June 2025 - cctalk - classiccmp.org

Is there a more modern replacement for paper tape punch/reader

by ben

Now that I have my 18 bit retro computer working, I am thinking of adding classic IO, like paper tape. Sadly I am a few decades too late. Is there anything out there to replace a punch/reader used as 70's i/o? Any good mag tape (cassete tape) replacements? I would love a tiny 9 track mag tape toy sized if they made one, like the wall hanging PDP8's. On wish list, a flex writer or TTY video display replacement, ie overstrike and underline in 2/3 size VT100 case. Ben. https://www.instructables.com/23-Scale-VT100-Terminal-Reproduction/

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VCF West 2025 - Tickets - Aug. 1 & 2 at Computer History Museum - Mountain View, California

by Jeffrey Brace

Get your tickets to VCF West 2025 now! https://connect.computerhistory.org/events/1ffceb98-f556-df49-f011-42475680… VCF West takes place August 1 & 2 in Mountain View at the Computer History Museum. More info here: https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/

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Re: VCF West August 1-2, 2025 - Mountain View, California

by John Foust

At 09:18 PM 3/11/2025, Jeffrey Brace via cctalk wrote: >VCF West is back on August 1 & 2, 2025 at the Computer History Museum in >Mountain View, California. > >We're partnering with the Sacramento Amiga Computer Club and AmiWest to >celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Amiga and other special guests. I'm considering attending this Amiga 40th anniversary celebration. I was invited to speak on a panel on the topic of the experience of early Amiga code development. Who else might attend? - John

5 hours, 14 minutes

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VCF Montréal 2025 Jan 25-26

by Jeffrey Brace

VCF Montréal is coming Jan 24-25, 2026. Reserve your hotel now! https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/vcf-montreal-2026-hotel/ Show updates here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/ Le VCF Montréal aura lieu les 24 et 25 janvier 2026. Réservez votre hôtel dès maintenant ! https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/vcf-montreal-2026-hotel/ Consultez les mises à jour ici : https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/

5 hours, 29 minutes

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eBay strikes again!!

by Bill Gunshannon

Just when I thought eBay couldn't get much stupider... I went out to see if I could find a current going price for PDP-11 Pedestal Boxes as I have a couple I would like to cull from my collection. I came upon this: DEC PDP 11/23 - BC needs Power Supply Repair, NO cards, Vintage DEC History $900.00 If it has no cards, what makes it a PDP-11/23 other than the paint on the front cover? Dead PSU? Looks like a $900 backplane to me. And that is making the assumption that the backplane is actually usable. :-) bill

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3 VCF's this weekend! Atlanta, Dallas, Australia

by Jeffrey Brace

Wow! There are 3 VCFs this weekend! VCF SE (Atlanta, GA) : https://vcfed.org/events/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ VCF SW (Dallas, TX): https://www.vcfsw.org/ VCF Down Under (Australia) : https://www.facebook.com/events/s/cvce-vcf-downunder-2025-planni/5904082869… Jeff Brace

1 day, 20 hours

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Looking for IBM System/3 BASIC book

by Steve Lewis

Per the link below, it mentions a reference manual to IBM's BASIC for the System/3 as part number GC34-0001-1 but that no digital copies are known to exist. https://manx-docs.org/details.php/19,11119 I know at VCF East they've been trying to restore one of these. Not sure if any functional system still exists (especially probably not the Model 6 with CRT and disk drive). Anyway, if anyone happens to have the physical manual described above, I'm just curious if in the first few pages was it publication date? (before or after 1970?) Also - since IBM went out of their way to re-use the BASIC from the System/3, does that imply there was never a variation of BASIC written for the IBM 360/370? (asking because from my understanding, the System/3 was a lot more difficult to program and operate -- and yet someone wrote a BASIC interpreter for it). -Steve

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VCF Midwest 20 Pre-Tabling Announcement Announcement

by Jason T

The table request form for VCF Midwest 20 will open at 19:00 CDT next Friday, June 27th. Read the mailing list announcement here: https://list.vcfmw.org/w/TagW1e4K9x4Rl8wpSnorrA (and join the mailing list, too, if you haven't!) -jt

5 days, 1 hour

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Bill Atkinson

by Murray McCullough

Bill Atkinson, a true early microcomputer pioneer, ca. 1984+, brought drawing on a computer screen and linking to external files a reality. He will be missed. Murray--

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DEC backplanes

by Paul Anderson

I've been digging through a few shelves of backplanes looking for a specific one for a listmember. Along with the DD11-CK and DKs, I found a RK611 and RH11. I probably have the boards for both. Any interest? Also found a few DDV11-D which I think is a 6x9 hex qbus backplane, but it's been a while. If you need any backplanes (11/84, 11/44) or options (DR11-B, etc) now is the time! Also a lot of core memory and backplanes. Please contact me off list. Thanks, Paul

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