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Boyertown, PA Tony Robot
by Bill Degnan 14 Aug '24

14 Aug '24

Saw on facebook marketplace: "Omnibot Tomy rc robot rx 5402 remote control collector MAKE OFFER OBO" Boyertown, PA Bill

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Re: stargate: Usenet over satellite TV in the Vertical Blanking Interval
by Jonathan Sturges 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

> > Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:20:46 -0400 > From: Jeffrey Jonas <jeffrey.scott.jonas(a)gmail.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> > Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] stargate: Usenet over satellite TV in the > Vertical Blanking Interval > > replying to Devin Heitmueller: >> There were some interesting competing products around that time >> which used datacasting over Vertical Blanking Interval > > Stargate transmitted USENET that way: > https://stargatemuseum.org/html/stargate_project.html > Thanks for pointing that out Jeff! I think that’s super-cool! Much later there was also TV Guide On Screen (TVGOS) which sent guide data in the NTSC & analog cable days, usually on PBS channels. -Jonathan

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Looking for a CD from the back of a certain IBM Redbook
by Dan FitzGerald 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

Hey all, Does anybody here have a physical copy of the IBM Redbook "Open Source Software for z/OS and OS/390 UNIX", specifically a copy of the CD that came with it? (The CD can be an image, I just didn't want anybody replying to me with links to the PDF of the Redbook). Regards, Dan FitzGerald They/Them or She/Her Classical Computing Laboratory at IBM Poughkeepsie http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger

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stargate: Usenet over satellite TV in the Vertical Blanking Interval
by Jeffrey Jonas 12 Aug '24

12 Aug '24

replying to Devin Heitmueller: > There were some interesting competing products around that time > which used datacasting over Vertical Blanking Interval Stargate transmitted USENET that way: https://stargatemuseum.org/html/stargate_project.html

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OT / Save the Date - Hack the Base and Makerspace...
by Martin A. Flynn 11 Aug '24

11 Aug '24

There's a bunch of small projects that need attention, let me know if you are available on 09/07/2024 to lend a hand. Work day is expected to run from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, pizza is planned for lunch Here's the plan of the day: * Mount the new digital clock over the classroom door, needs a network cable routed through the attic http://compdecon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/new_digital_clock.jpg * Run the power cables for the new pair of UPS * Mount the television antenna on the gable end of the building. * Install the GPS antenna and run the heliax feed line to the entry panel on the back of the building * Install the missing lenses on the light fixtures in the Makerspace in Building 9059. * Drive the ground rod for the overhead phone cable to building 9032D (RTM/ARC), and install the protector module. The InfoAge calendar shows the day as un-booked / open, we would need to be wrapped up and off site by 5:00 PM at the latest for the paranormal research (AKA Ghost Hunt) that evening.

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Pickup of donation of books from Long Island
by Jeffrey Brace 09 Aug '24

09 Aug '24

Is there anyone on this list that lives in Long Island? We need someone to pick up a donation of books. Not too many. Just a small box. There's no rush, so it would be the next time that you are coming to VCF. I would like to save us the trip to get them as well as shipping costs. Thanks! Jeff Brace

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Looking for PROFS or OfficeVision/VM tapes and manuals
by Bill Degnan 09 Aug '24

09 Aug '24

I used to use that when I worked at IBM and maybe a little while after at ICI. On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 7:18 PM Dan FitzGerald via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I was wondering if anybody here happened to have install tapes for > PROFS or OfficeVision/VM. I'd like to get that on our system in the > lab at some point, and would need the tapes (or images) and some > documentation for how to install and configure it. > > Regards, > Dan FitzGerald > They/Them or She/Her > Classical Computing Laboratory at IBM Poughkeepsie > http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/dfitzger > > >

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Lotus Signal (hardware device to grab stock prices over FM sideband)
by Bob Roswell 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

I was looking at the news and see that the Dow Jones was down 1000 points. Brough back memories of Black Monday https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/stock-market-crash-of-1987 October 19, 1987 We were selling a device called a Lotus Signal From https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-09-13-fi-22723-story.html "The Cambridge, Mass.-based computer software company, diversifying to escape its dependence on the popular software program 1-2-3, said buyers of Signal will be able to get financial information through a unique radio receiver and store it in a personal computer. Signal will cost $595 plus a monthly subscription fee of $125, which Lotus said is about one-fifth what it costs to get such information over leased telephone lines. The company said it will start shipping Signal on Oct. 1." We had it set up in our ComputerLand showroom. There was a bug in the software - It was unable to cope with a triple digit change in a securities price (That day the Dow dropped 508 points. I think I have one in inventory. Anyone up for building a FM transmitter t make our Lotus Signal work again? Bob Roswell broswell(a)syssrc.com 410-771-5544 ext 4336 Computer Museum Highlights<http://museum.syssrc.com/> [cid:image001.jpg@01DAE728.D14DDCE0]

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Needed: RL01/RL02 Right Side Inner Rail
by Jonathan Chapman 05 Aug '24

05 Aug '24

I have a RL02 that someone drilled the pop rivets on and removed one of the inner rails. I have no idea why -- this RL02 sat on a shelf above a corporate cab, so in their application I guess it didn't need it, but they left the other rail on! I do not have the missing inner rail, it was nowhere to be found when I purchased the system. I need to find a replacement so that I can rack the drive, as I have the outer rack rails for it. I would like to purchase/trade for/whatever the inner rail, or a junk parts bucket RL drive. Thanks, Jonathan

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Cisco 2503 available
by Martin A. Flynn 04 Aug '24

04 Aug '24

If anyone wants to tackle adding thicknet networking to the museum space, there is a Cisco 2503 router with a DA-15 pin AUI port that is up for grabs. Off list replies to reduce the list clutter please!

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