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Pictures from VCF East 2024
by Jeffrey Brace 31 May '24

31 May '24

If anyone has links to photos taken at VCF East 2024, then let me know and I will put the links to them on the website. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Social Media Manager needed for VCF
by Jeffrey Brace 29 May '24

29 May '24

Andy Diller is resigning in a few days as the social media manager. He has done a great job the last few years bringing our social media to a higher level. Let's all thank him for his service to VCF. He is moving on to other vintage computer pursuits and didn't have the time the volunteer position required. It's time to pass the baton. We are in need of a new person to take this position. If you are interested, then please contact me directly. I'd be happy to explain the position to you. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Repair Workshop at System Source in June
by Ryan Burke 26 May '24

26 May '24

System Source is hosting another repair workshop on June 15th and 16th. You will be able to bring and work on vintage computers and electronics, and we have tables with power available for everyone. Find more information and register at this link: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=85&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finf…

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VCF Southwest Preview #2 Livestream 5/25/2024 6:30PM EDT
by Jeffrey Brace 24 May '24

24 May '24

https://youtube.com/live/i63kN7eeS70?feature=share Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89
by Herbert Johnson 22 May '24

22 May '24

> Time is a cruel foe that none of us can escape. I suggest a focus on the departed, and their legacy and the people still here who benefited from Gordon Bell's legacy and lament his loss. It's that legacy that survives through time. If we preserve the association with Bell, his legacy continues. That's a means to deal with the passage of time. As an old person myself, I consider my legacy and otherwise manage the time I have left. Bell did considerable work in establishing a surviving legacy of the work of DEC which he founded with others; and preserving his own works. His efforts and DEC led to our world today of information technology which ironically preserves his own legacy: if his successors keep it available. Regards Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA https://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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Gordon Bell, an architect of our digital age, dies at age 89
by Christian Liendo 22 May '24

22 May '24

Computer pioneer Gordon Bell, who as an early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) played a key role in the development of several influential minicomputer systems and also co-founded the first major computer museum, passed away on Friday, according to Bell Labs veteran John Mashey. Mashey announced Bell's passing in a social media post on Tuesday morning. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gordon-bell-an-architect-of-our-dig…

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 72, Issue 21
by Marcus Mera 21 May '24

21 May '24

Hi, I’m looking to acquire a versawriter anybody have any leads on one? Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2024, at 8:01 AM, vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: > > Send vcf-midatlantic mailing list submissions to > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > vcf-midatlantic-owner(a)lists.vcfed.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of vcf-midatlantic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 4 Kaypros for Sale Near Me - Anyone Want Them? > (Alexander Jacocks) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 12:04:01 -0700 > From: Alexander Jacocks <jjacocks(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] 4 Kaypros for Sale Near Me - Anyone Want > Them? > Message-ID: > <CAF-r0Y2dFs33VfjDs-mOjMo8n1kgnMrwuxizK_B0rRU4D6sgvw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Folks, > > I got a hit on a local search, and someone is selling 4 Kaypros, very near > me: > > KAYPRO 1 $130 KAYPRO 1 $130 KAYPRO 2 $150 KAYPRO 2X $175 MY FATHER USED > THESE YEARS AGO. > > This is from FB marketplace, and I?m happy to make offers or pick them up, > if anyone wants me to. > > - Alex > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 72, Issue 21 > ***********************************************

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4 Kaypros for Sale Near Me - Anyone Want Them?
by Alexander Jacocks 20 May '24

20 May '24

Folks, I got a hit on a local search, and someone is selling 4 Kaypros, very near me: KAYPRO 1 $130 KAYPRO 1 $130 KAYPRO 2 $150 KAYPRO 2X $175 MY FATHER USED THESE YEARS AGO. This is from FB marketplace, and I’m happy to make offers or pick them up, if anyone wants me to. - Alex

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Recovering Macintosh floppies
by Jeffrey Brace 19 May '24

19 May '24

Is there someone coming to the repair workshop that can help someone recover Macintosh files from 3.5" disks? Likely they are word processing files from a Quadra. Please let me know. Thanks! Jeff Brace

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OT / Proposed Earth-Venus-Earth attempt at ISEC
by Martin A. Flynn 19 May '24

19 May '24

Re-sending with clarifying edits at the suggestion of multiple VCF members. Please excuse the repeat bandwidth. ------------------------------------------ A team compromised of CDL Members is providing technology support for a proposed Earth-Venus-Earth communications attempt at ISEC, The InfoAge Space Exploration Center. Link: http://www.isec.space For those not familiar with ISEC, this is the site with the 60 foot dish antenna at 2300 Marconi Road in Wall Township, NJ. ISEC is adjacent to the VCF museum at InfoAge. * * *WHAT IS THE EVE25 PROJECT PROPOSAL?* * Earth – Venus – Earth (EVE) a radio communication attempt via a signal reflected from the planet Venus. * WHEN WILL THE ATTEMPT BE MADE? * * The Weekend of March 23, 2025. This is when Venus will be at closest distance to the Earth * GOALS OF THE EVE25 PROJECT * * Create excitement and awareness around ISEC and promote the ISEC Mission. * Build interest in new members joining InfoAge / ISEC and existing members to participate in science experiments. * Help solicit new donations to ISEC. * OBJECTIVES OF THE EVE25 PROJECT * * Test the ability to send and receive using digital algorithms (i.e Q65 mode) signals via reflection off other of another planet (Venus). * Establish and complete digital QSO with another station. * Use the EVE25 project to teach STEM classes with first hand example and build interest in Astronomy and Science. * Establish connections to other astronomy groups with similar capabilities. * LOCATIONS PARTICIPATING * * The InfoAge Space Exploration Center, ISEC https://isec.space/ * Deep Space Exploration Society, DSES, https://dses.science/ * The Bochum Observatory https://www.sternwarte-bochum.de/ This is an initial query to gauge the interest level of the various member groups (or their individual members ) at InfoAge before posting information about the attempt in the public arena. Please reply off-list if interested to reduce list clutter! Martin Flynn Trustee, W2CDL

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