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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] How was TCF2016 ...
by Jeffrey Jonas 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

I had a fine time chatting with Galinat, Herb, Chris (dealer in front with nixies) and other folks I meet only at the Trenton Computer Fest. I always come home with great project ideas. I attended only one talk about new IoT (Internet of things). There's a $2 single chip solution with a 32 bit core (probably ARM), built in radio, crypto acceleration and other goodies. Quite the enabling technology to DO THINGS RIGHT *if properly implemented*. No Arduino needed! It might be right up there with the FTDI USB-serial chip for drop-in ease of use. I'd say many of the talks were timely and useful, with more scholarly topics and speakers with impressive bio/CV. I lament the loss of the flea market. I remember when it was so huge that 2 days was not enough to cover it all. Many regulars are gone, like the vendor with the camper selling laser tubes with brick power supply, solder spools and such. Gurrr, I can't remember the dealer who I always counted on for connectors and small parts. The only dealer who sold adapters like machine cord to 2 plain outlets. Not there this year :-(

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tracking volunteer hours
by Jeffrey Jonas 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Evan> Our group has had an INSANE amount of volunteer support in the past few months ALL volunteer work at Infoage is tracked by https://www.trackitforward.com/ Just create a free account for yourself and log the hours for "MARCH" (until it's re-named)

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log & track volunteering at Infoage
by Jeffrey Jonas 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Evan> Our group has had an INSANE amount of volunteer support in the past few months Any and all volunteer work should be logged with the InfoAge volunteer tracking system: https://www.trackitforward.com/ Just create a free account for yourself and enter the hours volunteered and what you did. It helps Infoage document all the effort. https://www.trackitforward.com/site/infoage-science-learning-center The computer museum is still listed as "MARCH"

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VCF East daily schedule -- updated
by Evan Koblentz 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Everyone, Please see the updated schedule and class schedule posted at http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/. - Evan

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How was TCF2016 besides the booth?
by Herb Johnson 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

VAXman writes to my post: > Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic writes: > >>I went to a number of talks; quality varied. Mostly speakers overran >>their hour, they outta work on their presentations. Talks varied from >>lock-picking to solar-panel technology. > > 'outta work'? 1) I write 400 words, you comment on the choice of one? out·ta ˈoudə preposition preposition: outta; preposition: outa an informal contraction of “out of,” used in representing colloquial speech. "we'd better get outta here" - courtesy of Google Translate My error, my intention was a contraction of "ought to", as in "oughta". It's a (regional) homophone. I ignored the spell-checker to be colloquial. 2) My post is time-stamped Mar 22 17:10 CET (I don't know why the list chooses Central time and not Eastern time). Your reply after was time-stamped Mar 22 16:15. Looks like someone's computer clock was not set forward (not sure whose). 3) These are examples of posts that ignore the content of a thread and go off on tangents that are silly or are non-informative about core topics, or lead to harsh exchanges. Or, responses to posts so brief they are ambiguous and generate excessive dithering about their meaning or value. 4) "Don't bite my finger, look where I'm pointing", one of my favorites; from Warren McCulloch. 5) (ignore, no response) Readers: vote for your favorite response. VAXman: what fits your expected response? ;) Herb -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA http://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net

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Custom disk sleeves
by Evan Koblentz 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

Suppose I wanted to order a huge amount of 5.25" disk sleeves in a custom color with the VCF logo. :-) Anyone know of a company that provides this service?

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Special thanks to .... well everyone
by Evan Koblentz 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

I've been meaning to send this message for a while now. Our group has had an INSANE amount of volunteer support in the past few months!!! Raising funds, fixing computers, organizing the warehouse, preparing various details for VCF East, and most recently doing physical labor in the new museum space. I am continually blown away by how much everyone finds creative ways to help in this group. Sometimes we see the same few names over and over in the report emails, but in reality there are several dozen people who all help in important ways. Cheers to everyone.

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Neat-o!
by Evan Koblentz 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

ACM is posting about VCF East/West right now on their Facebook/Twitter accounts.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Neat-o!
by Brian L. Stuart 23 Mar '16

23 Mar '16

On Wed, 3/23/16, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: >> ACM is posting about VCF East/West right now on their >> Facebook/Twitter accounts. > > Wow!! The Academy of Country Music? Damn, who woulda thunk? > :-) Years ago, the ACM had their computing week conferences at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. I was there helping with the SIGCSE part of it. It turns out that at the same time the Academy of Country Music was also having an event in the hotel. It was absolutely hilarious to see a bunch of computer nerds and a bunch of people in cowboy boots staring at ACM signs trying to figure out which ones where theirs. BLS

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Best place to buy rack screws
by Matt Patoray 23 Mar '16

23 Mar '16

I am looking for a good place to buy rack screws, I was hoping to find a place i can just stop in and pick up a pack of 100, tried Guitar Center and they told me they have to order them, unless i wanted some "specialty" ones they had in stock that where $9 for 10 screws, yeah I dont think so. I am reassembling an Ampex VR-1200 Quadruplex VTR and it has a lot of rack mount modules. Vintage Computer tie in, lots of Mini and S-100 bus computers are able to be rack mounted, and the VTR was able to used in a PDP-11 comtrolled editing system. -- Matt Patoray Owner, MSP Productions KD8AMG Amateur Radio Call Sign

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