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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] [midatlanticretro] New York Historical Society : Silicon City: Computer History Made in New York
by Evan Koblentz 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

> https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/silicon-city-computer-history-made-ne… > > They sent me an invitation to represent our group. Crap. I forgot to attend the ceremony last week.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus food thread: Who's bringing what?
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >I thought the same thing! But I don't have a jolt cola or Mountain Dew >dispe= nser and also figured some might bring some family members during >the day :-= )= Start 'em young! ;) FWIW, when I did a computer security gig for M&M Mars many years back, one of the M&Ms remarked that he was surprised that my lunch didn't consist of Jolt cola and Twinkies. Yet another stupid Hollywood induced stereotyping of computer hackers.

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Festivus food thread: Who's bringing what?
by VAXman＠tmesis.org 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic writes: >M > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Nov 15, 2015, at 9:36 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic ><vcf-midatlan= tic(a)lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote: > >>>>> VCF will provide: burgers, beef hot dogs, rolls, common toppings, >commo= n >>>> snacks (chips, pretzels, etc), soft drinks, bottled water >>>>>=20 >>>> Guesstimated attendance is three dozen nerds... >>> Evan: >tray of soft pretzels >>> Corey L., via Kelly: beer >>> Vaxman: pork >ribs >>> Neil: Fudge Nut Brownies, Apple Cider Doughnuts > >> Tony: >Brownies, cookies, cupcakes, etc. > >> Chris F. Plastic utensils, >napkins >=20 >=20 > We still need volunteers to bring: > - paper or >plastic plates > - cold drink cups, styrofoam coffee cups > - coffee, >machine, cream, sugar, stir-ers, etc. > - any other appetizers / sides / >entrees beside red meat > - any other desserts / snacks > - Be creative: >anything else??? > >I can bring styrofoam plates, coffee, machines, (2 - 55 cup machines, >one fo= r regular and one for decaf) styrofoam cups for coffee too. Have >those in sp= ades for the boats. Coffee fixins' can be someone else's >domain :-) (especia= lly since I don't drink coffee!) Tony= Decaf? For computer geeks? :)

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Apple IIe Voltmeter
by tom.hornberger＠verizon.net 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

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Museum Report
by Jeffrey Brace 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Doug Crawford was docent today at the museum. 4 pairs of adults came through today.

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hoodie order is placed
by Evan Koblentz 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

Thanks for playing. :)

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When exactly is the Festivus celebration?
by William Dudley 15 Nov '15

15 Nov '15

for those of use new to this. Thanks, Bill Dudley www.dudley.nu This email is free of malware because (to a first approximation) I run Linux.

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PDP 11/35 in Mahwah NJ on EBay
by Kelly Leavitt 14 Nov '15

14 Nov '15

Not what I collect, but some may be interested. I can probably arrange pickup and short term storage if needed. http://www.ebay.com/itm/191737673720 Kelly

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Apple IIe on eBay - I can pick up locally if anyone is interested.
by Chris Fala 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151877421051

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] PDP 11/35 in Mahwah NJ on EBay
by Brian L. Stuart 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

On Fri, 11/13/15, william degnan wrote: > On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Kelly Leavitt wrote: > >> Not what I collect, but some may be interested. >> >> I can probably arrange pickup and short term storage if needed. >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/191737673720 > > Looks complete! 32K Core Parity RAM I'm pretty sure it'll end up going for more than I can justify, but just in case, I've got it in my watch list. Not to worry though, I certainly don't intend to get into a bidding war with any of you fine folks. BLS

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