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Interesting Kickstarter, a Book about the Sphere Computer
by Christian Liendo 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

Go Computer Now: The Story of Sphere Computers A book telling the extraordinary story of Sphere, a 1970s Utah personal computer maker far ahead of its time—until its sudden collapse. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzotto/go-computer-now-the-story-of-sp…

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VCF Swap Meet, MARCH Workshop, and Hack-a-Thon News
by Jeff Salzman 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Hi everyone, Just a reminder: the MARCH Club Workshop is happening this weekend, October 18–19, 2025! If you haven’t signed up yet, you can add your name to the sheet here: 2025-10-18 October 18-19, 2025 - Google Sheets <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VjEFJF7lxYFgcdQk0OeNWjof1ZhrpYRPDqj…> Repair Workshops @ InfoAge – Vintage Computer Federation <https://vcfed.org/repair-workshops-at-infoage/> This Workshop coincides with the VCF Vintage Computer Swap Meet, so Saturday’s Workshop activities will begin around *2:00 PM* to allow time for Swap Meet participation. Buy your goodies at the Swap Meet, then attend the Workshop to try out and hash out the operation of all the stuff you bought. Details about the Swap Meet are available here: Vintage Computer Swap Meet – Vintage Computer Federation <https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/> There’s a lot of vintage computing goodness packed into this weekend, and with nice weather in the forecast, it’s shaping up to be a great time to join in. Due to the busy schedule and volunteer coordination between VCF and MARCH, we’ve made a last-minute decision to *postpone the Hack-a-Thon* originally planned for this weekend. It’s not cancelled... just rescheduled. The Hack-a-Thon will now take place during the *November 15–16, 2025 MARCH Workshop*. The concept and rules will remain largely the same, including the promised *Apple II+ system*. There may be minor updates to the rules, particularly regarding material sourcing, but the spirit of the challenge remains intact. You can follow updates on the Hack-a-Thon here: MARCH Hack-a-Thon: Free Pile Fabrication – Vintage Computer Federation <https://vcfed.org/2025/09/15/march-hack-a-thon-free-pile-fabrication/> This page will be refreshed with the new date and details in the coming weeks. VCF and MARCH are forward to seeing many of you this weekend! Jeff Salzman VCF Steering Committee member MARCH Workshop Manager

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT
by Kenneth Gober 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Would a VT52 emulator be too primitive? If not I have one on github: https://github.com/kgober/VT52 I could customize a version that connects to a specific serial port at startup and disables the menus, to keep users out of trouble. If primitive is exactly the vibe you want I also have a VT05 emulator: https://github.com/kgober/VT05 -ken On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM Martin A Flynn via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Working on a potential exhibit for the museum. > > Sourced an Ultratec IntelleModem that does TTY/TDD for the hearing > impaired, looking for terminal emulation software that is simple enough > for the general public to use. > > In the distant past, I used an app called Futura-TTY, looking for an > archive copy or something similar. > > Cheers! > > Martin > >

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SWAP MEET - OCT. 18!
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Oct '25

15 Oct '25

Hey everyone, Sorry for shouting, but I am in great need of volunteers this time. Many of the usual volunteers are not available this time to help me. I need help: Friday 5PM Loading truck Building Canopy Saturday 6AM Unloading truck (then reloading a second load) 6:15AM Setup 7AM Checking in vendors 8AM Taking general admission 8AM selling t-shirts and swag 7AM Parking lot attendants 7AM Someone to watch back entrance 2PM Breakdown So if you can volunteer in any capacity, then please send me a message back when and which job that you want to do! Thanks! 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/>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT
by N. Albert 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

On 10/14/2025 7:23 PM, Martin A Flynn via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Working on a potential exhibit for the museum. > > Sourced an Ultratec IntelleModem that does TTY/TDD for the hearing > impaired, Mike and I just did a talk at JawnCon this past weekend where he talked about these specific model modems; Mike didn't find them to be reliable[1], but I'm curious if your experience has differed. > looking for terminal emulation software that is simple enough for the > general public to use. By terminal emulation, do you mean TDD emulation specifically? > In the distant past, I used an app called Futura-TTY, looking for an > archive copy or something similar. There is a free trial program for Windows called ipTTY[2] which is basically a TDD-capable SIP client. I've used it before, and you can reset the 30-day free trial by deleting the registry keys it's created. I'm not seeing the free trial download on the website anymore, but I have a copy somewhere. At some point, I also wrote a fairly primitive terminal program[3] that can act as a console TDD, again using a SIP registration with an Asterisk server. I use a similar concept now to support relay services in the PhreakNet operator services system, if someone calls 711. Finally, for the server side, if that's what you're talking about, my maintained version of the Asterisk softmodem supports Baudot code (both 45.45 and 50 baud), so you can use that to proxy the TDD connection to a telnet server; I use this to allow TDDs to dial into the PhreakNet BBS. [1] https://youtu.be/bcr6bCopBD4?t=17232 [2] https://www.tenacitycorp.com/products/iptty [3] https://github.com/InterLinked1/AsTTYSpy [4] https://github.com/InterLinked1/phreakscript/blob/master/apps/app_softmodem…

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Slightly OT
by Martin A Flynn 14 Oct '25

14 Oct '25

Working on a potential exhibit for the museum. Sourced an Ultratec IntelleModem that does TTY/TDD for the hearing impaired, looking for terminal emulation software that is simple enough for the general public to use. In the distant past, I used an app called Futura-TTY, looking for an archive copy or something similar. Cheers! Martin

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Someone going from Bethesda MD area to VCF NJ swap
by David Gesswein 12 Oct '25

12 Oct '25

I've been trying to give a tower PC to someone and yet again have I conflict so can't make it to the swap. If anyone is within reasonable distance of Bethesda MD and can bring it to the swap contact me. I'll bring it to you.

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Upcoming events in Maryland
by Ryan Burke 12 Oct '25

12 Oct '25

Here are the events scheduled at the Computer Museum at System Source in Hunt Valley, Maryland for the rest of 2025: October 25-26: Repair workshop Come to the museum and bring computers, electronics or whatever you want to work on with fellow enthusiasts. Please follow the link below for more information. *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=198 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>* November 8th and 9th: Museum warehouse sale, swap meet and workshop The museum will be opening up their warehouse to sell off many duplicate systems, and host a regular swap meet in the parking lot. Please follow the link below for more information and help spread the word! *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=125 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>* December 6th: Museum Holiday Party There will be a guided tour, a Jeopardy game about all things computers and the museum, CRTs available for you to bring game consoles to use, and more! Please follow the link below for more information. *https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo&reset=1&id=197 <https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…>*

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HP 1611A logic state analyzer
by Bill Degnan 11 Oct '25

11 Oct '25

Passing along an inquiry I got through Kennett classic. If interested contact the person directly not me. 603 area code. Bill —————— Kennett Classic Inquiry Contact Information Name: Alexander Email: Alexandergriffing(a)gmail.com ------------------------- Comments: Hello, I have an old HP 1611A logic state analyzer from the 80's that was previously owned by Parker Brothers, no doubt used to test out chips for their electronic games and toys. I was wondering if you might know where I might be able to sell it or if you have any interest in it yourselves. It has all the documentation, including a leather bag intended to hold all the manuals. It powers on and still works.

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INFOAGE CLOSED SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Oct '25

11 Oct '25

Due to the impending rainstorm and the state of emergency in New Jersey. InfoAge and all of its museums will be closed Sunday, October 12. Stay safe everyone! 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/>

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