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VCF West Exhibitor Registration ending July 4
by Jeffrey Brace 31 May '22

31 May '22

Hello everyone, I know it's a hike for a lot of you, but it's worth the trip to see VCF West on August 6 & 7. Remember there is the Computer History Museum there to see as well. Exhibitor Registration is here: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/vcf-west-exhibits/ If you are interested in being a speaker, then contact Erik Klein the showrunner I will be going there along with Corey Cohen to volunteer to help Erik run the show. ========================================= 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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Did i read somewhere we had a DEC / PDP11 repair weekend scheduled?
by Dave Shevett 30 May '22

30 May '22

Hoping to get together with some DEC folks and get my Micro-11 up and running. I vaguely remember someone saying there was a repair weekend scheduled for DEC stuff? -d -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

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paging Dave Riley
by Dave McGuire 30 May '22

30 May '22

Hey Dave, I emailed you off-list, please check your spam folder. It seems that, despite perfect deliverability scores, Google is punishing me for not giving them my email to profit off of. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Anyone Interested in an Odyssey or Odyssey 2?
by Alexander Jacocks 29 May '22

29 May '22

Bob, If you’re interested, make an offer. The store doesn’t have a price on them. - Alex On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 9:02 PM Bob Aviles via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Hi, > I am interested in the Odyssey 2 in the box, how much are they asking? > ThanksBobby > On Friday, May 27, 2022, 03:15:16 PM EDT, Alexander Jacocks via > vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > All, > > My local video game store has an Odyssey and 3 Odyssey 2s, one of the 2s is > in box. > > Message me off-list if interested. > > - Alex > >

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Anyone Interested in an Odyssey or Odyssey 2?
by Alexander Jacocks 29 May '22

29 May '22

All, My local video game store has an Odyssey and 3 Odyssey 2s, one of the 2s is in box. Message me off-list if interested. - Alex

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] A lot of old computers in Stranger things
by Michael Thompson 29 May '22

29 May '22

> > From: Dave Shevett <shevett(a)pobox.com> > > I've always wanted to be in the business of providing these old machines to > movies and tv shows. I've sort of half-started putting something together > for this, but I have NO CLUE how to get onto the 'i can get this stuff for > you and make it work' radar of studios. > > -- > Dave Shevett > shevett(a)pobox.com > Getting known to movie and video people is a challenge. A lot of the set designers keep their equipment sources secret so competitive movie companies are at a disadvantage. They are also very reluctant to put "Thanks to" in the credits for the same reason. Getting your name spread in the industry is difficult. Many of the set designers just use search engines to find the equipment that they need. Some just buy what they want and sell or dispose of it when they are finished. You could create a Movie Props WWW page with pictures and descriptions of what you have. The listings need to include the year they were manufactured, the years that they were in use, and where they were used. Very little of the equipment used in movies/videos actually works. If you video a CRT you will see black bars on the screen because of the difference in the scan rate of the camera and the CRT. Usually the movie prop people disconnect the electronics in the CRT and replace the power supply and electronics with parts designed for the movie industry. The replacement electronics can synchronize the CRT scan rate to the same external source used for the cameras, so no black bars. That also lets them use modern electronics to make the images they need on the CRT. I have also seen them paste chromakey green film over the CRT, and just overlay the desired image during editing. One of my SparcStation 10 systems was used in Halt And Catch Fire. They needed a Sun workstation, and someone told them that I had a bunch of them. -- Michael Thompson

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A lot of old computers in Stranger things
by Christian Liendo 29 May '22

29 May '22

I'm enjoying all the old computers in Stranger things. So far I saw a Kaypro, an Amiga 1000 and. Tandy

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REMINDER System Source Swap Meet and Repair Workshop in 3 weeks!
by Jeffrey Brace 27 May '22

27 May '22

Don't forget to sign up for the swap meet which is in 3 weeks! Here is all the info again in case you missed it: *SWAP MEET* The *Swap Meet* runs from 8AM to 2PM on Saturday. Info on Swap Meet: https://vcfed.org/system-source-swap-meet/ Sign up for *Swap Meet* here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLzjqF3IYIanjZx7objKJl9NxX38p6yVt… *REPAIR WORKSHOP* starts at 2PM until 7:30PM on Saturday. On Sunday the repair workshop is from 9AM to 5PM. Signup for Repair Workshop here : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZyvIhDx5QJNdgBx8XWxQTJIuxHzh6rJiHQM… <https://www.google.com/maps/search/338%0D%0A+Clubhouse+Road,+%0D%0A+Hunt%0D…> The System Source Computer Museum is hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday June 18th and Sunday June 19th 2022 at: System Source Computer Museum 338 Clubhouse Road, <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_se…> Hunt Valley, MD <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_se…> 21031 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_maps_se…> Plenty of free parking, short walk from Baltimore’s light rail (Gilroy Road Stop) ON SATURDAY we will open at 9:00 AM and will lock up by 7:30 PM. ON SUNDAY: We will open at 9:00 AM and lock up at 5:00 PM *Accommodations:* Try https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g41196-Hunt_Valley_Maryland-Hotels.html <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tripadvisor.com_Ho…> Feel free to talk with others about sharing a room. Food: There are plenty of restaurants within a short drive. We will have a catered Indian buffet on Saturday at cost ($12.00?) and catered Barbecue ($12.00?) on Sunday for those who are interested. We will feature tours of the museum throughout both days and several mini-workshops: · Retrobright workshop (bring your yellowed plastics) · Lots of New vintage computers from the DigiBarn Collection · Hot Metal Typesetting (3500 lb word processor) ========================================= 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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Anyone near Landenberg PA
by Jason Perkins 26 May '22

26 May '22

Is anyone on the list near Landenberg PA? I bought a small NEC monitor from someone on eBay, and the person who was going to pick it up for me flaked. It would be extra cool if you’re coming to the System Source event and could hand it off! Thanks, -Jason -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085 Sent from my iPhone

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IBM EGA needed
by Dave McGuire 26 May '22

26 May '22

Hey folks, does anyone have an IBM EGA card that they'd be willing to send over to us at LSSM? We have a need for a "real IBM" EGA card for a specific piece of software that makes use of EGA features that most clones apparently didn't implement. Alternatively, if anyone has a spare clone EGA card that they believe to be more compatible than most, we'd be willing to give it a shot. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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