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Maker Faire -- helpers?
by Evan Koblentz 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Jeff B., Dean/Drew (part of the time), Mouse, and I are staffing the VCF table at World Maker Faire on September 23-24 in the NY Hall of Science (Queens). We won Make Magazine Editor's Choice awards there in 2014 and 2016. :) This year we're making a BASIC learning lab. We are setting up four computers (Apple //c, for convenience) and we'll guide kids through a script every 30 minutes in a formal presentation. We even bought a small amplifier and wireless microphone (thanks Jeff B. for doing the research). It'll be pretty cool. We could use more helpers. People who are extroverts, good teachers, good with kids, will represent us professionally, and are reliable. In exchange you get a free full-weekend Maker Faire ticket. Email me off-list if you're interested. ________________________________ 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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Oracle finally kills off Sun
by Adam Michlin 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Dear List, Long since barely even a shadow of what it once was, but it seems Oracle has finally officially killed off Sun. Particularly saddening is the decision to not open source Solaris. RIP Sun Microsystems.... https://meshedinsights.com/2017/09/03/oracle-finally-killed-sun/ -Adam

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OT: Source for IBM mainframe part
by Ethan 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Howdy, Have a friend looking for an IBM mainframe part: It's for an IBM DS6800 1750-511. It is a controller card with an IBM part number of 22R6154 Any pointers on a where to look for such an item used? Any leads appreciated! - Ethan

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Zynq Projects
by Support 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

I am in need of a programmer to help with some Xilinx Zynq based projects. Think Z-turn Lite connected to ISA bus. One ARM will run Linux and one without OS to allow real time processing. The idea being to allow services in Linux or devices on the Z-turn to be connected and passed to the ISA bus using code on the ARM. Pays a few hundred dollars per step in the proof of concept projects. Not a huge amount if you do this professionally, but I'd much rather give the funds to someone here than someone on freelancer.com. If interested reply off list. Thanks! 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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semi-OT: caps with a fuzz layer on them
by william degnan 09 Sep '17

09 Sep '17

Generally I assume when you see leaking or bursting it could very well have gone bad or it's on the way out... Take a look at the attached photo. Note how the rest of board's components are clean, but a number of the 103K50 caps (10x10^3 pF) have a white fuzz. I never saw this kind of leaking before. Hope it's not too toxic. I am going to test one to confirm and then remove them all and replace them all. BTW - this is an logic control board for a foot synthesizer that I am repairing. Bill

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Re: [OT] DC-Area Workshop - September 16th Digest, Vol 23, Issue 7
by SVCatITC＠aol.com 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Sorry Alex; I have conflicts that weekend. I wished I could attend, however, VCF chores are still tied to the EAI TR-20 restoration in the museum. I would have brought the beginnings of my exhibit for ' East 2018 in May, however that also is a bit slow to get off the ground. Too many components to rifle out of the warehouse on such short notice. Many other 'life' stuffs more important to do. Sorry again. Bill Inderrieden Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 12:04:07 -0400 From: "J. Alexander Jacocks" <jjacocks(a)gmail.com> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] [OT] DC-Area Workshop - September 16th and 17th - Middletown, MD Message-ID: <CAF-r0Y1yDhDcX-R2bSo4Jt_YvUXPSejWVfuR5dN5W_ECJzzjLw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Anyone else interested? I still have 1+ confirmed. I haven't heard from most of the usual DC area folks. If you can't come, can you tell me why, so that I can tailor this better, in the future? Is it: 1. too far (Middletown, MD) 2. bad date choice 3. not interested in a non-Infoage workshop 4. other, please specify Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! - Alex

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4116 DRAM
by Mike Loewen 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

If any VCF Midwest attendees have some spare 4116 dynamic RAM, I could use a couple. Anything 200ns or faster should work. Please reply off-list. Thanks! Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Save 20% on Raspberry Pi3 at Arrow.com
by Support 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

>From Arrow.com: This week only, save 20% on Raspberry Pi 3 at Arrow.com. Plus, all orders over $20 qualify for free OVERNIGHT shipping. While supplies last. Use code PI20 at checkout to save. [END] Unlike eBay these tend to be known good units with some actual vendor backing if there's an issue. The free shipping isn't a bad deal either IMHO. 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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[OT] DC-Area Workshop - September 16th and 17th - Middletown, MD
by Herb Johnson 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

I was also considering attending but I had conflicting events. Herb, near Trenton/Princeton NJ -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Commodore B500 for Sale of Ebay
by william degnan 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

I am setting this: https://youtu.be/zysYRpM7u_o Here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/272834135066? I probably don't need to tell anyone this here but the B500 is very a rare machine, the rarest of the B Series computers. I don't know if they actually sold the B500's in stores (US version, not to be confused with the European B-500) before naming them "B128-80". If you buy this also need drives and cables, let me know, I did not include in the auction but I have them too. Pickup welcome. Landenberg, PA Bill

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