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VCF Montréal Survey
by Jeffrey Brace 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

This survey is in its final days. You are invited to add your anonymous input by clicking here https://bit.ly/vcfm2026pre-en Ce sondage entre dans ses derniers jours. Vous êtes invité à ajouter vos commentaires anonymes en cliquant ici https://bit.ly/vcfm2026pre-fr DATE: January 25 & 26, 2026. LOCATION: Montréal, QC, Canada Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President

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Announcing the new-old-fashioned MARCH website!
by Thomas G 23 Feb '25

23 Feb '25

Hello all, As part of our re-establishment of MARCH, the creation of a new, MARCH-specific website became a priority. In keeping with our shared hobby, I felt the new website needed to be something that even the most paleolithic web browser could reasonably handle - so I used the most paleolithic web authoring suite I could scrounge up - none other than WebMagic from SIliconGraphics (later rebranded as Cosmo Create), which was the first WYSIWYG html editor to be sold, circa January 1995. It's roughly styled after the original MARCH site, though the font and colors are a bit different! I have tested this site to be functional with Lynx, Netscape Navigator, NCSA Mosaic, and even the accursed Internet Explorer. It's currently served over plain http, though https will come along in time to stop modern browsers from whining about security. Without any further ado: http://midatlanticretro.com/ Some of you may notice the different TLD - the original MARCH website was a .org. Unfortunately, that domain is currently registered by someone else - last I checked it was redirecting to some Japanese company. But no matter - the .com TLD granted me the ability to do some very stupid wordplay... Of course, the new website is nowhere near a finished, set-in-stone work. Wording, content, layout, etc. is bound to change in time - this is just what I've thrown together thus far! Let me know if you see anything factually incorrect or confusing so I can correct it! Thanks, -Thomas G. Chairman of the MARCH Committee

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Bill Gates interview Feb. 23, 2025 at 8PM on CNN
by Jeffrey Brace 23 Feb '25

23 Feb '25

Bill Gates talks about his recently released auto-biography: https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/02/18/the-whole-story-with-anderson… Take care! Jeff Brace

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Cromemco STDC
by Mike Loewen 23 Feb '25

23 Feb '25

Does anyone have a Cromemco STDC hard disk controller that I could use for troubleshooting/testing? Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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MARCH Hack-a-Thon - March 8-9, 2025
by Jeff Salzman 22 Feb '25

22 Feb '25

MARCH Hack-a-Thon Number of event slots: 10 Number of registrants so far: 1 Come on, guys... you don't want that one person to win by default, do you? 😎 We at MARCH didn't know what to expect for turnout, since this is the very first Hack-a-Thon event we ever created. We will have other Hack-a-Thon events in the future, all with different themes and goals. But for now, this event is still on, and we're playing this one by ear, and sticking to this particular theme. We will follow through with our end of the event by hosting it at InfoAge on March 8 and 9. It will be held concurrently with our monthly Repair Workshop on March 8 and 9. The Workshop attendees will be in the same area doing their own thing, so there will still be plenty of social interaction if you need to take a break from your programming efforts and get a chance to see what else we do here at MARCH. So, if you're willing to take a chance at a coding project using vintage computers, and to shoot for one of the free admission prizes for VCF East this year, follow the link below for more information and sign up for the event. We look forward to your presence at the Hack-a-Thon event. Let me know if you have any questions. https://vcfed.org/2025/02/13/march-hack-a-thon/ Thanks, Jeff Salzman M.A.R.C.H. Events Manager

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Reminder: Workshop in Maryland
by Ryan Burke 22 Feb '25

22 Feb '25

System Source is hosting a repair workshop on March 1st and 2nd in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Participants will be able to work on anything they want, and receive help from other members of the community. Please follow the link below to register: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin… System Source is also hosting a swap meet on April 26th, you can find more information at the link below: https://ca.syssrc.com/wp/?page_id=105&civiwp=CiviCRM&q=civicrm%2Fevent%2Fin…

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Free rk diskpac on FB
by Bill Degnan 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/12E2RMQSUeB/?mibextid=wwXIfr It’s not mine I am just passing along the info. Looks like an rk05 but I don’t know Bill

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$20 antique tv switchboard
by Bill Degnan 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

If you have a Facebook account and live in PA maybe you can spring for this $20 antique telephone switchboard? https://www.facebook.com/share/1BZQPzwJ9u/?mibextid=wwXIfr I don’t know the seller but I did notice the price has gone down week after week. Bill Degnan

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College Student in NY looking for old terminals for a film.
by Christian Liendo 18 Feb '25

18 Feb '25

A friend of mine's son is looking at renting some older terminals, preferably working for a college video. They are in LI and was hoping if someone around NY would have them. I have personal computers and the one terminal I had I sold to Ian.

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May Repair Workshop @ InfoAge cancelled
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

We will all need a break between VCF East and the MARCH Swap Meet. Jeff Brace MARCH Fundraising Manager

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