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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] LSSM anniversary
by gsteemso 18 Oct '24

18 Oct '24

Nine years already! Seems like only a year or two since I read here about you opening it. Congratulations! I don't know if I'll ever make it out there, it's a pretty long haul from the Pacific Northwest, but it's definitely on my bucket list. Keep up the good work! Gordon S. Agitator-by-Default for the Seattle Retro-Computing Society

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Photos from swap meets past
by Jeffrey Brace 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

I'm low on photos from swap meets for advertising. Can anyone share? I need them quickly as I'm advertising daily for the event and need to get the word out and get it out daily for visibility. Thanks! Jeff Brace VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager

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Osborne Executive & Gotek
by Benjamin Krein 15 Oct '24

15 Oct '24

I recently got an Osborne 1 & and Executive. They both work but I’d like to use a Gotek in the Executive to make it more useful. I really don’t know much of anything about Osborne, Gotek, or CP/M. I’ve come across this forum post which talks about using an adapter or customized cable to use a Gotek on the OCC1 but doesn’t talk about the Executive. Can someone give me some newbie instructions on how to get this Executive setup with a Gotek? I’ve flashed the Gotek with the current FlahFloppy firmware but that’s as far as I’ve gotten. Benjamin Krein

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Got junk? ... er Got treasure? Swap Meet Oct. 26 in Wall, NJ
by Jeffrey Brace 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Now is the time to get your items for sale! Don't forget our swap meet in Wall, NJ on Oct. 26! More info here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/ Day: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 Time: 7AM to 2PM Where: Parking lot across from 800 Monmouth Boulevard, Wall, NJ. What: Vintage computers and tech. For Sale Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ptpkf9T6jqJP7BIHQATSvxlmfCy1iLwox0-…> : Want to buy Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zt6SjMraREDOWXs5qqNTx91B5_LOK9_lmKR…> See you there! Jeff Brace VCF National Board Member Chairman & Vice President Vintage Computer Festival East Showrunner VCF Mid-Atlantic Event Manager Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity https://vcfed.org/ <http://www.vcfed.org/> jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Slightly OT Event
by Russell Handorf 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

This discourse is why I love this community :) We're going to have more equipment (testing and otherwise) to try other technologies next year; DOCSIS, T1, etc. On 10/14/24 09:41, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic wrote:

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Slightly OT Event
by Herbert Johnson 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

> Did anyone hear of *JAWNCON.ORG <http://JAWNCON.ORG>* and if so are you > going? I checked out the Web site and list of talks, and the general tenor of the event. I like what I'm reading about. This year's talks are networking and telecom. It's not my primary tech interest (retrotechnology.com) but I don't mind hanging out with those techs, many of my computing friends have those interests. And I like the old-tech consideration (that's me). I'll look up the videos for this year, maybe see it next year, it's half an hour's drive away from me. I see they have a radio-amateur license workshop and testing. There was a lot of early telecom tech in vintage amateur radio: X.25 packet radio for instance. The conference developers might want to find some old-hams to talk about that work. There's a little bit of packet radio on my Web site, as it was an early use of microprocessors. Not so off topic I think. regards Herb (not a bot) Johnson -- Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA https://www.retrotechnology.com OR .net preserve, recover, restore 1970's computing email: hjohnson AT retrotechnology DOT com or try later herbjohnson AT comcast DOT net

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Problem restarting a SUN ULTRA 5
by Gregg Levine 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Hello! I own of those rigs. Now the problem: Can anyone on the list tell me why a system would find itself stuck probing the keyboard, when it runs headless? And how to get things started again. It follows that the unit who was last running, call it seven years ago, and when I first started it up again, the thing complained about the NVRAM and the next problem was a complaint of it being the system calls itself unknown. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature was present when the impossible happened 23 years ago, twice."

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fellow looking for group purchase of Kembak-1 enclosures
by Jeffrey Jonas 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

forwarded from https://www.facebook.com/groups/1233645553343772/posts/27122189570729349/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1233645553343772/user/1210335479/?__cft__[0…> *Bob Darlington* <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1233645553343772/user/1210335479/?__cft__[0…> Looks like I'm building a reproduction KENBAK-1. The price to get the Bud enclosure made in qty 1 is pushing $900 from PCBWay. $500 from a shop stateside. And about $60 a pop in quantities greater than 1 (pretty much what I"m used to with metal shops). The cost is in the setup. I'm going to build a wall display unless there are other folks with an interest in such things. My shift registers came in this week. Do any of you know what the plastic carrier is called? Photo of the KENBAK-1 to grab attention.

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DEC RK05 part needed
by Dave McGuire 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Hey folks, LSSM needs a door lock solenoid for a DEC RK05 drive. Would anyone happen to have a spare, maybe from a parts drive? They are easily extracted. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

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Slightly OT Event
by Chris Fala 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Did anyone hear of *JAWNCON.ORG <http://JAWNCON.ORG>* and if so are you going? I heard about it on the latest Hackaday newsletter. It is nearby me, but the cost is $100 and I don't want to waste the resources if it is a crap event.

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