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Last-minute Festivus info
by Evan Koblentz 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Everyone who's going to Festivus: 1. Get to the InfoAge Science Center: 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, NJ, 07081. 2. Open the main gate. Drive through. Close and latch (don't lock) the gate behind you. DO THIS EVEN IF IT WAS ALREADY OPEN WHEN YOU ARRIVE. 3. I bought bright colored duct tape. I will put giant block letters spelling "VCF" on the ground in front of the gate. There will also be big arrows. Follow them. 4. Jeff B. and I will be there at 10:30am. That party starts at 11am. We'll park our cars in an orderly row. Follow our lead. Do not park haphazardly. 5. Do not prop open the door to the building! 6. Sunday morning: we'll all meet for breakfast at 9am at our usual spot -- the Princess Maria Diner, 2044 Rt. 35, Wall NJ. Chances are we'll be back to InfoAge by 10:30-11:00ish. 7. If any gets lost or has questions, then call or text me at 646-546-9999. I'll answer promptly unless I am driving (approximately 9:30-10:30am tomorrow). See you all tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing old friends and new members alike.

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Festivus all setup and ready to go
by Jeffrey Brace 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

I made sure tonight that Festivus is 98% ready to go. Just a little bit of cleaning to do tomorrow morning. See all you there in the new location 9010-A!

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Festivus Entertainment
by Ian Primus 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

I am planning on bringing the same sorts of things I usually do - four or five televisions and some assorted video game consoles. Normally an Atari or two, NES, Genesis, and N64. Anyone have any requests? In past years, I've brought the sound system and the DVD player as well. Nothing fancy, just a hi-fi amplifier, some speakers, and an ordinary DVD player. I can bring a VCR as well, if need be. -Ian

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] UPDATE -- Festivus food thread: Who's bringing what?
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Dean Notarnicola via vcf-midatlantic writes: >I will bring hot chocolate and hit cups What will we be taking hit of in those cups?

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Festivus - Cooking times
by Jeffrey Brace 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Please be advised that I was thinking about doing burger/hot doog cooking at 2pm and again at 7pm. I may adjust this time slightly depending on circumstances. Jeff Brace

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Festivus food thread: Who's bringing what?
by Evan Koblentz 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Everyone, This thread is ONLY for discussion of who's bringing what food/drink to Festivus. Don't fork it .... unless you are the one bringing forks. VCF will provide: burgers, beef hot dogs, rolls, common toppings, common snacks (chips, pretzels, etc), soft drinks, bottled water Guesstimated attendance is three dozen nerds... Volunteers needed to bring: - plastic knives/forks/spoons - napkins, cold drink cups - styrofoam cups for coffee - coffee, machine, fixin's... - other entrees beside red meat - any other desserts / snacks My personal contribution is a tray of soft pretzels. They're yummy. Corey L.'s Penn Brewery is giving us a good amount of frothy stuff. He is unable to attend, but Kelly is retrieving and delivering it. Thanks guys! Big fan of your American P.A. :) As always, we're collecting $10/person that we donate back to InfoAge. Food contributions do not offset this. Nobody is required to bring anything, but it makes Festivus all the more festive when that happens. Please reply with what you're bringing. Ask if you are unsure about anything.

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New web site is live
by Evan Koblentz 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Ta-da! http://www.vintagecomputerfederation.org This is our new web site. Major thank-you(s) to designer Darren Kerr, his boss Steven Toth for allowing Darren's time on this project during work hours, and Bill Degnan for programming. Also thanks to Dan Roganti for designing the logo. There will be much more content in the days/weeks/months ahead. What's there so far is just the very basics. We are working on a tweak to the mobile version. It works, but you can't see any content loading unless you scroll down, so to a newcomer it appears as if the menu links don't do anything.

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***SPAM*** Logic probed (as seen on Hackaday)
by Neil Cherry 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Okay, not spam (but yes it really does sound like it this time ;-) ) I thought a few of you might find this interesting: http://lockett.altervista.org/logic65/logic65_build.html It's a crude logic probe using a Teensy 3.2 board (around $20). I'm not sure of the impedance but pretty cool and might be useful for the folks that needs something flexible in their tool box. PS: Chris I'm really sorry about my message to the group yesterday. Yes, I'm poking fun at myself here. Hope to see many of you tomorrow. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry(a)linuxha.com http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies

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Model train show @ InfoAge this weekend
by Evan Koblentz 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Everyone, InfoAge's annual holiday train show starts this weekend. I encourage everyone to check it out. It's in the same large event rooms that we use for VCF East. However, please do not just wander in through the back hallway by our museum. There is a small admission fee for the train show. They'll be selling tickets in the main lobby.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus - Cooking times
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Systems Glitch via vcf-midatlantic writes: >> How about a blue-ribbon committee? > >Pabst Blue Ribbon Bleachk!

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