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BatMan Computer auction in NJ
by Christian Liendo 03 Mar '26

03 Mar '26

Honestly I think it's kind of cool. https://willowauctionhouse.com/auction/306-pop-culture-time/lot-407-batman-…

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Workshop in Hunt Valley, MD at System Source on March 28th and 29th
by Ryan Burke 03 Mar '26

03 Mar '26

System Source is hosting a computer and electronics repair workshop on the weekend of March 28-29. The workshop will be from 9:00AM until 9:00PM, and on Sunday it will be from 9:00AM until 5:00PM. It will be located at 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD. At the System Source repair workshop weekend, you can bring in your computers to work on, receive help from other enthusiasts, and tour our museum. There will be tables set up, all complete with power, just bring your tools and supplies, and there will be plenty of help from other hobbyists. Don't have anything to work on? Come by and offer expertise or chat with other hobbyists working on their projects. Please register at the link below: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…

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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by gsteemso 03 Mar '26

03 Mar '26

I'll add two more: - A Dr Who episode in the 1980s showed the Master pulling a recording of all of history out of the TARDIS... it was a rather convoluted tape carrier, as big as he was. (I think the idea was it was supposed to be like a map, so you'd know where in history you were... but it was a tape. Even Isaac Asimov's stuff set thousands of years in the future tended to assume everything would be on tapes, or in some cases microfilm.) - We "turn out" the lights, even though they generally haven't been gas-powered since the nineteenth century. G.

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 94, Issue 1
by Steve Lagotte 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

“Dial” really shook me when I realized its frankly in hindsight obvious derivation. The other day I heard that ska guys say “pick it up! pick it up!” because of the way they play guitars on the “up-pick” only. This is true. I kinda always assumed it had something to do with dancing (or as it is known to the skafficionado, “skanking”) and I have been waiting for weeks for a social scenario to jam this Fun Fact into. This’ll do. -Steve > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jeff S <jsalzman(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 08:19:15 -0500 > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: A bit of archaic terminology > "Dial" the phone > "Wind (or crank)" the window down >

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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by Steve Lagotte 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

Alas, stabbed in the back by the Fourteenth Floor. Pour one out for the fallen homies, Poncho and Olds. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vince Besse <vincentbesse725(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:19:55 -0500 > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: A bit of archaic terminology > I miss Pontiac and Oldsmobile... > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 3:18 PM Steve Lagotte via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > I find this interesting. Who said Old GM died in the Carpocalypse? They > say > > on a clear day you can see General Motors... > > > > Steve > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > > Cc: > > > Bcc: > > > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:53 -0500 > > > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A bit of archaic terminology > > > I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today > that > > > GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the > > February > > > pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month. > > > > > > Just figured someone else might find that interesting. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Joe Giliberti > > > > > > > > >

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InfoAge is closed Sat (2/28/26) & Sun (3/1/26) - ISEC Open (3/1/26)
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

InfoAge will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1, due to a loss of electrical power caused by the recent snow blizzard.. The InfoAge Space Exploration Center (ISEC), and the ISEC only, will be open this coming Sunday, March 1 from noon to 5:00pm. Our main campus is still closed. Frank O'Brien will give his talk on "Origins of the Moon" at 2PM. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by Steve Lagotte 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

I find this interesting. Who said Old GM died in the Carpocalypse? They say on a clear day you can see General Motors... Steve > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:53 -0500 > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] A bit of archaic terminology > I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today that > GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the February > pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month. > > Just figured someone else might find that interesting. > > Regards, > Joe Giliberti > >

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Snowstorm [Blizzard] and the aftereffects
by Gregg Levine 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

Hello! Here in Queens the snow is still falling. And for a change it is quiet. I imagine Infoage took yesterday off because of the weather. What are the members experiencing where they are? Dave M, I know what's happening where you are. ---- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature was once found posting rude messages in English in the Moscow subway."

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Test message
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

This message is a test. Please ignore. Take care! Jeff Brace

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A bit of archaic terminology
by Joseph Giliberti 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

I work at a Chevy dealership parts department and I discovered today that GM still refers to various databases as "tapes." For example, the February pricing tape is the parts pricing file for this month. Just figured someone else might find that interesting. Regards, Joe Giliberti

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