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Looking Next Weekend 2/15-2/16 VCF Workshop in Hunt Valley MD
by rar 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

The Vintage Computer Federation and the System Source Computer Museum are hosting a vintage computer workshop on Saturday February 15th and Sunday February 16th, 2020 at: System Source Computer Museum 338 Clubhouse Road Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Free parking on site and a short walk from Baltimore's light rail (Gilroy Road Stop) Saturday, February 15th 10 AM to Midnight Sunday, February 16th 10 AM to 6 PM Accommodations: Try https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g41196-Hunt_Valley_Maryland-Hotels.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tripadvisor.com_Ho…> Food: There are plenty of restaurants within a short drive. We will have catered Indian buffet on Saturday $12 and catered Barbecue $12 on Sunday for those who sign up. We will feature museum tours throughout both days and several mini-workshops: Retro-Bright (bring your yellowed plastics) Pre-industrial Computing Class - Learn to use a slide rule and various types of Abaci Learn Hot Metal Typesetting with the Linotype, our 3500-pound word processor If you need a machine to work on or you have special requests, please let us know. We have lots of computers awaiting restoration! Email: Bob Roswell at museum(a)syssrc.com<mailto:museum@syssrc.com> Signup at https://tinyurl.com/yzhq8pmp<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_yzhq8pmp&d…> Bob Roswell broswell(a)syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336 Computer Museum Highlights<http://museum.syssrc.com/> [syssrclogo_38years]

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Vendors at VCF East 2020
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Does your business want to have a commercial sales table at the VCF East? The cost is $30 per table, and you can order as many tables as you want. Contact jeffrey(a)vcfed.org to reserve your spot. The deadline is Friday, April 19. The rules and procedures are the same as last year. We rearranged the show layout last year, so that vendors will have copious space! No more being packed in like sardines.

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help needed near Downngton, PA to copy files from Apple II Prodos disk
by Bill Degnan 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Hi - Got a visitor to the shop today who was passing through and wanted help to copy files from an Apple ][ disk PRODOS format. I did not have one on hand so I asked him for his contact info to see if I could help him. Anyone have a system set up to archive a PRODOS Apple //e disk and copy to modern media/email to person? If so, contact me and I will forward to you his info. He will come to you but you should be in the general area of Downington. he just wants to see what's on the disk and recover the files if possible. I told him about VCF, he is going to try to make it this year if he can. Thanks Bill

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Announcing the AppleII Classroom *ALL THREE DAYS* at VCF East 2020
by Adam Michlin 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

It is official! I can announce that we are going to have an Apple II classroom lab (9-12 Apple IIes) running classes *all three days* at VCF East 2020. Emphasis because this is the first time we are having classes on the Saturday and Sunday. This is something I have been dreaming of for years and working on with Tony Bogan since VCF East 2019. <http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-apple…> Teachers will be: Stephen Edwards, Mouse Kelly, Dean Notarnicola, Javier Rivera, Tony Bogan and a lowly high school teacher who likes to teach students 6502 assembly which we wont name. ;) Retrobrite, Assembly, AppleBASIC, Joystick Repair, Modern Solutions for your II, the list goes on and on. Full class list at: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-apple… <http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-apple…> Every day will also have an open lunch lab from 12:00-1:00 with Apple II games old and new. Maybe even brand new games if Michael Packard finishes his latest game in time. PS: The obvious question.. why Apple IIe? 1. It was my idea. 2. Tony is providing the IIes. More importantly, we expect to change platforms every year and hereby formally challenge the Commodore crew to start planning for the C64 classroom lab at VCF East 2021! PPS: Everyone should be proud of me for not making the obvious joke about the odds of getting 9-12 C64s up and running in the same room at the same time <duck and cover>

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Subject: Re: 1980's bedroom setup
by Jeffrey Jonas 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

According to wikipedia, the Balans chair was invented in 1979. Mine's from 1984. Definitely the correct period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneeling_chair

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Rack lift
by Mike Loewen 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

I'm looking into the possibility of getting a lift, to raise equipment into computer racks. What do you guys recommend, that won't break the bank? The Harbor Freight lift tables only go up to 34". Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Instagram Challenge
by Adam Michlin 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Living Computers: 3,100 followers Computer History Museum: 4,572 followers VCF: 554 followers Challenge accepted. How can you help? I'm assuming everyone that can tolerate such new a fangled thing as Instagram is already following us at: https://www.instagram.com/vcfederation/ But even those people that can't tolerate it can help! How? Pictures! Really cool pictures! Of really cool vintage computers. We may not have the endowment of CHM and LC, but our members are the best members and have the coolest gear! Small print: Pictures accepted by email at this address or <adam.michlin(a)vcfed.org>. If you have an Instagram account that you want tagged, let me know. Wish I could promise every single picture will be posted. This offer not valid in ... blah blah blah...

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Apple diskII drive head needed
by Sentrytv 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

I am looking for good working apple diskII head for a floppy drive model A2M0003 One of the coils on the head is open does not seem to be fixable and I am looking for the head and cable. If you have something I can use please contact me. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] 1980's bedroom setup
by Ethan O'Toole 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

[NON-Text Body part not included] For the 80s bedroom do you have one of those ubiquitous "computer desks" that were everywhere? With the book space or whatever across the top of the back hutch, and the place for the disk drives to the side of the monitor? - Ethan

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Re: 1980's bedroom setup
by Sentrytv 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

It wouldn't be a bad idea to have a boys bedroom and a girls bedroom. Of course with different computers, peripherals and decor. Showing what boys and girls liked back in the 80s. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Feb 3, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Jeff G <jeffg(a)junknet.net> wrote: > > If you are thinking what I'm thinking on the desk, it was "Sauder" brand > furniture that seemed to be popular then, or maybe that was the 90s. It was > cheapo particle board stuff, even cheaper than Ikea, but everybody had it, > like microwave carts, TV stands (with VCR slot), etc. > > I love this idea, and Martin mentioning "Merlin" phones made my day for > some odd reason LOL. I have a connection to them even though I was just a > kid back then. > > I LOVE the bedroom/office ideas - definitely be cool to see it switched > around to different eras/decades! Definitely be cool to see it jump back to > the 70s and have it mimic Matthew Brodick's room from Wargames with the > IMSAI. > > JeffG aka Bags

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