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Breakfast tomorrow at 9AM
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

OB Diner 1519 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant, NJ 08742 -- ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Hearse full of stuff tomorrow
by Joseph Giliberti 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

Hey Guys! A bad throttle position sensor sidelined my ride today. I'll be there tomorrow morning with a hearse full of not-dead computers. Regards, Joe

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Cancelling on Festivus
by Jonathan Chapman 12 Dec '21

12 Dec '21

All, Amy was up all night with a stomach bug, so I'm going to have to cancel on Festivus. Have fun without me! Thanks, Jonathan

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Epson laser Projector
by Sentrytv 11 Dec '21

11 Dec '21

Who has the ups of laser Projector at the Festivus swap meet? I am interested Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Festivus workshop event Testing Cumulus 386sx board
by Sentrytv 11 Dec '21

11 Dec '21

Well it looks like due to unfortunate circumstances I will have to cancel testing this board out with Dean and I will end up doing this on my own at some point on my Compaq 286 computer At another time Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Nov 22, 2021, at 7:26 AM, Dean Notarnicola <dean.notarnicola(a)vcfed.org> wrote: > > > I’ll only be there Saturday, but I would be willing to leave my rig there for the sake of getting the test and video done. > >> On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 7:24 AM Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> I just want to let you know that I have a Canon camera (that will do 1080p res. Video and good quality audio). >> >> I don’t know if the lens is wide angle enough, and I also have a tripod, but I don’t know if that’s what you guys would use to video this. >> >> Please let me know if you would want to use that? >> >> To Dean and Ethan, >> >> Which day would you like to do this, on Saturday or Sunday? >> >> This way I can spend time at the swap meet. >> >> Thank you >> >> Mike Rosen >> >> >> Sent from: >> My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. >> >> > On Nov 21, 2021, at 11:58 PM, Ethan O'Toole <ethan(a)757.org> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Yep, I plan to be there. >> > >> > Just sold some LTO robotic tape library hardware on eBay and they want to get it from me on the 12th. >> > >> > I need to sign up online and all that, will do so when I get to work tomorrow. >> > >> > I can bring a camcorder. >> > >> > - Ethan >> > >> > >> >> On Sun, 21 Nov 2021, Jeffrey Brace wrote: >> >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 21, 2021 at 11:48 AM Andy Diller <andrew.diller(a)vcfed.org> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I will not be able to- as I'm not able to attend Festivus this year. >> >>> >> >> >> >> OK. Sorry to hear that you won't make it! You will be missed. >> >> >> >> So @Ethan O'Toole <ethan(a)757.org> Are you coming? >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> -andy >> >>> >> >>> -------------------------- >> >>> Andy Diller >> >>> andrew.diller(a)vcfed.org >> >>> Vintage Computer Federation, a federal 501c3 designated charity >> >>> 267-353-2203 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> On Nov 20, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Ethan or Andy, >> >>> >> >>> Can you record this for Mike Rosen? >> >>> >> >>> Thanks! >> >>> >> >>>> On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 8:37 PM Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Good evening >> >>>> >> >>>> I requested Dean if he could help me out with testing a Cumulus 386sx >> >>>> Upgrade board at the up coming Festivus Workshop. >> >>>> >> >>>> I asked Dean to supply the computer and I’ll supply the upgrade board. >> >>>> >> >>>> I am requesting if someone, would be able to Video the event, add >> >>>> commentary, and upload it to the VCF web page. >> >>>> >> >>>> I am not one for doing these videos or have experience at anything like >> >>>> that, so if anybody can provide help that would be great. >> >>>> >> >>>> Basically we’re just going to take a working IBM AT 286 computer And pop >> >>>> in this upgrade board run some tests on it maybe do a comparison between >> >>>> the 286 and the SX upgrade. >> >>>> I’m sure this was done back in 1987-88 but I figured I’d like to test my >> >>>> board out as well. >> >>>> >> >>>> Thank you >> >>>> Mike Rosen >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Sent from: >> >>>> My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. >> >>>> >> >>> -- >> >>> ========================================= >> >>> Jeff Brace >> >>> Vice President & Board Member >> >>> Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner >> >>> Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity >> >>> http://www.vcfed.org/ >> >>> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > : Ethan O'Toole >> > >>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] First post
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Dec '21

10 Dec '21

On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 1:44 AM skogkatt007--- via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Hi just joined. Been a collector for a long time, though am desperately needing to sell/auction a lot of stuff, some very rare and unusual. I attended the swap meet in April and am thrilled to see another is coming early next year. I somewhat question the proposed date, 2/26/22, but maybe this one is indoors? The timing doesn't bother me one bit, I just don't want others put off by it. In any event I'll be there. > Yes. I haven't officially announced it yet with all the details. Yes. It will be indoors. We will have it in 3 rooms in two buildings. We will have food available for sale there as well. Signups for this will be starting within two weeks.

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First post
by skogkatt007＠yahoo.com 10 Dec '21

10 Dec '21

Hi just joined. Been a collector for a long time, though am desperately needing to sell/auction a lot of stuff, some very rare and unusual. I attended the swap meet in April and am thrilled to see another is coming early next year. I somewhat question the proposed date, 2/26/22, but maybe this one is indoors? The timing doesn't bother me one bit, I just don't want others put off by it. In any event I'll be there.

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Festivus Code to get in
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Dec '21

10 Dec '21

The temporary code to get into the Festivus hall is the greatest microprocessor ever! 6502 See everyone there! ========================================= Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Palm Pilot PDA: 25 years old!
by Jeffrey Jonas 10 Dec '21

10 Dec '21

According to Wikipedia, The Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000 were the first generations of PDAs <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_digital_assistant> produced by Palm Computing <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_(PDA)> (then a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Robotics>). It was introduced in March 1996. Is anyone still into them? Are there any surviving archives or repositories? I reluctantly retired my Palm PDA as my electronic calendar because my Android phone's Google calendar is always with me and auto-syncs to other devices :-/ But I have heaps of accessories worthy of keeping them running for other uses. I remember when the trains were full of business people "beaming" each other contact info and notes using the Palm Pilot, Casio BOSS or Sharp Wizard. Now it's just a cellphone app :-/ Citing Sharp Wizard - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Wizard> The *Sharp Wizard* is a series of electronic organizers <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_organizer> released by Sharp Corporation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Corporation>. The first model was the *OZ-7000* released in 1989, making it one of the first electronic organizers to be sold. Citing Throwback Thursday: The "personal organizer" we had before the Newton : Apple World Today <https://www.appleworld.today/2015/05/28/throwback-thursday-the-personal-org…> Back before the Newton MessagePad made a splash in 1993 as the first “Personal Digital Assistant”, several consumer electronics companies were making handheld devices designed to do all of the things that we take for granted now on our iPhones and Apple Watches — take short notes, check our calendar, make appointments, and look up phone numbers. One of these devices was the Casio B.O.S.S. SF-8000 ... B.O.S.S. stood for “Business Organizer Scheduling System.” This device came out in 1990 And there's the first smartphone: IBM Simon - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Simon> IBM debuted a prototype <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype> device, code named "Sweetspot" in November 1992 at COMDEX <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COMDEX> Telxon made handheld barcode scanners that were essentially PDAs, as early as 1983 but I cannot find any references. Does anyone have any pointers? -- jeff jonas

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Wanted - Dead or Alive - P70 Floppy Drive!
by Benjamin Dressler 10 Dec '21

10 Dec '21

I have a P70 floppy drive that seems to still be functional, albeit with the "minor" caveat that its entire head assembly had been ripped to shreds by its previous owner, presumably in an attempt to remove a stuck floppy disk (the metal cover I found inside the drive seems to be a pretty decent indicator of that). Seeks and does floppy things, but kind of like a chicken running around with its head cut off at this point I suppose. Wanted to see if anyone had a dead P70 drive with an intact head assembly so I could attempt my luck at surgery since those drives are kind of hard to come by these days. It would be for an ALPS drive, FRU 38F5936. Will be at Festivus :) Best Regards, Benjamin

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