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CDL wants to thanks Jonanthan Sturges for the Hakko 470 :-)
by Neil Cherry 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

Huge thanks to Jonanthan Sturges for the donation of a Hakko 470. It is quiet and works /really/ well. That will get a lot of mileage. I used it and immediately clogged it but managed to get it cleaned out. This will give me a chance to clean up the Cheap Chinese desoldering station from a few years ago. Need to get the smaller tips on that one. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(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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OT: ISEC Talk: Returning To The Moon: Artemis Update, Sat, Oct. 26 at 2PM at ISEC
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

https://conta.cc/47is09D ISEC talk: Returning To The Moon: Artemis Update Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2PM Presented by NASA Ambassador Frank O'Brien Early next year, astronauts will be returning to the vicinity of the moon for the first time in over half a century. The slow pace of the Artemis program is worrisome – will we meet the goal of landing crew by 2030? What are the reasons for the delays? Similar to the original space race, we have a competitor, now the Chinese. Does their space program have the ability to reach the moon? Answers to these questions and more will be discussed! Admission Adults $12 -$8 for ages 12 and younger (Includes access to all Museums) InfoAge Space Exploration Center 2300 Marconi Rd, Wall, NJ Jeff Brace

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IBM display near Chambersburg, PA
by Jeff S 22 Oct '25

22 Oct '25

This came up on a Facebook Marketplace listing that says it's "near me", but really isn't that close to me. Just passing it on to possible interested parties. https://www.facebook.com/share/1BVcZgNr51/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Success! - Oct. 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Oct '25

21 Oct '25

On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Not to poop on somebody’s party, but > Marijuana is illegal in public > So this guy could really be in trouble > But do you want to name names? > Yes. I have confirmed that it is indeed illegal in NJ. Here is the law: https://etsc.store/education/where-to-smoke-weed-nj#:~:text=Where%20Can%20Y… . I'm happy to talk to whoever for them to stop doing it. I will do it politely, but would be happy to call the cops if they are not cooperative. I'm not afraid to be either the good guy or the bad guy. We all want a safe, legal and happy environment. > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Oct 20, 2025, at 12:01 PM, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > Much thanks Jeff to you and allthe volunteers! Fun day, > > chatting with everyone is half the fun! I agree the food > > was good and convienient. > > > > Would it be possible to get a designated smoking area or > > something in the future? A vendor next to us > > decided to smoke a big joint twice during the day. I feel > > it looked bad for the event and could negatively impact > > sales in the vicinity. I didn't raise a fuss, not sure the > > rules just left area for a while and came back later. > > > > > > > >> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > >> I want to first of all thank all the volunteers whose hard work helped > to > >> make this swap meet a success. I want to thank certain individuals who > went > >> above and beyond to support me. > >> Joe Giliberti - Starting two months before the swap meet he selected, > >> tested and priced all the VCF surplus items, selected items for the free > >> pile, helped load the trucks at night and unload the trucks in the early > >> morning hours and in so many other ways over the past few weeks. > >> Emilio - Helped to organize and put shrink wrap on the racks, spent > hours > >> at the ticket table and the front desk and in many other ways. > >> Tom Gesell - Helped two days before the event reorganize the free pile > >> racks so that they would be easy to wrap, helped at the ticket desk, > >> front desk, loading and unloading during breakdown. > >> Ken Gober - Spent hours watching the back entrance to direct people to > the > >> front entrance. Helped with loading and loading the UHaul truck. > >> Doug Crawford - helped watch the VCF surplus racks and free pile racks. > >> Rich Bauman and Andy Bodnar - Directed parking. They did an excellent > job! > >> Rick Lewis - Managed the front desk, put out the yard signs, picked them > >> up, picked me up at the Uhaul rental place both times. > >> Steve Lagotte and many others names I didn't know and helped support me > and > >> the other volunteers with the breakdown and unloading. > >> Thank you buyers! We had a record number of buyers this year. There was > a > >> 74% increase in buyers from the previous swap meet. We had held steady > for > >> 5 years with the same number, but this year we had a growth spurt with > lots > >> of new people. > >> Thank you vendors! We had a record number of vendors this year with a > 76% > >> increase than previous years. > >> The great weather helped a lot, but word seems to be spreading about how > >> great our swap meet is. > >> Everyone who I talked to was very happy with their success in buying and > >> selling. > >> I hope that everyone liked the Fire Museum food truck. I personally > thought > >> their food was great! > >> Take care! > >> Jeff Brace > >> VCF Fundraising Manager > >> < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai… > > > >> Virus-free.www.avast.com > >> < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai… > > > >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > >

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Swap Meet Success! - Oct. 2025
by Jeffrey Brace 20 Oct '25

20 Oct '25

I want to first of all thank all the volunteers whose hard work helped to make this swap meet a success. I want to thank certain individuals who went above and beyond to support me. Joe Giliberti - Starting two months before the swap meet he selected, tested and priced all the VCF surplus items, selected items for the free pile, helped load the trucks at night and unload the trucks in the early morning hours and in so many other ways over the past few weeks. Emilio - Helped to organize and put shrink wrap on the racks, spent hours at the ticket table and the front desk and in many other ways. Tom Gesell - Helped two days before the event reorganize the free pile racks so that they would be easy to wrap, helped at the ticket desk, front desk, loading and unloading during breakdown. Ken Gober - Spent hours watching the back entrance to direct people to the front entrance. Helped with loading and loading the UHaul truck. Doug Crawford - helped watch the VCF surplus racks and free pile racks. Rich Bauman and Andy Bodnar - Directed parking. They did an excellent job! Rick Lewis - Managed the front desk, put out the yard signs, picked them up, picked me up at the Uhaul rental place both times. Steve Lagotte and many others names I didn't know and helped support me and the other volunteers with the breakdown and unloading. Thank you buyers! We had a record number of buyers this year. There was a 74% increase in buyers from the previous swap meet. We had held steady for 5 years with the same number, but this year we had a growth spurt with lots of new people. Thank you vendors! We had a record number of vendors this year with a 76% increase than previous years. The great weather helped a lot, but word seems to be spreading about how great our swap meet is. Everyone who I talked to was very happy with their success in buying and selling. I hope that everyone liked the Fire Museum food truck. I personally thought their food was great! Take care! Jeff Brace VCF Fundraising Manager <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Success! - Oct. 2025
by Sentrytv 20 Oct '25

20 Oct '25

Not to poop on somebody’s party, but Marijuana is illegal in public So this guy could really be in trouble But do you want to name names? Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Oct 20, 2025, at 12:01 PM, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Much thanks Jeff to you and allthe volunteers! Fun day, > chatting with everyone is half the fun! I agree the food > was good and convienient. > > Would it be possible to get a designated smoking area or > something in the future? A vendor next to us > decided to smoke a big joint twice during the day. I feel > it looked bad for the event and could negatively impact > sales in the vicinity. I didn't raise a fuss, not sure the > rules just left area for a while and came back later. > > > >> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >> I want to first of all thank all the volunteers whose hard work helped to >> make this swap meet a success. I want to thank certain individuals who went >> above and beyond to support me. >> Joe Giliberti - Starting two months before the swap meet he selected, >> tested and priced all the VCF surplus items, selected items for the free >> pile, helped load the trucks at night and unload the trucks in the early >> morning hours and in so many other ways over the past few weeks. >> Emilio - Helped to organize and put shrink wrap on the racks, spent hours >> at the ticket table and the front desk and in many other ways. >> Tom Gesell - Helped two days before the event reorganize the free pile >> racks so that they would be easy to wrap, helped at the ticket desk, >> front desk, loading and unloading during breakdown. >> Ken Gober - Spent hours watching the back entrance to direct people to the >> front entrance. Helped with loading and loading the UHaul truck. >> Doug Crawford - helped watch the VCF surplus racks and free pile racks. >> Rich Bauman and Andy Bodnar - Directed parking. They did an excellent job! >> Rick Lewis - Managed the front desk, put out the yard signs, picked them >> up, picked me up at the Uhaul rental place both times. >> Steve Lagotte and many others names I didn't know and helped support me and >> the other volunteers with the breakdown and unloading. >> Thank you buyers! We had a record number of buyers this year. There was a >> 74% increase in buyers from the previous swap meet. We had held steady for >> 5 years with the same number, but this year we had a growth spurt with lots >> of new people. >> Thank you vendors! We had a record number of vendors this year with a 76% >> increase than previous years. >> The great weather helped a lot, but word seems to be spreading about how >> great our swap meet is. >> Everyone who I talked to was very happy with their success in buying and >> selling. >> I hope that everyone liked the Fire Museum food truck. I personally thought >> their food was great! >> Take care! >> Jeff Brace >> VCF Fundraising Manager >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> >> Virus-free.www.avast.com >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> >> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Does anyone know the lineage of the LCM's IBM 4361 mainframe?
by Dan FitzGerald 20 Oct '25

20 Oct '25

I'm working on a write-up on the history of the IBM 4361 for the ICM, and while I have a fair bit of information from IBM itself on the 4361 in general, I'd like to know about their 4361 in particular. I recall a Moshix YouTube video where some background of the machine was discussed: that it was used at a business in California which had kept a spare 4361 for parts. But does anybody here know any of the specific details? What was the name of the business, when did LCM+L acquire it, what was it originally used for, that sort of thing. This will all go into the final paragraph of the write-up. Draft write up attached. -- Regards, Dan FitzGerald Classical Computing Laboratory at IBM Poughkeepse http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/DFITZGER VM/SP Systems Programming Team, Interim Computer Museum HNET: SDFVM(DFITZGER)

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Need: Socket 8 aluminum heatsink for Pentium Pro
by Dan FitzGerald 20 Oct '25

20 Oct '25

I'm looking for a bog standard aluminum heatsink for a Pentium Pro 200MHz. I have the Pentium Pro, I have the TCM, what I need is the heatsink. I've looked on Amazon and ebay and am finding nothing. Any leads would be appreciated. -- Regards, Dan FitzGerald Classical Computing Laboratory at IBM Poughkeepse http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/DFITZGER VM/SP Systems Programming Team, Interim Computer Museum HNET: SDFVM(DFITZGER)

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VOLUNTEERS IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Friday Volunteers Oct. 17
by Jeffrey Brace 17 Oct '25

17 Oct '25

Hello volunteers, DO NOT GO IN THE FRONT GATE FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 FROM 5PM TO 12PM!!!! There is a private event going on in 9001 and 9032 so no one is allowed in those buildings. Anyone that is coming to help on Friday, Oct. 17 will need to come in the side gate which is on Monmouth Boulevard. This is across from the large parking lot where we have the swap meet. I will open it up once I return with the Uhaul truck at approximately 4:30PM. We can only go in and out of that entrance. I will be loading the truck with as much as I can. We will have to do two loads. I still don't have enough volunteers for Saturday. If available, then EMAIL ME PRIVATELY BACK. I need to know how many I have for certain. Again. DON'T GO THROUGH THE FRONT GATE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17. Joe and I will be doing some prep work from 5PM to 7:30PM tonight THURSDAY. I hope to have everything staged and ready to go for Friday. Saturday morning 6AM I drive the truck and unload, then go back for the second load. Take care! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President VCF East Showrunner VCF/MARCH Fundraising Manager VCF Evangelist Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Compact Pro on floppy disk for Mac SE/30
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

I have a special request for anyone coming to the swap meet. I need Compact Pro on Floppy Disk for the Mac SE/30 I'm trying to decompress some archives on multiple floppies. I've tried unsuccessfully to get working the copy of Compact Pro from Macintosh Repository, but it won't open with the StuffIt that I also downloaded from there. I tried using Floppy EMU, but it had issues recognizing files. Other ideas, then let me know. Hopefully I will have time on Sunday as I will be quite busy at the swap meet. I've been wanting to recover the files for many years now, but haven't had the time to work on this. I'd love to recover my 30 year old files from Drexel University. Thanks! Jeff Brace <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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