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September Workshop will be 9/17 & 9/18
by Jeffrey Brace 02 May '16

02 May '16

The September workshop will be Sept. 17 & 18. -- Jeff Brace

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Video release order?
by Evan Koblentz 02 May '16

02 May '16

In what order should we post the East XI keynotes? Stick with the Fri-Sat-Sun order, maybe one every couple of weeks?

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TechRepublic Covers VCF East XI (2016)!!
by Todd George 02 May '16

02 May '16

I get the daily e-mails from TechRepublic. Today's featured the VCF East XI event! http://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/images-from-the-vintage-computer-festi… Nice job Evan!!

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Museum report
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 02 May '16

02 May '16

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Corey texted to say he acquired a toolkit for our workshop. There's been some mention on this list about DEC MMJ cables, connectors and the crimping tool. Does VCF -- the group formerly known as MARCH -- have a crimping tool? I have a Paladin set with interchangeable dies for crimping all sort of connectors but I also have another MMJ crimper that, I believe, I acquired from a client that believed they no longer needed it. If it can be of benefit to VCF, I'd lend/loan it to the group to include in the tools kit.

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Funny moment @ VCF East last weekend
by Evan Koblentz 01 May '16

01 May '16

Watch this video clip: https://youtu.be/SoGFFXbpsfI

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 01 May '16

01 May '16

Doug and I were at the museum today. There were a good amount of visitors including my dad who hadn't been there since a few years ago. Doug learned about the Mimeo, and we have a productive discussion about how to do some fundraising. Corey texted to say he acquired a toolkit for our workshop.

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LSSM outing
by Mike Loewen 01 May '16

01 May '16

I had a great time at Dave McGuire's Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM) on Saturday. Lots of interested folks touring the museum. Several Federation members in attendance, including (obviously) Dave McGuire, Matt Patoray, Connor Krukosky, Sridhar Ayengar and wife Roopa, Ian Primus, Jeff Jonas and Dan Roganti. Corey Little was just down the street with his pop-up CP/Museum. We managed to sneak in a little work on one of Dave's newly acquired systems, an HP 2117F mini. The power supply checked out (and no foam!), but entering a program from the front panel indicated some sort of memory issues. The system came with a 2102E High Speed memory controller, four 64KW HS memory boards, M.E.M. board, Memory Protect and D.C.P.C. board. The I/O cage had the Time Base Generator, Firmware Expansion Module (FEM), BACI, Terminal interface and 13037C disc controller interface. All it needs is an HP-IB interface (12821) and possibly some additional ROMs, and it can run RTE-6/VM. Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/

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OT: narrow LED flood bulb
by Evan Koblentz 01 May '16

01 May '16

I'm doing a personal project unrelated to computers. I need to use an LED flood light bulb 1.5 inches at its widest point. Google says to buy a bulb size called "R12" commonly found in elevators. The project will use ordinary 110V AC. What do I use for the bulb socket? I'm having difficulty finding a straight answer.

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September Workshop?
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Apr '16

30 Apr '16

I was thinking September 17/18. 10/11 is already taken.

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August Workshop will be Aug. 20/21
by Jeffrey Brace 30 Apr '16

30 Apr '16

The August workshop will be on August 20 & 21.

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