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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] BeBox for the Museum
by Michael Kato 25 Aug '19

25 Aug '19

> > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 22:09:22 -0500 > From: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)vcfed.org> > To: Christian Liendo <cliendo(a)gmail.com> > Cc: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] NeXT(s) f/s in Maryland > Message-ID: > < > CADAdoY7HSnf9efqXOmPrpf7K6OQVafFPer0ytzg+adA8c3hCyw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Someone please get it for us!! We don't have one. :( > Evan, Let's talk. I have one in working order, and I might be ready to donate. ....maki....

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Breakfast tomorrow for repair workshop people
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

Tomorrow we will go to Blue Swan diner in Ocean Township at 9am. Let me know if you are joining us. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Museum AT&T Unix machine
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

If anyone has the expertise to look at and repair the museum AT&T unix machine, it would be much appreciated. The symptoms seem to be that it is endlessly looking for a boot sector and not finding it (based on the symptoms and looking it up on a website). There is a green screen with characters slowly going across endlessly. Please contact Evan or myself if you have the ability and time. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Commodore 64 diagnostics help / August Workshop
by Michael Pohl 24 Aug '19

24 Aug '19

Gents- My son is working on a garage sale Commodore 64 that starts up and produces the standard blue C-64 background screen, but shows a bunch of random characters instead of the normal boot up. We're told that this might indicate a bad RAM chip and that a diagnostic test cartridge might reveals which chip is bad. Would anyone good with Commodore and attending on Saturday (24 AUG) be willing to bring along one of that and help us run a test? Thx! Mike Pohl

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Compaq Portable 1
by Douglas Perry 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

Thanks Even, Getting it up and running again/being able to show my son the machine that got me interested in coding would be amazing. Even if I can't get it working I'm just as excited to meet up with some people who share my interest and get to see some computers I've never had the pleasure to see before. Doug P *Evan Koblentz* evan at vcfed.org <vcf-midatlantic%40lists.vcfed.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bvcf-midatlantic%5D%20Compaq%20Portable%201%20%28response%29&In-Reply-To=%3CCADAdoY4nCtQCjTU-gNxTX5Vp5pxc7gKBDbjCWeQ-7h8oK8uubw%40mail.gmail.com%3E> *Fri Aug 23 13:21:22 EDT 2019* >>* I don't think I'm capable of tracing it down via comparison. * Yes but helping/teaching each other is what our workshops are all about. You might still go home with a working computer. On Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 12:57 PM Douglas Perry via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org <https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic>> wrote: >* David G thank you for your offer. *>>* I don't think it will be necessary for you to bring the your Compaq. *>* Considering my current level I if the issue doesn't jump out as obvious *>* (exploded cap) I don't think I'm capable of tracing it down via comparison. *>>* I do look forward to meeting you though and maybe bending your ear for *>* ideas depending on what happens when I get it opened up. *>>* Thanks again, *>* Doug P. *>>>* Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:56:53 -0400 *>* From: David Gesswein <djg at pdp8online.com <https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic>> *>* To: vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org <https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic> *>* Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Compaq portable 1 *>* Message-ID: <20190823155653.GA6583 at hugin2.pdp8online.com <https://lists.vcfed.org/mailman/listinfo/vcf-midatlantic>> *>* Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii *>>* It was discussed on the list earlier that Doug P was bringing a Compaq *>* portable 1 to work on and I and someone else had offered to bring a working *>* machine for comparison. (Mine is a plus). Probable don't need two so *>* checking if that was still desired and if I should bring mine or someone *>* else *>* was bringing a working one. Mine still has covers off. *>>>>* End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 15, Issue 23 *>* *********************************************** *>

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Reminder Xerox 16/8
by Sentry TV 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

Just a reminder I'll be at the workshop this weekend Saturday at about 10 AM till about 4PM In case anyone has discs I can use to boot this machine. It would certainly be appreciated. I will be bringing the Xerox machine, Monitor, Printer to the next Saturday workshop. Anyone who has 5.25 boot disk(s) DOS or CP/M that will be going to the workshop Saturday, could you bring a couple to test, please? Right now I do not have any boot disks for this. I had MS-DOS disks at one time but cant find them, yet. Thank you Mike R.

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Pick up a MacBook?
by Damir Dzhafarov 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

Hi everyone, I’m new to the group. I bought a PowerBook 520c on FB Matketplace a while ago in hopes a family friend could pick it up, but unfortunately, that hasn’t worked out yet. Anyone in the area of Springfield PA who would like to pick it up and maybe play with for a while until we can work out a time for me to get it from you? (I’m in Connecticut.) I’m in no hurry, and wouldn’t mind another vintage computer enthusiast having it for a while. It’s all paid for, so I could just send you contact details for the person and you could work out where to meet (a Starbucks or police station or whatever you’re both comfortable with). Please let know if you might be interested. Thanks.

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Compaq Portable 1 (response)
by Douglas Perry 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

David G thank you for your offer. I don't think it will be necessary for you to bring the your Compaq. Considering my current level I if the issue doesn't jump out as obvious (exploded cap) I don't think I'm capable of tracing it down via comparison. I do look forward to meeting you though and maybe bending your ear for ideas depending on what happens when I get it opened up. Thanks again, Doug P. Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 11:56:53 -0400 From: David Gesswein <djg(a)pdp8online.com> To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Compaq portable 1 Message-ID: <20190823155653.GA6583(a)hugin2.pdp8online.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It was discussed on the list earlier that Doug P was bringing a Compaq portable 1 to work on and I and someone else had offered to bring a working machine for comparison. (Mine is a plus). Probable don't need two so checking if that was still desired and if I should bring mine or someone else was bringing a working one. Mine still has covers off. End of vcf-midatlantic Digest, Vol 15, Issue 23 ***********************************************

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Compaq portable 1
by David Gesswein 23 Aug '19

23 Aug '19

It was discussed on the list earlier that Doug P was bringing a Compaq portable 1 to work on and I and someone else had offered to bring a working machine for comparison. (Mine is a plus). Probable don't need two so checking if that was still desired and if I should bring mine or someone else was bringing a working one. Mine still has covers off.

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stop motion ascii art!
by Jeffrey Jonas 22 Aug '19

22 Aug '19

Of possible interest: https://youtu.be/so_HQKv-Bmk Kitty: a wonderful early computer animation from Russia (1968) http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Mk1xd9lzQ4w/kitty-a-wonde… https://boingboing.net/?p=733328 >From Etudes.ru (Google translation): More than 40 years ago in 1968 ... A team led by Nikolai Nikolaevich Konstantinov creates a mathematical model of the motion of the animal (cat). The BESM-4 machine, executing a written program for solving ordinary (in the mathematical sense of the word) differential equations, draws a cartoon "Kitty" containing even by modern standards an amazing animation of cat movements created by a computer.

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