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Test Sent 6:40PM 10/14/2020
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Seems like list messages are delayed many hours. Still trying to figure out the problem. -- ========================================= 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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rubber rejuvination
by Jeffrey Jonas 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

I'm no chemist but I've read that glycerin rejuvenates rubber. "AT-205 re-seal" is in auto parts stores. Audio deck chemical kits had rubber roller conditioner. What's best? -- Jeff Jonas

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test, ignore
by Herb Johnson 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Testing, have trouble posting to list. - 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Informix for SCO XENIX (fwd)
by Mike Loewen 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Sean Ellis has made the disk images available on OneDrive: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:34:38 -0500 From: Sean Ellis via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Reply-To: Sean Ellis <seanellis9(a)gmail.com>, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> To: Al Kossow <aek(a)bitsavers.org>, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Informix for SCO XENIX Thanks Al. For those of you not on LisaList I've uploaded the ZIP to OneDrive: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApXzHz2ZC305hscHvjo3mOu8loaSxw?e=uOFV9G The one downside is that while the disks seem to read error-free, it needs an activation key which I don't have. I have to wonder if the info on OS/2 Museum is of any use here? http://www.os2museum.com/wp/tales-from-the-xenix-crypt/ On 10/14/20, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 10/14/20 8:09 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> On 10/13/20 6:53 PM, Sean Ellis via cctalk wrote: >>> Just wanted to let you all know that I've found a copy of Informix >>> 3.11 for SCO XENIX on the Lisa 2... anyone interested? >>> >> >> please get these to ray arachelian >> https://lisalist2.com/index.php/board,1.0.html >> > https://lisalist2.com/index.php/topic,118.15.html > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Cleaning Franklin cases
by Herb Johnson 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Regarding cleaning chemicals, "Simple Green" is pretty useful stuff. It contains ether, which is a good but not overly aggressive solvent that dissipates rapidly. It is more aggressive than alcohol but of course it's also a kind of detergent which must be washed away. It's commonly available in spray bottles or nonspray. I'd wear rubber gloves and work outside for any cleaning with chemicals, if I were you. This stuff is not good for you. Regards, Herb Johnson -- 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 retrotechnology DOT info

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Informix for SCO XENIX (fwd)
by Mike Loewen 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Could we use this for the museum? Contact Sean Ellis. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:53:58 -0500 From: Sean Ellis via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Reply-To: Sean Ellis <seanellis9(a)gmail.com>, "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Informix for SCO XENIX Just wanted to let you all know that I've found a copy of Informix 3.11 for SCO XENIX on the Lisa 2... anyone interested?

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Test Post
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Please ignore. Testing to make sure that the list is working properly. -- ========================================= 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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VCF East 2020 on YouTube, Discord, Facebook
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Oct '20

12 Oct '20

We plan on dissecting the long Day 1 and Day 2 live streams into pieces and then uploading them separately. In the meantime, all of the pre-recorded videos are on YouTube for everyone to see. The YouTube streams for Day 1 & Day are still up. Day 1 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=344AmR3CwnQ Day 2 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=344AmR3CwnQ Our channel videos are here: https://www.youtube.com/c/VintageComputerFederation501c3/videos Our Discord server can be found here: https://discord.gg/u4ybsBK Some stats (so far) on our show: *Discord*: We had a peak of 334 people on our server. 1,000 messages on Sunday. *Facebook:* 3,350 people reached on FB, 178 engaged 2,517 impressions on Twitter, 51 engagements *YouTube* *Day 1: * Views 669 Watch Time: 153.1 Peak concurrent viewers: 204 Average view duration: 35:18 Impressions: 1900 Unique viewers: 1100 *Day 2:* Views 1439 Views 158 Watch Time: 59.5 Peak concurrent viewers: 168 Audience view retention: 43.11 Impressions: 2600 Unique viewers: still processing *Top individual videos (as of 10/12/2020):* The Interactive Atari - Jason Moore - 51 CRT Repair - Ian Primus - 33 Commodore Assembly - Jeff Salzman Harry Bawcom - 30 Bil Herd and Dave Haynie - 28 Atari 8 Bit Bot - 20 Fujinet - 9 Chip 8 - 6 Printers - 3 Also: We still have t-shirts available here: http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ -- ========================================= 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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VCF T-shirts
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Oct '20

12 Oct '20

I had made an order a month ago for anyone wanting a t-shirt to be picked up on-site at InfoAge. I got a limited response. Now I have some people asking me if they can buy one. I can do a special order for those who still want a VCF 2020 t-shirt. However this will be the last order and I will not order any extras. For anyone that wants it mail ordered to their house you can go to: http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts If you want one that you can pick up from our museum, then send me a private e-mail with your preference in color (Green, Amber), size, quantity. Go to the above address to see what the t-shirts look like. Cost of t-shirt is $20. Ordering online adds to the cost a shipping charge. -- ========================================= 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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VCF East 2020 was a success!
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Oct '20

12 Oct '20

Phew!! I'm glad to get a day off from work the day after the show. I need the rest! It was a long, yet very rewarding weekend. It took a lot of time and effort to make this show happen. I enjoy doing the show because I see the joy that others get from the show. It was a disappointment for me and many of you that we couldn't do a live show this year. Some people recommended I simply cancel, but I refused. I pushed forward to find a way to make the show happen and make it fun, exciting and inspiring. I believe that happened. It was a challenge for me to balance work, other VCF events and my personal life for this event. It was very difficult to fit in the time in my busy life. It was also difficult to transition to a virtual show which I had never done before. There was a learning curve for the technology and logistics of doing a virtual show. I had the benefit of VCF West and other shows which had gone before me and to learn from them. I also had the benefit of volunteers who had experience in the technical aspects of implementing a virtual show. We still had the inevitable technical hiccups, glitches and failures, yet for the most part things went well. Myself as well as others had to learn something new for this show. Many exhibitors learned how to record, edit and render videos for their exhibits. It was a challenge for them as well. Some things I did last minute (like create Discord channels for the show), but I think for the most part things ran smoothly. We learned a lot from doing this show that we didn't think about beforehand (sometimes adjusting on the fly). For example, we learned from Day 1 and made Day 2 better. If we ever do another virtual show, we will improve upon it. Also we plan on making a true hybrid for next year's show with in-person and virtual experiences. I couldn't have made this show happen without the help of many volunteers. I want to thank the follow in helping me to make this show happen: Kay Savetz, Andy Diller, Chris Fala, Corey Cohen, Adam Michelin, Tony Bogan, Bill Inderrieden, Marcus Mera, Jason Perkins, Ian Primus, Alex Jacocks, Jonthan Sturges, Jeff Salzman, Kaz Kuroi, Anthony Bolan, Amiga Bill, Mike Brutman, plus all of the exhibitors, instructors and presenters who submitted videos, answered questions live, and participated on discord channels. Without all of these volunteers this show wouldn't have been as great as it was! -- ========================================= 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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