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Help needed at repair workshop: PC-AT Model F Keyboard
by Dan FitzGerald 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

Hi, everybody! This weekend I am bringing my PC-AT Model F keyboard, which I have rebuilt but am having problems putting back together. It took me several tries to have all of the keysprings stay in the right place, and now all the keys work, except that when I boot the AT it is reporting a keypress. I decode the error, and the "key" being pressed doesn't exist. This has just been a really frustrating exercise, so I would really appreciate assistance from somebody who is more experienced working with Model Fs. Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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Blog on TRS-80 Model 1 repair - picked up at our last swap meet
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Jul '23

06 Jul '23

Someone posted this link on the VCF blog for our swap meet. He had picked up a TRS-80 Model 1 and he details his experience in repairing: https://blog.vladovince.com/trs-80-model-i-restoration/ 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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Yet another electronics surplus company is going out of business:
by Jeffrey Jonas 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

Yet another electronics surplus company is going out of business: https://www.allelectronics.com/ After 56 years supplying surplus and new electronic parts and supplies, we have decided to call it quits. We expect to close our doors before the end of August, 2023. I depended on them, BG Micro and others for great parts and really low prices. They regularly advertised in electronics magazines (Popular Electronics, Radio Electronics, Nuts and Volts). Any news if Bee Lancaster will continue selling on ebay? -- jeff jonas

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Weed removal today 2023-07-01
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

Marcus Mera, a new VCF volunteer, did some weed trimming today in front of our temporary overflow warehouse space and behind our new warehouse space. VCF bought a weed whacker which we will use for maintenance around buildings that we use. Here are some before and after pictures. A lot was done, but a lot more needs to be done. He would have done more, but the attachment which we bought was broken. It makes it easier to cut the larger weeds. He will be back to do more soon. Click here for pictures <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/101IOCzSM1_fK-DD3twDeJ1z5wjLxrtUR?us…> 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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Reminder: Second Street Closure - July 8th.
by Martin Flynn 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

CDL will be completing the installation of the fiber optic cables between Buildings 9059 and 9010D on Saturday, July 8th. Second Street will be closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic as noted in red below:

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Another great has passed (Don Lancaster)
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

https://gilaherald.com/obituary-for-don-lancaster/

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I’m on Hackaday
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

https://hackaday.com/2023/06/29/vcfs-swap-meet-experiment-helps-support-exp… Yes. They spelled my name wrong, but I will ask that to be corrected. -- 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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Clean up behind 9036-C July 1, 2023 at 10AM
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Marcus has volunteered to clean up the area behind 9036-C. I know that this is last minute for everyone, but he's enthusiastic about volunteering for VCF. He will be starting at 10AM. Anyone coming should take appropriate precautions and assume that there is poison ivy. I don't have experience with this, but others have advised a host of precautions. I'm working the front desk at InfoAge tomorrow and can only open up the area for him. If you are interested, then let me know.

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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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