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Article about the vitage computer federation
by Dave 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

Hi all, There's an article on the Vintage Computer Federation on the Electronic Design website: http://electronicdesign.com/embedded/qa-evan-koblentz-talks-about-vintage-c… Just in time. I wish I could join you guys this year at the VCF. Maybe next year! Dave

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Terminal for DG Eclipse S/140
by Evan Koblentz 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

I forget if I asked this already. We don't have a DG branded terminal. Which kind among other brands (and which we're likely to have) is most appropriate?

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Volunteer signup sheet for recording VCFEast Classes
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

Steven Michelsen via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Brian, > >I have a Manfrotto 3001 / 3126 fluid head tripod. It's almost as old as >my computers, and I have used it constantly since "back then". > >My video camera is a consumer grade 1080p camera. Looks great. My comment is that I have both -- the Canon VIXIA HF-G40 (brand new as it was only released 1-FEB-2016) and a Manfrotto tripod which is 10-15 years old now. I'll agree, 1080p does look incredible.

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Help!
by Evan Koblentz 13 Apr '16

13 Apr '16

Hellooooooooo, Had a few helpers yesterday - Jeff B., Jeff G., Corey C., Jeremy, Steve A., and some of the train guys. Is anyone available to help today?

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recording video and audio at VCF East
by Steven Michelsen 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

If the room you are video-recording in is using a mic and speakers, the audio should be OK. It won't sound like CNN but should be legible, like this one from last year... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidooQfvH4I Introduction: I'm Steven Michelsen. I signed up to this list yesterday. I have been a freelancer in the A/V business for 35 years. I programmed multi-image slide shows for corporate meetings and such, back in the '80s on an "AVL Genesis" - either as a branded PC, or with a "Genesis card" in an 8-bit slot in an IBM, Compaq or clone. Now I do powerpoint for a living. Same show, different technology. In recent years I have had a fit of nostalgia for the business as it was back in the day, and of course the gear that I worked with. I am now surrounded by IBM 5155s, Compaq portables, and some AVL branded computers, all in various states of repair. Not to mention slide projectors, dissolve units, etc, etc. Here's my AVL page: www.stevenmichelsen.com/AVL Anyway, all this talk tempts me to bring along my video camera and tripod on Friday (I live in northern NJ). Afterwards I can hand over any video files via dropbox or whatever you like. Steve --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You're both right, but we are dealing with very limited resources here. Let's please NOT make this another "You guys should..." thread. We are all doing our best. It is an amateur event and that's fine.

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Final class schedule for this Friday
by Herb Johnson 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

It's certainly reasonable to ask presenters to post their abstracts, some may have done so already. Brian L. Stuart said: > My early class is Analog Computer Basics. I plan to go though > the basic idea of electronic computing without bits. The first > few minutes will be a quick overview of key ideas in electrical > engineering. The second segment will look at using operational > amplifiers to create mathematical building blocks. The remainder > of the presentation will go through an example of modeling a > simple physical system and illustrating it on a Comdyna GP-6. I welcome this presentation. By age I'm the last of the engineers who might have even SEEN analog computers in use. I operated one and saw another in use to model a chemical plant. These are a different world of computation from digital logic. I suggest anyone interested in this talk, do a quick read about "differential equations" first. That's the equivalent of telling someone "learn Boolean logic before looking at TTL circuits". If that's too abstract, look up how a pendulum works, a bouncing ball, stuff like that are all differential equations at work. Herb change is good -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Volunteer signup sheet for recording VCFEast Classes
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Matt Patoray via vcf-midatlantic writes: >Top post here, since its not chnging the signup sheet, since I will not >be at VCF-E but here are a frew tips to make things better. > >1. Biggest pet pieve here, uninteliagable, noisy audio, at the minimum >if you are using a phone/tablet place it on something that holds the >device so therte is not a bunch of handeling noise. If possible connect >an external microphone that can be placed closer to the speaker, the >acoustics in most of those rooms are really not tjhat great and you get >a lot of room echo. > >2.2nd biggest pet peive here, if you are shooting with a >smartphone/tablet please hold/mount it in landscape mode. TV's left a >3x2 aspect ratio once John Logie Baird's mechanical TV failed. I'd use one of these: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1210608-REG/canon_1005c002_vixia_hf_g… >3. Whoever is going to take on the editing should tell the volenteers >what format they need video in, that way you are not mixing SD,720P, >10801 and 1080P. They can be mixed but to make it work properly and look >good takes more work and a lot more rendering time. > >4. Please use a tripod, there are even tripods for smartphones, they are >kind of crappy but do help. ... and a Manfrotto tripod.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Final class schedule for this Friday
by Brian L. Stuart 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

On Tue, 4/12/16, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > Are there any abstracts available for these classes? I feel like I'm pulling an AOL "me too" with Ian, especially since his line about being abstract applies very well to me too. My early class is Analog Computer Basics. I plan to go though the basic idea of electronic computing without bits. The first few minutes will be a quick overview of key ideas in electrical engineering. The second segment will look at using operational amplifiers to create mathematical building blocks. The remainder of the presentation will go through an example of modeling a simple physical system and illustrating it on a Comdyna GP-6. The second session I'm part of is on the ENIAC. Evan and I are basically tag-teaming about the ENIAC. I'll let Evan speak to anything he wants to say about his part of the presentation. My part will focus on the technical details of how the machine worked. I'll also be talking some about how it was programmed (primarily in its original mode of operation, but as time permits I do plan to talk a little about the instruction set architecture implemented in 1948). Several aspects of the machine's operation will be illustrated with an ENIAC simulator I've been developing over the past few months. I'll also echo Ian's offter that I'll be glad to adjust the focus and emphasis of my talks to address things that are of most interest to the audience. Hope that's helpful to anyone trying to decide which sessions to attend. BLS

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More publicity
by Evan Koblentz 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Computer Science Teachers Association published my blog post about VCF. http://blog.csta.acm.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Final class schedule for this Friday
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 12 Apr '16

12 Apr '16

Steven Toth via vcf-midatlantic writes: >> >http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-class… > >Wow. That's the best $20 I'll likely ever spend. Every track looks >awesome. > >Are the tracks being recorded so we can catch up on the stuff we miss? Are there any abstracts available for these classes?

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