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OT: Hard Drive Data recovery using DDRescue
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Jul '20

15 Jul '20

So I knew that DD Rescue on Linux was good at data recovery, but it has been a long time since I have used it so I'm just a beginner. Ian has used it a lot and knows lots of tricks to maximizing data recovery from hard drives. I have a hard drive that was with my desktop since 2011, so it has seen a lot of use. It is in the process of failing. Ian used the command like this: ddrescue -v -v -d /dev/sde3 salvage.img salvage.log He can explain a little better about what it is doing with these switches, but this way you can stop the process and pick up where you left off and it will continue. It uses the log file to keep track of things. So I ran the process which took about 36 hours or so. In the end I recovered 99.99% of my data with 40MB lost. Pretty amazing! It recovered almost all of the 1.4 Terabytes of data with about 40MB of sectors with errors. Pretty amazing! To recover a little about another 3MB of data, I had to unplug and restart the drive because it seemed to lock up. Then I ran another command to work from the end of the disk going backwards and to try 5 times to recover as much data as possible that had errors in the sectors. This was the command used: ddrescue -v -v -d -r5 -R /dev/sde3 salvage.img salvage.log On the windows 10 side I used OSFMount to mount the image and then copy to another hard drive. Thanks to Ian for helping me with the commands and to Jonthan Sturges for lending the cable to connect to my computer. I would have lost it all without your help. It's truly amazing! Other commands used were: mkdir /mnt/test mount -o loop,ro salvage.img /mnt/test Maybe Ian can fill in more details about the process. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Lear Siegler ADM-2
by jackson22 13 Jul '20

13 Jul '20

Hi everyone, I’m currently looking for a Lear Siegler ADM-2 terminal to purchase from someone for use in a future short film I’m creating. Afterwards I’d house it in my personal museum. If anyone has one or you know someone who owns one and could be interested in selling, let me know. I’d pay very well. I could also do a trade, I have quite a few rare terminals in my own collection. I’m familiar with old computers and know how to work around them, it could be in any condition. It would be in good hands. You can also Email me at jacksonharrington22(a)gmail.com Thanks.

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Repair Workshop tomorrow
by Jeffrey Brace 12 Jul '20

12 Jul '20

We continue at 10AM. If you put down for breakfast bagels list from Bill Inderrieden, then you are good, if not, then you are too late. I will bring Box of Joe and Dunkin Donuts. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Tomorrow
by Sentrytv 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

Had to cancel for Saturday Possibly will be there Sunday Mike R Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Repair Workshop 7/11 & 7/12, 2020 - This coming weekend.
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

We have room for 3 more people for our coming repair workshop. So if you want to come, then sign up now! < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11sRwLY3QocPyRcrvPpsV2V3LO_K_S__FXWm… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Fwd: VCF Midwest 2020 Cancellation
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Jul '20

10 Jul '20

For those of you not on the VCF MW mailing list. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: VCF Midwest Planning <info(a)vcfmw.org> Date: Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:36 AM Subject: VCF Midwest 2020 Cancellation To: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey(a)vcfed.org> View this email in your browser <https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?e=62720bb786&u=6d177060bd4511e27d05266a5…> We regret to announce... *There will be no VCF Midwest this year.* The conditions imposed upon us by the CoViD-19 pandemic and related government regulations, as well as a depressed expected turn-out figure, will make it impossible for us to host an event of the size and quality our dedicated fans have come to expect. Thus today we have terminated our 2020 contract with Waterford Banquets and the Clarion Inn hotel. We recommend cancelling your hotel and travel reservations, if you have made them, and we hope that you have not been too greatly inconvenienced by our change of plans. We also wish to express our thanks for the many responses we received to our survey sent back in May. Your feedback was informative, interesting, humorous and most of all, essential in helping us make the right decision about this year's show. The good news is that we have an excellent relationship with our host venue and have already locked in our contract for 2021. Although a long way off, plans will take shape early next year for that show, so please keep an eye out for further announcements of VCFMW 16 (or will it be 15b? We don't know yet!) Also, following the lead of other cancelled festivals, we are considering a *Virtual VCFMW *to be held on one or more of the dates allocated for this year's show (Sept 12 or 13, 2020). If we think we can pull off something half as entertaining as the real thing, maybe we'll do it. Watch your email for announcements sometime in August. Your humble(d) organizer - - jason [image: Twitter] <https://vcfmw.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d177060bd4511e27d05266a5&…> [image: Facebook] <https://vcfmw.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d177060bd4511e27d05266a5&…> [image: Website] <https://vcfmw.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6d177060bd4511e27d05266a5&…> [image: Email] <info(a)vcfmw.org> *Copyright © 2020 VCF Midwest, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you have previously expressed internet in VCF Midwest or signed up via the sign-in sheet at a past show. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://vcfmw.us18.list-manage.com/profile?u=6d177060bd4511e27d05266a5&id=a…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://vcfmw.us18.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=6d177060bd4511e27d05266a5&…> . [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…> -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Small LCD Monitors available
by Kelly Leavitt 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

Does anyone need smaller LCD monitors? I have about 8 more than I want to keep on hand. 15", some 17". Some have DVI inputs as well as the 15pin input. All tested to power on. All I want is for someone to come here to Wantage, NJ and pick them up. 73 de Kelly KE2L

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VCF (and InfoAge) museum reopening August 1
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

VCF museum will reopen starting August 1 as per InfoAge's plan to reopen. InfoAge has a plan for everyone wearing masks, providing hand sanitizer, social distancing and controlling the volume of visitors, etc. If you have any questions, then please let me know. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Any working Jade Big Z out there?
by Richard Cini 09 Jul '20

09 Jul '20

Yet another project, all. Trying to get a Jade Big-Z board working (I found the box on my shelf...no idea where I got it). I find the manual somewhat confusing, and mine didn’t come with a serial/front panel cable. So I wondered if anyone on-list had a board and could tell me the switch settings and how the cable is wired. I took a stab at burning a 2716 with the BigZ monitor and wiring up a cable but I’m not having much luck. The board looks new-ish and was in the box and I have no reason to believe it doesn’t work so I wanted to eliminate the easy stuff first. Thanks! Rich Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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dBase III Plus boxed set available.
by William Dudley 08 Jul '20

08 Jul '20

2 binders in a slip case with 5 1/4" floppies. Version 1.0 FREE to a "good home". I'm in Jackson, NJ. I can bring to the VCF work party this weekend, or I can ship at your expense. Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

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