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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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Items needed for modern history exhibit
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >>> Why touch tone? It should be retro. > >Because for the modern history exhibit it should be things that kids >have some chance of recognizing. "The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." -- George Orwell

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Apple / Tandy teams @ VCF East?
by Evan Koblentz 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

Apple/Tandy fans, I need an update on plans for your VCF East XII mega-teams. The "Commodorians" are registered with Todd as their captain.

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Items needed for modern history exhibit
by Evan Koblentz 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

Here are things we still need for the modern history exhibit: - Small calendar - Standalone address book - Dictionary - Navigational compass - Any handheld game console - Photo album - Ordinary telephone We need these things sooner rather than later. All should be straightforward and on the small side -- nothing weird or large, please. :)

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Museum Report - 18-Dec-2016
by Todd George 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

Really busy day at the museum. I honestly lost count/improperly tracked the number of people, but it was easily 20+. Most of them were there for the Model Train Exhibit. Quite a few had previously seen our exhibit in the prior location. Interest levels varied from low to high. I even walked someone through signing up for the local chapter mailing list. I filled in a few details about the club side of things and gave them a tour. :) There were quite a few other visitors, all of which I'd classify as "low to medium" levels of interest. One gentleman was there with his daughter (?) whom was a bit impatient, so I gave him a relatively quick tour. He was very interested, but she was not. I also took in a donation of some Tektronix gear. See ya! -Todd

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Electric Dreams
by Duane 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

Be thankful his name was not Alexander Graham Siren... George Carlin -----Original Message----- From: william degnan via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 3:24 PM To: vcf-midatlantic Cc: william degnan Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Electric Dreams Ha ha Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Dec 18, 2016 3:21 PM, "Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic" < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > I accidentally downloaded Western Electric Dreams > but I was interrupted by phone calls :-) >

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Electric Dreams
by Jeffrey Jonas 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

I accidentally downloaded Western Electric Dreams but I was interrupted by phone calls :-)

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Electric Dreams
by william degnan 17 Dec '16

17 Dec '16

Watching Electric Dreams tonight b

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