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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Welcome!
by Dean Notarnicola 15 Sep '19

15 Sep '19

Thank you, Steven! Hope to see you at a workshop soon! On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 2:15 PM Steven Mac84 <mac84tv(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Dean and everyone on the VCF list! > > Please allow me introduce myself, my name is Steve. I reconnected with > Dean and the lovely folks running the VCF east booth at the New Jersey > Trenton Computer Festival back in March of this year. I'm sorry it took me > so terribly long to send this email. I'm also sad I missed the past VCF > event this summer, but I hope to make it to the next VCF east! > > As I mentioned to Dean I'm mostly into older Apple machines, along with > some 8-bit Atari and Commodore stuff mixed in. I have a collection of over > 100 vintage Apple machines, ranging from the Apple II series, the infamous > Apple III, and various 6800-powered Macintoshes all the way up to the > PowerPC line, including G3s, G4s, G5s, and even some early Intel models. > Although I specialize in Apple stuff, I'm not a "fan boy" and enjoy many > other systems. > > I have a small YouTube channel where my focus is on the restoration, > history, and exploration of Apple Computer, Inc. - along with other > technological fun that interests me (which is pretty much anything!) You > can check out my channel here if you are interested: > http://youtube.com/Mac84 > > I've been going to TCF since the early 2000s and enjoy attending when I > can. I'm currently working with the TCF board to catalog, organize and > archive photos from past events, as there deserves to be a cool archive of > events past. Hopefully we'll have a collection of old photos to share soon. > But feel free to contact me if you have any pictures or videos you'd like > to contribute to the archive. > > Happy computing! :-) > -Steve (of Mac84) > > On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 3:11 PM Dean Notarnicola <dnotarnicola(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Please introduce yourself to the list >> >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org >> >> >>

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[OT] Anyone From the DC Area Want a Ride to VCF MW?
by J. Alexander Jacocks 12 Sep '19

12 Sep '19

All, My daughter and wife are sick, and so are not going with me to VCF MW, this weekend. Does anyone from the DC area need a ride? I’m also up for picking someone up along the way from Maryland to Chicago. - Alex

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Sat. 14
by Dean Notarnicola 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

I will be there as Docent on the 14th, however I'm not sure how much help I can be, as I'm not intimately familiar with either system and I'm not extremely skilled in component level repair. Your best bet will most likely be to come to the next workshop on September 28 & 29. Regards, Dean On Mon, Sep 9, 2019 at 3:07 PM Fred Terry via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I hope someone will be at the Museum Sat. 14 I could speak with > about help getting my Imsai 80/30 and Persci running again. I guess > I’ll be there after 11:00. > Fred Terry

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Sat. 14
by Fred Terry 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

I hope someone will be at the Museum Sat. 14 I could speak with about help getting my Imsai 80/30 and Persci running again. I guess I’ll be there after 11:00. Fred Terry

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OFF TOPIC - Frequency time base
by Evan Koblentz 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

>> Does anybody know if the museum has a time base generator, somewhere around 5, 10 or 20 MHz? (+-20hz) I need to calibrate a frequency counter We don't own anything like that. It is possible that NJARC (antique radio/TV group) or CDL (makerspace) has it. On Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 2:32 PM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > >> On 9/8/19 8:55 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > >> Does anybody know if the museum has a time base generator, somewhere > >> around 5, 10 or 20 MHz? (+-20hz) > >> I need to calibrate a frequency counter. > > > > On Sep 8, 2019, at 11:06 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > > > If you make it to the Pittsburgh area, I can do NIST-traceable > > frequency calibration in my lab, to a whole lot tighter than 20Hz. (move > > that decimal point about six digits to the right, man!) > > > > Gratis for all of my friends here, of course. > > > > -Dave > > > > -- > > Dave McGuire, AK4HZ > > New Kensington, PA > > > > Thank you for the offer, > But I doubt I will be in that area anytime. > > I was hoping that somebody had a portable unit and might bring it to the > workshop. > and or maybe the museum had one somewhere, possibly in storage, I would > not be able to tell how accurate it is, but I'd give it a shot. > > Mike R. > > Sent from: > My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > > > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OFF TOPIC - Frequency time base
by Dave McGuire 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

On 9/8/19 8:55 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Does anybody know if the museum has a time base generator, somewhere > around 5, 10 or 20 MHz? (+-20hz) > I need to calibrate a frequency counter. If you make it to the Pittsburgh area, I can do NIST-traceable frequency calibration in my lab, to a whole lot tighter than 20Hz. (move that decimal point about six digits to the right, man!) Gratis for all of my friends here, of course. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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ISO: Philips CDI 350/360 power supply
by Herb Johnson 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

> In search of a power supply for a Philips portable CDI 350 or 360. Look on eBay today. There's an auction for a complete unit. (A CD-ROM based gaming? device.) It has photos of the power supply. It's not cheap but it will inform you about the power supply. It appears there's voltage/current information on the bottom of the player/controller. It appears the power connector is uncommon. If so and you have to build a power supply, that's a challenge. Regards, Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Looking for drive bezels for Power mac 8100/8500/9500
by Matt Patoray 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

Hi all, I have started a restoration project to get my Power Mac 8500/180 DP up and running again. Part of that process will be a physical restoration which is already underway. To finish it out I need two drive bezels that never had for the machine. I am needing th CD-ROM and DAT drive bezels, does anyone have either that they are willing to sell me, all plastic tabs and nubs intact a plus but not 100% necessary (we all know how fragile early to mid 90's Apple plastic is). Thanks -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG

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Wireless RS-232 bridge
by Mike Loewen 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

Looking for a wireless RS-232 bridge to connect 2 serial ports over an indoor distance. Recommendations? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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OFF TOPIC - Frequency time base
by Sentrytv 09 Sep '19

09 Sep '19

Does anybody know if the museum has a time base generator, somewhere around 5, 10 or 20 MHz? (+-20hz) I need to calibrate a frequency counter. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.

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