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Video - Connor's SHARE speech
by Evan Koblentz 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Video of Connor's talk from SHARE is now available. Connor: fantastic job!! Very informative, funny, and you'll probably get some leads about equipment and/or summer jobs. https://youtu.be/45X4VP8CGtk

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Wanted to borrow: CRT TVs for VCF exhibit...
by Ian Primus 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Hey, Bill, just saw this message - I should be able to help you out. I have... many several TVs - I bring them to video gaming events - http://imgur.com/a/J7Td8 - so I should have whatever you need. When you say a "couple" how many are you looking for? 2? 3? 23? Similarly, if anyone has any TVs they're looking to be rid of, I'm always on the hunt for any I can get my hands on - or composite video monitors. -Ian On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Bill Sudbrink via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Dazzler output looks much nicer on a CRT than on an > LCD display. Does anyone have a couple of mid size > (18-20 inches) TVs with composite input that I could > borrow for VCF? If worse comes to worse, I'll probably > do what I did last time and grab a couple off of > Freecycle and then recycle them after the show. It > does really cramp my Mini-Cooper, resulting in a few > new scratches in my IMSAI lid the last time. > > Thanks, > Bill S. > > >

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Help needed: PS/2 or a clone
by Evan Koblentz 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Adam and I attempted to set up a computer for the Win 3.1 museum exhibit. It didn't go so well... We tested a clone 386 (one that was in our warehouse expressly for this purpose) but its HDD was DOA. Then we tested half a dozen variants of IBM PS/2. Only one of them had a working HDD, but it's an 8086 which is below the 3.1 minimum specifications. We could not put that drive into the clone 386 because the drive uses an ESDI connecter. We probably have a suitable drive in the warehouse, but it was taking too much time -- we cant stop to restore a machine with the big show looming. There is no time between now and then (museum beta opening) for us to spend time gathering the right parts and all. Can someone loan us a ready-to-go 286 or 386 with 3.1 already installed and tested? We'll put it in the museum for the show weekend and then we will determine a museum-owned solution later.

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FS: B&K 3010 Function Generator TESTED/WORKING
by Systems Glitch 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272190902628 Tested/working, went through all three functions and all frequency ranges. This one uses the old pre-IEC 3-conductor round pin power cable (common on adding machines and some early computers), which IS included. The oscilloscope shown in some of the pictures is not included :) I can bring it to VCF East free-of-charge if you'd like to save on shipping. Thanks, Jonathan

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apple //e for sale (not mine)
by Evan Koblentz 28 Mar '16

28 Mar '16

Steve L. in Long Island (said he frequently travels to NJ and NYC) is looking to sell a //e (possibly several). Contact him at ludsin(a)gmail.com.

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 27 Mar '16

27 Mar '16

Adam and I were at the museum from 10am - 9pm today. We got tons of stuff accomplished! I will not remember everything; here are highlights: - Moved about 15-20 boxes of stuff (and many empty ones) back to the warehouse - Swept the floors - Reorganized a few microcomputers - Cabled 50% of the micros (the ones along the wall; next week the electrician is installing a power pole for the center aisle) - Figured out a better place for our main desk (Adam's experience as a school teacher helped a lot) - Added an AT&T Unix PC to the exhibit - Attempted to set up a Win 3.1 PC, had problems. Will explain in a separate email - Tony visited this morning to retrieve painting supplies - Corey stopped by to work on Apple and Commodore systems for the game programming hackathon at VCF East

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Museum report
by Evan Koblentz 26 Mar '16

26 Mar '16

Yet again, Jeff G. and Tony joined me in working on the new museum today. (Tony in particular has put in waaaay beyond his share of the work lately. He even worked here a couple of days during the week with one of his employees!) We did several small projects (along with Jimmy from the model trains group who helped me after-hours tonight), but today's big accomplishment is we finally finished the double doors. Paint is done, the lock is installed/working, reinstalled some previously removed door window trim, and upper/lower barrel locks are installed on the side without the handle. Smaller projects done: replaced lock in the 11/785 door, moved Bendix desk back into position, adjusted that desk's feet slightly higher so the file cabinet fits under it, moved George back into position, put a "door blocked, use other door" sign on the hallway side of the center door, put a trash can into the workshop area, further secured the front posts of the workbench, tested new printer, moved various things around :), and cleaned (but only a little). Some pictures are at snarc.net/temp-vcf/ because I forgot to bring the vcfed.org password with me.... Adam, me, and Corey will be here tomorrow. Going to focus on clearing lots of the clutter and that sort of thing.

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OT: pickup help in Vidalia, GA
by Dave McGuire 26 Mar '16

26 Mar '16

Please forgive the off-topic post. Can anyone pick up and possibly ship a small (4U rackmount) box for me in Vidalia, GA? It's not particularly heavy. It would need to be picked up during business hours either this coming week or next week. It is not a vintage system. If you can assist, please contact me off-list. Be advised that I am having some email reply latency these days due to stuff going on here. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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FS: Another Tanner/Digital Research 64K Static RAM for S-100 Bus Tested/Working
by Systems Glitch 26 Mar '16

26 Mar '16

link: http://www.ebay.com/itm//272188605675 >From my last listing: These are, in my opinion, exactly the kind of boards you want for old 8-bit S-100 boxes. Fully static, you can swap 2716 EPROMs in if you need to, and very low power draw. Pretty much the only kind of RAM board you can use if you want a full 64K (or close to it) in an original Altair with the original low-wattage power supply. This one has sockets for the last four RAM chips. The last two are not populated, as it came from a heavily modified Altair 8800 with a Turnkey card -- RAM from 0xF800 - 0xFFFF was disabled to allow the Turnkey card to co-exist. I can provide/install a socket and 6116 static RAM if desired. All four tantalum capacitors have been replaced. Fully tested on my IMSAI 8080, including phantom. Memory was tested with the Vector Graphic ROM monitor's memory test routine ('T' command). You'll find the manual listed under Digital Research (not sure if they bought Tanner, or what). The manual states the board is IEEE-696 compatible; however, that just means it follows IEEE-696 signal designations -- it is not 16-bit compatible. Thanks, Jonathan

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Rescue needed in NC or DC area
by Evan Koblentz 26 Mar '16

26 Mar '16

We have an SUV-sized rescue of some nice microcomputers for the museum. It is located about two hours east of Raleigh, N.C. (I don't know the specific town) but the person said he can drive up to DC or Baltimore to meet someone. We'd like to get this done soon (lest the person think we are not taking it seriously), but there is no urgency to bring it all up to InfoAge -- that could happen in the summer.

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