... Ouch! That's the same weekend as Maker Faire NYC. See http://makerfaire.com/....
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Jan 7, 2010 1:50 am
Ben Combee wrote: On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:01 PM, < evan@... > wrote: Sept. 25-26 ... start planning now Ouch! That's the same weekend as Maker Faire...
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Jim Scheef
jscheef
Jan 8, 2010 1:48 am
Mike, My uVAX has a loopback device on the AUI - I assumed as a sort of terminator. I didn't realize that it is needed to boot! Jim...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Jan 8, 2010 3:26 am
Ebay auction 220535062845 a very rare Commodore B128 for you Commodore collectors out there. This is the first one I have seen in over a year. Bill...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Jan 8, 2010 3:36 am
Cool ! I will bid on it. Hope nobody else knows how rare it is. ... From: B Degnan<mailto:billdeg@...> To:...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Jan 8, 2010 3:02 pm
Regarding the B128 currently on Ebay, There is no way to know what it'll go for, it could be close to $500, but I have seen them sell in earlier times for...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Jan 8, 2010 4:03 pm
... I suspect the loopback connector is for testing, but I'm no VAX guru. The lack of a network link doesn't prevent it from booting, but the network interface...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Jan 8, 2010 4:07 pm
For those who may wish to experiment with emulating their favorite vintage CPU, I have an Actel ProASIC Plus 3.0 Starter Kit available, with an APA300-PQ208...
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Dan Roganti
ragoo_sauce
Jan 8, 2010 5:48 pm
Mike I like to get this ! =Dan ... http://home.comcast.net/~ragooman/...
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Matt Patoray
matt_patoray
Jan 8, 2010 7:27 pm
Sent from my iPhone...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Jan 9, 2010 6:47 pm
Today I had the good fortune to have been given a Xerox 8010 "Star" the system that came after the Alto. It's totally junked with no keyboard or display, but...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Jan 9, 2010 8:09 pm
Jim, I found the Banyan Vines Network operating system keys to the server I gave you (the one I hid in your stuff). I also have some docs. Let me know if you...
PS - I'm going to contact him about possible donations to MARCH. If he declines then let the bidding begin .......
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Jan 10, 2010 3:58 pm
... He wants $2500 for the 8/E setup (fully functional). My toy fund isn't up to it. :-( Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Jan 10, 2010 10:49 pm
I found an old FIDONET nodelist from June 13 1986 in my files today. This list is missing from any online archives I could locate. ...
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Richard Cini
altairmanrich
Jan 10, 2010 11:21 pm
All -- I just switched from Cablevision to Verizon and Verizon no longer carries USENET. What free news servers do y¹all use? I access it through ...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Jan 11, 2010 12:06 am
... Usenet is not off-topic. :)...
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Evan Koblentz
evan947
Jan 11, 2010 12:14 am
Today was the last day of the holiday model trains show. At least 50-60 people visited our computer museum; almost all were families with children. It was...
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Alexey Toptygin
stoolingpigeon
Jan 11, 2010 7:47 pm
Sean Durkin was offering a Kaypro II with OS disks in November, but it was a bit far from me (in PA) and needed pickup. Did anyone end up getting that system?...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Jan 11, 2010 8:24 pm
Are there any formerly heavy BBS users in this group? I remember spending hours just trying to connect to local boards, the Philadelphia area was active for...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Jan 11, 2010 8:46 pm
I was never heavy into BBS. I only dialed my user group BBS and maybe a friend or two. I did try some BBS numbers found on pirated games, but half of them were...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Jan 11, 2010 9:08 pm
The problem I am running into is that I only have backups of a small fraction of the software that I downloaded from back then, but none of my old lists,...
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Kelly D. Leavitt
kb2syd
Jan 11, 2010 9:21 pm
I was scheduled to pick it up. The owner's wife became ill and he is to reschedule. I'll try again this week. Kelly ... From: midatlanticretro@yahoogroups.com...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Jan 11, 2010 9:33 pm
... I was very active on the Seattle/Tacoma BBS scene between 1983 and 1986, and there were a lot of boards out there. I wasn't into Fidonet, but there were a...
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Bill Degnan
billdeg
Jan 11, 2010 9:43 pm
I guess maybe we should all upload whatever BBS archives we have to midatlanticretro's files section, but I am happy to host them on vintagecomputer.net as...
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Justin Jernigan
jus10j
Jan 11, 2010 9:59 pm
I was a pretty heavy BBS user, starting sometime in 1983 with my Commodore Vic-20 and a 300 baud Vic-Modem. Loading a terminal off tape - calling 40 and 80...
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Justin Jernigan
jus10j
Jan 11, 2010 9:59 pm
I was a pretty heavy BBS user, starting sometime in 1983 with my Commodore Vic-20 and a 300 baud Vic-Modem. Loading a terminal off tape - calling 40 and 80...
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Bob Applegate
bobk2ut
Jan 12, 2010 12:13 am
I ran several BBSes in the Cherry Hill area from about '82 until '85. Not sure if I had one running once I moved to the new house in '85 or not. I've got many...
