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Wanted for VCF East: IBM/Lexmark 1040150 ribbon
by Jameel Akari 04 Nov '21

04 Nov '21

If anyone has a spare good IBM/Lexmark/compatible 1040150 printer ribbon and is coming to VCF East, I could use it. I’m planning on bringing a Proprinter XL24 for the World Of IBM exhibit, but my ribbon is a little dodgy and the last-minute purchase options will all be too late. Alternately, if somebody sees that they can get one (or six) _definitely_ delivered to them Friday or Saturday AM and you’re coming to the show, let me know and I’ll buy them from you. Since we’re driving down Thursday night, I’d miss a delivery at home. Shoulda done this sooner, I know. — Jameel Akari

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Ted Nelson email archive now available
by Christian Liendo 04 Nov '21

04 Nov '21

I don't know if this is a duplicate, I apologize if everyone already knows about this. Ted Nelson email archive now available https://library.stanford.edu/blogs/special-collections-unbound/2021/06/ted-… Stanford Libraries’ Department of Special Collections is excited to announce that the email archive of Ted Nelson is now available to researchers. Theodor Holm "Ted" Nelson is an information technology pioneer and systems humanist who began his work in these areas in the 1960s. Nelson founded Project Xanadu, a global hypertext system designed to permanently connect different types of documents. He also coined the terms hypertext and hypermedia. The Ted Nelson email archive contains 236,779 messages related to Nelson’s life and work between 2001-2019, covering his more recent work. Correspondence related to many of Ted Nelson’s projects can be found in the collection, with emails and mailing lists discussing the ongoing work on Project Xanadu and ZigZag. The collection also contains correspondence with many other notable figures in the field of computer science including Douglas Engelbart, Steve Wozniak, Harry Mendell, and Laurie Spiegel, to name a few. One common thread found throughout Ted Nelson’s work seems to be a deep interest in how information is organized, related to other pieces of information, and presented to people who need to make sense of it. As an inventive thinker on matters related to information and technology, it should come as no surprise that Nelson wouldn’t be content to simply use his email account in the conventional way. His email account served many functions beyond communication: a note keeper, a log of daily activities (or “drungs,” a portmanteau of “daily” and “running” coined by Nelson), and a repository for important reference documents (search for “refx” to find these). Another interesting find in the collection are Nelson’s lists of abbreviations, which he also sent to himself for safe keeping. As an archivist, I often come across abbreviations when working with collections that I am not familiar with, especially if they are related to a very specific field or profession. However, none have been as unique as the abbreviations that I found in this collection. These are not the run of the mill abbreviations, rather they were created by Nelson and are highly specific to his experiences and activities. He would often include these abbreviations in his email subject headings as a means of classification and for terms that he wanted to be able to find easily in his email, he cleverly added an “x” to the end to avoid false positives in his search results. The Ted Nelson Email Archive is part of the larger Ted Nelson papers, which contains extensive physical and digital material related to Nelson’s life and work. A preview of the email collection is accessible on the ePADD Discovery website, and the full text is available in the Field Reading Room at Green Library. https://library.stanford.edu/blogs/special-collections-unbound/2021/06/ted-…

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[OT] To preview a bit.ly address add a '+' to the end
by Neil Cherry 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Not sure other folks know about this: Can I preview a link before clicking on it? Bitly Accounts 1 year ago Updated If you aren't so sure about where a link will direct to, it is possible to preview the link before clicking on it. To do this, simply add a + sign to the end of any link in your browser. For example, for https://bit.ly/2MWEvOG just enterhttps://bit.ly/2MWEvOG+ into your browser and you'll be sent to a preview page for the link. I changed the bit.ly example to one that doesn't 404 (Army Times, Suicides up 20%). -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Anyone looking for a mid-level .net (remote) job
by Bob Flanders 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

Hi, My company is looking for a .net full stack developer. Anyone you know looking? Regards, Bob

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Testing
by Dan FitzGerald 03 Nov '21

03 Nov '21

This is a *test*, please /ignore/. -- Regards, Dan FitzGerald

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Repair workshop @ System Source Jan 29 & 30
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

We will be having a January Repair Workshop at System Source. Signup here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wHIQ-T8EnZdNkUWN_f-rG2hApgCEDqwwdjn… <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_spread…> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/338%0D%0A+Clubhouse+Road,+%0D%0A+Hunt%0D…> The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday January 29th and Sunday January 30th 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)

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Mystery 1702A(?) EPROM Programmer
by Jonathan Chapman 01 Nov '21

01 Nov '21

Does anyone recognize this EPROM programmer: https://imgur.com/a/GcmefTl It appears to be for 1702A EPROMs. Working on cleaning it up and figuring it out! Thanks, Jonathan

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Repair Workshop @InfoAge January 8 & 9
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Nov '21

01 Nov '21

Signup for January 2022 Repair Workshop here: January 2022 Repair Workshop Signup Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dj0GoXICOE7G9IfGaPLRfJLagEiJkj5uqTR…> Spaces are first come first serve to the CDL space. Limited space available. Overflow space in 9032-A building. Sign up to guarantee a table!!! *DATES*: January 8 & 9, 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/1dj0GoXICOE7G9IfGaPLRfJLagEiJkj5uqTR…> Fask Masks are required for non vaccinated people. Vaccinated people have the option to wear masks or not. *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 know 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: - Otto's Bar (845 W Park Ave, Ocean Township) - MJs (3205 Route 66, Neptune) - The Robinson Ale House (1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park) - Brick House Tavern and Tap (3655 NJ-66, Neptune Township) - Main Street Bar and Grill (735 Route 35, Ocean) - Any recommendations? Signup here for Saturday Dinner <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HfPqVcm8M5fX-YFXzcu8yXLmBjLAdsOk8mV…> *Sunday Morning*: Bagel order from Delicious Bagels Sign-up HERE <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LJZWBCAmhHoEPU4ImM5rG_fk5ilYA2uFje4…> *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: (seven three two ) seven five nine - one seven eight three EMAIL: jeffrey AT vcfed.org Have fun everyone! ========================================= 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

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Repair workshops January 2022
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Oct '21

31 Oct '21

Two repair workshops for January: 1) @InfoAge: Jan 8 & 9 2) @System Source: Jan. 29 & 30 More info to follow!

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VCF East 2021 wrap-up
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Oct '21

30 Oct '21

Now that I have finished the cleanup and post mortem meetings for East and am mostly rested up and decompressing from the show. I want to thank all of the exhibitors for their great displays. The World of IBM was out of this world. Thanks to Adam and Dean for organizing it! And to all of the co-exhibitors that made a truly unique exhibit space when they took over all of 9032-A. I want to thank all the speakers (most of them not in this list) who were a fantastic lineup and hard to beat in subsequent years. All of the volunteers, especially the Sea Cadets who really filled in all the gaps for support. Every year I lack enough volunteers and end up doing a lot of the setup work and breakdown by myself along with a handful of volunteers. There were more volunteers at the setup and breakdown. I want to especially thank Bill Inderrieden, my right hand man who is there with me starting setup on Tuesday through Thursday during the show for immediate needs and the day after the show for breakdown and cleanup. Also Tony Bogan who helped find an electrician to install new quad boxes and helped where he could before, during and after the show even though he was busy with his boating business and could only be there sporadically. Dean and others who stayed afterwards with the cleanup. Everyone gave their best effort until their bodies said "no more!". The A/V was brought up to a whole new level with Ethan O’Toole, Andy Diller and crew. Such a fantastic upgrade from the amateurish and crude days where we had setup our personal cameras and just left them to record. These guys truly look like professionals with the lighting, OBS setup with multiple camera angles, slide view, etc. They even setup an overflow room in case we got full in the main room. Alex Jacocks did an awesome job in consignment which is a very tough job. We had expanded space there and sales were very heavy. Thanks so much for doing a great job there. You came days early to setup and really made consignment a great experience for everyone. Corey ran the front desk and did a great job of training all the new people volunteering there. Lots of changes and improvements there this time. Everyone seemed to notice how efficient and better the front desk was. I thank Drew for the awesome new program book design. It is a superior upgrade to previous years and people noticed. I want to thank Jeff Jonas for making the signs and all the last minute signs that I needed. I love all the stories that I heard and plan to tell them for years to come, especially how I somehow solved multiple emergencies in the days before the show to avoid disaster. I also love the story of how Thomas Cherryholmes solved his #Fujinet for Adam problem. That is a fun story! There are vintage computer angels looking out for us! And thank all those people who helped out in many ways behind the scenes and in every corner of the show where the volunteers couldn't be. Together we make this a festival where the vintage community comes together in fellowship and fun to make us all the better! Here's looking forward to VCF East 2022 which will be on April 22, 23, 24!

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