FYI- the trainers were not just on display, exercises where provided for the participants to enter code examples and "hack" the code. I added a jpg image of the MST-80b trainer to the photo directory. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BrOHi4y256uCteJJxHS2g7SGxJCQcDP_/view?usp=s... On 7/30/2024 8:53 AM, Chris Fala wrote:
Doug, Thank you so much for sharing these pictures. What an amazing setup!!! Seriously, WOW!
Jeff Jonas, Thanks for the nice writeup on the event. I almost feel like I was there. Very much appreciated.
Wonderful job!
Chris
On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 9:11 AM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org <mailto:vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
A few photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q0I28I6tmRJ2bYzQCQdt2AVaDaOygZuv?usp...
On 7/25/2024 2:27 PM, Ken via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > I also spent the majority of my 3 HOPE days at the VCF tables, helping and demo'ing and chatting and directing a lot of folks to the 2025 VCF East event. (I was first introduced to VCF - and saw my latent vintage computing fetish initially activated - at HOPE 2000!) > > It was a fantastic display, and I really appreciated the representation this time of those trainers and circuit demos. It added so much more than just having the familiar late 70's/early 80's home computers. Thanks to Doug (new to the hacker conference!) who I think was behind that addition. > > Some brilliant and varied people stopped by with all sorts of expertise and stories to share, and I hope some will wind up exhibiting at InfoAge next year! > > Also of note was Jeff Brace winning the HOPE talent show via some karaoke prowess? > > Thank you Doug, Dean, Jeff and Jeff! > > - Ken > > At 7/25/2024 02:07 AM, Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic wrote: >> I had a blast staffing VCF's exhibit at the HOPE conference on Friday & >> Saturday. >> Many thanks to Doug, Dean, Jeff Brace for carpooling and making such an >> engaging exhibit. >> It was perfectly on-target for the audience, limited by what fits in one >> car. >> I was in my element, meeting folks I know from Unigroup (NYC Unix/Linux >> professional society), >> NJ Linux group and other circles of friends. >> >> The exhibit started with the Discrete Transistor 555 and a breadboarded 555, >> showing how the first chips were only dozens of transistors. >> The Bell & Howell chip trainer's flip-flops were wired as a binary counter >> next to a single chip counter doing essentially the same thing. >> That got a LOT of attention >> since it vividly illustrated how the building-blocks of logic gates makes >> for larger useful elements. >> >> Then the microprocessor trainers: 6502, 8080, 8085. >> Folks adored running the ROM demos via the hex keypads and 7 segment >> displays. >> >> The Apple 1 replica got a lot of attention, >> particularly with the SD-card cassette emulator instantly loading games and >> such. >> Some folks really enjoyed using the WOZ monitor and peeking/poking into RAM. >> >> The PET, GRID and others got a lot of love too, particularly the GRID's >> plasma display. >> Some folks were into display tech, thus the geeking out over Doug's VFD and >> LED demo. >> A really great outreach opportunity. >> >> -- Jeff Jonas >
-- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719
-- Douglas Crawford VCF Mid-Atlantic Museum Mgr InfoAge Science & History Museums 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719