[vcf-midatlantic] January workshop call to arms

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 7:32 AM David Gesswein via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> I have been in contact with Josh Dersch through my emulator project who
> has working 8010's. Evan had expressed interest in getting one working so
> I
> had checked and he said:
>

I trust Josh Dersch from The Living Computer Museum & Labs because I have
met him at VCF PNW and VCF West where he showed off his *working* Xerox
8010 Information System (better known as the “Star” workstation) alongside
a microcode-level Star emulator developed at LCM+L named Darkstar. Come
experience GUI history and early desktop metaphors with Viewpoint and Star
OS, do some hacking in Mesa on XDE, or delve into AI on Interlisp-D!


> I have finish the 3b1 which shouldn't take too long, possible Straight 8
> work, haven't heard if paper tape could be loaded. Assuming spare time
> I can assist on this.
>

I'm sorry, I didn't have time to finish checking the PDP 8 paper tape
loading last time I was docent. And now the museum is being renovated so I
won't be able to get to it until the epoxy flooring part is finished within
the next two weeks. I will update you, but if you need to prioritize, then
please work on the Xerox machine before the PDP 8.


> On Mon, Jan 06, 2020 at 10:37:30PM -0500, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic
> wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 22:37:30 -0500
> > From: Tony Bogan <thebogans at mac.com>
> > To: vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org
> > Subject: January workshop call to arms
> > X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (16F203)
> >
> > All, VCF recently acquired two Xerox 8010 computers. We would like to
> assess and repair (if needed) these machines, and are hoping to have one on
> display in the very near future.
> >
> > We are looking for anyone with the expertise and experience needed to
> assess these machines. We are hoping to begin the process of restoring
> these machines at the upcoming January workshop on the 25th and 26th of
> this month.
> >
> > So if you???re out there (and I???m sure you are!) and you can attend
> the workshop, please let us know! While there will be lots going on at the
> workshop, this is something we are hoping to be able to work on in
> preparation for the museum remodeling (or as soon as is practical)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tony Bogan
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>


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Jeff Brace
Vice President, VCF East Showrunner
Vintage Computer Federation