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Does anyone have a Jaguar controller?
by Ian Primus 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

I've spent about two hours trying to track down my Jaguar controller. Somehow it escaped from the rest of the system. If you have one, bring it to Festivus - I'll have the console and some games, just... no controller. Doh. -Ian

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January Workshop - Whats the plan?
by Douglas Crawford 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

We prepping projects for VCF? Working on all the broken 1541's? Or what?

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FS: Vintage Meters!
by Systems Glitch 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

All, Another lot of test equipment to process! Figured I'd offer a few meters here before they go to eBay. This stuff came from the San Bernardino Valley College. I have the following three meters for sale: Simpson 461: - Digital 3.5 digit meter - Pair of probes (red/black) included (these are reverse banana plug probes) - Volts/Ohms/Milliamps - Includes AC adapter - Found a proper set of Tenergy A size NiCd rechargeables - Tested, working, not calibrated but agrees with a calibrated Fluke 8842A - Very clean except a spot where it looks like someone scraped a sticker with a knife HP 5005A Signature Multimeter: - Digital 3.5 digit meter - Probes and timing pod included - Volts/Ohms/Frequency/Period - Sort of a super high end logic probe as well - Tested, working, not calibrated but agrees with a calibrated Fluke 8842A - Faded red stencil on top, timing pod has one loose corner latch Triplett Model 60: - Analog meter, Simpson 260 workalike - Doesn't register volts, didn't test further - No probes The HP 5005A in particular is really suited to debugging old computers. It's approximately from the right era for this group's interest, and combines the two tools I use the most: a multimeter and logic probe. It also allows gating its measurements (measurement valid when another signal is at another state) like some of the high end logic probes out there. I'd keep the Simpson 461 for myself (it's a really cute little meter!) but I don't need another DMM. Can ship or deliver to the next VCF event I attend. Contact off-list with offers. Pictures on request. Thanks, Jonathan

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Cool data recovery project
by Evan Koblentz 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I saw this article today about a company calle Drivesavers that was hired to salvage data from Gene Roddenberry's old CP/M computer. On a whim, I called Drivesavers and left a message with the receptionist. VP of Engineering called me back within an hour. :) We have a nice conversation about computer history and data recovery. There could be good opportunities for VCF and DS to work together down the road.

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More TI 99 4/a 's on Ebay
by william degnan 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I put two beige TI 99 4/a's for sale on Ebay. One is the early 1981 ROM, one is the later 1983 ROM V 2.2 with BASIC update. They're both complete systems with extras. Priced to sell. $59.99 each, plus shipping at cost. [url] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4a-Tested-Working-Rare-ish-… [url] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4a-Tested-Working-1983-v2-2… see post on vintage-computer.com/vcforum/ for additional comments. -- Bill

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Correction: Semi-OT: printer for new museum signs
by J. Alexander Jacocks 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 11:30 AM, frida fried via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: frida fried <frd_fried(a)yahoo.com> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:30:38 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Correction: Semi-OT: printer for new museum > signs > Evan, I've bought a couple of Epson Workforce multifunction devices which > have a scanner glass 11x17, and can print larger than 11x17 as well. They > are inkjet, and the WF7610 and one WF7620 have worked well; there is a > WF7110 printer only 13x19 inkjet as well, but I have no experience with > that one. (at $149 it is reasonably priced, but ink isn't cheap) > > http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ProductCategory.do?oid=-17867&sortid… > > I > > From: Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < > vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> > Cc: Evan Koblentz <evan(a)snarc.net> > Sent: Monday, January 4, 2016 9:04 AM > Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Correction: Semi-OT: printer for new > museum signs > > >> We spent $2K > > That's where I stopped reading. :) > > But I just learned that even very cheap inkjets, sub-$200, can print > 11x17. That might be our best compromise if a larger printer is > unaffordable. > > If you can't find anyone else, I can do 13x19 on my printer. - Alex

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Semi-OT: printer for new museum signs
by tom.hornberger＠verizon.net 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

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Semi-OT: printer for new museum signs
by Evan Koblentz 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I'm looking into getting us a printer that can handle 11x22 paper. Anybody have recommendations for specific models?

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Is it wrong to get excited??
by Joseph Oprysko 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I just setup a Mac LocalTalk network, and I'm so thrilled and excited about it. Yes, it's only a Mac SE and an SE/30, each with 4mb of ram (the SE/30 originally had 8 and the SE had 1, but I played the great equalizer!). Last year at VCFeX I picked up a couple of LocalTalk adapters, even though at that time, I had no use for them. In '09 at a flea market I had picked up the 25' sealed LocalTalk cable, but finally, it all came together. Would anyone happen to have an ImageWriter ribbon re-inker? I've bought 2 different ones from online and both turned out to be "vintage" aka dry as a bone. I have 2 ribbons and could cheaply pick up some ink. I know Office Depot sells them, they are the last place I can try, but I'd like to have the option of reinking rather than wasting all of that plastic and ribbon -- Normal Person: Hey, it seems that you know a lot. Geek: To be honest, it's due to all the surfing I do. Normal Person: So you go surfing? Normal Person: But I don't think that has anything to do with knowing a lot... Geek: I think that's wrong on a fundamental level. Normal Person: Huh? Huh? What?

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vintagecomputer.net updates
by william degnan 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

In parallel with the new vcf fed site I updated vintagecomputer.net too, let me know what you think - should be fully responsive. Looks especially good in a phone, which was driving me crazy as this is how I often search for things. This site is my own template design with bootstrap as the underlying CSS. http://www.vintagecomputer.net and if you need any web design...see degnanco.net -- Bill

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