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VCF MidWest Watch Party Tomorrow @ CDL (InfoAge)
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Sep '20

12 Sep '20

I will setup the projector, screen and my laptop for a watch party during our workshop tomorrow. Looks like MidWest starts at 10:45AM Eastern Time. Any objections? -- ========================================= 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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Breakfast Order for Repair Workshop 9/13 Sunday morning
by svcatitc＠aol.com 12 Sep '20

12 Sep '20

I did a review of what happened concerning last workshop's Sunday breakfast. I got the revised order from Jeff, however someone signed up last minute on the Google list, leaving one breakfast sandwich short with the order on Sunday morn. This is no one's fault, and my apologies to Alex J. for going hungry and signals crossed.. To alleviate this problem this weekend, I will only use the Google list and will view it finally by 11pm on Saturday night. Insure that your B'fast orders are in by then, After 11pm, I will not look back. Bill Inderrieden

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Need monitor for workshop
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Sep '20

12 Sep '20

Someone new (Doug Megill) to the workshop would like to know if anyone coming to the workshop has a monitor that works with a SGI Octane2 and a Sun Ultra 60 that both need help. We might have this in the VCF warehouse, but I would need to know model to see if we have one. Can anyone tell me?-- ========================================= 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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Breakfast Order for Repair Workshop 9/13 Sunday morning
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

*Sunday Morning 9/13 at 10AM*: Bagel order from Delicious Bagels ( https://www.deliciousbagelspointpleasant.com/) If you are interested then fill out order here: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MR8t6lHGraOwd5NiQA0oGzm-GauVQA5j6-a… > Breakfast isn't free, you *must* pay Bill Inderrieden on Sunday. Last time someone took Alex order and didn't pay. -- ========================================= 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 -- ========================================= 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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Dinner Signup for Repair Workshop 9/12
by Jeffrey Brace 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

*Saturday Night 9/12*: Applebees (Tinton Falls) Signup here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BO_JyNgDfebd1hgsKEQTcZUXdexQrCwSEUP… Usually we will meet there by 7:30PM -- ========================================= 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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B205 tape drive (reduced)
by Herb Johnson 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

> The Burroughs B205 tape drive in South Carolina ... > This was originally part of Claude Kagan's B205 system. I contacted Mike Loewen because of my continuing interest in Claude Kagan's legacy: https://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/kagan.html Mike filled me in with the details of the tape drive's history, and I have my own knowledge of Claude's legacy. I produced the following Web page accordingly, and linked to it from my memorial Web page. https://www.retrotechnology.com/restore/kagan/b205_tape.html Currently it tracks those tape drives and other things Claude dispersed from the Burroughs B-205 systems he obtained. I'll add later, photos and notes about the B-205 and its loss in the barn fire several years ago. There's some interest in ancient mainframes, and few of the vaccum-tube era digital systems still exist. So materials on the B-205 are worth preserving. 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 retrotechnology DOT info

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LSI-11 simulator (looking for the author)
by Richard Cini 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

All – I’m cleaning out my shop (I will have a “to go” list at some point) and going through magazine articles I saved. One peaked my interest, from Circuit Cellar (7/1996) by Robert W. Meister, was an LSI-11 simulator. I liked working on my Altair32 project, so I thought this would be good to play with. I was able to find the original simulator code from the article and it compiles under MS-DOS with only minor changes, but it has certain compromises regarding the hardware memory addresses and return codes that require it to use a custom RT-11 boot diskette (it has a custom DX.SYS, I’m guessing). I’ve done quite a bit of Googling about the simulator and the author (who worked for the NASD at the time he wrote the article), but haven’t come up with much additional information. Yes, I could easily use SIMH instead, but this is a fun project to work on to keep the mind busy. I guess I have four options: move memory around and see if the default DX.SYS will work; write a custom DX.SYS and make a new image using SIMH (way beyond me); continue to hunt down the author and see if he has any of the original files; give up and just use SIMH. If anyone is interested, I can send a PDF of the article. It’s actually a neatly-written program, and the ODT works fine. Rich -- Rich Cini http://www.classiccmp.org/cini http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32

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article on TRS-80 in Nuts and Volts
by W2HX 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

Don't know if anyone gets/reads this old rag but I thought I'd share an article I came across: https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/the-trs-80-model-1 73 Eugene W2HX

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vVCF Midwest Schdule
by Jason T 11 Sep '20

11 Sep '20

Hello to our east-coast friends! Many of you have probably heard about our attempt to virtualize our show via other channels, but I figured I would drop a note here as well that our schedule has been posted: http://vcfmw.org/virtual.html We'll be presenting videos from community members sequentially throughout the day Saturday, using YouTube's "Premiere" feature, as well as keeping an open chat going on a bridged IRC/Discord channel. A low-key affair for a likely rainy Saturday in the Midwest. We'd love to have you join us, but the videos will of course remain posted on our YouTube channel for those who would like to check them out later (or again!) -jt -- vcfmw.org / chiclassiccomp.org / nocarrier.net

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Rescue in Delran, NJ
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Sep '20

10 Sep '20

Anyone coming to the workshop this weekend interested in helping pickup some items from Delran, NJ? I have two people helping to pickup, but I might need more depending on the space in their vehicles. Send me a message privately. 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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