Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Teams?
Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes:
I'm a bit confused, and likely missed something. What are these "teams" I'm > hearing about for VCF?
Trying something different this year. The show will still have regular exhibits -- lots of 'em! -- but we arranged three "mega exhibits" to honor the 40th anniversary of the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001, and TRS-80 Model 1. These exhibits will be full-ish timelines of ALL vintage computers from those brands, with each team having 4-6 members, several tables, a captain, team name, and a prize for the best team. As discussed by members on the list, the teams are: Commodorians, TRanSistors, and AppleDappleDude.
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
Ahh, okay.. Hmm.. Sounds fun.. Well, never really was a TRS-80 guy.. so maybe I'll talk to the Commodore or Apple Teams.. On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Brian Schenkenberger via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic writes:
I'm a bit confused, and likely missed something. What are these "teams" I'm > hearing about for VCF?
Trying something different this year. The show will still have regular exhibits -- lots of 'em! -- but we arranged three "mega exhibits" to honor the 40th anniversary of the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001, and TRS-80 Model 1. These exhibits will be full-ish timelines of ALL vintage computers from those brands, with each team having 4-6 members, several tables, a captain, team name, and a prize for the best team. As discussed by members on the list, the teams are: Commodorians, TRanSistors, and AppleDappleDude.
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
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Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
On 12/16/2016 03:38 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
I can almost get there. I won't be transporting them, however. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 12/16/2016 03:38 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
I'd be in for this, even though I was planning a different individual exhibit. Maybe I can combine them...
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
I can almost get there. I won't be transporting them, however.
Assuming my MicroVAX II still works, it's not terrible to move. And if it actually has a video card, I could combine it with my other planned exhibit. HMM. :) -- Jameel Akari
On 12/16/2016 03:55 PM, Jameel Akari via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
I'd be in for this, even though I was planning a different individual exhibit. Maybe I can combine them...
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
I can almost get there. I won't be transporting them, however.
Assuming my MicroVAX II still works, it's not terrible to move. And if it actually has a video card, I could combine it with my other planned exhibit. HMM. :)
A "Baby VAXen" exhibit, including a -II, would be great! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:38 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25,
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
a VAX 11/780 exhibit in bldg 9032-A ?? I can smell the smoldering of power cables from here. re:VCF East X
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, Dan Roganti via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:38 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
?a VAX 11/780 exhibit in bldg 9032-A ?? I can smell the smoldering of power cables from here. re:VCF East X
Surely the military vehicle guys can come up with some sort of megawatt generator... :-) Mike Loewen mloewen@cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
Surely the military vehicle guys can come up with some sort of megawatt generator... :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOocjfOh_bI I can go up to 25 kW, 3 phase :D IIRC that one is a 12-lead and will do 480V 3 phase, delta *or* wye! There are a number of smaller 3 phase and single phase machines, too. When the power goes out and you think, "now I get to burn fuel into something other than a dummy load!" Thanks, Jonathan
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
We could schedule VCF-VAX at Dave McGuire's place. He should have have an extra floor available by next year. :-) Mike Loewen mloewen@cpumagic.scol.pa.us Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
DEC-heads out there: put together a team of 4-6 people, give it a name, pick a captain, and send me the info by next Friday.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Mike Loewen via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Is there a VAX/VMS team? It too will be 40 years old as of Oct. 25, 2017.
The mega-exhibit idea is for the big three micros that heralded the appliance era of home computing. But, I strongly encourage you to have a VAX/VMS exhibit and point out the context of 1977!
Changing my answer! YES, there should be a VAX team. We are Vintage COMPUTER Federation, not Vintage MICROCOMPUTER Federation.
who is going to bring every type of VAX?
We could schedule VCF-VAX at Dave McGuire's place. He should have have an extra floor available by next year. :-)
as much as I like to see that idea come to fruition, the most mystifying question remains, Would there be enough Pizza and Beer in the world as incentive to enlist enough people to haul heavy computer equipment to the 2nd floor I think most people would tend to agree with Gravity ;) Dan
On 12/16/2016 04:32 PM, Dan Roganti via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
as much as I like to see that idea come to fruition, the most mystifying question remains, Would there be enough Pizza and Beer in the world as incentive to enlist enough people to haul heavy computer equipment to the 2nd floor I think most people would tend to agree with Gravity ;)
Oh yes. ;) That stuff isn't moving to the 2nd floor, don't worry. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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