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Swap Meet Good Weather Predicted Saturday 11/7
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Nov '20

06 Nov '20

Looks like it will be in the 60's on Saturday, Sunny and not too much wind. There might be some fog in the early morning which will clear out quickly. We have about 15 vendors so far (even with 2 that have dropped out). Based on inquiries we will be adding a few more soon. Bill Inderriden and I will be doing some setup Friday and early morning Saturday. Please fill out the reservation form and send payment ASAP! We need to know when we setup the vendor spaces in the parking lot on Saturday. Here is the info in case anyone still needs it. *FREE FOR BUYERS!* *Vendors: $20 for 1st space, $10 for each additional space.* *DATE*: November 7, 2020 (RAIN DATE: November 8, 2020) *TIME*: 9AM to 6PM *LOCATION*: *Huge Parking lot on Monmouth Boulevard between Watson Road and Taft Street in Wall, NJ* Across from InfoAge Museum and Brookdale College GPS location: 40.1848793,-74.0630848 Google Maps: Click Here <https://www.google.com/maps/place/40%C2%B011'05.6%22N+74%C2%B003'47.1%22W/@40.1848834,-74.0652735,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d40.1848793!4d-74.0630848> Satellite Map Click Here <http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Swap_Meet_Map.png> Flyer – PNG <http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Swap_Meet_Flyer-1.png> Flyer – PDF <http://vcfed.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/VCF_Swap_Meet_2020_Flyer.pdf> *WEBSITE*: http://vcfed.org/wp/vcf-swap-meet *EMAIL*: swapmeet(a)vcfed.org *PHONE*: 732-722-5015 If you are interested in renting a space, please fill out this Reservation Form <https://forms.gle/mMwtVXmEcHKPEpYAA> -- ========================================= 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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Free to a good home but not at the swap meet
by Jim Scheef 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Hello all, I'm cleaning out my basement and slowly offering things that need to go away. Most items will be free to a good home for everyone on this list. Terms are free, F.O.B. my driveway. In other words, you can arrange for local pickup or pay for shipping. Some large items will be local pickup only as I do not want to deal with the packaging. There is one other requirement: you must promise not to flip any of my items on eBay or other venue. Take only the stuff you genuinely want for your collection. Several years ago I gave away a semi-working Lisa 2, so pay attention. First item will be a CompuPro S100 system. I'll offer it here first once I figure out how to host some pictures. This was a rescue pre pandemic. The guy claimed he had it running "just a few months ago". Items currently on eBay: 1 - Force dBase Compiler with manuals and diskettes (apparently very rare) https://www.ebay.com/itm/254749018216 2 - VM/SP System Product Editor Command and Macro Reference manual https://www.ebay.com/itm/254655872859 3 - General Motors Report on Areas of Public Concern for 1972 and 1973 (some corporate history) https://www.ebay.com/itm/254755779216 4 - Bugbook I, II and III - TTL Logic projects (1974-5) - set of three books https://www.ebay.com/itm/254769040178 If you're interested, send email off list. Jim

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Raspberry pi 400 an Ode to Commodore
by Christian Liendo 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

On the Pi Blog I saw this part. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/designing-raspberry-pi-400/ Ode to Commodore Finally, a bit of fun to finish with. On Christmas morning 1985, I opened the polystyrene box of a Commodore 64 computer and the world switched on for me. It had the best games and the best sound, and it was easy to program. We think the combination of gaming and programming still works today, but we’ve come a long way since 1985.

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VCF items at Swap Meet
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

I would like everyone to keep in mind that VCF will also be selling off surplus items at the swap meet on Saturday. In addition to vintage computer items, we have the following items: VCF embroidered polos will also be available for $30 VCF embroidered baseball caps for $20 VCF 2019 and earlier t-shirts for $5 each. Note: There will be *no* 2020 t-shirts are available for sale. They are only available by mail order (in limited sizes) from our website: 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Craigslist post
by Dave McGuire 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

On 11/3/20 6:02 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > If it’s not objectionable to anybody it was I. So if it WAS objectionable to somebody, who did it? ;) (sorry, couldn't resist!) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Craigslist post
by Christian Liendo 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

I don't know who did this but it's a good idea https://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/ele/d/belmar-vcf-swapmeet-am-stuff-have-…

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Swap Meet Reminder 11/7
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 11:08 AM Bill Inderrieden via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > If you click on Jeff Brace's link, Google thinks you want to be in > the Tyrrhenian Sea !! > > 40°00'00.0"N 11°00'00.0"E Strange. Someone else mentioned that, I thought they were kidding. Not sure what is happening there. The link works for me and when I paste it in too. If I knew why it comes up incorrectly, then I could fix it. > > At first I thought Jeff is doing a little post Halloween spoof on us with > his dry wit, however if you interrogate the link, you will see: > > 40.1848834,-74.0652735 > > > which Google correctly identifies the coordinates as the Wall Twp > municipal lot across from Brookdale Community College, Wall Campus on > Monmouth Blvd. > So make sure your GPS's are correctly programmed for the above coordinates. > > AND DON'T END UP IN THE DRINK!! Yeah! > > Bill Inderrieden > > -- ========================================= 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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Swap meet talk
by Ethan O'Toole 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

I should have with me: SGI boards (Challenge S mez, S/Indy Proc module, some others) Sun boards (Just PCI FDDI IIRC) X86 boards (PCI/AGP 3dfx, other misc ISA/PCI cards) A few Apple II/Amiga software titles Maybe some Amiga accessories Maybe HP pen plotter Other goodies from huge box of stuff Would be interested in: Atari 800XL in box or just box ColecoVision box IMSAI compat 48K SBUS RAM board SE/30 or IIci Amiga 600 NTSC Agnus IC

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Swap Meet Reminder 11/7
by svcatitc＠aol.com 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

If you click on Jeff Brace's link, Google thinks you want to be in the Tyrrhenian Sea !! 40°00'00.0"N 11°00'00.0"E At first I thought Jeff is doing a little post Halloween spoof on us with his dry wit, however if you interrogate the link, you will see: 40.1848834,-74.0652735 which Google correctly identifies the coordinates as the Wall Twp municipal lot across from Brookdale Community College, Wall Campus on Monmouth Blvd. So make sure your GPS's are correctly programmed for the above coordinates. AND DON'T END UP IN THE DRINK!! Bill Inderrieden

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Museum Report 2020-11-01
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

Despite being a constantly raining day we had a surprisingly number of visitors. About 10 to 20. Spread throughout the day. One high interest 5th grader who loved everything. I liked showing him how to count in binary with the flip counter. I showed him BASIC on the C64 as well as Centipede. And showed him Yoomp! on the Atari 1200XL. Many medium interest people. I updated the firmware to FujiNet, but ran out of time to test it. I tested out our new Professional Grade UPS that will be used with the Xerox Star and PDP-8. Also got Oregon trail for the C64. -- ========================================= 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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