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Funny
by Evan Koblentz 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

I ran into a snag with the Logo code on the Apple Lego robot kit, so Dean is coming over tomorrow to help. Which means at age 42 I'm having a friend over to (ahem) play with Legos and 8-bit computers. Last time I did that was around age 12. :) Vintage computing: it's the hobby that keeps you young!

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

I went to the museum today at 12:30 to give a tour to an out-of-town visitor who arranged it a while back. He's an EE who brought his son (home from college on winter break) who is studying to also be an EE. They spent a couple of hours with us. They brought us an EPROM burner for the workbench. I went to lunch at 3pm, came back, and the radio club guys flagged me down. They had a group of three visitors from California who wanted to see us. That group of people was also very knowledgeable and said they may have some S-100 donations for us. So, five visitors today, all extremely knowledgeable, EPROM burner for the museum, more possible donations later, and one good lunch. Glad to be there today. Oh and I had an InfoAge marketing committee meeting at 5pm which was fairly boring. :) I did learn that the sidewalk to our museum building is being converted to an ADA-compliant ramp (the law, not the language!) next spring. The IA board chairman promised me construction won't conflict with VCF East. I will stay on top of that just in case.

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Bounty: Motorola Tango
by Evan Koblentz 21 Dec '16

21 Dec '16

Anyone have a Motorola Tango? It's a two-way pager from 1995. If you have one, then contact me privately. Can't discuss this on the list.

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Printers available
by David Gesswein 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

I have a Panasonic KX-P1124 and KX-P1123 that I probably don't need. 24 pin reasonably fast. https://www2.nefec.org/upm/printers/mpa14.htm. One wide and one narrow carrage. I can bring to next workshop.

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Road Trip to AZ?
by Christian Liendo 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

http://tucson.craigslist.org/sys/5846658097.html

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WTD - SCP system board
by Richard Cini 20 Dec '16

20 Dec '16

All -- I'm looking for a working SCP 8086 Support Board for a project. If anyone has a spare that they'd want to sell, please keep me in mind. Thanks! Rich Cini Get Outlook for iOS

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PAL monitor available to lend if any VCF display requires it
by Jeffrey Jonas 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

I just acquired a TV studio monitor with NTSC/PAL switch. I'll gladly lend it to anyone requiring it for their Vintage Computer Fest display, opening the way for more items rarely seen in the USA. Some tables are near a 220 volt outlet, used successfully in the past. -- jeff jonas

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hey! January workshop. Who's going?
by Duane 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Jeffrey, What were the dates again for the Jan. and Feb. WS Duane -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Monday, December 19, 2016 1:30 AM To: vcf-midatlantic Cc: Jeffrey Brace Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Hey! January workshop. Who's going? 1.Jeff B. 2.Evan K. 3.Ian P. 4.? 5.? 6.? 7.? 8.? 9.? 10.? And those questions marks aren't print statements neither! :P -- Jeff Brace - ark72axow(a)gmail.com

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Apple ][ pocket sized emulator
by William Dudley 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

http://hackaday.com/2016/12/19/portable-apple-ii-on-an-avr Bill Dudley This email is free of malware because I run Linux.

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VCF East keynotes! Enigma, C++, 40 years of appliance computers
by Evan Koblentz 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

C++ inventor Bjarne Stroustrup, Ph.D., Enigma machine expert Tom Perera, Ph.D., and a panel discussion by computer historian Bill Degnan on the 40th anniversary of appliance computers featuring the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001, and TRS-80 Model 1 will be the keynote sessions for Vintage Computer Festival East XII, March 31-April 2, in Wall, New Jersey. The event is produced by Vintage Computer Federation (www.vcfed.org) a national user group devoted to enabling hobbyists and spreading awareness of computer history. The Federation is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Stroustrup (www.stroustrup.com) who developed the C++ programming language at Bell Labs starting in 1978, will discuss "The Origins and further Evolution of C++" on Saturday morning, April 1. He is currently a visiting professor of computer science at Columbia University and a managing director in the technology division at Morgan Stanley. His talk is sure to be an excellent follow-up to C language author and pioneer Brian Kernighan, who spoke at VCF East X in 2015. Perera's company, EnigmaMuseum.com, is in the business of hunting for, researching, restoring, and selling Enigma machines and related items. His talk, "Inside the Enigma: The history, technology and deciphering of an early laptop computer and the real story of the Imitation Game" will be presented Friday, March 31 after lunch. The World War II German Enigma was arguably an original form of laptop computer. This talk will explain the history and technology of the Enigma and link it to the movie "Imitation Game" which tells the story of the cracking of the German Navy Enigma code and the extraordinary contributions of mathematician Alan Turing to this endeavor. In order to keep the audience interested and involved, the movie has allowed some inaccuracies and omissions in the history and technology and in the masterful portrayal of the eccentric mathematician Alan Turing by Benedict Cumberbatch. This talk will trace the actual story of the Enigma and the cracking of the Enigma Code and attempt to fill in some of the Enigmatic aspects of Alan Turing's personality. Perera will also give a more technical demonstration of how the machines work and a real-time disassembly of an Enigma in a separate session that day. He will give further demonstrations and will offer for sale his Enigmas, Enigma simulators, other historic cipher machines, books, Enigma Library CD-ROM, and related items on Saturday and Sunday. Perera was formerly a professor of neuroscience at Columbia University, Barnard College, and Montclair State University. Degnan (www.vintagecomputer.net) is a co-founder of the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Vintage Computer Federation, a professional programmer and web developer, and formerly taught computer history at the University of Delaware. At his panel, "1977: The year of the appliance computer" you'll learn about the launch of the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001, and Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1. Bill will guide the discussion to explore how the appliance computer facilitated the expansion of computers as an appliance into small businesses, schools, and the home. Panelists will be separated into three groups each representing the Apple, Commodore, and Tandy/Radio Shack perspective. The panel will respond to questions and share their knowledge and personal experiences. The discussion will continue from 1977 through the milestones of 1980s 8-bit appliance and home computing. All three sessions will be 90 minutes which includes audience Q&A. Further details will be shared as the event nears.

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