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Reminder - Trenton is tomorrow
by Evan Koblentz 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

I anticipate seeing the usual people at Trenton tomorrow -- you know who you are! :) For everyone else: - The show is not really in Trenton. It's at The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ, 08628. That is northwest of Trenton. - Follow the TCF parking signs starting at the campus main entrance. The show is in the education dept. building. There are two lakes along the outside of the campus perimeter road. The education building is between them on the inner side of the road. - Hours are 9am-5pm. Tickets are $15 each. I don't know their policy about whether they charge for kids' admission. - VCF Mid-Atlantic table will probably be upstairs in the center of the building with all the other club tables (same as last year). Todd and I will take turns staffing the table. - My lecture, "The present and future of computer history," is scheduled for 2:35-3:30 in room ED-208. Hecklers welcome, but remember: I heckle back! :)

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Museum next Tuesday?
by Evan Koblentz 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Can anyone give me a full day's assistance in the museum next Tuesday (March 22)? There is a decent chance that we may have to cancel this Sunday's museum work day due to snow. Even if we can be there Sunday, there is still a lot of work to do and very little time before VCF East.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Wanted to borrow: CRT TVs for VCF exhibit...
by Duane 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Bill, >>grab a couple off Freecycle and then recycle them after the show Might be best for VCF to keep a stock of them in the warehouse for that purpose, Duane -----Original Message----- From: Bill Sudbrink via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 10:59 AM To: 'vcf-midatlantic' Cc: Bill Sudbrink Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Wanted to borrow: CRT TVs for VCF exhibit... 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] DEC serial console cable wanted
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >See pictures of example VAX 3100 with the cable I need: > >http://www.vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/DEC_MicroVAX-3100_syst… >(attached to top unit, looks like a phone cable with an "un-centered >plug pin" > >http://www.vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/Microvax3100_detached-… >(shows what the "un-centered plug pin" looks like) > >I need both a cable AND on the other end I also need a detachable 25-pin >Digital adapter that connects to the DEC un-centered plug pin. See 2-11 >in MicoVAX 3100 and VAXserver 3100 Owner's manual. > >Yes I could make a cable, but I'd prefer the DEC cable or clone >commercially mass produced if possible. > >BIll Just for VCF?

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] need MS DOS 3.1
by Bob Aviles 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Hi Joe, Have to check if I still have it? Bobby On Friday, March 18, 2016 9:09 AM, Joe Herdler via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: Does anyone know where I can find MS=-DOS on 5 1/2 inch floppy disks? I have a working Leading Edge Model D and need the op system. Believe it or not, I was quite the batch programmer way back when. Also, I am looking for a Leading Edge Model 86. Thank you very much, Joe Consciousness affects the medium. Think happy, be happy, and happiness will follow you.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Wanted to borrow: CRT TVs for VCF exhibit...
by Bob Aviles 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Hi Bill, I got Three CRT you can use or trade for? If you want to keep them. Bobby On Friday, March 18, 2016 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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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] DEC serial console cable wanted
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

David Riley via vcf-midatlantic writes: >On Mar 18, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic = ><vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: >=20 > That >said, does anyone have an MMJ crimper they could bring to VCF? = And I >good source for the connectors themselves? > >Yes and yes. I brought mine last year (have dies for MMJ and standard = >8p8c as well as standard 6p6c and various wire terminal crimpers), and = >will bring again. I have pretty full bags of MMJ and both solid and = >stranded 8p8c plugs. > >For the connectors, they're actually surprisingly easy to come across. >= For example: >http://www.pacificcable.com/Picture_Page.asp?DataName=3DMMJ = or = >http://www.neobits.com/pan_pacific_pt_066dec_rj_11_mmj_dec_plugs_qty_100_p= >3962335.html?atc=3Dgbp&gclid=3DCImikZTDyssCFYclgQodjdQPQA (I've used = >Pacific, but the other one is probably just as good for $10 less). > >If you have a Paladin Crimp-All 8000 frame (and you should, because it's >= a great tool), the Paladin die for MMJ is 2067. I do, I do!

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] DEC serial console cable wanted
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >> > >>> >>> BIll >>> >> >> Just for VCF? >> > > I can look and see if I >have MMJ parts I could loan. > > That said, does anyone have an MMJ >crimper they could bring to VCF? And I > good source for the connectors >themselves? > > I have a 1000' spool of "silver satin" 6-wire cable to >share, and places > where the authentic DEC parts aren't important to >me. > > -- > Jameel Akari > > >I am looking to buy and have shipped to my home, I need to have another >cable to help me set up the cluster machines for VCF E. I will take >some at VCF E, but before I that I need at least one. Will pay $$. OK. The DECconnect cable isn't a problem; albeit, it might not be a literal off-white DECconnect branded cable. I can make a cable for you and sent to you. Specify a length. As for the DECconnect to 9 or 25 pin adapter, you'd need to specify which H-# adapters you'd want/need.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] DEC serial console cable wanted
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic writes: > >On Fri, 18 Mar 2016, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > >> william degnan via vcf-midatlantic writes: > >> See pictures of >example VAX 3100 with the cable I need: >> >> >http://www.vintagecomputer.net/digital/MicroVAX-3100/DEC_MicroVAX-3100_syst… >>> (attached to top unit, looks like a phone cable with an "un-centered >>> plug pin" > >DEC MMJ connector. Great idea, PITA years later. :) > >>> Yes I could make a cable, but I'd prefer the DEC cable or clone >> >commercially mass produced if possible. >> >> BIll > > Just for VCF? > >I can look and see if I have MMJ parts I could loan. > >That said, does anyone have an MMJ crimper they could bring to VCF? And >I good source for the connectors themselves? > >I have a 1000' spool of "silver satin" 6-wire cable to share, and places >where the authentic DEC parts aren't important to me. > >-- Jameel Akari I've brought my crimper tool to EVERY VCF I've attended. You supply the 6 conductor flat cable and I'll put the ends on it for you.

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Wanted to borrow: CRT TVs for VCF exhibit...
by Bill Sudbrink 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

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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