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YouTube Video on M.2 to SATA to IDE
by Alexander Jacocks 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

I just posted a new (short!) Video on 2.5” mSATA adapters and IDE machines: https://youtu.be/QVUMNUL4y6I It’s really just an overview of the SSD, and the adapters. I’ll show it in use, soon. - Alex

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anyone id this laptop? 1994-ish
by Bill Degnan 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

I was sent an inquiry from a visitor to vintagecomputer.net who wanted to know the make/model of this laptop aa.jpg (284×341) (ibb.co) <https://i.ibb.co/6bdnY7r/aa.jpg> Anyone have a specific clue? I checked AST, Toshiba, Compaq, Gateway and other laptops I have from that era, nothing matches that little keyboard display window. Bill

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WTB: A good soldering iron with adjustable heat
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

A friend is looking for a good quality soldering iron with adjustable heat. Anyone going to the workshop selling one or know where I can find one? Thanks, 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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Corey's Apple I "restoration" video
by Jack Rubin 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Thanks for putting this together. A less caffeinated version with narration could be the starting point for a truly useful video that analyses problems, discusses materials, techniques, methods, part sources and actually illuminates the restoration process. Jack

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Heathkit H8
by Mike Loewen 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Some weeks ago, I pulled out my Heathkit H19 monitor to connect to my H8, and the H19 promptly blew a fuse (and other nasty things). I finally got the last parts in today to fix it, and the H8 is up and running CP/M 2.2.04 from a Z87 dual-drive unit. http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/Heathkit/H8/H19H8-2L.jpg The H8 only has two boards installed: the H17 hard-sectored floppy controller, and a Z80 board from a recent Norberto Collado design. The Z80 board has 64KB of RAM, two serial ports and a real-time clock. Here's the design: http://koyado.com/Heathkit/H8-Z80-64K-RTC-ORG0-V3.html Norberto also has a new storage controller design, to replace the H37 (soft-sector), H17 (hard-sector) and H67 (hard drive) controllers, plus a USB interface. I have the PCBs, and am waiting for some final testing before ordering parts. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Meant to do this for years... Original Apple-1 restoration video
by corey cohen 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Well I decided I should start posting videos of some of the restorations I have performed on some interesting computers. Here is my 1st video upload, an original Apple-1 that I restored last year. https://youtu.be/rbZt8PKvOus <https://youtu.be/rbZt8PKvOus> Cheers, Corey corey cohen uǝɥoɔ ʎǝɹoɔ

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Museum Report 2021-01-24
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

Busy day today. We had 20 museum visitors today. Dylan was docent. Andy, Ryan Schiff, Ryan Burke and myself rescued more items from Wilmington Delaware. We will need to sort, and assess at the next repair workshop. There are still items to rescue, but Andy believes that this can be finished with a few car loads full. Next Repair workshop is Feb. 6 & 7. 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 cell: 732-759-1783

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RetroBright
by Duane Craps 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

RetroBright article at Hackaday: https://hackaday.com/2021/01/23/a-deep-dive-into-the-chemistry-of-retrobrig… -- DuaneCraps sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp

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Need pics of some CompuPro switches for project
by Richard Cini 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

All – I’m working on another emulation project and I’m looking for pictures of switches for the GUI. I need a power switch (both ON and OFF) and a reset switch. I saw the ones on the CompuPro 8/16 and those look nice. No rush, but if anyone has this in their collection and can snap some well-lit, clear pictures for me, I’d really appreciate it. I can re-size and clean them up. The pictures just need to be taken “head on” (no angles) as much as possible. Thanks! Rich -- Rich Cini http://cini.classiccmp.org http://altair32.classiccmp.org

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10, 000 Hours With Claude Shannon: How A Genius Thinks, Works, and Lives
by Christian Liendo 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

I figured anything about Claude Shannon would be on-topic https://medium.com/the-mission/10-000-hours-with-claude-shannon-12-lessons-… While this is not a great article, I figured some people would be interested

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