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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by gsteemso 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

I'll add two more: - A Dr Who episode in the 1980s showed the Master pulling a recording of all of history out of the TARDIS... it was a rather convoluted tape carrier, as big as he was. (I think the idea was it was supposed to be like a map, so you'd know where in history you were... but it was a tape. Even Isaac Asimov's stuff set thousands of years in the future tended to assume everything would be on tapes, or in some cases microfilm.) - We "turn out" the lights, even though they generally haven't been gas-powered since the nineteenth century. G.

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Re: vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 94, Issue 1
by Steve Lagotte 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

“Dial” really shook me when I realized its frankly in hindsight obvious derivation. The other day I heard that ska guys say “pick it up! pick it up!” because of the way they play guitars on the “up-pick” only. This is true. I kinda always assumed it had something to do with dancing (or as it is known to the skafficionado, “skanking”) and I have been waiting for weeks for a social scenario to jam this Fun Fact into. This’ll do. -Steve > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jeff S <jsalzman(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 08:19:15 -0500 > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: A bit of archaic terminology > "Dial" the phone > "Wind (or crank)" the window down >

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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by Steve Lagotte 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

Alas, stabbed in the back by the Fourteenth Floor. Pour one out for the fallen homies, Poncho and Olds. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vince Besse <vincentbesse725(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:19:55 -0500 > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Re: A bit of archaic terminology > I miss Pontiac and Oldsmobile... > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 3:18 PM Steve Lagotte via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > I find this interesting. Who said Old GM died in the Carpocalypse? They > say > > on a clear day you can see General Motors... > > > > Steve > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > > > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > > > Cc: > > > Bcc: > > > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:53 -0500 > > > 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. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Joe Giliberti > > > > > > > > >

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InfoAge is closed Sat (2/28/26) & Sun (3/1/26) - ISEC Open (3/1/26)
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

InfoAge will be closed this Saturday and Sunday, February 28 and March 1, due to a loss of electrical power caused by the recent snow blizzard.. The InfoAge Space Exploration Center (ISEC), and the ISEC only, will be open this coming Sunday, March 1 from noon to 5:00pm. Our main campus is still closed. Frank O'Brien will give his talk on "Origins of the Moon" at 2PM. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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Re: A bit of archaic terminology
by Steve Lagotte 27 Feb '26

27 Feb '26

I find this interesting. Who said Old GM died in the Carpocalypse? They say on a clear day you can see General Motors... Steve > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Joseph Giliberti <kd2dhp(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:39:53 -0500 > 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. > > Regards, > Joe Giliberti > >

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Snowstorm [Blizzard] and the aftereffects
by Gregg Levine 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

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."

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Test message
by Jeffrey Brace 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

This message is a test. Please ignore. Take care! Jeff Brace

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A bit of archaic terminology
by Joseph Giliberti 26 Feb '26

26 Feb '26

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. Regards, Joe Giliberti

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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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