On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 10:58 AM, Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2017, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
There are 10 standard exhibits (no counting the three team exhibits which
equal about 15 standard exhibits, so 25 total).
The list is here: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/ vintage-computer-festival-east/vcf-east-exhibits/.
I'm excited!
Needs some big iron and S-100. :)
I don't have either, but if something shows up that required a freight truck to move it, I'd be happy to help unload it. ;)
I have been thinking over the past week on what I might want to exhibit. Still not 100%, but I'm leaning towards "early 90s UNIX workstations" since its mainly what I do. I really want an interactive exhibit that people can play with, so I'm tending towards the graphical. "It's a UNIX System, I Know This!" would be a fine title. :)
Trying to decide between these, in rough order of preference:
* DECstation 3100 + Ultrix w/X11 - (~ 1989) I've had this machine for ages and have never got around to bringing it up. This needs a clean Ultrix install, ignoring the fact that Y2K ever happened, and some sort of application software that a regular human could operate. This is the most uncertain for me, but it wins in terms of obscurity. ;)
* SGI Indy - With Indycam and the bundled demo software this one's easy and full of eye candy. Might hook up a thermal printer and make this a "photobooth" kind of thing. (~1993-1994)
* IBM RS/6000 - I've got a bunch of these, including the very early Model 320 workstation and 520 deskside/server. (1990-1992). I like this hardware a lot, and AIX is its own special weirdness, but I'll have to dig deep for any interesting user-friendly application software. (In school we ran Pro/E on these machines, which is a sure path to madness.)
* Sun... something. Maybe 3/80 or 630MP (~1992) - The latter sure feels like Big Iron when you have to move it without a dolly. Time permitting it may appear as a support server for one of the above three.
Thoughts? Feelings?
-- Jameel Akari
Sounds good to me. I exhibited a VMS Microvax 3100 last year.