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Consignment space table with no owner?
by Sentrytv 08 Oct '21

08 Oct '21

There is a consignment space table, one of the round tables , that has a bunch of PC parts and wondering if there is any owner? Or is this free stuff? I had Alex put some items aside for me. Alex has inquired but nobody has responded. Mike R Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Apple IIgs monitor for sale at VCF East
by Abraham Moller 08 Oct '21

08 Oct '21

Hi all! Thanks for accepting me to the mailing list! I am excited for this year's VCF East but I won't be able to make it. I just wanted to check if anyone attending is going to sell an Apple IIgs, especially an Apple IIgs monitor (more especially one NIB), for a friend of mine who wants to buy it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Honestly I think he should have gone to Computer Reset to find one, haha. Jon

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Free Empty IC Tubes
by Jonathan Chapman 07 Oct '21

07 Oct '21

All, We'll have two boxes of mixed empty IC tubes available at the CDL hackerspace. Most are recent production (not yellowed and brittle) and almost all have end plugs. Thanks, Jonathan

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Live Streaming during VCF East 2021
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Due to the unforeseen circumstances of our planned upgrade from cable modem to FIOS availability, VCF East 2021 live video streaming will be offered for *free* on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/VintageComputerFederation501c3 We will stream most, but not all of the speakers and classes live during the show-- however the bandwidth limits may impact their quality. Your mileage may vary. We ask that you consider donating to the Vintage Computer Federation. These funds will help us continue our work of preserving and sharing computer history. It will also enable us to improve our infrastructure so we can offer high quality video streaming in the near future, among other awesome improvements to our facilities. You can send donations to paypal(a)vcfed.org or a check to our mailing address: P.O. Box 417, Eatontown, NJ 07724 Discord will be available for live discussion during the streams. Here is our server invitation: https://discord.gg/32maJ6gddU For the 2022 show we will have more bandwidth and be able to offer a more advanced selection of options. ========================================= 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 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Macs for sale
by Mike Loewen 05 Oct '21

05 Oct '21

A friend of mine has a couple of older Macs for sale, which I would be willing to bring to VCF East: http://q7.neurotica.com/Macs/ Mac 512K M0001W w/keyboard and mouse Mac Classic M0420 w/keyboard and mouse Imagewriter A9M0303 Both systems are working: "both computers booted up.....smiley faces and all." The Imagewriter advances paper, but the ribbon is dried up. I have a box of 6 Nukote BM160 ribbons for the Imagewriter, NIB: $10 for the box. I'll be taking offers for this equipment up until 5:00 on Thursday, October 7th. Minimum offer for each system is $100, and $25 for the Imagewriter. Please send your offers to me off-list. No shipping. Delivery at VCF East or pick up in State College, PA. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED October 30 @ InfoAge
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Hello everyone, InfoAge is getting FIOS soon and we need help to complete the upgrade from cable modem to FIOS. I will be there to help, but Martin from CDL needs volunteers to help with the completion of the upgrades. Martin will need help on October 30 starting at 10AM with the following: - Running the fiber between 9059 and 9032. It is likely that we will be pulling the fiber for both the 9032A and the 9032D furnace rooms. - Drilling the hole in the Gift Shop floor for the network drop for the Credit card terminal (It's currently on WiFi, however it needs to be put on the wired network) - Running the network cables to the data recovery work area on the second floor of the hotel. Let's see if we can get him help on that day. We want this to be a team effort between CDL and VCF to benefit not only these two groups, but InfoAge as whole! ========================================= 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 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Kennett Classic Wrap Up
by Bill Degnan 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Interesting comment. On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 1:30 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Referencing the picture of the > “APPLE II with the (big heavy) Sony monitor“ sitting on top. > > Who in their right mind would do that? > > Mike R. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Oct 4, 2021, at 12:42 PM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > I'm so glad that this went well, and gutted that I couldn't make it. > > > > - Alex > > > >> On Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 10:27 AM Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < > >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> > >> For those not on the KC mailing list, here is a brief wrap up from last > >> week's event > >> > >> http://kennettclassic.com/comms/LocalKC20211001.html > >> > >> Thank you > >> > >> Bill > >> > >

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Kennett Classic Wrap Up
by Bill Degnan 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

For those not on the KC mailing list, here is a brief wrap up from last week's event http://kennettclassic.com/comms/LocalKC20211001.html Thank you Bill

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VersaWriter
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

Hey everyone, One of our exhibitors looking for VersaWriter to pay tribute to the the early days of Sierra where Ken and Roberta Williams used this to help make their early games. Does anyone have this? Thanks! Jeff -- ========================================= 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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University of Akron contact?
by Herb Johnson 04 Oct '21

04 Oct '21

> Marcus Mera is looking to borrow the [U of A] VersaWriter, contact wanted. The Web page says: "Contact Information: Send reference and licensing requests to ahap(a)uakron.edu" My experience with museums, and universities, is that they are reluctant to have just anyone obtain or mess with their artifacts. Don't blame me for reporting this circumstance. The versawriter itself, has some history I believe, that can be found on the Web. I stumbled over it not long ago, which is why I've responded at all. So it's a known thing. My engineering spider-sense suggests to me, it's two adjustable resistors - potentiometers - on sticks. If so, someone somewhere has reverse engineered it. I think someone reasonably handy, could build a duplicate, if my guess is correct. And odds are, someone has. Additional Web research should be informative, to find the details and/or a willing owner and/or how-to-make. Atari is not my tech, but I'm curious now. Regards, Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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