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Warehouse work tomorrow or Friday?
by Evan Koblentz 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Can I get one person to help me all day in the warehouse, either tomorrow or Friday? There are 206 people on this list ... let's hear from somebody new for a change. :)

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InfoAge is closed today
by Evan Koblentz 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

InfoAge is closed today due to the weather. Evan Koblentz Executive Director, Vintage Computer Federation evan(a)vcfed.org / (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org @vcfederation

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Atari exhibit(s) at VCF East
by Peter Cetinski 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

> On Feb 20, 2019, at 10:37 AM, Peter Fletcher via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Just wanted to let people know that the Atari Exhibit is a group effort. Dean Notarnicola, Bill Lange, Anthony Becker, Bill Winters and I will all be participating. We will be covering the 400/800 through to the Falcon030. We will also have a tribute to Jay Miner as he was instrumental in the creation of the 2600,400/800, as well as the Amiga 1000. > Nice! A Jay Miner tribute is classy.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Atari exhibit(s) at VCF East
by Evan Koblentz 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

>> Just wanted to let people know that the Atari Exhibit is a group effort. Dean Notarnicola, Bill Lange, Anthony Becker, Bill Winters and I will all be participating. My fault for not fully reading your exhibit registration. Dean told me last night. I need to update the webpage. Was going to reply to my own comment here but you beat me to it. On Wed, Feb 20, 2019, 10:38 AM Peter Fletcher via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > Just wanted to let people know that the Atari Exhibit is a group effort. > Dean Notarnicola, Bill Lange, Anthony Becker, Bill Winters and I will all > be participating. We will be covering the 400/800 through to the > Falcon030. We will also have a tribute to Jay Miner as he was instrumental > in the creation of the 2600,400/800, as well as the Amiga 1000. > >

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Atari exhibit(s) at VCF East
by Peter Fletcher 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Just wanted to let people know that the Atari Exhibit is a group effort. Dean Notarnicola, Bill Lange, Anthony Becker, Bill Winters and I will all be participating. We will be covering the 400/800 through to the Falcon030. We will also have a tribute to Jay Miner as he was instrumental in the creation of the 2600,400/800, as well as the Amiga 1000.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] [OT] Early Kodak Photographic Copying Device?
by Jeffrey Jonas 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Before photocopiers & laser printers were ubiquitious, there were many curious methods of duplication. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_duplicating_processes 1) if you have a paper copy that's a B&W negative, it is probably a Photostat. I found several photostats in my dad's papers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photostat_machine Description Both Rectigraph and Photostat machines consisted of a large camera ... After a 10-second exposure, the paper was directed to developing and fixing baths, then either air- or machine-dried. Since the print was directly exposed, without the use of an intermediate film, the result was a negative print. 2) I once salvaged a Thermofax machine. It was a box of BRIGHT lamps and a heated roller. No chemicals required. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermofax 3) I once had a little darkroom kit with a contact printer which was a tin box with a light bulb inside, a glass top with hinged top. The paper was developed by inserting it into a plastic gadget where a crank turned rollers (via gears) dunking the paper into 3 consecutive chemical trays. 4) The way these relate to computers & electronics: several of these processes were used for chart recorders and "oscillographs" (oscilloscope where a light beam was bounced by moving mirrors onto a screen, or film). High resolution charter recorders avoided pen lag & overshoot by using a galvanometer and light beam onto light sensitive paper. I think HP used IR onto heat-sensitive paper similar to today's receipt paper. -- jeff jonas

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Someone needs an empty PDP-11 rack
by Evan Koblentz 20 Feb '19

20 Feb '19

Someone here in central NJ (who gave us an interesting homemade portable VAXstation) is looking for an empty PDP-11 rack. If anybody has one for sale then please contact him directly at joe.dempster(a)gmail.com.

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Atari exhibit(s) at VCF East
by Evan Koblentz 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Since there will be a huge UNIX exhibit anniversary exhibit, there should also be a huge Atari computer anniversary exhibit. Pete opened the door by registering his Atari exhibit just now: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… I encourage all Atari exhibitors to work with Pete and to perhaps make your own off-list discussion method for coordination. It would be fun if, in one of the exhibit rooms, we have a whole long row of Atari facing a whole long row of UNIX systems.

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VCF East exhibit registration
by Evan Koblentz 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

It's open and there are already three exhibits including someone from the Netherlands: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib… Sign up now. Don't make me chase you down. :) -- 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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Upcoming Repair workshops VCF
by Jeffrey Brace 18 Feb '19

18 Feb '19

Besides *March 30 & 31*: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qisU7Goz7_QQVOtuCEg8PsDfh7-adv0zNXI… > There is: *April 13 & 14*: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XTEGeYkzqrmGL_X5OdyFbjoy4QtLMBDoX5r… > *June 1 & 2*: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cdRaUOarYmLe0c7Veddzl4HhOqB1BXTgTCQ… > *August 24 & 25*: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Gmvr2ZEtEXouN0oB7Y_UtCRabbwhLTi4E_… > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

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