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Docent duty at the workshop (Jan. 13 & 14) 2018
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Jan '18

07 Jan '18

For those attending the workshop next weekend, I created a signup list for docent duty. If you are interested, then let me know and signup here: < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nJnUUNX-ub1RDhFDpINcXk0G1ZhCbbLB-39… >

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Museum closed today 1/7/18
by Jeffrey Brace 07 Jan '18

07 Jan '18

Due to extreme cold InfoAge and VCF are closed today.

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Re-post of signup link for Repair Workshop 2018 January
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Jan '18

06 Jan '18

Long URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P_V4ZK7gVPihRXoDL4Ij4o4tNpB4MlwUdjq… Shortened URL: https://goo.gl/C6NBBn Works now?

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Important Jan 13 & 14, 2018 Workshop Info
by Jeffrey Brace 06 Jan '18

06 Jan '18

We are going to have the workshop in 9032-A which is the bigger room near the main building, since we have people working on a decent amount of stuff. As a reminder the workshop is $10 *per* person, *per* day. Sorry this InfoAge's rule and not our decision. If you have signed up, then you are guaranteed a table, otherwise you have to beg for forgiveness and bribe me with my favorite snack. DATE: Jan 13 & 14, 2018 LOCATION: InfoAge Building 9032A - (2201 Marconi Road, Wall Township, NJ) TIME: Start about 10 A.M. on Saturday and ends whenever we go to sleep. End about 5 P.M. on Sunday. (Starts around 10 A.M. Sunday morning) SIGNUP: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P_V4ZK7gVPihRXoDL4Ij4o4tNpB4MlwU djqiboLnESc/edit?usp=sharing COST: - $10 per person, PER day. This is required by InfoAge for us to pay them. - $25 for those wanting to stay overnight. Please pay me when you get there so that I don't forget. Otherwise I will send my attack cat to find you. Seriously, it's a pain to have to chase people around for money. It's not a fun job, but it is necessary because we rent the place from InfoAge and the dorms from the Sandy group. OVERNIGHT: Bring your own pillow, blankets, soap etc. We provide a bed frame and an uncovered mattress. There are showers and a kitchen for your use. - We will have PayPal credit card swipes available. Let me know ahead of time if you want to use this and I will set it up, otherwise it will *not* be available. It takes me time to make sure it located and setup properly. EQUIPMENT: - VCF will provide a table and you can use any available electrical outlet. - Bring your own tools, power strips, power cords, and supplies etc. - Please bring an extra one or two power cords as these are often forgotten by people. DRINKS: You should bring your own. I would recommend bringing a cooler of some type. FOOD: You provide your own. We usually order pizza, subs or go out to a dinner and everyone pays their own way. Usually, we make a decision when everyone gets hungry. GATE: During the hours from 1 pm to 5 pm close the front gate behind you. We want museum visitors to go to the front lobby and not wander through the middle of the campus. Outside of those times, you can feel free to leave the gate open. PARKING: Park across from 9032 or 9010A on any blacktop area. InfoAge doesn't like us parking on the lawn anymore. QUESTIONS? Please ask me (Jeff Brace) or Evan. My cell is 732-759-1783 and Evan’s is 646-546-9999 in case you need to contact us. See everyone there! And have fun!

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Lisa 1, how high will it go...?
by Evan Koblentz 06 Jan '18

06 Jan '18

Ebay item #182999855120. Bid is at $45,100 and the reserve is not met.

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OT: Need to borrow digital camcoder
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

For my student teaching, I need to video record two of my lessons over the next two months or so. Does anyone have a good working digital camcorder that I can borrow? It doesn't have to be top of the line, but audio and video need to be decent for a classroom. e-mail me privately. Thanks!

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March 2018 VCF Repair Workshop
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

The March workshop will be March 3 & 4. There is no February workshop because the schedule didn't allow availability in February. Signup here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/123vqgOH6iteYwHwLiANXmdSUvZOTEMTArZR…

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Wanted for the museum: DVD/VCR combo
by Evan Koblentz 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

Still hunting for a combination DVD/VCR player. Requirements: it must be fully working and it needs it needs to be black.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Needed: gray metal teletype stand/table/desk
by Duane Craps 04 Jan '18

04 Jan '18

Great news! Government offices are still full of those. If you can't fit everything in, you could delete the JHU/APL I/O switching unit. I don't see where it adds much. I was hoping that it used a mini computer to route the signals to the various peripherals but, nope, That sucker is full of T-Bar relays. They were kinda neat. you can have one solenoid and stack a lot of 12PDT modules to switch as many signals as you needed. The early TARTAR Missile Systems used them to switch two 1219 computers to a 1532 Input-Output Console. Later systems used a later console with a duplexer . Duane On 1/3/2018 11:34 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > Good news everyone! Martin was right (as often happens). The same desk > that we need for the Univac is in one of the satellite dish buildings > at InfoAge. Tony is going to retrieve it for us on Saturday Jan. 13 > (first day of our next workshop). > > Between this desk and the custom pallets Bill Drom is building, we'll > have a nicer and safer exhibit. > > But where will we fit this new desk, you ask? Isn't that part of the > museum already quite full, your mind ponders? We have a secret > workaround for this. :) You'll all find out soon enough. > -- DuaneCraps sdɐɹɔ ǝuɐnp

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New museum artifacts :)
by Evan Koblentz 04 Jan '18

04 Jan '18

We have two new additions to the museum collection, courtesy of VCFed chairman Erik Klein: a Mark-8 and a Byte Shop Byt-8, both unassembled! This is VERY exciting stuff!!! The new-to-us Mark-8 will replace our current one, which was loaned to us from David Larsen.

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