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Festivus - Who's going?
by Chris Fala 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Put your name on the list and approximate arrival time. 1. Jeff Brace 10:30AM Saturday (Staying all weekend) 2. Evan Koblentz 3. Dean Notarnicola 11:00 Sat. only 4. Drew Notarnicola 11:00 Sat. only 5. Bill Dudley and Xiulan Zhao (not sure of arrival time -- mid-afternoon Sat?) 6. Kelly L and Ann 11:00 Sat. only 7. Steven Toth (mid morn Saturday, all weekend probably). 8. Tom Hornberger - around 11 on Sun 9. Dave Riley (noonish Saturday) 10. Connor Krukosky 11. Ian Primus 12. Bob Murphy 11:30 Sat - (probably just a cameo to drop off gear) 13. Chris Fala (both days, Sat. AM - time uncertain) 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

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Festivus - Who's going?
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Just trying to get a rough idea of who's coming to Festivus this coming Dec. 5 & 6. Put your name on the list and approximate arrival time. 1. Jeff Brace 10:30AM Saturday (Staying all weekend) 2. Evan Koblentz 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. <https://www.avast.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-em…> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-em…> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Fwd: Re: Updated list - Festivus - Who's going?
by alex bodnar 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

> >> Just trying to get a rough idea of who's coming to Festivus this coming >> Dec. 5 & 6. >> >> Put your name on the list and approximate arrival time. >> >> 1. Jeff Brace 10:30AM Saturday (Staying all weekend) >> 2. Evan Koblentz >> 3./4. Dean & Drew Notarnicola 11:00 Sat. only >> 5./6. Bill Dudley and Xiulan Zhao (not sure of arrival time -- >> mid-afternoon Sat?) >> 7./8. Kelly L. and Ann 11:00 Sat. only >> 9. Steven Toth (mid morn Saturday, all weekend probably). >> 10. Connor Krukosky >> 11. Tony Bogan - between 11 & 12 on Saturday. Back on Sunday too! >> 12. Tom Hornberger - around 11 on Sun >> 13(ish). Dave Riley (noonish Saturday) > >14. Ian > >(Doh! He replied right after I sent a cleaned-up list.) 15. Alex B Alex M. Bodnar aviation: PP-SEL-IA amateur Radio: K3CIM Emergency Services: EMT-BD, ARES/RACES

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Update - new museum space
by Evan Koblentz 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

Everyone, Here are some updates on our new museum space. We're still working on final details of the lease. We are on course to move from our current museum (in building 9032-C) to the new space (in building 9010-A) in the first half of 2016. Obviously the goal is to get the new space up and running in time for VCF East in mid-April. I took some pictures after Jeff B., Tony (+son), Steve A., and I set up the new space for Festivus yesterday. The file at http://snarc.net/alcove.jpg shows an alcove in one corner of the room. It's a food area during Festivus, however for the museum it will be a hands-on learning laboratory. No, we can't keep the fridge in there year-round. :) The file at http://snarc.net/theater.jpg shows 16 chairs facing a short wall. We'll put the portable screen and/or the screen from David G. on a table so it's high up. The file at http://snarc.net/inner.jpg shows the wall along the hallway. That's Steve A. at the far door. The near door is the middle of three, so it is fine to block it. (We will put a "do not open" sign on the other side.) Third door is off-camera to the right. Either the middle door or the off-camera one will became a double doorway in the near future. We do not yet know which one. The file at http://snarc.net/overall.jpg shows the whole room from our "Festivus Theatre" area looking out. We will put two or three more tables in the middle for Festivus. For the museum, there will be a faux wall down the middle which stops about 10 feet from each end. The side by the doors will have a welcome desk and mainframes. The end by Festivus Theatre will be minicomputers. The side by the windows will be microcomputers. The short wall between the alcove and the doors will be an exhibit of "history of the present". Rather than just having boring straight aisles, the exhibits will be arranged so as to make people weave and wind. That gives a sense that you're exploring vs. simply walking through. There will be more of this as you move from mainframes to minis to micros, due to equipment size -- it's difficult to arrange mainframes any way other than in rows; it's easy with microcomputers. The full layout in its latest (fourth) version has room for 26 microcomputers that can be up-and-running (on tables) and dozens more that can be static displays on shelves above the tables. However, the layout is still being prepared so I can't share that. Soon...

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus - Who's going?
by tom.hornberger＠verizon.net 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

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Gobble, gobble!
by Evan Koblentz 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

Happy Thanksgiving to all. 2015 was a good year for us! Many new members, fantastic artifacts came to us, VCF East bigger than ever, starting a non-profit, and moving forward with a larger museum space. In two weekends we'll celebrate. For now, I hope everyone has a relaxing day with family/friends, good food, and (since we're nerds) 8-bit videogame football.

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Productive day @ museum
by Evan Koblentz 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

Me, Jeff B., Tony (plus his son Mike), and Steve A. got a lot done at the museum today. In the new museum room: - Removed all leftover Infoage stuff - Swept the floor, brought in trash cans - Tony brought a bunch of tables and chairs for Festivus + we set them up - Moved a refrigerator into the room - Brought in the non-perishable food - Located the correct thermostat In the warehouse: - Assembled and filled two shelving units - Put away various unsorted items - Made a plan for sorting the rest of it - Brought in various stuff from museum Jeff B. will stop by on Friday to plug in the fridge and load it with soft drinks + perishable food (no point in plugging it in today and leaving it on all week).

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11am Festivus start next Saturday
by Evan Koblentz 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

That's all.

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Calcomp Colormaster printer.
by murphnj 29 Nov '15

29 Nov '15

Hello folks. I have a problem. I have to get a lot of stuff out of my apartment, or I'm going ot be in the street soon. I have a few things that I'd like to find homes for, and this is one of the largest. It's a Calcomp Colormaster printer. It's parallel, thermal transfer. (Per-postscript) Last time I had it out, it worked, printed fine. Oh, and by the way, if you're interested, you can get a second one free! One of them has a bad board, but the mechanicals were fine. I had swapped the board while troubleshooting, and both of them printed with the good board. One has the original box and packing material, the other does not. Not sure which is which anymore. That was a long time ago. There are Amiga drivers for it, not sure about anything else. (There were Windows drivers back in the day, but that day was quite a while ago.) I'd really like to find someone interested in it, so if anyone is, please let me know, or if you know someone off-list that may be please let them know. This must happen pretty fast, though. Also, it's large. As in too-large to-fit-in-my BRZ. So it will have to be picked up, in Morris county. Any takers? Want more details? Pictures? I'll dig 'em up. Thanks, --murph

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Festivus Entertainment Thread
by Jeffrey Brace 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Who is bringing what for entertainment? Equipment, games, DVDs?

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