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Hotel Block #3 - Red Roof Inn
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Apr '24

07 Apr '24

To follow up. I emailed Red Roof Inn and they say that saying Vintage Computer Festival East should work. There should be no code.They suggest emailing them and asking them to call you if there are any issues: I0211(a)RedRoof.com It should be 20% off. 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Sale: CBM 1084 CRTs (3) and a NEC Multisync
by Vincent B 07 Apr '24

07 Apr '24

I'd be interested in the NEC but I wouldn't know what to offer. On Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 1:51 PM Ryan Stapleton via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hello All, > > I have decided to part with some CBM 1084 CRTs and a NEC Multisync 3D. > > 1 - 1084 - Powers on and shows a display. Have to hold the power button > in or it turns off. > 2 - 1084 - Powers on and stays on but the power button does not turn off. > 3 - 1084s - Powers on and works without any issues. Missing front cover > for controls. > 4 - NEC Multisync 3D. Sadly does not power on. > > Happy to take some offers and will bring them along. > > The 3 1084s have been tested with my Amiga 1200. > > I do plan on being at VCF East in a few days. I am not entirely sure what > they are worth. I want them to goto a good home and not just e-waste them. > > Feel free to send me a private message about them. > > Thank you > -Ryan

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Sale: CBM 1084 CRTs (3) and a NEC Multisync
by Ryan Stapleton 07 Apr '24

07 Apr '24

Hello All, I have decided to part with some CBM 1084 CRTs and a NEC Multisync 3D. 1 - 1084 - Powers on and shows a display. Have to hold the power button in or it turns off. 2 - 1084 - Powers on and stays on but the power button does not turn off. 3 - 1084s - Powers on and works without any issues. Missing front cover for controls. 4 - NEC Multisync 3D. Sadly does not power on. Happy to take some offers and will bring them along. The 3 1084s have been tested with my Amiga 1200. I do plan on being at VCF East in a few days. I am not entirely sure what they are worth. I want them to goto a good home and not just e-waste them. Feel free to send me a private message about them. Thank you -Ryan

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free box of Byte magazines: 1987 1988
by Jeffrey Jonas 07 Apr '24

07 Apr '24

Please take the entire box: BYTE magazine all of 1987, 1988, a few other issues (Jan Feb Mar 1989) Pick up at VCF-East is preferred. -- jeff jonas

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Just slightly OT...
by Martin A. Flynn 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Ken G, Jeff B, Stephen F, and Martin F installed additional access points and cameras in Building 9031 (AKA the firehouse), along with a long-range outdoor access point to provide Wi-FI in the Monmouth Boulevard Parking lot during VCF Events Contact Jeff Brace for the WI-FI passwords when you reserve a table / space.

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VCF's IBM 1130 repair blog
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

If you want to follow the updates on Carl Claunch repairing VCF's IBM 1130, then follow this link: https://rescue1130.blogspot.com/ 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 71, Issue 5
by Michael Thompson 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

> > From: Bob Flanders <bob.flanders(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Did anyone feel the quake? > Felt it in Rhode Island for about 20 seconds. Tall bookshelves rattled, but nothing fell off. -- Michael Thompson

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Consignment shot-in-the-dark question
by Dan FitzGerald 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

I'm exhibiting a PCjr for VCF East, and have been getting it prepped for the event. It occured to me the other day to install a paintbrush program on it, and after I was done with that it occurred to me that maybe it would be worth having a color dot matrix printer to go with it, Does anybody happen to be selling a working, period-appropriate, color dot-matrix printer at consignment this year? (But not an ImageWriter II, I am looking for something that would have been hooked up to a PCjr). If so, let me know and what you're asking for it... if the price is right I'd like to purchase it and some ink for it and get it hooked up into my exhibit Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them or She/Her Classical Computing Laboratory at IBM-Poughkeepsie http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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OT: Did anyone feel the quake?
by Herbert Johnson 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

Consider a "did you feel it?" report to USGS. Be aware of the TIME you felt "it", there were/are multiple events. Be aware of an address where you were, or you can report "use current location" if still there. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tellus That page will have a "felt report - tell us!" window. That brings up a Q & A of simple questions including time, your location, and contact info for you. Building size, your floor, what you did. A freeform section lets you add comments. Regards Herb -- 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Did anyone feel the quake?
by Charlie's Computers 05 Apr '24

05 Apr '24

Didn’t feel a thing, I’m in eastern Massachusetts near Boston. I got tons of notifications about the quake on my Apple Watch though! On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 2:46 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Yes, there was something like a 7. whatever > Quake in Taiwan, also a tsunami or tidal wave > I don’t know what the devastation was there, but it must’ve been pretty > bad and I was thinking the same thing that may be that quake had something > to do with our quake. > And of course we’ve got the solar eclipse coming up😵 > Not to mention passover, so maybe this is God telling us something.🙏 > > Mike R. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Apr 5, 2024, at 11:51 AM, Ian Litchfield via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Wasn’t there an earthquake in Taiwan the other day? This was probably an > > aftershock from that. > > > > We felt it in Freehold. Lucky the IT office is in the basement! It was > > quite the rollercoaster. > > > > -Ian L. > > > >> On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 11:49 Ricardo 8-Bit Desk via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >> Yes. I live in Whitehouse Station. Everything shook here. But so far no > >> damages. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Apr 5, 2024, at 11:37 AM, Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >>> > >>> Yep. Lasted six or so long seconds... > >>> Shook the house, on pilings so maybe a little more > >>> than mainland houses. > >>> > >>>> On 4/5/2024 10:45 AM, Bob Flanders via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Douglas Crawford > >>> VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr > >>> InfoAge Science & History Museums > >>> 2201 Marconi Road > >>> Wall, NJ 07719 > >> > >> > >

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