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Dave McMurtrie stated that Andy Finkel and Al Charpentier will be at VCF East
by Christian Liendo 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

On Facebook Dave McMurtrie stated he will be interviewing Andy Finkel and Al Charpentier at VCF East.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Dave McMurtrie stated that Andy Finkel and Al Charpentier will be at VCF East
by Neil Cherry 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

On 2/5/24 13:16, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > To reiterate what Dean said, the C64 in particular was the first home > computer for millions of people. 10s of millions. And toys are so > popular it makes perfect sense people remember their favorite childhood > toy fondly! > > 😉 > > (I duck, then run for cover as Chris Fala and Jeff Brace throw Apple II > computers at me) This is what we use to see on the BBS (thanks Tom! :-D ). As an aside, ya know having a group chat at VCF over our memories of our communities and the other communities would be a bad idea. We were on Compuserve, Prodigy, Bitnet(?), AoL and others. Then there were our local BBSs. Let's face we're now the voices from the past. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry kd2zrq(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies KD2ZRQ

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SIGN UP QUICKLY IF YOU WANT TO EXHIBIT!!! - VCF East 2024
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

8 tables left - I will be doing a livestream update next Saturday, February 10 at 6:30PM: https://youtube.com/live/E54oYl4d_0Y?feature=share By the numbers: 23 exhibits taking up 48 tables 7 vendors taking up 14 tables Speakers list is updated: https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-talks/ More updates soon! 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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OT: Zip Drive USB 250 Meg
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Feb '24

05 Feb '24

Someone local to InfoAge: Diver Dan needs to borrow a Zip Drive 250 for a few days. Does anyone have a working one? Let me know off list. 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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OT / Cabling and access point installation assistance requested
by Martin A. Flynn 04 Feb '24

04 Feb '24

VCF has requested additional WI-FI coverage in 9032A in support of VCF East and workshops. Requesting assistance in pulling the cables between the mounting locations and the new IT rack located 9032A furnace room on 02/10/2024. This is predominately attic and ladder work. Plan of the day is to start at 10:00 AM, with a hard stop at 2:30 PM. If you are available to assist, please reply via e-mail (to keep the clutter off the main list) Martin Flynn

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OT - Free stuff
by Martin A. Flynn 04 Feb '24

04 Feb '24

http://compdecon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3978-scaled.jpg CDL is housecleaning and removing the stuff we are never going to use. So if anyone wants our 6509 core, let me or Dan J know by next Saturday * dual WS-SUP720-3B * Two WS-X6148A-GE-45A 48 port POE blades * One WS-X6716-10GB with a full set of X2-10GB-SR / 10-2205-3 optics PS anything else on the pile that is tagged free or e-waste is up for grabs as well... Martin Flynn

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Volunteers needed for NJ Maker's Day March 16 & 17 @ InfoAge for VCF demo
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Feb '24

02 Feb '24

Hello everyone, We are short by 3 volunteers! WHEN March 16 & 17 12PM to 5PM WHERE At InfoAge in the dining room of the Marconi Building. WHAT NJ Maker's Day demonstration VCF has participated in NJ Maker's Day at InfoAge the past two years. We have 4 Commodore 64s set up to demonstrate common programs such as paint, music, and programming. No knowledge is needed. Training provided. You would need to help people to use the computers and answer their questions about the Vintage Computer Federation, our museum and our events. You can do one day or two. Or partial hours. Contact me off list if you can assist! We have already started planning meetings which will continue every week. 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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Workshop ... how'd it go?
by Bill Degnan 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

Checking in, how was the workshop at system source? I couldn't go, I had commitments. Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] How did the System Source workshop go?
by Crawford Griffith 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Folks, Reporting from my end of the tables (AKA the OSI corner) at the System Source workshop last weekend… Jonathan Chapman (Glitch) and Bill Dromgoole were working on the rare 14”Ohio Scientific hard drive that Glitch brought. They got the OSI CD23 hard disk to give up data. They captured 2 MB of data before the system reset but the presence of some FORTH code showed they were getting real data. The magic combination was the original OSI 590 disk interface card Glitch had restored plus Bill Dromgoole's 525 dual port RAM card. This combo started providing believable data at 15 minutes before the 9pm closing time on Saturday. Earlier Lou Ernst provided the LM311 comparator that eliminated the Track zero sensor from the gremlin list. Lou split his time between the main work table room and the DEC room. Bill D and Glitch helped me (Crawford) get my OSI Challenger 1P to boot. I got the extension RAM and disk board attached, after I got the RAM on the mainboard sorted. No boot from floppy disk yet, but we played with disk lines and found some step/load functions were working. I also got my MicroCoreLabs MCL65+ emulator to run on an Apple II+ loaned by Alex Jacocks. Dmitry was working at the same table as me. He was working on Sun 3 stuff getting some advice from Maki and others. Dmitry was showing a California Systems Star dual 8” floppy system he had found also. Sunday, Maki got the power supply fixed and got monitor boot out of his Techtronix 88k! And also got to the monitor ROM and console via serial port. Alex J and Jonathan Sturges can chime in on their progress if they want. Glitch (as usual) was helping basically *everybody*. David Gesswein also checked in occasionally from the DEC room and answered questions and gave advice. I met Justin who was working on Commodore 64 stuff, he was a first time attendee of a VCF workshop. Katheryn/Kat (sp?) was there with her Apple plotter and Apple II, trying to get it all working correctly. (Also a first time attendee). The System Source folks, Bob Roswell, Ryan Burke, Ryan Schiff, and others did their usual great job hosting. It was much appreciated! Sorry if I got any names wrong, and was not able to meet anyone. -Crawford

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Expect to see a bunch of DPS1s hit the market
by Christian Liendo 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Looks like someone bought a house in PA and he has a bunch of old computer stuff and has eight DPS 1s. https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageComputers/comments/1adizzs/what_should_i_do…

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