[vcf-midatlantic] A good class for the Altair 8800 50th birthday...

[Christian Liendo]

That is a great video, thank you for sharing..

On Sun, Apr 28, 2024, 4:52 PM Jeff Galinat via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> I got pressed into service at the 2018 VCF when there was a last minute
> cancellation. I did a presentation on S-100 front panels. This was thrown
> together quickly after I got a call the night before. I was preparing my
> items for vendor sales at the fest but it came out OK (not great!) with
> virtually no prep.  Here is a link.
>
> <https://youtu.be/W27BbDoBIgw?si=jzkQOCaEb6P4XI-k>
>
> Regards,
> Jeff
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 12:58 PM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Bill. The idea I was going for was an intro as to how the
> > machine works, basic fundamentals and operation geared towards new
> comers.
> > The idea is to get people interested in these computers that were not
> once
> > interested or didn't really know about them.
> >
> > For those who already know they have written resources and the club has
> > repair groups for help. I don't expect people to learn everything they
> need
> > to about S100s, but enough to have an idea on what to expect and gain
> > interest. In the class you can direct to additional documentation or
> videos
> > or even have another class/repair session.
> >
> > If this can't be done that's fine it was an idea, maybe a talk like those
> > about collecting other computers. What to look for? Common problems. How
> to
> > test and not blow up the power supply?
> >
> >
> >
>