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OT - The InfoAge Space Exploration Center (ISEC) monthly lecture series has gone virtual
by Martin Flynn 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

*Due to social distancing requirements, The InfoAge Space Exploration Center (ISEC) monthly lecture series has gone virtual!* * * *Video of the lectures hosted by our NASA Space Ambassador in residence, Frank O'Brien can found on the ISEC website at: **https://isec.space/lectures/ <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fisec.space%2Flectures%2F%3Ffbc…>*

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Kennett Classic weather today
by Bill Degnan 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

All..the weather forecast says 20%, 35%, 30% etc chance of rain each hour, but overall it should be occasional/light. It is raining now however a little but tailing off. So, bring a tarp to cover your stuff just in case. Think dry thoughts. We have a light tent set up for our outdoor supplies/snacks Bill

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Any DC area folk going to Kennett Classic (need favor)?
by Crawford Griffith 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

Folks, Bill Dromgoole has fixed one if my 8" floppy drives. Bill's attending Kennett Classic event this weekend, but I'm stuck in a wedding in WA state. Is anyone from DC metro going who would be willing to ferry the disk back for me? I can pick it up at your house next week. Thanks, Crawford Griffith

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Anyone from the Northern VA area going to Kennett Classic?
by Mark Whittington 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

All: I'd hoped to attend Kennet Classic this weekend but I have other obligations that I can't adjust. Is anyone from the Northern VA area planning to attend who could pick up the TI-99/4A and PEB that Mike Loewen is selling? Thanks very much. Mark

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Kennett Classic Swap Thread
by Mike Loewen 26 Sep '20

26 Sep '20

Here's a list of what I'll have for sale: TI-99/4A (black) with Peripheral Expansion Box PEB has a 32KB RAM module, RS-232, disk interface and a SS diskette drive Disk manager and Division cartridges Works fine TI-99/4A (beige) Powers up to the startup screen, but only two of the keys work TI PEB with disk interface and SS diskette drive Mostly works, but gets an occasional disk error on inner tracks TI PHP1500 speech synthesizer, untested Two Timex-Sinclair TS1000 systems, untested One has the 16KB RAM cartridge Atari 2600 Jr, working. A bunch of 2600 game cartridges. Pioneer DRM-624X 6-CD changer (external SCSI) Was working when removed from service. This one will read CD-Rs Numerous PC boards, mostly ISA with a few PCI and VLB boards. I/O, sound cards, video boards, network interfaces, modems, SCSI and more. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I'm going to Kennett Classic's event this Saturday, how about you?
by Sentry TV 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Mike Please let me know how much the card is and maybe I can arrange with Evan K. to get it from you? He lives kind of close to me, maybe he would be able to help me out.? Evan, if you can, maybe you could see Mike L. at the Kennett's classic event this weekend and pickup the Soundblaster card for me?If not then I will find other arrangements.Please let me know. Thank you Mike Rosen On Thursday, September 24, 2020, 09:52:58 PM EDT, Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: I’ll take it I won’t be at the swap meet in PA but I will be at the swap meet in New Jersey I don’t know if you live in New Jersey or not maybe I can pick it up from you if you do? Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Sep 24, 2020, at 7:06 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > I have a Sound Blaster 16 Value, Rev A: > > https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Creative_Sound_Blaster_16_Value > > It's not Plug-N-Play, but uses software settings and a few jumpers. I don't have any software for it. > >> Mike I'm wondering if you have any ISA cards that I can use. >> I am specifically looking for sound blaster 16 not the PNP version. >> Could you let me know if you do or don’t. >> >> Thank you >> Mike Rosen >> >>>> On Sep 23, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I'll be bringing a few items for sale, but I don't think it will be a whole table's worth. Also, I won't be there until between 11:00 and 11:30. Is there anyone with a swap table that would be willing to host some items? I anticipate at least 2 TI-99/4A systems with PEB (1 working, 1 not), a Commodore 1902A monitor, and some ISA boards. >>> >>> >>> Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us >>> Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Museum Report: 23 September and 24 September 2020
by svcatitc＠aol.com 25 Sep '20

25 Sep '20

Got in @ 1p. DEAD!! All Day! However, a busy day. Ray Chase had visited the Delran Rescue to pickup RADAR stuff in anotherpod from the CPU stuff. Hegave us a iMac white pedestal unit with chrome gimbal mount for the display. I am not familiar with Mac stuff so hopefully the braintrust on that equipment can decipher its historical place. Jeff Brace asked me to go up to IA admin., to get somevintage ENIAC posters that were found. Nice laminated stuff, and a blast from our past too. Their header shows the M A R CH logo. It would be nice to find a blank space on the wall for them. I furthered my documentation of the Houston Instruments(Allen Datagraph) Omnigraphic 2000 plotter for the EAI TR20 display. Again I have not come up withprints on the thing, purchased or otherwise. So the manual plod goes on. If anyone has prints on this model XY of recorder, it wouldbe appreciated to get a copy. Thursday Sept 24: Our management has asked me to start going through ourcollection of slide rules, which needed to be started anyway for the museum display in the hallway. I got through three boxes, initially to sort, as all thecollection boxes are a mish-mosh piles. I found some JEWELS !!! 1. An Intel 808x / 27xx memory speed circular slide rulecalculator to determine proper speed selection of the processor ROM compliment. See: https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Consumer/Archive-Byte-IDX/IDX/80s/80-… This is now on display in the processor exhibit. 2. Dick Tracypersonal code maker See: https://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/hand/lawrence/index.htm#dick_tracy The LawrenceSecret Code-Maker, also known as the Dick Tracy Code-Maker, is a fullyfunctional hand-operated transposition cipher in the shape of a linear woodenslide rule, sold from 1939 onwards as a children's toy by US slide rulemanufacturer Lawrence Engineering Service in Peru (Illinois? ed). See also pix. We haveall of this: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1960s-dick-tracy-secret-code-maker-w… And instructions: https://www.sliderulemuseum.com/Manuals/M102_DickTracySecretCodeMaker_Inst.… 3. The (probablytrade show hand out) Hewlett Packard,Scope Division R L C reactance calculator. Simiar to this:https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/hewlett_pa_vector_impedance_meter_48.htm… This is also on display in the museum over top of the HPmini. All in all a good two days. Bill Inderrieden

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I'm going to Kennett Classic's event this Saturday, how about you?
by Mike Loewen 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

I have a Sound Blaster 16 Value, Rev A: https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Creative_Sound_Blaster_16_Value It's not Plug-N-Play, but uses software settings and a few jumpers. I don't have any software for it. > Mike I'm wondering if you have any ISA cards that I can use. > I am specifically looking for sound blaster 16 not the PNP version. > Could you let me know if you do or don’t. > > Thank you > Mike Rosen > >> On Sep 23, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >> >> I'll be bringing a few items for sale, but I don't think it will be a >> whole table's worth. Also, I won't be there until between 11:00 and 11:30. >> Is there anyone with a swap table that would be willing to host some items? >> I anticipate at least 2 TI-99/4A systems with PEB (1 working, 1 not), a >> Commodore 1902A monitor, and some ISA boards. >> >> >> Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us >> Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I'm going to Kennett Classic's event this Saturday, how about you?
by Bill Degnan 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

Not sure whether I will be parting with any SB cards, but I do intend to bring a few boxes of ISA boards, if space permits. Bill On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 12:59 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Mike I’m wondering if you have any ISA cards that I can use. > I am specifically looking for sound blaster 16 not the PNP version. > Could you let me know if you do or don’t. > > Thank you > Mike Rosen > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Sep 23, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > I'll be bringing a few items for sale, but I don't think it will be a > whole table's worth. Also, I won't be there until between 11:00 and 11:30. > Is there anyone with a swap table that would be willing to host some items? > I anticipate at least 2 TI-99/4A systems with PEB (1 working, 1 not), a > Commodore 1902A monitor, and some ISA boards. > > > > > > Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us > > Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/ > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] I'm going to Kennett Classic's event this Saturday, how about you?
by Bill Degnan 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

some of these will be for sale for sure. On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 12:42 PM Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > PS. I'm also looking to pick up some cool items for a display case in my > new house. I am fond of vintage electromechanical technology, so I'd be > interested in acquiring a telegraph key, mechanical adding machine, > sextant, perhaps a microscope, etc. ... it must be very clean and > presentable. Also would like to get some punched cards, a disk pack, a > roll of punched tape, and an 8" floppy. > > > On 9/23/20 11:54 AM, Evan Koblentz wrote: > > I'm going in the morning only, to see some old/real friends. > > > > I would like to buy some items if anyone has them available: > > > > - Early PC (8088-286), but not a real IBM XT/AT. I would like > > something smaller. It doesn't have to be a luggable but it cannot be a > > huge box. Must have an ISA slot and be fully working. Also need the > > keyboard, monitor, etc. Brand doesn't matter. Appearance should be > > decent/good. > > > > - One plain-Jane beige VGA CRT (for my 486). Also need a matching > > period keyboard and mouse, prefer no-name brands (not IBM/Compaq, etc.) > > > > - One plain-Jane composite CRT. Again I prefer non-branded or a > > no-name brand, and also prefer a beige color or off-white. > > >

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