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TRS-80 Model III FTGH in MD
by Mike Loewen 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Not mine: http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?74073-TRS-80-Model-III-Free-to-a-… Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Repair Workshops April 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

April 4 & 5, 2020: InfoAge CDL Hackerspace building 9059 < https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VTM4R1HBKCcal7FAG_SslXv4jPAyuvygIkVErAKTp… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCF East...
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Tony Bogan wrote: > Ethan, it's impossible for me or anyone else to say what will happen or > even give an educated guess. Understood. > TCF is in 12 days and is still on schedule. Princeton University announced > today that AFTER Spring Break they want students to remain home for > two weeks, at which time they will re-evaluate the situation. Spring break > for Princeton doesn't start until the 14th of March, so exams continue as > planned so they aren't shutting down early, just taking advantage of a built > in break and extending if deemed necessary. My daughter just called me > while typing this response to tell me Monmouth University just cancelled > classes a week early before Spring Break to extend the "down time" while > the situation is monitored (apparently Seton Hall did the same thing) This is exactly the kind of thing I am interested in. > These events are happening more than 6 weeks in advance of when VCF > East is scheduled, and much can change (for better or worse) in that time frame. Again, understood. but these days six weeks can go by in a blink for me. > I'm but one of a group of people who are involved in those process, so take > my comments as such. Okay. > However, I would ask from a personal standpoint that people give us the next > few days for the public response (read: official response) to come out and for > the Wednesday Operations meeting at IA where I can get an update from IA > on their plans, feelings, etc. I'm not making any decisions yet, just beginning to think on it. > Impossible for us to please everyone and accommodate everyone's schedules > and desires (I've talked to numerous people who are hoping we don't have to > reschedule, and others who think we should right now) Yes, I understand that it is a tough call. > All we can do is be upfront about where we are and where we may be going, > then update as circumstances change. Thanks, Bill S.

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VCF East...
by William Sudbrink 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Hi all, It's getting to be time to make hotel reservations and really get into high gear getting my exhibit ready but I have to ask the question: What is the likelihood of cancelation at this point? Can anyone who is currently working with the "Infoage people" give us some kind of feeling for the "mood" there? How does New Jersey in general seem to be taking the crisis? I notice that the vcfed page for the VCF East exhibits has not been updated since February 13. Thanks, Bill S.

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Museum Report 2020-03-08 March 8, 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

About 15 visitors today. Adults and children were actually excited to get a Print Shop printout and even came back 15 minutes later to collect the printout. I'm quite happy that this exhibit is showing excitement and fun for the visitors. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] CoCo External Floppy
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

I picked it up, so, if the museum needs it, I'll bring it to the next event. Otherwise, I'd be happy to offer it to whomever wants it. - Alex On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 10:23 AM Andy Diller <andrew.diller(a)vcfed.org> wrote: > I think VCF (museum) is looking for one- we have no external floppies for > the COCO that is in the museum. > > How much is it? > > -andy > > > Andrew Diller > Vintage Computer Federation / A Federal 501(c)(3) Designated Charity > 267-353-2203 www.vcfed.org > > > On Mar 8, 2020, at 10:18 AM, Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Does anyone want a CoCo external floppy drive? I'm in a store that has > one, > > for the next 30 minutes or so. > > > > - Alex > >

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CoCo External Floppy
by Alexander Jacocks 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

Does anyone want a CoCo external floppy drive? I'm in a store that has one, for the next 30 minutes or so. - Alex

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Workshop today starts at ~11:15AM
by Jeffrey Brace 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

We are having breakfast late today so workshop will continue at ~11:15AM. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Breakfast tomorrow for repair workshop attendees
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

For those interested, let me know. We are going to IHOP in Ocean for breakfast tomorrow around 9:30AM. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Museum Report 2020-03-07
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Mar '20

07 Mar '20

About 16 visitors came today. It started out with a 10 year old with high interest. He seemed to know about a lot of the computers in the museum and had lots of questions. He was my first "customer" who got a Print Shop printout. Most people didn't have the patience or interest to wait for it. Another boy came with a group of 5 also requested a printout even though it takes about 5 to 7 minutes to print out. The mother of group was excited to see a clone of Zork (i.e. Dungeon) on the 3B1. I continued training Dennis as a docent. He is doing quite well and I'm teaching about the different machines and history. Dean, Drew, Tony were here doing various activities in the museum. Repair workshop was going on and we had a decent turnout, went out to dinner at Main Street Grill as usual. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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