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Help needed
by Sentrytv 03 Nov '22

03 Nov '22

Does anybody live near Bob Schuster in Pennsylvania? I am trying to find someone who lives near Bob who would be coming to the museum sometime soon. He has a computer that I would like to get but I live too far away to pickup at this time and shipping would not be practical . What I am requesting is (the plan is) that he meet with whoever can pick up the computer and bring to VCF museum. Please let me know Thank you Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Extended IBM 1130 fundraiser
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Nov '22

01 Nov '22

As of 10/31/22, we have raised $4,996 received from 28 different people. The original deadline has passed, however the pickup and delivery schedule has changed. So we have extended the deadline to 11/30/22 to raise $6000 for this fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who has contributed! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Test
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

This is a test.-- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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WTB: Kinetics/Shiva FastPath 4 or 5
by Jonathan Chapman 29 Oct '22

29 Oct '22

All, I've been looking for a Kinetics or Shiva FastPath 4 or 5 for a while, without luck. Don't know why I didn't think to ask on the various lists! If anyone has one they'd like to part with, let me know off-list. Thanks, Jonathan

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OT - Fiber Work at Camp Evans
by Martin Flynn 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

The boom lift was delivered to Camp Evans today. I will be arriving on site Saturday morning around 8:00 AM to stage material, plan is run until 4:00 PM (may go later) If we don't wrap up on Saturday, will start work on Sunday AM at 10:00 and run until 4:00 PM. Martin Flynn

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BTW, if anyone from the NJ VCF museum is going to the LSSM ...
by Neil Cherry 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

I have a few big Cisco devices to send to Dave, 1 - Cisco ACS 1 - Cisco CGS (AT&T Model 200 BRouter) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry kd2zrq(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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Linux-DecNet and a DEC Terminal Server model DECServer 90L+
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> writes: > >On 10/25/22 10:19, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > For such a >short run (a few feet - i believe min is 3ft) the > impedance isn't that >important, you should be fine. But, use T connectors > and terminating >resistors (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10BASE2 for > deets) on >both ends of hte cable. You can just solder up a 50ohm resister > on a >BNC connector. I really loved working with 10base2 back in the day - > >got good at stripping and crimping BNC connectors on the fly. Sorta >miss > it :) > >How many of us still have 10Base5 splinters? ;-) How many of us still have 10b5? Why you you get splinters from it? >I think it is okay the put one of the terminators on one side of the T, >connect to the terminal server and run the other end of the cable to the >T at the switch and terminate the other side of that T. > >I do recall that the coax had to be certain length. But I can't recall >the lengths. The recommended interval between T-connectors was 1/2 meter. 10b5 was easy because the tap intervals were marked on the "pipe."

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Books to VCFed (Attn: Jeff Brace or Committee)
by Bill Degnan 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

Jeff/Committee members, Earlier when I sent an email to the list about free books a lot of people expressed interest in one or two of these books but no one wanted all of them. Seems a waste to dispose of them. Might someone VCFed be local to Jenkintown PA and be willing to retrieve these books? The volunteer could then deliver the books to VCFed for temporary storage. The books could then be given away from InfoAge, during events. There is enough here to probably make it worth it, maybe the club itself wants some of these too. https://www.dropbox.com/s/yl26qzrhiff174b/Bookstodiscard20221009%20copy.doc… If this is something that the club wants to pursue, have the volunteer contact me and I will forward his/her contact info to the donor so they can set up the pickup. Thanks Bill Degnan

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Linux-DecNet and a DEC Terminal Server model DECServer 90L+
by Gregg Levine 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

Hello! Since this evening was a "slow day for work" I decided to see if I could get that thing to talk to my Linux system running LAT 1.25 (from the Linux-DECNET series) via a 10BASE-T Hub that Jeff J had for sale at one of the earlier shows. Suffice to say using various incantions of tcpdump I can see the service at work and the terminal server attempting to connect. However..... that's as far as it gets. The problem is that this terminal server wears a COAX connector, and the only thing I have here (now) is that hub. Does anyone on the list have a suggestion for properly translating one format of Ethernet (COAX) to 10BBASE-T other than a Hub of unknown pedigree? ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

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OT - Laserjet 4P up for grabs
by Martin Flynn 25 Oct '22

25 Oct '22

I left an HP laserjet4P in the Makerspace with the parallel cable. Take it if you want it. Martin

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