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Here's the COBOL article
by Evan Koblentz 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/cobol-programmers-know-old-is-not-bad/ ________________________________ 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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Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by Neil Cherry 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

I just found my CD of the VMS Hobbyist CD for 5.4, 5.5, 5.5-2, 6.0, 6.1 and 7.2. No licenses but I think folks can handle that. I expect to be At infoAge on Monday night. Is there somewhere I can leave them so VCF can pick them up? -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Dave Wade via vcf-midatlantic writes: >The content might not be ISO but the file extension is.. Usable by SIMH >on the Pc.... The extension means nothing. You could call it .DOGFART and it'd still function.

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Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by Herb Johnson 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

> On 06/04/2017 08:49 PM, Neil Cherry wrote: Private to Neil Cherry: contact me on an unrelated matter. Seems you are not getting my private emails. Herb Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey in the USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Dave Wade via vcf-midatlantic writes: >All the VMS Images I have, even the ones from Digital have ".iso" = >extensions so I assume some software "barfs" at other extensions. When I >= started playing with VMS images I assumed they were ISO but quickly = >found out they are not, they are just block dumps of the filing system, >= and I believe if you have a Linux system you can just DD them to a = >partition and then mount under VMS. There is a vast collection of VAX = >images at vaxhaven.com again all as ".iso" files... >From Digital, I'm assuming d|i|g|i|t|a|l as in Digital Equipment Corp? I don't recall DEC ever distributing anything with an ISO extension save for DECnet-ISO, later called 'phase V'.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Jim Scheef via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Neil, Could you pull ISOs of a couple of the CDs before you take them to >IA? Jim Just to be pedantic, the VMS distribution kit CDs are not ISO-9660! One can make an image of the CD's contents -- call it an ISO if it makes you feel better -- but its contents are not ISO-9660. This image can then be burned to recordable CD media by an appropriate burner but then, they'll only be useable on VMS. Also note that some of the older hardware many of you may be playing with will have early generation CD-rom drives that may be onerous when trying to read newecordable CD media.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic writes: >{...snip...} > I was first going to say .DOGBARF but that's a real product. > > .DOGFART is a real product too, unfortunately! sub/real/commercial/whole

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Found: VMS Hobbyist CDs
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic writes: >On 06/04/2017 10:15 AM, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >>> The content might not be ISO but the file extension is.. Usable by >SIMH >> on the Pc.... > > The extension means nothing. You could call >it .DOGFART and it'd still > function. > > Actually, .DOGFAR is the extension I use for all of my disk images. >How'd you know?! ROTFLMFAO! I was first going to say .DOGBARF but that's a real product.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Warning: This thread involves game consoles
by william degnan 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

the biggest diappointment about the Retron 5 and similar game systems is that they don't play Atari games. Other than MAME, is there a system that plays all Atari carts in one system? b On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 12:00 AM, Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alexander Pierson <ajpierson1(a)yahoo.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 04:00:54 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Warning: This thread involves game consoles > I asked for an Atari 2600 from my parents... in 2005. I have to say that > it's one of the most memorable presents I've received from them. And now I > want to play Asteroids... > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > My dad bought us kids the original Atari 2600, my first game console. I > > preferred the planes over the tanks. Gen-X all the way. It is customary > > to reply to a thread such as this. > > > > > > > >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Commodore 64 curb find, need power supply
by Jason Perkins 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Thanks Alexander! That sounds ideal! -J On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:07 PM Alexander via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Nice score! > > I believe I have a spare C64 PSU from a bricked machine that won't be > needing it. You are welcomed to it. > > You're over in Springfield, right? I'm not far away, if you want to stop > by the Merrifield area, it's yours at your convenience. > > -Alexander 'Z' Pierson > > Sent from my pocket telephone. > > Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > >Last week I was driving through my neighborhood and spied an electric lawn > >mower by the curb. When I walked back to nab it, by eye caught a Commodore > >logo on a box. I thought to myself "Surely there's not commodore equipment > >inside." Turns out it was a never opened MPS-801 dot matrix printer! > >Everything, even the original ribbon, was in its packing. > > > >Well, this warranted a closer look at the other curb items. Nearby was a > >long box lid, with 2 items in plastic bags. One bag contained 1541 drive, > >and the other an original style C64. Both with plastics in perfect > >condition! The C64 has an "A" revision motherboard. > > > >I've never had a C64, so I figure this is worth a play :) It didn't come > >with a power supply though. Does anyone have an extra they want to sell? > >I'm just outside DC if that makes a difference. > > > >Thanks! > > > >-- > >Jason Perkins > >313 355 0085 > -- Jason Perkins 313 355 0085 Sent from my iPhone

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