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Important, please read: Unix classes @ VCF East
by Evan Koblentz 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Here is an important update about the VCF East classes for Friday, May 3. Unix track: - Unusual Unix versions: Alex Jacocks - Unix networking: Andy Diller - Unix headless booting: Stephen Edwards - SimH: David Gesswein We need one more Unix tech talk with a vintage slant. Anyone have an idea???

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum report
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> writes: > >Interesting day! I was supposed to be at the InfoAge front desk (it was >VCF's turn), and Jeff B./Tony were supposed to co-docent in the museum, >but when I arrived there was already a radio club person at the front >desk. Some kind of scheduling mix-up, so I was off the hook. :) Jeff >went to the NASA lecture, Tony did some Apple II tech repair, and I >greeted visitors. We had a few families visit today and also some local >school administrators. What NASA lecture???

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C64 Component Video FPGA article on Hackaday
by Jeffrey Brace 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

https://hackaday.com/2019/03/10/component-video-for-the-commodore-64/ Also on github: https://github.com/c0pperdragon/C64-Video-Enhancement -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] HP-85 ad
by Randall Kindig 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

I’m going to put this out here again, since the item is still available. Is anyone headed to both VCF East and VCF Southeast that would be able to swing by and pick up the following?: https://www.ebay.com/itm/372622105057?ul_noapp=true <https://www.ebay.com/itm/372622105057?ul_noapp=true> It’s listed as pickup only. If I were going to VCF East I could probably get it, but alas I cannot. I WILL be at VCF Southeast. thanks Randy Kindig > On Mar 5, 2019, at 6:53 AM, Mike Willegal via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > From: Mike Willegal <mike(a)willegal.net> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] HP-85 ad > Date: March 5, 2019 at 6:53:30 AM EST > To: vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org > > > Hi Randy, > > I’m close to Burlington MA, but am not headed to VCF SE, this year. I could ship it or perhaps you find someone that is headed to both VCF east and southeast. > > Regards, > Mike Willegal > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 4, 2019, at 12:00 PM, vcf-midatlantic-request(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: >> >> [vcf-midatlantic] HP-85 ad > > >

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Interesting day! I was supposed to be at the InfoAge front desk (it was VCF's turn), and Jeff B./Tony were supposed to co-docent in the museum, but when I arrived there was already a radio club person at the front desk. Some kind of scheduling mix-up, so I was off the hook. :) Jeff went to the NASA lecture, Tony did some Apple II tech repair, and I greeted visitors. We had a few families visit today and also some local school administrators. Jeff B. will be there tomorrow.

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Big Estate Sale Tomorrow in Ct
by Christian Liendo 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Someone sent me this. This person had some nice stuff https://estatesales.org/estate-sales/ct/seymour/06483/vintage-computer-gami…

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WTD: PDP-11 tape drive?
by W2HX 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Hi friends, I am building my first PDP-11. It is a 11/23+ It is a nice set up with 4 RL02's lots of boards, two half-height racks, spares, you name it. I would really like to get a real-to-real 9-track tape drive, the manual loading kind. I see many autoloading types but they just don't have the panache of what I used to use in the 80's and 90's at my places of work. I have been watching on ebay for a while and those few that come up seem expensive. I did locate these (not cheap but cheaper than others). https://www.ebay.com/itm/192745726868 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/264099860161 The first one says "wiltec" but I am guessing that wiltec was just the reseller. It looks very similar (if not identical) to the second one which is listed as a fujitsu M2444AC. For some reason the "wiltec" one is cheaper. It seems to have some nice connectors on the back. The fujitsu is more expensive, has rack mounting hardware (a plus) but no back connectors. It isn't obvious how to connect this to something. Also shipping for some reason, is $100 more. I found a manual to this on bitsavers (thank you to whomever did this). It says it the fujitsu has 3 modes of operation. MODE A: CDC 9218S COMPATIBLE MODE MODE B: CIPHER F880 COMPATIBLE MODE MODE C: PERTEC FSlOOO SERIES COMPATIBLE Can they be made to interface with a PDP-11 Qbus system? Anyone have any opinions on these? I should also ask if anyone has an open-real tape drive they would like to part with (preferably known working) let me know. I am in NY, willing to drive a few hours or pay for shipping. Your thoughts are appreciated. 73 Eugene W2HX

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

Sporadic visitors today. Best group was 10 female college students, several studying CS. I spent some time planning for new museum signs and working on VCF East stuff.

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Looking for Lomas Color Magic board
by Richard Cini 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

All — I’m looking for a Lomas ColorMagic S100 video board for a project related to my Gazelle. The CompuPro PC-Video might work as well. If anyone has one that they would be willing to part with, please let me know. Thanks! Rich Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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Yay for book sorting!
by Evan Koblentz 05 Mar '19

05 Mar '19

It was a trick subject line. :) Is anyone available to spend tomorrow sorting books with me in the cold warehouse?

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