27 Mar
2014
27 Mar
'14
3:10 p.m.
Hello all. I'm a relatively recent list subscriber who has spent the last 3
months lurking and learning. Since my earliest computing experiences date
from the mid-1980s, I lack firsthand experience with a
number of the
systems discussed here, so I have sat back, listened, and kept my
keyboard
quiet.I would like to introduce myself, though, because one of these days I
might have something to add to the discussion. At this point, I've managed
to accumulate a few interesting machines, of which my favorites are a
"chiclet" PET (which will be my maiden restoration project), an AT&T 7300
(in working condition and on its way to me now), and an IBM RS/6000 Model
140 (which is neither "vintage" nor rare, but I wanted a RISC/AIX system).
Currently, in my "spare" time (i.e., not often enough), I'm working on
restoring and patching some old gaps in my knowledge of basic electronics
and circuit design. I think my desire to do that is primarily what
motivated me to take up this hobby in the first place.
For now, I'll just add that I currently live in NY, and I'm looking forward
to attending VCF East, which will be my first VCF. Maybe I'll even get to
meet some of you there. OK, I'm shy, so I'm just going to tiptoe back out
of here now...
27 Mar
27 Mar
4:29 p.m.
On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:10 PM, K Ruhe wrote:
For now, I'll just add that I currently live in
NY, and I'm looking forward
to attending VCF East, which will be my first VCF. Maybe I'll even get to
meet some of you there. OK, I'm shy, so I'm just going to tiptoe back out
of here now...
Welcome! I think you'll like VCF East. If you're not on it
already, you should consider joining the MARCH mailing list
(midatlanticretro on Yahoo! groups); MARCH hosts it, so
there's a lot of traffic on it currently regarding the show.
It's going to be a really good one. I'm personally looking
forward to getting my C128 signed by both Bil Herd AND Dave
Haynie, but there will be a lot of really cool stuff going
on in general!
- Dave
4:58 p.m.
Welcome to the list.
It's on my bucket list to go to something like VCF East one day.
Unfortunately it's some distance from New Zealand. (-: Hopefully it will
still be going when I tap those retirement savings.
terry (Tez)T
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:29 PM, David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> wrote:
On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:10 PM, K Ruhe wrote:
For now, I'll just add that I currently live
in NY, and I'm looking
forward
to attending VCF East, which will be my first
VCF. Maybe I'll even get to
meet some of you there. OK, I'm shy, so I'm just going to tiptoe back out
of here now...
Welcome! I think you'll like VCF East. If you're not on it
already, you should consider joining the MARCH mailing list
(midatlanticretro on Yahoo! groups); MARCH hosts it, so
there's a lot of traffic on it currently regarding the show.
It's going to be a really good one. I'm personally looking
forward to getting my C128 signed by both Bil Herd AND Dave
Haynie, but there will be a lot of really cool stuff going
on in general!
- Dave
5:23 p.m.
If it helps any a Terry, I'll make you the same offer I made Jimmy Maher, free tickets
at the desk for VCFSE. Just show up and claim them!
:)
Thanks,
Brad Arnold
President & Cofounder, Atlanta Historical Computing Society
http://www.ATLHCS.org
http://www.AtariPodcast.com
Sent from my handheld computing device
On Mar 27, 2014, at 8:04 PM, "Terry Stewart"
<terry at webweavers.co.nz> wrote:
Welcome to the list.
It's on my bucket list to go to something like VCF East one day.
Unfortunately it's some distance from New Zealand. (-: Hopefully it will
still be going when I tap those retirement savings.
terry (Tez)T
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:29 PM, David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:10 PM, K Ruhe wrote:
>>
>> For now, I'll just add that I currently live in NY, and I'm looking
> forward
>> to attending VCF East, which will be my first VCF. Maybe I'll even get to
>> meet some of you there. OK, I'm shy, so I'm just going to tiptoe back
out
>> of here now...
>
> Welcome! I think you'll like VCF East. If you're not on it
> already, you should consider joining the MARCH mailing list
> (midatlanticretro on Yahoo! groups); MARCH hosts it, so
> there's a lot of traffic on it currently regarding the show.
> It's going to be a really good one. I'm personally looking
> forward to getting my C128 signed by both Bil Herd AND Dave
> Haynie, but there will be a lot of really cool stuff going
> on in general!
>
>
> - Dave
>
6:04 p.m.
:) Many thanks Brad. Gesture much appreciated. Unfortunately entry to
the event is only a fraction of what the cost of attending would be to us
far-flung enthusiasts so I'll have to politely decline the offer.
One day though....when the mortgage is paid off..... (-:
Terry (Tez)
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 1:23 PM, BE Arnold <bearnold at outlook.com> wrote:
If it helps any a Terry, I'll make you the same
offer I made Jimmy Maher,
free tickets at the desk for VCFSE. Just show up and claim them!
:)
Thanks,
Brad Arnold
President & Cofounder, Atlanta Historical Computing Society
http://www.ATLHCS.org
http://www.AtariPodcast.com
Sent from my handheld computing device
On Mar 27, 2014, at 8:04 PM, "Terry
Stewart" <terry at webweavers.co.nz>
wrote:
Welcome to the list.
It's on my bucket list to go to something like VCF East one day.
Unfortunately it's some distance from New Zealand. (-: Hopefully it
will
still be going when I tap those retirement
savings.
terry (Tez)T
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 12:29 PM, David Riley <fraveydank at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>> On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:10 PM, K Ruhe wrote:
>>
>> For now, I'll just add that I currently live in NY, and I'm looking
> forward
>> to attending VCF East, which will be my first VCF. Maybe I'll even get
to
>> meet some of you there. OK, I'm shy,
so I'm just going to tiptoe back
out
>> of here now...
>
> Welcome! I think you'll like VCF East. If you're not on it
> already, you should consider joining the MARCH mailing list
> (midatlanticretro on Yahoo! groups); MARCH hosts it, so
> there's a lot of traffic on it currently regarding the show.
> It's going to be a really good one. I'm personally looking
> forward to getting my C128 signed by both Bil Herd AND Dave
> Haynie, but there will be a lot of really cool stuff going
> on in general!
>
>
> - Dave
>
8:51 p.m.
Sent from mobile device that advertises itself for no good reason
On 28 Mar 2014, at 23:14, Evan Koblentz <news at
snarc.net> wrote:
Switzerland?!
> It's on my bucket list to go to something
like VCF East one day. Unfortunately it's some distance from New Zealand. (-:
People are coming next week from all four continental U.S. time zones, Canada, the U.K.,
Switzerland, and Australia.
Just saying. :)
9:11 p.m.
> People are coming next week from all four
continental U.S. time
zones, Canada, the U.K., Switzerland, and Australia.
Switzerland?!
Yup. See the exhibit "Commodore Curios":
http://www.vintage.org/2014/east/exhibit.php
9:49 p.m.
On 3/28/2014 9:51 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
Sent from mobile device that advertises itself for no good reason
That is just the bankers, looking to invest in the classic apple.
:-)
On 28 Mar 2014, at 23:14, Evan Koblentz <news
at snarc.net> wrote:
Switzerland?! > It's on my bucket list to go to something
like VCF East one day. Unfortunately it's some distance from New Zealand. (-:
People are coming next week from all four continental U.S. time zones, Canada, the U.K.,
Switzerland, and Australia.
Just saying. :)
29 Mar
29 Mar
1:28 p.m.
I remember at the last VCF (Sellam's) the gentleman that put on the VCF Europe of
course invited us out there. His humorous pitch was it'd be air fare (at the time it
was cheaper than expected like 800 or 1200 round trip) but said since it's at a hotel
some people just stay awake/LAN party all night or fall asleep next to their rig or crash
in the halls or event rooms and no one cared. Pretty funny but in reality saves a few
hundred $ lol. I didn't but it did change my view on the price. Wish I had since I
guess it's no longer also.
I've said it before and probably more than one list/forum but VCF east and the newest
member VCF southeast seem like "the ones" to go to. Although definitely any
within a days drive IMO are worth checking out.
Can't believe it's only a week away. Someone please post pics so I can envy being
there! ;-)
-John
Sent from my iPhone /////c
On Mar 28, 2014, at 10:14 PM, Evan Koblentz <news
at snarc.net> wrote:
> It's on my bucket list to go to something
like VCF East one day. Unfortunately it's some distance from New Zealand. (-:
People are coming next week from all four continental U.S. time zones, Canada, the U.K.,
Switzerland, and Australia.
Just saying. :)
2:04 p.m.
the gentleman that put on the VCF Europe
I believe Hans still runs VCF Europa, it's just not really advertised.
I've said it before and probably more than one
list/forum but VCF
east and the newest member VCF southeast seem like "the
ones" to go to.
Southeast is still smallish in terms of exhibits and lectures .... but
so was East when we started. :)
East "9.1" next week has 35 exhibits, 12 workshops, 6 historical
lectures, and 1 film debut!
30 Mar
30 Mar
8:02 a.m.
Evan Koblentz <news at snarc.net> writes:
I believe Hans still runs VCF Europa, it's just
not really advertised.
It's on May 3rd-4th this year in M?nchen (Munich):
http://vcfe.org/E/
--
Adam Sampson <ats at offog.org> <http://offog.org/>
27 Mar
27 Mar
10:01 p.m.
Welcome to the list stranger ;-)
It's a good combination of folks here plus a lot of sweet minicomputer knowledge and
collectors.
Sent from my iPhone /////c
On Mar 27, 2014, at 5:10 PM, K Ruhe <kruhe2011 at
gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all. I'm a relatively recent list subscriber who has spent the last 3
months lurking and learning. Since my earliest computing experiences date
from the mid-1980s, I lack firsthand experience with a number of the
systems discussed here, so I have sat back, listened, and kept my keyboard
quiet.I would like to introduce myself, though, because one of these days I
might have something to add to the discussion. At this point, I've managed
to accumulate a few interesting machines, of which my favorites are a
"chiclet" PET (which will be my maiden restoration project), an AT&T 7300
(in working condition and on its way to me now), and an IBM RS/6000 Model
140 (which is neither "vintage" nor rare, but I wanted a RISC/AIX system).
Currently, in my "spare" time (i.e., not often enough), I'm working on
restoring and patching some old gaps in my knowledge of basic electronics
and circuit design. I think my desire to do that is primarily what
motivated me to take up this hobby in the first place.
For now, I'll just add that I currently live in NY, and I'm looking forward
to attending VCF East, which will be my first VCF. Maybe I'll even get to
meet some of you there. OK, I'm shy, so I'm just going to tiptoe back out
of here now...
28 Mar
28 Mar
10:20 a.m.
> On Mar 27, 2014, at 5:10 PM, K Ruhe <kruhe2011
at gmail.com> wrote:
[..snip..]
> and an IBM RS/6000 Model
> 140 (which is neither "vintage" nor rare, but I wanted a RISC/AIX system).
These systems actually prefer to be refered to as "classics"...
I'll happily admit to owning a 7011-250 with 4.3.3 that still happily chugs along. For
something that came out of IBM they weren't half bad machines. It could run UNIX, you
could have breakfast while it was booting up, and it could survive at least an 8'
drop. It was also good at a thing they called SNA (if you leaned that way). Very endearing
qualities! 8-)
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