[vcf-midatlantic] VCF museum machines in need of TLC

[Bill Degnan]

It might be useful to verify software is 1000 compatible, not all boot on a
1000.

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 11:59 PM Douglas Crawford via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> I have the old Amiga 1000 RobotCity demo on floppy.
> I also have boot and games disks for the TRS and I suppose I can get it
> working.  I'll see about coming to the workshop to work on these.
>
> DC
>
> On 8/12/2021 10:08 PM, John Heritage via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> > What are you using to demo the 1040ST?
> >
> > I'll also see if I can get my Amiga floppy drives working this weekend to
> > produce some disks for the 1000
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 9:16 PM Gregg Levine via vcf-midatlantic <
> > vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello!
> >> Jeff did you call for the Doctor? Because I'll be there on the
> >> Saturday. I speak Apple 2 speak and can finagle enough strangeness for
> >> the PCjr to get along with it. So, that's part of the message to
> >> confirm the obvious regarding the Saturday.
> >> -----
> >> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
> >> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 9:00 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic
> >> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Jeff Salzman will be working making a backup boot disk for the Zorba.
> One
> >>> of them stopped working. He will also take a look at the H89.
> >>>
> >>> We also need good demos to run on the Amiga 1000. Some of the disks
> don't
> >>> seem to work *and* apparently some disks have the SCA virus. Could
> >> someone
> >>> bring a disinfectant?
> >>>
> >>> The museum also has an SD card reader for the Vic-20. I just haven’t
> had
> >>> time to set it up yet. Maybe someone can help me figure it out and pick
> >>> some good demos.
> >>>
> >>> Also the museum 1541 drive on the C64, has issues. I had swapped it out
> >> for
> >>> another one, but haven't had the chance to try simple troubleshooting
> >> like
> >>> a disk cleaner, etc. It has JiffyDOS and is cosmetically better than
> the
> >>> one I swapped. Maybe someone can take a look at it.
> >>>
> >>> Jason Perkins will look at the Lisa as it doesn't boot now.
> >>>
> >>> I would like a better demo for the Atari 1040ST. If anyone has a better
> >>> suggestion for a disk, please let me know.
> >>>
> >>> Also need someone to install the SD card read for the IBM PCjr.
> >>>
> >>> The Apple 2 seems to be having issues again. It might just need a card
> to
> >>> be reseated.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone have experience getting the TRS-80 working with a floppy
> >> drive?
> >>> I'd like to get some demos working on that machine.
> >>>
> >>> I think that's all.
> >>>
> >>> =========================================
> >>> Jeff Brace
> >>> Vice President & Board Member
> >>> Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner
> >>> Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity
> >>> http://www.vcfed.org/
> >>> jeffrey at vcfed.org
> >>
> >> And while watching Perry Mason destroy a witness regarding what the
> >> person saw or did not see, he's taking notes. He's also taking notes
> >> on why the district attorney is making a bigger fool of himself than
> >> usual;. He notes that Della is also taking notes, and Della also has
> >> Duke asleep in her lap. The regular pair are sitting with him, and the
> >> rest of the team are asleep in the office. From the Doctor and Perry
> >> Mason an unpublished Memoir.
> >>
>