- vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

RIP John Roach TRS-80 pioneer
by Kelly Leavitt 24 Mar '22

24 Mar '22

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/technology/personaltech/john-roach-dead.… [https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/03/24/obituaries/22ROACH3-print1/merli…]<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/technology/personaltech/john-roach-dead.…> John Roach, Pioneer of the Personal Computer, Is Dead at 83 - The New York Times<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/technology/personaltech/john-roach-dead.…> The TRS-80 was considered so novel that a model was later acquired for the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. John Vinson Roach II was born on Nov. 22, 1938, in ... www.nytimes.com It was mentioned in the GIF thread, but this one's personal to me.

1 0

Sell/Trade/Give Away at 3/26-3/27 Repair Workshop
by Dan FitzGerald 24 Mar '22

24 Mar '22

So I dumpster dive and I have amassed a small pile of things that I don't want but suspect that other people will. I'm hoping to take all of the following items to this weekend's repair workshop in the hopes of removing them from my basement and finding them a good home! - Sony 13" Trinitron television, dated 12/1993. Working and in good condition, remote control missing - $25 - IBM ThinkPad 700C PS/2 (one of the ThinkPad launch models). Not working, has some display issues and gives an error code about the hard disk. $20 OBO (because thats what I paid for it at the flea market) - IBM USB Portable 1.44" Diskette Drives. I have about four of these, most with a fabric case and at least one still wrapped in plastic - $5 each - RCA 13" XL-100 color UHF/VHF television, dated 7/1981. Does not work, I suspect (hope?) this is an easy fix for somebody who knows what they are doing - Free - Textbook on circuit theory: "The Dynamics of Digital Excitation", Masakazu Shoji (1998) - Free If any of these tickle your fancy (and you're going to be around this weekend), let me know in advance and I will set them aside for you. I'm also willing to trade them or offer them as credit towards the price of the following items - IBM PC or PC/XT keyboard - IBM PCjr Keyboard - Apple ADB keyboard for a IIGS - (Why the heck is it always the keyboards that are missing??) - An IDE hard disk controller card that will work with my stock PC/AT model 099 - An AT-class ethernet card that I can easily get working without bungling for a packet driver shim and a prayer (eg: Novell NE1000, NE2000 and clones). I'll have the AT there with me this weekend if you need to prove to me that it can work without me tearing my hair out) -- Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them/Theirs http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

2 2

Stephen E. Wilhite, Creator of the GIF, Dead at 74
by Christian Liendo 24 Mar '22

24 Mar '22

Stephen E. Wilhite March 3, 1948 - March 14, 2022 https://www.megiefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Stephen-E.-Wilhite?obId=24311617 RIP: Creators of the GIF and TRS-80 Thank you, Stephen E. Wilhite for your seminal image format, and John Roach for your pioneering microcomputer https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/24/in_memoriam_stephen_wilhite_john_roa… Stephen Wilhite worked at an online service provider CompuServe in the 1980s and created the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) in 1987 https://people.com/human-interest/stephen-e-wilhite-creator-of-the-gif-dead… GIF Inventor’s Death From Covid Sparks Outpouring of GIFs on Twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-24/gif-inventor-steve-wilhi…

1 0

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] A clearer way to describe InfoAge buildings
by Duane Craps 23 Mar '22

23 Mar '22

On 3/23/2022 8:27 PM, Duane Craps wrote: > Group, > > The best map that remember is the one that was sent out with the > notice about the museum expansion. It had the building numbers on the > roofs without all the arrows pointing to all the minor outbuildings. > > I don't think that the building numbers could be changed as they are > tied into the history of Camp Evans and their historical designation. > > > On 3/23/2022 9:42 AM, David Hayden via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > -- DuaneCraps sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp

1 0

Parking for the Repair Workshop this weekend 3/26 & 3/27, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Mar '22

23 Mar '22

For all those attending the repair workshop this weekend. Please park inside the gate as you usually do when you arrive. Anyone arriving after 12PM, please be aware that there will be an attendant at the gate for the NJ Maker's Day event which is at InfoAge's campus from 12PM to 5PM. Tell them that you are with the VCF Repair Workshop and they will let you in. Regular visitors for that event will be going through the regular InfoAge front entrance. Any questions? Let me know! Thanks! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org ( 7 3 2 ) 7 5 9 - 1 7 8 3

1 0

Information for repair workshop 3/26 & 3/27, 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Mar '22

23 Mar '22

Signup for March 2022 Repair Workshop here: March 2022 Repair Workshop Signup Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XjiP43FAblQ2XCygWE4F71nan_1kKwVbKRl…> Spaces are first come first serve to the CDL space. Limited space available. Overflow space in 9032-A building. Sign up to guarantee a space in your preferred area!!! *DATES*: March 26 & 27, 2022 *LOCATIONS:* InfoAge: 2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ 1) Building 9059 (CDL Hackerspace - Formerly IXR) AND 2) Building 9032-A (Old workshop area in main building) TIME: Saturday START time == 10 A.M. END time == 11PM. Sunday START time == 10 A.M. and END == 5 P.M. *SIGNUP HERE!*: Signup sheet Click HERE! <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XjiP43FAblQ2XCygWE4F71nan_1kKwVbKRl…> Face Masks are required for non-vaccinated people. Vaccinated people have the option to wear masks, but they are recommended. *COST:*- $15 per person, PER day. This money goes to InfoAge and CDL. - $25 per night for those wanting to stay overnight (Money goes to InfoAge). Please pay ME upon arrival. Cash or PayPal is acceptable as payment. Ask ahead of time if you need to use a credit card. *OVERNIGHT*: Bring your own pillow, blankets, soap etc. We provide a bed frame and an uncovered mattress. There are showers and a kitchen for your use. - You can pay via PayPal to paypal(a)vcfed.org. or to me via cash or credit card in person. *EQUIPMENT:* - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - If you need particular tools that you don't own or particular parts, please post to the list for those going. They may have what you need. Let them know ahead of time. - Let everyone know what project you are working on ahead of time to inspire collaboration. *DRINKS*: You should bring your own. We have a refrigerator in CDL to keep them cold. VCF will buy some water and soft drinks for member use. *FOOD*: *Saturday afternoon*: Pizza from Attilios (Tinton Falls) *Saturday Night Dinner at 7PM?*: Options: * Ottos * Robinson Ale House * MJs * Brick House Tap and Tavern * Main Street Bar and Grill Signup here for Saturday Dinner <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K3zgd79GeunTxLFKsEljPrMcamCK2Wrem8i…> *Sunday Morning*: Bagel order from Delicious Bagels Sign-up HERE <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12mQ5-2IZPAgNuVFQfiuSpzCinIjsWJnRVCd…> *Sunday Afternoon*: Wawa GATE: Please close the gate behind you at all times. We want to discourage random strangers from wandering the campus during museum hours. PARKING: Park in the main parking lot, unless you are unloading. Don't park on the lawn. QUESTIONS? Contact Jeff Brace PHONE: (7 3 2 ) 7 5 9 - 1 7 8 3 EMAIL: jeffrey AT vcfed DOT org Have fun everyone! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner VCF Mid-Atlantic Executive Director Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

1 0

RE: A clearer way to describe InfoAge buildings
by David Hayden 23 Mar '22

23 Mar '22

* I can of course provide maps such as [...] InfoAge created maps that are on the website This is an InfoAge problem, and that's a hard "nope" on providing InfoAge maps that correspond to your descriptions. I suppose they may be buried in their website somewhere, but hell if I can find them. Without a map, your detailed descriptions, which I really do appreciate, are of little use. Googling "infoage map", here is the first link: https://infoage.org/campus-map-feb-21-2019/ This leads to https://infoage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/campus-map-feb-21-2019.pdf, which has letter designations only. If you go to their home page and click "visit", you'll find a link to this "campus map" with locations designated 1 through 18: https://infoage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/TourMap_16x20_self-download.… If you do a google image search on "info age map" you have to scroll down a page or two to find a vcf map that contains 9010-D, 9000 and 9032-A. The bottom line is that I spent 15 minutes unsuccessfully trying to find a map that corresponds to your descriptions. That's about 14 minutes and 45 seconds longer than a casual visitor would spend. So either InfoAge's maps need to change to use our designations or our designations need to change to follow InfoAge's maps. Since the buildings themselves have the 4-digit numbers on them, I think InfoAge should use those on their maps. That way a visitor walking around could tell where they are. Dave

1 0

A clearer way to describe InfoAge buildings
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Mar '22

22 Mar '22

Whenever I talk about a building at InfoAge I use the original building designations to make it objective in the description. Otherwise I would have to come up with several subjective descriptions that are different and lengthy and vary based on the person. I've been wondering what I could do to help people understand which building I'm talking about without getting into a lengthy description. The original building numbers are painted on each of the buildings (i.e. 9032). There are different sections of each building (i.e. A, B, C, D). The subjective description for 9032-A is "where we have the vcf east exhibits", "where we used to have our repair workshops", "the big open room", "the big room down the ramp from the ballroom", "Where the World of IBM was last year". I can of course provide maps such as through Google Maps, InfoAge created maps that are on the website, or maps that VCF members have created. I've even thought about taking photographs and video walkthroughs to make it clearer. Here are some common buildings that I refer to. It starts out with the official objective designation followed by a subjective one: 9001 - "The Hotel", "The Marconi Hotel", "The Red Brick Building", "The one with the front desk and lobby", "The main building", "The one by the front gates". It Includes a few museums, the lobby, front desk, administrative offices, dining room. 9032 - Includes for sections labeled A, B, C, D. Section A is where we have exhibits, repair workshops, etc, Section B is the shipwreck museum Section C are many museums that go to the hallway heading toward the radio museum Section D is the radio museum. Broadway - Long hallway which is the backbone of the "H" building which includes four long buildings 9010, 9011, 9036, 9037. Each of these has 4 sections with a letter: A, B, C, D. 9010 - Includes four sections labeled A, B, C, D. Section A - VCF museum, Model train museum, Wireless telegraph museum Section B - Unfinished space, future VCF Museum (4.0) Section C - "Where we had consignment at VCF East", Cafeteria, future Radar and Electronic warfare museum. Section D - "Where we have the main talks at VCF East", Bunkrooms and bathrooms 9011 - Sections A, B, C, D, Military Vehicles Museum and storage. 9036 - Section A - VCF Warehouse Section B - Empty Section C - Future VCF warehouse. Section D - Storage 9037 - Section A - Storage Section B - Storage Section C - Storage Section D - Storage 9059 - "CDL", "IXR", "Where we have our repair workshops". Building with a room that is called "The Classroom" and is used by many groups and another room which is the workbench area and CDL's space. There are many other buildings with numbers, but these are the most common ones that I refer to. So how could I make it clearer to each of you so that you know what I'm talking about when I say 9032-A for example? ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

5 5

Re: [vcf-midatlantic] A clearer way to describe InfoAge buildings
by Jeffrey Brace 22 Mar '22

22 Mar '22

On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 11:07 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > A point of reference like the parking lot is where are you can start. > If using this picture as a reference one should put the building numbers > on top of the buildings including designations A B C, > And use such as “computer museum” > This is the thought that I had for the VCF East map that I want created. So it's good to see that others are thinking the same thing. Thanks everyone! > > > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > On Mar 22, 2022, at 10:49 AM, Dave Shevett via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Using 'cute names' or names that are only known to people with history > with the site is always problematic. By far the best way to do this > is use the building numbers (since they're written on the buildings), > and always refer to the map when talking about the site. > > For example - this map: > > https://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/479767B5-C6BD-46AE-B356-E38… > > Is only partially helpful. If someone says "Where is the VCF museum?" > - i can't look at that map and say "It's building 1111. Over there to > the left" - the map has some numbers, and some 'current use' > descriptions, but I'd have a hard time directing someone to a location > from that reference. > > Absolute locations (building numbers), with tsecondary "current use" > labels I think is the best approach. > > I'm happy to work on this if you'd like. > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 10:39 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Whenever I talk about a building at InfoAge I use the original building > > designations to make it objective in the description. Otherwise I would > > have to come up with several subjective descriptions that are different > and > > lengthy and vary based on the person. > > > > I've been wondering what I could do to help people understand which > > building I'm talking about without getting into a lengthy description. > The > > original building numbers are painted on each of the buildings (i.e. > 9032). > > There are different sections of each building (i.e. A, B, C, D). The > > subjective description for 9032-A is "where we have the vcf east > exhibits", > > "where we used to have our repair workshops", "the big open room", "the > big > > room down the ramp from the ballroom", "Where the World of IBM was last > > year". > > > > I can of course provide maps such as through Google Maps, InfoAge created > > maps that are on the website, or maps that VCF members have created. I've > > even thought about taking photographs and video walkthroughs to make it > > clearer. > > > > Here are some common buildings that I refer to. It starts out with the > > official objective designation followed by a subjective one: > > 9001 - "The Hotel", "The Marconi Hotel", "The Red Brick Building", "The > one > > with the front desk and lobby", "The main building", "The one by the > front > > gates". It Includes a few museums, the lobby, front desk, > > administrative offices, dining room. > > 9032 - Includes for sections labeled A, B, C, D. > > Section A is where we have exhibits, repair workshops, etc, > > Section B is the shipwreck museum > > Section C are many museums that go to the hallway heading toward the > radio > > museum > > Section D is the radio museum. > > > > Broadway - Long hallway which is the backbone of the "H" building which > > includes four long buildings 9010, 9011, 9036, 9037. Each of these has 4 > > sections with a letter: A, B, C, D. > > > > 9010 - Includes four sections labeled A, B, C, D. > > Section A - VCF museum, Model train museum, Wireless telegraph museum > > Section B - Unfinished space, future VCF Museum (4.0) > > Section C - "Where we had consignment at VCF East", Cafeteria, future > Radar > > and Electronic warfare museum. > > Section D - "Where we have the main talks at VCF East", Bunkrooms and > > bathrooms > > > > 9011 - Sections A, B, C, D, Military Vehicles Museum and storage. > > > > 9036 - > > Section A - VCF Warehouse > > Section B - Empty > > Section C - Future VCF warehouse. > > Section D - Storage > > > > 9037 - > > Section A - Storage > > Section B - Storage > > Section C - Storage > > Section D - Storage > > > > 9059 - "CDL", "IXR", "Where we have our repair workshops". Building with > a > > room that is called "The Classroom" and is used by many groups and > another > > room which is the workbench area and CDL's space. > > > > There are many other buildings with numbers, but these are the most > common > > ones that I refer to. > > > > So how could I make it clearer to each of you so that you know what I'm > > talking about when I say 9032-A for example? > > > > ========================================= > > Jeff Brace > > VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President > > Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner > > Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity > > http://www.vcfed.org/ > > jeffrey(a)vcfed.org > > > > -- > Dave Shevett > shevett(a)pobox.com > >

1 0

PDP-11 topics again.
by Dave Shevett 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

I would be keen on coming down for the repair fest with my 11/73 if someone has a spare KDJ11 CPU board that I can swap into this chassis to see if this is the ONLY fault I'm seeing. I've found other boards on ebay but the lowest price is $400, and that's a lot of money to toss out when I'm not sure the rest of hte machine is functional. Anyone got a board I can test with? I don't... know if a low end CPU will work here (IE an 11/03 or an 11/05). I'm willing to strip the backplane and try it with the serial boards. -- Dave Shevett shevett(a)pobox.com

3 8