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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 04 Apr '19

04 Apr '19

We had two groups of high school students visit today. Each group was about 15-20 kids. They were smart and well-behaved. I gave them full tours. A new IA volunteer also came for a tour. I used the in-between time to work on VCF East stuff.

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OT: selling (unopened) Galaxy S10 earbuds
by Evan Koblentz 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

Recently upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S10. They sent me wireless earbuds. I don't need those. Posted for $120 on eBay (they usually go for $130-$160), but I will take $100 from any friends. Need payment quickly. Here are a couple of pictures. I'm not opening the box; presumably the earbuds are inside and not rocks. :) https://photos.app.goo.gl/PEbFBGXMrzC2DkfP6

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie
by Christian Liendo 02 Apr '19

02 Apr '19

On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 12:07 AM Jeffrey Golas via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Whats your favorite “computer” movie? Can be current or ancient, modern or mainframe. A one liner about why you chose it would be cool too. TRON

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie
by Chris Fala 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

Good ones. Sandra Bullock, The Net On Apr 1, 2019, at 11:11 AM, Sentrytv <sentrytv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Antitrust Ryan Phillip Tim Robbins (as Bill Gates type leader) Hackers Who can't resist Angelina Jolie Weird science Always gets a laugh Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:07 AM, Jeffrey Golas via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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PDP "straight" 8 Progress
by Bill Degnan 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQn7TpgnVrw So far so good, working on PDP 8 picked up from Mexico. Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie
by Sentrytv 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

Antitrust Ryan Phillip Tim Robbins (as Bill Gates type leader) Hackers Who can't resist Angelina Jolie Weird science Always gets a laugh Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. > On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:07 AM, Jeffrey Golas via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > <mime-attachment>

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie
by David Riley 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:07 AM, Jeffrey Golas via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > From: Jeffrey Golas <jeffg(a)junknet.net> > Subject: Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie > Date: April 1, 2019 at 12:07:14 AM EDT > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > I was poking around my Apple TV tonight and spotted a movie I never got to see called “the computer wears tennis shoes” - a 1969 Disney movie with Kurt Russel about a mainframe. I put it on my short list to watch on a rainy day. > > It got me thinking...we all know the staple computer movies like Wargames and Weird Science, Lawnmower man, Matrix etc. > > Whats your favorite “computer” movie? Can be current or ancient, modern or mainframe. A one liner about why you chose it would be cool too. Mine is probably still WarGames. It actually still has a lot of real life applicability: the mad rush to automation and workforce reduction with insufficiently-proven technology resulting in near disaster, poorly-secured network connections and OSINT leading to breaches by bored teenagers, etc. It's all still quite relevant. It's also a great reminder of how mind-bogglingly insane the late Cold War was on all sides. Sneakers is also still pretty good. Hackers is amusing, if maybe a bit overly campy, but it has strong accolades from folks who were actually in the scene back in the day, so I have some respect for it (and the soundtrack is pretty great). - Dave

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie
by Ethan O'Toole 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

> [NON-Text Body part not included] Mine used to be War Games. I also liked Sneakers. Hackers is fun and had a great soundtrack. I think a lot of it had to do with just seeing it and it being computer related, although the idea is a bit far fetched looking back. When I was young there were some other run-ups. Disney's B.R.A.T. Patrol had modified TRS-80 model 100s, that was a fun movie. If you haven't seen it, check out Whiz Kids. It was a TV series that was good but unfortunately all of the copies in the wild are bad. Of course there are other hacker movies. Laughted at The Net because it seemed silly, but it had the true heartthrob in it.. <3 The US Robotics Courier HST Dual Standard! Of course we laughed at Emojis but now that Slack has taken over many a workplace ... it's full of emjois. Guess it predicted the future. Jumping Jack Flash is another often left out hacker movie. Dumb terminal/mainframe even! Of course Real Genius is awesome, but I don't think of it as a computer movie. It involves another hobby of mine, laser show systems. But I think I'm sticking with War Games. - Ethan

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Slightly OT - Favorite computer movie
by Jeffrey Golas 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

I was poking around my Apple TV tonight and spotted a movie I never got to see called “the computer wears tennis shoes” - a 1969 Disney movie with Kurt Russel about a mainframe. I put it on my short list to watch on a rainy day. It got me thinking...we all know the staple computer movies like Wargames and Weird Science, Lawnmower man, Matrix etc. Whats your favorite “computer” movie? Can be current or ancient, modern or mainframe. A one liner about why you chose it would be cool too.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] UNIX TOWN --- Repair Workshop Signup for March 30 & 31, 2019
by Lou 01 Apr '19

01 Apr '19

As much as I wanted to attend this workshop especially for the UNIX TOWN exhibit planning my ability to get up there this weekend is very unlikely. There is a small chance I might come up later today for an hour or two but again, this is unlikely. To those who do meet up today to discuss the exhibit and plan it out, give me the details over discord! I don't want to be left out. -Lou

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