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Museum Report
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '15

Total there were lots and lots people because of the train show. Various levels of interest. It's good to have visitors to show off our vintage computers! :) Jeff Brace

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Joystick Repair Epyx 500XJ
by Jeffrey Brace 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '15

Does anyone have experience repairing joysticks? I have an Epyx 500XJ that doesn't respond well to the left direction. I'm just wondering if this is something that is repairable. Jeff Brace

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Philly-area volunteers needed Jan. 2/3
by Evan Koblentz 21 Dec '15

21 Dec '15

This is for anyone in metro Philly: we could use some volunteers for a club booth at the Young Innovators Faire (a mini-Maker Faire wannabe) which is at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on Jan. 2/3. Usual disclaimer for such events: we need people who can * definitely * be there for at least half a day (not "I'll try to make it") and, of course, you need to be outgoing and enjoy working a booth.

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Wanted: NEC PC-8001A Mini-Disk Module PC-8031A
by Todd George 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

Hi there everyone. I'm hunting for an NEC PC-8031A mini-disk module for the NEC PC-8001A computer. I have the computer itself and PC-8012A expansion chassis already. Additionally looking for anything else relating to this computer that you might have kicking around and be willing to part with. Including but not limited to the "Wedge", expansion unit cabling, expansion cards, etc. Note: I have seen the one floating periodically on eBay and am keeping a close eye on eBay in general for this unit so am looking for leads outside of that. If anyone has stuff for this computer, please contact me off-list. I'm near Philadelphia and willing to drive to avoid you having to pack/ship. Not against shipping stuff either. Thanks!! -Todd

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Mac 400k Floppy Drive cleaning/lubrication.
by Todd George 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

On Fri, 18 Dec 2015 at 00:44:13 -0500, Ian Primus via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > I'm really good at rebuilding these drives, and have done many of them > - both 400K and 800K. That would be a good thing to bring to a > workshop, perhaps - I'd be happy to walk people through it. > > -Ian Ian, this would rule. Additionally (although I'm not nominating/obligating you) I would love someone to do an in-person workshop/tutorial of aligning a 5.25" drive. It seems to be one of those things that's oddly missing from YouTube. Thanks guys! -Todd

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I definitely want at least 1 or 2 hoodies
by Joseph Oprysko 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

1 XL, 1 2XL Please -- 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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Fwd: Another question, repairs?
by RETRO Innovations 19 Dec '15

19 Dec '15

Is there someone local that might be of assistance? -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Another question, repairs? Re: Your order: 5677 Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 18:58:59 -0500 From: To: fulfillment(a)go4retro.com Hello again. I purchased a nice unused vic20 1541 drive off ebay that worked when it was shipped, when it arrived at my house it wont stop spinning and red and green lights just stay on (yes seller refunded my money). I checked over the obvious inside but nothing comes up as bad. I see you were in Wall Township NJ at some point? Do you know of anyone in New Jersey that repairs commodore items? Thanks Brian North Brunswick, NJ

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Hoodies, part 2
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes: >> If it didn't have a "hood" I'd get one. ;) > >Cut off the hood, sew the neck back together. :) Isn't that a hardware modification?

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Mac 400k Floppy Drive cleaning/lubrication.
by Mike Willegal 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

The 400K drives are extremely well built. I have some notes on getting a few working again in my blog. http://www.willegal.net/blog/?p=6218 <http://www.willegal.net/blog/?p=6218> The most common problem is that the grease dries up and freezes the mechanism. My guess is that the second most common problem is due to people forcing the mechanism after the first problem occurs. Cleaning the mech is something that anyone with a bit of mechanical aptitude should be able to handle. regards, Mike Willegal

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Mac 400k Floppy Drive cleaning/lubrication.
by Joseph Oprysko 18 Dec '15

18 Dec '15

I have like 3 or 4 Mac 400k drives (2 external units, and 2 internal) Is someone here adept at cleaning the old grease and re-greasing these drives? Here's the systems I need them for: Mac 512K - Internal drive & External Drive - Clean and Lube Mac 128K - Swap 800K Internal Drive & Replace with 400K drive from Mac Plus, plus clean and lube External Drive. My Mac 128K has the original mainboard, but has a 1MB RAM Expansion board sitting on top of the main board, and likely updated ROM to support the 800k Floppy drive. I also have 3 or 4 800k drives that also need to be cleaned and lubed. While it is probably something I could do myself, I've never had good luck when trying to refurbish floppy drives, so I'm looking to find someone who could do it for me. Thanks, Joe -- 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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