we're taking this vintage thing too far! Bill Degnan ... last thing we need is to get our entire vintage computer club sick from ingesting vintage burgers. ......
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Dave
g4ugm
Nov 30, 2011 8:12 pm
... Provided they have remained frozen you won't make any one ill. However they will may horrid to eat. Get down to Costco or whatever and get some fresh steak...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 30, 2011 8:26 pm
So...anyone got any interesting projects going on related to vintage computing? Anyone start their VCF E exhibit yet?...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 30, 2011 8:30 pm
... computing? Anyone start their VCF E exhibit yet? I'm writing a BASIC text adventure game call "Burger Brace."...
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Alexey Toptygin
stoolingpigeon
Nov 30, 2011 8:45 pm
... I'm wrorking on a program for my COSMAC Elf Membership card to calculate all the primes up to about 900000. The tricky bit is fitting the results in 32k...
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 30, 2011 8:55 pm
I'm going to see if I can get at least one Polymorphic 88 running before the festivus. Bill Degnan ... vintage...
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c f
theeeingeek
Nov 30, 2011 9:06 pm
I was able to image an 80MB disk pack I got from some australian guy that contains a copy of the Cray Operating System (COS 1.17). I'm currently working on...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 30, 2011 9:08 pm
... That would make a great exhibit, Chris, especially if you could actually demo the drive (with a scratch pack) to show the process. Mike Loewen...
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c f
theeeingeek
Nov 30, 2011 9:20 pm
Sorry - the drive is on its way to back to Texas soon, as it was just borrowed specifically for this project. The project itself was pretty cool - i built a...
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Dave McGuire
purringdave
Nov 30, 2011 9:26 pm
... It's especially important because, prior to this, it was believed that all instances of COS had been lost. -Dave -- Dave McGuire New Kensington, PA...
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c f
theeeingeek
Nov 30, 2011 9:27 pm
If anyone has a way to digitize microfiche, I also have a copy of the source code to the Cray Time Sharing System (CTSS) lying around....
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B. Degnan
billdeg
Nov 30, 2011 9:56 pm
Hats off to you for your success. Bill Degnan ... guy ... currently ... make...
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Kelly D. Leavitt
kb2syd
Nov 30, 2011 10:58 pm
... End of story. The burgers aren't vintage, they're less than 10 years old. ;-)...
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system@...
Nov 30, 2011 11:12 pm
... I guess this is as good a time as any to ask... does MARCH or InfoAge have a microfiche viewer? BTW, I have VMS V1.0 source code fiche....
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Systems Glitch
systems.glitch
Nov 30, 2011 11:27 pm
... Awesome! Those sure are neat little S-100 boxes. If you don't have one running by then, perhaps we can get it fixed up during festivus. Personally, I've...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Nov 30, 2011 11:52 pm
... I see fiche readers come through PSU surplus, once in a while. Is it worthwhile picking up one? Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Nov 30, 2011 11:57 pm
... I don't know if InfoAge has one. I will inquire. I think Jim Scheef once said that he has one....
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Bee Dee
whd_whd_whd
Dec 1, 2011 12:40 am
Hi. I just joined. I am also a member of the COSMACElf, RCACOSMAC, and SpareTimeGizmos groups. I am interested in all things 1802. I am in development of an...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Dec 1, 2011 1:37 am
ANd where are you from BD?...
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Mike Loewen
mloewen16823
Dec 1, 2011 3:01 am
... ANOTHER Bill D???? :-) Mike Loewen mloewen@... Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/...
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josh6502
Dec 1, 2011 3:08 am
... Hi Bill! Good to see you online! I've been too busy to be active on the COSMACelf group, but I'm never more than an email away....
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Bee Dee
whd_whd_whd
Dec 1, 2011 3:50 am
Oh. Northern California, near Chico, about 100 miles north of Sacramento....
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 1, 2011 4:11 am
... I think that's number six. Over the years we've had Bill Degnan, Bill Sudbrink, Bill Dudley, Bill Dromgoogle, Billy D'Augistine, and the honorary "Bill D."...
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B Degnan
billdeg
Dec 1, 2011 4:28 am
Welcome. I posted this article about an early micros, including a an early transitionary 1801/2 processor system on my site ...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 1, 2011 5:34 am
From: Evan Koblentz Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 12:18 AM To: MARCH Yahoo Midatlanticretro Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro] Re: Important: Holiday party...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 1, 2011 5:39 am
From: Evan Koblentz Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 3:29 PM To: MARCH Yahoo Midatlanticretro Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro] projects ... Sounds like a...
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 1, 2011 5:41 am
... Any major brand, as long as they're all-beef -- Hebrew National, Nathan's, etc....
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Evan Koblentz
ekoblentz
Dec 1, 2011 5:43 am
... Glad you took that comment in its intended spirit. :)...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 1, 2011 5:45 am
... Too many bills ! We need more Jeff's ! Only 3, the bills are replicating too fast !...
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Jeffrey Brace
arkaxow
Dec 1, 2011 5:47 am
From: Evan Koblentz Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:42 AM To: MARCH Yahoo Midatlanticretro Subject: Re: [midatlanticretro] projects ... You should also...
