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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Another great has passed (Don Lancaster)
by Jeffrey Jonas 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Drat! I was buying surplus electronics from him on ebay. Bee Lancaster ran the business https://www.ebay.com/str/synergeticsabeja The last I looked, Forrest Mims was still working on atmospheric monitoring. No mention of VCF SouthWest :-/ https://www.facebook.com/forrest.mimsiii/

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VCF SouthWest 2023 wrap-up
by Jeffrey Brace 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

The Vintage Computer Festival SouthWest 2023 was a blast! A great group of guys who organized this show. It was great to see the show rebooted after 11 years. Just so everyone knows they are their own non-profit who organized and financed the show (Vintage Computer Collective of North Texas), but with support from the Vintage Computer Federation, sponsors, and many supporters. There were lots of great exhibits, sellers, talks. I took some video which I have or will upload. I also took tons of pictures which I will upload somewhere too. They had an auction there which was very successful. They had a streamer panel, a Tandy panel. I got there before the show. It was great to see familiar faces: Jeri Ellsworth, Burger Becky, Bil Herd, Sean from Action Retro, Alexander Pierson, Thomas CherryHomes, etc. And new faces from the organizers at VCF Southwest. A great bunch of friendly guys. I was glad to have a vacation and enjoy the show instead of being the organizer. The show took place at The University of Texas at Dallas (in Richardson, TX) at the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center. Financially they are in the black, so I see no reason why they wouldn't be back at the same place and grow the show to other buildings. Saturday night we did the usual VCF outing and went to a retro arcade: FreePlay. Bil Herd, Jeri Ellsworth, Usagi Electric were there. I stayed for two days after the show and visited The National Video Arcade Museum in Frisco, TX. A very nice museum. I recommend everyone to go there and check it out. Here is the playlist I created on the VCF YouTube channel of the videos that they took as well as some that I took and other streamers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvryWDdeuOXF5kmSjO3ORTvqz 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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Boatfest 2023, West Virginia's Premiere Retro Computer Festival!
by Christian Liendo 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

I figured others would want to know about this. Boatfest returns for 2023 with more computers, more consoles, and more excitement than ever before! Relive your childhood with more than 20 vintage computers, consoles, and even arcade and pinball machines, all set up and ready to play. Test your brain with challenging trivia contests, put your skills to the test in one of the many high score competitions, and socialize with fellow retro enthusiasts. Plus! Live recordings of Amigos Retro Gaming Podcasts On-site computer and console repairs from Retrorewind.ca Interesting panels and talks from retro luminaries Door prizes and swag bags And a few more surprises https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/boatfest-2023-tickets-486944111947

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Stolen Vintage Computer Stuff Philadelphia area
by Bill Degnan 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

bummer. hope you get the info you're looking for. was it in a storage shed or something? Bill On Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 8:25 PM m simons via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Greetings, > > I think it's unlikely, but I had a massive theft in Philly. Sometime > between August 2022 and probably February (I only discovered the theft in > May) I had a TON of stuff stolen in Philadelphia, including lots of > NON-computer stuff. > > Some of the highlights of the vintage computer stuff stolen: > Atari Video Music C-240 (this is a video effects box) > > Apple IIgs, Apple IIc, Mac II (not sure of model), Mac LC, Amiga 500, > some other Amiga stuff, Atari 1200 stuff new in box condition, a ton of 3 > 1/2" disks with Amiga software, daisywheel printer, dot matrix printer, > film scanner, photo printer, lots of milkcrates filled with computer > magazines (and related stuff like Mondo 2000, early Wired magazines, stuff > from the ACM, etc.), obscure hardware like a (I believe) external SCSI > PCMCIA / CF card adapter, Bernoulli Drive, external SCSI drives, manuals > for a Heathkit TV, etc. etc. > > If you happen to have seen any of this stuff, acquired any of this stuff > seen ads for this stuff, any and all leads appreciated. > > I'm not even that worried about getting (most) of it back. Mainly I'm > just looking for leads as to where my stuff went and other information I > can use to go after the people responsible and possibly recover some of my > more personal items. I'm not here to get any of y'all in trouble. > Thanks, > Michael S. > > >

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Stolen Vintage Computer Stuff Philadelphia area
by m simons 24 Jun '23

24 Jun '23

Greetings, I think it's unlikely, but I had a massive theft in Philly. Sometime between August 2022 and probably February (I only discovered the theft in May) I had a TON of stuff stolen in Philadelphia, including lots of NON-computer stuff. Some of the highlights of the vintage computer stuff stolen: Atari Video Music C-240 (this is a video effects box) Apple IIgs, Apple IIc, Mac II (not sure of model), Mac LC, Amiga 500, some other Amiga stuff, Atari 1200 stuff new in box condition, a ton of 3 1/2" disks with Amiga software, daisywheel printer, dot matrix printer, film scanner, photo printer, lots of milkcrates filled with computer magazines (and related stuff like Mondo 2000, early Wired magazines, stuff from the ACM, etc.), obscure hardware like a (I believe) external SCSI PCMCIA / CF card adapter, Bernoulli Drive, external SCSI drives, manuals for a Heathkit TV, etc. etc. If you happen to have seen any of this stuff, acquired any of this stuff seen ads for this stuff, any and all leads appreciated. I'm not even that worried about getting (most) of it back. Mainly I'm just looking for leads as to where my stuff went and other information I can use to go after the people responsible and possibly recover some of my more personal items. I'm not here to get any of y'all in trouble. Thanks, Michael S.

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linotype anyone?
by Bill Degnan 22 Jun '23

22 Jun '23

I have a line on a free Linotype and other printing equipment, any takers (no Bob Roswell does not need another one :-) Here: https://www.vintagecomputer.net/temp/KAP/ let me know asap! (best way vintagecomputer.net/contact.cfm ) Bill

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Commodore DIN Connector Soldering Aide
by Chris Fala 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

On Facebook recently, I saw a post of this handy little tool that assists in soldering Commodore DIN connectors: https://github.com/svenpetersen1965/DIN-connector_soldering-aid-The-Potato Dan Goswick, who was at VCF-East this year and who some of you might know, had some of these boards made up and has at least five spares sets that are available. If anyone is interested, please let me know and I will contact Dan (I am not sure if he is on this mailing list). He is taking the leftovers to VCF-Midwest this weekend, so please respond ASAP if interested. Chris

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PCs Limited / attn: Bill Sudbrink
by Bill Degnan 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

Bill (or whomever would know) What version MS DOS came with the PCs Limited Turbo PC, and was there a manual, diagnostic disk, etc? Trying to track down. I am working on a very early PCs Limited box with the "ARC Turbo Board" motherboard. There are probably a few marginal RAM chips on the board, the ROM is customized for the vendor. I did find a motherboard layout with jumpers, but no error codes. I am getting an "X Turbo System Error # 04" upon boot, and when I hit enter the system falls into regular mode. It may be RAM it may be the 8088-2. I will work to fix but having a manual or diagnostic would be nice Thanks

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computer books(classics) for free in Reston VA
by Michael Kato 19 Jun '23

19 Jun '23

my friend has the following books he's getting rid of: Expert C Programming Deep C Secrets Peter van der Lingen 1994 Sun Microsystems Introduction to Programming with Mathematica Richard J. Gaylord, Samuel N. Kamin, Paul r. Wellin 1993 Springer Verlag Mathematica A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer Stephen Wolfram Second Edition 1991 Wolfram Research Smalltalk-80 The Language Adele Goldberg and David Robson 1989 Programming in Lua Roberto Ierusalimschy 2003 Programming in Prolog Fifth Edition 2003 William F. Clocksin, Christopher S. Mellish Springer Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence third edition Ivan Bratko The books are currently in Reston VA, if anyone is interested PM me( michael.kato(a)gmail.com) and I'll put you in touch with my friend. If you want any of these and are not able to pickup, it might be possible for me to bring them to the next workshop at System Source I think scheduled for 7/22-23(I plan to be there at least on 23 if things go better than expected I'll be there 22 as well) Hope the books can find a good home. ....maki....

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Great day at the museum
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

Doug Crawford, Christian Liendo and Ken Gober helped Martin with laying down fiber to the 9010 building. I'm sure that they will give a report later. Doug was also docent at the museum. Myself, Corey Cohen, Liz Cohen, Ben Cohen and Marcus Mera sorted out and counted all the swag in the warehouse. Corey and I focused on preparing what we have to ship out to VCF West. Thanks to all the volunteers that helped out today! Lots of great work done. 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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