- vcf-midatlantic - lists.vcfed.org

VCF East - important exhibits update
by Evan Koblentz 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Presently there are 9 regular exhibits and the two massive Atari/Unix exhibits. So far that's 21 exhibitors total! You procrastinators need to register soon, or risk not having a space... http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhib…

1 0

Do milestones mean less as you have more of them?
by Evan Koblentz 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Today I did PDP-8 chase-the-lights from the front panel "all by myself" ... last time Jeff B. and I helped each other. Feels good to use that intimidating front panel and have it work the first time without anyone watching over my shoulder for mistakes. Next time (Wednesday): paper tape! Going to try to load some programs by following DG's instructions. -- 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.

4 4

C64 Thermal paste & heat sinks
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Mar '19

04 Mar '19

Many have recommended that I get thermal paste or heat sinks for my C64 chips. I'm thinking about getting some heat sink as long as I can label what the chip is. Because when I put paste or a heat sink on it, then I don't know what kind of chip is underneath. And as many of you know, there are so many board variations of the C64 motherboard. The chips are put in different places. -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President Vintage Computer Federation

2 1

HP-85 ad
by Randall Kindig 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

Hey, is anyone near Burlington, MA and is coming to VCFSE? This guy has some HP-85 stuff I’d really like to have but he has local pickup only and Indiana is a long way from there. https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-85-computer-accessories-ie-shoulde-bag-manuals-… <https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-85-computer-accessories-ie-shoulde-bag-manuals-…> Randy

1 0

Is there a RTC for a PDP-11?
by Richard Cini 03 Mar '19

03 Mar '19

Ok, this might be a stupid question, but is there an eqivalent of a battery-backed time-of-day clock on the PDP-11? I know that it has a LTC signal on the bus which gives basic timing, and RT-11 has both date and time commands which aren’t retained through power cycles. It reminds me of the early PCs when there was no real TOD clock board. I found an M7952 real time clock board, but that looks more like an interval timer board. I also found the M4002 board but that seems like the same thing. Thanks! Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

2 1

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Busy day! Lots of visitors, including two boys around 9 years old who were both smart and inquisitive. One of them knew a lot about computer history and bought a C-64 after attending VCF East last year. Martin and Neil reconfigured our server. Before, it was standard Ubuntu and gave static IPs. Now, it boots to a PFsense firewall and gives dynamic IPs. The next time Martin is free (probably a couple of weeks from now), he's going to replace our access point with a newer model. I thought ours was new but he said nope, it was only new to us -- turns out it's a 12-year-old unit. Also next time, we'll start cabling the security cameras which were installed on the ceiling last time.

1 1

Looking to borrow a miniscribe
by Jason Perkins 02 Mar '19

02 Mar '19

Hello, Does anyone haved a ~40 mb miniscribe hard drive, with the stepper on the side, that isn’t working that well? I’m looking for one with gummy bearings in the stepper for a demonstration. But I’ve fixed all of mine... Thanks! -J -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085 Sent from my iPhone

2 1

OT: Free Soldering Iron, with a catch
by Chris Fala 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Due to an error by the supplier, I received the wrong item when placing an online order and ended up with two soldering irons that I can't use. I can't use them because they are 220V and have a European plug. https://www.banggood.com/Mustool-MT223-60W-Adjustable-Temperature-Electric-… Is anyone interested in taking them off my hands? If so, I can bring them to VCF East or one of the workshops at InfoAge. I just figured that I would ask before I threw them in the trash (which I hate). Chris

4 4

Saw this on ebay
by Sentry TV 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

1 0

Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 28 Feb '19

28 Feb '19

Only three groups of visitors today, but they were all very interested and stayed for full-ish tours. That's a pleasant surprise for a Wednesday during the school year.

1 0