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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] keyboard cable for Kaypro
by RETRO Innovations 02 Aug '20

02 Aug '20

On 8/1/2020 7:06 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: A number of years back, I sourced the specific jack for the KB port. If you can't find it, I can see if I can dig up the link/name/sku/etc. JIm -- RETRO Innovations, Contemporary Gear for Classic Systems www.go4retro.com store.go4retro.com

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] keyboard cable for Kaypro
by Mike Loewen 02 Aug '20

02 Aug '20

On Sat, 1 Aug 2020, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Funny thing about the coiled cord for the keyboard is Is that it?s reversed > on one end. > > I have yet to determine whether it works or not since the jack on the > keyboard is broken. > Mike R. Don't try to use a cable from an older Mac. I've read that they're wired differently, and could cause damage. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] keyboard cable for Kaypro
by Dave McGuire 02 Aug '20

02 Aug '20

On 8/1/20 8:06 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Funny thing about the coiled cord for the keyboard is Is that it’s > reversed on one end. > I have yet to determine whether it works or not since the jack on the > keyboard is broken. I can crimp those for you if you get stuck, but you'd have to ship it here. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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keyboard cable for Kaypro
by Herb Johnson 02 Aug '20

02 Aug '20

regarding: "Trip to Brooklyn to the Gowanus eReycling warehouse + questions" Someone posted that they obtained a Kaypro 2x but not the keyboard cable for it. Jim Hart posted "I believe you can use a regular handset cable from a corded telephone". I suggest caution. Someone with a Kaypro and experience with these telephone cords, that one can do as Jim suggests. Or Jim may wish to confirm the practice he cites, in his post of June 3. A counterexample I know of, is the Apple Mac 128K 512K and Plus. Use of a telephone coiled cord on THOSE systems, will *destroy* either the keyboard, or damage the Mac motherboard. Apple reversed the wiring on their keyboard cables; reversed DC voltage to the Mac keyboard is bad, very bad. Thus my caution. 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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VCF West Live Q&A Google Meet
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

If you want ask questions live for VCF West 2020 Virtual show, you can joining the Google Meet: meet.google.com/pxh-dtgt-xoh -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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VCF West goes live tomorrow at 12 PM Eastern Time
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

You can see our show live via YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YoolSAHR5w Show starts at 12PM Eastern and runs to 6PM Schedule for VCF West 2020 Virtual: [image: image.png] -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Coast Star Article on InfoAge and VCF re-opening Aug. 1
by Jonathan Gevaryahu 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

On 7/31/2020 5:29 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > After all the emails went back-and-forth about that there’s no attachments!! I rest my case. -- Jonathan Gevaryahu jgevaryahu(a)gmail.com jgevaryahu(a)hotmail.com

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Coast Star Article on InfoAge and VCF re-opening Aug. 1
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Aug '20

01 Aug '20

The Coast Star newspaper had an article about InfoAge reopening. See attached. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Sunday Repair workshop 8/2 Cancelled
by Jeffrey Brace 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

A lot of people had plans already this weekend and were already planning on coming to the workshop on Aug 15 & 16. Nobody is signed up as of now, so I'm cancelling the repair workshop for this Sunday Aug 2. Saturday is still available. Anyone can still repair stuff on Saturday, but no one is signed up as of now so we will be doing the watch party Saturday and working on some museum repairs ourselves. Corey and I have to support Erik and his VCF West 2020 Virtual Festival. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org cell: 732-759-1783

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 8080 programmer trainer
by Jeff Galinat 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

I had purchased an MST-80 off eBay a few years ago and the primary reason was I wanted the clean white/gold ceramic 8080 for use in my IMSAI. I replaced that CPU with a brown ceramic 8080 and resold it to another list member for my original purchase price. One cool feature of the keypad & monitor program is that data can be entered/displayed in either Hex or Octal just by toggling the H/O key on the pad. I think this is very handy as many people learned the 8080 opcodes in octal (like the Altair panel is laid out) while other folks like me learned them in hex. I worked for IBM and was trained to use hex notation while some of my friends who used mini's like the PDP-8s used octal. I thought this was a very handy feature to implement. Regards, Jeff On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 5:14 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Thanks for the info > I have not had time to research yet. > I’m going to check it out today. > 👌🏽 > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > On Jul 31, 2020, at 12:03 AM, Doug Crawford <memphis(a)ptd.net> wrote: > > > > The MST-80 with ceramic ics- the ICs are worth more than the trainer. > > One with plastic ICs is going for $200 right now. > > Probably the going rate these days. Not a lot have transacted in recent > memory. > > Its a really nice little unit. I have one. > > Rarer than the Heathkit. > > DC > > > >

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