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Lego LOGO: My childhood dream came true today!
by Evan Koblentz 03 May '16

03 May '16

This is awesome. In response to last week's call for vintage computer robotics help, Ben G. sent us his new-in-box Lego LOGO kit from 1986. I was 13 in 1987. My two favorite things were Legos and my Apple //e. I distinctly remember wishing for a way to combine them. We were learning BASIC in school, we'd already learned LOGO turtle graphics, and nobody ever told us that Lego ** DID ** have a kit for this. In adulthood I learned about Mindstorms but never bought any. My childhood dream had already been squashed. Today the package arrived from Ben. I opened it and turned 13 again. Thank you, Ben!!!!! This is an incredible setup and I can't wait to start playing wi... errr "testing" :) it ahead of HOPE. Check out these pictures: http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/logo_manuals.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/technic.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/technic_inside.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/technic_manual.jpg http://vcfed.org/evan/lego_logo/logo_disks.jpg It also has an IBM PC card (with printed instructions for interfacing to it), all the sensors/cables, and even the warranty card.... truly new-in-box. The actual Lego parts are in their original sealed plastic bags. I almost hate to open it! Obviously going to be extremely careful, unlike when I was child and ripped it all open. :)

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Cromemco Dazzler 40th birthday presents...
by Bill Sudbrink 03 May '16

03 May '16

Check it out: http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/dazzler.html More to come. Bill S.

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September Workshop will be 9/17 & 9/18
by Jeffrey Brace 03 May '16

03 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 02 May '16

02 May '16

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

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 02 May '16

02 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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