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museum report - Sat. 12/23
by Evan Koblentz 24 Dec '17

24 Dec '17

I went to the museum yesterday. There were three groups of visitors on campus. One group (a family of nine people spanning three generations) spent about 30 minutes in our section, seemed genuinely interested, asked good questions, etc., so that was good. Then I had some downtime, so I made an improvement to the Lego robot. :) The big front gears driving each tread kept spreading off their axles when the robot turned left/right. I installed a guard on each side to stop that problem. Closed and left at 3:30 because I had a family Chanukah party to attend. InfoAge is closed today and also closed next Sunday for new years. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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Reproduction IO-2 Prototypes In
by systems_glitch 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

pictures: https://imgur.com/a/MbmWO Three days late due to Christmas shipping madness! Assembled one this morning, works fine. I think the blue solder mask effect is decent. Probably put together a run with hard gold plated edge connector on the next paycheck. Thanks, Jonathan

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February workshop vote
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

Vote for February 17 or March 3.

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ADM-3A repaired
by Paul Rickards 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

Hi Folks, I picked up a LSI ADM-3A from the lot that Jonathan brought to Festivus this year. I posted the repair progress as a thread on Twitter for all to see. https://twitter.com/paulrickards/status/941494883247968257 Hope it helps someone else in their repairs. Cheers, Paul

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Philly HP Handheld Club:their archive/library?
by Jeffrey Jonas 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

The Philadelphia Area HP Handheld Group were regularly at the TCF (Trenton Computer Fest) in the 80s. I have a few of their newsletters and a videotape about the HP 28C. Does anyone else have any? I found their web site http://www.pahhc.org/pahhc.htm I guess I ought to buy the PPC DVD!

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semi OT: looking for English manual for slide rule: A.W.Faber-Castell 152/81 Novo-Mentor
by Jeffrey Jonas 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

My A.W.Faber-Castell 152/81 Novo-Mentor slide rule came with a Swedish manual. (I bought it at a thrift shop) I'd love an English manual. Google keeps pointing me to a pay-site with no preview, so I'm unsure they really have the manual at all. Does anyone have one or know of a better source?

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] D-I-Y slide rule display case
by Jeffrey Jonas 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

Todd George noted > Cheap white LED strips in large quantities available via eBay! But there are several variables 1) how many emitters per inch. The more the merrier 2) what color? 2700K cool white is the most popular LED but perhaps a warm-white around 3500K would be better for those with the yellow slide rules. alternate sources: Ikea has clever LED lighting but not as many emitters per inch. Staples sometimes sells locker LED strips. Battery powered!

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Glitchwrks.com is down?
by Henry S. Courbis 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

Jonathan! Sites down I believe. http://www.glitchwrks.com PS - I have some proto card for you. :-) Henry S. Courbis Office Toll Free: (800) REACTIVE (732-2848) Office/Mobile Direct: (856) 779-1900 www.ReActiveMicro.com <http://www.ReactiveMicro.com> - Sales, Support, and News, Our Headquarters on the Internet ReActiveMicro.com/wiki - Support, Software, Manuals, and History. Create your own page today! Facebook.com/reactivemicrousa - Our Social Media Outlet and Support

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Need someone for InfoAge front desk
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Dec '17

23 Dec '17

All InfoAge groups are now required to cover the InfoAge front desk each Sunday in a rotation. It is VCF's turn. I need to be docent at VCF. I can't do both at the same time. It's a pretty simple job. I've tried for weeks to get someone to take this, but have been so far fruitless. If you are interested and available, then please e-mail me privately.

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VCF East -- May 18-20
by Evan Koblentz 22 Dec '17

22 Dec '17

VCF East will be May 18-20. Three reasons: Better weather, not too close calendar-wise to VCF SE, more planning time for us after VCF PNW. Off-campus lodging rates will likely be higher because of tourist season which official begins the following weekend, but I'd book now if I were you. Just like last year, on-campus lodging (barracks style) will be available for $25/night/person EXCLUSIVELY for exhibitors, authorized volunteers, speakers, etc. We considered adding a second day of classes (Thursday) but Infoage management said no. No other details available at this time. ________________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit evan(a)vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation

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