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Festivus Docents Schedule
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

Please sign up to be docent for an hour or two during Festivus. Signup sheet is here: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RsBm7PmAj1BnJtLfB-WfeYSQeA12LfFuP1n… > It's important that someone is there because of the holiday model train show brings in a lot of people. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Festivus Parking
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

*PARKING:* InfoAge management wants us to park inside the campus, in a neat orderly row, between the Festivus building and the CDL hackerspace building (9059). The main parking lot remains available for guests of the Holiday Model Train Show. DO NOT COST INFOAGE MONEY! by leaving it open to confuse paying guests. Always close it behind you when you enter/exit, EVEN IF IT WAS ALREADY OPEN! Make note of where you need to park. THIS IS IMPORTANT! <https://drive.google.com/open?id=11oP4h286hPD1dJYHNa6sx7iOEIG84GXy> -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Festivus Location
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

*LOCATION:* InfoAge Building 9010-D (Sandy Recovery Area)- (2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ) - It will be straight ahead once you enter through the gate. The door is marked Sandy Recovery and is up the steps. Door code is 6502. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus - Items for Sale
by Lou 07 Dec '19

07 Dec '19

>OK. Lou. I can't guarantee a table as we are filled up at this point. >Depending on how the tables turn out, I may be able to supply you one, but won't know until setup time on Saturday. It's completely fine. Plus I talked to someone who has a table who offered me to half it if I want to. As for my items for sale/considering to bring with, here is an album of the machines I'm considering bringing. It's not everything, and there is a chance that some things pictured might not make a showing unless requested. https://imgur.com/a/rP559E5

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Twas the night before Festivus
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

I plan on arriving around 9:30AM to start the setup. Andy Diller and Dmitry will be helping me with setup. Code to get in the door is 6502. Come find me to let me know that you arrived. There are 8 Americorp volunteers staying there, so please be courteous to them. Also be careful offering beers to them as one of them may be under 21. If in doubt let me handle it. Anyone staying overnight is to use the smaller bunk room. If it fills up, then let me know and we can use the bigger bunk room. I plan on doing the food shopping before arriving and then staring setup. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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festivus gaming
by dillera＠gmail.com 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

if people are up for some more modern gaming, bring a non-retro laptop and lets play some games together in a lan party (wifi party). Also, I'm working on a text-adventure game based on the InfoAge buildings and so if you want to work on some puzzles for the game let me know and we can spend some time doing that as well. -andy

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All packed up and excited for Festivus
by Ian Primus 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Got the van all packed up. Lots of hauling televisions and cardboard boxes and milk crates of stuff in the snow. Hoping the drive tomorrow morning is uneventful, and looking forward to a good Festivus! There will be a similar large spread of classic games as last year, if you have a game cartridge in particular you'd like to play, feel free to bring it along, chances are there will be a machine to play it. -Ian

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Festivus Slackers ... Last Chance!
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

You have until midnight to get your tickets at a discounted rate. The price goes up at the door. Pay by EVENTBRITE: < https://www.eventbrite.com/e/festivus-2019-tickets-77436696243?aff=VCFMaili… > OR PAYPAL PayPal, please use the "Friends and Family" option. Send to paypal(a)vcfed.org and put in the note your Name, "Festivus 2019 Dinner", or "Festivus Dinner and Overnight". $10 for Festivus Dinner in advance, or $15 at the door. $25 for Overnight Stay in advance or $30 at the door. Both Dinner *and* Overnight is $35 in advance, or $45 at the door. Tickets are available until Dec. 6 (day before Festivus). Dec. 7 you have to pay at the door. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus - Items for Sale
by Lou 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

I know I'm late to the party on this (been a busy few weeks between events, financials, health issues, getting a robot and having my mouth drilled) but I have a few things here between my work and collection that I would be interested in selling if there is any interest. In the collection we have a lot of x86 stuff, giant towers, compact boxes, a 386 system with it's original manual and MS-DOS 3 disk, some monitors, a few DEC tape drives, a Sun Sparcstation with PGT IMIX labeling on it, a VAX M38 which I'm mulling over selling, 2 Mac Classics I'm considering selling, and maybe more. I'll likely put up an album at some point soon for a better idea on things. Not planning on bringing everything but if there is anything that jumps out at anyone feel free to let me know off the mailing list.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] STBook
by Ethan O'Toole 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

> [NON-Text Body part not included] Interesting machine! I knew of the Atari STacy laptops but wasn't aware of the ST Book. Most of the laptops I think were used by music people for the MIDI apps? (On that note -- Wouldn't mind picking up a legal dongle for Notator or Cubase for my Atari Mega 2 ST. The cracked copy of Notator I was playing with seems unstable. I emailed Steinberg asking if they would open the ST software to the public but never got anything back.)

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