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Monitor needed for museum
by Evan Koblentz 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Everyone, We need an HDMI monitor for a permanent connection to the Pi that powers our tablet content. Ideally it should be smaller than 19" (so it can fit on a rack shelf) but not less than, say, 15" (so we can actually read it). I tried using a known-working HDMI-VGA adapter. But it's not supported by the Pi. Does anyone have a suitable screen to donate, or can someone buy it for us? This is something we need quickly. ________________________ Evan Koblentz, director Vintage Computer Federation A 501(c)(3) educational non-profit Evan(a)vcfed.org +1 (646) 546-9999 www.vcfed.org facebook.com/vcfederation instagram.com/vcfederation twitter.com/vcfederation

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OT: Pi RCA conversion
by Evan Koblentz 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

I'm reading this: https://www.modmypi.com/blog/how-to-add-an-rca-tv-connector-to-a-raspberry-… I cut one end off a generic yellow-tipped RCA wire and stripped back the insulation. Insider there's one insulated wire (yellow) and one bare copper wire. Which is the positive/negative? Rest assured, I'm experimenting on my own Pi, not the museum's. :) ________________________________ 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Pi RCA conversion
by Evan Koblentz 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

> Center conductor is video. > Shield is ground. Some would call it negative. Thanks! Found it on Google but I appreciate the confirmation from someone I know and trust.

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Halt and Catch Fire
by John Heritage 22 Aug '17

22 Aug '17

Is the show messing with us? A Sparc station running Excel? :)

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Halt and Catch Fire
by Michael Thompson 21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

> > Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 19:32:53 -0400 > From: John Heritage <john.heritage(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic > <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Halt and Catch Fire > > Is the show messing with us? A Sparc station running Excel? :) > > Sun did have the WABI (Windows Application Binary Interface) that would let you run some Windows binaries. They also had a 386 processor on an S-Bus board that could run Windows. -- Michael Thompson

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An amazing event to photograph
by Ian Primus 21 Aug '17

21 Aug '17

I managed to get a pretty decent photo of the partial Eclipse blocking out most of the Sun. http://i.imgur.com/HqKSde6.jpg How'd everyone else do? -Ian

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 20 Aug '17

20 Aug '17

Typical museum day: good assortment of visitors throughout the day, straightened up a few things in the workshop area, and replaced a dead tablet with a working one.

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VCFMW
by Mike Loewen 20 Aug '17

20 Aug '17

Is anyone else heading for VCFMW next month? I'll be there with one of my HP minis (2113E) running RTE-6/VM with a pair of 264X terminals. http://vcfmw.org/ Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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Not sure if you have seen this Osborn 1 on eBay
by David Keith 19 Aug '17

19 Aug '17

Osborne 1 Vintage Computer *Fully Tested Working - With original software disks* | eBay | | | | $ 150.00 | | | | | | | Osborne 1 Vintage Computer *Fully Tested Working - With original software d... Both drives read and write perfect, monitor is sharp and clear, keyboard is also functional. Comes with original... | | | |

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] VCFMW
by Alexander 18 Aug '17

18 Aug '17

I'm planning on going again this year. -Alexander 'Z' Pierson Sent from my pocket telephone. Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: >Its my plan to be going! > >On 8/18/2017 4:49 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >> I'd like to go, not sure yet >> Bill >> >> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic < >> vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: >> >>> Is anyone else heading for VCFMW next month? I'll be there with one of >>> my HP minis (2113E) running RTE-6/VM with a pair of 264X terminals. >>> >>> http://vcfmw.org/ >>> >>> >>> Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us >>> Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/ >>> >

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