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More facets of hard disk recovery (SA1000, RD53) and emulation
by David Gesswein 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

I have made a SA1000 adapter board for my MFM reader emulator. I did a small run which seems to work so if you are interested email me to get in on the next order. Prices may get a little better if I get enough orders. http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/ http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/sa1000/sa1000_usage.shtml I have used it for reading Shugart SA1004 and Quantum Q2040 drives. Another has used it to replace drive in a TRS-80 Model II 8 Meg drive unit. Some other items that may be of interest: Dealing with stuck head problem with Quantum Q2040 drives http://www.pdp8online.com/q2040/q2040.shtml Using a DAC to pull the head servo to recover otherwise unreadable data from DEC RD53 drive. Also procedure tried for Q2040 but data had been erased so not successful. http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/head_servo/

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Broken PET free to good home
by Evan Koblentz 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Says our friend BernieS of 2600 fame: >> Hi Evan, Does VCF or anyone you know want a reportedly unused Commodore CBM 8032? It was dropped and the CRT broke (see photo) and it reportedly sat unused for 38 years. Someone just gave it to my friend Bob who designed those Apple II I/O cards I brought to Festivus and gave to Dimitry and Ian. Let me know if you really want it. I can pick it up next time I visit my mother 200 miles north of Philly, and bring it to VCF East. Or not, if you don't want it. << I declined: we have enough. Anyone who wants it should contact him directly at bernies(a)panix.com.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Broken PET free to good home
by Evan Koblentz 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

All I know is what's in the message. Bernie is not on this list. Email him directly. On Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 9:29 PM Brian Marstella via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: > I'd be interested, depending on location... Brian > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 9:27 PM Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > Says our friend BernieS of 2600 fame: > > > > >> Hi Evan, Does VCF or anyone you know want a reportedly unused > Commodore > > CBM 8032? It was dropped and the CRT broke (see photo) and it reportedly > > sat unused for 38 years. Someone just gave it to my friend Bob who > > designed those Apple II I/O cards I brought to Festivus and gave to > Dimitry > > and Ian. Let me know if you really want it. I can pick it up next time > I > > visit my mother 200 miles north of Philly, and bring it to VCF East. Or > > not, if you don't want it. << > > > > I declined: we have enough. Anyone who wants it should contact him > directly > > at bernies(a)panix.com. > > >

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AppleSauce
by Evan Koblentz 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

John Morris donated the deluxe version of his new-ish "AppleSauce" disk imaging hardware to us (it should arrive in a week or so.) We (Ian, Alex J., etc.) can build it at the next workshop. It requires a Mac with OS version 10.11 or newer. John said that's pretty much any Mac from mid-2009 or newer. So everyone is welcome to bring uncracked Apple II disks to the next workshop, and this thing should be able to make exact working copies. Wish I had that in 7th grade! Got in trouble for trying to copy Newsroom. :) Copy II+ wasn't up to the task.

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

A bunch of 20-somethings are staying at IA this week for volunteer programs. Several of them passed through our museum today, so it was nice to have visitors despite the bad weather. IA management then decided to close at 4pm when it started snowing. -- Evan Koblentz, executive director Vintage Computer Federation www.vcfed.org evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 VCF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hello Introduction
by Bob Flanders 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Hi Bryan. Welcome to VCF. I live in NoVA -- Fairfax, actually. Great to have you. Best Regards, Bob On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 1:32 PM W. Bryan Caudle via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > As a new member to the list, I am looking forward to meeting some other > vintage computer enthusiasts and collectors and hopefully contribute to the > conversation in the future. > > My whole work life has in some way involved technology, and my interest in > computers goes back to elementary school with the TRS-80 model I and Apple > II. I grew up with Commodore machines at home, followed by TRS-80's and PC > Clones later on. I worked for Compuadd Corp in the 90's, then a local PC > shop, then started my consulting business in 1994. Most recently my full > time gig has been in infrastructure and architecture for a couple of global > non-profit organizations. When I am not at work or spending time with > family, my time is split between the computer collection and aviation. > > I have been intentionally collecting and restoring vintage hardware since > 2006 with the future aspiration of having them on public display in some > form either connected with an existing museum or starting something new. I > am located in central Virginia, and we currently have around 100 machines > in the collection, with the majority dating from the mid '70s through 90's, > and cover a broad range of home computers, business computers, portables, > and gaming consoles. I am happy to say that approximately 90% of them are > functional. In addition to the usual suspects, some of our less common > items include an IBM System/32, Basic Four Minicomputer, Acorn Electron, > NeXT workstation, Xerox 1108 Lisp Machines, and the Commodore PC-10 IBM > clone. > > I enjoyed my first visit to the VCF East last year and am looking forward > to returning this year. I am considering participating in some sort of > exhibition at the festival, either on my own or in cooperation with others > and Evan suggested that I join this list to see where my ideas might fit in > with what others are doing. > > Much of our collection is documented here if anyone is interested: > > http://www.vacomputermuseum.org<http://www.vacomputermuseum.org/> > > Thanks for your time! >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hello Introduction
by Peter Cetinski 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

> On Jan 29, 2019, at 1:01 PM, W. Bryan Caudle via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > As a new member to the list, I am looking forward to meeting some other vintage computer enthusiasts and collectors and hopefully contribute to the conversation in the future. > Hi Bryan, it's nice to hear from you again and that you found this group. I’m glad to see your museum is still in progress, especially with that Tandy 12/6000 running XENIX main exhibit! ;) Looking forward to meeting you at VCFE! Pete

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Re: Hello Introduction
by Tony Bogan 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

> On Jan 29, 2019, at 1:01 PM, W. Bryan Caudle <bcaudle(a)ctsi.net> wrote: > > As a new member to the list, I am looking forward to meeting some other vintage computer enthusiasts and collectors and hopefully contribute to the conversation in the future. > > My whole work life has in some way involved technology, and my interest in computers goes back to elementary school with the TRS-80 model I and Apple II. I grew up with Commodore machines at home, followed by TRS-80's and PC Clones later on. I worked for Compuadd Corp in the 90's, then a local PC shop, then started my consulting business in 1994. Most recently my full time gig has been in infrastructure and architecture for a couple of global non-profit organizations. When I am not at work or spending time with family, my time is split between the computer collection and aviation. > > I have been intentionally collecting and restoring vintage hardware since 2006 with the future aspiration of having them on public display in some form either connected with an existing museum or starting something new. I am located in central Virginia, and we currently have around 100 machines in the collection, with the majority dating from the mid '70s through 90's, and cover a broad range of home computers, business computers, portables, and gaming consoles. I am happy to say that approximately 90% of them are functional. In addition to the usual suspects, some of our less common items include an IBM System/32, Basic Four Minicomputer, Acorn Electron, NeXT workstation, Xerox 1108 Lisp Machines, and the Commodore PC-10 IBM clone. > > I enjoyed my first visit to the VCF East last year and am looking forward to returning this year. I am considering participating in some sort of exhibition at the festival, either on my own or in cooperation with others and Evan suggested that I join this list to see where my ideas might fit in with what others are doing. > > Much of our collection is documented here if anyone is interested: > > http://www.vacomputermuseum.org<http://www.vacomputermuseum.org/> > > Thanks for your time! Welcome Bryan! Love the pictures of the systems and software etc. We will have to talk about getting some Apple II love for your 1970s group. Original Apple IIs are pricey but a nice II+ from 1979 will fit the bill. I have many (as does VCF, so I’m not slighting VCF by offering one) and would be happy to move one your way. Perhaps if you attend a workshop or come to VCF East you can pick it up to save the hassle of shipping. I have a large selection of software and manuals so I will add something to round out the display based on your wishes. It’s my hope sometime down the road as the VCF museum expands to see displays of multiple machines from different vendors, and have some stuff put aside for that should it ever happen. Meantime the machine is yours if you want it. You’ve got some of the most knowledgeable and helpful people here in this group for all things micro and mini and mainframe, with some true experts to help you with your collection. Apple II series and compact Macs are my personal obsession so anything I can do to help in that area just ask. So many Commodore and Tandy and Mac guys and.....you get the idea! Lots of info to be had from this list! Tony

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hello Introduction
by Bob Aviles 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Hi, Just want to say hello. Bobby On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 1:31:59 PM EST, W. Bryan Caudle via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: As a new member to the list, I am looking forward to meeting some other vintage computer enthusiasts and collectors and hopefully contribute to the conversation in the future. My whole work life has in some way involved technology, and my interest in computers goes back to elementary school with the TRS-80 model I and Apple II. I grew up with Commodore machines at home, followed by TRS-80's and PC Clones later on. I worked for Compuadd Corp in the 90's, then a local PC shop, then started my consulting business in 1994. Most recently my full time gig has been in infrastructure and architecture for a couple of global non-profit organizations. When I am not at work or spending time with family, my time is split between the computer collection and aviation. I have been intentionally collecting and restoring vintage hardware since 2006 with the future aspiration of having them on public display in some form either connected with an existing museum or starting something new. I am located in central Virginia, and we currently have around 100 machines in the collection, with the majority dating from the mid '70s through 90's, and cover a broad range of home computers, business computers, portables, and gaming consoles. I am happy to say that approximately 90% of them are functional. In addition to the usual suspects, some of our less common items include an IBM System/32, Basic Four Minicomputer, Acorn Electron, NeXT workstation, Xerox 1108 Lisp Machines, and the Commodore PC-10 IBM clone. I enjoyed my first visit to the VCF East last year and am looking forward to returning this year. I am considering participating in some sort of exhibition at the festival, either on my own or in cooperation with others and Evan suggested that I join this list to see where my ideas might fit in with what others are doing. Much of our collection is documented here if anyone is interested: http://www.vacomputermuseum.org<http://www.vacomputermuseum.org/> Thanks for your time!

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Museum warehouse tomorrow?
by Evan Koblentz 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

There's less than 1" of snow forecast for Monmouth County. Anybody want to do a warehouse day with me?

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