[vcf-midatlantic] What do you guys always need for your vintage computing projects?

[Kelly Leavitt]

Should be OK now. I have to move this to better hosting. Any suggestions for a simple site?
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Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] What do you guys always need for your vintage computing projects?

Kelly Leavitt is associated with the Sussex Hamfest, and he is also part of this group
So if he’s reading this, he knows.

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> On Apr 15, 2024, at 10:08 AM, Christian Liendo <cliendo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> If you know the people at SCARC just tell them their SSL cert expired
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>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 9:49 AM Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic
>> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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>> Charlie, I don’t know if you’re aware of the VCF swap meet sometime in June.
>> It is usually a pretty decent event and yes, there will be competition on selling your stuff, but bring as much stuff as you can.
>> You really won’t be disappointed unless, of course, the weather turns ugly.
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>> Another large outdoor event (indoor also) is the Sussex County fairgrounds Hamfest on July 14th
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>>
>> The 2024 SCARC Hamfest will be held July 14th 2024
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>> Gates open at 6:00am for sellers/tailgaters
>> 8:00am for buyers
>> 270,000 square feet (Six Plus Acres!) of outdoor tailgate space and 10,000 square feet of indoor space. Food, Door Prizes and Ample Parking too!
>>
>> For info or tables contact SCARC at 973-862-8124
>>
>>
>> Mike Rosen
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>> On Apr 15, 2024, at 8:31 AM, Charlie's Computers via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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>> Awesome, thanks for the info everyone!
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>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 7:43 AM Benjamin Krein <superbenk at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> There are other CAD programs out there that you might find more
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>> approachable if you're just starting out.  TinkerCAD is one that comes to
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>> mind though I've never used it.  I personally use Fusion360 but it can be
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>> daunting at first & their pricing tiers are weird & get expensive really
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>> fast if you're doing anything non-personal.  There are some restrictions on
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>> the free version too from a functionality perspective.  Just beware & know
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>> you have options if you're not already married to Fusion360.
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>>
>> On the BlueSCSI Discord the maker of the PotatoFi PiSCSI case just
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>> recently opened up his license to be a bit more free (I think) & he has a
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>> number of really great models for various BlueSCSI/PiSCSI projects that you
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>> should check out.
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>> https://www.printables.com/model/72451-piscsi-slim-case - Just make sure
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>> you're honoring people's licenses & giving credit when/where appropriate
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>> (It's ALWAYS good to give credit to the original designer IMO).
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>> Other drive sleds are popular too.  Expansion slot filler blanks or port
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>> mounts for things like joystick ports etc. come to mind as well for the
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>> Macs & Apple IIs.  Probably lots of other things I'm not thinking of right
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>> now.
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>> Good luck!
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>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 7:12 AM Charlie's Computers via vcf-midatlantic <
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>> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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>> (I know VCF East 2024 *just* ended and I'm not asking about plans for next
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>> year, don't worry!)
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>> I'm thinking of being a vendor at next year's VCF East or the year after
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>> that. I'm getting into 3d printing and I'm going to buy a few more
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>> printers.
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>> If I 3D printed brackets and adapters and more and sold them, what do you
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>> guys always seem to need for your projects? Hard drive sleds? SCSI2SD
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>> adapters for old Macintosh computers? Floppy EMU cases?
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>>
>> My 3d modeling skills are 0/10 so these things need to exist on
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>> Thingiverse
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>> or yeggi.com (3d print search engine)
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>> But I'll download Fusion 360 and try and figure out something, so if you
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>> guys have any ideas for useful things I could make, let me know!
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>> Sincerely,
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>> Charlie
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>> --
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>> - Benjamin Krein
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>>