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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 93, Issue 26
by Michael Thompson 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

After GM used paper tapes they switched to 8” floppy disks used with DEC PDT-11 computers, one for parts and one for sales. > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > 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. > >

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InfoAge is closed on Wednesday, 02/25/2026
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

InfoAge (including VCF Museum) is closed on Wednesday, 02/25/2026 due to an electrical issue. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 93, Issue 22
by Michael Thompson 24 Feb '26

24 Feb '26

We got 36" at the Rhode Island Computer Museum. > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:23:34 -0500 > From: Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Snowstorm [Blizzard] and the aftereffects > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > Message-ID: > <CAC5iaNFkdpcYBT=BpaGzB_bTuit1F8RoOy=- > Lb5y4MP5UWUC8Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > 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." > > > End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 93, Issue 22 > *********************************************** > -- Michael Thompson

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MailMan3 Test
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

Nothing can possbli go wrong! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SI1qdUWvY4 Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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MailMan 3 results
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

If you don't know MailMan3 is version 3 of the software system that runs our VCF MidAtlantic Discussion list of which you are on now. Now that it has been a few days after the upgrade. Has anyone seen any improvement in how the list is working? No Change? Worse? Just wondering as this upgrade has been needed for a while now and I was glad to finally have the time to take care of it. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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T-shirts and hats of defunct computer companies
by Vince Besse 22 Feb '26

22 Feb '26

Does anyone know of a company selling T-shirts and hats of defunct computer companies? DEC, Control Data, Sperry, companies like that. I've found a couple things but it's almost always PC brands, not any of the bigger stuff.

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Hotel Block #3 Added - VCF East 2026
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Feb '26

19 Feb '26

Get it while it lasts! #3 is $99! I post to social tomorrow. https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-hotel-blocks/ Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF East Showrunner

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Upgrading to Mailman Version 3
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

As recommended a few months ago, we are upgrading the VCF MidAtlantic Discussion List to Mailman Version 3. We have had Version 2 for some time now. It was about time. It should be upgraded by the end of the day today (2/18/2026) Hopefully there will be no hiccups in the process. Enjoy! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/>

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MARCH committee town hall this evening @ 7:00 PM EST
by Thomas G 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

Hello all, This evening, the MARCH steering committee will be opening our second bimonthly meeting to the public for an open town hall. We're interested in trying to make this a regular occurrence, in the interest of better communication with the rest of the membership at large. The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM EST and will run for an hour and a half. Our (rough) agenda will be as follows: * Roll call * Managerial reports * Old business * New business * Town Hall Q&A session While every MARCH committee meeting is open to be attended by anyone who requests, in practice this is typically limited to the committee members, managers, and a handful of other local volunteers who are most closely involved in the day-to-day operations of MARCH at infoage. Oftentimes there appears to be a bit of a disconnect between this core group and the wider membership regarding the realities of what's going on "down on the ground" so to speak, and hopefully these more broad-focused meetings can ameliorate that. The meeting will be held using google meet, which can be joined from any sufficiently modern web browser, or directly over the phone. No google account is necessary for use. To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/poj-twap-qyw Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 929-324-9283 and enter this PIN: 194 499 181# To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/poj-twap-qyw?hs=5 Hope to see you there! -Thomas Gilinsky Chairman & Collections manager, MARCH steering committee

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How do I value these Mac clone things?
by Joseph Giliberti 17 Feb '26

17 Feb '26

First off, I'm sorry for sending out this kind of email. I typically don't place a lot of worth on determining monetary value on vintage machines because that's not why I'm in the hobby. However, my recent haul seems to has generated a lot of interest on a Macintosh collector facebook group and I don't know how to proceed. I went and picked up a lot of Mac hardware from a storage unit cleanout in Reading, PA via Facebook Marketplace. I was interested because of several Mac IIcI and various Quadras, but I also ended up with 5 "Micromac," machines, which seem to be repackaged compact Macs in desktop cases with external monitor ports. They can be seen here: https://ibb.co/vC2qM6d9 I posted to get more information on a Facebook group and got several responses that are more or less, "I need to have one! Take my money!" Now, this surprised me. I cannot find any comparable sales on ebay or Worthpoint to base a price on. I don't want to price them unreasonably, but I also don't want to give them away. Can anyone advise me as to what they might be worth? Based on the clamor for them, I plan on donating one to our museum if we don't already have one. I'm going to further evaluate what I have today. As far as I can tell, four are re-packaged SE's and one is an SE/30. I'm assuming when I open them up that at least one of them will be battery bombed, because that's life. I want to know the condition of them as best as I can before I offer them for sale so as to not screw over anyone. Thanks in advance, Regards, Joe Giliberti

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