount of visitors today (and yesterday). Some beach tourists, some locals. Neil stopped by today and got our new hotspot connected to our network, via the wireless-to-ethernet bridge from Dean. Neil had to change some network settings because the bridge wanted to use the same stuff as our firewall. After that (and after drawing a network map to visualize it all), the rest of the job was smooth sailing. So now we're back online, and supposedly this is a more reliable Internet connection than we had with the old Netgear modem. Jeff Brace and I will keep an eye on it. I am skeptical that a hotspot can run 24/7 but we'll see. Evan Koblentz Executive Director, Vintage Computer Federation evan(a)vcfed.org / (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org @vcfederation

4 5

Museum stuff this week
by Evan Koblentz 14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

It's going to be a busy week at our museum: - Tony is stopping by tomorrow to pick up our latest straight Apple II for evaluation. - I will be there for normal open hours on Wednesday. - Bill Drom. and Duane will be there Thursday/Friday working on the Univac. - Adam and I will be there Friday doing warehouse organizing. - Then there's the repair workshop on the weekend.

1 0

Semi-OT: Update on Maker Media
by Evan Koblentz 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

https://hackaday.com/2019/07/10/maker-media-reboots-itself-as-make-communit…

1 0

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Lots of visitors today, especially toward the end of the day. Also a couple of weird guys named Jeff and Corey stopped by. :) (They picked up supplies for VCF West next month.) Corey looked at the new-to-us Apple II and said it's better than the one we have on display. So I will swap them.

1 0

Kfest
by Tony Bogan 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

All, the original plan for getting stuff out to Kfest to help keep the garage giveaway alive has fallen through. If anyone is heading to Kansas Fest and has room to transport computers please contact me off list. I’m in NJ near Infoage but could easily drive an hour+ or so in any direction to meet up with someone. I do not have any days off between now and Monday so my availability is also limited. I was originally planning on sending about a dozen machines (CPUs only, no monitors. Some 100% working, some needing minor work like keyswitches, power supplies etc, some just cosmetically wanting but otherwise working) but if that’s too much I’d send whatever was feasible. I had not reached out prior to tonight as I believed transportation was not an issue. Unfortunately, things happen and the person arranging transport can no longer do it. Tony Sent from my iPhone

1 0

Signup for July Workshop
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Jul '19

07 Jul '19

Here is the link to signup for the July workshop: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WC20hnriY5alKGteeWoWq5jXT3ZOjzA6h-u… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

2 1

fly me to the moon ... (50th anniversary)
by Jeffrey Jonas 06 Jul '19

06 Jul '19

https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/LunarDay July 20, 2019 We are especially thrilled to welcome the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) Restoration Team to the Museum, and see the results of their multi-year effort to restore the AGC #14 used for ground testing and man-rating of the Lunar Module in Houston. Unless you are an Apollo astronaut or part of the team that worked on the AGC and its software, this is the first time ever, to see this computer in action! A display will be open all day, and presentations at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will allow for a deeper dive into how the computer works, and the challenges of restoring it.

2 1

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 06 Jul '19

06 Jul '19

Got to the museum at 11 today to meet with a local Bell Labs alum who heard about us and wanted to donate a straight Apple II. It's a rev. 3 or 4, very clean, but it was last turned on 30 years ago so I'll let Ian, Tony, or Corey evaluate it at the next workshop. I did not want magic smoke. This is only our second original Apple II. The guy used it as part of a Bell Labs field trial of cell phone infrastructure in Chicago in the late 1970s -- that's historic! Then the place was dead from 1-3, and there were tons of visitors from 3-5. Coincided with rain outside -- mostly tourists who left the beach, I suppose. Mike P. (a member who brought his kids to VCF East and some of our workshops) stopped by too. I didn't leave until 5:30 because of an enthusiastic tour group. I also tried to set up our new LTE modem; it's supposed to be more reliable than the old one. I got the modem itself working, but I need help to get the wireless/Ethernet bridge connected to our network. Dean, Jason, Neil, Alex J, etc. could all help with this.

1 0

RL01 Platter Removal?
by W2HX 06 Jul '19

06 Jul '19

Hi all, I have a crashed RL01 disk (very crashed). I'd like to remove it from the plastic cover to display it. I opened up the case but cannot figure out how to remove the platter? I took 4 philips screws out which only served to remove a metal ring. It seems that the handle is somehow attached to the platter and seems it is preventing me from removing the platter. Whats the trick? Thanks Eugene

1 0

[OT] 14" Atari ST/Amiga CRT recommendations
by John Heritage 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Greetings Offtopic - so please reply privately as to not clog up the list; I was curious what people would recommend for a CRT monitor that could support either or/both an Atari ST (1040STf, Mega STE) and/or an Amiga 500/1200. Ideally I'd like something 14" in size, but larger (if reasonable/easy to use) recommendations are appreciated. Thanks! John

2 1

Honeywell tape reading?
by Evan Koblentz 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

Someone wants to know if we can restore data off Honeywell tapes labeled "High Density 555". Anyone have know-how and equipment to do this? Evan Koblentz Executive Director, Vintage Computer Federation evan(a)vcfed.org / (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org @vcfederation

1 0

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum report
by laurakid 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

Should I just leave the group? Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, July 1, 2019, 1:18 AM, laurakid via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: please let me know when I can volunteer again. thanks Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, June 29, 2019, 9:35 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: InfoAge had about 15 visitors today; half of them made it to VCF-land. One guy introduced himself as Jason Howe's cousin. So that was exciting. :) Bill I. came by to visit us.

1 0

FTAGH: BK Precision Model 1431 scope
by David Riley 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

Hi all, My recently deceased uncle left me with a number of things that I’d like to re-home because now I have too many of them. One is this oscilloscope. It seems to be a pretty run-of-the-mill older analog scope with some noisy pots and a PL-259 input connection; I can also supply a 50-ohm PL-259 cable and N connector adapter. The screen seems to be in pretty good shape, with a decently bright trace and no burn-in that I can see. I don’t have the right combination of adaptors to hook this up nicely to a signal generator, so I’d have a hard time testing the vertical amp, but the sweep seems fine and the level controls seem to work. Anyone interested? I don’t know if I’ll be able to make it to any upcoming workshops, but I should be able to make Festivus. You can also pick it up if you’re reasonably local to Philly. Contact me off-list for a picture, since pictures don’t seem to come through well and I can’t be arsed to put it up on a server. - Dave

1 0

help with sun 3/50 video
by Andrew Diller 02 Jul '19

02 Jul '19

Hello: I picked up a Sun 3/50 that works fine but I need a mono crt for it. I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with them and remembers if other monitors work or what the specs are with them. I have a keyboard and am getting a mouse. thanks, -andy

3 3

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

InfoAge had about 15 visitors today; half of them made it to VCF-land. One guy introduced himself as Jason Howe's cousin. So that was exciting. :) Bill I. came by to visit us.

2 1