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Epic festivus
by John Heritage 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

Had a great time!! Take care everyone! John and Jen

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Epic festivus
by Tony Bogan 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

Yes, more to come. Some will go to breakfast, others will sleep in or be there doing whatever. Typically By later afternoon the crowd begins to thin and the packing up begins. I’ll see you there later. Just got home from work. Probably skip breakfast and head up around the same time the diner goers are sitting down to eat. Tony Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 2, 2018, at 5:50 AM, Laura S. Reinhard <laurakid7(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > There is more today yes? Or just the diner? I thought I may stay up but fading. Doubt make it til 9. Would love to play more video games and such in afternoon or are you packing up then? Next year I will come way earlier! You guys aren’t so scary after all lol! >> On Dec 2, 2018, 2:47 AM -0500, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org>, wrote: >> Thanks for coming! It was the best Festivus ever! >> >> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 10:31 PM John Heritage via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: >> >>> Had a great time!! Take care everyone! >>> >>> John and Jen >>> >> -- >> ========================================= >> Jeff Brace >> Vice President >> Vintage Computer Federation

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Fashionably late. See u soon. I have tortillas and guacamole if anyone once. Or hard pretzels
by Laura S. Reinhard 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

On Dec 1, 2018, 3:28 PM -0500, Laura S. Reinhard via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org>, wrote:

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: modern cloud services
by Dean Notarnicola 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

* > I think there are a few things we can probably agree on: > 1) "cloud computing" is a silly buzzword for saying "their computing (server) environment and equipment" as an alternative to. "your computing (server) environment and equipment". * No, I can't agree to that. "your computing (server) environment and equipment" does not the features and capabilities that would qualify them as true cloud infrastructure with elastic, on-demand, resources. You can, however, build this into your infrastructure if desired. *> (I personally think silly buzzwords like this enforce magical thinking and a lack of understanding.) > 2) There are pros and cons for both maintaining in-house servers, as well as using online cloud services. Probably some combination of both is ideal for many organizations. * Agreed *> 3) hosting all our data elsewhere gives many of us pause for many reasons.* It should. Don't trust the hype. Understand your requirements and heavily scrutinize any potential offerings. On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 2:47 PM m simons via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > Ditto, about all of the stuff about not knowing as much as everybody on > all the different issues related to cloud computing and why one IT > department or C-level executive may make one decision over another. > > I think there are a few things we can probably agree on: > > 1) "cloud computing" is a silly buzzword for saying "their computing > (server) environment and equipment" as an alternative to. "your computing > (server) environment and equipment". > > (I personally think silly buzzwords like this enforce magical thinking and > a lack of understanding.) > > 2) There are pros and cons for both maintaining in-house servers, as well > as using online cloud services. Probably some combination of both is ideal > for many organizations. > > 3) hosting all our data elsewhere gives many of us pause for many reasons. > > That being said, I've got a server rack and a large stack of older servers > burning a hole in my pocket looking for something good to do with them. > > Any suggestions? Any interest? > > --MS > > > > >

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OT: film photography
by Herb Johnson 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

> On 11/30/18 1:34 PM, Laura S. Reinhard via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >> ...with a now antique/ non-existent degree in photography. > Jason Howe wrote > My one true regret in life is that I didn't peruse the same in the > 90's. Coming back to photography now in my late 30's has been a real > source of joy and deep personal satisfaction. It's far afield from vintage computing, but this is aligned with interests in vintage technology. And early microprocessor and silicon technology in imaging, has been displayed at VCF-East. So there's some overlap. - Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus door code
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

No ride needed. Just pointing out I-95N traffic problems. On Sat, Dec 1, 2018, 1:05 PM David Riley <fraveydank(a)gmail.com wrote: > I’m taking off now from SW Center City, wasn’t sure if your inquiry was > about getting a ride or not... if you need one, call in about the next 5 > minutes, 443-824-2111, before I get too far out. Otherwise, see you there! > > - Dave > > > > On Dec 1, 2018, at 12:11, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > > > > Anybody coming up I-95N past Philly... > > > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2018, 11:31 AM David Riley via vcf-midatlantic < > > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: > > > >> Seems pretty out of date, no? > >> > >> I’m doing my final packing and should be there well before 2 unless > >> there’s unexpectedly bad traffic! > >> > >> > >> - Dave > >> > >> >

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Festivus door code
by Evan Koblentz 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

The door code is 2017. Please don't share it anywhere else. 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] OT: modern cloud services
by Jason Howe 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

On 11/30/18 1:34 PM, Laura S. Reinhard via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > ...with a now antique/ non-existent degree in photography. My one true regret in life is that I didn't peruse the same in the 90's. Coming back to photography now in my late 30's has been a real source of joy and deep personal satisfaction. I've been putting the finishing touches on my Darkroom -- hopefully I'll be able to start making prints by the end of the month. Just starting to get into Medium format and small view cameras, which is just a whole different world. Best, Jason

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Free stuff at Festivus
by David Riley 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Hey all, I meant to post this a few weeks ago, but better late than never. I’m bringing a bunch of stuff from David Ryskalczyk (who is sadly unable to attend) that he’s offloading, including: - A number of good books (including two copies of The Dead Mac Scrolls, which is the best reference book for repairing early Macs, hands down) - A few box of PowerBook Duo 200-series parts (including batteries, which are compatible with the PowerBook 500 series, and will probably need to be re-celled, but there are companies that still do that for those batteries) - Two NeXT laser printers (I believe one is claimed by VCF, but the other one is up for grabs) - A few other things Please take them home so I don’t have to bring them back. I’ll be surprised if most of them don’t find homes, they’re good things, but I’ve already picked over the bits I can reasonably keep. - Dave

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus Video Games
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

I'll be bringing a couple vintage board games: Electronic Arcade Mania https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4624/electronic-arcade-mania and OMNI https://technabob.com/blog/2017/08/11/milton-bradley-omni-8-track-game/ So it's time to brush up on your 70s and early 80s trivia and LED light chasing skills. On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 5:46 PM Alexander via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org wrote: > I was able to grab a few cartridges from my 2600 collection. Didn't have a > ton of space to bring the lot of it. > > Mario Brothers, Gorf, Spacewar, Crystal Castles, Joust, Warlords, Miss > Pac-Man, Tele-games Auto Racing. > > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > > Sent from my pocket telephone.

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