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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Bob Applegate
by Christian Liendo 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

This is sad, he was a great guy. He not only did great work, but he was a good person. I have his Kim-1 memory and I/O board. I will keep my eye out for an obituary, But if anyone knows someone in his family, please let them know that we as a community send our condolances and will miss him.

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OT: help needed with Android tablet
by William Dudley 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

A relative died recently and I wish to wipe his tablet so it can be used by somebody else, but it has a PIN set and he died without telling anyone. I know that there are folks who attend the VCF swap meet who sell used Android devices, so the question is: I need someone who knows how to wipe an Android device with an unknown PIN back to factory settings. Please contact me off list: wfdudley(a)gmail.com Thanks, Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East XII (2017) Appliance Computer Talk by Bill Degnan
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

I will look into emails from that time period to see if there is any discussion about it. Possibilities: 1) It was never recorded 2) It was recorded, but the quality was poor. 3) It was recorded, but misplaced. On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 7:08 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Same, all I've got is a single photo: > https://www.commodorez.com/VCFEXII/114.html > I asked about this the other day within VCF discord, and Jeff was kind > enough to look into the matter. I've seen a few conversations in various > places in the past month that would benefit from having seen the > presentation/panel discussion, so I went looking for the video to no avail. > > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > > On Friday, June 16, 2023 at 04:02:22 PM EDT, Bill Degnan via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > This is all I have > https://vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=670 > Just a picture. > b > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 3:44 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Does anyone remember if a recording was made of Bill Degnan's talk at VCF > > East XII (2017)? I didn't find any on YouTube or any of our video files. > > Seems odd that we don't have a copy of it. > > > > 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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IMPORTANT!!! Parking at InfoAge
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

>From now on everyone needs to park on only one side of the road inside the campus. This is for fire truck access in case there is an emergency. This goes for all buildings including CDL. Wall Township mentioned to InfoAge that we need to take this precaution. Thank you for your cooperation! 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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Corsham day
by Herbert Johnson 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

Bill Degnan suggested ways to pay homage to Bob Applegate. One thing mentioned was a VCF-East exhibit. That seems to me to be a long way off, other things can be done sooner. Bob's work included producing new SS-50 products and also KIM accessories and a half-sized KIM. But I looked at my 2023 VCF-East photos, and I didn't notice or recall any SS-50 exhibits. Bob of course exhibited Corsham products a few years prior. So, why not encourage a few owners of Corsham products, to exhibit next April at VCF-East, their SS-50 systems, original era and Corsham-era? It need not be a large exhibit, these are not large systems. A few owners could run a table and possibly accept other owner's equipment for exhibit. The VCFed warehouse has a few SWTPC, Gimix and other systems (maybe to be restored at repair events?) The SS-50 6800 architecture created by SWTPC in the mid-1970's was well respected, not hard to build, and performed comparably to 8080 systems of the era. Other companies produced SS-50 products; in time some moved into other bus architectures that supported Motorola processors. FLEX OS was comparable to CP/M. And that base of software and hardware led to 6809 and 68000 SS-50 systems into the early 1990's. They found use as business and industrial systems and personal systems, again as did other 8 and 16-bit microcomputer architectures. As IBM PC's and compatibles began to dominate personal and business computing, and home-video-gaming computers became less expensive and consumer items; the class of boxey-bussed-board systems (SS-50, S-100, etc.) became out of favor in that space. Bob revived production of SS-50 boards decades later, I don't know the details. That history suggests an exhibit theme. I don't have much SS-50 myself but I know others do. And I've not described other products of Bob's, others who know can work those into a narrative and an exhibit. regards, Herb Johnson -- 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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Corsham day
by Bill Degnan 17 Jun '23

17 Jun '23

For the next workshop and/or Vcf east we should all try to set up a Corsham-featured project/exhibit (Bob Applegate's company) to pay homage to him from our community. Or maybe post photos of same, and link them to the vcfed social media. I think his family might like that. Bill

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VCF East XII (2017) Appliance Computer Talk by Bill Degnan
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Does anyone remember if a recording was made of Bill Degnan's talk at VCF East XII (2017)? I didn't find any on YouTube or any of our video files. Seems odd that we don't have a copy of it. 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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FS: Elektronika BK-010-01 $200 (not mine)
by Alexander Jacocks 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

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Swap meet - tell me about the deals
by Ethan O'Toole 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

A few of us NoVA dudes were planning to go to swap meet but didn't. Then maybe regretted not going? Dunno. Tell me about the deals I missed. I think I saw in the Mac84 or another video the CDi? How much was the NES (though really only interested in random NES games.) Looked like quite a bit of variety from DEC Desksides to in the box Apple II stuff to TRS-80s and more? Should hopefully make it to the System Source swapmeet. - Ethan

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Help identifying a memory/program card case
by Bob Shuster 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

I found a couple of what appear to be card cases mixed in with my stuff but I can’t identify them. They have no writing and are transparent with a light violet hue, 2-1/2” by 3-1/2” and about 1/4” thick. Photo link below. Do any of you have any idea what these are? They sure look familiar to me. Bob https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bJAPwK86Q4KNGy_UmjnbTyQQnSteHsm/view?usp=…

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