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VCF East 2024 - Exhibitor Registration
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Register your exhibit for VCF East 2024 here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB5_Mt0jD38IfXcEcRy8OAHpyTqy0jDEJ… Hopefully no errors in this one. Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns or comments. The times for exhibiting are Saturday, April 13, 8AM to 5PM Sunday, April 14, 9AM to 2PM I feel that an earlier breakdown time works better for exhibitors. Let me know what you think! Thanks! 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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CLOSED TOMORROW 1/21 VCF AND INFOAGE
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Sorry for the second email and the confusion. I got the wrong information from InfoAge initially. We are confirmed closed tomorrow, Sunday, January 21, 2024. Thanks! 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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InfoAge & VCF open tomorrow 1/21
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Looks like InfoAge and VCF will be open tomorrow Thanks! 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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INFOAGE AND VCF MUSEUM ARE CLOSED TOMORROW 1/20/2024
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Due to the snow and ice on campus and no one to clean to remediate it, the museums will be closed Saturday, January 20. Thanks! 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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Vendor Registrations - VCF East 2024
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

We have 6 vendors registered so far: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-vendors/ Check them out! 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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Hello everyone!
by Benjamin Krein 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

I was having problems with my first subscription to this list so hopefully re-subscribing has fixed that! I figured it was as good a time as any to introduce myself to the list too since I didn't do that before. I'm fairly new to the retro/vintage computer scene but I've been around computers for over 40 years now starting with the lowly Commodore VIC-20. I'm sure my story matches many of your stories on here in one way or another. In high school I was selected to be the SysOp for their brand new BBS part of a network of K-12 grade schools & as a node on good ole' FidoNet! I've progressed my career through general IT work to web development in the early 2000's to Linux system administration work & finally to Kubernetes administration today. It all started with something along the lines of '10 PRINT "HELLO"' though! I stumbled across an Apple //e in excellent condition at an antique store a few years ago now for a decent price so I snatched it up. I never had any Apple gear growing up but we had them in school so the nostalgia was still strong. Of course one thing led to another as I tried to collect more of the computers of my past & now I've got a tiny collection including that original Apple //e. I don't aim to be a serious collector but I would like to collect some specimens that were somehow connected to my past. Current collection contains: - Apple //e - Apple ][+ - Commodore 64C - Macintosh SE - Macintosh Performa 475 - NABU (not in my history but I didn't dare miss out on the fun!) Things I'd still love to find: - Commodore 128 - Amiga 500 (or better - C128 & Amiga 500 were 2 of the options to replace the C64 when I was a kid) - Early IBM compatible (XT - 386 - I got an Epson Apex 100 after my C64 & would love another!) - Sun Sparcstation 20 (or better, I had a small collection of Sparcs at one point & sadly got rid of them) - 8-bit Atari of some sort (See FujiNet below!) I've latched onto a couple really cool retro-hardware projects now that have been a TON of fun to be part of. FujiNet (see, I need an Atari!) and PiSCSI/BlueSCSI. I'm slowly learning my way around a soldering iron, logic analyzer, low-level code & microcontrollers but have a LONG way to go. I can't say enough good things about the folks at the FujiNet project & the enormous education they've given me letting me hang out with them! Anyhow, that's me. I'm going to get more involved in helping out at InfoAge & some other venues to inject myself into the community. I love this stuff & can't wait to learn more. Hopefully I'll see some of you around & get to know you all a bit better! -- Ben Krein

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Livestreams Saturday at 6:30PM
by Jeffrey Brace 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

This Saturday, January 20, after watching Pete's TRS-80 Trash Talk at 5PM ( https://www.youtube.com/@TRS80TrashTalk) then watch VCF Chat at 6:30PM EST: https://youtube.com/live/rc2I8Y8DlG4?feature=share I will be moderating another discussion of VCF Chat: Educating Children with Vintage Computers with Liza Loop, Margaret Morabito, Byron Stout and Jim Hall. Upcoming VCF livestreams 6:30PM EST: 01/21/24 ==> VCF SoCal Update: https://youtube.com/live/bhLXaQeplQ0?feature=share 01/27/24 ==> NABU Employees reunion #2: https://youtube.com/live/8ALbrvB-x3E?feature=share 02/10/24 ==> VCF East 2024 Update #2: https://youtube.com/live/E54oYl4d_0Y?feature=share 02/24/24 ==> VCF Chat: Educating Children with Vintage Computers with Liza Loop, Cynthia Solmon, Brian Silverman and Wil Lindsay : https://youtube.com/live/PJj-gDDtZlI?feature=share 03/02/24 ==> VCF East 2024 Update #3 : https://youtube.com/live/myVo0ujf3SE?feature=share 03/23/24 ==> VCF East 2024 Update #4: https://youtube.com/live/Sr9ZeWkk36k?feature=share 04/06/24 ==> VCF East 2024 Final Update : https://youtube.com/live/ogoe1VpuxhU?feature=share 06/29/24 ==> FreeDOS, 40th Anniversary with Jim Hall: https://youtube.com/live/_peIYEAM9pk?feature=share Enjoy! 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] TRS-80 Trash Talk Live
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM Peter Cetinski via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I haven’t bugged this list in a while but wanted to remind everyone that > we still do monthly Trash Talks. We’re doing one on Saturday at 5pm and > you are all invited to join. Just email me and I’ll send you the invite to > the Zoom meeting. You can also just watch on YouTube but it’s way more fun > to join the interactive meeting imho. I’m going to talk about my Model II > Boards Collection VCFE exhibit this time. > Glad to hear that your show is still going! Sounds like fun! > > https://www.youtube.com/@TRS80TrashTalk > TRS-80 Trash Talk > youtube.com > > I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at VCFE! > > Take care, > Pete > > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] TRS-80 Trash Talk Live
by Chris Fala 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Pete, you couldn't bug us if you tried! ;-) Thanks for the reminder! On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 9:12 AM Peter Cetinski via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I haven’t bugged this list in a while but wanted to remind everyone that > we still do monthly Trash Talks. We’re doing one on Saturday at 5pm and > you are all invited to join. Just email me and I’ll send you the invite to > the Zoom meeting. You can also just watch on YouTube but it’s way more fun > to join the interactive meeting imho. I’m going to talk about my Model II > Boards Collection VCFE exhibit this time. > > https://www.youtube.com/@TRS80TrashTalk > TRS-80 Trash Talk > youtube.com > > I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at VCFE! > > Take care, > Pete > > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 2 PAL TVs needed for VCF East 2024
by Kenneth Gober 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 11:47 AM Hopkins, Justin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Any idea on this one? > https://newjersey.craigslist.org/zip/d/haworth-sony-26-tv/7707457360.html > It has the composite jacks. > I found the manual for this TV online and it says it supports NTSC. No mention of PAL. https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/W000/W0005383M.pdf Still possible it might work, just an undocumented feature. For the price, there's no harm in trying it out. Since it has HDMI inputs, worst-case you just have to add a PAL to HDMI converter, for example: https://www.amazon.com/Converter-ABLEWE-Composite-Supporting-Blue-Ray/dp/B0… -ken

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