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Interesting Game Show Tidbit
by jsalzman＠gmail.com 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

I was not aware of this fact... as described on the Tic Tac Dough Wikipedia page. "The gameboard on the original 1950s series used rolling drums (each containing the same nine categories) to display subject categories, with light displays beneath them to indicate X's and O's. When *Tic-Tac-Dough* was revived in 1978, the gameboard was made up of nine Apple II <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II> monitors linked to a central Altair 8800 <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair_8800> computer, which displayed the categories, X's and O's. The 1990 series used a completely computer generated setup." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tic-Tac-Dough Jeff Salzman

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OT: (sort of...it is vintage) looking for an ADM-3A
by Tony Bogan 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

All, I have a friend in Georgia that is a fellow collector/enthusiast (exhibited at VCF SE recently) that is looking for an ADM-3A to use with her Altair. Not having any real knowledge of the early terminals I told her I'd see if anyone here perhaps had one they'd be interested in selling. If so just response to me in this thread or off list and I will gladly put you in touch with her. Very nice lady by the name of Jen. Evan you'll likely remember her, she Loaned a iic monitor to you for the robotics exhibit at VCF SE last year. Thanks in advance, she's helped me with items in the past and I'd love to be able to return the favor. Tony Sent from my iPhone

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Needed: Keyboard drawer for a rack
by Evan Koblentz 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Anybody have one to donate? We could use this in the museum rack.

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Museum Report - 1/28/18
by Tony Bogan 28 Jan '18

28 Jan '18

Went to the museum today to work on removing batteries and evaluating some of the compact Macs in the warehouse, and had a couple hours off of work to be docent for awhile at the museum and do some cleaning. Didn’t end up getting much done with computers (only got through one!) because the museum was quite busy today. Ended up being able to stay till 5pm. Info age proper had about 60 visitors total today. About half of them came to the VCF museum. When the rain was on people stayed in the main Hotel building…when it let up we got some visitors down our way! Had three generations of family as my first visitors of the day…a Grandfather, son and grandson. They were very interested and spent a good 30 minutes taking the tour and asking questions. I had two very large families (6 and 9 people respectively) that came in. One early and one late in the day. Both stayed for a good 20+ minutes. The first had grandfather, son and grandson as well…the grandfather was excited to see the IBM and the Digital VAX as he worked on those machines. He stayed 10 minutes after the rest of the family went outside :-) In between I had several couples come in with mild to high interest and a mother and son who stayed for almost 40 minutes. The son was very interested (about 9 years old) and the mother was thrilled to see the machines of her youth (micros) I had a few other couples come through that started off browsing, not wanting the guided tour, and then came and asked for more information and took the whole ,02 tour anyway! I honestly did not have any low interest groups/individuals today. Everyone asked lots of questions, stopped at the machines they either owned, used in school or worked on at some point in their careers. I did not have a single set of drive by tourists today! I started in the Signal Corp room sweeping up and made my way down the hall to the front door when my first visitors came. I next planned to sweep up the museum but never made it through with the broom as each time I’d start I got another group of visitors. I have the first of three macs to remove the batteries and log serial #s etc. Over the next few months I hope to have all the macs and Apple IIs done (obviously only the macs have batteries to remove except the IIgs, and the last of those has had it removed) Great day for my first (unofficial) day as Docent! Tony Bogan

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Busy museum day!
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Lots to report today. Adam and I got there at 11. Peter C. (of VCF East Tandy team fame) was also arrived at that time. Tony and Mouse arrived soon after. So for a while we had five people there. Adam focused on warehouse organization all day, Tony helped Mouse with fixing a Mac and a IIGS, while Pete and I rearranged some things in our rack. Then after lunch I gave Mouse/Pete docent training. There were tons of visitors today. It was non-stop, one family and another all day long. Most of them were very interested. The last group (a father and 12-year-old son) arrived just before closing, stayed until 5:45, and geeked out with us. Adam and I stayed to do more warehouse work from 6-9pm. Many things were overflowing into aisles or were left in the wrong spots. We moved all of that stuff to the proper locations. Now the warehouse is more presentable because the aisles are all clear/safe. We also moved some things to "the sell pile" for the next workshop and/or VCF East.

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Closed tomorrow
by Evan Koblentz 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Our museum is closed tomorrow. Five people today was awesome, but unfortunately we don't have anyone for tomorrow.

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OT: Temporary Position: Open-Source DBA role in Somerville NJ
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

Contact me if you are interested or know anyone that is. Got an e-mail for someone looking for: *Summary:* Database Administrator supporting all aspects of database administration for Open Source DBMS platforms deployed to support their Automation Initiatives (RPA). Will be expected to maintain a strong level of IT industry knowledge and industry trends and how they impact the environment. Implement relevant best practices on Open Source DBA operations. This DBA must understand the Open Source DBMS technologies such as Oracle’s MYSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and Maria DB. A successful candidate will support business partners when called upon in the role of subject matter expert. *Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:* - Five years (or equivalent knowledge) of hands on technical database/DBA support - Oracle’s MySQL, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL knowledge preferred. - Beneficial, but not required: S3 Emulator, Solr, Nexus, RIAK - Ability to work independently and on a team with colleagues across the globe - Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Updated group calendar page
by Evan Koblentz 26 Jan '18

26 Jan '18

I updated our group calendar page: http://vcfed.org/wp/groups/vcf-mid-atlantic/vcf-mid-atlantic-calendar/ ..... did I miss anything?

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Terminator HUD from year 2029 has 6502 code
by Glenn Roberts 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

perhaps old news to this group (though I hadn't seen it discussed here...) but anyway, For Your Amusement: I was recently re-watching the first Terminator movie about a Cyborg from 2029 that comes back to 1984 (a plot I'm sure you're all familiar with...). The "data" that flashes up on the Terminator's Head-Up Display is actually Apple 6502 code out of a 1980's Nibble magazine! how's that for "futuristic"?! i literally laughed out loud when i saw it. of course I soon discovered that lots of folks have analyzed this :-) .. here's an old discussion thread ... http://www.pagetable.com/?p=64 pretty funny... - Glenn

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Vintage-looking terminal emulator
by Richard Cini 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

All — I have plenty of terminal emulator programs (HyperTerm, PuTty, etc.) and different screen fonts that simulate an old terminal (like the VT220 font) but does anyone know of or have used a cheap/free terminal emulator which actually looks like an old terminal screen (with the bezel and such)? I’m going to do some research today but if there are any group favorites I’d like to check them out. Thanks!Rich Get Outlook for iOS

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